There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 171 Asking to see the princess late at night
Before I knew it, the day passed.

At night, the half-waning moon hangs high.

The entire marching camp fell silent, the soldiers who had practiced all day were already lying in their respective tents snoring, only the patrolling soldiers passed by one by one.

The literary officer was a little anxious and waited in his tent.

He didn't tell anyone about the incident during the day, he even consulted to join the military.

If the situation gets bad, he will use some means to solve it. Naturally, the less people know about it, the better.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night, and the camp became increasingly quiet. The nearby tents had already turned off their lights, and no light came out.

The literary officer had no choice but to turn off the oil lamp to avoid attracting the attention of the patrolling officers.

Waited for a long time.

Finally, there was a sudden noise outside the tent, which was very subtle. The literary officer was immediately shaken, stood up and opened the door to let in the subordinate staff of the Prison Department.

"Why so late?"

"There was an accident. I didn't get away. We from the Prison Department..."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly, what happened to the secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom?"

"..."

While chatting in low voices, the two of them had already entered the room and took their seats in the host and guest seats.

"I think it won't be long before the secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom confesses!" After sitting down, the subordinate official dropped a bombshell.

The literary officer took a deep breath, his heart was up and down. There was no light in the tent, so the light was dim, but two beams of light shone out from his wide eyes.

The subordinate official did not pause and continued:
"At noon, I went down to the dungeon to deliver meals. The Liao envoy no longer hummed, but roared like a wild beast. The meals I delivered were also knocked to the ground by him."

"When I went to deliver food in the evening, he...he actually..."

"What is it? Tell me!" the literary officer urged.

"..."

The subordinate swallowed his saliva, with a trace of horror on his face, and said slowly: "He actually squatted on the ground, holding one of his legs with both hands, biting... with his teeth..."

"Bite your own leg?" The literary officer was startled, and his eyes widened even more. He couldn't imagine that situation.

"Not bad!"

The panic on the subordinate's face not only did not disappear, but became even more intense, and he said slowly:

"I have been in the Department of Prisons for more than ten years and have seen many tortures, but I have never seen any kind of torture so powerful that it can make people harm themselves!"

"It's really weird."

"..."

The literary officer frowned fiercely, got up and walked around the tent, lost in thought.

The subordinate stopped talking and just looked at him.

In a quiet night, in a dark tent, one person is walking around, while another person is watching with faint eyes. This scene is really weird.

Suddenly, the literary officer stopped, looked back at the subordinate and asked:

"Are you sure that the Liao secret envoy will confess soon?"

"I'm sure!"

The subordinate also stood up, with two gleams of light flashing in his eyes in the darkness, and said: "Not only that, even the third arrester thinks he will confess soon!"

"The third catcher also thinks so, so there should be no objection to this matter." The literary officer squeezed out a "Chuan" character between his eyebrows, and began to walk around the room again, frowning in thought.

after a little while.

He stopped, looked at the subordinate with an extremely solemn expression and said:

"I want to ask you a favor!"

"..."

About a quarter of an hour later, the subordinate staff hurried out of the tent.

He looked around and saw that no one was around. He quickly ran away and disappeared into the dark night.

He should actually look "up and down".

Because there was a person lying on the top of the tent.

That's Nangong Kui, the head of the three prison guards!

……

at the same time.

The princess sleeps in the tent.

The night is already deep, but the lights are still brightly lit in the sleeping tent. Princess Lanling is dealing with various chores, and she has not finished her work until now.

Although the study room in the sleeping tent is a temporary building, the interior decorations, ornaments, calligraphy and paintings, books, etc. are all complete. At first glance, it does not look like a temporary tent.

There are four lamp stands in the house, distributed in the four corners of the study. There are four candlesticks on each lamp stand, and a piece of "white wax" is inserted in each candlestick.

The most popular lighting fixtures nowadays are oil lamps because they are used by many people.

But candles already existed.

Pewter wax, also known as insect wax, is a natural candle that is extremely rare and expensive and should not be used except by wealthy families.

Princess Lanling is naturally not an ordinary person.

She is first and foremost a princess, Her Majesty the Queen's favorite youngest daughter. At the same time, she also occupies a high position and has all the power in the government.

Although white wax is rare, Princess Lanling is qualified enough to use it.

And it's very extravagant.

In one room, sixteen sticks of white wax were lit...

The house was bright and clear.

After writing the desk, Princess Lanling propped her head on her hand and was flipping through a document. Her brows were frowning and relaxing, and she picked up a pen to add a few strokes to the document from time to time.

