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^^^This. You've explained everything so well.

I don't think Rumple "sees" much more than snippets of the future. Enough to know some basics so he can influence events in his favor.

He knew a child of Cora's would cast his Curse, but I don't think he saw much beyond that. So he made his moves to make that happen. I truly don't think he knew Zelena existed until much later. I figure he sought out Cora, and assumed she had no children. (She was unmarried, after all, and I assume she moved to a different kingdom where nobody knew. Rumple thought he knew what he needed, I don't think it would cross his mind at all that she might have another child. If he'd known, it could have made his life easier at that point XD) When he found out about Zelena, and realized how powerful she was... it makes sense he would shift his focus to her.