The villain prince is three and a half years old

"Slow down!" Queen Mother You stood up and looked worriedly at the boy who was walking away.

"Empress Dowager, I'll go and see the Ninth Prince off." Yuhe walked out of the house quickly.

Soon, Yuhe returned to the bedroom.

"Sent him away?" Queen Mother You stroked the remaining four lenses.

"The Ninth Prince ran very fast, he couldn't wait to make old age glasses for the Empress Dowager." Yuhe walked behind the Empress Dowager You and stared at the lenses curiously.

She asked carefully, "My Lady, how magical is that old man's mirror?"

Queen Mother You picked up a lens and asked Yuhe to try it.

“The words have become so big!”

"When I get older, I need this kind of large characters to see clearly."

"Then this old man's mirror isn't..." Yuhe was surprised.

"That's right, the emperor needs this thing more than I do." said Empress Dowager You.

Emperor Kangning had very poor eyesight, and the font size used by officials in their memorials had to be increased twice.

"The Ninth Prince really likes the Queen Mother more." Yuhe said happily.

"Oh, that brat, is he worthy to compare with me?" Empress Dowager You said disdainfully with a smile on her face.

Yuhe didn't dare to respond.

The next evening, under swirling clouds, the Ninth Prince came to the Cining Palace again.

He brought two boxes of different sizes.

Queen Mother You opened the large box, and inside was a strange object that looked like a door frame.

There are two thin golden legs on the left and right of the door frame, and two lenses are inlaid above the door frame.

Under the guidance of the Ninth Prince, Queen Mother You put on glasses, and it turned out that the two legs were resting on her ears.

"This is good, no need to raise your hand." Empress Dowager You praised.

Putting down the glasses, she opened a smaller box. Inside the box was a lens the size of a jade pendant.

The edge of the lens was wrapped in a gold frame, with an extended part that was tied with a rope.

Under the guidance of the Ninth Prince, Queen Mother You clamped the monocle on her eye socket.

Yes, use the muscles of the eye sockets to hold the glasses, and the extended part is to make the lenses farther away from the eyes.

"This is a very strange way to use it." Queen Mother You took off her monocle and rubbed the muscles in her eye socket. "No wonder it needs to be tied with a rope. Without it, it will fall to the ground if you're not careful."

"This one is more majestic." Xia Jing said.

Because a monocle has to be held with the orbital muscles, the eyes are strained, making them sharper.

"You kid, are you kidding me?" Empress Dowager You put the monocle back and explained the difference between the two glasses. "The one with only one lens is convenient for wearing on the body, while the one with two legs is only suitable for home use."

"Grandma has a good eye." Xia Jing gave a thumbs up.

Due to technical limitations, the legs of the glasses cannot be folded, making them difficult to carry.

Queen Mother You put on full-frame glasses and walked around, looking around curiously.

Seeing her happy, Xia Jing felt much happier as well.

Yuhe brought some snacks, and Xia Jing ate them while watching Queen Mother You wandering around like a cat, taking in the new environment.

When the sun was halfway down, Yuhe reminded people that it was time for dinner, and Empress Dowager You reluctantly put down her glasses.

"What do you want to eat?" Empress Dowager You asked Xia Jing.

As she spoke, she tried on the monocle again.

"Steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised pork, braised duck, braised chicken, bacon, pine flower and pork belly..."

After Xia Jing finished his monologue, Empress Dowager You was stunned. The monocle that she had managed to hold in her eye socket slipped off her face and dangled on her chest.

It appeared, the legendary surprise!

It’s a pity that I don’t have a camera, so I can’t take screenshots and make them into emoticons.

The Cining Palace could prepare all the dishes that Xia Jing mentioned, but they couldn't be prepared all at once, so the Ninth Prince reluctantly asked for only a roast duck.

"When are you going to send one to your father?"

At the dinner table, Empress Dowager You looked at Xia Jing and reminded him.

"Let's wait for father's birthday." Xia Jing held up the roast duck leg, his mouth full of oil.

