Stepping out of the study, Nan Xueyin’s first glance did not land on Xiao Youlan. Slightly puzzled, she followed her intuition and walked a few paces to the side.
At a distance, beneath a flowering tree, she finally caught sight of him. To her surprise, the Crown Prince was not alone; a young woman stood beside him. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen, with skin as smooth as congealed fat and a face like a lotus blossom. Perhaps due to the sweltering heat or perhaps out of shyness, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and fine beads of sweat had gathered on her forehead. She kept her head lowered as she spoke to Xiao Youlan.
Xiao Youlan wore an expressionless mask, his hands clasped behind his back, his posture aloof. Yet, he listened with reasonable patience; when she finished, he gave a nod.
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