Originally Posted by
xiaolong
However, since 4th Prince is the villain in the book, 13th will also be villainous in Ruo Xi's eyes. But readers still think he's cool because unlike the others who schemes for selfish reasons, 13th schemes for the country's sake - he genuinely loves 4th and believes him to be the best emperor for the country. When 4th seized the throne upon Kangxi's death, 13th raised his army to protect 4th against 14th's returning army, and eventually imprisoned 14th and 8th.
I was reading some of the spoilers on Baidu and it seems that
click to show/hide spoilersRuo Xi eventually falls for 4th after 8th rejects her in pursuit of politics. Ruo Xi ends up hating 4th for his harsh punishments to 8th, 14th, & co., but it didn't seem like he was the supposed "bad guy".