Empress Dowager You wiped his lips and said, "The birthday is still more than a month away. If the Emperor knew, he would be able to see the clear memorial a month earlier. What do you think he would think?"

Just don't let him know. Xia Jing underestimated it in his heart.

However, it has already been given to Empress Dowager You, so Emperor Kangning cannot be unaware of it. At the Supervisor of Craftsmen's Works, perhaps there are also craftsmen who have figured out the function of the lens.

"Make one tomorrow and send it to the Yangxin Palace." Xia Jing said.

"That's right. On the emperor's birthday, just give him something auspicious." Mrs. You picked up the bowl and fed the boy.

After dinner, Xia Jing strolled around the Cining Palace and returned to Jingyixuan.

Empress Dowager You was right. It would be better to send the reading glasses, which the other party urgently needed, as early as possible.

The next morning, Xia Jing went to the Craftsmen's Supervisor, took out another set of the initial five lenses, took the Cining Palace sign, and left the palace.

He ran into Zhang Zanyu's house, causing a lot of chaos, and then tested the lenses for Zhang Zanyu. For Zhang Zanyu, the best lens was No. 4, while the best lens for Empress Dowager You was No. 3.

After returning to the palace and entering the upper study, Xia Jing gave Qi Ruhai another test.

Finally, the Ninth Prince passed by the Yangxin Palace and went to see Emperor Kangning, and also wrote down his model.

With the test results, Xia Jing went to the craftsmanship supervisor and ordered three sets of glasses.

Chapter 156 Are you so filial to me?

When Xia Jing went to the Yangxin Palace to test the lenses for Emperor Kangning, Emperor Kangning was drinking tea.

The boy saluted, walked forward, raised one hand in front of Emperor Kangning, and held the lens in front of Emperor Kangning with the other hand.

"Father, are my palm lines clear?" he asked.

Emperor Kangning was puzzled and replied, "I can't see clearly."

"what about this?"

After trying all five lenses, the boy bowed again and quickly left the Yangxin Palace.

Emperor Kangning was stunned and turned to look at Xu Zhongde: "What is he doing here?"

"Your Majesty, it seems like you tried something?" Xu Zhongde was also confused.

"What palm lines? I thought I wanted to read his palm!"

Emperor Kang Ning thought back to the pieces of extremely transparent colored glass and vaguely felt that the matter was related to those pieces of colored glass, but the boy's movements were too fast and he could not see clearly.

Just now, the palm lines on some pieces of glass were blurry, while the other pieces were clearer. Emperor Kang Ning thought that was just the difference in looking at the palm lines, but he didn't know that this was the difference in looking at the world.

The memorials from the ministers were delivered to the Yangxin Palace, but Emperor Kangning soon became busy with government affairs and forgot about the matter.

The Ninth Prince did not appear again that day.

……

Another morning, after returning from the morning court session, Emperor Kangning opened his memorial cabinet, which was filled with memorials sent from all over the country. These were old memorials, and Emperor Kangning thought they were valuable, so he kept them.

He rummaged through the memorial cabinet, looking for two types of memorials: one was the relevant memorials mentioned by the ministers at the morning court, and the other was the intelligence memorials from the Chu and Yan states.

The former category was what he wanted to see, and the latter category was what King Jing asked for.

He flipped through the pages and found a book from a few years ago. He opened it and was furious. At that time, officials loved to write in small characters. He could read them clearly a few years ago, but now he couldn't read them at all.

Suppressing his anger, he sighed. What else could he do? He couldn't use current regulations to cause trouble for ministers from years ago.

Without letting Xu Zhongde read, Emperor Kang Ning squinted his eyes, guessed, and combined with his memories, he quickly read several old memorials in his hand.

After closing the last fold, he rubbed his eyes and looked into the distance to relax his eyeballs.

He saw the box on the table at the door.

"What is that?" he asked Xu Zhongde.

Xu Zhongde quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this was something the Ninth Prince had the Supervisor of Craftsmen send over."

"Take it and take a look."

Emperor Kangning took the box and stroked it. It felt smooth and well-proportioned, a fine box. He couldn't see the microcarvings on the box clearly, so he could only feel it with his hands, as if he had seen it before.

