Upon reflection, the emperor, a person of such high moral standing, would naturally not steal. According to the villagers' previous complaints, he always paid them, and this money must have been worth more than the fruits they planted.
Simply put... it is hard to describe.
One can only marvel at how the emperor dotes on his sister to such an extreme degree.
Initially, everyone had some reservations about Tiana Thorne.
When she left the palace, the nanny was called by the empress dowager for a few words.
The empress dowager insisted that, regardless, Tiana should understand the virtues of family honor and propriety. If she and the emperor sincerely loved each other, she would enter the harem and be named a high-ranking concubine, having once saved the emperor.
If she bears a son, she'll be made empress.
The condition was that the emperor should not spoil her to the point of rebelliousness.
