even though shes the substitute queen she spent the first night with him

Zelda became the substitute Empress of the Raffion Empire, standing in for Princess Resilia, who had eloped for love. She thought she just had to pretend to be the real Empress until the princess returned… But after spending the first night with Emperor Linel, her plan to divorce began to waver. “Don’t be in such a hurry. Tonight… I plan to fulfill my first duty as your husband.”