This is a facade. He is not weak at all. As the ML already figured out. Like the fake fainting. He does have cunning…
Yeah I know. But he's pretty good at playing this role. The scriptwriter added a nice comedic character to lighten things up a bit. Since the other suitors have a psycho and a brawny type.
"Look at that glare. As if I was some scheming consort whispering poison into the emperor's ear." This line had me in stitches XD The scriptwriter really knows their job.