My theory... The emperor won't die.
Because of the tea Perez gave him.
WHAT IF that tea was an antidote??? The poison will shake him, but not kill him.
That is a hilarious plotcucking of the Empress and makes me happy. Because it's obvious to everyone with half a brain that, when cornered, the Empress would just kill the emperor and seize the throne because she can. So I would be enraged if such an obvious thing brought all our MCs scheming to a crisis. That is how a mediocre series would generate drama. Thankfully this seems to not go that route.







My favorite show became a poison. And I'll still consume it