That's actually a good point, I'm not understanding his character right now. Is he wanting sympathy from the queen? It wasnt the queen who intended to go after rosemond. As for rosemond, I dont think she fully understands what it means to be queen. Since the papers are signed she could just burn the family and poison the half brother , put the effort she has against the queen towards those who actually hurt her
I agree, the emperor's character irks me the most because he takes no accountability for his actions and I can already tell he's gonna blame everything on Rosemond. I'm pretty sure Rosemond doesn't specifically care much about the duties as a queen rather than the power she'll have over the people who hurt her. At least she actually has a plan and goal she's working towards (even though she's harming others in the process), but Lucio on the other hand has no goal in mind but still messes with people and then tries to feign ignorance and blame it on his past
Why tf is the emperor telling the empress about Rosemond's past. Is he trying to use it as an excuse to why the empress has been going through shit because of the two of them. Also its not his story to tell, if Rosemond wants to tell other people about her abuse that's her choice, but the emperor has no right telling others about what she has confided in him.