After a boring polo game, all the boys and girls on the field greeted Prince Kang and Princess Kang happily.
King Kang and his wife were naturally happy to encourage him and gave him many rewards.
The eyes of these young boys and girls all fell on Zhao Hao at the same time.
There's no way, Zhao Hao's reputation has been too great recently.
Did a lot of things.
Not to mention inventing those things, this guy actually defeated the envoys from Wu and Shu by himself.
He has grown much more powerful and majestic.
What’s even more amazing is that even the Queen of Shu Kingdom extended an olive branch to him, wanting to recruit him as her son-in-law.
They were all very curious about what Zhao Hao looked like.
Now that I see him, he is indeed suave, handsome, and a peerless beauty!
It’s mainly because of her temperament. She can remain calm and composed even when sitting with Prince Kang and the Princess.
This is something that none of these royal descendants can do.
For a moment, some were impressed, some were envious, some were disdainful, and all kinds of emotions were mixed.
After Prince Kang introduced them, he asked the princess to greet everyone, and he took Zhao Hao to the back garden of the manor.
Unlike the front yard, the back yard is like a garden, with a pond, rockery, and various scenic views.
Magnificent.
The weather was now noticeably cooler, so the two of them sat down opposite each other in a hall that did not belong to him.
Immediately a maid served tea.
It's already this late, and I still haven't met Princess Lianrou.
Zhao Hao didn't know what His Royal Highness Prince Kang was up to.
He immediately said, "Your Majesty, I came here today to thank you for your hospitality. Zhao Hao also brought a small gift for you."
As he spoke, he looked outside the hall and called softly to Lao Zhong who was waiting outside.
"Old Zhong, bring in my gift for the prince!"
"yes!"
Lao Zhong agreed, and quickly called several families to carefully bring in the prepared clock.
Of course King Kang didn't know what this thing was, so he asked quickly.
"Boy, what is this?"
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said, "This is a clock."
How ugly it is to say Zhong!
King Kang was stunned: "Clock? Why?"
Zhao Hao said, "Your Majesty, this is an object that can be used to check the time at any time."
"In the past, we used sundials or hourglasses to tell time, and ordinary people could only look up at the sun or listen to the drums."
"But no matter which method, it's too inconvenient, so I made this clock."
"Your Highness, please look. There are two pointers on it, one long and one short. The short one represents the hour, and the long one represents the minute."
"And it can automatically make a sound every hour, so even if you don't look at it, you can know the time based on the sound."
After listening to Zhao Hao's introduction, King Kang was greatly surprised.
"How can this thing be so magical?"
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "If Your Majesty is interested, you can find an hourglass and compare it with the time on this clock."
"The only flaw in this thing is that it uses a spring to drive the two pointers."
"So, the movement of this pointer will gradually become slower and slower."
"Every few days, you have to twist it yourself to reset the reed inside."
King Kang walked to the clock with great curiosity and began to observe the two hands carefully.
At this moment, a tall man dressed in tight clothes suddenly walked over from the side hall.
"Father, please move aside. Let me take a look at this thing!"
The sudden appearance of the young man startled Zhao Hao and King Kang.
Fortunately for Zhao Hao, he saw the other party as soon as he came out of the side door.
It was King Kang who was frightened.
After taking a glance at Zhao Hao, King Kang immediately said unhappily, "Stinky girl, why did you come out dressed like this?"
What a wasteful thing! I had given him so many warnings before.
I didn't expect that something strange would happen.
The young man didn't explain at all. He just used his arm to block King Kang away, then stood in front of the clock and watched it carefully.
King Kang was speechless for a moment, and looked at Zhao Hao and said, "Boy, let me introduce you to this, this is my daughter, Princess Lianrou."
Zhao Hao had actually guessed it, so he was not too surprised when he heard King Kang's introduction.
He just stood up slowly and bowed to greet the other party.
"Zhao Hao meets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Princess Lianrou didn't even look at him and just waved her hand.
"Forget it, forget it. No need to be so polite."
As he spoke, he walked around the clock and looked at it.
King Kang was speechless again and looked at Zhao Hao with embarrassment.
Feeling King Kang's gaze, Zhao Hao also looked at him.
I thought to myself, why are you looking at me?
I'm embarrassed too!
The two were feeling awkward, not knowing what to say, when they heard Princess Lianrou shouting outside:
"Someone, bring me an hourglass!"
Soon, two maids came in carrying a half-meter-high hourglass.
Under Princess Lianrou's command, it was placed next to the clock.
Then, Her Royal Highness the Princess, still ignoring Zhao Hao and King Kang, simply moved a chair and sat opposite, continuing to observe without saying a word.
He looked at the hourglass for a while, then at the hands of the clock for a while.
He looked so focused, as if the two people behind him didn't even exist.
King Kang rolled his eyes and simply gave up. He waved his hand at Zhao Hao, and the two of them sat down again.
"Boy, I heard that you recently opened a papermaking workshop in the imperial manor? How is it going now? Is it successful?"
King Kang was just making small talk.
Zhao Hao thought to himself that you don’t have to try so hard to find topics to talk about, it’s fine if we don’t talk.
He still said: "It has been made, and the quality is pretty good."
King Kang said, "It's you who can think of using white hemp to make paper!"
"When can you bring the paper over so I can take a look at it? I'm really curious about what the paper looks like!"
Zhao Hao said softly, "I brought some back. I'll have someone deliver them to the prince's mansion tomorrow."
King Kang nodded and said, "Okay, if the quality is good, you can reserve a few thousand for me, and it will be worth your money."
Zhao Hao waved his hands and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? It's just a few pieces of white hemp paper. Why bother asking for money? I'm honored that Your Highness likes me."
"Besides, I'm not planning to sell this white linen paper."
"The current production is still very low, and it will not be possible to produce after winter."
King Kang nodded and said, "Indeed, the winter in our Imperial Capital is indeed too cold. There is heavy snow every now and then."
As he spoke, he glanced at his daughter who was still observing the clock carefully, and said with a dark face:
"My daughter, you are also a famous talented woman in the imperial capital, proficient in everything from music, chess, poetry and painting. Now that guests are here, you don't even say hello?"
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