Ml is also inexperienced in these social dynamics (or doesn’t care to fully adhere to them) so I do find it sweet in a ridiculous way that even if fl started to be like “oh i just wanted your money” he’s so far gone that he’d be like “I’ll bankrupt the entire empire if you want me to.” the misunderstandings and scheming ain’t scaring him off 💀💀
Okay so now I’m getting why they’re acting like this. When he was gone to war, she maintained and grew the estate. She wrote him letters and sent supplies but it was intercepted (I’m assuming by the temple or whoever is supporting the princess). So while they were separated, the rumors were that the ml was out to war and developing a relationship with the princess and the fl was money obsessed and doing her duty out of obligation and has no love or respect for a war hero
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And because nobody is communicating properly, are treating the fl harshly, and the fl was expecting to be booted the moment she got married, she’s not trying to get attached. Which to everyone else, serves to prove that she’s uninterested but holding onto the marriage bc of the ml’s public image
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ML is very obsessed with ol girl, and now has the power to protect their relationship and ppl are seeing his current actions as a complete character flip (when in reality, he was always like this)
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Ppl siding with the fl have seen her day to day and actually interact with her and know her character so they’re seeing it as the ml not responding to her letters bc the ogFL is in the picture. They’re assuming that she’s keeping her distance from the ml now bc she’s sick (coughing blood) and everyone siding with what appears as an emotional affair at best is being boosted by ppl who like the princess status and are discarding the fl (who didn’t entertain men or scandal when the ml was on the battlefield the way the ml allegedly did
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This is essentially a messy pr campaign going successfully bc nobody is communicating information us the audience is aware of
Pt 2:
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So, my feelings in this are skewed bc i don’t know if the ml is fully aware of fl’s reputation because even his subordinates are voicing concerns (which is partly his fault for not establishing relationships that go both ways and allow for open communication, mostly the fault of all the people who sent a child to war and everyone who was trying to take advantage of him. I’d feel offended if they so much as breathed the same air as me with the way they were act tbh)
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This is similar to “When The Real One Returns” where the misunderstanding is understandable but frustrating because it’s manufactured but unlike that story, the one has me feeling a little bit resentful towards the ml and everyone harassing the fl to divorce because objectively, if she really were that foul, there’s no way she’s doing the work herself and if they weren’t glazing the princess so much, some kind of common sense would enter their brain
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The ml was expected to die at war and the surrounding nobles were waiting like the vultures they are to scoop up those assets
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They assume they can appeal to fl’s ethics while claiming she has none in the same breath and they know they can be so bold bc the ml wasn’t checking them
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Like i need to wait till more chapters come up so i can binge bc coming in and reading the constant disrespect fl gets is so frustrating and i know this story will stretch that mess out 😭😭
PotatoRoots
Ml is also inexperienced in these social dynamics (or doesn’t care to fully adhere to them) so I do find it sweet in a ridiculous way that even if fl started to be like “oh i just wanted your money” he’s so far gone that he’d be like “I’ll bankrupt the entire empire if you want me to.” the misunderstandings and scheming ain’t scaring him off 💀💀
PotatoRoots
Okay so now I’m getting why they’re acting like this. When he was gone to war, she maintained and grew the estate. She wrote him letters and sent supplies but it was intercepted (I’m assuming by the temple or whoever is supporting the princess). So while they were separated, the rumors were that the ml was out to war and developing a relationship with the princess and the fl was money obsessed and doing her duty out of obligation and has no love or respect for a war hero
.
.
And because nobody is communicating properly, are treating the fl harshly, and the fl was expecting to be booted the moment she got married, she’s not trying to get attached. Which to everyone else, serves to prove that she’s uninterested but holding onto the marriage bc of the ml’s public image
.
.
ML is very obsessed with ol girl, and now has the power to protect their relationship and ppl are seeing his current actions as a complete character flip (when in reality, he was always like this)
.
.
Ppl siding with the fl have seen her day to day and actually interact with her and know her character so they’re seeing it as the ml not responding to her letters bc the ogFL is in the picture. They’re assuming that she’s keeping her distance from the ml now bc she’s sick (coughing blood) and everyone siding with what appears as an emotional affair at best is being boosted by ppl who like the princess status and are discarding the fl (who didn’t entertain men or scandal when the ml was on the battlefield the way the ml allegedly did
.
.
This is essentially a messy pr campaign going successfully bc nobody is communicating information us the audience is aware of
PotatoRoots
Pt 2:
.
So, my feelings in this are skewed bc i don’t know if the ml is fully aware of fl’s reputation because even his subordinates are voicing concerns (which is partly his fault for not establishing relationships that go both ways and allow for open communication, mostly the fault of all the people who sent a child to war and everyone who was trying to take advantage of him. I’d feel offended if they so much as breathed the same air as me with the way they were act tbh)
.
.
This is similar to “When The Real One Returns” where the misunderstanding is understandable but frustrating because it’s manufactured but unlike that story, the one has me feeling a little bit resentful towards the ml and everyone harassing the fl to divorce because objectively, if she really were that foul, there’s no way she’s doing the work herself and if they weren’t glazing the princess so much, some kind of common sense would enter their brain
.
.
The ml was expected to die at war and the surrounding nobles were waiting like the vultures they are to scoop up those assets
.
.
They assume they can appeal to fl’s ethics while claiming she has none in the same breath and they know they can be so bold bc the ml wasn’t checking them
.
.
Like i need to wait till more chapters come up so i can binge bc coming in and reading the constant disrespect fl gets is so frustrating and i know this story will stretch that mess out 😭😭