
I dont understand why would the king be opposed to his top choice to be Empress being an esteemed doctor. In fact, it would work politically if the Crown not only had a skilled leader as the Emperor, but a knowledgable and practicing doctor as Empress. There are scholar-kings, and it shouldn't hurt to have scholar-queens.
If only they changed the title to "This boy is much too young", then it fairly describe my reaction to this pairing.