Anyone else feel like this story is starting to get real dumb now. Now it's just a back an...

sameee,im more interested in emperor too.
The unfortunate thing is they all know and notice but nobody cares (or have the power) to do anything esp considering its melinox who's the one doing it all

All I can think is for the emperor to have the empress assassinated, but now he's let her take everything. (I know he said he'd allow her to take everything, but at some point you have to stop and say no)

Have you noticed if he actually likes her and doesn't know it or is refusing to acknowledge it? Sorry, I've started skipping around in the recent chapters.

shes too powerful to be assassinated and hes to weak to get her killed plus hes not that type of person. ik it was stupid of him to offer himself but also he had nothing else to offer at that time,then slowly he lost whatever control he had and she took over the throne and now truly empress has all the power.

he doesn't like her at all, infact he doesn't even call her by her name but loutefae (family name) you can gauge from his reactions he's just enduring it and literally hate her presence.

I read the latest chapter a little more closely and his face while hugging her in bed looks like the face I would make when I was forced to be around my dad when he had alzhiemers. I had to pretend I still loved him after he physically assaulted me. (I was guilt tripped into forgiving him by my mother and had to continue to pretend I was fine and wasn't completely terrified of him giving me death glares everyday. I am also blamed for him attacking me whenever I try to seek comfort from my mother. She grows quiet everytime I start talking about when he started banging and screaming on my door)

I wanted to k myself at the time and his erratic behavior did not help. I'm in a better place now, but I know that face.

glad to know you're in a better place. you deserved protection than to be forced in danger like that. your situation is similar to this. stay strong