liliana best girl
@Autismonaut
well technically (inter) actions because of a greater overarching goal are plot
since he wants to marry her and she wants him to be happy but thinks that can only happen with the original heroine
and thus tries half heartedly to refuse him which is a step up from completely dismissing his feelings as a result he turns back with a new goals to fullfil so they can be together
she has basicly given him a quest...
while it was beyond cheesy and not realy necessary because those requirments should have been clear from the get go its still a drama part of the lovestory that sets up future development as such this qualifies as plot
even if it's not realy the original one, so you could say they lost the original plot but not that there isnt one
and don't worry the real plot with rebellion, succession and the original heroine will come back as soon as they get married or the emperor finds out that she healed him