20 His Goal (1/2)

During Mingxia's confinement, Zong Ching used this time to organize his thoughts. Mingxia's accident and his second brother's heroic act made him remember of his goal, his assignment. He confesses that he only wanted to use Mingxia at first, but she enticed him, there was something in her that he found interest in. However when he saw how Zong Qiu jumped into the water to save Mingxia he felt as though he lost. He had seen Mingxia's accident but his mind did not immediately react to it he stood where he was and watched her fall in and struggle in the water.

A part of him told him to move but another part of him pulled him back from doing so. When he finally chose to save her he was too late. His brother has already beat him to it.

The scene of watching the women he liked saved and in another man's arms sparked jealousy inside him. To know that, that man is his brother, his enemy? Even more so.

This only reminded him of how weak he is and the little power he has.

He is meant to have nothing, if he likes something that his brothers also like, then he would have to admit defeat.

The day after the banquet, he was informed that Mingxia will stay in Zong Qiu's courtyard for a couple of days. One would think that he would be shocked and his already jealous heart would be even more jealous but he was not. In fact, he felt nothing towards this news.

His jealousy reminded him of his task that he vowed to obtain.

He will take back all that belonged to him and would be the emperor over the land.

Those that once looked down at him and his mother would suffer and pay for what they did.

Zong Ching has woken up from the spell called love.

His hatred and anger only feeds to his growing want for revenge. Zong Ching knows that deep down he still harbors feelings for Mingxia but right now she was not his. In order to have what he wants he needs to grow more powerful. And to achieve that, he would need the Wei family's help to push him to the top. The family connections and relations they have would give him to money, status and army to destroy anyone that tries to stand in his way of sitting on that throne.

At this moment, the ninth prince Zong Ching has been completely taken over by revenge.

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Zong Ching chose to use the next three days to carefully think out his plan again and what actions he would need to take. He spent the next three days either in the imperial library or in his courtyard reading and writing.