Remembering You While Gathering Lotus Flowers [GL]

First of all, there is no doubt that this is a good article, and it is good because of three words, "bringing brains", not only the characters of all sizes in the article "bringing brains" to do things, but also the author "bringing brains" to write this article. Rather than saying that the author "brings his brain" to write the article, it is better to say that the author writes this article with his "heart". The first stage of the novel is directly about the scene of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", with all kinds of intrigues and intrigues among the women in the harem. If there is a plot similar to the heroine who has been in the palace for many years but still keeps herself clean, treats the emperor as a fool, and never sleeps with her, the evaluation of this novel in my mind will be greatly reduced, because these plots are too idealistic. The heroine Xie Lianzhen is a typical harem young woman. Her background as a daughter of a county town determines her structure. Growing up in a harmonious family environment where her older brother loves her older sister and her family is harmonious has established her inner yearning for truth, goodness and beauty in the world. This character often reminds me of Yang Yuhuan, one of the four beauties in ancient times. They do not have huge ambitions and ambitions in their hearts, but only wish to be with their beloved for a lifetime. It can be seen from some details in the article that Xie Lianzhen had some expectations and yearning for the emperor at first. However, from the moment she was framed and thrown into the "cold palace", she truly understood what it means to enter the palace gate as deep as the sea, and what it means to be the most ruthless emperor's family. If the image of this kind of little woman is not well portrayed, it would be easy for readers to think that the heroine is just a troublemaker and silly, but the author's portrayal of Xie Lian is still very good. If the appearance of the imperial concubine is Xie Lianzhen's hope in despair, then the appearance of Xie Lianzhen is a bright light in the dark world of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine with the image of a heroine does not need a strong man who can match her and accompany her forward, but a harbor that can warm her heart. Someone asked the imperial concubine whether she loves Xie Lianzhen or Lin Wanxi more. In my opinion, this question is no different from whether you prefer your predecessor or your current one. There is actually no comparability between the two, not to mention that Lin Wanxi is dead. If Lin Wanxi had not died that year, but got married and had children, I believe that as time goes by, the imperial concubine will gradually let go of it, and this relationship will eventually become a scar that she does not want to mention. However, the cruel thing is that Lin Wanxi not only died when the imperial concubine loved her most, but also died in such a humiliating and tragic way. This bloody white moonlight became a nightmare that eroded her emotions day after day, adding to her desire for revenge. In my opinion, what happened to the imperial concubine later was not so much her love for Lin Wanxi, but her unwillingness to face her tragic death, and her self-blame for being powerless at the time. The imperial concubine seemed to have no desires in the palace, but in fact she planned carefully and planned every step. From the fact that she was still favored in the palace after falling out of favor with her mother's family, it can be seen that she must have spent a lot of thought on the emperor. What she was waiting for was an opportunity to gain power, and Xie Lian's real appearance accelerated her desire for revenge, just because she did not want to make the same mistake again. The emperor's death and some of the details of Huo Mu's rebellion are very reasonable in my opinion. Most of the ancient emperors who died suddenly died of drug addiction, such as Qin Shihuang. When Huo Mu rebelled, there was a memory of the imperial concubine, saying that a fortune teller once asserted that he had an extraordinary appearance and was not like a thing in a pond. It seemed to be a superstition, but in fact it was not. This was equivalent to planting a seed of rebellion in Huo Mu's heart. Once the time is ripe and the power he controls reaches a certain level, this seed will break out in his heart and grow wantonly. I don't know how most people define the quality of writing, but to me, the quality of writing is whether the author's arrangement and description of the plot are engaging. This article gave me the feeling that the plot is very reasonable and smooth, and the writing is quite satisfactory. Also, the author's portrayal of Lin Wanxi, a key figure, is obviously not rich enough. She is the cause of the entire incident, but most of her description in the article focuses on Huo Binglun's growth and revenge. If a key figure like Lin Wanxi, who is full of tragedy, is well described, it should be very effective. All in all, this article is very good, and the author writes it very carefully. It is a blessing for a reader to have another author who writes his article carefully.

I have read the author's Lemon Mint Flavor and Devil's Mask, but they were all in 2015 and 2016. I didn't expect to read the author's article again in 2023. In seven or eight years, I also experienced the beginning and end of my first girlfriend, and came out to my family and many things. Unexpectedly, after so many years, the author is still writing lily novels. I am very grateful. I hope the author is safe and happy, and I hope that I can continue to read the author's lily novels in the future.

