It's him, it's Zhou Youchen.

A faint light flashed in Meng Xilan's eyes, both surprised and panicked.

I haven't seen him for a long time, and his appearance has changed a lot, no, it should be said that he has changed as a different person.

His face was clean, there were no bruises, no dust, and he was no longer wearing the tattered long jacket, his thin body was wrapped in a noble magpie gray robe, and a jade belt was wrapped around his waist, and a jade plaque was tied on it, and the word "Chen" was engraved on it.

Come to think of it, that's the waist card given to him by the emperor. This jade plate can only be owned by the prince, all of which are customized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and each jade plate is engraved with the name of the prince, which is gentle and smooth, and unique.

In the past, Zhou Youchen's face was always dirty, only the deep amber eyes contained a clearly visible brilliance.

Meng Xilan also had the opportunity to see his face clearly for the first time, and when she looked closely, she suddenly found that the outline of his facial features was indeed somewhat similar to Zhou Shixian.

Perhaps, Zhou Shixian also saw this face, because of the similarity between his eyebrows and eyes, he would believe that Zhou Youchen was really his son and not some kind of evil?

In this palace, Zhou Youchen's favorite place is the Imperial Garden, what he likes is not the flowers and plants here, but the quietness here. So when he was a child, he quietly buried the relics left to him by his mother under a plum tree. Whenever he thought of his mother, he would come to stand under the tree, sit down, or silently recount his thoughts.

Nowadays, there are many more people in the Changqing Palace, and those eunuchs and palace maids surround him all day long, shouting for warmth and serving thoughtfully. But when he looked at their faces, he only felt extremely disgusted! He never needed to be served, and he hated that they were sticking to him all day, so he came here to find purity.

It's a huge royal garden, but Zhou Youchen is already familiar with this place, even if he walks with his eyes closed, he won't get lost. He paced slowly, not in a hurry to return to the palace.

However, Meng Xilan's appearance made his slow footsteps stop, and Zhou Youchen naturally recognized that face, in this palace, she was the first person to smile at him. In winter, the cold wind was blowing, only a smile appeared on her white jade-like face, and she said to him gently: "My name is Meng Xilan, I am different from others, I will never bully you." ”

At this time, she sat alone in the pavilion, wearing a pink cloak, quietly watching the scenery in front of her, her eyebrows stretched, and her eyes calm.

Meng Xilan...... Zhou Youchen silently recited her name in his heart, and he didn't know what he thought, so he slowly walked to her side.

If the little eunuch hadn't spotted him, perhaps he would have stood there all the time, watching her silently.

When the two met again, neither of them spoke, and there was only silence around them.

Gao Fuli stood motionless, just looking at the two masters who were silent at each other, and he was a little puzzled in his heart.

After a while, Meng Xilan moved her body slightly, looked at Zhou Youchen outside the pavilion, and said with a slight smile: "Your Highness the Nine." ”

The corners of Zhou Youchen's mouth sank slightly when he heard this, frowning, and for some reason, he seemed to be a little unhappy.

Meng Xilan's gaze was still wandering on his face, looking at the little face that was still immature but full of stubbornness, and when he saw him standing still, he said again: "Is His Royal Highness Nine also here to enjoy the flowers?" If you don't like it, come and sit with me for a while. ”

Rarely, she was thinking about him, and they would meet again...... Such a coincidence, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is fate.

Zhou Youchen seemed to hesitate, but he didn't hesitate at his feet, and walked over directly.

The two sat opposite each other, separated only by a boxy stone table, on which there was no tea or fruit, only a large bunch of pale pink daisies that Gao Fu had just folded off.

Meng Xilan raised her eyes to look at him and found that he was also looking at herself, with an expressionless face, looking a little sullen.

"Your Highness the Nine......" she called to him again, suddenly wanting to have a gentle conversation with him.

They had met back and forth several times, but each time they were in a hurry, panicked, and not once they were able to say a few words.

As soon as she spoke, Zhou Youchen's face instantly became a little colder, he suddenly stood up, his eyes like amber stared straight at Meng Xilan, his body was a little stiff and walked over, his lips moved without making a sound, and he said to her half-loudly: "My name is Zhou Youchen." ”

Meng Xilan was stunned when she heard this, then pursed her lips and nodded, "I know." ”

"No, I want you to call me Zhou Youchen." Seeing that she didn't understand what he meant, he hurriedly added.

Meng Xilan couldn't help laughing, and nodded again: "Okay, Zhou Youchen." ”

Hearing this, the expression on Zhou Youchen's face slowly eased. His Royal Highness the Nine, it's not his name, and he doesn't like it.

He stood in front of her, a thin and small man, a child less than seven or eight years old, but he kept his hands behind his back like an adult.

