Mingshu raised her head for the first time to take a serious look at her nominal elder brother. He really had quite the impressive appearance, with features fine enough to charm both humans and dogs alike. However, it was those unfathomable eyes that gave away that he was anything but simple!
In the original story, Ji Jing was indeed quite the schemer.
He gained fame at a young age and was known as the "Jade-faced God of War," the dream man of countless young women.
With his sister's death in the early part of the story and his father's later on, this genteel noble son gradually turned ruthless, creating a slew of problems for the Grand Secretary's faction.
However, when he met the female lead and fell in love with her, he wasn't the main love interest, so his fate was doomed to be tragic.
All in all, he was a character steeped in tragedy.