The more i read the more we learn along side the king just how little he knows. From the start he thought he was new age because he was willing to take a foreign queen instead of a lower noble, but cones to realize he's no different from everyone else.
He knows nothing about his wife, her culture, let alone her family, and he's never tried to involve her in politics because he has no trust in her (bc he doesn't know her)
I like this turn of events. In another story the king would be blaming his wife for not telling him sooner or get angry with the king for refusing. Infact this might have been the case if the first queen came instead (i shutter to think about the outcome....)
God im so hooked on this i need more!