I have read it several times, and everything from the characterization to the plot advancement is very natural and reasonable. This novel has been around for many years, and there are very few novels nowadays with two heroines set in this way. Even according to the current mainstream, even the author may no longer agree with such an ending and character setting. Writing ancient prose is always more challenging than modern prose. The author did a good job and created a novel world that fits the story itself without imposing anything else. Perhaps from the current perspective, Yeon-jin is too weak and will be criticized for giving in to her younger brother. Writing it early also has the advantage of writing it early. It is the only novel that I have read several times. I thank the author for his creation and telling a beautiful story.

Having read the entire article, I feel that I am finally qualified to evaluate the characters in this article. I chased him down purely because of Binglun's plotting. I think the plotting in this article is quite brilliant, but the emotional drama makes me really dislike it, and I even think it would be better to change it to a non-CP Lily article. In my opinion, Hyung Lun and Lian Zhen are not equivalent. After reading the whole story, I still don't know what Hing Lun saw in Lian Zhen besides her beauty and gentleness. In other words, apart from her God-given beauty and weak character similar to many women of that era, what else is outstanding about Lian Zhen? Those who serve the king with sex will lose their love and love. I always think this sentence is very reasonable, no matter what kind of relationship it is placed in. If a woman does not have a long-term foundation in a relationship (beauty obviously does not count, it can only be an attractive beginning), it will be difficult to maintain a relationship with unequal power. Deep affection is really worthless in this complicated current relationship. Live first, live well, and then talk about relationships. Otherwise, wouldn't the so-called deep love be a castle in the air? Therefore, what Lian Zhen gave to Hing Lun was far less than what Hing Lun gave to Lian Zhen. It is true that Binglun is a powerful woman. As a woman, she can not only protect herself but also those around her by relying on her own calculations in such a chaotic situation. But she was walking on thin ice in this process. One wrong step would lead to an abyss, and she would be under great pressure. As she said herself, the final result was not only due to her own planning, but also due to luck. In this article, we know that Binglun, the protagonist, must have the blessing of luck to succeed, but she does not know, just like many great people in reality who can achieve great things and take risks without knowing whether they will succeed. Going back to my point of view at the beginning, during this whole process, Lian Zhen had no help and could only be a beauty in the palace who relied on the ice wheel to survive. So I don't see anything outstanding about this character. And the last few chapters made me particularly excited. Lian Zhen actually lost her temper with Bing Lun because of Zong Xu, a deposed emperor. It should be noted that her own life was saved by others, how could she ask her benefactor to save a character who was deeply involved in chaos? Lian Zhen can't even possess this bit of vision and responsibility. Not to mention that Zong Xu had thought about poisoning Bing Lun. Even if he was a good boy from beginning to end, his identity was doomed to tragedy. However, he was born in the royal family and enjoyed the noble status of the royal family, but he was bound to bear the consequences of failure in such a situation. It should be noted that some people are born as slaves in this chaotic situation, and his origin has given him a period of imperial time with rich clothes and fine food. Now that you have received the benefits of status, how can you not bear the price of status? Destiny is never completely free. Lian Zhen didn't understand this, but she should at least understand who saved her life and stick to her duty. Even between lovers, if only one party contributes unilaterally, the other party should at least stick to his duty and stop criticizing the other party too much. Therefore, the emotional line of this article is really a complete failure in my opinion. In the end, what made me even more angry was that Lian Zhen actually wanted Bing Lun to follow her to her hometown to live an ordinary life. It is really sad to think that such a strange woman like Bing Lun spent the first half of her life strategizing and not proclaiming herself emperor in the second half of her life. She actually did not stay in the imperial city to use her own identity to make some conveniences and reforms for women in the current situation. In the end, she became a prince whose true gender was unknown to the world. The layout is really small.

The ancient prose is not only beautiful in terms of words and sentences, but also in the creation of characters. It may not be as "advanced" as is popular nowadays due to the limitations of the times when it was created, but it also shows a truthfulness that makes people really want to believe that there were two ancient women who loved each other deeply.

The writing is so good, why don't you stop writing?

Woo hoo,,, it's another day to cry for other people's love. The characters are very fleshed out, I like Lian Zhen very much, it's so well written! After reading it in one go, it felt like I had spent a long time with the people in the story. But whether it was in the story or in reality, both were happy!

