Chapter 1711 Crossbow
At three quarters past the hour of You, a gorgeous firework bloomed in the dark sky.
The cold white light illuminated the eyes of many people.
Nan Yan's eyes lit up.
It was the candlestick on the table in front of her. The candle flame suddenly exploded, and the sound suddenly brought her back to her senses from her thoughts.
She stood up and was about to find a pair of scissors to cut the candle flame when she heard footsteps outside.
Someone whispered a few words.
Then Tingfu knocked gently on the door: "Your Majesty, Lord Yang's subordinates request to see you."
Yang Dai's subordinates?
Aren't most of his men supposed to be heading out tonight? Even if there were two left behind, they should be guarding the safety of Shazhouwei. Why would they come to see him?
Could something have happened?
Nan Yan immediately said, "Let him in."
Although she said so, she did not come in immediately. Instead, she seemed to pause outside, put something down, and then the door was pushed open.
A young soldier who looked no more than twenty years old walked in from outside.
This man was of medium build and seemed to have just joined the army. His skin had not yet been roughened by the wind and sand here, but instead looked very fair, with clear eyes and eyebrows. He was a handsome young man.
Moreover, perhaps because of his youth, there is a youthful innocence between his brows.
As soon as he saw Nan Yan, he immediately bowed respectfully.
"Your humble servant pays homage to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan sat in the chair, looked him over and said, "Who are you?"
The man said, "My name is Tang Zhaoyun, and I am a soldier under Lord Yang Dai."
"It's so late, what do you want to see me for?"
"Lord Yang gave me some charred wood a while ago, saying it was a crossbow mechanism that had been burned and disassembled, and asked me to replicate it."
"oh?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyebrows raised.
She was present when Zhu Feng handed the item to Yang Dai, but she had no idea who Yang Dai passed it to afterwards. Furthermore, with all the complications involved, replicating a nearly completely burned crossbow mechanism and matching every detail was incredibly difficult.
So, she didn't push the matter.
It turned out that it was handed over to a young man named Tang Zhaoyun.
Nan Yan said: "I know about this matter. So why did you come to see me——"
Tang Zhaoyun said, "I have just copied the thing, but Lord Yang has already left Shazhouwei with the emperor. Before he left, he told me that after the thing is made, it can be given to the queen for inspection first."
Nan Yan hurriedly asked, "Where is that thing?"
He pointed to the door and said, "Leave it outside."
“…”
It turned out that he had paused at the door just now to set the crossbow. After all, he was coming in to meet the imperial concubine, so Tingfu naturally wanted him to remove his armor and not bring any weapons in to ensure his own safety.
Nan Yan hurriedly said, "Bring it in for me to see."
"yes."
Tang Zhaoyun hurriedly turned around and walked out. After a while, he came back holding a crossbow.
Tingfu also followed in, holding a crossbow in his hand.
Obviously, for safety reasons, he asked Tang Zhaoyun to separate the two things, so as to ensure the safety of the imperial concubine.
Nan Yan smiled in her heart.
But immediately, she became serious, because at this time, Tang Zhaoyun had already placed the crossbow in front of her: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
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