i love her realism too because “all knowing mc’s” becomes overkill so fast. some readers glossed over the chapters because she kept explaining why she couldn’t snitch on her second brother in detail! this complaint is stupid
like you said she knows her place in the palace. the biggest reason behind her silence being that royalty FAVORS sons > their daughters!! he’d receive light punishment, even at the cause of her death. then his mom was known to also be conniving and horrible to other people/consorts and she 1000% enables his behavior (THE ANIMAL KILLING HELLO). they’ve been able to get away with their crimes because everyone is scared of them from threats, the consort’s backing, and favor from the king

Wait what do you mean you guys hate the mc? I think she is so funny
“Why didn’t she just said what her brother was doing?” Because it would be her word against her and she is not stupid enough do to that, or did you guys forgot her brother did try to tell on their other brother and the emperor didn’t believe it?
I think she is pretty realistic, if you transmigrated into another era as a low ranking daughter you might as well play the game to get the emperor on your side. I think she has done as much as she could right now