Pawn Crossing the River

There isn't much that can be said about this matter.

The two of them were considered figures, but not that big of a figure.

It's not a big shot. It can hold a ceremony, and the momentum will be huge, but it can't have a far-reaching impact, let alone affect the entire Taoist sect.

But the two of them are not considered small families. They both hold high positions and have others to help with all kinds of things. There is no need for the two of them to do it themselves. It is enough for the two of them to attend the ceremony.

So there is nothing to talk about, it's just about agreeing or disagreeing. Do the Zhang family and the Yao family still have to worry about real estate and betrothal gifts?

That would be disgraceful.

At this level of aristocratic families, there is a default standard for marriage specifications. There will be no less, it will be unseemly, and there will be no more. Comparing and showing off is the style of the nouveau riche.

Marriage is an exchange of resources, not three melons or two dates.

To use an incorrect analogy, no matter how large the betrothal gift or dowry is, can it be compared with the shares of Nanyang United Trading Company? Can it be compared with the power and position of the Taoist government? These are all minutiae.

Because of this, Qi Xuansu's visit to the Zhang family this time was just a formality. Regardless of whether Tantai Qiong talks about it or not, the result is destined. To put it mildly, this was more like a briefing. After all, Master Cihang approved the matter decided by the Heavenly Master, and most of the Zhang family compromised, leaving no room for opposition from Zhengyi's side.

So Tantai Qiong also expressed his feelings in the end.

However, the necessary formalities still have to be completed. Tantai Qiong is gone, so Qi Xuansu will talk to Zhang Juqi.

Zhang Juqi was easy to talk to. Qi Xuansu and his father-in-law had a good conversation. Zhang Juqi arranged for a small-scale family banquet. There were just four people, including Xiao Yin, and they simply had a "Drunken Life and Dreams" .

Needless to say, Zhang Yuelu is naturally huge. Qi Xuansu is not what he used to be. With his martial arts body here, he can compete with Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Juqi almost lost his temper. He couldn't compare with his daughter. When he talked about his daughter's marriage, he got emotional again. What was originally said to be a few sips turned into a big bowl of wine, and he soon became addicted.

As for Xiao Yin, as a Yin creature who dares to eat anything, drinking wine is also eating, and it doesn't affect her at all.

In the end, Qi Xuansu's family of three did not fare well, and the father-in-law almost drank under the table.

Qi Xuansu could only help his father-in-law to rest. Even though his father-in-law was already drunk and only one step away from the unknown, he actually knew how to let Qi Xuansu help him to the study instead of the bedroom. This realization was already engraved in his mind. Deep down in his bones, he can be disciplined.

Qi Xuansu knew that after they left, his father-in-law would probably face a violent storm and become the punching bag of his mother-in-law. He had already thought of the words, but it was nothing more than not speaking up for her in front of outsiders, and yet he was so virtuous. .

This kind of thing is quite boring.

But Qi Xuansu couldn't say anything if he was willing to fight and suffer.

After settling Zhang Kuqi, Zhang Yuelu led Xiao Yin to wander in the courtyard. Qi Xuansu had already seen it when he came last time, so he did not follow him and stood alone in the corridor.

It is not surprising that Qi Xuansu lacks the necessary respect for his parents-in-law, because Taoism is to break the rule that the king is the minister and the father is the son. Maybe there are still quite a lot of Confucian marks left in other places, but Wanxiang The Dao Palace must be the most thorough in its execution, and people like Qi Xuansu have no parents, and their parents-in-law are far away, so they are destined to be different from normal people.

To say that Qi Xuansu treats his parents-in-law as his biological parents because he has no parents since he was a child is even more nonsense and appears hypocritical.

What is fake cannot be true, and what is true cannot be false.

Qi Xuansu is extremely stingy emotionally. He is willing to make friends, but he does not call himself brothers casually.

He and Zhang Yuelu depended on each other for life and death and fought side by side.

The master held the assassin alone and threw him out.

Qiniang is a real life-saving grace, a rebuilding grace, a half-teaching grace and a nurturing grace. Without Qiniang, he would not be where he is today.

As for Xiao Yin, he also followed Qi Xuansu in and out seven times, from Fenglinzhou to Borneo, with countless swords and swords.

Only then was Qi Xuansu willing to give up his feelings.

Compare your heart to your heart.

Tantai Qiong's attitude destined that Qi Xuansu would not be able to show any emotion, but he didn't go too far just for Zhang Yuelu's sake.

Similarly, Zhang Yuelu had a similar attitude towards Qiniang.

In the Confucian era, this was simply treasonous and could be beheaded.

It's a pity that this is the era of Taoism.

An autumn rain is coming.

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the weather is getting colder. This autumn rain is slightly chilly, and the raindrops rustle on the eaves and leaves. The rain gradually became more violent, but the sound of the rain was still not loud, and there was still a rustling sound.

Qi Xuansu looked at the rain scene with his hands behind his hands and remained silent.

Several servants looked at the new uncle from a distance and did not dare to come forward.

They are all Taoist people, because the Taoist sect strictly prohibits keeping slaves, so they are all free persons, employed by the Zhang family, and receive a monthly salary. They can work if they want to, and they can leave if they don't want to. There is no restriction on their freedom. Because of the generous remuneration, few people leave. These people have been working for more than ten years and are almost members of the family.

