Chapter 1713: Madam, you are hurt!
The young soldier blushed a little at the sudden praise.
She lowered her head shyly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Nan Yan looked at him and said, "How come you are so familiar with these ingenious things?"
Tang Zhaoyun said softly, "My family is a carpentry family. I grew up watching these people and I like making small things myself. After joining the army, Lord Yang discovered my skill and entrusted me with the care of any damaged equipment in the army."
"So, he also gave you the task of repairing this crossbow."
"Exactly."
"I see."
Nan Yan looked at him and nodded: "Master Yang has found the right person."
Tang Zhaoyun lowered his head again in embarrassment.
Nan Yan praised him with a smile, but there was not much smile in her eyes. Instead, she looked at the crossbow in her hand with some seriousness, thought for a moment, and reached out to pull the string.
Tingfu, who was standing behind Tang Zhaoyun, stepped forward hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please be careful."
Nan Yan said: "It's okay, I'm just taking a look, don't make a fuss."
"yes."
Tingfu could only take another step back.
Tang Zhaoyun asked, "Does your Majesty want to try this crossbow?"
"Um."
"Let me tell you, Madam, this is how it should be done—"
He took a step forward, but did not get completely close to Nan Yan. Instead, he stretched out his hand to guide her from two or three steps away. Under his guidance, Nan Yan slowly cocked the crossbow.
However, the bowstring was stretched extremely tight. Just by stringing it, her fingers turned red and almost broke.
Then she said to Tingfu, "Give me the arrow."
Tingfu stepped forward carefully and handed the arrow to her.
Nan Yan loaded the arrow onto the crossbow and slowly lifted it up. Although the crossbow made of white pine wood was not heavy, Nan Yan was not a female strongman. After working on it for so long, she was a little tired.
When she raised the crossbow, Tingfu and Tang Zhaoyun who were standing in front of her subconsciously took a step back and retreated to both sides.
Nan Yan smiled.
Without saying anything, he pointed at the door of his room.
Then, pull the trigger.
But just as she was about to pull the trigger, she found that it was extremely tight and she couldn't pull it with one finger. With a little force, she felt the entire crossbow vibrate slightly and make a sound as if it was about to collapse.
I don’t know if it will really collapse immediately.
Nan Yan gritted her teeth, pressed the trigger with two fingers, and pulled it hard—
Then I heard a sharp "whoosh" sound, and then my hand shook.
Before Nan Yan could see clearly how the arrow was shot out, she felt her elbow being knocked back by a powerful force and hit her chest directly, causing her to groan in pain.
Then, the crossbow in his hand broke with a "bang" and scattered all over the ground.
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at the piece of broken wood in her hand.
"this--"
Tang Zhaoyun, who was watching from the side, didn't feel distressed at all. He just said calmly: "My queen, just as I guessed, this crossbow can only be used once before it breaks down."
indeed.
Nan Yan lowered her head again and looked at the broken wood scattered on the ground at her feet. This thing was indeed futile.
However, it doesn't matter whether it's experienced or not, what matters is——
She looked up again and looked at her door.
The gate was intact, but the arrow was nailed to the door frame, deeply embedded in the wood!
Sure enough, the crosshairs were affected.
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said to Tang Zhaoyun, "You are right."
Tang Zhaoyun nodded and stopped talking. He was only responsible for repairing and making the crossbow, but the specific problems were the business of Lord Yang, the Emperor, and even the Imperial Concubine.
Nan Yan thought for a while, then said, "Okay, you've worked hard. Go down first. When Lord Yang comes back, I will tell him about this matter and reward you accordingly."
Tang Zhaoyun said: "I don't dare to ask for a reward, this is just my duty."
Nan Yan smiled and didn't say much to him.
Tang Zhaoyun squatted down, picked up the broken wood on the ground and put it away himself, then turned to leave. When he reached the door, Nan Yan stopped him again: "Don't tell anyone about this for the time being."
"I understand."
Seeing him walk out, Tingfu stood aside and looked at Nanyan cautiously.
Just as she was about to say something, she was suddenly startled: "My Lady, you are hurt!"
"Um?"
Nan Yan was stunned. She followed his gaze and saw that the base of her hand was broken and bleeding.
"this--"
She immediately realized that it must have been caused by the huge recoil of the crossbow after she pulled the trigger. However, she only felt the severe pain of being hit in the chest by her elbow at the time, so she ignored this point.
Tingfu's face turned pale with fright.
You know, the Emperor loves the Imperial Concubine like a treasure, especially since she is pregnant. He is afraid that she will melt if he holds her in his mouth. Now, he has only been out for a short while, and blood has appeared on the Imperial Concubine's hand——
It seems that my pig head is in danger.
He hurriedly said with a sad face: "This servant deserves death. This servant will go find Doctor Wang right away."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Why call him? It's just a minor injury. Go get some medicine and apply it on me, then bandage it up."
Tingfu went to get medicine and gauze.
After carefully applying the medicine and bandaging it, Tingfu said with a sad face, "I deserve to die for causing your Majesty's injury."
Nan Yan said: "Don't be so anxious all day long. You don't know the taboos."
"But the queen is pregnant, and getting hurt like this—"
"Okay, it's no big deal."
Nan Yan has become a little impatient with their fussing these days. Although she had lost two children in succession and was very careful about this pregnancy, she was not as panic-stricken as they were.
Each of them is as timid as a mouse, especially Zhu Feng.
She said angrily, "The child is in my belly. How can I know whether it's good or not without you?"
Tingfu then took a step back with a sad face.
However, when Nan Yan lowered her head and looked at her bandaged hand, she suddenly frowned.
Seeing her like this, Tingfu immediately asked, "My Lady, what's wrong?"
“…”
Nan Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Tingfu, I don't need you to serve me here tonight."
"ah?"
"You, take your people and retreat."
Tingfu's eyes suddenly widened: "How can this be possible? Your Majesty, most of the troops in the Shazhou Guards and the Duwei Mansion have been transferred away. These people are left behind to protect Your Majesty. How can Your Majesty-"
Nan Yan said solemnly, "I have my own plans. Please ask them to leave."
“…”
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Tingfu had no choice but to walk out and take everyone around him away.
Here, only Nan Yan was left.
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