I just don’t get why that duke protected Rose when the punishment was death??? Once she is accused, wouldn’t she have died, leaving no one to expose his secrets? Why would he defend the very person blackmailing him when this would eliminate the source?? I haven’t read the novel so I don’t know if there’s extra details (like if she died she’d have someone else to expose him) but from what I see, she’s the only one that knows of this. Maybe her maidservant, but I doubt that the emperor or court would really believe everything she says. Even with an investigation, evidence might not turn out considering all this time only Rose found his secrets. If someone could either agree or disagree (and explain the logic), I’d be happy to hear.
I just don’t get why that duke protected Rose when the punishment was death??? Once she is accused, wouldn’t she have died, leaving no one to expose his secrets? Why would he defend the very person blackmailing him when this would eliminate the source?? I haven’t read the novel so I don’t know if there’s extra details (like if she died she’d have someone else to expose him) but from what I see, she’s the only one that knows of this. Maybe her maidservant, but I doubt that the emperor or court would really believe everything she says. Even with an investigation, evidence might not turn out considering all this time only Rose found his secrets. If someone could either agree or disagree (and explain the logic), I’d be happy to hear.