Chapter 163 Reward

  Although the Empress Dowager felt that Fang Jifan\'s gift was a bit stingy, she admired Fang Jifan very much, but she didn\'t really care about it.

  Zhu Houzhao said such words in front of so many people, but the Empress Dowager had plans to smooth things over for Fang Jifan, and smiled and said: "Courtesy is less important than affection, the crown prince doesn\'t understand, don\'t talk nonsense."

  Fang Jifan had no shame on his face, and a bright smile appeared on his face: "Your Majesty, I just want to talk about this glass mirror. This is a great gift that I have spent countless thoughts on preparing for your Majesty."

  Big…gift…

   As he spoke, Fang Jifan already conjured up a wooden box from his sleeve, which was only slightly bigger than the palm of his hand.

   Is this the glass mirror? Palm-sized glass mirror? This... I\'m afraid it\'s not even a catty, right?

  Many people shook their heads secretly.

  The Fang family in the corner couldn\'t help worrying about this nephew again, although she was so happy that she burst into tears just now because of her nephew\'s success.

  Even Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but glared at him. This glass has produced thousands of catties, and it’s still used to build greenhouses. You just put it in a small box?

  Fang Jifan opened the box as if nothing had happened in the eyes of everyone. Although the Empress Dowager smiled, the smile was a bit stiff after all. It wasn\'t because he was really greedy for such courtesy, but he just felt that it was not good-looking.

  Young people, you are not sensible, you don’t even know how to give gifts.

   But Fang Jifan took out a strange thing from the box.

   is glasses.

  To be precise, this is a pair of reading glasses. With glass, it is easy to make reading glasses. It is nothing more than a problem of polishing. Although manual polishing is time-consuming and laborious, as long as you are willing to work hard, it will not be a problem. In fact, the first glasses in China originated in the late Ming Dynasty and originated in the Gusu area. In order to ensure the precision of lens polishing, during the reign of Chongzhen, a Wujiang native named Sun Yunqiu, who was half of the same town as Tang Yin, made a framed glasses.

   Not only that, he also invented the lens grinding machine - the tuo car. This kind of trolley is rotated by pedals, using ore sand, white mud, brick ash, etc. as abrasives or polishing materials to grind the lenses into convex and concave lenses to meet the needs of eye refraction, and finally mastered the "grinding technique". slice” technology. Lenses are ground from natural crystal stones. At the same time, he also mastered the technology of "optometry", developed presbyopia, myopia, hyperopia and other varieties and various luminosity lenses according to people\'s age and different eyesight, and compiled a set of original optometry "following the eye to the mirror" method. It is used to check the environment. In this way, glasses can be matched with the eyes, the effect is not bad at all, and it is more convenient and comfortable to wear on the face.

  Fang Jifan\'s glasses are made of glass, and as for the polishing method, he borrowed Sun Yunqiu\'s "Tuo Tuo Cart" for reference, and the effect of making lenses is very remarkable.

Of course, the biggest problem here is the degree of reading glasses. Fang Jifan probably consulted Zhu Houzhao, and he knew the approximate degree of the empress dowager. However, Fang Jifan seemed very conservative when getting the glasses. The world seen by the Empress Dowager is clearer, but it does not necessarily require the reading glasses to fit perfectly with the Empress Dowager.

   As for what will happen in the future, it will be tailored.

  The frame of the glasses is made of copper and wood. In order to keep it smooth, it is also coated with a layer of lacquer. There are two mirrors inlaid on it, which is no different from the glasses of later generations.

  Just listen to Fang Jifan: "This is the Longevity Mirror."

   "..."

  If the glass is made like this, it will become a longevity mirror?

   This reminded Zhu Houzhao of the melons grown in the warm shed back then, just as Fang Jifan insisted that they were the melons nourished by the treasures of heaven and earth.

The empress dowager is getting old. After four dynasties, people are old, and they naturally face a problem, that is, their eyes are blurred and they can\'t see close objects clearly. What\'s more frightening is that it is impossible for old people to Walking around, just sitting in this hall every day, to be honest, my eyes are almost blurred.

  Fang Jifan said: "Empress Dowager, can you allow me to personally match this longevity mirror for your empress."

   "Bold." Emperor Hongzhi felt that Fang Jifan was crazy.

  Personally wear it, what does this mean, don’t you understand any rules?

  The empress dowager smiled tolerantly. This Fang Jifan is the master uncle of Hongfa Daoist. He is a good boy. Although he is a bit stingy, but...

   "Yes."

  Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi pitifully, meaning, Your Majesty, you can see that the Empress Dowager is right, right?

   When the Empress Dowager saw Fang Jifan\'s face, she immediately understood that Fang Jifan, a good boy, was frightened by the emperor.

  So he coughed, and looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a somewhat stern look, meaning, today is the Ai family’s birthday, you have nothing to do, why are you putting on the emperor’s airs?

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused, but how can he say that he didn\'t want the emperor\'s grandmother to be unhappy, so he forced a smile and said, "Fang Qing\'s family, let\'s go."

