Jiang Yehua

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiang Yehua (姜晔华)
Alias(es)	Fourth Prince; Fourth Brother, as addressed by Jiang Nuan 36 40
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Xia imperial family 36 37
Occupation/Role	Imperial prince; supporter of Crown Prince Jiang Chengze; helps operate Jiang Nuan and An Yan’s shop 38 54 57
Status	Alive in the current timeline; killed because of Jiang Ruihui in Jiang Nuan’s previous life 37 239
First Appearance	Mentioned in Jiang Nuan’s recollections 27; appears in person at court 36

Background / History

Jiang Yehua places unusual importance on affection within the imperial family. In Jiang Nuan’s previous life, he learned of her difficult circumstances in the palace and wanted their father to intervene. With Jiang Yunsheng increasingly ill and unpredictable, Yehua instead quietly moved her into one of his private residences and provided her with good food, clothing, and care. She remembers this as the happiest period of that life 27.

Those arrangements did not protect either sibling indefinitely. Jiang Ruihui later caused Yehua’s death and attempted to use Jiang Nuan for a political marriage. Her memories of Yehua’s kindness survive into the new timeline, explaining her attachment to a brother who initially does not remember having much contact with her 27 36 37.

Jiang Yunsheng had previously withheld formal teachers from Yehua because he considered him clever enough to attract a faction that could threaten the Crown Prince’s succession. Yehua’s actual aim was to help Jiang Chengze secure his position, not compete with him 38.

Appearance

• Tall, strapping build: Yun Shining is half a head shorter than him, making her bridal-style carry of him particularly conspicuous 95.
• Serious, apparently calculating face: His expression encourages ministers to mistake sincerity and silence for political strategy 38 39.
• Reserved expression: He can remain expressionless without revealing what he is thinking 51.
• Visible warmth toward Jiang Nuan: His expression softens while watching her work 52.

Personality

Yehua is generous, straightforward, and devoted to his siblings. He quietly supports the Crown Prince and supplies grain for disaster relief because he regards helping family as natural. This sincerity contrasts with the court’s tendency to interpret his conduct as calculated maneuvering 38.

He has no desire for the throne. When he learns that ministers secretly support his accession, his first response is disbelief and doubt that he is worthy. He also welcomes the appointment of teachers, recognizing that guidance could help him correct his own mistakes 38 39.

His affection for Jiang Nuan combines protectiveness with teasing. He enjoys watching her invent an excuse for visiting Pure Brahma Temple, but stops her from entering a dangerous room. Although he initially objects to her visiting the Court of Judicial Review, he relents when she expresses genuine interest 44 45 81.

Yehua is firm about romantic autonomy. Learning that Yun Shining supposedly becomes his wife does not make him accept her as a partner: he considers her a stranger and explicitly rejects allowing Jiang Nuan’s thoughts to determine their feelings 46 52.

Abilities & Skills

Hearing Jiang Nuan’s Thoughts

• Hears Jiang Nuan’s inner voice, including information she receives from Guagua 36 37 44.
• Learns about Jiang Ruihui’s role in his previous-life death and the court faction supporting him 37 39.
• Uses the overheard information to respond to dangers and anticipate Jiang Nuan’s wishes without revealing how he knows them 44 54.
• Recognizes that Yun Shining can also hear the thoughts after noticing her reaction to Jiang Nuan’s matchmaking 46 52.
• Cannot rely on this access indefinitely: when Jiang Nuan’s thoughts become inaudible, he cannot determine why she has withdrawn 238 239.

Command and Rescue Coordination

• Brings torch-bearing soldiers to surround the secluded courtyard at Pure Brahma Temple 44.
• Orders Rong Yu and other men to investigate the room containing an injured captive 44.
• Lends soldiers to Zhou Youjia for the trafficking arrests and sends for rescued victims’ families when they cannot descend the mountain themselves 46.
• Gives the orders under which officers arrest An Yuxue for organizing an attack on An Yan’s shop 56.

