How do you think an emperor gain power and influence???
He still can do it without taking them as marriage partners ╮(￣▽￣)╭
With what???? What part of the kingdom did he has? He is young, and his older brother has the eyes of arnata, promise of taking concubine is logically correct, even if a prince have a mine to share, it's not enough to make him an emperor when compared to someone who is obv older and wiser
Power and influence don’t come only from taking concubines. Alliances can be built through loyal generals, ministers, political strategy, and public support too.
And if he was already younger and weaker than his brother, then blindly promising concubines wouldn’t suddenly make him stronger it would just mean he’s depending on the same system instead of building real influence.
So yes, he could have done it without turning every alliance into a marriage
i totally get where you’re coming from, but with how this started with a ruler showing complete and utter devotion to his wife, it was completely out of the blue to suddenly say he has concubines. I was kind of expecting more along the route of the joseon era type stories where the emperor decides to break the norms and not have concubines bcs he’s so in love yk? but i’m excited to see how the author plays around this, but i’ll definitely have to wait until it’s all resolved. unresolved misunderstandings and cliffhangers kill me lolol :p
I actually hate the concept of concubines when the main characters have already met, bcs wdym you got with someone else after meeting the love of your life?? it feels like a cheating trope. and then all the angst and miscommunication that comes with it T-T i’m going to let this marinate until this whole miscommunication saga is over lolol