Tang Seng is a cook

The queen sighed, and asked unwillingly, "I don't know how old are the two apprentices brought by the holy monk?"

As long as you are not yet an adult, even a little older, fourteen or fifteen years old is fine. It is not unsuitable to stay and teach for a few years, and gather your heart!

On the contrary, when he is older, he is more sensible than Xiaowa, and he can inherit the throne as soon as possible.

After reaching adulthood, it is unknown to marry and have children, and to bring the third generation of heirs to the country.

Thinking of this, the king looked expectant, got up and looked down, who knows that the postman replied: "Look at me, the two eminent disciples of the holy monk are tall, very strong, and their hair is also thick." Exuberant, I'm afraid I'm in my 30s or [-]s?"

The queen was very disappointed when she heard this, and sat on the throne blankly for a while without saying a word.

The grand master thought for a while, and came out of the class to play: "Your Majesty, if the apprentice of the holy monk is useless and cannot be accepted as the prince, why don't you go further?"

The queen leaned on her head, rubbed her forehead, and said, "What does the Grand Master mean?"

The grand master said cheerfully: "Your Majesty has chosen one of the disciples of the holy monk and recruited him as the husband of the king. Wouldn't it be more beautiful for His Majesty to give birth to his own flesh and blood?"

The queen was silent, and before she could speak, she heard the postman protest in panic: "Your Majesty! Grand Master! This matter must not be done! Absolutely not, Your Majesty!"

The grand master was very angry, and said: "Why not? I think that the royal brother, the holy monk, is also dignified. A person in the imperial court has a noble status and a good background. When I am a royal husband, my status is more than enough. Even a Monk, it is enough to tell him to return to the vulgar, thinking that I will greet Your Majesty with a beautiful face and a beautiful face, and welcome him as a king's husband, so why should he refuse!"

The Yicheng groaned secretly in his heart, and saluted the grand master: "My lord, I am not saying that the status of Yudi is not worthy of your majesty, but, it is..." After struggling for a long time, he said with a heart, "It's that teacher The three of them, the appearance is too ugly!"

Looking at her, I still feel terrified, recruiting a husband?Sleeping in the same bed day and night?Forget it, really.

After hearing this, the Grand Master was even angrier. He flicked his sleeves and said, "How can you judge people by their appearance! It's outrageous!"

Yicheng just wanted to refute that the two apprentices of the holy monk did not look human at all, and she did not judge "people" by their appearance. The queen was impatient to listen to their chatter, and waved her hand, saying: "Don't quarrel, let's do it. The grand master first went to the post station to meet the three masters and apprentices. By the way, he checked the customs clearance document to see if there were any corrections. If the grand master thought it was suitable, he would bring the master and apprentice to me for a look. Bring the ultimatum, use the seal, tell them to go wherever they like!"

The grand master bowed happily and said: "My minister complies with the order!"

The postman led the way, and the grand master went straight to the post station impatiently. On the way, the postman gave the grand master a vaccination: "My lord, the holy monk and his disciples are really ugly. The holy monk is better. There is a man Looks, but his two apprentices, alas, can’t be described in a single word! The facial features are very thick, the boss must pay attention, be prepared, and don’t be scared later!”

The grand master said displeasedly: "I said that you young people are too inexperienced! Experienced people are rare, and you will make a fuss when you encounter something! Men, of course, don't look like us delicate, soft-faced women. The same, rougher, stronger, and sharper on the face, what's the matter? You can't call him ugly, can you?"

The Yicheng said with lingering fear: "They are dark, and their faces are so hairy!"

The grand master laughed and said: "I have never seen a man in my life! Those rough men don't pay attention to maintenance, can't put on makeup, and like to grow beards, they are not what you said! They are black and have beards, so they are called men. Just get used to it! Silly girl!"

Yicheng put on a desperate face, and kept silent, saying to himself, sir, whatever you say is fine, as long as you can remain so calm when you meet them later, I believe you are telling the truth.

However, half an hour later, the master was carried back to the Wufeng Tower by the flying dogs, and his personnel were unknown.

Stunned.

