# WebtoonLib — The Knight and Her Emperor #172

## Series
- title: The Knight and Her Emperor
- slug: the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3

## Chapter
- number: 172
- release_date: 2025-05-09

### Summary
Following a significant time skip, the story reintroduces the imperial family, now complete with a son, Prince Gerard. While Emperor Lucius has comically settled into the role of a doting, peacock-like father, a darker emotional current runs through the palace. Pollyanna, the celebrated war hero, finds herself in a new, unfamiliar battle against what appears to be severe postpartum depression. She struggles to connect with her son, her resentment hinting at deep-seated prejudices born from her own traumatic past, creating a poignant contrast between the lighthearted antics of her family and her own private turmoil.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Pollyanna experiences severe postpartum depression, struggling to bond with Gerard due to her identity as a soldier.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Following a significant time skip, the story reintroduces the imperial family, now complete with a son, Prince Gerard.

### Spoiler summary
Following a significant time skip, the story reintroduces the imperial family, now complete with a son, Prince Gerard. While Emperor Lucius has comically settled into the role of a doting, peacock-like father, a darker emotional current runs through the palace. Pollyanna, the celebrated war hero, finds herself in a new, unfamiliar battle against what appears to be severe postpartum depression. She struggles to connect with her son, her resentment hinting at deep-seated prejudices born from her own traumatic past, creating a poignant contrast between the lighthearted antics of her family and her own private turmoil.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Knight and Her Emperor #172](/series/the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3/chapter-172)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3

## Usage
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