Chapter 20: Prophetic Signs (1)
There are two rows of books on the Nalan bookshelf, there are almost a dozen books in one row, and there are about thirty books on the two floors. There are "Song of the Prairie", "The Ancients", "The Art of Governing the Country and the State", etc., all of which are books that he can't put down.
He did everything he could to take down the books that the wizard had placed on the high wall. He didn't know how the wizard put it on, but it took a lot of effort for him to take it down. He took a long stick, then brought stones from all over that could be moved, built them all along the walls, and smashed down the books one by one.
In those days, when I was moving stones, I accidentally scratched a fish scale on my arm, and after a few days, the wound gradually turned red and even festered. Nalan tried not to let the doctor see it, and applied ointment to treat the wound himself.
On the day his father summoned him, he felt that his festering skin was burning and painful, and his whole skin was red and swollen. When Bei Liang came, he fell asleep on the pedal bed, and Bei Liang finally woke him up, and he opened his eyes in a daze.
It was snowy outside, and when he went out, the crows were chirping on the stone wall, and he looked at them with apprehension, "What does it portend in the early morning?" he thought to himself, "It will be fine." He endured the pain in his arm and continued south.
"This is not the way to the council chamber. Nalan noticed that something was wrong, "Where are you taking me?"
"Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, Young Master Nalan. Bei Liang didn't slow down, "The wizard insisted on holding a trial for you, but your father couldn't resist her, so he had to agree." ”
"Ridiculous. Nalan stopped, "I didn't do anything wrong, why are you trying me?"
"The wizard said it was the will of heaven. Bei Liang stopped, "Young Master Nalan should come with me, otherwise I won't be able to explain." ”
"Can I ever come back?" asked Nalan, uncertain.
"The wizard promised that he would release you back when the trial was over. Nalan replied, "That's why your father agreed to the trial." ”
"Good. Nalan nodded and walked forward, "I'd like to hear what the wizard has to say." ”
Snowflakes sprinkled like white waterfalls in every part of the royal court, and the faces of pedestrians could not be seen clearly even two meters in front of them. The snowflakes fell on his eyebrows, hair, and cheeks, and his vision was completely blurred, but he accidentally bumped into someone again.
"I'm sorry. Nalan hurriedly apologized, but looked up to find that it was Miss Rob City Angel, "I'm sorry, Miss." He bowed down again and apologized, Angel hurriedly dodged, but he stepped forward to block the way, Bei Liang had to stand not far from him and wait, "I bumped into you twice, I'm sorry." ”
Angel's eyes were as big as plates, and she looked nervously at the fish scales on his face and shook her head, "It's okay, sir." She took a breath, not knowing what to call him, so she used Adult.
"Just call me Nalan. Nalan corrected, "I'm not an adult. He looked at Angel in surprise, but quickly withdrew his gaze, knowing that looking at her like this would make her frightened, or unhappy, or disgusted. Angel did feel very uncomfortable, she took a few steps back, turned and ran away.
The door to the courtroom was open, and there were guards standing guard on both sides of the court, and a few maids cleaning the courtyard. The courtyard is hundreds of square meters, all the houses are made of wood, the inside is clean and tidy, but there is no smiling face, and everyone's face is gloomy and cold.
The halls of the Inquisition were filled with people on both sides, including the Lord, the father in the middle chair, and the Cardinal Wizard beside him.
Today's adults seem to be a little different from usual, there is no impermeable wall in the world, about Nalan's mother and the unreasonable trial, for a while, many adults were silent, after all, everyone knows what happened, but they just owe Nalan an explanation.
"The crow this morning?" Nalan thought to himself, and asked Bei Liang to lead him to a small table and stood down, "No, the book says that the crow's chirping is a sign that something bad is happening, but the book also says that crows can also deceive people. ”
"This matter should have ended a long time ago, why should it be brought to the trial court?" Nalan had just stood firm, and an adult he didn't even know commented.
"Not long ago, a pawnshop in the city was burglarized. A knight spoke, and the thieves had not yet been caught, and some had burned down numerous houses and robbed the people of their livestock, and the city was in chaos. "We still have a lot of things to do at the moment. ”
"Quiet. The wizard's face changed from his usual kind face, and now his face was tense and serious. As soon as the words fell, the adults and knights who were still chatting suddenly fell silent. "I'm here to announce something. The wizard then spoke, "My lords, I think it is really inappropriate for Nalan to be released without permission, after all, this is the order of the predecessor Da Shan Yu, and it is also the will of God, and we cannot disobey it. ”
"The wizard was right. King Kushan accosted, "I am the elder of Da Dan Yu before his grandfather, and I have experienced three generations of Da Dan Yu, I remember this, Wei Luoguo Da Dan Yu banished Nalan to the Heavenly Tower with his own old man's intentions, and we can't exonerate Nalan from his crime because he is sick." ”
"What is the crime of a child who is less than four years old? After being locked up for so many years, he can be regarded as getting the punishment he deserves. Du Weng Mihou answered, his beard shaking back and forth, "I don't think the Heavenly Tower is suitable for Young Master Nalan anymore, and it deserves to be treated like a noble young master." ”
"I'm in favor. An adult spoke, and more than a dozen ministers behind him agreed, and some even applauded in support of Du Weng Mihou's words.
"Pay attention to who you are speaking. The wizard stared at them with round eyes, "Have you forgotten who his mother was? ”
"Wizard?" Ji Zhou stared at the wizard to stop, "Everyone agrees, you don't have to lose your identity, otherwise the trial will be meaningless." ”
"Genetics...... Providence ...... Providence?What is she going to say?I have heard of celestial phenomena before?" Nalan thought to himself, "I have the blood of the prophet in my veins?"