Buying some time for what? Because if she didn't commit suicide, the ML will still bring her unharmed to the emperor. I mean what's the purpose of doing that? I know this is not real, but stabbing oneself there's a possibility of dying from infection or blood loss. FL's decision defies logic. At first I thought she's gonna use it as a leverage to make a deal with the ML, but nothing happened, she didn't say anything about her plan until the moment she's done talking to the emperor. Btw, I'm not angry, I'm just really trying hard to understand thr FL's reasoning, and I hope it's just a mistranslation because I don't want to drop this, the art is so beautiful.
I see and thus creating the ultimate excuse as to how to get the duke stay by her side 24/7 which in other people's eyes looks like duke is infatuated with her = pregnancy claim seems possible. (However this plan relays on the fact that duke doesn't deny the claim, I guess she believed that he too would benefit enough from having a "pregnant" partner -> emperor wouldn't pressure duke about getting an heir)
I don't understand. Why did she stabbed herself when she doesn't even want to die or commit suicide?