The queen called the imperial doctor urgently, and they gave needles and pinched people again. Finally, the grand teacher woke up slowly, tears came down at that moment, and he took the queen's hand and said: "Your Majesty! The old minister is wrong, wrong! Your Majesty I really can’t get a husband! I thought they were ugly, because they looked more casual, and they were not good-looking! How could I have imagined that they really wanted to scare people to death with their ugliness!”

After saying that, I burst into tears and felt sad, and said again: "Your Majesty, I would rather be short than excessive, you should let go of that thought! Although the younger brother Yu's appearance is passable, but you don't want to see him anymore, as long as the lights in the main hall are dim , Your Majesty, you may not even be able to find the nose, eyes and mouth of that Yudi when you sit on it!"

The queen couldn't laugh or cry when she heard this, and said: "Don't worry, Grand Master, since it's not a man of great beauty and handsome appearance, it's the younger brother of the king of Tang, and I'm gone too. Since the certificate of customs clearance is correct, I will use the seal to send it to them later. Let them go wherever they want, that's all. The Grand Master is a little relieved, go back to the mansion and rest!"

Take away the crying old master!

Another entourage handed over the documents they had just received, and the queen used her seal and asked to take it and return it to the holy monk. When there was nothing wrong, all the officials in the palace dispersed.

The queen felt lonely, and sent all the attendants away, and stood alone on the porch, staring at the empty courtyard in a daze, and couldn't help but sighed deeply.

At this time, a heart of the queen's palace came quietly and said: "Your Majesty, the wind here is hard, don't stand for a long time, why don't you go back?"

The queen frowned, and said: "Oh, it would be better if the wind was cooler, it would relieve my boredom, but it's just that the wind is blowing hot, it's like adding fuel to the fire!"

The confidant persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you can't worry about it!"

The queen sighed: "It's a pity that I am not blessed. I finally met a heaven that can bring a boy. Pilgrimage monks, but I can't even see a boy, let alone a boy!"

The confidant thought for a while, then leaned into His Majesty's ear and said, "Your Majesty, you have to be wary of the grand master! You can't believe everything she says!"

The queen lowered her eyes, concealed the sharpness in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "How do you say?"

The confidant continued to whisper: "After all, Your Majesty has never seen the holy monk and the two apprentices he brought with his own eyes. Everything was relayed by Yi Cheng and the Grand Master. If the two of them cooperate in this scene, then... ..."

The queen seemed to be careless and said: "If this is done, what good will it do for the Grand Master?"

The confidant was anxious, and said: "Your Majesty, why are you so confused? Because you have been refusing to drink the water of mother and child since you were an adult, and you were unable to give birth to an heir to the throne. The grand master and other veterans have complained a long time ago! They have been I don’t agree with your Majesty’s plan to introduce men from all over the country so that I can balance Yin and Yang. Why do they suddenly agree to recruit a husband now that Your Majesty wants to accept a boy as the crown prince? But what do you think of the result? Say that Tang Seng and his disciples are so ugly that they don’t even ask you to see them! Whether you want to adopt them or recruit a husband, in the end, neither will succeed!”

The confidant lowered his voice and said eagerly: "Do you still remember that the Grand Master gave birth to a young lady a few years ago, and now she has grown up, it is said that she is smart, steady and kind, just look..."

She leaned over and said angrily: "There is a portrait of a king!"

The Queen's heart trembled, and she shouted sharply, "Shut up!"

The voice was so cold and severe that the confidant was so frightened that he fell to his knees!

The queen calmed down, and said in a low voice: "I can't hear or believe this kind of unfounded things that are spread by others. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the monarch and his ministers will be separated, and the government and the people will be shaken! I don't even ask about it." Where did you hear that, if you commit the first offense, you won’t be punished this time, and you must control your mouth in the future, and remember that everything comes out of your mouth! Do you understand?”

The confidant threw himself to the ground, tremblingly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!"

The queen sighed, and said: "Get up, let someone see you, what do you look like! I've lost all the old face of being by my side for several lifetimes!"

The confidant heard this, broke his tears into a smile, stood up while leaning on the railing, and said to the Queen: "It's a great blessing for the young one to serve His Majesty, and it's even more face!"

