That nincompoop of an emperor only believed her when he saw her spirit power and rejected each and every trait she had which both symbols the emperor and her how can be such a dumb person became the emperor. Azuela's turning to villain was purely due to empresses manipulation from her childhood and that man never geve proper attention to azuela.
From what I’ve picked up on from reading it so far is that in her past life, the emperor was brainwashed by Azela with the stolen spirit power and it caused him to reject Shuelina in the process.
That nincompoop of an emperor only believed her when he saw her spirit power and rejected each and every trait she had which both symbols the emperor and her how can be such a dumb person became the emperor. Azuela's turning to villain was purely due to empresses manipulation from her childhood and that man never geve proper attention to azuela.