"I would wish he'd be the first servant of the state, the most useful man of the kingdom, and if he worked the hardest, then he would be rewarded accordingly." This is not at all a hint for your husband to be more like Fritz and work harder.

Wait, so he actually said, non-paraphrased literal quote, "first servant of the state"? Yeah, that's not subtle at aaaallll.

Also, way to have constitutional monarchical principles that are flexible enough to accommodate Dad and Older Bro, AW. A+ mental gymnastics.