The next day, Zhou Jianwei came to find Qu Qinian.
Ever since the glass incident, he had deeply felt how these women in the harem were prone to making trouble out of nothing, so when he heard about the dumplings and rice cakes, he concluded without hesitation that this must have been something these people had done.
So, Yan Shiyue didn't go. He gritted his teeth and studied hard. Finally, he figured out several technical difficulties of reading glasses and came to find Qu Sinian as soon as possible.
Qu Sinian was also very angry. After finding out the truth, he took him to see Emperor Ming Yan.
Zhou Jianwei explained it clearly: "The Prime Minister said that two kinds of glasses are needed, one for myopia and the other for reading. She said that the Queen Mother is old and can only feel the embroidery patterns, so the reading glasses should be made first. I and the craftsmen are stupid and can't help, so the Prime Minister did most of it himself."
No need to say too much, just make it clear.
Upon learning that Yan Shiyue had been busy these days all for the Empress Dowager, Emperor Ming Yan was deeply moved.
He put down what he was doing and personally took them to the Cining Palace.
When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression changed slightly.
With just this tiny change, Qu Sinian and Zhou Jianwei quickly exchanged glances and came to a conclusion in their hearts.
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This matter is closely related to the Queen Mother.
Many times, men and women think completely differently.
For example, at this time, Emperor Ming Yan believed that this was Yan Shiyue's filial piety, so he came in person to mediate the relationship between the Queen Mother and Yan Shiyue.
But the Queen Mother felt that Yan Shiyue would never do this for her, so there must be something fishy about this matter.
What reading glasses? I’ve never heard of them... Maybe she found out something, suspected something, and made up a name for it as revenge against her.
But she is not stupid, it is impossible for her to refuse, otherwise, wouldn't Emperor Ming Yan be suspicious?
So she immediately burst into tears and choked up and said, "I am old and confused, and my great-grandson has suffered a lot. It's rare that my Yue'er is filial and still remembers my old bones. Isn't it shameful for me..."
Naturally, others tried to persuade him.
Then Zhou Jianwei personally put up the eye chart, measured the distance, brought the optometry equipment, and took out the lenses for the empress dowager to try one by one.
You know, some barriers of the times are difficult to eliminate.
For example, in history, when mercury mirrors first appeared in the West, there were many people who were frightened by them. Many people believed that this kind of mirror could capture souls!
So in the eyes of the Queen Mother, this series of operations, no matter how you look at it, seems like... a ritual.
Her smile became more and more forced.
But Emperor Ming Yan was completely attracted by this new thing and did not pay attention to the Empress Dowager's expression.
Qu Sinian stepped aside, looked at the empress dowager's expression, and secretly planned in his heart.
After the Empress Dowager had finished the inspection, Qu Sinian saw that Emperor Ming Yan obviously wanted to try it himself, so he stepped forward and pressed the box with obvious movements, interrupting Emperor Ming Yan's words: "Your Majesty, how about I go back and prepare, and ask Your Majesty and the other elders to inspect it together tomorrow?"
Emperor Mingyan thought of Prime Minister Xu reading a book, and said with a smile, "That's good."
Zhou Jianwei was also a smart man. He understood immediately and cooperated by quickly packing up and closing the box, looking as if he was trying to hide something and making it even more obvious.
The Queen Mother saw this and became even more suspicious.
After Zhou Jianwei returned, he immediately asked someone to make glasses for the empress dowager.
At the same time, Zhou Jianwei also went to the imperial study to test Emperor Ming Yan's eyesight.
After the morning court session the next day, Xu Xiang, Sun Ci Fu and others were all examined again.
But the glasses of others, including the emperor, were made a little slower. Only the empress dowager's were made first. After they were made, Qu Sinian asked someone to tie a tag on the leg of the glasses with a red string, writing down the number, degree, pupil distance and so on.
To those who do not understand the new accounting method, this looks like a ghost painting. Even if they do understand the new accounting method, those who do not understand glasses will not understand what it means.
Then he asked someone to send it over.
When the Queen Mother saw this, her expression changed drastically.
She had already suspected that Yan Shiyue was deliberately taking revenge, and now when she saw the red line and the yellow talisman, she was even more horrified! This was clearly a blatant nightmare to suppress her!
She shouted without hesitation: "Take it away! Take it away!"
That night the Queen Mother had a nightmare.
After two consecutive nights of nightmares, the Queen Mother could no longer bear it and secretly asked someone to smash her glasses. Only then did she sleep well.
It was at this time that Zhou Jianwei delivered the finished reading glasses to the imperial study.
Emperor Ming Yandi read too many books and his eyesight was blurry. Although not as serious as the Empress Dowager's, it was to the point where he needed to keep memorials far away.
As soon as I put on the glasses, my vision suddenly became clear, as if it had not been so clear for many years.
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Yes! Yue'er's things are always magical."
He took it off and looked at it carefully, then looked at the box: "Why is mine black?"
Zhou Jianwei said, "Your Majesty, because the Prime Minister said..." He coughed twice, "This is the color specified by the Prime Minister, and the frame was also designed by the Prime Minister in advance. He said it would suit the Majesty's face shape and skin color, and it would look good on you."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and nodded, "I see."
He looked at the small piece of paper tied with red string again: "What does this mean?"
Zhou Jianwei took a step forward and explained: "This is the number, the degree of the left eye and the right eye, and this is the pupil distance, which is the distance between the pupils of the two eyes."
Emperor Ming Yan was amazed: "I didn't expect this little thing to be so subtle and exquisite."
Then Zhou Jianwei also gave glasses to all the officials.
Xu Xiang and others are old and have severe presbyopia, so they were full of expectations when they had their eyes tested. Once the glasses were put on their noses, they couldn't take them off the moment they got them.
Zhou Jianwei explained to them with a smile: "Everyone is different. Even for the same person, the prescription of the two eyes is different, so don't wear the glasses together. It will cause great harm to the eyes. In addition, everyone should try wearing them when reading. If you don't feel dizzy, it means the prescription is suitable. We will go back and make a pair for each person, and take turns wearing them. If you feel uncomfortable, come to me, and I will ask the craftsman to adjust it."
"In addition, it's not that we don't do more for you, it's that eyes are delicate and the degree of myopia will increase. You have to adjust in time. After a year or six months, you have to retest it, so doing more is just a waste of money."
Everyone agreed.
In the afternoon, Zhou Jianwei sent several pairs of glasses to Emperor Ming Yan, each with different colors and styles. Moreover, the previous ones were in wooden boxes, but this time it was in a glass box, so you could tell what it looked like through the box.
Emperor Mingyan asked with a smile: "Didn't you say to throw away the waste?"
Zhou Jianwei said, "These are all ordered by the Prime Minister. The Emperor can choose different colors to wear when he changes his clothes, or when he goes to court or wears casual clothes."
Emperor Mingyan's smile faded slightly: "Did you go to see Yue'er?"
"I dare not disturb you, Lord. It's just that we spent so much energy on this before. Sometimes when you are resting, you will say a few words to me, and I will remember them. Now that you are busy, I should help you think about it."
Emperor Ming Yan sighed, "Good. Good. You all should follow Yue Er well."
Zhou Jianwei bowed and said, "Yes."
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