Our female lead is the embodiment of kindness and cruelty in one body. She will smite any and all fool who dares cross her, be it a person, clan or country. But she will show kindness and benevolence to those she deems as allies, friends and family.
If i remember correctly the novel was even more gruesome to the princess she shattered the bottles into tiny pieces alongside the pils so she can only consume pills if she consumes bottle parts too lol
the difference between a tyrant and a benevolent ruler is then going to come down to how paranoid she is.
And thats not a good thing considering her history.