The character Sun Wukong, played by Xiao Zhuozi, makes his entrance crying. He lies down on the ground, shouting, "...I can't get through this, Master can't get through this..."
Pigsy, played by Xiao Dengzi, was wearing a fake pig nose. He looked worriedly at Monkey King opposite him, "Oh no, Brother Sha, I think we should divide the luggage..."
The little table was still crying and shouting, "It's all divided up! It's all divided up! Let's go home..."
The little bug playing Sha Wujing asked in confusion, "Second Brother, why are we dividing the luggage again?"
The little stools rattled and chattered, making the little mosquito playing Tang Sanzang angry. "Bajie, you good-for-nothing, talking nonsense again!"
"Master, I'm not talking nonsense, but look how much Brother Monkey is crying. How can he possibly go to the Western Paradise?"
“Master, who is Brother Monkey? He’s someone who wouldn’t blink an eye even if he went up a mountain of knives or down a sea of fire. Look at him now, lying on the ground crying his eyes out. There’s no way he can deal with the monsters on this mountain…”
"If even the Monkey King can't handle this monster, what can we do?"
The little mosquito sighed, trying to appear calm. "Don't worry, let's see what Wukong has to say."
After Sun Wukong explained his reason for crying, he successfully tricked Zhu Bajie into going on patrol.
Mianzhi clutched her stomach and laughed, "This Pigsy is so stupid!"
Xiao Yuting pouted, "She's clearly just lazy!"
After that, the other three left the stage, but the little stool, which resembled Pigsy from Journey to the West, was still walking on it.
As he walked, he denounced the "evil deeds" of Sun Wukong and his companions, saying, "That clever monkey, the stable boy, and that dull-witted Sandy are all living comfortably by Master's side, while I, Old Pig, have to come out and clear the way for you!"
"Knowing there are monsters in these mountains, why don't we just go around them? Why do you have to make Old Pig look for the monsters for you... This... isn't this sending Old Pig to his death?"
"Me? I'll rest for a bit first..."
"I'm going to take a nap first. I'll come back and report to you when I wake up!"
The little stool lay on the ground, sleeping with its eyes closed, muttering to itself, "I'm more at ease than that stable boy now."
At this moment, the little insect disguised itself as a woodpecker and flew out, poking the nose of the small stool lying on the ground, leaving bloodstains on its nose.
"A monster..." The little stool that had been poked immediately stood up, "You poked me and ran away?"
The little stool covered his nose and cried out in pain. He couldn't catch the bird, so he had no choice but to lie down and continue sleeping, covering his nose in the process.
As soon as he lay down, the little bird came up and poked his ear several times.
Little Stool, like Pigsy, quickly got up and started yelling at the little bug, "You stupid bird, don't you know I'm a pig? Do you think my old pig's nose is some rotten piece of wood? Trying to find bugs to eat in here?"
After he finished speaking, he felt a little guilty. "Could I have slept in the wrong place? Could this be its nest?"
Little Stool, this Pigsy, immediately moved to another spot. He suddenly looked at the crowd watching the show below the stage and bowed in their direction.
The avatar of Sun Wukong, played by a little bug, appeared. He looked at the person in front of him with incomprehension, "Idiot, stones aren't people, they can't talk, and they can't return greetings. Why are you bowing to him? Nonsense..."
Xiao Yuting asked, puzzled, "Mother, why is he bowing to us?"
Qing'er shook her head. "I don't know either. Let's keep looking. Maybe I'll figure it out."
Fu Anying smiled and said, "I know, he's treating us like Tang Sanzang..."
Xia Ziwei looked at Fu Anying curiously, "Really?"
Fu Anying said smugly, "I'm sure, Mother will know once she keeps watching..."
Little Stool, Pigsy, stood on the steps, looking at the audience below. "If I go back and see my master, and he asks if there are any monsters, I'll say yes, there are a whole bunch of monsters!"
"If Master asks, what is the name of this mountain?"