  Fang Jifan was impolite, stepped forward, stood beside the Empress Dowager, and gently put the Longevity Mirror on the bridge of the Empress Dowager\'s nose.

  The empress dowager found it strange. At first, the glasses were placed on the nose and the ears were hooked, which gave people a feeling of discomfort, but in an instant.

  The Empress Dowager felt that the world in front of her eyes was completely different.

The original blurry world suddenly became extremely clear. This rash clarity made her a little dizzy, but after she gradually got used to it, she saw a blurry figure standing beside her. Fang Jifan\'s facial features are clearly visible, the sword eyebrows, the knife-cut sideburns, and even the strands of hair on the temples, each strand is extremely clear.

  A person who is used to ambiguity, at least in this era, is used to it, but suddenly saw this clear world, and instantly reminded the Empress Dowager that she trembled when she was still young.

   This tremor immediately caused countless gazes to become frightened.

  What\'s wrong with this mirror?

  Emperor Hongzhi also thumped in his heart, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.

  The Empress Dowager wore the Longevity Mirror and turned her eyes suddenly. This time, her eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao.

   The look in Zhu Houzhao\'s eyes is especially weird.

This is my great-grandson, my dearest and dearest great-grandson. The Empress Dowager has forgotten how long it has been since she took a good look at this child. Now that she sees this guy, perhaps in the eyes of others, this prince has countless shortcomings, but In the eyes of the empress dowager, every hair of this clear great-grandson, even the pimples on his face, is extremely cute.

  From behind the lens, a tear actually fell down.

  The empress dowager\'s body also began to tremble. She stretched out her hand, wanting to summon Zhu Houzhao to come closer, so that she could take a closer look at this great-grandson. No matter how she looked at it, she liked it.

  How can ordinary people understand and understand this kind of feeling?

  But as soon as the tears fell, countless people shuddered.

   Is there... something wrong?

   "Emperor Grandmother...Emperor Grandmother..." Emperor Hongzhi called out worriedly.

  The empress dowager finally recovered from the trance, but even so, she still couldn\'t restrain the excitement in her heart. After a long time, she took a deep breath and said, "Fang Jifan."

"Here." Fang Jifan smiled happily, and also laughed like a rogue. Presbyopia and myopia are actually the same. In the last life, Fang Jifan was nearsighted. People with normal vision without wearing glasses are fundamentally I can\'t understand how messed up it would be.

The Empress Dowager held on to the handle of the chair and barely supported herself to stand up. She was still wearing reading glasses and looked around: "The Ai family has never received such a gift in this life. Today\'s birthday is a mountain of gold and silver. It\'s not as good as this Wanshou mirror, in case you...have worked so hard, I want a reward, a big reward!"

  The Empress Dowager is very happy.

  What are gold, silver and jewels? She has already enjoyed the blessings she deserves in this life. In her eyes, these jewels are just beautiful stones. Only this Longevity Mirror seems to brighten her up.

  Staying in this temple every day, even if you light candles, you can hardly see because of presbyopia, and now you suddenly see the light again, how can you not be rewarded?

  Women are emotional animals, even the empress dowager is no exception.

   Originally, she admired Fang Jifan very much, but now that such a big gift is added, the Empress Dowager will spare no compliments.

  She glanced sideways at Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Emperor, what do you think?"

  Although I still don\'t quite understand what\'s going on, it can be seen that the emperor\'s grandmother is happy, and Emperor Hongzhi is also happy, and he is about to say something.

   But Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, I don\'t want rewards."

   "Don\'t want a reward?" The Empress Dowager frowned slightly.

  Fang Jifan said: "However, I have an aunt who married Wei Guogong\'s second son. She has been very kind to me since she was a child. I think it\'s because of my aunt\'s good teaching that I\'m so smart now..."

   "..." At first, Fang Jifan wanted to decline the reward, Emperor Hongzhi thought this guy was normal, but this guy started to flatter himself and call himself smart, sure enough...Fang Jifan is still the same Fang Jifan.

   "Aijia understands." The empress dowager\'s eyes seemed to light up behind the lens: "You mean, you want the palace to reward your aunt."

  Fang Jifan really doesn\'t care about rewards from the palace, what can he reward, one hundred thousand gold...gold, I\'m happy to hear it, my lord, it\'s actually copper. Promotion... is absolutely impossible. Daming has a history of being promoted immediately before he even gave him a birthday gift. The title... is even more impossible. He is neither a relative of the emperor nor has any military exploits. Wanting to be a knight is simply wishful thinking.

  Since father is very melancholy now, he might as well...give this benefit to aunt, so that father will be happy.

  The Empress Dowager laughed: "What a good boy, the Ai family is right. If that\'s the case, how about making him the second-rank wife, the emperor?"

  Miss Erpin...

  Fang Jifan was taken aback.

  Fang Shi was also taken aback.

   Including the Namu family, the beauty turned pale.

   You know, even the Mu family is only a third-class gentleman.

  The readers of other people\'s family burst into tears!

  (end of this chapter)