"After Consort Yi passed away due to illness, Prince Yi also fell gravely ill and soon departed from this world," I said.
"When the Emperor visited his brother, he said with self-reproach, 'Had I not wronged my brother, he would not have spent his life bedridden with sickness, leaving him weak and frail forever.'"
"Yet the brother smiled contentedly and told the Emperor, 'Brother, in truth, my illness healed long ago. I merely feigned sickness to avoid arousing suspicion.'"
"He said, 'My mother died early, but in this life, I have had the protection of my stepmother and brother. My life has been very happy and joyful.'"
"'Now, in this time of peace and prosperity, since my brother does not need me to lead troops into battle, I shall live as a wealthy idler. In the next life, when brother needs me to lead the charge, I will fight valiantly for him to the death.'"
"The brother passed away with a smile, and the Emperor was stricken with unbearable grief."
