When Li Chengqian returned to the Eastern Palace, he immediately ordered his personal attendant to find ten young eunuchs who knew how to write.
Li Chengqian asked them to copy Lan 'er's Journey to the West as quickly as possible. He stood behind one of the young eunuchs and read the story while he was at it.
This made the young eunuch suffer. The Crown Prince was already urging him. Now that the Crown Prince was standing behind him, how was he supposed to write? The young eunuch's hands began to tremble uncontrollably and sweat began to appear on his forehead. As a result, his speed naturally slowed down.
Li Chengqian had been reading this page for quite some time. Seeing that the young eunuch still hadn't finished copying, he couldn't help but feel displeased. Looking carefully at the young eunuch's trembling hands, Li Chengqian understood what was going on. He felt somewhat helpless, but he couldn't be too harsh.
Li Chengqian could only walk away and say to the young eunuchs who were copying, "You guys copy as quickly as possible. Try to copy two copies today. After you finish copying, I will reward you greatly."
The eunuchs hurriedly bowed respectfully.
Li Chengqian turned around and said to the personal attendant, "Zhang Gui, after they finish copying, report to me as soon as possible."
The personal attendant quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Li Chengqian returned to his bedroom to rest.
… …
Four hours later, Zhang Gui brought two booklets and delivered them to Li Chengqian's bedroom.
"Your Highness, two copies have been copied. Please take a look."
Li Chengqian quickly walked forward and took one of the booklets. He sat on the bed and impatiently flipped it open while saying to Zhang Gui, "Good.
Not bad. Those who copy will be rewarded. Zhang Gui, have someone deliver the remaining booklet in your hands to Changle Palace. "
"Yes." Zhang Gui cupped his hands and left.
Only then did Li Chengqian wholeheartedly immerse himself in the bizarre Journey to the West.
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The moon hung in the sky. Changle Palace.
"Eh? Big Sister Yan 'er, why are you here at Changle Palace at this time? "Below Changle Palace, a young palace maid dressed in purple saw an acquaintance and quickly went forward to ask.
The tall palace maid stepped forward and replied with a smile, "Younger Sister Li 'er, Attendant Zhang sent me to deliver a book to Her Royal Highness. He said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent it over."
"But Her Highness has already gone to bed." Li 'er raised her head and looked at the attic where the lights had already been turned off, and said with difficulty.
Yan 'er also looked up and hesitated, "His Royal Highness didn't say that he had to personally deliver it to Her Royal Highness. Why don't you help me put this book in Her Royal Highness's bedroom? After Her Royal Highness wakes up tomorrow, you can inform Her Royal Highness?"
Li 'er tilted her head and thought for a moment. This was indeed a solution. She nodded and agreed, "Alright then. Big Sister Yan' er, give me the book."
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Li 'er took "Journey to the West" and entered the palace. Worried that she would wake up the princess, she could only put it on the table in the main hall on the first floor. Anyway, she wasn't worried that someone would take it away.
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The next morning, Changle Palace.
When Li 'er saw a little fatty wearing a python robe walking over, she hurriedly went up to greet him. "This servant greets Your Highness Duke of Wei."
The little fatty nodded. "En, where's Changle?"
This little fatty was the second son of the current Emperor and Empress Zhangsun, Duke of Wei, Li Tai. He was only nine years old this year, but at a young age, he was brimming with talent and was peerlessly intelligent. He was fond of literature and had collected tens of thousands of books. Thus, he was deeply doted on by Li Er.
Of course, smart people were all somewhat arrogant. Li Tai had always been at odds with Li Chengqian. He looked down on this older brother of his, thinking that Li Chengqian only became the Crown Prince because he was born a year earlier than him. In terms of talent, Li Tai was confident that he could completely surpass that older brother of his.
A few days ago, Li Tai heard from his subordinates that Li Chengqian brought Changle out to relax and even brought back a type of delicacy for Imperial Father. As a result, Imperial Father was greatly pleased and praised Li Chengqian for his filial piety and for the harmony between the siblings. Li Tai was somewhat unhappy.
He knew that type of delicacy. It was called nibbled chicken. Later on, he also ate it, and he ate a lot. Every day, he had the imperial bodyguards line up to buy it for him to eat. It was indeed delicious, but he felt that Imperial Father shouldn't give the credit to his older brother. This nibbled chicken wasn't invented by the Crown Prince.
Therefore, Li Tai also came to Changle Palace today to show concern for this younger sister of his. He wanted to see if she wanted to go out to relax and he could accompany her. Firstly, although Li Tai didn't get along with Li Chengqian, he had always been on good terms with Changle. He was also concerned about his younger sister's health. Secondly, if Changle wanted to go out to relax, he could also legitimately follow her out. When he returned, he might even receive Imperial Father's praise and say that they siblings were harmonious. It was killing two birds with one stone.
At this moment, Li 'er bowed and replied, "Your Highness, the Princess hasn't woken up yet."
