Her focused expression when reading the book made Gu Ji confused. He looked at her quietly for a long time until she slowly raised her head and looked at the flower garden ahead to be in a daze. The orchids were green, the dew was clear and spiritual, and the orchids were beautiful in the wind, elegant, and swaying in a scattered manner. The spring breeze drove the fragrance as if there were, and the thickness was suitable for each other.

"The lonely orchids grow in the secluded garden, and the grass is deserted." The girl's eyes were filled with sadness and she thought softly, "Although the spring sunshine is shining, she is sad again in the high autumn moon..."

"The flying frost drizzles early, and the greenness is afraid of resting. If there is no breeze blowing, who will the fragrance come out?"[1]

Caught unexpectedly, someone recited the second half of the poem. The girl turned her eyes in panic, and her eyes met the silence independent of the fragrance path.

She was dressed in a brocade and a grand crown. From his clothes, she saw that his status was noble. She stood up slowly and blessed to Youji: "I don't know what the Lord calls him?"

"I..." Youji wanted to speak but stopped, and turned his gaze to Lanpu.

If there is no breeze blowing, who will the fragrance come out to...

Stayed for a moment and looked back at her: "I am Qingfeng, a flower-watcher."

The girl was stunned for a moment, and the look she looked at him seemed to be a mystery.

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"What happened later?" Lixia was still unsatisfied with Youmeng's telling about the old things about her children. "What interesting things have happened to the princess and her?"

Youmeng shook her head sadly: "I have only seen her once, I'm afraid I can't even remember her name."

"I have only seen each other and can never forget you. I can make the princess see her as an old friend?" Gu Yu thought it was rare. After all, Youmeng is not a person who can easily make friends. What they know for so many years is that Wu Xingsu is the only one who is truly considered a friend by Youmeng.

"So fate is so wonderful. There is a word called "At first sight," Youmeng turned her head and smiled with a gentle smile. "I think it's probably what I mean by me, her, and Xingsu."

"Since you've been away for many years, why can the princess not forget the little girl with orchids embroidered on her clothes?"

Youmeng got up and walked slowly towards the windowsill. Her bright red fingertips touched a orchid leaf in the pot: "Because she has something I don't have."

“What is it?”

Youmeng's eyes became softer, and the golden lotus tripod reflected a beautiful posture in her eyes: "A kind of aura that is as elegant as an orchid."

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"Are you a palace servant in Chunhuiyuan?"

Standing in the quiet and quiet wind, looking at the girl with a low eyebrows in front of her, she didn't expect that there was such a special case among the palace maids who were full of poetry and literature, which made him incredible.

She was a little restrained and her voice was extremely light: "Yes, I served Lanpu for many years and was ordered to take care of these orchids."

"Have you read a book?"

She seemed to hide something: "My father likes to collect books, likes to write and write, and is just influenced by his eyes."

"May I have your name?"

"Lan'er." The girl raised her eyebrows and said in a low voice.

"Listen to your conversation, it seems like it comes from a scholarly family." As her name suggests, Youji became more and more curious about her. "Why did he become a slave in the palace?"

She said: "Ten years ago, my father was convicted and his family was in trouble. My servants were in charge of being guilty and became maids."

"What crime was obtained?"

Her lips pursed unnaturally, as if she was unspeakable: "Written Inquisition."

Youji's eyebrows tightened, and the look of looking at her was aggravated, and the two fell into silence again.

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Notes:

[1] From Li Bai's poem "Ancient Style".
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