Qiulan, a personal maid, personal bodyguard, and also a military officer of the "Prince's Tent", is holding a pair of exquisite gold scissors, leaning over four sets of lamp stands to "cut candles."

In ancient times, candles needed to be cut because the wick would not fall off on its own and if not cut it would affect the brightness of the candle.

Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem called "The Night Rain Sends to the North", which describes the action of cutting candles.

The return date is not yet due, but the night rain in Bashan rises in the autumn pond.

He Dang altogether cuts the candles at the west window, but talks about the rain in Bashan.

In the quiet study, Princess Lanling and Qiulan were busy with their own affairs. There were only the faint sounds of unfolding books and the footsteps of patrolling soldiers passing by in the distance.

Suddenly, another personal maid and bodyguard of Princess Lanling, Dong Xue, who was also the official of the "Prince and Marriage Mansion", walked quickly into the study carrying a tray.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the supper is ready."

There was a crystal clear jade bowl firmly placed on the tray, plus a spoon also made of jade, with white fungus and lotus seed soup inside.

As soon as she finished speaking, Dongxue respectfully placed the crystal clear jade bowl in front of Princess Lanling.

The princess put down the book and rubbed her eyebrows.

She did not eat immediately, but asked:

"What time is it?"

"Replying to the princess, it's already Haishi." Qiulan finished cutting the wicks of all the candles, put away the exquisite gold scissors, and stood respectfully beside the princess.

"It's already Haishi." Princess Lanling sighed quietly.

"It's getting late. Your Highness, Princess, should go to bed after drinking Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, right?" Qiulan took the initiative to walk behind the Princess's chair and gently held the Princess's fragrant shoulders with both hands.

"You may not be able to fall asleep. It's better to read more documents."

"..."

After a while, Princess Lanling waved her hand, and Qiulan behind her stopped pinching her shoulders.

The princess raised her hand and gently held the crystal clear jade bowl in her hand. With her other hand, she held the jade-carved spoon handle and gently stirred the soup in the bowl.

The slender little finger also has a beautiful orchid finger.

The princess's nails were dotted with bright red cinnamon, which was particularly gorgeous. When her fingers were gently swayed, the surface of the nails reflected the slightest trace of candlelight, which looked beautiful and arousing people's imagination.

She was not in a hurry to drink, but asked slowly:

"Is there any latest news?"

Princess Lanling asked about the hiding place of [-] Liao troops.

She was most concerned about this matter at the moment, so she asked about it when she thought of it in order to keep track of the latest progress.

As the princess's personal maid, Qiulan could naturally understand.

Her face was slightly solemn, and she bowed and said:
"Your Highness Princess Qi, there is no latest news yet..."

"Eh!"

Princess Lanling sighed softly, with an expression like "I knew it would be like this."

The princess, who was not in a beautiful mood, lowered her head to glance at the jade bowl in her hand and the white fungus and lotus seed soup in the bowl. With a thought, she had already scooped up a full spoonful.

Tremella lotus seed soup is sweet.

The main materials are white fungus, lotus seeds and stone honey.

Stone honey is the earliest sucrose, and maltose and honey can also be used instead.

But Princess Lanling has a tricky taste, and dislikes the strange taste of maltose and honey in the white fungus and lotus seed soup. For this reason, she has clearly ordered that maltose and honey are not allowed to be added to the soup.

She likes this soup because she has a sweet tooth. Whenever she is in a bad mood, having a bowl of it will make her feel much better.

This time she went to Youzhou to take charge, and she took many people and things with her, including her favorite Shi Mi.

Why bring it from the capital of God?
Because things like stone honey are extremely valuable, ordinary people cannot afford them.

Moreover, Daliang is located in the north and cannot plant sugar cane in large quantities, so stone honey is particularly valuable...

Although Princess Lanling scooped up a large spoonful of Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup, she only ate less than a third of the spoonful. She ate less and looked very elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Qiulan and Dongxue stood on both sides, carefully observing the princess's expression.

In the past, when the princess drank this soup, an intoxicating smile would appear on her beautiful face.

However, something unexpected happened this time.

After Princess Lanling drank the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, she did not show an intoxicating smile. Instead, her beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned, and her softly closed plump lips wriggled slightly, as if she wanted to vomit!
"Your Highness Princess?" Qiulan leaned down and asked in a low voice.

"Princess atones..." Dongxue knelt directly on the ground, looking like she was waiting to be punished.

"..."

Qiulan was stunned, wondering why Dongxue was doing this?

Princess Lanling's little mouth squirmed for a while, and finally she swallowed it with a slight movement of her throat.

