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[Star Wars] How in the hell did the Emperor NOT realize that Padme's child(ren) survived?

I mean beyond being a super powerful Sith, it would be easy to see if she gave birth, and there were no babies found with her. Even if his underlings couldn't get access to the body, you'd think finding out if Anakin's child(ren) had survived would be SUPER important. Even if Anakin had killed her on Mustafar, she was far enough along that the baby could be saved. And I mean, right after she's declared dead, CLEARLY having been pregnant and one of her closest friends and allies suddenly has a daughter he adopted and no one thinks to check on this kid?

And of course this doesn't even get into investigating Anakin's remaining family on Tatooine suddenly having a boy....named Skywalker. (this drove my mother crazy, even before the Prequels came out)

I mean Palpatine is a master planner and he didn't notice this?
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I figure he assumes Obi-wan took the child and is training them to be a Jedi with the intent of sending him after them, and does nothing to interfere because he thinks this is precisely the sort of conflict that makes the Sith stronger.