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That's cuz he wanted to hear what he wanted to hear, and knew she would give it to him. But now, he's starting to realize that that might not be what he really wanted
Plus he's incredibly vain. He thinks women just need shiny and pretty things to be truly happy. To quote The Swan Princess " What else is there?"
the mistress is hilarious bc she's all like "i got here from my hard work manipulating people while the empress is only lucky to be born a princess" but she's actually not smart at all. messing with the empress budget when her own budget has things to hide is stupid, she's unnecessarily provoking the empress and causing her own position to be threatened. how is she so arrogant when she is only lucky to have similar looks as the emperor's mother?