卻說那唐僧憂憂愁愁，隨著國王至後宮。只聽得鼓樂喧天，隨聞得異香撲鼻。低著頭，不敢仰視。行者暗裡欣然，丁在那毘盧帽頂上，運神光，睜火眼金睛觀看。又只見那兩班綵女，擺列的似蕊宮仙府，勝強似錦帳春風。真個是：
娉婷嬝娜，玉質冰肌。一雙雙嬌欺楚女，一對對美賽西施。雲髻高盤飛彩鳳，蛾眉微顯遠山低。笙簧雅奏，簫鼓頻吹。宮商角徵羽，抑揚高下齊。清歌妙舞常堪愛，錦砌花團色色怡。
行者見師父全不動念，暗自裡咂嘴誇稱道：「好和尚，好和尚。身居錦繡心無愛，足步瓊瑤意不迷。」
却说那唐僧忧忧愁愁，随着国王至后宫。只听得鼓乐喧天，随闻得异香扑鼻。低着头，不敢仰视。行者暗里欣然，丁在那毘卢帽顶上，运神光，睁火眼金睛观看。又只见那两班彩女，摆列的似蕊宫仙府，胜强似锦帐春风。真个是：
娉婷嬝娜，玉质冰肌。一双双娇欺楚女，一对对美赛西施。云髻高盘飞彩凤，蛾眉微显远山低。笙簧雅奏，箫鼓频吹。宫商角徵羽，抑扬高下齐。清歌妙舞常堪爱，锦砌花团色色怡。
行者见师父全不动念，暗自里咂嘴夸称道：「好和尚，好和尚。身居锦绣心无爱，足步琼瑶意不迷。」
Now, the Tang Monk followed the king into the inner palace, full of worry and sorrow. Drums and music thundered to the skies, and rare fragrances swept into his nostrils. He kept his head down, not daring to look up. Pilgrim, secretly delighted, perched on top of his Vairocana cap, summoned his divine light and opened his fiery eyes and golden pupils to look about. He saw two ranks of richly dressed women arranged like the Flower Palace and mansions of the immortals, surpassing even spring breezes within brocade curtains. Truly:
Supple and graceful,with the substance of jade and skin like ice.Pair upon pair, their charm outdoes the Lady of Chu;couple upon couple, their beauty surpasses Xi Shi.Cloud-like hair coils high beneath bright flying phoenixes;faint moth-wing brows lie low as distant hills.Reed organs sound in elegance;flutes and drums play on and on.Gong, shang, jue, zhi and yu rise and fall,their high and low notes all in harmony.Clear songs and lovely dances never cease to charm;flowers massed in brocade delight in every hue.
Seeing that not a single worldly thought stirred in his master, Pilgrim secretly smacked his lips in praise. “A fine monk, a fine monk! He dwells amid brocade, yet his heart feels no desire; he walks through jade splendour, yet his mind is not led astray.”
少時，皇后、嬪妃簇擁著公主出鳷鵲宮，一齊迎接，都道聲：「我王萬歲，萬萬歲。」慌的個長老戰戰兢兢，莫知所措。行者早已知識，見那公主頭頂上微露出一點妖氛，卻也不十分兇惡。即忙爬近耳朵叫道：「師父，公主是個假的。」長老道：「是假的，卻如何放他現相？」行者道：「使出法身，就此拿他也。」長老道：「不可，不可，恐驚了主駕。且待君、后退散，再使法力。」
少时，皇后、嫔妃簇拥着公主出鳷鹊宫，一齐迎接，都道声：「我王万岁，万万岁。」慌的个长老战战兢兢，莫知所措。行者早已知识，见那公主头顶上微露出一点妖氛，却也不十分凶恶。即忙爬近耳朵叫道：「师父，公主是个假的。」长老道：「是假的，却如何放他现相？」行者道：「使出法身，就此拿他也。」长老道：「不可，不可，恐惊了主驾。且待君、后退散，再使法力。」
Before long the queen and consorts came out of the Zhique Palace with the princess in their midst. They all went to greet the king, crying, “Long live Our King! Ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years!” The elder trembled in alarm, at a loss what to do. Pilgrim had already seen through the deception: above the princess’s head he could make out a faint trace of demonic vapour, though it was not especially fierce. He hurried down to his master’s ear and called, “Master, the princess is a fake.” The elder said, “If she’s a fake, how do we make her show her true form?” Pilgrim replied, “I’ll reveal my Dharma body and seize her here and now.” The elder said, “No, no! You may frighten His Majesty. Wait until the king and queen have withdrawn, then use your powers.”
