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choooooppppp. ML is obnoxious and pushy, but we're supposed to root for him because he's more powerful and doesn't outright insult her like the current emperor. from a narrative standpoint—and for the whole message they're trying to push—it makes no sense for her to escape the restrictiveness of palace life to pursue her LIFELONG dream of being a baker only to give that up and return there for love. so fucking mid