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Bc if he kills her he would lose the power support that the empress gives which would make his position as emperor weak to the other nobles and that would also cause the nobles to bravely commit treason and take the throne
Why can't the emperor make up some bullshit excuse to get the empress dethroned or executed? Don't tell me it's because she has a powerful family, bcuz they can catch them charges too. At best he can investigate how his first wife died toss her in jail