Chapter 45: Making a Splash
The emperor heard the commotion from afar, thought it strange, and asked what was going on.
The glasses were being passed to Li Songliang, the Duke of Cao Guo, and he presented the glasses to the emperor to wear them to see what the difference was.
The emperor is fifty-seven years old this year, and he is also dizzy with old eyes, and when he put on his glasses, he saw that the folds on the dragon case were clear, and he was immediately overjoyed: "This baby is exactly what I want!" Cao Guogong has a heart! ”
The nobles and officials immediately looked at each other, Cao Guogong was dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "It's Zhuo Gong......"
Zhuo Yuan bowed forward: "The emperor likes it, these glasses are made by the granddaughter of the minister, I am afraid that the workmanship is rough, and you can't look at it." ”
This degree emperor wears just right, his eyes can see clearly, and his mood is better, and he laughs and says, "I think it's just right, it's made by five girls?" ”
Exactly, a few days ago, she got a crystal stone, and knew that the crystal stone could be eye-catching and refreshing, and dispel red eyes, so people grinded into lenses. The frame is made of black horn, which clears away heat and detoxifies, but it is afraid that there will be some fishy smell when it is hot. ”
"These five girls are really surprising." The emperor smacked his lips and praised: "I recognized the magic weapon, helped solve the case of the private possession of gunpowder in the Fuller Academy, and made this glasses, and I have written down her credit." ”
Zhuo Yuan was sincerely frightened, and hurriedly said that she should do it.
Today, Concubine Han celebrated her birthday, and the emperor remembered that she had been with her for many years, and she had a meritorious child, so she was specially allowed to set up a banquet in the palace, and ordered the prince and princess in Beijing to celebrate. After the court, the emperor hung his newly-acquired treasure to show off.
Because the folk craft can't make exquisite hinges and screws, the temples of these glasses can't be bent, Zhuo Ruoning tied a rope to the temples, and hung it around his neck when not in use.
When the concubines saw the emperor hanging such a thing, they thought it was a new decoration, and they all stared at it curiously. The Emperor took it down and showed them how fresh it was.
The concubines are all younger than the emperor, some feel good when they wear them, and some are dazzled when they wear them.
The second emperor's grandson, Liu Xiao, heard that the emperor was full of praise for Zhuo Ruoning, so he picked out some interesting things to tell him, and talked about the competition in Zheng Guogong's Mansion that day.
The crown princess said: "It turned out that I only heard that the four girls of the Zhuo family are outstanding in literature, and they are all top-notch in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, could it be that the fifth girl is stronger than her?" ”
Liu Xiao said with a smile: "According to Zhuo Xiao's words, the four girls have a gentle personality, and their talents are indeed very good. The fifth girl used to have a bad personality, but she came back this time and changed a lot, looking at her delicate and weak appearance, but there were countless whimsical thoughts in her head, which can always bring unexpected joy to people. ”
The prince laughed and said: "It's so interesting, no wonder Geng Kan is not making trouble and wants to withdraw from the marriage." ”
After hearing this, the emperor nodded, "The little girl can talk and attract people, and Geng Kan will not wronged him." ”
The prince said: "If you get married by your father, this marriage will be the icing on the cake." ”
The county lord of Jiangdu was talking to the other princesses, and when he suddenly heard this, he was startled, looked up at everyone, and said, "I heard that the Bodhisattva gave Zhuo Wu a dream and asked her to divorce Geng Kan." ”
The emperor heard about this and said disdainfully: "The theory of gods and ghosts is not enough. ”
"But I heard that the eldest lady of the Zhuo family has agreed with the host of Xuan Miaoguan that she will send her to the temple after their old lady has her birthday, can this marriage still be completed?"
Liu Xiao was surprised: "Why haven't I heard Zhuo Xiao say this, maybe the eldest lady wants to take her to the Xuanmiao Temple to practice things, or to recite the sutra in the nunnery for a few days to eliminate disasters?" ”
The county lord of Jiangdu gave him a blank look in his heart, "I don't know about this." ”
The crown princess was speechless: "It's a pity for this child." ”
The emperor pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's a pity, but it's not like there's no other way......
