@Mewples,
@Siquall
Yeah, she is kind of a bitch but has not realized it yet, and is still too stupid to see the big picture and how the world works. The King may have set her up, but she walked right into it thinking she was in the right with her choices. The interesting part is that no one seems to call her bullshit out directly. A Dukes wife suddenly "forgets" all forms of etiquette, hierarchy, and how to handle social/political interactions, even though she has the title of being a "Duke's Wife", and no one says a word. Based on the King's words and actions, he may be that first person to call her out for being an idiot, and a shame to the Duke's family. Of course all though the Duke, and not directly towards her since he is likely the one best fit to handle her.
Part of me wishes she gets to see what her "protection" results in first hand. Or that the Duke takes a second wife who actually acting like a proper noble and a proper wife and kicks her out. But then another part of me also realizes that she wont even understand its her own fault since her head is so far up her own ass that she cant see or wont admit how her actions and choices have affected everyone else's lives. She thinks she is a saint who can do no wrong because she blindly pushes her own ideals onto others, who because of her power granted with her noble standings, will not question her, but follow her orders. She is also following a book, which has already been proven wrong with its contents a few times.
@JWChibi,
@Siquall
While the question is a shitty question, her response is by far worse. For one, why do you even give a response to that loaded question? Also, that question is somewhat less of a shitty question as it normally is because she is clearly showing her feelings for each of them in a very obvious manner. So obvious that I somewhat think the King asked it as more of a joke, not expecting an actual response. Her answer basically confirms she distances herself from her own husband and is concerningly intimate with her stepson, to a point where one questions if she is grooming him to be her future husband, since he "has potential".
Sure, the king may be a bad person, but the other noble families are also not the pinnacles of benevolence either. For one, they actively plot against the higher nobility. They have some good reasons behind it, but it is mostly for their own sake. They are against the king for how he taxes the people, but also dont like how he limits their power, but helps the Chade family. Maybe if they didn't actively plot against him, they would not be taxed and restricted as much.