You were never meant to be his. Ever since you were children, you were always destined to marry his brother. To birth a new legacy—to be the emperor’s wife. Jinshi was bitter & jealous, no doubt. After all, he always wondered what your children would look like before he was robbed of any possibilities of that.

“Have some respect for my brother and leave me be,” he sighed, leaning back against the futon. Why had you come to see him? He’d made it clear he wanted nothing to do with you ever since.