Welcoming the Groom
The surrounding courtiers approached the king and said:
"Your Majesty, I have received Tang Xuanzang from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands in the East. He also brought three disciples, named Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing. Including their horses, there are a total of five lives."
The king was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately said to his ministers:
"That's wonderful! I even dreamt last night that a golden Phoenix flew to my side, and sure enough, Tang Xuanzang arrived the next day."
The servant looked at the king with a bewildered expression. Seeing this, the king slowly said:
"The men of the Eastern Lands are still the brothers of Emperor Taizong of Great Tang, Li Shimin. For so long, our country hasn't seen a single man like them."
"Now that Tang Xuanzang has arrived, it must be a gift from heaven. I am willing to offer all the wealth of our country to recruit Tang Xuanzang as king, and I am willing to be his queen and have children with him."
Upon hearing this, the prime minister said to the king, "You've said so much just to settle down, but those three disciples of Tang Xuanzang are extremely vicious and don't even meet your standards."
Upon hearing this, the king laughed and said, "What do you think Tang Xuanzang looks like? And how could his disciples be so fierce?"
The servants slowly said, "Tang Xuanzang was handsome and dashing, a man from the Celestial Empire, but his three disciples were rather ferocious and vicious."
Upon hearing this, the Queen paused for a moment, pondered deeply, and then continued:
"If that's the case, then I'll switch his travel documents and let his disciple go to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures, leaving only Tang Xuanzang behind, wouldn't that solve the problem?"
After hearing this, the servants pondered for a long time before slowly speaking to the Queen:
"Since that's the case, we all support you. However, we're missing one person: the matchmaker. Without her, how could this possibly happen?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen patted the servant on the shoulder and said to him:
"Your suggestion is excellent. With the Grand Tutor acting as matchmaker, let's go and propose marriage to Tang Xuanzang now. If he agrees, I'll go out to greet him immediately."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
At the same time, Tang Xuanzang and his disciples were eating when they heard someone outside come to report.
"A Grand Tutor and one of our ministers have come to see you."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are we here? Shouldn't we be going to see her?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "Master, you don't need to worry about such things anymore. She's probably just inviting us to dinner."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong patted Zhu Bajie and said to him:
"I'm afraid the queen didn't come here just to invite us to dinner; she probably wants to propose marriage."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was immediately alarmed and hurriedly said to Sun Wukong:
Why is it like this? What should we do if she really comes to propose marriage to us?
After thinking seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong slowly said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, you just need to meet her. I will naturally have a way to deal with the situation when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang nodded, believing what Sun Wukong had said. A short while later, the Grand Tutor entered.
Upon seeing Tang Xuanzang, the Grand Tutor immediately bowed to him, and Tang Xuanzang with the proper etiquette.
Upon seeing this, Xuanzang immediately said to the Grand Tang Xuanzang, "How can I, a monk, allow you to bow to me?"
The Grand Tutor was delighted to see that Tang Xuanzang was handsome and talented, thinking to himself, "This Tang Xuanzang is indeed excellent; he can be my king's man."
Then, the Grand Tutor slowly spoke to Tang Xuanzang:
"Tang Xuanzang, you are very lucky. You have successfully become my king's man."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang looked bewildered and pondered for a long time before finally speaking to the Grand Tutor: "Why would you say that? Besides, I am a monk; how can I become your king's man?"
The Grand Tutor quickly bowed to Tang Xuanzang again and continued, "This is the Women's Kingdom, where there is not a single man. It is thanks to your presence today that I have come here on the orders of our King to propose marriage to you."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang was greatly alarmed and slowly looked at Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, then spoke again to the Grand Tutor:
"With so many apprentices, I still don't know which marriage you're seeking."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:
"My queen told me that she dreamt last night that a golden Phoenix came to the palace, and unexpectedly met you today, so she asked me to come and propose marriage to you."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang understood, and then he said to the Grand Tutor:
Please forgive me for not being able to fulfill your wishes, as I must go to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain the scriptures.
The grand tutor was speechless upon hearing this. After a short while, Zhu Bajie shamelessly approached the grand tutor and happily said to him:
"How about this? Since my master doesn't want to go with you, you can choose any one of the three of us."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor immediately fell silent. It was clear from his face that he was also somewhat hesitant.
Seeing that the Zhu Bajie had fallen silent, Pigsy assumed that the Grand Tutor was somewhat tempted, and so Zhu Bajie immediately said:
"Grand Tutor, go and tell your Emperor that my master is Luo Han who has cultivated for so long, he can't just stay here. Quickly change his travel permit and let him go to the Western Heaven Paradise to retrieve the scriptures. We'll stay here, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor was immediately terrified and dared not speak for a long time. After a short while, a servant came out and said to Zhu Bajie:
"Although you are born a man, you are extremely ugly and do not meet our king's expectations."
Just as Zhu Bajie was about to continue speaking to the Grand Tutor, Zhu Bajie Sun Wukong interrupted Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie, saying:
"Don't talk nonsense, you pig. Everything depends on Master's decision. If it's possible, then stay here; if not, then we'll leave. Don't disturb them."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang raised an eyebrow and said to Sun Wukong, "How can you say such things, you monkey? Doesn't that spoil other people's intentions?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Tang Xuanzang:
"My master thinks it's best for you to stay here. Now that they've already come to our door, it wouldn't be right for you to refuse them."
Tang Xuanzang frowned and scolded Sun Wukong, "If the Tang Dynasty knew we were indulging in pleasures here, he would be furious! This would also damage the reputation of our Great Tang emperor."