Pawn Crossing the River

While Qi Xuansu was practicing hard on the "Magic Sword" in Shanggong Genyuan, Zhang Yuelu walked against the wind and returned to his home in Yunjin Mountain.

Anyway, she has been away from home for half a year, and it's time to come back and see her parents.

At this time, the news that Zhang Yuelu was promoted to the third rank of Youyi Taoist Priest has spread to Yunjin Mountain. The Zhang family's attitude towards Zhang Yuelu is very different from the last time she returned home. Even the elders of the "Ju" generation, regardless of their hearts, No matter how unwilling he was, Zhang Yuelu was regarded as an equal on the surface.

It is true that a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest cannot be regarded as a great figure in the Zhang family where there are many real people. But if you consider Zhang Yuelu's age, a blind person can see the four words "boundless future". If Zhang Yuelu comes from a large family, then now It can be said that she is a definite future heavenly master.

This also made several powerful people in the family very dissatisfied with their children. The first one to bear the brunt was Zhang Yuyue, who was willing to die for a wild man and had completely embarrassed the Zhang family!

Zhang Yuyue behaved herself and decided not to go back to Yunjin Mountain and just hide in her own den. Can you elders still come and scold me regardless of your status?

When it comes to men, Tantai Qiong's attitude has changed a lot.

There is no doubt that Yan Mingchen is no longer worthy of his daughter. Fortunately, his daughter has her own opinion and has not made a marriage decision, so now she saves herself a lot of trouble. With her current status, it is absolutely impossible for her daughter to get married. She must recruit a new wife. If she has children in the future, she will have the surname Zhang. In this way, Zhang Yuelu also has the possibility of inheriting the position of Heavenly Master as a woman. After all, the ancestor's rule is that the surname must be Zhang, but there is no mention of male and female.

When it comes to choosing a son-in-law, people can't help but feel embarrassed. There are thousands of young talents in the Taoist sect, but there are very few who are willing to marry in. After all, the reputation is not good.

Since ancient times, women from high-ranking families have been married off, while women from low-ranking families have been married off. This means that if you are generally in the same household, you should marry a daughter from a family slightly higher than your own family, and a daughter-in-law should marry from a family slightly lower than your own family. For example, if they are from the same noble family, they are generally matched with each other. However, there are also differences between nobles and princes. Since one's family is a duke, it is best for a daughter to marry into a prince's palace, and to marry a daughter-in-law, it is best to wait for a daughter-in-law. Marry someone from a noble family of the first level.

To put it bluntly, women are upwardly compatible and men are downwardly compatible.

However, by recruiting a son-in-law, it becomes a woman's backward compatibility, which is equivalent to a woman marrying a wife. Taking a son-in-law is like a married woman. From then on, she becomes a member of the wife's clan. The children will bear the wife's clan's surname, and will be included in the wife's clan's genealogy, even during holidays. The ancestors of the wife clan are worshiped and finally buried in the cemetery of the wife clan. Therefore, the world often looks down on the son-in-law, and even the court does not allow the son-in-law to serve as an official. This is because when the official becomes more powerful, he will not only grant the imperial title to his wife, but also his parents and ancestors. There has never been a precedent of naming the father-in-law and mother-in-law. Here, it involves a difficult problem, which ancestor are you? There is no precedent, and if there is a big problem, it is simply decided that the son-in-law cannot be an official.

Even if you don't become an official, you can't escape the reputation of being a soft-boiled person.

In this case, who wants to be stabbed in the back?

As long as a man has some ambition, he will not choose to marry into his wife, let alone those talented people from Taoism.

However, there is one good thing about Taoism. The good thing is that there are many orphans who have neither father nor mother and do not know their ancestors, and most of them are concentrated in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

So Tantai Qiong suddenly thought of Qi Xuansu and lamented that it would have been better if Qi Xuansu had not died. It was also a personal choice. At least her daughter was satisfied - she did not have to be in trouble with her daughter. If the general direction was good, she would not mind obeying her daughter. Opinion.

After Zhang Yuelu came back this time, as a parent, he couldn't help but ask a few questions about his recent experiences. Zhang Yuelu didn't hide anything, and basically told him about it.

Only then did Tantai Qiong realize that not only did that boy not die, but he was a blessing in disguise. He somehow got connected with a group of real people from the Quanzhen Tao. Now he has been promoted to the fourth rank of Jiujiu Taoist priest, and he is the leader of the Nine Halls, Ziwei Hall. Taoist priest in charge.

While sighing, Tantai Qiong suddenly thought of a possibility.

If it is to marry a daughter, this boy is naturally not qualified, but if it is to recruit a wife, he is an extremely suitable candidate.

First of all, he was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. He has no father or mother, and he doesn’t know who his ancestors are, so he has fewer moral concerns. Secondly, his daughter likes him. Then, what does it mean for her to be a Taoist priest who is less than thirty years old? You know, not only does it save face, but it is also a great help to your daughter.

