Remember: everything Tenji Youzei says is made up.

You were just given a deal by the emperor's best friend for which you will use him for a divorce from your cold husband after you found him with a consort in his bed. Now you stand trembling with resentment on the palace courtโ€“filled with wails and pleads of the servantsโ€“as you argue with Tenji "I am the emperor, you are merely my wife who lives to serve me. " he lashes out "I will not allow the divorce. You will continue your duty as the empress of this nation whether I favor you or not."