@sugarcake the problem has to do with he/all men is acting like 13 years old. They, authors, and society in general force women to grow up more than they should. This is why it was acceptable to marry young girls cuz they forced girls to be mentally mature while guys only physically and allow them to be immature while girls were just expected to be mature enough, physically speaking since they got their period.
We have an example of the naive consort compared to the wife. She is naive and timid and is able to "support" the emperor in regard to his emotions and peer pressure. Since we have a 21st-century woman, it is obvious that she knows more cuz our society teaches things in a way that lets you express more yourself.
I wish the MC would be bi LOL that would make things more enjoyable in a place where you see many women. I mean who knows in rl since the emperor got many women and couldn't be touch by men and were surrounded by the other women. Who knows maybe there was more going on there than we expect.