
The female lead is conflicted with her feelings and whether she needs to please others about the whole entire situation. Honestly so annoying, the male lead always cold and unfeeling towards her. Never bothering to explain to her about things. Lack of consideration. But then again it’s the FL issue too. Could’ve asked first to dispel questions.
Over all messy

I mean if you wanted to marry her you at least had the intentions of telling her your past and everything right??? I mean if you didn’t then why did you marry her?
Communications could be said as the foundation of any relationship. From there on is true comprehension and compassion to understand the other person.
And if you think in marriages you cannot compromise then I suggest you take a cold plunge. Marriages are all about compromises and communication with the heart to hear and listen to your spouse.
But yeah therapy does help but somehow if they go, I feel like Author-Nim would have the therapist seduce either our hubby or our wifey. ( ̄へ ̄) ┑( ̄Д  ̄)┍

Is she like emotionally like stabbed to her son??? Or is she salty about her husbands death?

She is probably trying to gather more power by messing with the current emperor alliances
If her end goal is setting her own son as emperor
Both emperor and Duke need to be gone and the nobles that back them need to first be manipulated to her side so when she finally gets her son the throne theres no else to be against it
He freaking planned the death of the parents. This psycho killer of a boy. Goddamn
Thought I was the only one that thought this. Kid is scary