He bent down again and said: "Your Majesty, if you are sincere, just listen to my advice! I think it's better for you to meet the holy monk yourself. What other people say is false! Besides, don't worry about it!" Hurry them away!"

The queen said: "Why, don't let them go, can't you keep them for the New Year?" Tang Chao is so far away, even if he pleases Yudi, he will not get any benefits.

The confidant said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you also said before that the holy monk is the one who provokes boys the most. When he stays in one place, he will always attract boys to defect to him. If you let him live in our country for a year or so, How many boys are there? If God opens his eyes, His Majesty may drink the water of the mother-child river and be inspired by the holy monk, maybe he will give birth to a boy himself?"

The queen frowned when she heard this, turned around and walked into the hall, and said casually: "Then, where do you live?"

Hearing the words, his confidant showed joy, and said: "Your Majesty, I just went to inquire about it. Originally, the postman was going to entertain the holy monk and his disciples to live in the posthouse, but the Tang monk refused, saying that the three of them were with the people in the city. It’s different, the guest rooms in the inn are all connected together, and they are afraid of inconvenience. So they went out to find an inn by themselves, and booked a small yard to live in!”

The queen said: "Oh? The location of the inn is clean? Don't disturb the monks and disciples to rest!"

The confidant hurriedly said: "It's clean and clean, it can't be more clean! That place is next to the Wufeng Building! Probably because the holy monk and his disciples are not short of money, they asked Yicheng to find the best place for them. The inn is right there. It is at the foot of the imperial city, so it is very clean and tidy, and there are not many dilapidated houses around, just to receive wealthy businessmen from the past, so that they can feel the royal style of our country!"

The queen stretched her brows, sat down slowly, and sighed: "I didn't expect it to be so close?"

Seeing that the queen was tempted, the confidant hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the younger one to accompany you to the edge of the imperial city at night, so that you can relax and unwind, okay?"

The queen looked cheerful and said: "It happens that I'm feeling depressed these few days, so it's up to you, but don't make a fuss, keep a low profile! You go and prepare, there is nothing wrong at this time, let's go back early!"

The confidant readily agreed, and happily went down to prepare.

But here Zhuang Fan sat in the post station for a long time, waiting for a grand master to come, but the old lady met Zhuang Fan face to face, received the document, and before she could say a few words, she was fainted by Wukong and Bajie , called Zhuang Fan very helpless.

When the old grand master was carried away, the postman hurriedly came to apologize to the holy monk, saying: "The grand master is getting old, the old man has bad eyesight and loves to be excited, don't blame the holy monk!"

Zhuang Fan said that it was all right, and asked a few more words. Seeing that the Queen seemed to have no opinion on them, he was relieved a little. Big yard, live separately.

Once the courtyard door is closed, the line of sight is cut off, and the whole small world is their own.

Bajie closed the pig's arched mouth and big ears first, and complained: "I don't know why, Qianqian didn't realize that until now, why is this nose so obstructive? It's always dangling in front of my eyes. This afternoon, I'm so stumbling Several times!"

Wukong put away his grinning look, and said, "What are you doing, brother, my cheeks are sore today!"

Zhuang Fan took off his hat and fanned the wind, and said: "Go and see where Hongye and your juniors are, call them down, there is also a bathroom in this yard, let's take a bath first, and then Master cooks, take a good rest today , Go shopping tomorrow!"

Wukong promised to go, and Bajie led Caramel Cake to the stables, fed it water and feed, brushed its hair and took a bath.

Not long after, Wukong brought back the green leaf boat that was floating in the sky, and Hongye and Honghaier's face turned green after doing their homework on it. At this time, they heard that they could take a rest and take a bath. After getting off the green leaf boat, they ran faster than anyone else. quick.

Zhuang Fan smiled and guarded the bathroom door, seeing the children running over, he said: "I see, the pool is smaller, you can wash it separately, master will go to see the kitchen first, light the fire, and burn the bottom of the pot. "

After hearing this, the younger ones wanted to wash first, so they all squeezed into the bathroom and saw, oh, the very luxurious white marble pool, but only two adults can lie down, and the pool was empty at this time, and Zhuang Fan didn't call for water. , Just wait for Wu Wang to release the hot spring water.

