Cui Rong frowned slightly.
He replied, "Xuan'er, you need to learn to rein in your temper and respect your opponents. Besides, he is your Elder Imperial Brother."
"His Majesty and Prince Yu certainly wouldn't like hearing you speak of the Crown Prince that way, even if... you didn't mean it."
He patted his shoulder. "I will always be your uncle alone. No one can take that away."
The Crown Prince had no need for him as an uncle, and he... had no desire to be the Crown Prince's uncle either.
After hearing his words, the Sixth Prince immediately fell silent.
He quietly lowered his head, his eyes downcast.
He knew.
He knew all of it.
But he simply couldn't accept it. The Crown Prince had done nothing, yet everything came to him so easily.
Clearly, he had once been Emperor Father's most beloved son.
Yet ever since Little Imperial... Xiao Yu had arrived, Emperor Father had begun to overlook him and stop caring about him.
Even Consort Mother had fallen out of favor.
Maternal Grandfather and his uncle were often suppressed as well.
He hated Xiao Yu.
But at the same time, he envied how effortlessly Xiao Yu won Emperor Father's regard and affection.
Even the Crown Prince, whom he despised most, had benefited from that and been entrusted with Emperor Father's high hopes.
He truly hated Xiao Yu.
He hated how Xiao Yu only ever had eyes for the Crown Prince, while always ignoring and overlooking him.
He was clearly his little imperial uncle, too.
Seeing that he said nothing, Cui Rong stopped pressing him and said softly, "Go back for now."
The Sixth Prince gave a sullen reply. "Mm..."
At noon the following day.
Prince Yu's Residence.
The Sixth Prince stormed into Prince Yu's Residence.
"Xiao Yu! Xiao