Chapter Eleven (2)

"For a long time, I found it strange but because the empress came over too I did not ask questions. Later on, my wife told me that Empress Kim asked us for Chushan's hand in marriage." The emperor's face changed colour while Wu Yong started fidgeting hiding his anger, he couldn't believe that someone else had their eyes on his wife. Continuing General Wang said solemnly, "I was flabbergasted at first but later I found that Crown Prince Kim's heart was true. He worshipped the ground Chushan walked on and always presented her with flowers. In the beginning, it was gift's and when she refused them he brought her flowers, hence Chushan's love for gardens and flower valleys began… I along with my wife thought that the two of them were going to be together but the moment she met Crown Prince Qin, everything took a turn."

"Crown Prince Kim became depressed and hated Crown Prince Qin since then. He wanted Chushan to be happy and knew that if he forced her to marry him then she wouldn't be happy and let her marry Crown Prince Qin instead. This is when things started going sour for the two Crown Princes."

Looking at Wu Yong he said, "Because you took his first love away from him, he hates you, he hates this kingdom and he used to hate me for allowing her to marry you… I am very grateful that he still calls me father and I can call him son but you must understand, he has loved her since a young age and never married because she had his heart, now that she's gone…"