He didn't want to become some guys wife he wanted to be a scholar and unlike the MC's lousy existence who wanted to be king while not even being able to handle 4 wives, the ML actually had some talent (but not character). Although don't get me wrong, the ML is also a cruel, ruthless and unethical person.

He suggested that the MC take a doctor's child into his army and have him make a mistake to manipulate and blackmail that honest doctor who just wants to do his job away from all the politics. He keeps coming up with these kinds of disgusting schemes, he's definitely not a good person by any means.

One of those girls got gifted to the MC by the first prince and gifted by him to the fourth prince, she's practically a commodity being tossed about by people in high positions and since she was sent by that the first prince the MC didn't touch her and was always wary of her. She was a scheming person but just imagine if she really was innocent, it wouldn't have mattered, she would still be treated with no respect and wouldn't be regarded as a human.

He is a military officer with his own army troops that he gained from all his meritious services. He excels in commanding wars, real battlefield but sucks a big time in politics that twisted their words into unrecognisable knots. So he lose the fight for throne and the one winning seems to be his true enemy. So his ending is imprisonment. Not just being jailed and will be released later. It is jailed to be beheaded later. So, while his household collapsed, the one didn't run away to save his life is his wife. That wife was imprisoned and suffered with him. With some luck (yeah right, of course they had help), he escaped and in the process, the wife died in his arm and he vowed, "if there is a next life, that life will be devoted to you" and jumped off dying together. This basically happened in chapter 1-2.

He is an excellent son where initially had bright prospect in martial arts and valued by his father but that is shattered when he is like 5/6 under Mu Ling Bo jealousy and Marchioness deliberate belated help. Unable to train martial arts, he strive to be a scholar and attending imperial examination. His father basically ignored him after he can't train martial arts but the Marchioness still can't let him go to excel in court. So he was sent to be male wife of a prince; thus eliminating his chance to ever attend the examination. He is a filial son, although his feeling for his father isn't as strong as for his birth mother. He still give advice and help for his father when needed. MHZ is a person that accepted his fate. So he isn't as antagonistic towards the marriage like JS in previous life. This life, he is a bit apprehensive towards JS in the beginning to due the bad timing of JS's rebirth. But the wise MHZ knew from the start, his life now already bounded to the livelihood of Cheng Wang household.

But he changed since he learned the secret of Empress Yuan (his and JS's birth mother), and strived hard in politic to ensure their lifes. A harsh reprimand from him during their mother burial made him become estranged with JS. Now though, they are warming up again. Seeing JS's change, he also disclosed about their mother and younger brother death and the real culprit. He also had good attitude towards MHZ and didn't look down to him. All in all, a real good brother! Oh, in one of author's mini theatre, it seems he ascended the throne, WITH A MALE EMPRESS! It was said as Empress Gu and the only Gu that had appeared is an interesting character 😅.

Empress Wu is implied to be the one poisoning Empress Yuan and her unborn child. Empress Yuan seems truly favoured by Emperor (you see, Jing Chen, Jing Shao and that unborn child coming unstoppable lol) and heavens since all her children are male. Empress Wu is a jealous and restless one. So far, it implied that she revenged against Empress Yuan from having her planked simply because she planted a plant that only Empress can plant when she was still a concubine. Like wtf. That is you provoking Empress Yuan and then you said her the one to be jealous so your retaliation is justified. Bruh. She tried to show her might in front of MHZ and mistreat him in the name of punishment many times, but backlashed since MHZ is just that good haha. Many of her traps this time also failed under MHZ's advice and JS's vigilance

He and Empress Yuan named Jing Shao, Shao as in the male phoenix from a poem. It is to represent their wish for him to not fight for the throne but assisting the emperor (you know dragon phoenix thing). If so, it seems they intended as Jing Chen to be the heir but until now he is still undecided. He had rebuked Empress Wu for trying to humiliate JS, saying "his sons can make mistakes and misdeed but the one that can discipline them is only him". It isn't revealed yet what happened to him last life and his stance. But it seems he didn't know Empress Wu poisoned Empress Yuan? He appointed Empress Wu as empress after she vowed about something undisclosed yet. One scene shows him reminiscing about Empress Yuan. Saying if she is alive, all four princes won't be as they are today.

Poisoned to miscarriage and death. JS was there seeing the incident but since he is too small, the incident is too traumatic and blocked from his conscious memory. It is triggered after JC told him. He had nightmare where he saw her mother bleeding saying "my child, my child" making him remembered about his unfortunate little brother. She is a nice person. JS had flashback when visiting the princes' study room. Jing Rong, Jing Chen, Jing Shao and Jing Yu had to study together due to their close age. At that time, the four brothers had good relationships. They study, play and eat together. Empress Yuan would frequently visited them with delicious snacks for all of them fairly. At the end of flashback, JS lamented how everything changed since Empress Wu later do the same but it is only for Jing Yu and the other three are prohibited from even drooling over it. Basically sowing bad feelings over superiority and inferiority in the children young's heart.

MC's army didnt know that the military advisor is their generals Wangfei. Their reaction is funny once they found out.

A rebellion took place and Emperor was poisoned. MC and elder brother was with the Emperor, before his last breath, he asked Jing Shao to be the emperor but MC declined. He firmly rejected the edict and said that he just wanted to be his elder brothers general. The emperor got angry but he showed another edict. Elder brother then became the Emperor. MC did his best to protect his elder brother until the army under ML arrive.

He and Jing Shao are fighting maniac, so they always spar. During war, GH despite being the enemy, would sneak out to MC's tent to steal the food ML made. Lol, they are like bear children that ML have to take care of.

He became the Elder brothers Empress.