to double down on making her the next queen, as she just keeps proving she is the only girl qualified for the job. They also seem to be dissatisfied with the whole situation because it send the wrong signals to the other nobles about things like marrying higher ranks (a slow rise is good, Barron to duke should be EXTREMLY rare) in a way that upsets the order their society is built on, and would justify the bullying if Rachel had actually done any. Margaret is not even qualified to make the list of potential replacements for Rachel