
I don't know for sure but I swear the emperor didn't kill his mother. He's a major red flag but he's upfront and would rather kill the imae in front of him than hunt through the forest for a house that was hidden so far away from the village to kill just one single imae when he already left a bunch alive.
The sml though, I reread earlier chapters and he was aware of the direction of ukes house from the village, and the fact he's still alive when the emperor executed the rest of their family is a massive massive red flag. He knows uke likes him, that apart from his mother that he's all alone. Who would uke go running to if his mother died? The one who has always been kind to him.
Does anyone have the ending spoilers? Im gonna be disgusted if he ends up with his mother’s killer. Like that’s actually revolting