It's truly sad how clever the antagonist thinks she is. All she does is get bested by the protagonist and then in effort to stay in the game and obtain the Empress position - when the Emperor has clearly shown how little he likes her character + sees through her acting - she just throws away everyone who is closest to her. Soon she's going to be all alone and have no one left to throw under the bus!
It's truly sad how clever the antagonist thinks she is. All she does is get bested by the protagonist and then in effort to stay in the game and obtain the Empress position - when the Emperor has clearly shown how little he likes her character + sees through her acting - she just throws away everyone who is closest to her. Soon she's going to be all alone and have no one left to throw under the bus!