Oh, Seldon recognized smartassery when he heard it, especially the sort that only women seemed able to master. He'd feel sorry for Link, but he couldn't find it in him to do it. Link may have to put up with a smartass woman living with him, but like some of the others in town, Seldon was falling prey to those instincts that Link had told Reede and Pruce and Ivee about- the royal daughters descended from the goddess, it was in the Hylian blood to recognize and follow them as their queens. The queen could be a smartass all she wanted, she was the queen, and Link was uniquely lucky to be as close to her as he was and to share a house with her.
He could live without Seldon feeling sorry for him.