A well-written novel, big thumbs up to the author! The only flaw in the entire novel is that the transition from acquaintance to falling in love between the two heroines is a little thin, and the love is rather abrupt. It would be perfect if this part was written more carefully!

I should have read this article in 2018, but it was too slow at that time. I wanted to gain weight before reading it. A few years later, I recently wanted to read it again. It turns out that I also wrote the article in 2020. I also spent a few days chasing it in one go. Until I just finished it, I couldn't get away from it for a long time. My beloved is getting married today, and I don't know how I should feel about it. The epidemic has trapped me, and she will definitely not want me to attend the ceremony live, letting myself be immersed in the atmosphere of the novel and the ending. Every article written by Guangling is still deeply remembered after reading it. Compared with other authors of Lily articles, it makes people feel hundreds of times more immersive. I hope Guangling can continue to write articles.

In addition to "Reminiscence Picking Hibiscus", I have also read two lily novels in total. I finished reading this one without sleep for 7 hours yesterday, and I can't help but write a long and super subjective review~ Before I got into the trap, I knew that Guangling San'er was famous. After reading the whole text, I really felt that the reputation was worthy of the work. When I first read the first 65 chapters, I felt that the progress was relatively slow. As some reviews said, there are similarities with The Legend of Zhen Huan. However, starting from chapter 65, when the layout of the full text is suddenly revealed, you can immediately feel the difference between it and the classic palace drama. There are fewer things and more people in the world. This is what good writers and articles are like. It's not about the plot that no one has written or the story that has never been told before. It's about how to make things that are stale under the sun taste like aging, and how to make the world's joys and sorrows slightly connected through those who have experienced them. It is true that this novel has various flaws such as poor diction and citation, but the reader has no idea what is more important in the drawings, the characters' beards and hair that are scattered according to the scenery, the chess game, the loss of several pawns relying on the general's momentum, the practice of calligraphy, the changes in horizontal hooks and vertical movements, etc. Obviously, the same goes for writing articles. Reading the postscript, I also said that writing novels is a side job, and time is limited. The author must be more aware of and cherish the gains and losses of his works than the average reader. It is not easy to be able to sacrifice small details for the overall situation. In a thousand words, this novel was worth my 7 hours. (And 2000 Jinjiang coins?? Hhhh) After talking about the overall story, let's go back and talk about some of my favorite characters, Xie Lianzhen, Huo Binglun, and Zong Xu. I read the interpretation of "Journey to the West" a few years ago. Some people said that "Journey to the West" is a novel about Taoism. It is not about the story of four masters and apprentices going to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, but about the process of how a person cultivates his own heart, desire, emotion, and sex. At first, I also wanted to use this perspective to look at the relationship between Lian Zhen and Bing Lun. Bing Lun's various manipulations and cruel and selfish actions are all to protect the innocent part of her heart symbolized by Lian Zhen, and the rigidity and melting of their relationship are related to the resistance and opening of the body, much like the process of a person slowly walking towards himself through the outside world until he is closed. But after reading, I gradually felt that if I interpret it in this binary relationship, it will destroy the freshness of Lian Zhen and Bing Lun, and underestimate them both. Therefore, I prefer to put aside these "interpretation routines" and use my own reading experience to understand them. In my heart, Lian Zhen and Bing Lun are more like a mirror that reflects each other. They gradually discover and determine their position through their love for each other. And in this process, Lian Zhen was ranked before Hing Lun. Although during the reading process, I shared Lian Zhen's perspective more and liked Hing Lun even more. Let's talk about Binglun first. Anyone who has read this novel will be deeply impressed by Huo Binglun. She has a reclusive side and a part of her that is good at manipulating power and is cold and deep. However, if you look closely, Binglun's character is not always like this. She has a hidden growth arc, and this arc is intertwined with her emotional development towards Lian Zhen. The appearance of Lian Zhen makes her willing to realize, get close to, and accept her own. Before Lian Zhen appeared, Bing Lun's life was divided into two stages, before her cousin's death and after her cousin's death. The former stage was helpless and happy, and the latter stage was desperate and peaceful. Bing Lun only made one mistake in