She frowned slightly, put the jade bowl on the table without interest, and never looked at it again. Then she looked at Dong Xue and asked, "Why isn't it sweet?"

"Princess Rong, the stone honey we brought all the way from the capital of the gods has been exhausted, and the person we sent back to fetch it has not yet returned... There is caramel and honey, but the princess has ordered..."

"..."

Princess Lanling was stunned for a while after hearing this, then waved her hand and said, "That's all, get up. You have been with me for so many years. Will I still punish you?"

"Thank you princess." Dongxue stood up.

"Make a cup of tea." The princess ordered again.

Dongxue immediately walked out of the study and soon came in holding a quilt of hot tea.

Princess Lanling took a sip, put down the teacup, glanced at the two maids and asked:

"This matter is indeed very difficult and far exceeded my expectations."

"You two have been with me for many years and have learned a lot about poetry, books and strategies. What do you think about this?"

"..."

It seems that the princess is really ill and has sought medical treatment indiscriminately, and she actually asked us for advice... This thought flashed through Qiulan and Dongxue's minds, and they felt a little embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, Qiulan, who was thinking hard, suddenly changed her expression and whispered:

"Does the princess still remember Su Jijiu's method of confinement?"

Qiulan was just looking for something to say to attract the princess's attention.

Princess Lanling raised her brows slightly when she heard this. She thought about it for a while before she remembered it, and said slowly: "You almost forgot about this matter if you didn't mention it to me."

"I remember that Su Jijiu once said that this method will take three to five days to be effective. It has been three full days now. I wonder if it has worked..."

Qiu Dianjun said after careful consideration.

Before the princess could speak, Dongxue said with certainty:
"It's very difficult. The chance is so small that it can be ignored. Her Royal Highness the Princess agreed to this method at the beginning, just for the sake of Su Jijiu."

Princess Lanling's brows were still furrowed, and she nodded slowly when she heard this, expressing her agreement with Dong Xue's words.

She is indeed not optimistic about Su Xian's "confinement method".

Because this goes against common sense...

Princess Lanling shook her head, then stood up, stretched and said, "It's getting late, and I'm a little tired..."

Not a word.

A slight noise suddenly entered the study.

Princess Lanling's brows tightened again. She didn't like anyone disturbing her peace in the middle of the night, especially now that she was ready to go to bed.

"Slave, please go out and take a look at the situation. Who doesn't have a good eye?"

Dongxue walked out quickly.

after a little while.

Dongxue returned with a happy face and shouted excitedly:

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

"Why are you shouting so loudly? Where are all the rules you learned?" Qiulan scolded.

"Princess, make atonement. I was so excited that I forgot my appearance. Please make atonement, princess." Dongxue bowed.

Princess Lanling showed a hint of curiosity and asked:

"Why are you so excited? Who is making the noise outside?"

"Reporting to the princess, the person coming outside is Nangong Kui, the third arrester of the Prison Department!"

"Nangong Kui?" The princess was still a little confused.

"Nangong Kui said that he had a good thing to report to the princess face to face, which was related to the hiding place of [-] Liao troops! The servant guessed that Nangong Kui had tortured the result from the Liao envoy."

"..."

"What did you say!"

Princess Lanling was shocked when she heard this, and then she lost her tiredness and said to herself:
"Yes, Nangong Kui is responsible for interrogating the Liao secret envoy. He must have found out the hiding place of [-] Liao troops from the Liao secret envoy!"

"Go and fetch people quickly."

"Yes……"

"..."

After a while, Nangong Kui, who was tall, handsome and feminine, quickly entered the study and bowed to Princess Lanling who was sitting firmly behind the desk:
"The humble Nangong Kui pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Don't be too polite."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"I heard that you tortured the secret envoy of the Liao State into the hiding place of [-] Liao troops?"

"..."

Nangong Kui's brows moved slightly after hearing this, and she thought to herself, who is trying to kill me?
Before he spoke, Princess Lanling leaned forward slightly, looked at Nangong Kui with a smile on her face and said with a smile:
"The Prison Division's third arrest is truly worthy of its reputation! Please tell me, have you invented a new instrument of torture? How did you get the tough-talking Liao envoy to speak?"

Nangong Kui's face did not change, and she bowed calmly and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess misunderstood, and she did not find out the hiding place of the [-] Liao troops due to her humble position!"

"What did you say? 1"

Princess Lanling's smile suddenly froze, her expression changed drastically, and a pair of majestic phoenix eyes stood up.

Nangong Kui, how dare you play with me... This was the thought that came to her mind.

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)