Pawn Crossing the River

The layout of the Celestial Master's ship is similar to that of the Imperial Master's ship, but there are some slight differences in details, and the location of the study is naturally the same.

When he came to Tianshi's study, he saw Tianshi reviewing official documents. Tang Jiaohua immediately stepped forward to make tea for Tianshi.

It is true that the Heavenly Master is fasting grains, but drinking tea is a hobby.

Tang Jiaohua's tea-making details are quite ingenious. It is not the dazzling tea-making techniques, but the amazing accuracy of the various preferences of the Heavenly Master.

There are hot and cold teas. The herbal tea here is not Lingnan medicinal tea. It is still green tea in essence. It is just to let the hot tea cool down, because it has to wait for the water temperature to cool down naturally, so the amount of tea leaves is very important.

If you put too little tea leaves, the water will have no flavor after it cools down. If you put too much tea leaves, it will take a long time to brew because it needs to be cooled. All the flavor of the tea leaves will be brewed out, and it will be very bitter.

Not only could Tang Jiaohua accurately grasp the measurement, he could also make sure that every time there was not more than one tea leaf, not too many. His ability to stay with Tianshi for a long time was precisely due to the accumulation of countless such details.

The Heavenly Master still had a kind attitude, motioned for the two of them to sit down, then took a sip of hot tea. There is no reason to serve tea to see off guests as soon as they sit down, so the Master's move is to show that this is not a formal conversation, but an ordinary chat between elders and juniors, everything is casual and there is no need to be formal.

Hot tea and herbal tea are two types of tea. The tea leaves of hot tea are all from Kunlun Cave. Compared with ordinary tea, it has the effect of improving one's cultivation. If an ordinary person with innate talent just drinks tea every day for several years, he will not be able to make a difference. Being able to reach the stage of returning to true nature is only because the cultivation level of the Heavenly Master is too high, and this effect is almost non-existent.

It is the way of man that does not have enough damage but more than enough. People who need this kind of tea to improve their cultivation may not be able to drink a sip in their lives. People who can drink this kind of tea every day actually do not need the special functions of this kind of tea. Maybe I just like the taste, or use it to show my status.

Tang Jiaohua made tea for the two of them again, both hot tea.

Qi Xuansu also wanted to make some gestures and take the initiative to decline. Zhang Yuelu just sat still, at ease.

Tianshi put down his teacup, leaned back in his chair, and asked, "Xuansu, how do you feel about your promotion to the deputy head of Ziwei Hall this time?"

Just as Qi Xuansu was about to stand up and answer, the Heavenly Master raised his hand and pressed down. A gentle force made Qi Xuansu sit down again, and then he heard the Heavenly Master say: "Don't stand and talk. I said, there is no need to be polite."

Qi Xuansu could only sit and reply: "I just arrived at Ziwei Hall and I don't have much contact with other fellow Taoists. However, Deputy Hall Master Lei was my former boss and helped me a lot, and Master Donghua also took good care of me."

The Heavenly Master nodded. This was just the beginning. It was not that the Heavenly Master planned to interfere in the affairs of Ziweitang, so he quickly jumped to another topic: "I remember that before you went to Ziweitang, were you working in Tiangang Hall, or Yuelu's subordinate."

Qi Xuansu was suddenly a little nervous, but it didn't show on his face. He nodded and said, "Yes, I was the secretary of Deputy Hall Master Qingxiao at that time."

Zhang Yuelu, who was drinking tea, choked. She didn't know whether the title of "Deputy Hall Master Qingxiao" was too formal or the so-called "secretary" touched her. In short, her expression was a bit strange.

There was a smile on Tianshi's face: "Then it was a shocking leap. Because of this opportunity, you were transferred to Ziweitang, and you were also transferred from Zhengdao to Quanzhen Tao."

Qi Xuansu didn't know how to reply.

The key is not that he was transferred from Tiangang Hall to Ziweitang, nor that he did not die. This kind of thing cannot be hidden from the Heavenly Master. The key is that he transferred from Zhengyi Dao to Quanzhen Dao. The old man in front of him is the leader of Zhengyi Dao, which makes him very sad. It's hard not to think of the word "traitor", which also made him a little worried about whether it would affect his marriage to Zhang Yuelu.

After all, he went all the way to Yunjin Mountain to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The so-called shock to those who looked down on him in the past is second to none. It can be treated as a joke. The key is to make some real progress in their marriage and officially become a Taoist couple. The couple can put it off for a while, preferably if they can get engaged first. Even if they can't get engaged, they still need to feel out the Zhang family's attitude and seek a clearer verbal commitment.

Logically speaking, this kind of matter should be handled by the elders, and it is not Qi Xuansu's turn to participate. However, Qi Xuansu does not have a clear elder. He does not know who his parents are, and his master is dead. Qiniang is considered the elder, but there is no clear adoption relationship between the two. After all, when Qiniang met Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu was already very old and had the ability to take care of himself. He was not an ignorant child, and Qiniang's status was not good. Let’s go to Yunjinshan Dazhen Mansion.

As for other people, such as Lei Xiaohuan and Donghua Zhenren, not to mention that they are not related to this extent, even if they are related, they are not justified. How can their boss come to propose marriage?

So in the end, Qi Xuansu could only take care of it for himself.

It's quite sad to think about it. There is no such thing as the parents' orders to find a matchmaker. It's not that Qi Xuansu is open-minded and has the courage to break tradition, but that he simply doesn't have the conditions.

