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For someone living in a country with lots of resources, you'd expect an emperor who knows how to utilize it more or atleast have basic problem-solving skills. Dude can't even see the root cause of every problem thrown his way.
Everyone in the comments giving flack about the FL being dumb, she can be dumb but not as dumb as the ML. She grew up in an abusive household, she gets a pass. Progressively she's getting better as she learns more on things she's curious about.
As for the former queen's bro, you'd think a genius like him would use his talents and get employment elsewhere. But nooo... all he knows is how to appease his sister. IDK dude, you could've easily exploited that to help your family but ya didn't, why?