I'm really liking this so far, but it seriously suffers from the "not like other girls" trope. I find it hard to believe that three separate women would storm out of a profitable and powerful marriage arrangement just because they had to live in some rustic cottage and eat homely yet delicious meals. I also highly doubt that all of them would have the ability to leave, either.
I would like it if instead of him falling for her on the basis that she isn't rude or comically mean-spirited, as seems to be the norm for women in this story, he instead came to like her based on personal qualities she has yet to manifest. (And NOT just because she's meek, shy, and doesn't speak her mind. Or "protectable".)