So why is the old hag hating on theo? Is it because it's not her son's child?
Prob cuz shes the second empress and wants her kid to take the throne, theo as the first and crown prince would be a thorn in her side. She most likely can't off him, at least it seems that way, so by never showing his face and keeping him locked away shes erasing his existence making him appear unqualified to take the throne, its a rather peaceful method but still extremely damaging for theo.











It terms of the bottom looking like a child clearly your haven't seen the other stuff, there are literally so many stories where the bottom straight up looks like an elementary school kid.
Its not even that bad.