Seeing the expectation on Li Chengqian's face, Li Tai was secretly happy. He sat down on the chair and said, "Brother Prince, I heard that my father has made an engagement for you."
"What? Engagement? Why didn't I know? Do you know whose girl it is?"
Li Tai smiled and said: "She is the daughter of Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling."
Li Chengqian suddenly jumped up: "I don't agree. I have long heard that his daughter is tall and tall, and she is already past the marriageable age."
"So what if you don't agree? The orders of your parents and the words of your matchmaker. For such a big matter, you can only leave it to fate."
"No, I absolutely don't. It's me who is marrying a wife, not him. It's very strange. When he looks for women, he always looks for beautiful women, but he wants to find one like this for me. I will go and argue with the Queen Mother."
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help it. He would go to Empress Changsun to question who was responsible for exposing him.
"Brother Prince, why do you think the wind is like the rain? You can't do this. It won't be too late until my mother and you raise objections again."
Li Chengqian patted his thigh and said, "That's right. Brother Tai, is this news accurate?"
"Of course it's accurate. I heard it from my husband occasionally. I'm just telling you to prepare you mentally. Besides, I don't want an ugly and old sister-in-law."
Li Chengqian was immediately moved by his kindness: "Brother Tai, there is a gathering at the Grand Buddha Temple today. Chengdi and I have made an appointment to go shopping together. You can go with us."
Leaving the palace without authorization? This is a good idea.
"But, this palace is heavily guarded, can we get out?"
"You are stupid, you, who am I? Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty, who dares to stop me? Didn't my father also say that we should go to the people more and understand the people's sentiments?"
"That's true, but our dressing up is too ostentatious. What if something happens?"
Li Tai was eager for something to happen, but he had to say it first, and it had nothing to do with him. He lived in the palace every day, and he hadn't left the imperial city gate yet, so it would be a good idea to go see the Western Market of the Tang Dynasty.
"Idiot, can't we just pretend to be an ordinary young man? I've already prepared the clothes."
After speaking, he told Zhang Qiuhua: "Chengdi, find a set of clothes for King Yidu."
Zhang Qiuhua agreed and went to get the clothes.
Since he followed Li Chengqian, this man has become more beautiful, his skin is white and rosy, and he is more feminine. He doesn't understand that his name is Zhang Qiuhua, which is already very feminine, and Li Chengqian also changed him to a more feminine name.
Why?
The three people came to Donghua Gate together, and the soldiers guarding the city let them out of the city without saying a word.
Being a prince is awesome.
The three of them found a place to carry people, changed their clothes, and then walked around to the Great Buddha Temple.
There were crowds of people everywhere, and pilgrims were everywhere worshiping Buddha and seeking scriptures. The monks chanted some unintelligible Buddhist songs, and the incense burners were piled full of ashes.
Li Chengqian asked Zhang Qiuhua: "Didn't you say that you have a younger brother who is a monk here? Where is he? Take us to see him."
As soon as Li Tai heard this, he understood that they had come for a purpose.
He knew that Zhang Qiuhua had a younger brother, but he had never heard that he was a monk.
"Brother, did you come out just to find him?"
"Yes, Chengdi said that his younger brother is more handsome than him. I didn't believe it, so he brought me to verify it."
Nonsense. Is this why you put so much effort into leaving the palace? No matter how good-looking you are, you are just a monk. What will happen if you meet him?
A trace of dissatisfaction welled up in Li Tai's heart. He suddenly remembered that Li Chengqian was intersex in the history books and couldn't help but feel happy again. Perhaps, today's trip was not in vain.
The three people walked around and came to a main hall. Zhang Qiuhua pointed at a monk who was knocking wooden fish and said: "That's him. Isn't he particularly good-looking?"
The monk's face was as white as snow, and his mouth looked like a woman's cherry mouth. The gray monk's robe made his face even whiter.
If he hadn't shaved his head, he would have been mistaken for a woman.
"It's indeed good, Chengdi. If you lure him out, I have something to say."
Li Chengqian ordered Zhang Qiuhua, but did not look back.
Did he fall in love with him? Is this monk the same person as the man named Chengxin mentioned in the history books?
Just when Li Tai was thinking wildly, the monk followed Zhang Qiuhua and came over.
The monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, what does the donor want from me?"
Zhang Qiuhua whispered: "Qiu Xin, let me tell you the truth, this is the crown prince, and he wants to take you to the palace. That is a place that everyone longs for. As long as you go to the popular and spicy places and have no worries about food and clothing, you will always be happy."
It’s better than eating fast and chanting Buddha here.”
"Is this? Will the host allow me to leave?"
The little monk glanced at Li Chengqian, his face turned red, and he stuttered a little.
"You don't need to worry about this. I'll inform the host immediately and you guys will wait here."
When Li Tai heard this, he had to do his best to accomplish this kind of thing, as it was related to his future.
He quickly pulled him over and said, "Why don't you go there in person for such a small matter? I'll just go and say it."
Li Chengqian immediately cast a grateful look.
He was completely fascinated by the monk in front of him, otherwise he would not have looked at him like that. That kind of heartfelt gratitude made Li Tai feel a lot in his heart.
This monk was a pawn that ruined Li Chengqian's political career.
Of course he had to help him.
When the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple heard that the current prince had taken a liking to the young monk in his temple, his hands shook with excitement.
You must know that this temple's current prosperity is all due to the new policies implemented by Li Shimin after he ascended the throne.
He even wanted to come to see Li Chengqian, but he refused.
Since the goal is achieved, why bother?
After getting the promise, Zhang Qiuhua took Zhang Qiuxin to a Zen room to change clothes. When he appeared in front of them again, even Li Tai was shocked.
Apart from the unsightly appearance brought to them by her bald head, Zhang Qiuxin wearing a hat is like a white lotus growing out of the mud but unstained. If she were a woman, Li Shimin would not be able to control her when he saw her.
"Go back to the palace."
Li Chengqian swallowed, and the moment he turned around, he quietly pulled his hand.
This small movement made Li Tai ecstatic.
If the obsessed look he looked at Zhang Qiuxin just now was just a guess, his subtle movements now confirmed that his first feeling was right.
History is immutable.
Things are moving forward step by step according to the annual cycle of history.
He was excited and decadent at the same time. What was exciting was that he was about to see the third prince of the Tang Dynasty go to a dead end. What was decadent was that no matter how hard he tried, he was afraid that he would never be able to become the prince.
However, he must fight to the death.
Live as a hero, die as a ghost.
Anyway, he has already died once, so why not die again?
On the way back to the palace, Li Chengqian gave Zhang Qiuxin a very neutral name: Satisfactory.
From that day on, this man named Chengxin became a cinnabar mole on Li Chengqian's heart, and even appeared in the historical records of the Tang Dynasty.