那行者一生性急，那裡容得，大咤一聲，現了本相，趕上前，揪住公主罵道：「好孽畜！你在這裡弄假成真，只在此這等受用，也儘夠了；心尚不足，還要騙我師父，破他的真陽，遂你的淫性哩。」諕得那國王呆呆掙掙，后妃跌跌爬爬，宮娥綵女無一個不東躲西藏，各顧性命。好便似：
春風蕩蕩，秋氣瀟瀟。春風蕩蕩過園林，千花擺動；秋氣瀟瀟來禁苑，萬葉飄搖。刮折牡丹攲檻下，吹歪芍藥臥欄邊。沼岸芙蓉亂撼，臺基菊蕊鋪堆。海棠無力倒塵埃，玫瑰有香眠野境。春風吹折芰荷楟，冬雪壓歪梅嫩蕊。石榴花瓣，亂落在內院東西；岸柳枝條，斜垂在皇宮南北。好花風雨一宵狂，無數殘紅鋪地錦。
三藏一發慌了手腳，戰兢兢抱住國王，只叫：「陛下，莫怕，莫怕，此是我頑徒使法力，辨真假也。」
那行者一生性急，那里容得，大咤一声，现了本相，赶上前，揪住公主骂道：「好孽畜！你在这里弄假成真，只在此这等受用，也尽够了；心尚不足，还要骗我师父，破他的真阳，遂你的淫性哩。」諕得那国王呆呆挣挣，后妃跌跌爬爬，宫娥彩女无一个不东躲西藏，各顾性命。好便似：
春风荡荡，秋气潇潇。春风荡荡过园林，千花摆动；秋气潇潇来禁苑，万叶飘摇。刮折牡丹攲槛下，吹歪芍药卧栏边。沼岸芙蓉乱撼，台基菊蕊铺堆。海棠无力倒尘埃，玫瑰有香眠野境。春风吹折芰荷楟，冬雪压歪梅嫩蕊。石榴花瓣，乱落在内院东西；岸柳枝条，斜垂在皇宫南北。好花风雨一宵狂，无数残红铺地锦。
三藏一发慌了手脚，战兢兢抱住国王，只叫：「陛下，莫怕，莫怕，此是我顽徒使法力，辨真假也。」
But Pilgrim had been impatient all his life. How could he wait? With a great shout he showed his own form, rushed forward, caught hold of the princess and cursed her. “You wicked beast! You’ve passed off your sham as the real thing here. All these pleasures you’ve been enjoying ought to be enough for you. But your heart still isn’t satisfied! You want to trick my master as well, ruin his true yang and satisfy your lust!” The king was scared into a daze; the queen and consorts stumbled and scrambled; every palace maid and richly dressed woman ran for cover, each intent on saving her own life. It was just like this:
Spring winds sweep wild;autumn breezes whistle cold.Spring winds sweep wild through the garden,setting a thousand flowers swaying;Autumn breezes whistle into the royal grounds,sending ten thousand leaves adrift.Tree peonies break and lean beneath the rails;herbaceous peonies blow askew and lie beside the fence.Lotuses on the pond banks shake in confusion;chrysanthemum blooms heap about the terrace base.Crabapple blossoms fall helpless in the dust;fragrant roses lie asleep in the wild.Spring winds snap the stems of water chestnuts and lotuses;winter snow bends the plum’s tender blooms.Pomegranate petalsscatter east and west through the inner courts;Willow branches on the banksdroop slantwise north and south of the royal palace.One wild night of wind and rain upon fair flowers;countless fallen reds spread brocade across the ground.
Sanzang was more flustered than ever. Trembling, he clung to the king and cried, “Your Majesty, don’t be afraid! Don’t be afraid! This is my unruly disciple using his powers to tell the false from the true.”