When Xuan Sheng and his wife got married, it was a marriage between Qin and Li. The scene was so grand that the entire Taoist sect came to congratulate them. Zhang Yuelu may not be able to compare with Madam Xuansheng, but as long as the Heavenly Master expresses his support, at least Zhengyi will give him face. Qi Xuansu is different. He cannot be compared with Xuan Sheng in any way.

Just imagine, we have to go to the last step and have a big banquet with guests. The woman's side is full of relatives and friends, and the man's side is just three or two people. Qi Xuansu doesn't have many friends, and he can't let Qiniang be both a high official and a guest. The embarrassment involved And desolation, only Qi Xuansu himself can understand it.

In addition, Qi Xuansu is also worried about another thing. As one of the three most aristocratic families in the world, the Zhang family must pay a lot of attention to getting married. Although Taoism advocates frugality, there is no need to talk about money when becoming a Taoist couple. The two of them will directly A trip to the City God's Palace would be enough, and he could even skip the banquet at the Phoenix Tower. Zhang Yuelu would definitely agree, but by doing this, Qi Xuansu had really confirmed his reputation as Zhang's son-in-law, and he didn't want to feel wronged. Zhang Yuelu didn't want people to gossip about her behind her back. The so-called worldliness, few people can completely ignore it.

The key now is bride price and dowry.

The Zhang family can naturally afford a dowry. It is not difficult to marry a large house in Taishangfang plus some land and property, but Qi Xuansu cannot afford a dowry.

If he really wanted to follow traditional rules, Qi Xuansu would have to ask his elders to go to the Zhang family to make a decision, which would have to be done twice. The first time was when the female elders from Qi Xuansu's side came to the Zhang family to settle a marriage, also known as "Xiao Ding". The second time was when Qi Xuansu and other male elders sent betrothal gifts and set the wedding date, which was the "big decision".

Not to mention where Qi Xuansu went to find elders to come forward, just say that the size of the betrothal gift must be equal to the dowry. Some people in the Zhang family will most likely make trouble for him on this matter and deliberately give a huge dowry. On the surface, He also said that this was because he valued Zhang Yuelu, leaving him speechless.

But where could he find so much peace money? After much deliberation, he decided that apart from using his power to "make money" in an unruly way, he could only ask Qiniang for help. Qiniang always kept talking about saving money for him to marry a wife in the future, but she didn't know how much she had saved.

Qi Xuansu gets worried every time he thinks about this, but he can't discuss it with Zhang Yuelu, because Zhang Yuelu will definitely agree to keep everything simple, but it seems that he is kidnapping Zhang Yuelu morally, and because Zhang Yuelu is conservative and reserved, he has never said that he wants to marry Qi Xuansu's words only maintained a subtle tacit understanding between the two. It was too sudden for Qi Xuansu to suddenly come to her to discuss the betrothal gift and dowry.

In this matter, the Celestial Master is an important figure that must not be ignored.

Now the Heavenly Master suddenly talked about the issue of Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Tao. Qi Xuansu naturally wanted to think about this, but was speechless.

The Heavenly Master seemed to have noticed Qi Xuansu's concerns and waved his hand: "Whether it is the True Tao or the Quanzhen Tao, we are all disciples of the Tao sect. We serve the Tao sect, so you don't have to bear any burden. To take a step back, Xuan Sheng has not yet The final wish that can be fulfilled is to abolish the three paths, or merge the three paths into one, so there is nothing wrong with the disciples of the three paths going from one lineage to another. "

Qi Xuansu suddenly understood why Zhang Yuelu looked strange. After all, she had also thought about leaving Zhengyiyi.

However, what the Heavenly Master said was so high-level that it was blameless.

Qi Xuansu then said: "I was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace without a clear Taoist lineage. Later, I followed my master and entered the Zhengyi Taoism. However, my master was originally a Quanzhen Taoist disciple, so because of this origin, Master Donghua transferred me back to Quanzhen Taoism. The true way.”

Qi Xuansu still explained that he was not "rebelling", but "returning", and it was not his initiative, and the degree was different.

In the position of Heavenly Master, you can do whatever you want, and it is in private, so I directly revealed the secret: "It makes sense, if Master Donghua doesn't transfer you back to Quanzhen Dao, how can I safely use you and promote you?"

Qi Xuansu was speechless again.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Master did not force him to respond and continued: "You also saw it when you went to Zixiao Palace. There are four palaces surrounding the lake. The Taoist sect is like a big family. There are too many people and the food can only be shared. Eat. Now Biyou Palace and Yuxu Palace are closer, but the heat is a bit lacking, and there is a lack of new firewood in the stove."

Qi Xuansu understood.

Since ancient times, marriage has been the simplest and most direct way to form an alliance. In many cases, because of the heirs, it is even more reliable than blood alliances and brothers with different surnames.

Now Zhengyi is forming an alliance with Quanzhen Taoism, which is indeed a bit unsatisfactory. We can't let Master Cihang and Master Donghua become Taoist couples when they are old. The two have equal status and have enough weight, but they involve too much. , how those disciples, juniors, and family members get along with each other is another problem. After all, the Cihang family, the Su family, the Donghua family, and the Pei family are not small families. Suddenly there is a master and a master, and the subordinates will be upset. People are at a loss what to do.

It would be too obvious to do so, it is better not to say a word and be as romantic as possible. It is better to find two juniors who are less involved.

Qi Xuansu wanted to tell Tianshi directly that Qingxiao and I were willing to be the new firewood. At the same time, he was a little lucky. Fortunately, Yao Pei was a girl, not a man. If Yao Pei were a man, he would become his number one enemy.