In his previous life, Zheng Fan had watched various films and literary works set in ancient times. There was a phrase used so exceedingly often that, afterward, hearing it always made him cringe.
That phrase was: "What a pity I was born into the royal family!"
It was usually lamented by female characters, often with pitiful, helpless cries while biting their lower lip, typically in storylines about love over which they had no control.
As if to say, had they not been born into the royal family, they could have endured being born into a poor one—toiling in the fields from a young age, never having enough food or warm clothes, and, if they had younger brothers, even being traded away in marriage.
But here, with the Sixth Prince, Zheng Fan truly comprehended the meaning of this phrase... or perhaps, its chill.
