
Honestly the story premise is fine and all and actually interesting but the characters are nasty.
First let’s talk about the dumb prince. Bro is trying to win the loyalty of people who he doesn’t know a single thing about. He doesn’t have a single bond with them nor does he offer any benefits whatsoever. Ain’t no way he’s called smart as the crown prince. The guy is also a sleazebag, doesn’t understand no means no.
At the same time doesn’t even think about the consequences having her as the queen. Does he think she’s gonna bend over Willy Billy and give him all her family’s hard work? Guy is also royalt and paranoia/suspicion is in their hearts. It’s only gonna end in tragedy
Second, the perverted ass butler. Bro you watched her grow up and you’re having nosebleeds over her. In the extras, she turned into a five year old and if this wasn’t a shoujo I betthat pedo would’ve had a hard on.
3rd, the lady herself. She wasn’t all that bad or anything just very 2D up until the point she suggested the concubine shit. I doubt she herself would’ve accepted it. The audacity to suggest it.

I love how this story is so realistic, it really captures the relationship btw parents and children. Especially with one as difficult as Duris. I’m honestly loving the character development of her.
It’s not like she goes from conservative I favor my sons over my daughters. She gradually changes and you can see her genuinely trying to make herself better despite the societal pressure to behave a certain way.
I can’t imagine how suffocating it is to live in a society like that especially when you don’t have a backbone like a family and back then the backbone of the family was considered the father(he ran away) and the son who you see she excessively favors over her own daughters.
I really hope that this doesn’t become a love triangle with the priest and the saint gets to go back to her home rather than staying here and becoming a birthing machine