So... after spending most of her life barely acknowledging her existence, suddenly you're filled with regret. And rather than fulfilling your terminally ill daughter's request, you force her to remain for half of her 2 remaining pain filled years just to sooth your guilty conscience.
Emperor...
Wait... those two d'bags sexually assault a girl and all that happens is they're expelled?! FFS this is the sort of shit I hate about manga, how they treat sex crimes so lightly.
That aside, this is a really interesting take on the whole gender change theme.
Why do they keep doing this?! As soon as they run out of ideas they throw in a rape/attempted rape scene. What's the bet they'll gloss it over and the girl goes back to normal, like nothing ever happened.
It's just shitty writing.
Ok... so why a slave? There doesn't seem to be any need for it, aside from the manga industry's bizarre obsession with slavery. They could've just made her an assistant, a neighbour or any number of other things. It doesn't seem to serve a purpose, nor does it seem to fit the character.
Yet another retelling of the same story as Peerless Concubine... well this one has a slight twist at least.
Honestly though, they need to stop rehashing this story and come ip with something new.