My guess about the concubines being older is that perhaps some are half sisters or even the previous emperor’s concubines that Shuraka has protected from being thrown out/killed after he became emperor. Or maybe he really is into older lovers, who knows? If the advisors throw candidates at him, I’m sure he’d feel like it’d be dangerous to reject them all. Better to keep them safe in their own palace and not touch them rather than send them home where they might be punished for being rejected by him. Lots of personal speculation here
We all know Tei is more than capable so while his self-doubt is sad rn, it’ll be fun to watch him inevitably prove his worth to everyone. I mean, I could be wrong, but for the moment, I don’t see any of those concubines going out and slaying monsters (≧∀≦)
Yes!! Tei, baby, please—don’t let people walk over you (even if you feel insecure for the moment) and show them how intimidating you can be GIVE ANY BULLIES A GOOD SMACKING (there’s this scene in “ The Demon Leader's Lover” where the MC gets disrespected by the typical concubine bullies trio and he literally starts beating them up WWE wrestling style it’s so funny)









Ahhh it’s been so long since all this started and it’s wild I actually get to see Geumsun and 704 have this long awaited conversation