#the fucking faces on the emperor and Chi Fu tho

[ben-the-hyena]

Now that we know with that Mulan comic in which Chi Fu finally gets a taste of respecc women juice for the first time in his life that he always was genuinely loyal to the royal family not just for his job but because he genuinely loves them and admires them (makingtheEmperorreadytofirehimonawhimquitetragical;Iguessitwasperhapsjusttomakehimreactandshuthimupandnotserious?), it has me wonder if he was part of the environment of Ting Ting, Su and Mei as they grew up. And that as much of a misogyne as he was he did love them like nieces with a distance due to respect (being royals after all) all while teaching them protocol and innocently teaching them sexist value and the oath about marriage out of duty they repeat during the sequel comes from him. Ting Ting being older was the most under his influence and the most serious about it, and most of the things the sisters want to do in their I Wanna be Like Other Girls song was things he forbid them to do aq kids when catching them doing it "a princess puts her shoes on" "a princess doesn't do grimaces, it's unladylike" "a princess doesn't eat too much, she would get fat and unfit for a husband" ALL while thinking no ill and thinking that he was helping

And now that with Mulan he learned to be finally accepting of non conventional women, he must feel guilty now that right after his redemption these girls are off to marry for duty justifying it when asked how they feel about it by parroting his words. Yes it is duty, yes he taught them well on that, but now that he can understand women better at last as more than brides and wives, he can't help but wonder if they would be happy (and of course like the Emperor would miss them as he wouls think he would not see them again and now the moment he had prepared them for all their lives seems to have come too soon)...

...Imagine his HORROR if he finds out they marry these 3 AWFUL IDIOTIC SOLDIERS WHO KEPT BULLYING HIM DURING WAR INSTEAD

#i always interpreted China as saved anyway because the alliance happened because that ruler thought Mushu/the Golden dragon said so #doesnt fix the movie's flaws but I can pretend it is all good in the end qnd everybody is back in character MUSHU ESPECIALLY #and Mulan's stupidity got fixed with no big repercursion. and the princesses are excused for their choice #the fucking faces on the emperor and Chi Fu tho #mulan #comics #princess mei #princess su #princess ting ting #chi fu #emperor #royals #family #education #raising #lol #ling #yao #chien po #marriage #women are great