Nalan Xingde was talented since childhood and had a photographic memory of reading. He learned riding and shooting when he was only a few years old. At the age of 17, he entered the Imperial College to study. He was appreciated by Xu Wenyuan, the Imperial Academy's wine sacrificer, and recommended to his brother Xu Qianxue, a cabinet bachelor and minister of the Ministry of Rites. Nalan Xingde took part in the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination at the age of 18 and passed the examination. At the age of 19, he was preparing to take part in the General Examination, but was unable to take part in the Palace Examination due to illness. In the following years, he studied more diligently and worshiped Xu Qianxue as his teacher. Under the guidance of famous teachers, he presided over the compilation of a 1792-volume compilation of Confucianism - "Tongzhitang Jingjie" in two years, which was appreciated by the emperor and laid the foundation for future development. He also compiled what he saw and heard in the process of studying the classics and history and the records of his friends. It took three or four years to compile the four-volume collection "Lushui Pavilion Miscellaneous Knowledge", which includes knowledge in history, geography, astronomy, calendar, Buddhism, music, literature, textual research and other aspects. It shows his extensive knowledge base and various interests and hobbies. In 1674 (the thirteenth year of Kangxi), he married his wife Lu. In the sixteenth year of Kangxi, Lu passed away due to dystocia. Nalan's mourning broke through the air and became the highest point in "Drinking Water Ci". Later generations cannot surpass it, not even he himself can surpass it. Wang Guowei, a famous scholar in modern times, gave him high praise: "Nalan Rongruo sees things with natural eyes and speaks with natural tongue. This is because he first entered the Central Plains and was not infected with the customs of the Han people, so he can really do this. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, there has only been one person." Kuang Zhouyi, a poet in the late Qing Dynasty, also praised him as "the first lyricist in the early days of the Republic of China" in "Huifeng Ci Hua".