Shuri tried to annul her marriage to the late Marquis of Neuschwanstein, Johannes, by bringing to light that:
1. she and Johannes never consummated their marriage
2. Johannes never had the intention to fulfill his marital duties or have children with her.
Basically she's trying to prove (with Johannes' letter and the Count's testimony) that she is still a virgin after marriage cause Johannes goal wasn't to have her give him more kids, and so she can use that as a legitimate reason to dissolve her marriage. If it is accepted, Jeremy is the next Neuschwanstein head by default, will not lose his hand, and can demand a duel of honor to defend the Neuschwanstein family honor. In the context of the story, a legitimate marriage is when a husband and wife have fulfilled their marital duties with the intention to have kids. And yes, you are correct- Johannes only married Shuri to protect his kids and the Neuschwanstein name/marquisate/wealth/power until Jeremy can inherit.
Omg thank you so much for the thorough explanation! I was so confused at first that shuli didn’t hate him so now everything makes sense
You're welcome :)
I don’t think it was explained clearly or I somehow missed it but during jeremy’s trial, shuli tried to annul her marriage in order to save jeremy and it is later said that she exposed the bedroom matters in order to save him so what exactly did she expose and on what basis did she try to annul the marriage? Did the late marquis marry her in name only and didn’t touch her in order to have her as the head of the household after his death?