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First of all, i fully agree with fl. No one shall be condemned for something they have not done yet. Personally, im not big with revenge stuff. Thats just too low for me. People change. Are you the same person you are 5 years ago?
In the original novel, it happened because of jieun. Yes, everything is jieuns fault (thats how i see it). She came to the world and got fooled by zena. Allowed the drugging and brainwashing of the prince and even lied that she loved him. Just to get his favor. All for self preservation. She didnt care if people died around her for it.
Second, the webtoon made the prince too cruel. In the book he never asked fl to lick his shoes. He did not smirked when she was executed. Actually, he tried to stop it by raising his hands but he was under too much drugs to shout and jieun was holding down his hands. However, i will never defend the rape he did. That was stupid of him.
He also did not cause the miscarriage of fl. She was drugged by zena. Which jieun knew. The emperor never showed his face to fl after that because he felt so guilty. For him he was filthy and has sullied fl. (His mother is a maid, and fl is a pureblood noble) he actually felt sick about himself.
Third, he was continuously drugged by zena ever since jieun appeared. A drug that made him too paranoid and affected his perception. Like a hallucinogenic drug. They brainedwashed him for years and made him a puppet.
Fourth, he was already inlove with fl to begin with but fl was too cold towards him. Never smiled nor acknowledged him. In the original timeline fl was just too cold, has zero expression, and never once showed anything towards the prince. So as much as it hurts the prince because he loves her, he has this notion that she only married him for power. Tho, His happiness was to marry fl and wanted to fight the decision to make jieun empress. Being fl's husband was his only pride and happiness during that time that he cannot do anything even as an emperor. Note that during that time, the royal was actually weak and is in the verge of being deposed. They needed the the support of the church (who is very much in support of jieun) and the party of zena. This is political play which all the advisers and close political supporters of the crown wanted. So, jieun was made empress. Tho, he was infatuated with jieun, it was because of the clinginess of jieun. He never felt that from anyone.
Fifth, after fl was killed. He was NOT relieved (unlike what is written in webtoon). He fell more into depression making the drugs more effective. If he needed to appear sane he will picture fl in his memory and that will make him smile.
Sixth, the kingdom fell only 5 years after fl died because jieun is so incompetent. All her decisions as empress is useless or made matters worst. After that she was killed by zena and her child.
The emperor was also killed in a cliff but he accepted that since he was so tired of being a puppet and being useless that he was not able to protect fl.
As he was dying, he was looking up and staring at the moon (symbol of empress) and he smiled since in his mind he will meet fl again in the afterlife (for him fl has always been and the only empress). The only woman he ever loved.
His death was actually very sad in the book. It explained a lot of things about what happened.
Seventh. Both ml and fl were victims. The ml longed for fl but fl just coldly brushed him off. She never expressed nor told him she loves him. Ml was a victim of jieun and zena. They preyed on his starvation of love and affection. They used him as a puppet.
And in the end both fl and ml died longing for the love of each other.
Wew. That was long. I just got tired of people always judging the ml.
I know what he did is wrong but damn. You all sound like jieun. Someone who just lives with revenge and is consumed by it. This is why i love the fl because she chose to be better. She did not live her life consumed by hatred and revenge and decided to love the people around her instead.
Well in the book, she actually acknowledges that she being too frigid cold contributed to the matters.