Chapter 413: Darkness Under the Lamp

West of the imperial city in the capital, the mansion bestowed by the late emperor on the famous scholar Gao Xianning was empty. His parents, wife and children were all in his hometown in Shandong, and he usually slept alone at night. Gao Xianning put down the book in his hand, picked up the small iron hook on the table, and gently moved the wick in the oil lamp, and the room suddenly became slightly brighter.