Qi Xuansu is going to his old father-in-law's house again.
To be fair, Qi Xuansu had a very good impression of his father-in-law. It was unknown what his abilities were, but his character was good. Zhang Yuelu is still more like his father at heart.
As for his mother-in-law, Qi Xuansu could understand her thoughts, but didn't agree with her.
As soon as he left Da Zhenren Mansion, Xiao Yin, who had never dared to breathe, was like a fish returning to the water and came to life again.
This is not an exaggeration, she was really out of breath, as if she was dead.
Tianshi glanced at her, and she wanted to smile, but her face froze.
In fact, Xiao Yin has also met Jiang Daren, and he is not so unbearable. When Jiang Daren called him "little Taoist friend", she accepted it calmly. How come you are so virtuous after meeting the Heavenly Master? Even if the Celestial Master is more powerful than Master Jiang Da, he still hasn't reached this level.
Qi Xuansu thought about it seriously and felt that maybe she had heard too many operas written by Xiao Yin. She always used the thunder method of the heavenly master to subdue demons and catch ghosts. She was a little ghost herself, so she naturally took part in it. In the end, she frightened herself and scared herself half to death.
Come down from Dazhen Mansion and walk towards Shangqing Town.
Many members of the Zhang family came and went along the way. After seeing the two of them, they greeted each other with complicated expressions.
Although the Zhang family is one of the top two Taoist families and has never lacked real people, such a young real person is still different. Age determines the future. It can be predicted that the two of them will be one of the few people who truly control the future of the Taoist sect.
Real big shots.
It's just that many Zhang family members have difficulty turning around in a short period of time. They want to please and cling to them, but they can't let go of their arrogance.
Yesterday I looked down, today I have to look up.
Who would have thought that Qi Xuansu would be promoted so quickly. If this time is extended,
Twenty years, even ten years, would not be so difficult to accept.
Then he saw a little girl walking between the two of them, holding Qi Xuansu's right hand with one hand and Zhang Yuelu's left hand with the other, like a family of three.
This is even more surprising, and may even create an illusion. How long has it been since the two of them had a child?
Did you remember the wrong date? In fact, it has not just been three years, but ten years have passed, then everything becomes reasonable.
Soon, Qi Xuansu came to his father-in-law's house in Shangqing Town.
This is an old house. After hundreds of years of wind and rain, the doors and windows are somewhat rotten, and the paint has peeled off so much that the original appearance is no longer visible. However, the bricks and stones are still strong, with blue brick paving, a hall, and a front building. There is a cloister. The thick walls, carved doors and windows, green moss, and lush bamboos all make the painting style very unified, quiet and harmonious.
If a new layer of paint is applied to such an environment, it will destroy the harmony and become unsightly.
A concierge saw the two of them and hurriedly reported: "Gao Gong, the girl is back."
Taoism is very taboo about "master", so even in private, this more formal title is used.
Soon, Zhang Kuqi walked out of the room: "Qingxiao, Tianyuan, you are back."
Logically speaking, Zhang Kuqi can be called "Yuelu" and "Xuansu" directly, but it seems that as their status increases, even their parents and elders have to respect them, which is not easy to do.
In the past Confucian era, filial piety was the first priority. Even if you became the prime minister, you still had to bow your head and kneel in front of your parents because the rules and etiquette were on your head. Don't you?
Kneel down, and you will be criticized by thousands of people. There are no bad parents in the world, only children who make mistakes.
However, after Taoism replaced Confucianism, it proposed equality. Children are equal to their parents and are not vassals of their parents. This resulted in the imprint of Confucianism still being there, but it has faded. At least the children have a rationale for resistance, so the parents The relationship between children becomes delicate.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Kuqi greeted each other very casually. It's the kind of casual place where you can sit and drink together.
After a while, Tantai Qiong came out.
Qi Xuansu also bowed, very politely, so that no one could make mistakes: "Hello, aunt."
Tantai Qiong nodded slightly and replied politely: "Hello, Mr. Qi, please sit in the living room."
There was coldness inside and outside the words.
Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously. He walked through the moss-covered patio and came to the living room. He was not at all restrained, just like his own home.
After all, Qi Xuansu went to Nanyang alone. Faced with the storms and waves of Wang Jiaohe, Sun Heyu, and Chen Shuhua, he argued with the Taoist government at the Taoist government meeting and stabilized the situation without any change. There was no reason for him to arrive at his mother-in-law's house. Just tie up your hands and feet.
What are you afraid of? What's there to be afraid of?
Are you afraid that your mother-in-law will be dissatisfied with you? I'm not satisfied with you yet.
Qiniang taught Qi Xuansu not to always think about satisfying others, nor to please others, nor to take the initiative to lower oneself.
Some people, whether they are friends or husband and wife, have to keep a low profile when others are quite reasonable, as if there is something wrong in their bones, and they insist on letting others get used to some problems and promoting the trend. Still proud of it.
As long as everyone gets along as equals, just do this
To whom?
The living room is all Chinese-style furnishings, without any Western elements. After all, adding a set of Western sofas to such an antique compound becomes nondescript.
After sitting down, Tantai Qiong said: "I am a straightforward person. If anything I say offends you, please forgive me."
Qi Xuansu is no longer the young man he was. The experience of the past few years has allowed him to cope with it with ease. He said: "What is Haihan or not Haihan? I heard that Auntie is speaking harshly. Also, Auntie doesn't have to call me Qi Zhenren. You can just call me me." Its abbreviation is 'Tianyuan'."
