Now it's clear, His Majesty must be punishing her because she, as the Queen of the harem, governs all the palaces. Even though she knew his eighteenth Prince was still alive, she allowed him to live a life of destitution in the Cold Palace, thus stripping her of the power over the harem.
The Empress truly regrets her decision now.
She shouldn't have acted that way.
But what use is regret?
What's meant to happen has already happened.
The existence of the eighteenth Prince has already been revealed to His Majesty, and her seventeenth has already unwittingly begun to play with the eighteenth, while His Majesty even desires the eighteenth to serve him as a companion.
His Majesty is clearly aiding the brothers in developing their kinship, preparing for the future when the eighteenth Prince will be acknowledged back into the family.
But if things continue to progress unchecked, and nothing is done, what if the seventeenth gets brainwashed by the eighteenth?