Shop Work

• Impresses An Yan with his ability to help at the busy shop 54.
• Volunteers to continue assisting because he has spare time and wants to try running a business 54.
• Returns to work after the disruption involving An Yuxue and An Laiyun 57.

Possessions & Gifts

• Private residences — In the previous timeline, uses one to house Jiang Nuan away from the palace 27.
• Shop property deed — Gives Jiang Nuan the premises that she and An Yan transform into their shop 51 52.
• Medicinal catalyst — Receives it from Jiang Yunsheng, then immediately hands it over when Jiang Nuan asks. It completes the preparations for Jiao Chengwang’s treatment 66.

Relationships

• Jiang Nuan — Younger sister and a major focus of his affection. His kindness in her previous life predates any ability to hear her thoughts, making him someone she still allows to approach her during her later crisis of trust 27 239.
• Jiang Chengze — Elder brother and Crown Prince, whose succession Yehua wholeheartedly supports. They also develop a playful rivalry over gifts and Jiang Nuan’s favor 38 52 94.
• Jiang Yunsheng — Father and emperor. Initially misjudges Yehua as a possible succession rival, then reassesses him after hearing Jiang Nuan’s account of his intentions 38 39.
• Jiang Ruihui — Younger brother and the cause of Yehua’s death in the previous timeline. Yehua becomes wary after hearing that Ruihui’s outward respect conceals a disastrous future 37.
• Qu Weide and Han Yaou — Grand Academicians appointed as his teachers after Jiang Nuan identifies them as a suitable match. Yehua welcomes their guidance 38.
• Zhou Youjia — Close friend serving at the Court of Judicial Review. Yehua summons him to Pure Brahma Temple and supplies the manpower needed to resolve the missing-person cases 45 46 79.
• Yun Shining — Rescued trafficking victim whom Jiang Nuan identifies as his future wife. Yehua initially rejects the romantic expectation; later, she keeps her distance while he struggles to speak to her 46 52 85.
• An Yan — Collaborator in the shop Yehua gives Jiang Nuan. She values his assistance and prefers him to an unfamiliar hire 51 54.
• Cen Xue — Fellow intermediary chosen to visit Jiang Nuan when she shuts out the rest of the group 239.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Court Revelations

At court, Yehua discovers why Jiang Nuan is fond of him and hears that Jiang Ruihui caused his death in her previous life. Her confidence in his lack of ambition helps persuade Jiang Yunsheng to appoint Qu Weide and Han Yaou as his teachers. Guagua then exposes the irony that Yehua has attracted a succession faction without knowing it exists 36 37 38 39.

Pure Brahma Temple

Yehua arrives with soldiers while Jiang Nuan is investigating the temple and helps rescue its captives. He brings Zhou Youjia into the case, supplies troops for arrests, and arranges family reunions for the victims. Yun Shining’s injuries and unknown identity lead him to consult Jiang Nuan’s overheard thoughts—and to become the subject of her enthusiastic matchmaking 44 45 46.

Shop and Farmstead Episodes

Yehua supports Jiang Nuan’s business with property and labor, then uses his authority against An Yuxue’s hired disruption 51 54 56. During a later Farmstead outing, Yun Shining carries him downhill bridal-style while also holding two captured pheasants. He hides his face from the group’s teasing looks; the pheasants add to his embarrassment by pecking his backside through his thick clothing 94 95.

Jiang Nuan’s Crisis of Trust

Jiang Nuan tests whether her family can hear her thoughts by imagining a forbidden romance between Yehua and Chengze. Yehua’s violent coughing fit helps confirm her suspicion 238.

When she subsequently refuses company and even barbecue, Yehua becomes anxious about her health and mood. After Cen Xue explains that Jiang Nuan doubts the sincerity of everyone’s affection, Chi Hengji recommends Yehua as one of the few people suited to approach her. His previous-life care provides evidence that his love for her was never dependent on her useful thoughts, and she admits him and Cen Xue into her room 238 239.