Tantai Qiong mentioned a few words in a roundabout way, but it made Zhang Yuelu very impatient.

In Zhang Yuelu's view, Qi Xuansu's success today had little to do with her. It was due to the support of brothers Pei Xuanzhi and Pei Xiaolou, and also due to his own efforts. He took the credit for being promoted to sixth and fifth grades. He fought for his life and was promoted to the fourth rank because the two of them worked together to kill Sikong Cuo, not because she gave it to him. But now many good people outside are spreading rumors, saying that the reason why he was promoted to the fourth rank as a Taoist priest, It's all because of her. She secretly said behind his back that he was a softie and that he really wanted to recruit a wife. Wouldn't that make this reputation solid?

The key is that Qi Xuansu has not received any benefits from the Zhang family, and he still has such a "good reputation" for no reason. How can he really catch someone to bully him?

She would not tolerate it if she were put in Qi Xuansu's position. Naturally, she does not want Qi Xuansu to endure this. Taking advantage of others' kindness to her to gain benefits is a complete villain's behavior, and she despises it. Disdainful to do so.

However, Zhang Yuelu did not elaborate on what he thought, but just rejected it outright. After all, there is not only the saying that "a son marries his wife and forgets his mother", but also the saying that "the daughter's elbows are turned outward". Qiniang is not the only one to use this kind of trick. Only then can you use it.

Of course Qi Xuansu didn't know Tantai Qiong's plan. If he knew, he wouldn't agree. In fact, his own wishes come second. The key is that Qiniang will not agree. Qiniang never does business at a loss. If she really wants to marry into the family, won't she become a wedding dress for the Zhang family? The surname is not Yao, nor Yao Xuansu, but she admits it, after all, it is first come, first served. But when it comes to first come, first served, she came first, so why should she have your last name Zhang? People named Zhang are not easy to bully, and people named Yao are not easy to bully.

Zhang Yuelu stayed at home for three days, and his father, Zhang Kuqi, was fine. As usual, the relationship between father and daughter has always been good. But the relationship between mother and daughter is very interesting. On the first day, they were still the loving mother and daughter who reunited after a long separation. On the second day, there were many conflicts and they started to look coldly at each other. On the third day, they both got tired of looking at each other. Only Zhang Kuqi It’s uncomfortable to be caught in the middle.

Then Zhang Yuelu left Yunjin Mountain by flying boat on June 15th and went to Yujing.

Yujing has been covered with snow for thousands of years. No matter when you go, it will always be covered with white snow, just like the white Yujing in the sky.

After Zhang Yuelu got off the flying boat, he saw many young female crowns gathered around the city gate, chattering.

So Zhang Yuelu reached out to a passing city patrolling officer and asked, "What's going on?"

The patrolling officer did not recognize Zhang Yuelu, but he recognized the deputy hall master's belt hanging on Zhang Yuelu's waist. He immediately guessed Zhang Yuelu's identity and replied respectfully: "Reporting to deputy hall master Zhang, someone from the Confucian sect has arrived."

"People from the Confucian sect are here as soon as they come, what are they doing here... crazy." Zhang Yuelu pointed at the group of female crowns.

The patrolling officer was startled. He didn't expect that Deputy Hall Master Zhang didn't know about this matter. But then he thought about it. What kind of person is Deputy Hall Master Zhang? He is either busy killing evil cults or handling cases all day long. How could he care about this? He hurriedly said "This time there is a very famous person among the Confucian disciples, his surname is Qin."

Zhang Yuelu asked doubtfully: "A descendant of the clan? Just finish what you said in one breath, don't hide it."

The patrolling officer hesitated for a moment and said: "I think Deputy Hall Master Zhang should know that there is a 'Wishful List', which ranks the two talents of our Taoist sect at the top and second place, and this His Highness is ranked third."

Zhang Yuelu had some impressions. She seemed to be ranked fifth. It seemed that the patrolling officer was afraid that she would be displeased, so he hesitated.

Zhang Yuelu asked again: "Is there anything special about this descendant of the Qin family?"

Seeing that Zhang Yuelu was not displeased, the patrolling officer gradually became more courageous and said, "Report to Deputy Hall Master Zhang. Although he is from a clan, he does not follow Taoism. Instead, he worships under the sect of a great Confucian master. This time he I came to Yujing as a Confucian disciple to attend the Three Religions Conference tomorrow, that's all. The important thing is that this nobleman of the clan is very handsome. I heard some female Taoists call him the most beautiful man in the world. , so when they heard that he was coming to Yujing, many female crown princes came here specially to wait, just to see his beauty. "

"Fang Rong." Zhang Yuelu smiled. She had never been interested in Tan Xuan, and she was even less interested in handsome men who spoke nice words. She preferred men who were willing to jump for her, so she bid farewell to the patrolling officer in the city and changed her clothes. Road, return to the city.

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