Hongye blinked and felt that it was much better than the small mud pit next to Wuzhuang Temple, so she asked Wukong, "This pool is still small, how big is the one you washed before?"

Wukong rubbed his chin and recalled: "In that case, the length and width have two human bodies. Anyway, I have become smaller and can swim around in it."

After hearing this, Hongye grasped the key point, clapped her hands and said, "Trick! Let's get smaller, let's wash together! There are so many people!"

Wukong narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother, don't you want to have a water fight?"

Hongye coughed and said, "Where there is nothing, how naive! No! Your brother is not that person!"

The younger ones thought it was a good idea to wash together, so Hong Boy came over, tugging at Xiao Bailong's sleeve with sparkling eyes, and said, "Master, put the water on!"

Wu Wang didn't refuse anything, immediately filled a pool full of hot water, a few people cheered, stripped off his clothes, regained his young body, and jumped into the pool with a plop.

In total, there are two chubby babies with bare butts, a little silver dragon, a little golden monkey, and a pink and white chubby pig.

Only Hongye, Shi Shiran got out of the pool, still that thin boy!

Red Boy yelled: "Master, you cheated!" It was agreed that everyone would become smaller!

As a result, Hongye bluntly raised her face with water!

There is no love for Master at all!

Hong Haier screamed in anger, the scuffle has already begun!

When Zhuang Fan came over with a plate of fried egg pancakes, he heard the sound of a pot boiling in the room.

The sound of rushing water, the feeble cry of the young man, the cheerful screams of the three dolls, and the excited chirping of a little pig, Zhuang Fan listened silently for a while with a plate in his hand, then clicked his tongue, thinking that these children are really Play crazy!

He coughed, opened the door and came in, but was surprised to see that the room was quiet, and everyone was soaking in the pool obediently. Hearing the sound of the door, he turned his head, the expression on his face was so cute, so cute!

Believe you are a ghost!

Zhuang Fan put the plate on the tray, took out his chopsticks, and said, "Eat some padding first!"

The little ones nodded fiercely, divided the chopsticks, and lowered their heads to eat.

Zhuang Fan saw that they were pretending well, so he said: "Just play, don't waste water, don't waste food, and don't get sick later, do you understand?"

Six voices said in unison: "Got it!" "Hmph!"

Zhuang Fan poked Bajie who was waiting for Wuyou to feed him in surprise, and said, "Fatty, look at your second senior brother, you can talk even in the body of a dragon, why do you only know how to cry like a pig?"

Bajie covered his face with his chubby hoof in embarrassment, but didn't speak.

Wukong ate the cake in his hand to Wuwang who was lying on his shoulders, and said in a childlike voice, "What else could be the reason? It's not that he can't cultivate well! Don't worry, Master, I'll urge him to wait until the next stage. Whatever it is, don't delay to speak!"

Zhuang Fan rubbed the little chubby pig's hooves and said, "You have to work hard, you have to work hard, you know?"

Xiaopangdai let out a despondent "chirp", and Zhuang Fan said softly, "Eat, eat, have fun today, and work hard tomorrow!" It is also very hard to drive every day, oh, forget it, let them relax one day!

Hongye swam over quietly, tried to widen her slender eyebrows, and whispered: "Master, I also want to rest for the night today!"

Zhuang Fan folded his arms and smiled: "Okay, I will dictate ten learned characters later, and if one is good, I will let you play. You don't need to learn new characters tonight!"

After hearing this, Hongye let out a howl, and sank to the bottom of the water without coming out!

After the red boy finished eating, he put down his chopsticks and stomped on his master's face with his foot, saying, "Grandpa, my master drowned, let's bury him!"

Hongye didn't even get up, grabbed Honghai'er's little feet, and scratched the soles of his feet. Honghaier giggled, waving her chubby little arms, and dragged Wuyou into the water without paying attention. As for Bajie, the four of them got together, and it was another good fight.

Seeing that they had eaten up the omelets, Zhuang Fan took the plate and left, letting them play.

The small yard was full of children's laughter.

In another small courtyard separated by a wall, the queen sat there blankly, not knowing what it was like.

She was full of words, "Is there my son here!? My prince!?"