When the box was opened, there were three pieces of glass inside, two of which were mounted on a shelf, and the other was placed alone.

Emperor Kangning took it out and examined it with confusion. "This glass is exceptionally transparent. It's a good thing. But what's the point of making it like this? Wouldn't it be much better to make beads or a cup?"

"I don't understand either. The eunuch from the Craftsman's Supervisor just handed over the box and said nothing." Xu Zhongde also stared at the lens. "However, the Ninth Prince wouldn't be so mysterious. This must be useful."

"I think so too." Emperor Kangning looked at it for a long time, and finally had an idea and put his eyes close to the lens.

He was afraid of dropping the lens, so he didn't hold it too high, but just hung it above the box. He looked up and suddenly saw the carvings on the wooden box that he hadn't been able to see for a long time.

"..."

Emperor Kang Ning suddenly raised his head, strode to the desk, opened the folder, and looked through the lens.

Xu Zhongde was confused and looked at Emperor Kangning anxiously.

After a while, Emperor Kangning dropped the memorial and sat on the chair, looking dazed.

The memorials that were previously unclear can now be seen clearly. This should be good news and something worth celebrating.

However, he was already lying on the table, suppressing his discomfort and finishing reading the memorial!

The most heartbreaking thing in this world is not the hardships ahead, but enduring the hardships to walk a certain distance, and then looking back to find that this hardship could have been avoided!

"Next time the Ninth Prince sends something, tell me first."

"promise."

Corningdi put down his monocle and picked up a pair of full-frame glasses. He quickly figured out how to wear them and also understood the drawback of these glasses - they could only allow for close vision but not far vision.

Emperor Kangning was very happy to get the new props. He sat at the table and reviewed memorials a little faster.

I had originally planned to review memorials for the whole morning, but I finished in most of the morning.

He stretched out, feeling refreshed for the first time in months.

Of course, this kind of joy should be shared with others.

"Let's go to the Cining Palace." Emperor Kangning walked out of the Yangxin Palace with his hands behind his back, and of course he did not forget to take the box with him.

The double-lens ones are not suitable for walking. It is dizzy and troublesome to put on and take off. Corningdi found that the single-lens ones are the best to use on the road.

He walked and looked along the way, stopping from time to time, holding the monocle in front of his eyes to observe things that were difficult to see before.

"The Ninth Prince is a filial son," he sighed. "He came here to test it yesterday, and this morning, he delivered this treasure. And it was sent by the Chief of Craftsmen. He even gave up his own opportunity to show off so that I could use it sooner."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhongde immediately slapped himself and said, "I deserve to die. I didn't tell His Majesty right away and failed the Ninth Prince!"

"It's nothing, it was an unintentional mistake on your part," Emperor Kangning quickened his pace. "The Ninth Prince gave me two pairs, and I remembered that the Empress Dowager couldn't see clearly either, so I sent one to her."

"The Empress Dowager must be very happy!" Xu Zhongde said happily.

The two of them passed through the Cining Gate and arrived at the bedroom, where they saw Empress Dowager You listening to the zither.

Empress Dowager You was half lying on the Arhat bed, asking Emperor Kangning why he was interested in coming over.

Emperor Kangning mysteriously took out a book with very small words on it and asked, "Can the Empress Dowager see the words on this book?"

As Emperor Kangning expected, Empress Dowager You certainly couldn't see clearly, so he took out the lenses himself, which surprised Empress Dowager You.

Queen Mother You took the book, opened it, fumbled in her sleeve, and pulled out a monocle, which she put on her right eye and read the words on the page.

"...This is just an ordinary book. Why does the emperor want me to read it?" Empress Dowager You turned her head and looked at Emperor Kangning through the glasses in confusion.

Emperor Kangning's smile disappeared.

After coming out of the Cining Palace, Emperor Kangning was in a very low mood, and Xu Zhongde was worried.

"That's right," Emperor Kangning sighed, "The Ninth Prince and the Queen Mother are close. What I have, the Queen Mother will certainly have too."