The Eighth Prince felt a little embarrassed by He Xue's gaze, and his face turned slightly red. Because his birth mother was of low status, he knew almost no one except the palace maids and eunuchs around him, so he didn't know who the person staring at him was.
The Eighth Prince also stole a glance at He Xue. He Xue was wearing a pink palace dress, with her hair in two buns and pink hair accessories. Her big, round eyes were staring at him!
When Xue saw the Eighth Prince looking at her, she smiled back at him.
Seeing Xue laugh, the Eighth Prince's face turned slightly red again.
He Xue was surprised that the Eighth Prince was so easily embarrassed. "Eighth Prince, I am Suhetai's daughter, Unaxi!"
After hearing He Xue's introduction, the Eighth Prince knew that He Xue was quite famous in the palace. She was the niece of Consort Tongjia and was deeply loved by Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tongjia.
The Eighth Prince felt that everyone in the palace knew He Xue, but not necessarily that he, the Eighth Prince, existed. His father, the Emperor, saw He Xue more often than he saw his son.
"Greetings, Princess Unaxi!" The Eighth Prince concealed his emotions.
“Eighth Prince, you can call me He Xue! That’s what my aunts all call me!” He Xue was a little unaccustomed to hearing someone call her Unaxi.
When the Eighth Prince saw He Xue smiling at him, he didn't see any contempt in her eyes. In the past, when he met others and heard that he was the Eighth Prince, although he didn't dare to say anything, he would never ignore the disdain in their eyes.
"Alright!" the Eighth Prince replied with a slight smile.
He Xue thought the Eighth Prince had a very handsome smile. "Eighth Prince, you should smile more often. You look very handsome when you smile!"
The Eighth Prince's smile froze on his face, and he didn't know what to do for a moment!
However, the Eighth Prince remembered Xue's words, and from then on, he always had a smile on his face.
Looking at the stiff-faced Eighth Prince, He Xue couldn't help but laugh. She walked up to him and ruffled his forehead, "You're so cute!"
The Eighth Prince was completely stunned. No one had ever been so close to him before, not even his mother. When his mother saw him, she would only cry and say that she was sorry for not giving him a good birth.
At first, he could comfort his mother and didn't care about these things, but as time went on and he heard them more and more, he became numb to them.
As for Consort Hui, she wouldn't care about him at all; she would just arrange his food and lodging. Consort Hui wasn't his mother, and he didn't ask for anything more since she had done all that.
Unexpectedly, the first person to show him affection was a little girl.
"Princess, the Eighth Prince is a few months older than you!" Xia Bing kindly reminded He Xue. Her princess probably thought she was older than the Eighth Prince, which is why she acted this way.
"Huh?" He Xue momentarily forgot that she was a child herself. "Eighth Prince, this humble woman has overstepped her bounds!"
Seeing He Xue's discomfitured expression, the Eighth Prince couldn't help but laugh. "It's alright!"
"Princess, we should go! Otherwise the snacks will get cold!" Xia Bing said to He Xue.
“I understand!” Xue replied.
"Eighth Prince, this humble woman takes her leave!" He Xue said to the Eighth Prince.
"Alright!" The Eighth Prince watched He Xue walk away before turning to leave.
The eunuch beside the Eighth Prince curled his lip in disdain. The little princess of the Guarjia Mansion was not someone his master could get close to. Although his master was the Emperor, the little princess of the Guarjia Mansion played with people like the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
The Eighth Prince is no match for the Crown Prince or the Fourth Prince in terms of background or status. Today, the Eighth Prince just happened to meet the little princess of the Guarjia Mansion. She will definitely forget about the Eighth Prince in the future.
He looked at the Eighth Prince and it seemed he was still looking forward to seeing the little princess again. The most important thing in the palace is to have self-awareness, otherwise you are likely to fall too hard.
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