The queen's confidants saw her flushed and trembling, and hurriedly comforted her: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, calm down!"

The queen stood up suddenly, and said in a trembling voice: "I can't calm down! I can't wait!" As she said that, she was about to go out!

The confidant quickly pulled her back, tried to persuade her into the room, and said: "Your Majesty, it's still early in the morning, and there are so many people around, maybe it will leak out, why don't we just wait until the curfew , knock on the door again! When the night is dead, how much will His Majesty have to say?"

The Queen's hands were covered with sweat, she managed to calm down and said, "You're right, then I'll wait a little longer and get a cup of tea for me to drink!"

The confidant quickly agreed and went down to make tea.

The room became quiet, the queen pricked up her ears, and listened intently to the children playing in the yard next door, counting and distinguishing them carefully, she felt that there were a dozen or so children?

During the period, there was a young boy's voice, and a gentle voice of a man was heard in response to the young boy calling "Master", but the voices of the two "30-year-old" men mentioned by Yicheng never appeared, and I couldn't help feeling in my heart. Suspicious, couldn't help all kinds of guesses welling up in my mind.

Zhuang Fan on the other end didn't know that he was overheard, so he made something to fill the children's stomachs. He also went to wash himself well, came out and changed into a clean monk's robe, boiled the water, and fried it. After the sauce was served, Zhuang Fan fried the remaining soybeans and sprinkled them on the noodles. The seven people sat around in the yard, Xilihulu ate to their fullness, very refreshed.

After the sun went down, the heat outside was not so severe, but the room was still very stuffy. Zhuang Fan spread the mat on the wooden bed in the courtyard, and several children lay on it to enjoy the coolness. Zhuang Fan took the cattail fan and fanned them. The wind, the summer night is gentle, and there are a few fireflies flying around. Zhuang Fan suddenly remembered the story of the firefly sac reflecting the snow, and told them.

Hongye, a scumbag, is very sensitive to words like hard work, reading, and word recognition, and can automatically ignore them as soon as she hears them, but she is very curious about the firefly pouch, and begged: "Master, sew me up too." Bag, I want a firefly to hang in the tent too!" If he hadn't poked his finger as soon as he got the needle, he would have done it himself!

Zhuang Fan sternly refused: "Why do you want that? It's not like our house doesn't have candles! No!"

Hongye whimpered and said: "You talked about seducing people, but you still don't do it! Bad guys!"

Zhuang Fan was so angry that he poked his forehead and said, "I remember some people dictated ten new characters tonight?"

Hongye immediately slumped on the mat and pretended to be dead, snoring everywhere, muttering in her mouth: "I'm sleepy, I'm sleepy, I'm asleep!"

Make Zhuang Fan dumbfounded!

Next to Wu Wang was still lying on the senior brother's shoulder, the silver dragon sneaked up and said: "Senior brother, I also want a firefly pouch!"

The three-headed little monkey lay down with its belly looking up at the sky, and said in a childlike voice, "It's easy to say, it's up to senior brother!"

The monkey pulled off a hair and turned it into a thin and transparent gauze. With a flick of the head, it caught all the fireflies in the yard. The gauze automatically locked its edges and flew over slowly.

What a firefly sac the size of a human head!

Zhuang Fan has black lines all over his head and face, is this a firefly sac?Green and oily, this is simply a skull!

Let people see, not scared to death?

Just as he was talking, he heard a knock on the courtyard door.

Zhuang Fan waved his hand, told the children to be quiet, walked over by himself, and asked without opening the door, "Which one?"

A female voice said from outside: "I would like to inform the holy monk. Your majesty is here to accompany you. When your majesty heard that the holy monk was here, he was afraid that the reception would not be good. He came here to deliver some supplies to the holy monk. Please open the door."

Zhuang Fan looked back and saw the monkey nodding at him, so he opened the courtyard door with confidence, and saw that there was indeed a group of maids, holding gifts, standing by the door, and hurriedly called them in.

Unexpectedly, everyone came in, and the last one closed the door with a bang, and a woman walked out of the line, knelt down in court, and begged: "Little girl pays a lot of money to beg for a child! Please have mercy on the holy monk, and give me a child!"