her life, and this mistake caused her to lose her most precious person, which was unacceptable to her. He cannot accept his gullibility, innocence, and naivety, nor can he accept his powerless lies when facing his cousin, and the damage all these have caused to himself and the people he loves. At this stage, she has nothing to protect or fight for, so she is similar to the delayed Hamlet. She may not think about revenge so much, because what if the revenge is successful? It can also be seen from the later chapters that she has long known the reason for her cousin's suicide, but Kang Hui visited many times, and her attitude towards the Huo family was very bland. In addition to the decline of the Huo family, she did not participate in the struggle for power for the time being. It can also be said that she is still in a state of isolation from herself. She spent year after year in the state of her cousin's death, packing up and sealing away the most painful, irreversible but also truest part of herself. After developing a relationship with Lian Zhen, Bing Lun's state became loose. From Bing Lun's explanation to Lian Zhen in the end, we can know that all her plans started from the day after the emperor's death. These plans were not only for revenge for her cousin, but also for her and Lian Zhen's future considerations. Therefore, I don't agree with the statement that Bai Yueguang is always in Bai Yueguang's heart and it's better to be dead. Binglun's love for Wanxi and Lianzhen and Shiro's love for Chun Yuan and Zhen Huan are completely different. The latter's love for Chun Yuan was too one-sided and seemed insincere. As for Wanxi, Binglun's emotions were richer and more complex. She burned all her belongings and did not mention her emotions to anyone. Her hatred for the person who caused Wanxi to commit suicide emerged together with her love for Lian Zhen. Emotions are like a Pandora's box. Once one part is opened, the other part will inevitably reappear. The sweetness of Lian Zhen's presence evokes the fear of Wan Xi being taken away. In turn, the fear of Wan Xi being taken away makes her even more urgent to protect Lian Zhen. During this stage, Binglun's memory of Wanxi slowly thawed. She kept dreaming back at midnight and hammering on the locked door. In the section where Lian Zhen questioned Wanxi, Binglun walked into Wanxi's suicide scene and understood from beginning to end what Wanxi's death meant, and she had to start over. In the last part, after killing his younger brother, avenging his father, blaming his maid, and poisoning his child, Binglun became suspicious and confused about his revenge. He finally decided to be honest with Lian Zhen, and received Lian Zhen's understanding. Wan Xi was finally buried in Bing Lun's heart. Binglun also gained her own understanding and recognition, that is, she transformed from being discouraged to hating others to the point of being able to treat her own love and hate as well as the good and evil of others calmly. Like her name, she became a moon that can shine on the world even if it is cool. Turning back to Lian Zhen, Lian Zhen's character seems a bit vague in the novel. In the first half of the novel, when she first enters the palace, the sisters turn against each other and retreat to protect themselves, etc., She shows a certain skill among the four sisters. In the middle part, Lian Zhen seems to have retreated to her own room and become a classic character. A type of Cinderella who is loved and protected by the strong protagonist because of her kindness. Even Gao Xian and others regard her as "a talisman" in their hearts. However, if you are entangled by these questions about whether she is a good person or not, you will not be able to see clearly the true charm of Ren Zhen, that is, what kind of Ren Zhen is in Hyōrin's heart. I always believe that love cannot arise in an unequal relationship. If Yuan Xiangqin is really just a fool, Jiang Zhishu cannot like her, and the same is true for the relationship between Lian Zhen and Bing Lun. By extension, if the moon of the ice wheel symbolizes the emotions and sorrows that caused the ancients to be tied up, then the lotus of lotus is the return to nature that escapes from the sorrow of love. To a certain extent, the lotus is more "precious" than the ice wheel. Bing Lun's resourceful nature is learned through hardship and learning, and is learned from the environment and family education. Lian Zhen Zhen Chun is a part of her who is born with knowledge. Lian Zhen is always more compatible with Bing Lun than her own emotions, nature, and mind. With Bing Lun's city mind, she is definitely not A person who is easy to love. Judging from Lian Zhen's ability when she first appeared, she is not someone who cannot distinguish between good and bad, loyal and traitorous. She has her own judgments about the emperor, sisters, and people around her. But in Bing Lun, she fell in love when she said she fell in love with Bing Lun, and believed Bing Lun when she said she believed in him. In this relationship, Binglun seems to be giving everything, but in fact she is dodging. While she is planning their future, she is also very clear about her reservations and choices for Lianzhen, while Lianzhen is retreating in order to advance. From