Because Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty wore them himself, glasses quickly became popular in the court.
Even though the Queen Mother was trapped in the palace, she heard more than once that the glasses made by the prime minister were so miraculous that even an octogenarian could see clearly immediately after putting them on, and he could read and write again.
When Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty came back to pay his respects, he always came wearing glasses and asked with a smile: "Mother, can you wear them? Isn't it very magical?"
The Queen Mother forced a smile and said: "The Ai family doesn't read books and write articles, so why should we be so clear about it? My nose hurts from the pressure, so I asked someone to put it away long ago."
If I had known this, I shouldn’t have ruined it!
The Queen Mother was secretly upset and fearful that something might happen, so she hurriedly arranged for people to leave the palace and asked An An to buy a pair of glasses.
Aunt Shou said: "The Empress Dowager, today I am the seventh son of the Crown Prince. I would like to give the Crown Prince a ride on behalf of the Queen Mother. I will buy glasses by the way."
Aunt Fu looked at her in surprise, not understanding why she would take the initiative to bring up such a thing.
The Queen Mother expressed emotion on her face: "You are thoughtful, so why don't you just drop by and see the child off for the Ai family."
Aunt Shou saluted: "Yes."
Aunt Fu looked at her back and felt as if she had been enlightened.
No wonder her attitude suddenly changed after the Nansui uncle's glass incident. No wonder her mood was obviously not right after the news of the death of the prince... In fact, no wonder the Queen Mother has been thinking about her nephew so much.
My two nephews, why don't you see how much the Queen Mother cares about you?
Unless, someone kept mentioning it in his ear and secretly said some nice things.
Prince Nan Sui Bo is a womanizer and a drunkard, but he is extremely handsome. However, the three of them, Aunt Shou, are just over half a century old, and are only three to five years older than the prince. Is it possible that the two of them were a little different back then?
Aunt Fu was shocked and pretended to be fine.
Aunt Shou informed the queen and quietly left the palace.
Naturally, the queen would secretly send someone to follow her.
Aunt Shou first went to Nansuibo Mansion and presented the gold and silk rewarded by the Queen Mother.
Although it was the mother clan of the Queen Mother, it had fallen into decline after all, so there were not many people paying homage to it, and now it was only the first seven, even less.
As soon as Aunt Shou arrived, Mrs. Bo and Mrs. Shizi were both crying. Aunt Shou also looked sad and knelt down in front of the spirit to give a big gift.
Mrs. Bo stood up on the spot in shock: "Mommy, you absolutely can't do this!"
Aunt Shou's eyes were red and she said: "We are all our own, madam, don't think too much. I have fulfilled the courtesy of the Queen Mother before me. When I first entered the palace, the prince saved me. Now he...I
Giving yourself an extra gift can be regarded as a thank you for the prince's kindness."
When she said this, Madam Uncle couldn't stop her. Although she didn't know what kind of kindness she had, it was hard to ask her in detail now.
So she bowed four times.
Aunt Shou was about to shed tears, but she suppressed them. She stood up and comforted Madam Uncle, then left and returned home.
Many old ladies and eunuchs in the palace like to adopt adopted sons. They find an orphan to adopt as their adopted son and marry him a wife. When he gets old and leaves the palace, he will have someone to support him. After his death, there will also be someone to help him break the basin.
Aunt Shou called her son over and asked him to go to Yuefang to buy a pair of glasses.
The son came back after a while and said: "The people in Yuefang said that the glasses are not for sale now and are only for trial use by high-ranking officials in the court, and the two eyes are clear...what's the difference? Everyone's eyes are different anyway."
, you have to match them one by one, you can’t just buy them casually.”
Aunt Shou was stunned.
Then she asked hurriedly: "Do you know who bought it?"
Her son shook his head: "I don't know."
Aunt Shou was very helpless.
The adopted son she took in was very honest, and she was relieved in this way, but now it was inconvenient to send him out to do things, and she didn't know how to work around it.
Aunt Shou had no choice but to go back and recover.
