Clearly the author is trying to make Bella into a strong female lead but has failed in every way possible. Neither the ML or the FL is interesting to me anymore, especially when the FL seems to have forgotten all the torture (both physically and mentally) the ML has caused her (both indirectly and directly).
Rashta sucks as well, but at least she's acting like a total b*tch to survive in an unfair world. Doing whatever she has to do to get what she wants, even if she is a manipulative, evil woman. But the Emperor is just treating the Empress like dirt because she's acting like an independent and wise woman his business partner and not like a two-year old.
Can't someone just kill him? Or at least kick his ass for being so arrogant and shitty.