He's just a kid...... Why does he always have to give people a bad feeling to provoke, maybe this is how he protects himself. Now, he is already a veritable Nine Emperor Princes, Meng Xilan naturally doesn't have to worry about whether he is doing well, but she is still willing to treat him like a child, and asks him, "Have you had lunch?" ”

Zhou Youchen nodded first, then shook his head.

Meng Xilan tilted her head and laughed at him: "Have you eaten it, or haven't you eaten it?" ”

Zhou Youchen frowned: "I don't like to eat the food they sent, so I didn't eat it." ”

Meng Xilan was stunned again when she heard this, and after thinking about it, she asked again, "Why don't you eat it?" The food in the imperial dining room is the most delicious. Are you afraid that someone will poison you? ”

Zhou Youchen frowned again when he heard this: "No one can harm me, I just don't want to eat." After speaking, he suddenly stepped forward and sat down directly beside Meng Xilan, very close to her, and did not shy away from it.

Meng Xilan raised her eyebrows slightly, and then smiled lightly. "And what do you like to eat? I'll let the little lizi prepare it for you. ”

He is too thin and thin, and he needs to be well nurtured so that he can grow taller in the future.

Zhou Youchen still had a cold face: "I want to eat dim snack, the dim sum you gave me." ”

"Dim sum?" Meng Xilanwa didn't expect him to mention this, and after thinking about it, she called Gao Fuli and said, "You go back to Cining Palace to get some dim sum cakes, His Royal Highness Nine is hungry." ”

Gao Fuli nodded again and again, took two steps, but turned back and handed her a look: "Master, can you do it if there is no one around you to serve?" ”

Meng Xilan nodded, signaling him to rest assured.

Zhou Youchen sat beside Meng Xilan and stopped talking, just waiting for Gao Welfare intently.

Meng Xilan kept looking at him, her eyes slowly fell on his palm, and suddenly remembered something, and said softly: "Show me your hand." ”

Zhou Youchen stretched out his hands without thinking, his hands were small and thin, and the thin calluses between his palms were still clearly visible. But what Meng Xilan was looking for was not the evidence that had always puzzled her. She picked up his cool fingertips, looked down closely, and finally found a thin, shallow scarred wound on his left index finger.

It must have been the wound he was pricked during the blood test.

"Does it hurt?" After a while, Meng Xilan sighed softly and raised her eyes to ask.

Zhou Youchen shook his head, how could this little injury make him feel pain? He never knew it hurt, even if he was beaten or beaten, he never felt pain.

"Sometimes, when a person is injured, the wound is not necessarily on the surface, but in the heart. The wound on the surface has healed, but the wound in the heart is still not healed, and it will still bleed and hurt. ”

Meng Xilan finished speaking quietly, and then held his hands in his palms, intending to warm him up. "Why are your hands always so cold? Is it because you're not warm enough, or are you sick? ”

When Zhou Youchen heard this, the whole person shrank slightly, and his fingertips moved in her palm, but he didn't break free of her hand.

My aunt said that his body is different from other people's, he will not be in pain, nor will he be cold, he is an invulnerable body, and he will be the most powerful person in the world when he grows up.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Meng Xilan asked again: "Zhou Youchen, you must have a lot of secrets hidden in your heart, right?" ”

Zhou Youchen blinked, and his frowning expression showed that he didn't want to answer her question, so he immediately lowered his head and continued to say nothing.

The corners of Meng Xilan's lips rose slightly, and she took a deep breath and said, "To tell you something, I also have a lot of secrets hidden in my heart. ”

When Zhou Youchen heard this, a puzzled look flashed on his face, and he still frowned and said, "Really? ”

Meng Xilan nodded, and there was a little more warmth in her slightly smiling smile. "Yes, maybe one day we can exchange secrets."

If you want to know other people's secrets, you naturally have to exchange your own secrets, so that it is fair enough.

A gleam flashed in Zhou Youchen's eyes, and he didn't answer, just nodded.

Meng Xilan covered his hand, and after a while, he felt that his fingertips were warm, so he let go of his hand and said, "Remember to wear more clothes in the future, and keep the hand stove on hand from time to time, your hands are always so cold that it will make people suspicious." ”

If the imperial doctors let it know, maybe those secrets on his body will not be hidden......

Zhou Youchen nodded as if he didn't understand, and suddenly grabbed her hand again, and said, "Meng Xilan, your hands are so warm." ”

There are very few people in this palace who dare to call her name directly. Meng Xilan looked at him sideways, and said in a serious tone: "You can't call me by my name. In terms of seniority, I can barely be regarded as your elder and your aunt. ”

Zhou Youchen was slightly stunned when he heard this, then his eyes widened and he shook his head, looked at her word by word and said, "You are not your aunt, you are Meng Xilan." ”

His aunt was the most terrible person in the world, and everyone was terrified when they saw her. And Meng Xilan is different, she is different from her aunt, she is different from anyone in this palace.

His suddenly alert expression made Meng Xilan very puzzled, but she still suppressed the doubts in her heart, now is not the time......