the death of the emperor to Zongxu's death, she can guess Binglun's intentions and actions. There is hesitation, jealousy, uneasiness, torture and waiting, but they are all small fights. Xiao Nao has never shaken her trust in Binglun. The mutual love between Zongmou and Wen Ying is based on mutual understanding and never betray each other. Only Lian Zhen can sit in the battle in the capital all night and live and die with Binglun even when she knows that Binglun has concealed and deceived her, and even has no way to judge from the facts whether Binglun is trustworthy. Waiting is not easy to pay. Hing Lun can see from Lian Zhen that he would rather bear everything alone and not trust anyone else. In turn, Hing Lun's self-interested and powerful figure reveals Lian Zhen's sincere heart of forbearance and concession. Finally, let's talk about Zong Xu. Zong Xu is my favorite character in the novel after Bing Lun. The completion of his character arc is even better than that of Lian Zhen. When he appeared, he was born humble and was raised by a concubine. As a child, he was timid and timid. Then he was raised by Binglun for two years and had little rules for his father and ministers. Then he was instigated by the eunuch and tried to poison Binglun. When he was finally poisoned by Binglun, he said, "I only hate that you are not my mother." From being weak and bullied to being able to say that the world belongs to him, you can see the growth of this child under the age of fifteen under the influence of Ice Wheel. There is a part of his character that is like Bing Lun. For him, the two aspects of liking Bing Lun and wanting to poison Bing Lun because Bing Lun has the power that he thinks should be his are separable. In the end, Bing Lun treated him this way. At the same time, his character also has a side like Lian Zhen, a pure and pure person. Wei Lun, the eunuch around him, has bullied him hundreds of times, just because he has regarded the eunuch as his family since he was a child, and he has no doubts. The cruelty of this young boy is that he worships Binglun, understands her, and imitates her in every move, thought, and thought. In the end, he has to clearly understand that he will be killed by Binglun, and still does not feel resentful for it. We can also see another ending of Lian Zhen from Zong Xu. If Lian Zhen finally finds out that Bing Lun is taking advantage of her feelings, she may be like him and just wish he could not fall in love with her when Bing Lun can still fall in love with someone else. Even if she is betrayed by others, she can be magnanimous. At the end of the article, Wu Yue was sealed off by Ice Wheel, and the four of them lived happily together. They were very satisfied, but there was also melancholy in addition to satisfaction. In fairy tales, when you find love, all problems can be solved. In the story of the overbearing president, the misunderstanding between lovers is the biggest obstacle. In the story of Hyun Lun and Lian Zhen, the concubine who is under one person cannot be safe, and the queen mother who is above ten thousand people cannot be safe. She must dominate the world and be controlled by someone she absolutely trusts, who will not hesitate to imprison her father, kill her son, kill her brother, and kill all the suspicious people in the world. Only then can she believe that she is safe and can relax temporarily. But there are a few people who have the ability and luck to overturn the world. Their relationship is almost a fairy tale written in reverse. What if Binglun didn't love her and respect her younger brother? What if Lian Zhen and Zong Xun's children didn't die? If Lian Zhen's parents and relatives were to be involved in a power struggle, what if she couldn't stay out of it and had to use Hyung Lun's tactics? In The West Chamber, you can end up happily if you get the first prize in the exam. In modern love, the conditions for happiness have become more and more demanding. Behind the extreme restraint and depression is a huge uneasiness. Because of this, it is easy to appreciate Sun Wukong's power, but it is difficult to appreciate Lin Daiyu's talent. It is easy to appreciate Binglun's skill, but it is difficult to appreciate Lianzhen's sincerity. Binglun could be Cao Cao if he was born in the Han and Wei dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, one could be a Wu Zhao, in the Ming Dynasty one could be a member of the Donglin Party, and in the Qing Dynasty one could at least be a Zhen Huan. But for Lian Zhen, if she had not encountered the ice wheel, she would have either been living in isolation for the rest of her life, or she would have been born in the prime of the Tang Dynasty and was short-lived. Since Lin Daiyu died in the Grand View Garden, we can no longer imagine the appearance of a natural person other than the silly Baitian who lacks brains, the naive naivety, and the bottomless kind-hearted Madonna. The incompleteness of Yeonjin's character arc can be roughly attributed to this. However, I was mistaken by Chan Juan a long time ago to remember picking hibiscus. If I had been picking hibiscus every year, there would be no need for 600,000 words to remember each other. I hope Hyung Lun and Lian Zhen can be happy after the end of the novel~