The villain prince is three and a half years old

He ordered Xu Zhongde: "Go and summon Master Zhang to the palace."

If you can't show off in front of the Queen Mother, then find someone else to show off to. Zhang Zanyu is loyal, so it's only right to give him one.

He returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, recalled how Empress Dowager You used a monocle, tried it out, and found that it was indeed much more convenient.

When Zhang Zanyu arrived, he used the same trick again, took out a scroll with small characters and asked Zhang Zanyu to read it.

Zhang Zanyu took out his monocle.

"..."

There's no way Qi Ruhai is pregnant!

Emperor Kang Ning had just thought of this when he saw Qi Ruhai running in excitedly.

"Your Majesty, I have received a treasure from the Ninth Prince. Ah, Lord Zhang is here too."

Qi Ruhai, holding a monocle, joyfully entered the imperial study, saluted Emperor Kangning, and greeted Zhang Zanyu.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang, please read this book." Qi Ruhai took out a volume of small-print books and handed it to the two of them.

Emperor Kangning and Zhang Zanyu opened the book together, reached into their arms, took out a monocle, and put it on their right eye.

The smile on Qi Ruhai's face froze.

No, you all have them!

Chapter 157: Unify the world for thousands of years!

"There is only one truth!" Xia Jing, wearing black-framed glasses, stood on a stool with his right hand pointing forward.

"What's the truth?" Yuhe asked curiously.

"The snacks are so delicious." Xia Jing jumped off the stool, pinched a piece of cake and put it in his mouth.

Yuhe didn't understand, but she thought it was very impressive, worthy of being the Ninth Prince.

At this time, Emperor Kangning and his two companions were in the Yangxin Palace, staring at each other, while the Ninth Prince was in the Cining Palace, showing off the black-framed glasses he had made.

Question: Who is the character who transforms from an adult into a child, wears black-framed glasses, has a two-character name, and secretly fights against the evil forces?

That’s right, it’s His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince!

"I heard that you made glasses for Lord Zhang and Lord Qi first, and then gave them to the emperor?" Empress Dowager You glanced at Xia Jing through the gap in the glasses frame.

"That's not my grandson's fault," Xia Jing explained. "Father's old man's mirror is naturally more delicate and expensive. Isn't that why it takes longer to make than the simple models made by Master Zhang and Master Qi? Besides, Master Zhang received it a little earlier. Because I woke up late that morning, Master Qi's copy was not delivered until noon."

"You!" Empress Dowager You shook her head, closed the scroll in her hand, and took off her old man's glasses. "If you have anything, you should send it to the emperor first, not me."

"Oh." Xia Jing nodded perfunctorily.

Yuhe raised her head and looked at Empress Dowager You cautiously.

The Queen Mother said a few days ago, "That boy is not worthy to be compared with me." Today she said that she would send that boy away first.

She thought that the Queen Mother was also as hypocritical as an ordinary old lady.

Queen Mother You grasped the boy's wrist, pulled him into her arms, took off his black-framed glasses and looked at them: "These lenses seem to have no effect at all, as if they weren't there at all."

"Because it's just an ordinary lens," Xia Jing replied. He wasn't nearsighted or farsighted, so he didn't need prescription lenses.

"It can be made so smooth and so transparent..." Queen Mother You instantly thought of another application for glass. "How big can this thing be made?"

"You can make a small window." Xia Jing guessed what the old man was thinking.

Making windows with glass is really not an interesting thing. Paper windows have all the functions of windows except that they are opaque.

To be honest, early glass wasn't very profitable, primarily because there weren't many mass-market products. Ordinary people couldn't afford glass products because they were too fragile, while the nobility preferred colored glass to clear glass.

While glass can be colored, it's extremely complex. Glass made from yellow sand, on the other hand, is naturally green. Xia Jing's childhood memories include several images of green glass from her hometown. Having only green as a single color wouldn't be very useful.

The greatest role of glass is in the field of optics.

"How are you going to do the glass business this time?" asked Empress Dowager You.

Glass isn't a strong cash generator, but it's not weak either. Speaking of prep glasses themselves, they're an extremely valuable commodity. No elderly person in any country can resist them.

"Leave it to Father."

Xia Jing's answer surprised Empress Dowager You.

"Why do you want to please your father now?" Empress Dowager You was puzzled.

Xia Jing took out a telescope from his sleeve. No answer could be more convincing than the real thing.

This is a telescopic telescope made under the guidance of the Ninth Prince. It can be unfolded when in use and folded up and put in your pocket when not in use.

Empress Dowager You took the telescope, peered into the distance, and put it down, her expression dazed and astonished. She could actually see the patterns on the tiles in the distance so clearly!

"This is poorly done. With future technological advancements, we will be able to see farther and more clearly," said Xia Jing.

