Responses
The fl is there for political reasons she will choose the man that benefits her country more. A noble lady knows what her duties are when it comes to marriage.
With the emperor, things aren't progressing, so she has to find another way to achieve her goal, which is a marriage of convenience for the benefit of her country. And the maid is there to assist her on that and not dilly dally on her feelings. They have a noble duty to keep.
Aneth is slowly annoying me. She keeps pushing the fl to the grand duke. I know it stems from her wanting fl to be free or powerful idk. But then says "is that how it works" to fl when she decided to try and make the duke fall for her. Like bruh let her cook