Several elderly women gathered together after finishing their errands. One woman pursed her lips and asked softly: "What kind of official is this new uncle now? He was not like this when he came last time." His magnanimity is so great that even Madam can’t hold it back now.”

Another woman said: "I heard, the chief deputy head of the Borneo Taoist Palace."

Several women exclaimed in low voices: "Chief Deputy Palace Master? That is the second-ranking figure in the Taoist Palace. How old is the new uncle? At this age, he is on par with a lot of real people in the clan. His family has a big backing?"

The well-informed woman said: "I just heard a few words. It seems that this new uncle has a foster mother who has a great background and can be on an equal footing with Master Cihang. My wife is probably jealous."

"Keep your voice down, let the madam hear you, and it won't be a good thing for you."

"By the way, what is that little girl's background? Can't the new uncle still be carrying an oil bottle? Can the girl be happy with this second-hand man?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I think the girl is more interested in her than my uncle. Maybe he is thinking of adopting her."

"How old are they two? There will still be a long time ahead."

"I'm not very young, but I can't stand up to my high level of cultivation. If one is higher and the other is lower, there is another way to explain it. But both of them are high, and now they live in two places. Getting married will be after the end of this term. By then The hope is even slimmer, so it’s better to make plans early.”

"This is normal. Most of those immortals have no heirs."

"I think Xuan Sheng designed it like this on purpose. You see, if you want to be a great leader, you must be young. Seventy-year-olds are not enough. In this way, great leaders are all geniuses, and they have reached the highest level of cultivation at a young age. It is difficult to have heirs, which virtually prevents the head master from passing on his position to his son. "

"It's too far off topic. Why do I think this new uncle is so scary?"

"It's scary, but I've heard that this new uncle just went on a killing spree in Borneo. The two real people in charge of the Borneo Taoist government, the former chief, and the former second-in-command were all dismissed. It was all under his control. Also. There are countless other Taoist priests, big and small, who are killed and sentenced. Many of them are no worse than ours, but my new uncle just raised his hand and took care of them. Isn't that scary? "

"My new uncle is so powerful, how dare you, madam, give him a hard time?"

"Madam's face is not big enough, isn't there a girl? She doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. No matter how great the new uncle is, he has to put it down when he considers the girl's face."

"This is what the old saying goes, in the first thirty years you respect your father and your son, and in the next thirty years you respect your son and your father."

"What I'm saying is, haven't you seen that the attitude of those big bosses has changed? It's not like the girl and uncle are capable, we have to count on them in the future."

While these people were talking, Qi Xuansu met Tantai Qiong again.

In fact, looking at Tantai Qiong's profile, we can still see that she has a six-point physical resemblance and a three-point spiritual resemblance to Zhang Yuelu.

Qi Xuansu thought irresponsibly that it seemed that some of Zhang Yuelu's bad qualities were probably inherited from Tantai Qiong.

Tantai Qiong had already regained her composure and said in a deep voice: "Qi Xuansu, the youngest second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, the youngest chief deputy palace master, and possibly the youngest Shenzhi Zhenren."

There was no proud expression on Qi Xuansu's face: "Thank you for your aunt's good wishes."

"Qing Xiao has been very opinionated and stubborn since she was a child." Tantai Qiong said slowly, "But I have to admit that this time, she was right and I was wrong."

Qi Xuansu looked at Tantai Qiong: "Auntie, you are wrong."

Tantai Qiong frowned and became angry again.

She had already lowered her attitude to such a low level, what else did he want to do? Are you so unreasonable and unforgiving?

Qi Xuansu did not want to provoke Tantai Qiong, but just said: "Qingxiao is not that vulgar, or in other words, Qingxiao is not that utilitarian. Auntie, have you ever thought about it? Generally speaking, men don't care too much about whether their partners are strong or not. , even if their partners are weak, they can protect their partners from wind and rain, instead of looking for the so-called sense of security from their partners, let alone placing their lives on their partners. Many people even enjoy this so-called feeling of dependence. "I am like a concubine who wants to be entrusted with a tree. Many women have to entrust their lives to their loved ones. Only by finding a good man can they survive."

"But you can't think of Qingxiao like that. She has never wanted to be Silo, who lives on a tree. She wants to be a big tree that can protect her from the wind and rain. She has never wanted to find a sense of security in a man, nor does she want to let a man Come support her, she is independent and never anyone’s vassal.”

"Qing Xiao may not have expected that I would become a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest today. I think that even if I didn't have these opportunities and was now just a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest, and Qing Xiao was already the second deputy palace master, I still wouldn't be able to Dislike me. Complaining that men are incompetent is essentially about relying on men to get something. When have you ever heard of a man complaining that a woman is incompetent? Qing Xiao is not so vulgar."

"To talk about right and wrong is nothing more than from a utilitarian point of view. From a personal emotional point of view, there is never right or wrong in this kind of thing, only no regrets or regrets."

Qi Xuansu's tone was calm: "Qing Xiao and I are actually the same kind of people. Most of our energy has been given to Daomen, leaving only this little personal space for ourselves. We really don't want to be in this last foot. Talking about utilitarianism in the Pure Land."

"Aunt, what do you think?"

Tantai Qiong fell into a long silence.