There isn't much that can be said about this matter.
The two of them are 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 wedding specifications. There will be no less, less will be unseemly, and 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 the Nanyang United Trading Company? Can it be compared with the power and position of the Taoist government? These are all details.
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 outcome is destined. To put it bluntly, this is more like a briefing. After all, it was decided by the Heavenly Master.
Master Cihang approved the matter, and 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 had to be completed. Tantai Qiong left, so Qi Xuansu would talk to Zhang Kuqi.
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 dinner. There were just four people, including Xiao Yin, and they simply had a "Drunken Life, Dreaming and Death"
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Needless to say, Zhang Yuelu is naturally huge. Qi Xuansu is not what he used to be. His martial arts physique is comparable to that of Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Kuqi is almost embarrassed. He cannot compare with his daughter. When it comes to his daughter's marriage, he is moved again.
Because of the relationship, what was originally said to be a few sips turned into a big bowl of wine, and it soon became addictive.
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 has been disciplined enough.
Qi Xuansu knew that after they left, his father-in-law would have to face a storm and become his mother-in-law's punching bag. He had already thought of words, but it was just that he didn't speak for her in front of outsiders, and he was so virtuous.
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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 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 do not have parents. In addition, the 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 false 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.
Master dragged the assassin alone and threw him out.
Qiniang is a real life-saving grace, a rebuilding grace, a half-hearted teaching 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, fighting with many swords and swords.
Only then did Qi Xuansu be 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 give any affection, but he just looked at Zhang Yuelu's face, so he didn't go too far.
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.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching now, and the weather is getting colder. This autumn rain is slightly chilly, and the raindrops hit the eaves and leaves, making a rustling sound. The rain is getting harder and harder, but the sound of the rain is still not loud, and there is 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. They are 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 the treatment is generous,
Therefore, very few people leave. These people have been working for more than ten years and are almost members of the family.
several elderly women
After finishing the errands at hand, they gathered together. A woman pursed her lips and asked softly, "What kind of official is this new uncle now? When he came last time, he was not so grand. Now even Mrs.
I can’t hold it back anymore.”
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-in-command 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 equal to Cihang. My wife is probably jealous."
"Keep your voice down so that my wife can hear you. It won't be a good thing for you."
"By the way, what's that little girl's background? Can't the new uncle still have 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 the fact that my cultivation level is high. If one is higher and the other is lower, there is another explanation. 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 in advance.”
"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 years old or eighty is not enough. In this way, the great leader is a genius who has reached the highest level of cultivation at a young age.
It is difficult to have heirs, which virtually prevents the Grand 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, were all dismissed by him. It was all under his control.
There are countless other Taoist priests, big and small, who are killing and punishing. 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, if you don't have enough face, don't you still have a girl? You don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. No matter how talented 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 noticed that the attitudes of those big bosses have changed? It's not like the girl and uncle are capable, we have to count on them in the future."<
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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, 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 master."
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 and said, "Auntie, you are wrong."
Tantai Qiong frowned and became angry again.
She has lowered her attitude to such a low level, what else does he want to do? Be so unreasonable and unforgiving?
Qi Xuansu didn't want to provoke Tantai Qiong, he just said, "Qing Xiao is not that vulgar, or in other words, Qing Xiao 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 them from wind and rain, instead of looking for the so-called sense of security from their partners, let alone placing their whole lives on their partners. Many people even enjoy this feeling of being dependent. The so-called 'concubine'
Just like Siluo, she wishes to be entrusted to a arbor, many women have to entrust their lives to their loved ones and find a good man in order to survive."
"But you can't think of Qingxiao like that. She has never wanted to be Siluo, who lives by relying on trees. 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 is she willing to let a man
Come and support her, she is independent and has never been 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 only a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest, and Qing Xiao had already become the second deputy palace master, I still wouldn't be able to do it.
Dislike me. Complaining that men are incompetent is essentially hoping to get something from men. When have you ever heard of men complaining that women are incompetent? Qing Xiao would not be 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 Taoism, leaving only this little personal space for ourselves. We really don't want to be in this last foot of pure land anymore."