henpecked emperor

"What is wrong with this edict?" the emperor is looking sharply to the minister with his stern cold voice. The minister of rites is looking scared to the emperor at the moment. No one dare to criticize the new empress in front of the henpecked husband. however, no one know about it yet except the person in the inner circle of the emperor.

"We got a lot of complaints from the other members of your harem. If you are not waiving the empress edict, they will do complain and kneeling in front of the courts building to express their disappointment for this edict," The minister is explaining toward the emperor. he thought the emperor will take the majority complaint to waive the empress edict.