Emperor Jing schemed and plotted. Like Shen Yi, he too got married.
Wang shi was shortsighted and prone to stirring up trouble, but he married her anyway. He took a primary consort and secondary consorts. He had no heart to give, and before the marriages, he made it clear to each woman: he would give them status, nothing more.
If they could accept that, he would marry them. If not, he would not.
Emperor Jing carefully built his alliances. He framed several of his brothers on various pretexts, sometimes even using his own life as a pawn.