Pawn Crossing the River

Shangqing County, Shangqingguan.

Shangqing Temple is affiliated to Shangqing Palace and is a Taoist temple located in the county. The scale is much smaller than that of the Shangqing Palace, but its status is quite important.

There is a two-story building in Shangqingguan.

Entering it, the living room on the first floor is very open. There is a rosewood coffee table with marble surface placed on the north wall. There are two rosewood carved armchairs on each side. There are eight rosewood chairs with coffee tables placed on the east and west sides. Wooden seats. The floor is also marble of the same color, inlaid with marble stars.

At this time, Zhang Yuelu was sitting on the chair on the upper right side, holding a cup of this year's Mingqian and taking a sip from time to time. There was white mist rising in the bowl, covering Zhang Yuelu's face.

The tea was good, but Zhang Yuelu was not in a good mood, but she didn't like to express her emotions on her face, so she didn't show it.

As for who made her angry, it was naturally the owner of this place.

The first floor is already very impressive, but the second floor is even better. It has a unique cave. The floor of the room is made of a whole piece of red sandalwood that is one inch thick and two feet wide. Only in the middle is a large flat bed that is one foot long and wide. There is a mahogany piano table, surrounded by stoves and bottles, burning fine ambergris, and the smoke is thin.

A woman took off her shoes and socks and walked barefoot on the floor. The sound of footsteps was particularly clear on the empty second floor. She came to the piano table, stretched out her fingers and gently played with the strings twice, thoughtfully.

Zhang Yuelu finally got impatient when he heard the sound of the piano and footsteps. He put the tureen in his hand on the coffee table and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

The barefoot woman glanced at Zhang Yuelu calmly, looked away, and continued to play with the strings.

Zhang Yuelu was too lazy to take off his shoes and walked on the floor, leaving a series of footprints.

Finally, the woman could no longer turn a blind eye and said, "I'm so angry."

Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "No matter how angry I am, I am not as big as yours. I didn't even wait this long to see the Earth Master. Those who don't know may think I'm waiting for the Great Master to summon me."

"Qingxiao, you have been in Yujing for a few years. In addition to your rapid promotion in rank and position, your speaking skills have also improved greatly. You can't even say the word 'you'. Which Li family did you learn this from? It can't be that Li Tianzhen, right? "The woman is no longer young, at least she is the generation of Zhang Yuelu's parents.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I'm not here to quarrel with you. If you want me to call you 'you', you should at least act like an elder. Do you deserve the bad things you have done over the years?"

"I'm not worthy, so I can't get into the eyes of the Heavenly Master, nor can I let the Earth Master take another look at me. The Imperial Master doesn't even know what I do, and I'm far behind you." The woman smiled instead of being angry. , "But I like your temper. It's much better than those fake clay puppets in Da Zhen Mansion."

Zhang Yuelu turned around and walked downstairs: "Change your clothes and come down to talk."

Not long after, the nearly forty-year-old woman changed into a wide-sleeved gown with a knee-length hem, slits at the armpits, a skirt and a tube top. She put on her shoes and socks again and walked down from the second floor.

Zhang Yuelu was too lazy to look at her and just drank tea by himself.

The woman didn't like tea or alcohol, but she liked smoking. She took out a cigarette rod, which was made entirely of gold. The only drawback was that the cigarette holder was made of fine jade. The only drawback was that it was too heavy, making it difficult for ordinary people to use it for a long time. However, the woman obviously didn't care about the weight, and she didn't want anyone else to wait on her. She filled the pot herself with the finest tobacco leaves from Liaodong.

The woman's surname is not Zhang, her name is Su Ying, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family. Although he is not from a large sect, he is not from a small sect in a remote branch. Seriously speaking, Zhang Yuelu wanted to call this woman aunt. In the past, Zhang Yuelu had a good relationship with her. Later, this aunt was not clear with a rising star who could be his son. That rising star was the same as Zhang Yuelu. They are all banished immortals with a bright future.

Su Ying is a widow, and the Zhang family does not require her to set up a chastity memorial. They do not care about her private affairs. If Su Ying can remarry, Zhang Yuelu will not say anything. The key is that the rising star is already engaged and comes from a Confucian family. Miss Qianjin, Su Ying's disloyalty like this without any name or distinction is very despicable.

