"I like it, the puppy is so cute." The Princess nodded and replied in her milky little voice.
"Then take good care of Maru." The Empress Dowager, that is, Tianmiao, instructed. The current Emperor was fine in every other respect, but when it came to feelings he was completely muddle‑headed, mistaking fish eyes for pearls, and ignoring such an adorable child, letting those Palace Attendants kick her when she was down. Fortunately she had come in time, otherwise the child wouldn't even have had enough milk when she was little. As an Emperor, it was fine to have Concubines he favored, but listening to a Favored Concubine's slander, muddling right and wrong, pampering the concubine while trampling the wife, turning a blind eye to his own flesh and blood, throwing the harem into chaos and even letting it affect affairs of court—that was not acceptable.
A "dog of a man" like that really ought to be treated like a dog and taste what it's like.
