
Wait...do you mean Pauliana will be just one of his concubine (which means he’ll have a few?!) and she won’t even be the empress ? That’s disgusting coming from the emperor. I’d rather want her to marry to Donau if that’s so, at least he’ll give his everything to her, he’ll love and care for her as if she’s a precious diamond.
Pauliana was never loved by her parents, she was sent to war by them and they hoped she’ll die. Every guy talked to her as if she was a piece of trash. She was never loved. And now. even though she is giving her heart and soul to protect the emperor, he made her a concubine among others ? It’s breaking my heart. Pauliana is the one who deserves the most to be happy. And, if the emperor has others concubine and an empress, he’ll have to sleep with them to have a heir, which I find horrible for Pauliana. I expected the emperor to be a right man, seems like I was wrong, if the story ends like u said the emperor is the biggest egoist ever. It makes me so sad, our girl doesn’t deserve such an end.

IKR!! It happened when he first met Pauliana and she was just an enemy prisoner to him. At the time he didn't care for her and ordered that as a part of her execution (harsh i know). Of course she fought back hard and managed to survive, then he made her a knight (as we saw in the manhwa).
On the bright side, later in the novel when they become close he expresses that he regrets ordering that when he first met her.
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I just can’t take it with the ending. I rarely drop shit LIKE VERY RARELY EVEN SHITY YAOIS. I love all of them a lot especially Paulina (pls be my wife) but I can not take it anymore. It is annoying and painful to know what will happen. I believe if he truly loved her he should’ve told her and not just do what he will do. I’ve said it before but I really hate the concept of having multiple concubines and it is just a personal opinion. It breaks my heart. Sorry.