No self reflection at all from emperor. But I’m not surprised. Somebody who could cruelly extinguish a whole clan, who defended the country, and cripple his favourite! child (hah) is heartless.

He has the nerve to call her cruel, after everything he did for his own selfish purposes? Destroyed her mother's family, conspired against a loyal clan in favor of disloyal families just as selfish and awful as he is. He's lucky she's even willing to spare him at all.