Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I don't know either, but I can roughly guess that it is either about receiving Qinghan and the others this time, praising or reprimanding me. Of course, this is what I want to see the most. After all, this kind of thing,
It's all business, but... there is another possibility..." Ma Xiaoquan looked at Beiming Shuangxue, "Daughter-in-law, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay here much longer...
..."
Beiming Shuangxue had been mentally prepared for a long time. When her husband mentioned it, she nodded and said: "I know...but no matter what, before I leave, I must see Sister Qinghan. I
I want to ask her why she did this to us..."
Beiming Shuangxue wanted to see Li Qinghan. She had said this many times, and Ma Xiaoquan had also tried to persuade her many times. However, this girl would accept death as soon as she made up her mind and could not stop her at all.
"Well, when I go to see the king, I should have this opportunity..."
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan came to the entrance of the Heiqing Palace.
He handed over the letter of greeting left by yesterday's messenger and entered the palace smoothly.
The Heiqing Palace is very different from the palaces he has seen before. As soon as he stepped into the palace gate, Ma Xiaoquan almost thought that he had entered modern society.
Yes, although most of the tools used by people in the palace are still made of wood, judging from the structure and the joints, it seems that there are shadows of mechanization in modern society. For example, the maids who clean the palace use tools.
It is an exquisite wooden rotating broom. This kind of broom is not just a simple broom, but a broom that is placed on a small car and rotates for cleaning. What surprised Ma Xiaoquan is... that
Even though the cart is made of wood, it has great internal strength, because the maidservant is pedaling a transmission device in the same motion as a tricycle.
Ma Xiaoquan came forward curiously. Fortunately, the maid stopped the car. Ma Xiaoquan frowned and looked into the car, and was surprised again.
"How is this possible?" Ma Xiaoquan's eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief. Then he rubbed his eyes and took another look. This damn thing turned out to be a wheel axle chain and pedal similar to that of a bicycle. Not only
In this way, the overall arrangement and structure of the pedals and chains are actually very delicate, as if they were made by a machine.
"What are you looking at?" A deep male voice suddenly came from behind.
Ma Xiaoquan turned around and saw a man in rich clothes looking at him with a smile.
Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that those who could walk around in the palace must be members of the royal family.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at the man's side again. There was no guard. He turned his head again and looked at the expression of the cleaning maid. She seemed to be afraid of him. When she saw him, she quickly stood up and retreated.
Judging from Ma Xiaoquan's previous experience in the palace of the Ming Dynasty, this person should be a member of the royal family. Looking at his face, well, he should be in his forties. With such an identity and such an age, think of what Princess Ye said
From those descriptions of the king of the Black and Green Kingdom, most of them are him himself.
Ma Xiaoquan did not point it out, but deliberately smiled and said: "Sir, I am Wan Shanhe of Wan Family. The first...oh no, the second time I come here, oh, it really surprises me.
.”
The man groaned and asked, "Then what kind of surprise is it?"
Ma Xiaoquan pointed to the sweeping lane: "I have seen similar objects in our palace in the United Kingdom, but they are not as exquisite as those in our Black and Blue Palace, so I was shocked. Oh, I just don't know which one it is.
It’s really admirable what such a capable person has done. If I were lucky enough to meet that person, I would really like to become his disciple~”
"Do you want to become a disciple?" The man suddenly smiled playfully and said, "If you want to become a disciple, you can't tell whether the other party will accept you."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't accept it, at least it's a feast for the eyes. Oh, by the way, I went to the United Kingdom before, um, to treat smallpox... I just came back, our great king
Just tell me to come to the palace to meet you."
"Smallpox?" When the man heard Ma Xiaoquan mention these two words, he subconsciously took two steps back.
"Oh, I've been cured, and the Vulcan Empress of the United Kingdom personally cured me. Do you think it's amazing?"
"Vulcan Empress?"
"Yes, she has already arrived in our Blackwater City, and I was the one who received her. Hey, now they are waiting for the king to summon her. By the way, sir, may I ask your name? Why haven't I seen her before?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I also forgot my name, but you can call me Monkey King."