Li Tai was a little disappointed. It seemed that he had come early. He casually said, "Oh, then this Prince will sit in the front hall for a while and wait for Changle to wake up."
After saying that, he directly entered the main hall.
Li 'er hurriedly went in to serve tea. Li Tai sat on the bench and glanced at a small booklet on the table. On it was written "Journey to the West". He couldn't help but feel curious. He thought to himself, What kind of book is this? This Prince has read a lot of books, but he has never seen it before.
He immediately took the booklet and flipped through it. Li 'er wanted to stop him, but she didn't dare. This Prince of Wei's temper had always been bad. She thought to herself, She could only wait for the Princess to come and ask Prince of Wei to return the money. Presumably, Prince of Wei wouldn't go back on his word.
Li Tai was attracted by the first page. As he read further, more novel things appeared. Things like a monkey that jumped out from a rock, Patriarch Bodhi, Somersault Cloud, 72 Transformations, and Uproar in Heaven. He had never heard of these novel and strange things before. However, these plots were so hot-blooded and so attractive. Li Tai's mind couldn't help but become more and more immersed in that exciting story.
After a while, there was a sound of a table and chair colliding from above. Li Tai was startled awake. Li 'er also reacted and hurriedly said, "It seems that the Princess has woken up. Your Highness, Prince of Wei, this servant will take her leave first. This servant needs to serve the Princess and put on her clothes."
Li Tai waved his hand, and Li 'er hurriedly went upstairs.
At this moment, Li Tai saw that he was the only one left in the room. He looked at the book, "Journey to the West", and his eyes flashed with extreme reluctance. After pausing for a while, a trace of hesitation and struggle flashed in his eyes. In the end, when he saw that there wasn't much time left and that Changle would come down in a while, Li Tai gritted his teeth, and a trace of determination finally flashed in his eyes.
He looked around like a little thief and confirmed that he was the only one in the front hall. Then, he stuffed "Journey to the West" into his long sleeves at lightning speed. He didn't care about the astonished eyes of the two little palace maids standing at the door and directly ran away.
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In the attic.
"Princess, Prince of Wei is already waiting for you downstairs!" Li 'er reported while combing Changle's hair.
"Oh? Brother Qingque came to look for me? Li 'er, hurry up. Don't let Brother Qingque wait for too long. "When Changle heard that Li Tai came to look for her, a trace of happiness flashed across her delicate little face.
Li 'er hurriedly sped up and said, "Princess, the Crown Prince sent someone to deliver a book last night. When I saw that Princess had already gone to bed, I put the book in the front hall."
Changle's eyes lit up when she heard this. She was overjoyed and said, "That's great. It must be the 'Journey to the West' that Brother Crown Prince heard yesterday. Brother Crown Prince is really careful. He copied it into a book and sent it over. Li 'er, hurry up. I have to go down and take a look. "
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After a quarter of an hour. Changle Palace's main hall.
"Li 'er, where is Brother Qingque?" Changle looked at the empty front hall and asked doubtfully.
Li 'er also looked confused. She looked around and said doubtfully, "He was still here just now!"
At this time, a little palace maid came in and carefully reported to Changle, "Princess, I saw Prince of Wei a quarter of an hour ago. He seemed to have something urgent and left in a hurry."
Changle was even more confused. She didn't know what was wrong with her brother so early in the morning. After thinking for a while, she couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
She asked again, "Li 'er, didn't you say that Brother Crown Prince sent a book? Where is the book?"
"Princess, the book is over there. Uh … "Li 'er pointed at the table, but found that there was nothing on it. She couldn't help but be stunned. Then, she was terrified. She quickly knelt down and said,
"Princess, please forgive me. I really didn't lie. That book was on the table all this time. Prince of Wei just came down and looked through it …"
Changle thought for a while and finally reacted. She couldn't help but be flustered and exasperated. She stomped her feet and said angrily, "Stinky Qingque, let's see how Changle will deal with you in the future!"
After saying that, she quickly walked out. She was going to the East Palace. Since Li Tai had stolen "Journey to the West", even if she went to find Li Tai now, she probably wouldn't be able to get it back in a short time. She might as well go to the East Palace and see if there were any other copies.
It had to be said that Changle really understood Li Tai very well.
Li Tai ran back to Prince of Wei's Mansion in a flash. He even looked back with a guilty conscience to see if anyone was chasing after him. When he saw that there was no one behind him, he let out a sigh of relief. He instructed the imperial bodyguards at the gate, "Except for my Imperial Father's summons, if anyone else comes, just say that I am not here. Do you understand?"
Although the two imperial bodyguards felt strange, they didn't dare to ask in detail. They quickly bowed and answered.
Li Tai then hurriedly returned to his bedroom and carefully took out the small book. Then, he couldn't wait to start reading again. His mind slowly entered the bizarre world of "Journey to the West".
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