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I think the Empress was infertile. But she so so so desperately wanted a child that she made that wish. This scared the emperor because like damn everyone said the empress cannot bear and suddenly she’s pregnant? Im also gonna bet that she was acting strange during the pregnancy whether being in pain a lot or just being over obsessed with the baby because she was scared to lose it. He saw his wife slowly lose his mind which made him hate the child already. Nail on the coffin is she gives birth/dies right when he was cursed with black magic bs and we have the whole “i didn’t want the black magic to hurt you that’s why i ignored u for 9 years