I had hopes for it but after reading myself the spoilers...
That story isn't very smart and very Asian soap opera logic absurd...
sounds kinda cliche but im glad abt the emperor part
The novels are generaly all full of cliche's lucaly the mangas dont always follow this
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The emperor is rtying to kill FL because she is the rightfull heir to the throne! Aka the emperor killed his brother the then emperor and forced the Empress to marry him!
Also the Emperor only gave FL i budget big enougth for her servants and daily meals...
The sister had the freaking chef make greasy fat and unhealthy meals for Fl to make her fat ugly and of poor health .. the sisters justification for this.. that if FL was fat ugly and pore of health then the Emperor would maybe stop sending her to battle and stop trying to assasinate her... like wtf kind of logic is that.
"Hey sister if you get fat, ugly and of poor health, then our father may just stop trying to kill you"... Isnt she just making it easier for FL to die.. honestly that spoiled pampered bain of hers must never have been used.
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SO The Emperor isnt FL's dad! YAY
The Emperor killed his own brother because he lusted for his brothers wife! After killing his brother, he forced the wife to marry him and prob give birth to the sister (duno is the sister was bron from the mother or another lover). When Fl was 6yo the mother couldnt take it anymore and comitted suicide so Fl is the niece of the emperor
and its only her half sister (im guessing the sister part).
The sister tries to "justify" her actions as she was "saving" fl from the emperor who was trying to kill fl by sending her to war alone and sending assasins after her when she was home.
Also the Emperor is the reason FL was cursed... he tried to have a witch killed and when she was captured he let her see FL so she cursed FL thinking it was his daughter...
Fl and Ml become the heroes of the Empire and almost solo brings down a invading empire.
They have a hasppy ending.