But that’s all there is.

Nothing more.

Is it really good to act in hindsight?

If he truly held her dear, would he bear to watch her suffer?

That’s why these two brothers are birds of a feather. Each pretends to be deeply in love to confuse the other’s view, making people believe they’re fighting over a woman and acting irrationally.

Clearly, it was their struggle for power that plunged the country into turmoil, yet the blame was entirely shouldered by the original protagonist.

When the whole country was in chaos, everyone blamed the original protagonist: a disastrous siren, deserving of death!

The original protagonist, a weak woman born in an era where females were confined and ruled over by men, truly bore a grievance being blamed for this.

Wanting a life of freedom, she still needs time to grow, at the very least to quickly master martial arts.

The original protagonist was indeed a key character in the storytale; her body’s talent for martial arts was quite good.

Just as Qiann Yan imagined, Jing Yunzhou did not leave, but rather went to find Jing Lingyu.

He originally thought Jing Lingyu was feigning illness, but as he approached the door and smelled the medicine inside, he wondered if his third brother was truly sick.

"Is Third Brother here? I heard he was ill, so I came to check."

The confidant guarding the door hesitated and said, "Please wait, Crown Prince, allow me to report this."

Jing Yunzhou patiently waited; it seemed he came at the right time, as Jing Lingyu was already awake. Upon knowing Jing Yunzhou was there, he decided to meet him.

The other party likely came to demand an explanation. Thinking of Cheng Qianyan, his eyes were filled with anger; he’d never let that venomous woman off.

Even after marrying into Prince Ling Mansion, she dared to flirt around disgracefully.

"Third Brother, I heard you were sick? You didn’t even attend the wedding?" Jing Yunzhou went straight to the point upon entering, swiftly scanning Jing Lingyu’s face and seeing it pale, realizing the illness was real.

"Third Brother, are you truly sick?" Jing Yunzhou laughed lightly, "I thought you were pretending."

Little did he know, every mention of this topic tormented Jing Lingyu, making him want to jump up and fight.

Yet, Jing Yunzhou still approached with a face full of warning: "Since you’ve married Yan... the Chief of Staff’s daughter, you must not mistreat her."

"I heard you ordered the servants not to serve her food; do you intend to starve her?" Upon saying this, Jing Yunzhou’s eyes revealed some coldness, "She is not someone you can mistreat."

"Hehe..." Jing Lingyu sneered several times, not only did he want to starve that venomous woman, but he also wanted to peel her skin.

Daring to treat him like that, if he didn’t make her suffer more severe punishment, he wouldn’t be Jing Lingyu.

No, he wouldn’t let her die so easily; that would be too lenient.

She must endure hundreds or thousands times the pain for him to be appeased.

"Second Brother, you’re meddling too much. She’s already my Princess Consort, you should avoid suspicion."

Jing Yunzhou frowned, "I’m just reminding you, doing this will not benefit you. If she really died of starvation in Prince Ling Mansion, what do you think Father would feel? The disgrace could spread throughout the land, and even neighboring countries might mock."

"Second Brother is indeed concerned for the country and its people," Jing Lingyu was displeased, "rest assured, I won’t starve her to death."

Jing Yunzhou felt slightly relieved but then heard Jing Lingyu telling someone beside him: "Go bring the Princess Consort here."

"Since Second Brother is so worried, I must show you." Jing Lingyu smiled with some cruelty and instructed another confidant, "Go find some leftovers."