I feel like no one really understands the decisions he has to make as emperor...and yes I’m taking into account how he didn’t tell her anything...and I understand the father’s feelings (it’s his beloved daughter after all!)
But seriously, it’s like everyone’s only thinking about their own hurt feelings, making assumptions and forgetting he’s human too yet as you can see from the last chapter, he always has to put himself aside and swallow down his own hurt and pain. If he makes a single mistake - if he had made a single mistake this time - it spells doom for all of them, not just himself. He can’t just do as he likes yet he tries to.
If you say it’s better he told her, do you think she would’ve sat aside given her personality? It was a planned coup d’etat, not some minor event.
I don’t blame her or her father for feeling the way they did, they went through a lot because of the framing, but truly the emperor’s seat is a lonely one huh.
I’d just like for just one more person to be on his side. For all intents and purposes, he only has his brother (who thank goodness is truly on his side)