YES I dropped when crown prince came in and it was obvious it'd end up straight
Like I was SO happy to FINALLY get a historical manhwa like all the other ones BUT YURI and then no
I get you girl
emotional depth between female characters isn't yuri bait. The plot is supposed to represent platonic emotional depth between Paresha and the Empress. In the last chapters the ml asks Paresha who she'd pick and she runs off, because in our hearts we can't be sure. Her love for the empress and the villainess' motivation are excellent representations of women supporting women when men inevitably fail them.
The Most yuri bait shit i ever read