Etienne might probably just dug his own hole there... Lately, he had shown strange behaviors towards her mother after planning to bring her downfall. He's obviously trying to make her see that or maybe the empress might not be able to, maybe because of her obsession for power and control. She'll either act remorseful out of fear she'll lose etienne or she'll likely get suspicious of his son's behavior, she'll dig informations behind their backs.
Etienne might probably just dug his own hole there... Lately, he had shown strange behaviors towards her mother after planning to bring her downfall. He's obviously trying to make her see that or maybe the empress might not be able to, maybe because of her obsession for power and control. She'll either act remorseful out of fear she'll lose etienne or she'll likely get suspicious of his son's behavior, she'll dig informations behind their backs.