He Xue really wanted to facepalm after hearing what the Eighth Prince said. She was already quite annoyed, and now she had to comfort the sensitive and insecure Eighth Prince. Who told her to bring up the Eighth Prince's sad story!

"Eighth Prince, don't underestimate yourself. Your uncle the Emperor certainly likes you, after all, you are his son too! Every child is born amidst the expectations of their parents."

It's just that your uncle, the Emperor, has been a bit busy lately and has neglected you. He hasn't visited the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince recently either!

Moreover, everyone comes into this world with their own meaning, and you cannot erase the meaning of your own existence!

You are a prince, not someone anyone can compare to. Even if your uncle, the emperor, is currently ignoring you, your status still matters, and no one can bully you.

You cannot deny the meaning of your own existence. If you don't even believe in yourself, who can help you?

With hard work, you will one day become someone others cannot ignore.

After He Xue finished speaking, the Eighth Prince was looking at her with starry eyes. He Xue wondered if she had said too much. Besides, there were some things that a child like her shouldn't have said.

"He Xue, you know so much!" the Eighth Prince said enviously. Because he was not favored, the teachers in the Imperial Study treated him with a perfunctory attitude. Even if he wanted to learn, they would not waste their time on him.

"Well... just read more books!" He Xue said awkwardly.

"I will study more in the future!" said the Eighth Prince.

"good!"

"He Xue, thank you. Not only did I not help you, but you also have to comfort me!" the Eighth Prince said uneasily, fidgeting with his fingers.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if anything has happened in the palace recently!" He Xue said casually.

"Oh, right, I just remembered something. I heard Hui'er say that Fourth Brother's mother goes to Tong'er's palace to cry every day!" The Eighth Prince told He Xue what he had just remembered.

"Consort De? What is she doing in her aunt's palace?" What is Consort De up to this time? Why is she always causing trouble for her aunt?

"I don't know about that. I only heard it from Consort Hui and her maids!" The Eighth Prince felt quite guilty for not being able to help He Xue.

"It's alright, thank you, Eighth Prince!" He Xue was still very grateful to the Eighth Prince. "I've been out for quite a while, I should go back to Chengqian Palace now!"

"Alright then!" The Eighth Prince was still quite reluctant to leave with Xue, as there was simply no one in the palace with whom he could get along.

"This humble woman takes her leave!" He Xue bowed to the Eighth Prince and prepared to depart.

"He Xue!" The Eighth Prince called out to He Xue, but he seemed hesitant.

"Is there anything else, Eighth Prince?" He Xue turned around and asked.

"No...it's nothing!" the Eighth Prince said, bowing his head.

Seeing this, He Xue didn't say anything and left with her people.

After seeing that Xue had walked away, the Eighth Prince whispered, "I wanted to ask if you could call me Eighth Brother from now on, since that's how you address the eldest brothers!"

Seeing the Eighth Prince's dejected appearance, the eunuch beside him stepped forward and said, "Eighth Prince, listen to my advice. You and Princess Hexue are not on the same path. It would be enough if you could be on good terms with her."

The old saying goes that one should be content. You should just maintain this kind of relationship with Princess Hexue. Haven't you noticed the change in the attitude of the people in the palace towards you recently?

A closer relationship is probably impossible, since Princess Xue is the daughter of a great general, and the great general is highly favored by the emperor, so…”

The eunuch didn't say what came next, but the Eighth Prince already knew what it meant. He was just an unfavored prince whose mother came from a humble background.

Although Consort Hui was his adoptive mother, she wouldn't do anything for him, so he could only rely on himself.

Sometimes he really envied his fourth brother. They were born to mothers of similar backgrounds, so why was his fourth brother able to be raised by the Imperial Concubine's side? His eldest brother, the Crown Prince, and his third brother were all on good terms with his fourth brother.

If we're talking about who's closer to whom, he felt he should be closer to his eldest brother, since his eldest brother's birth mother was his adoptive mother. But his eldest brother acted as if he didn't see him at all, treating him less well than he treated his fourth brother.

He Xue is right. He needs to work hard so that everyone who looks down on him will regret what they did to him today. One day, he will be able to become friends with He Xue on the same level.