Responses
She relies too much on certainty that emperor will choose her son
She doesn’t have as much power as a lot of people assume she does. She doesn’t get final say when it comes to Perez and the emperor is always looking for ways to cut her and her family’s influence.
Don’t get me wrong, she’s a smart person but she underestimates her opponents too much. And even allowing Perez to leave her sight and go study??? Why even give him the chance to fight back by letting him actually learn governance and skills???