"Monkey King?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and thought to himself, are you a fucking joke invited by monkeys? Monkey King? If you were Monkey King, I would be the Tathagata Buddha...
"Uh~~Okay, how about I call you the Great Sage?"
The man laughed, nodded and said, "The Great Sage sounds good~"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Then... Great Sage, you may not know that when I was in the United Kingdom, I saw many objects there that were similar to those in our palace. I remember what they were called?
Oh, they call this a mechanism...but I've also heard some people say they call this a machine..."
The man nodded and said: "Yes, it should be called a machine~"
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head, curled his lips and said to himself: "Who the hell are you trying to fool? With these things, it's good to be able to call a mechanism. Machines are not like this. Machines don't need people to operate them all the time. Even if there are some things in front of you,
The prototype of a machine is not yet a machine...but...why did this person say the word machine?"
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan quickly called the source...
Yuan Chuan said: "Ma Xiaoquan, be careful, this person's identity..."
Ma Xiaoquan responded: "I almost guessed that he should be the king of Heiqing Kingdom. I didn't expect him to be so young, only forty-five years old at most."
"No, that's not what I meant... There is a very strange feeling about this person..."
"A very strange feeling? What does it feel like?"
"I can't say, but this person is definitely not simple. Did you feel that this person just paid special attention to the word 'machine'?"
"I feel it. Who is he? He can say the word 'machine'. I'm afraid it's... the source. I suddenly have a bold idea..."
Yuan asked: "Do you think he...may be a time traveler?"
"Yes, I really have this idea? Is it possible that there are people like me?"
"No, you should be a unique physical time traveler. If the person in front of you is really a time traveler, then he may be a spiritual time traveler..."
"Let me go, the more you talk, the more exaggerated it becomes. He even traveled through time? Does he hold some particularly awesome ring or some other cheating device in his hand? Do you want to test him?"
"Who knows, if you want to test...you have to be careful. If you talk too much, the other party may also doubt you. Ma Xiaoquan, your current status is far lower than him. If he is really a time traveler, then he
I must be very wary of other time-travelers..."
"I see......"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head, smiled and said to the man: "Well, I entered the palace, but I don't know where the king is. Do you know? Also, I still don't know what the king wants to do when he summons me.
..."
The man raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that you, Wan Shanhe, did a great job in receiving distinguished guests from the United Nations."
"No, no, this is all a gift from the king, and the family's trust in me~ Hey, I'm very lazy... Actually, to be honest, I don't want to do any reception at all, hehe...
.”
When the man heard this, he laughed and said, "You are quite straightforward~"
"Hey, I can't help it. My mother is Princess Jing, and my aunt is Princess Ye. They two sisters don't seem to like these things. My mother left early, my father doesn't care about me, and my aunt is right.
I am strict. I didn’t want to do it, but if I don’t do something, my aunt will be angry and talk about my mother and nag me..."
"Well, you mean Xiao Jing and Xiao Ye...well, Princess Jing and Princess Ye, right? I'm quite familiar with them..."
By this point in the man's words, Ma Xiaoquan had basically confirmed his identity. Without saying a word, Ma Xiaoquan half-knelt down, cupped his hands and said: "The common people, thousands of families, thousands of mountains and rivers, come to see the king."
The man was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Wan Shanhe, you must have known my identity for a long time, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head, but did not stand up, still holding his hands: "Returning to the king, as early as the moment the king appeared, the common people already knew..."
"Oh, where did you know that?"
Ma Xiaoquan pointed to the maid who had walked away and said: "Look at the king's expression from that little girl."
"Haha... interesting, really interesting. You are as smart as Xiao Jing. You really deserve to be Xiao Jing's son... Well, get up~"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ma Xiaoquan stood up and half-bowed.
The man chuckled and said: "Wan Shanhe, raise your head. In terms of seniority, you have to call me uncle..."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head quickly: "Common people don't dare~"
"Haha, why don't you dare? You are Xiaojing's son, and Xiaojing is my biological sister. Well, let's do this. When no one is around, you can call me that..."
"It's...the emperor's uncle..."
The man was stunned again, and he laughed and said: "You are so similar to Xiao Jing, let's go, follow me."