Zhuo Ruoning didn't know that she had become the object of gossip at the emperor's family's dinner table, she got the thunderbolt stone sent by Liu Yong, and fell into another problem, the energy released by the fragmented stones was scattered, and she had to find a way to fuse the pieces together, but this required professional equipment.
In the evening, Geng Kan rushed to Zhuo's mansion from the guard, saying that the Marquis of Changxing went back to learn from his wife what happened in the court, and felt that the emperor was very satisfied with Zhuo Ruoning.
Mrs. Changxing Hou agreed while making someone hurry up to inform Geng Kan, so Geng Kan hurried to discuss the marriage with her.
Although the two had a marriage contract, they didn't dare to blatantly hide in the room and coo, so he had to use the excuse of looking for Zhuo Xiao to visit Zhuo Ruoning by the way, and won the opportunity to talk alone.
There was a stone table in front of the old lady's main room in the inner courtyard, and Geng Kan and Zhuo Ruoning sat on both sides.
"Do we have to do this?"
The two of them were sitting in a precarious position, and if someone who didn't know the inside story saw it, they would think that there were two statues here.
"Otherwise, the whole family is staring at us." Zhuo Ruo stared without squinting, and squeezed out a voice from between his teeth to answer him.
"If the emperor suddenly gives marriage......
"I'm going to play crazy."
Geng Kan snorted and laughed: "That's not it." ”
"Or are you pretending to be crazy?"
Geng Kan: "......"
Geng Kan: "Can you think of a more reliable way?" ”
"Then I can only go to the temple to be a sister-in-law."
"Don't, if it really comes to that point, I'd rather become a monk myself."
Zhuo Ruo condensed the product, and felt that this was not right: "Do I hate you so much, would you rather be a monk than marry me?" ”
Geng Kan shrugged, "Wouldn't you rather be a sister-in-law than marry me?" ”
"Yes, we're on the same page."
Geng Kan smiled: "From childhood to adulthood, I will quarrel if I can't say three words to you, and it is rare to have the same thoughts." Why did you suddenly become smarter, where did you learn the method of making glasses, I heard that the old lady was wearing it to the court today, and the whole court was in a sensation. ”
"Actually, the principle is quite simple, I have time to teach you, now the reading glasses have been taken away by the emperor, and the remaining lenses can only be made into concave lenses on the top and convex lenses on the bottom, which requires higher polishing skills, and the difference is thousands of miles, and I don't know if the people under Boss Song can do a good job."
"Is there anything more complicated?"
"Now you can only polish by hand, but if you have a machine, it's easy to do......"
The two digressed and talked about other things, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed.
In the east wing, Lin closed the window crack and smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
Mother Jiang smiled: "Just say you don't have to worry, the fifth girl was in Pujiang in the past, and she could only meet with Young Master Geng once in a few years, and it is definitely not as good as the fourth girl and him." Now that the fifth girl is back, who kisses and who sparses Young Master Geng naturally understands, don't you think it's good now? ”
"Alas, I, I don't ask for anything, I just want Nian Nian to marry smoothly, and stop being talked about."
"It doesn't matter what others say, as long as the uncle is good and the five girls are good, the husband and wife live a harmonious and beautiful life, and others only have envy."
Lin said worriedly: "Miss that dream......"
"You put your heart in your stomach, the mystical wisdom is like a master, and her magic power is unfathomable, and she will definitely be able to help the five girls turn evil into good fortune. The old slave went to inquire, and the little ladies of other families had nightmares, hysteria, and provoked unclean things, and they all went to find Mrs. Huiru. Now that you've decided to ask her to do something, you have to be sincere. ”
Lin nodded, "This matter has to be hidden from the eldest master, if he knows about it, he will definitely be furious." ”