The Queen Mother pondered for a long time and then summoned the Marquis of Nan'an, the Queen Mother's sister-in-law.
Two days later, Mrs. Nan'an Hou quietly delivered the glasses.
The Queen Mother tried to put it on, and she did feel that it was much clearer. However, after wearing it for a short time, she felt that her eye sockets were bulging and her head felt dizzy.
But she still forced herself to wear it for two days. When greeting the queen, she even praised the queen: "Is this a new embroidery pattern you are wearing? It looks very glamorous."
The queen smiled and thanked her.
The Queen Mother joked with the Queen for a while, then turned around and saw Concubine Shu, and frowned again: "Concubine Shu, what do you mean by this? The Ai family is not dead yet! Are you wearing plain clothes?"
Concubine Shu could only kneel down to apologize.
She was wearing a t-shirt yesterday, and the Queen Mother said: "The Ai family didn't see clearly for a moment, and thought she was the new girl who entered the palace. Concubine Shu should be more dignified!"
The day before yesterday, she was wearing a yellow dress. The Queen Mother said, "Concubine Shu's clothes are the same color as the food the Ai family ate yesterday."
In short, the Queen Mother made it clear that she didn't like her and was even too lazy to find another reason.
Concubine Shu had no choice but to kneel down with her head bowed.
The queen and the concubines chatted and laughed for a while, and then they all stood up, but no one spoke to her.
It wasn't until they had left for a long time that the Queen Mother said: "Why is Concubine Shu still kneeling? It's because the Ai family has forgotten. Get up quickly!"
Concubine Shu respectfully thanked her, gritted her teeth and stood up. She knelt like this for an hour. She couldn't help but shake a little when she stood up.
The Queen Mother shook her head repeatedly and took off her glasses: "Shu Fei, are you dissatisfied with the Aijia? Or are you saying that you cannot kneel down to the Aijia?"
Concubine Shu could only kneel down again: "I don't dare!"
The Queen Mother looked at her coldly.
Concubine Shu had not experienced such hardship for many years in her position as a concubine. She gritted her teeth and suddenly said, "Is it possible that the queen mother made a mistake in her glasses? I heard that only courtiers' glasses can be engraved with 'loyalty'."
', why are the Queen Mother's glasses also engraved with the word 'loyalty'?"
The Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed.
The next moment, she said coldly: "Concubine Shu has sharp eyes!"
Concubine Shu lowered her head, and the Queen Mother said coldly: "Step back!"
Concubine Shu thanked her, stood up, and limped out.
The Queen Mother grabbed her glasses and took a closer look.
With today's technology, screws that are too small cannot be mass-produced, so the front ends of the temples are not thin, and some hollow words and patterns will be engraved on them. For example, courtiers are "loyalty", the queen mother is "ci", and Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty is "ming".
, "Sheng" and the like.
But the Queen Mother was afraid of this before, so how could she take a closer look?
She had no idea the frames were different!
Even Concubine Shu saw it. Did the Queen see it? Did Emperor Mingyan see it? She had seen Emperor Mingyan wearing glasses!
I wanted to call people from the Ministry of Commerce and throw the pot on their heads, but when that thing was used, Emperor Ming Yan personally brought it!
The Queen Mother suddenly had sweat on her forehead.
As for Concubine Shu, as soon as she left Cining Palace and put her hand on the palace maid's shoulder, her expression suddenly changed.
She guessed that the Queen Mother must have found out about the scheming, but the Crown Prince died again, so the Queen Mother held a grudge and tried to tease her.
However, she would not say this, and neither would the Queen Mother.
As for the glasses, she had already noticed them. After all, when she was kneeling, she could just see the Queen Mother's knees. When the Queen Mother lowered her hands, she could see clearly.
She didn't say anything before, but she just thought there was something fishy and didn't want to cause trouble, but now...if she doesn't say anything, she will be killed!
As for whether the Queen Mother will take revenge, well, an old lady who is locked up in a room and has nothing left except her noble status, I'm afraid where will she come from! (To be continued)