Last night, the more Li Chengqian read "Journey to the West," the more he read, the more excited he became. It wasn't until the third quarter of the morning that he began to feel sleepy. Unable to endure, he could only reluctantly put down the book and fall into a deep sleep.
If Li Zexuan knew that Li Chengqian had not finished "Journey to the West" after reading for so long, he would definitely despise him deeply. The vernacular version of "Journey to the West" only had thirty-nine chapters and no more than a hundred thousand words. Compared to Li Zexuan's previous life's speed of reading a novel of three to four million words in three days, it was simply too slow.
When Changle arrived, Li Chengqian was still sleeping soundly. In the past, this kind of situation was not common. As the heir to the throne, laziness and laziness would be impeached. Moreover, as the crown prince, he had to pay respects to the empress every morning.
"This servant pays respects to Your Imperial Highness." Seeing Princess Changle leisurely walk over, Yan 'er promptly stepped forward to pay her respects.
Nodding her head, Changle asked, "Mm, where is big brother Crown Prince?" Her voice was as clear and melodious as an oriole's, as if waking up the entire garden.
Hesitantly, Yan 'er replied, "Reporting to the Princess, the Crown Prince … the Crown Prince … has not yet woken up …"
"Mm?" Changle wrinkled her beautiful brows, somewhat incredulous. She said, "Quickly wake big brother Crown Prince up. In a moment, we still have to pay respects to imperial mother." Finished speaking, she entered the palace.
Hearing this, Yan 'er promptly went to the Crown Prince's sleeping quarters and woke him up.
A short moment later, Li Chengqian walked out, yawning with two dark circles under his eyes.
"Ha, Changle came so early." Seeing Changle sitting there, Li Chengqian casually greeted her.
Rolling her eyes, Changle angrily said, "Big brother Crown Prince, why did you wake up so late today? Don't you know what time it is? We still have to pay respects to imperial mother."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian's drowsiness immediately dissipated. "Yan 'er, quickly, help me wash up."
… …
On the palace road, brother and sister hurriedly made their way to the inner court.
Seeing Li Chengqian lose his self-control today, Changle curiously asked, "Big brother Crown Prince, what's wrong with you today? You look listless. "
Li Chengqian said embarrassedly, "Uh, ha, I was reading Journey to the West last night and forgot the time."
Hearing 'Journey to the West', Changle remembered the purpose of going to the Eastern Palace in the morning. She said angrily, "Brother Crown Prince, the 'Journey to the West' that you gave me last night was secretly taken away by Brother Qingque this morning. Humph, Brother Qingque is too much." She wrinkled her nose.
Li Chengqian was stunned. His younger brother had always considered himself a modest gentleman. How could he do such a tasteless thing? But seeing that his younger sister was a little unhappy, he coaxed her.
"Don't be angry, Changle. After I gave you a book yesterday, I asked Zhang Guiling to copy a few more. They should have finished copying by now. After we pay our respects to Mother, you can follow me back to the Eastern Palace to get them."
Hearing this, Changle was overjoyed. She secretly thought that Brother Crown Prince was so considerate. "That's great. Thank you, Brother Crown Prince."
…
After paying her respects to Empress Zhangsun, Changle impatiently pulled Li Chengqian to the Eastern Palace. Just now, Changle had not made any complaints about Li Tai in front of her Imperial Mother. She only believed that Li Tai was playing around with her and was not truly angry. It was not worthwhile to tell her Imperial Mother and have Li Tai be criticized.
It had to be said that Princess Changle's heart was extremely good.
Li Chengqian could only call for Zhang Gui and have him fetch another copy of Journey to the West for Changle. Changle took the book and fondled it admiringly. If it were not for the fact that this was not the right place, she would have immediately flipped it open to read the story.
Li Chengqian understood his younger sister's feelings. He said, "Changle, quickly go back and read. Today, I still have to make a trip out of the palace to return the original copy of Journey to the West to Lan 'er. While I'm at it, I'll bring an interesting person to Li Zexuan."
Changle curiously asked, "Who is it?"
Li Chengqian kept her in suspense. "Someone who is like Li Zexuan, always having some strange and wonderful ideas. Oh, that's right. Yesterday, I saw a very interesting toy at the Li Estate. It's called a skateboard. It's very suitable for you, Changle. I also plan to open a shop with Li Zexuan that will specialize in selling these strange and bizarre items. "
Hearing this, Changle became even more interested. "Hearing Crown Prince say this, Changle is also interested. If Crown Prince brother does not have enough money, Changle can lend some of her private savings to Crown Prince brother."