"Are all the craftsmen who made this the supervisors of craftsmanship?" asked Empress Dowager You.

"Fourth brother is watching over there, and those craftsmen have never gone out." Xia Jing replied.

"I will tell the emperor right away to seal off the Craftsmen's Supervisory Office." Empress Dowager You lowered her head and looked into the telescope as if she were looking at some monster.

In fact, the effect of telescopes in detecting enemy situations is not outstanding. In the later wars, telescopes are more used as an auxiliary to artillery, which can greatly improve the accuracy of artillery.

The most outstanding function of glass lenses is not in telephotography, but in microscopy.

After presenting the telescope to Queen Mother You, Xia Jing went to the Supervisor of Craftsmen and received a box of reading glasses of various sizes and two pairs of telescopes, which he packed together and took to the zoo.

The box was hung on General Yu, and Xia Jing patted the back of his neck: "Go."

General Yu took off and headed for Beizhen. These were for Ning Wanjun.

Glass manufacturing and lens polishing technology need to be kept secret, but the finished products do not. Even if outsiders can imitate them using crystal, the effect will be far inferior to that of glass.

Back at Jingyixuan, the glass issue came to an end, and Xia Jing was thinking about his own task.

Plan or host an event to make it a fond memory for the princes and princesses.

As soon as Xia Jing saw this task, he knew it would be difficult. And indeed, it turned out to be so. Everyone enjoyed the spring outing, but in the end, only Ning Xuenian and Ning Sisi met the requirements.

More importantly, it is quite difficult to carry out large-scale activities in the palace.

It would be nice if the red flower system was also included, but since it is a system, it has nothing to do with the activity.

Fortunately, there will be an opportunity in a month.

Emperor Kangning has decided to hold a quiz contest proposed by the Ninth Prince at his birthday banquet.

I believe that the prince who wins the competition will regard this event as a beautiful memory - this is not only a chance to show his face in front of Emperor Kangning, but also to show his face in front of all the ministers!

In order to make the event as grand and interesting as possible, Xia Jing carefully designed the competition rules and went outside the palace to find Zhang Zanyu to jointly set the competition question bank.

The one-month deadline promised by Emperor Kangning was approaching, and Xia Jing went to Zhang Zanyu's house and put forward the proposal that Zhang Zanyu had been waiting for for a long time.

From then on, the Ninth Prince was separated from the Upper Study and received individual instruction from Zhang Zanyu in the Southern Study.

Studying properly was impossible for the Ninth Prince, but fortunately, neither Zhang Zanyu nor Emperor Kangning planned to pressure him to study. Zhang Zanyu had established a study plan, and as long as the Ninth Prince met it, he wouldn't mind his wandering behavior.

The Ninth Prince moved to a new study, and Xue Zhaoju followed him. Ning Wenhuan also went there from time to time to ask Zhang Zanyu for advice on things he didn't understand, but Zhang Zanyu never answered him.

Zhang Zanyu was particularly cautious in matters related to politics. Ning Wenhuan's teacher was Qi Ruhai.

Ning Wenhuan knelt in the courtyard of the Yangxin Palace and wanted to follow Zhang Zanyu to the Southern Study, but was expelled by Emperor Kangxi.

After this little episode, Emperor Kangning's birthday was approaching, and things gradually became lively from the common people to the palace.

Officials from all over the country searched for items to celebrate Emperor Kangning's birthday, and officials in the capital racked their brains to try to outdo others in gifts.

The Ninth Prince had casually crafted a glass tea set; this was his gift. In this era, drinking tea was considered an art form, and Emperor Kangning would surely appreciate this glassware, where he could see the tea leaves tumbling.

In addition, he also carefully made two glass windows for the study and installed them on the side close to the courtyard.

When Emperor Kangning had nothing to do, he could walk past the upper study and look through the glass window at the princes inside. Although he could look through the original paper window, he had to lower his head to look through the window crack, which was too unsightly, so Emperor Kangning disdained it.

Now, you can see inside as long as you get close, which greatly facilitates Emperor Kang Ning and fixes the bug that when students in the study room are distracted in class, they cannot be startled by the elusive head teacher.

With this glass window, Emperor Kangning could go and scare, no, to see the princes' high enthusiasm.

Xia Jing felt that these princes should be grateful to him, but when he met Ning Gaoxiang and Ning Chengrui, both of them had sad expressions.

Xia Jing also heard that the Fifth Prince, Ning Yuanzhong, had already asked Concubine Duan to find him a private tutor. Ning Yuanzhong would rather be constantly nagged by a teacher than be caught up in the "Little Red Flower" system or be afraid of Emperor Kang Ning's "peek-a-boo" game.

The princes were miserable, while the princesses were relaxed and lively.