But Tantai Qiong seemed not to have heard, and asked knowingly: "I wonder what you are doing with Master Qi's visit this time?"
Qi Xuansu doesn't insist on calling him, you can call him Master Qi if you want. I won't suffer anyway. As for the yin and yang, how can you compare to Qiniang in your yin and yang? I've long been used to it.
Qi Xuansu said calmly: "To be honest, I took the liberty to come here this time to discuss my marriage with Qingxiao with my uncle and aunt."
Tantai Qiong narrowed her eyes: "Marriage."
Qi Xuansu was keenly aware of the trap in this and immediately changed his words: "Strictly speaking, it is not a marriage, but becoming a Taoist couple, which is somewhat different from getting married. For example, the Taoist sect has banned the three matchmakers and six betrothals that were advocated in the past. , these are the dregs of Confucianism."
Tantai Qiong couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
But she had forgotten who Qi Xuansu had been dealing with during this period, and how many people were waiting to catch him. If he hadn't been vigilant, he wouldn't be where he is now.
However, Tantai Yun would not give up easily: "The Taoist sect has indeed abolished the word of matchmaker.
What about the orders of parents? Don’t you care anymore? "
Qi Xuansu said: "Of course we still need to seek the opinions of our parents and elders on this. After all, this is not just a matter for two people, but also a matter for two families."
Tantai Qiong immediately felt the difficulty of this kid Qi Xuansu. Parents are parents, and he wanted to add an elder behind him. This was because he was preparing to use Tianshi to suppress her.
Tantai Qiong changed her strategy: "Since it is the order of the parents, it should be decided by their respective elders. The elder of Zhenren Qi will not be Zhenren Qi Jiao, right?"
"Of course not." Qi Xuansu smiled, "I have no father or mother. I am an orphan from the Wanxiang Dao Palace, so I can only come and talk in person. I hope my aunt will forgive me."
Tantai Qiong pretended to be surprised and said, "But I heard that Master Qi has a foster mother. Is it true or not?"
Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "There is indeed a foster mother."
"Why don't you see her coming? Do you look down on our small family?" Tantai Qiongtu asked.
Qi Xuansu was very calm: "That's not true. It's just that my adoptive mother is too busy on weekdays. She travels all over the world. Going to sea is just a common thing. Even I can't see her."
"Too busy to even take care of my son's marriage." Tantai Qiong said coldly.
Qi Xuansu smiled lightly and said: "There is always a difference between closeness and distance. After all, she is a foster mother, not a biological mother, so it is reasonable."
They, mother and son, were never afraid to say bad things about each other. Qiniang said with red lips and white teeth that Qi Xuansu had a daughter-in-law and had forgotten her mother. Qi Xuansu said this now, and it was not a big problem. Qiniang would definitely not care, but she would probably pretend. Zuo looked concerned and used this as an excuse to attack Qi Xuansu severely.
Tantai Qiong added: "But how did I hear that she
Went to see Master Cihang? You have time to meet Master Cihang, but you don’t have time to come to Yunjin Mountain? Too snobbish? "
"That's it." Of course Qi Xuansu couldn't say that Qiniang thought so, "My adoptive mother went to Yujing not specifically to meet Cihang, but to buy me a new house. After all, with my Li Yin could not afford to buy a house in Taishangfang in this life. But my adoptive mother was in business and had a lot of money, so she bought it on her behalf. It happened to be the right time for the meeting. Cihang was in Yujing, so I met him. . As for why I didn’t come to see my aunt, it was definitely not intentional, it’s just that my aunt happened to be away from Yujing.”
It was not Qi Xuansu's style to be defensive but not offensive. He then turned from defensive to offensive: "These are actually minutiae. The opinions of the elders are important, but the key thing is the person involved. Instead of worrying about my adoptive mother, why don't my mother-in-law ask Qing What does Xiao mean?"
Tantai Qiong's chest rose and fell. She had an illusion that this was not a conversation with her future son-in-law, but a Taoist meeting. Qi Xuansu seemed to be playing the role of a siege on a battlefield without smoke. General, you are at ease.
Yes, even Wang Jiaohe lost to him. How could she win?
Tantai Qiong could not fight head-on, so she had to take a step back and use her status as a mother to retreat. She did not ask Zhang Yuelu for his opinion, but sighed: "It's weird to talk about having children." What’s the use of a woman? She’s pregnant for ten months, has to endure the pain of childbirth, and is raising a child. But as soon as the child grows up, it flies away in the blink of an eye and becomes someone else’s family.”
These words sounded familiar, Qiniang had also used them before.
Such means.
Zhang Yuelu wanted to speak, but Qi Xuansu raised his hand to stop him.
Qi Xuansu didn't want to intensify the conflict between their mother and daughter. Anyway, he was already a villain in Tantai Qiong's eyes, so he might as well be a villain to the end. Don’t worry if you have too many debts, don’t worry if you have too many lice, just let them be.
So Qi Xuansu said: "Auntie's words are wrong. Qingxiao belongs to no one. She is not yours or mine. She is only her own."
Tantai Qiong stood up suddenly, obviously very angry: "Since it is yours, why bother asking me?"
After that, she turned and left without looking back.
Qi Xuansu didn't have any trouble at all, but he still symbolically stood up and shouted twice towards the background of Tantaiyun: "Auntie, auntie..."