Zhang Yuelu was influenced by Quanzhen Taoism and was extremely conservative. He could not accept this kind of behavior, so he alienated her and never concealed his disdain.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuyue, although she didn't know the person well, did not hesitate to break up with Li Minghuang after knowing that he had deceived her. Therefore, Zhang Yuelu still maintained contact with this sister.

Zhang Yuelu came to Shangqing Temple this time. She originally wanted to report things about the Li family to Dazhen Mansion through Shangqing Temple, so that she would not have to go to Dazhen Mansion. However, she did not expect that Su Ying was in charge of Shangqing Temple. What makes Zhang Yuelu feel even more helpless is that Su Ying seems to have been angry with her mother.

Zhang Yuelu knew what her boring mother had planned, so she just asked Su Ying to test it first. Although Su Ying has some problems with her style, she still has some ability. In terms of recognizing people, she is at least much better than her blind cousin Zhang Yuyue, so she is quite suitable to test Qi Xuansu.

If it were before, Zhang Yuelu really didn't care much about this kind of temptation, because she didn't think too far ahead. Even if these people had a bad impression of Qi Xuansu, it didn't matter. Anyway, there would be no intersection in the future.

However, along the way, Zhang Yuelu's mind gradually changed, so she went back on her word several times, not wanting Qi Xuansu to meet her family so early, only to be rejected by Qi Xuansu.

Since it is necessary to see it, it is still necessary to leave a good impression.

Su Ying sat on the chair on the left side of the center, blew out a smoke ring, and chuckled: "I heard that Qing Xiao brought a young man back. This is a rare thing. Li Tianzhen is a direct descendant of the Li family, but he was kicked out by Qing Xiao. After leaving Yujing. Since Qingxiao doesn't even like Li Tianzhen, who is this young man? Is he the son of the Earth Master?

Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "In addition to family history and teachers, what else do you think of?"

"Okay, let's not talk about family background, but ability." Su Ying smiled, "Qingxiao is a banished immortal, so he has to find someone who can banish him to an immortal, or a Confucian hermit can reluctantly accept it. I wonder if this young man person is……"

Zhang Yuelu's tone was still calm: "Sanren."

"Sanren?" Su Ying was startled at first, and then laughed unscrupulously, "Is that a forged inheritance? But that's right, Sanren originally used the banished immortal as a template, so if you insist on calling it a 'little banished immortal', No problem, little banished immortal, little banished immortal is really hilarious."

Su Ying is a mature woman, well-maintained, she can be said to be a mature woman, and her charm is still there. She is laughing so hard that her chest is shaking, her face is like a peach blossom, she is very attractive, but it is a pity that there is no audience to appreciate her.

Zhang Yuelu had expected it, but he just looked at her with cold eyes as she laughed and her face was expressionless, as if she was watching a farce.

Su Ying originally wanted to laugh out loud, but Zhang Yuelu's reaction was so dull that she felt bored, and her laughter gradually died down.

"Are you done laughing?" Zhang Yuelu said slowly, "I really don't know what's so funny. He's a layman, and he doesn't have any family background, so should he be laughed at? You, or people like you, except Show off your family status, what else...forget it, telling you this is just playing the piano to a cow, so don't say it."

Su Ying stopped her smile and asked, "Does this 'you' include sister-in-law?"

Su Ying's sister-in-law is naturally Mrs. Tantai.

Zhang Yuelu said nothing. If the relationship between the two is not mother and daughter, then there will never be any intersection between the two, and they are not the same people at the root.

At this moment, a Taoist priest came in to report that Qi Xuansu had arrived.

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu came to Shangqing County together, but after entering the city, they separated. Zhang Yuelu came to Shangqing Temple, while Qi Xuansu went to the Huasheng Hall here to have his broken arm reviewed.

Su Ying said calmly: "Let him come in."

Soon, Qi Xuansu arrived here.

Su Ying sat still.

Zhang Yuelu stood up and said, "Tian Yuan."

Su Ying glanced at Zhang Yuelu in slight surprise.

Although Zhang Yuelu is not the kind of person who is arrogant and arrogant, in Su Ying's view, Zhang Yuelu's criteria for judging others are a mystery. This girl has been weird since she was a child, full of inappropriate ideas, which are often regarded as treasures by others. She disdains the things that others do, but treats the things that others disdain as treasures.

Just like this Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu didn't know Su Ying's identity, but he still saluted as a junior.