Ning Sisi completely became Ning Xuenian's follower. Their greatest pleasure every day was to wander around places where the Ninth Prince might appear and catch wild Ninth Princes.

When Concubine Duan and Concubine Yun were still in love, it was impossible for the two princesses to be together. But now that the Ge family behind Concubine Duan has lost power and the Qin family behind Concubine Yun has gained power, the friendship between the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess has become a reality.

Xia Jing thought that after this, the Ge family would have a brief period of power, and then completely fall. During this brief period of power, Concubine Duan would completely incur the dislike of Emperor Kangning.

This has nothing to do with him, the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince was eagerly awaiting Emperor Kangning's birthday, a day that had a resounding name - Qianqiu Festival.

Before and after the festival, the harem practiced fasting, which greatly affected the Ninth Prince's appetite.

In the court, the ritual officials were busy offering sacrifices everywhere, the Imperial Household Department was busy purchasing utensils, and the Music Bureau was also busy.

Outside the capital, officials from all over the country also set up banquets to celebrate for the emperor from afar.

This set of procedures costs a lot, but it is a necessary political and cultural activity. The people and officials' sense of identity with the Ning Dynasty is established and strengthened through these processes.

Qianqiu Festival is also a rare holiday, and officials from all over the country can have three days off.

The exception was the King of Jing. He and his soldiers were working overtime and were about to leave the capital, so they would not be able to attend the Qianqiu Festival in time.

……

In the Cining Palace, Prince Jing came to say goodbye to Empress Dowager You and happened to meet Xia Jing.

"What gift have you prepared for the emperor?" asked King Jing.

When mentioning this, Xia Jing felt a little annoyed.

He and the Prince of Jing began to criticize Emperor Kangning: "I originally designed a glass tea set for my father, but he heard about it from somewhere and requisitioned the design, ordering it to be engraved with the Chinese characters 'Qian Qiu' and given to all the ministers attending the Qian Qiu Banquet. I still have to think of another gift, and there are only four days left until the Qian Qiu Banquet!"

The King of Jing laughed heartily: "Your Majesty is always like this. He uses things wherever they are useful, no matter what you think."

"Let's not talk about this. How confident are you about this trip, uncle?" Xia Jing asked about the matter of stationing troops in the eastern border.

"The war in the Eastern Territory just ended, and the soldiers are exhausted. Plus, there's no direct evidence, just speculation. And because we're considering the opinions of the countries in the Eastern Territory, there aren't many soldiers available."

The King of Jing recounted the various difficulties: "However, as long as the State of Yan is not a waste, we can help them hold off for a while, and they should be able to react."

"The goal is to prevent Tianmen Pass from falling into the hands of the Chu State?" Xia Jing asked.

"That's right," King Jing replied. "If anything unexpected happens, we will defend the city together with Yan."

Xia Jing was not very satisfied with this result. The State of Yan was too useless. He hoped that the Ning Dynasty could seize Tianmen Pass.

However, there is no rush now. After the Qianqiu Festival, it will take some time before the Tianmen Pass Incident.

The reason for letting King Jing go so early was that he was afraid that this butterfly of his might affect something and bring forward the change at Tianmen Pass.

Besides, Xiao Jida hasn't started working yet.

"My uncle has great military luck." He said to King Jing.

King Jing rubbed his head.

Chapter 158 The Ninth Prince is eating melon

In the four days before the Qianqiu Festival, one day was spent on making new birthday gifts, one day was spent on attending classes in the South Study, and the remaining two days, the wild Ninth Prince wandered around the harem and was caught once by Ning Xuenian and Ning Sisi, and once by Ning Zhixing.

The two princesses captured the Ninth Prince to play together, and Xia Jing was reluctant. Ning Zhixing captured the Ninth Prince because his research on optical lenses had reached a bottleneck. To find the answer, Xia Jing had to enter the Dream Library, searched through the information for a long time, and was forced to work overtime.

When the Qianqiu Festival arrived, the Ninth Prince's boredom from working overtime immediately dissipated when he saw Emperor Kangning's daily schedule.

On Emperor Kangning's birthday, the busiest person was Emperor Kangning.

The spring sun is not that strong, but if you wear heavy ceremonial robes, run through ceremonies, and go against it, you can't blame it for teaching you a lesson.

The Ninth Prince sat beside Empress Dowager You, enjoying the cool breeze, eating chilled watermelon, and watching Emperor Kangning busy himself.

After the ceremony of ancestor worship, Emperor Kangning came to Empress Dowager You and saluted her to show his filial piety.

Before he arrived, Xia Jing hid the watermelon behind him, sat upright, and even used tea to drip two drops of sweat, pretending to share the suffering with Emperor Kangning.

After he left, the Ninth Prince took out the watermelon and continued to enjoy it.