He moved to the other side, "Stone Mountain".
"What if he asks what the cave is called?"
"Stone Cave".
"If Master asks, what kind of door is that?"
“I told you it was the Iron Leaf Sect.”
"What if the monkey asked me, 'How many nails are in this door?'"
"Then I, Old Pig, will say it: I, Old Pig, was too busy to remember!"
As Pigsy sat on the small stool, asking and answering his own questions, the people below burst into laughter.
Xiao Yuting frowned and said, "Mother, he really is so lazy!"
Qing'er couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then you can't be like him!"
Mianzhi remarked, "This pig doesn't seem to like being clean either..."
Fu Anying retorted, "No, that's not true. Zhu Bajie has already transformed from a pig into a human, and he also likes cleanliness..."
"Besides, those pigs that are kept in captivity do so because they have nowhere else to relieve themselves, which is why they do it where they sleep. Wild boars, on the other hand, only know how to relieve themselves outside their homes..."
Fu Anying refuted Mianzhi very smoothly, leaving Mianzhi completely dumbfounded. Had he offended this young lady?
The performance on stage continued until Sun Wukong and his companions prepared to continue their journey, at which point the curtain fell.
The little stool stood at the front and said, "To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next episode."
"Hahaha, wonderful, truly wonderful!" Emperor Qianlong clapped his hands and slowly walked in.
The four talented scholars performing on stage immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "The scholars greet Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be blessed!"
After everyone bowed, Emperor Qianlong continued, "So you all gathered here to watch the performance of the Four Great Talents."
Yongqi explained with a smile, "It's mainly because the children like to watch it..."
Emperor Qianlong looked at the three children who were engrossed in their studies, and then at the four talented scholars behind them. He was very pleased. "Little Stool, you're playing Pigsy, right? It seems that you and the other two were the ones who choreographed this?"
Not only their script and lines, but also the setup for this scene on set.
When the four of them first appeared, there was a dark yellow cloth on the ground, and Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Guizi were explaining that the dark yellow cloth represented the path they were on.
Flowers and plants were also placed on the side, representing the flowers and plants along the roadside.
Little Stool nodded quickly, "This is all the talented man can do. It's the only skill he has left to make the young masters laugh."
Fu Anying clapped her hands and said, "The four great scholars are all very talented."
Emperor Qianlong smiled. "Yongqi, I heard before that the people serving Xiaoyanzi were specially found by you in the palace. It seems that the people you found for Xiaoyanzi are all extraordinary..."
Yongqi smiled modestly, "Father, it's mainly because Xiaoyanzi is a reliable mistress. Otherwise, even if these talented men are good, they would probably be buried in this palace..."
Emperor Qianlong nodded, "That's true."
"With these people by the children's side, you can rest assured, and so can I."
After they chatted for a while, Emperor Qianlong went to Yanxi Palace to see Consort Ling. Consort Yu took Mianzhi away, Consort Ying took Jinghua and Mianyao away, and Consort Shu returned to Chengqian Palace by herself.
Once the elders left, only the younger generation remained in the courtyard.
Xia Ziwei looked at Xiao Yanzi and said, "Xiao Yanzi, let's go back now."
Xiao Jian and Qing'er were also preparing to take their leave. "Little Swallow, we're leaving too."
Just as they were about to leave Shufangzhai, Tianfeng brought the latest news: "Your Highness, something has happened in Xinjiang."
"What?" Yongqi frowned and looked at Tianfeng. "What exactly happened?"
Tianfeng handed the letter to Yongqi, saying, "It's a disturbance in Ali Khoja's collateral branch. They want to take advantage of Princess Hanxiang and her husband's absence to oust Ali Khoja..."
Little Swallow frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that my two sworn brothers would also be by my godfather's side?"
Tianfeng replied, "The Third Prince was seriously ill and passed away not long ago. Now, only the Fourth Prince is protecting Ali Khoja. I'm afraid he can't help but fight alone..."
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