Li Chengqian thought it over. The daily expenses of the Eastern Palace were quite large. To take out two hundred strings of string of coins at once and have to scrape them together was truly troublesome. He said, "Changle, why don't you take out a hundred strings of coins? I'll give you ten percent of the shares.
What do you think? "Changle was very excited to have the opportunity to open a shop." Okay! Tomorrow, I'll have someone send the money over. It's a pity that I still have to attend the palace ceremony today. Otherwise, I would be able to leave the palace with Crown Prince brother and take a look at that shop. "
Li Chengqian comforted her, "There's no rush. When the shop officially opens, you can come with me."
…
Prince Wei's Residence.
Li Tai had not gone out ever since he returned in the morning. He even forgot to greet Zhangsun. This little fatty was lying on the bed, reading "Journey to the West" with great interest while muttering to himself.
"Sigh, this monkey is really too heaven-defying. He even dares to bully the Jade Emperor. This is really f * cking satisfying!"
"Wow, this Golden Hoop Incantation is really powerful. This monkey won't dare to be impudent in the future."
"This Golden Cudgel is really magical. It can be big or small. I'll ask the Imperial Works Supervisor if he can make one for me."
"Pfft, this Zhu Bajie is really funny. I can't take it anymore. Haha!"
"Sigh, why is this damned monk so stupid? This old woman is obviously a transformation of the White Bone Spirit. How can he not see it? If I were Sun Wukong, I would definitely beat this damned monk to death with a single blow. I'm so angry. Huff, huff."
The maids outside the bedchamber could not help but look at each other in dismay when they heard Prince Wei's angry curses and laughter. They thought to themselves, could it be that Prince Wei had lost his mind?
Li Tai was quick-witted. His reading speed was much faster than Li Chengqian's. He finished reading "Journey to the West" in one morning.
"Sigh, it's finished so quickly? Which damned person wrote this? It's so short. He could have written another hundred or so chapters. "
Li Tai said angrily as he flipped through the book and realized that it was gone. He angrily threw the book to the ground.
However, even though he threw the book away, he could not help but recall the story he had just read. Li Tai hesitated for a while before picking up the book. He muttered, "This story is really interesting. Let me see who wrote this book. I'll get him to write a story for me later."
He saw a person's name on the cover of the book.
"Li Zexuan? I've never heard of him. However, this person is quite talented to be able to come up with such an interesting story. However, the writing style is immature. Why does it look like it was written by a child? It's such a good story, but the writing is so lousy. It's a disgrace to the educated. "
Li Tai was still thinking about how talented the person who could come up with such an interesting story was. However, when he saw the words, he could not help but feel angry.
The young eunuchs of the Eastern Palace copied the original handwriting in order to respect the original author. At this moment, the words that Li Tai saw were naturally immature. In the eyes of a prince like him, who had a small accomplishment in calligraphy, these words were like dog scratches. They were not worthy of such an interesting story.
Thinking about it this way, although the person who wrote this story had a strange idea, it was only a little clever. It could not be compared to this prince's talent. Li Tai stroked his chin and thought narcissistically.
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PS: Some people are thinking that the story is progressing too slowly. Even now, the main character hasn't come up with many inventions. Swordsmen admit that this is indeed the case.
Swordsmen in the early stages of the story have to spend a lot of time and effort to portray the personalities of the characters around the main character to set up a stage for the main character. Swordsmen don't want the main character to only come up with inventions. Swordsmen want to create characters with flesh and blood. They don't want to simply copy modern inventions and bring them back to ancient times to build up the plot. This is too blunt.
The main character will slowly bring in many advanced technologies that Great Tang doesn't have. There will be many exciting things. Everyone, don't be anxious. However, Swordsmen will make sure that every invention comes naturally. This is a story with flesh and blood. It isn't a simple encyclopedia that relies on inventions.
Swordsmen want to let the main character fully assimilate into Great Tang before changing it. If the main character comes up with advanced technologies, the main character won't be able to acclimatize. Swordsmen want to make the plot more natural and rich. So, everyone, don't be anxious. You will fall in love with many characters in the story.
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