Chapter 7: A wife who knows how to hide things from both sides
Qi Xuansu came out of Ziweitang and went to Tiangang Hall.
Tiangang Hall and Ziweitang are two styles of painting.
There are hurried scenes everywhere in Ziwei Hall. If people come and go in a hurry or in a hurry, even the real person in charge of the hall is not immune. Tiangang Hall is leisurely, like an old man's afternoon time, with warm colors. The sun falls on the body, making people drowsy.
Master Cihang is taking a bath today and is not here. With the end of several major battles, Tiangang Hall is quite leisurely. Except for some routine daily work, there is nothing major.
In fact, the busyness of Shangsantang is "seasonal". When we are busy, we sometimes stay up for days and nights, and when we are free, it seems that our whole body is moldy. I usually feel that the institution is overcrowded and there are too many people. When it gets busy, it complains that there are not enough people. So Ziweitang came up with a clever idea, seconding people from other places. When you are not busy, you can send the extra people down there to exercise, and when you are busy, you can second people from other places. Help, throw it away after use, and borrow it after throwing it away. As long as you draw a big cake that can be left in Ziweitang, those who are seconded will work hard.
Under such circumstances, Master Cihang would naturally take a break if she wanted to. She was the master in charge and no one else could control her.
Xiao Yueru stayed here. After seeing Qi Xuansu, she was very happy. She called him "brother-in-law". After learning Qi Xuansu's intention, she led Qi Xuansu to the home of Master Cihang.
The most valued disciple and the most favored disciple are often not the same thing. Zhang Yuelu belongs to the former, and Xiao Yueru belongs to the latter. Normally, Xiao Yueru lives with Master Cihang, just like going home, but it saves money. It took a lot of effort.
Master Cihang was not in the study, but in the garden at the back. This was Qi Xuansu's first time here. He found that in addition to a bamboo forest and a pond, there was also a reclaimed paddy field, which was quite rural. .
The real person Cihang at home is very different from usual. He has taken off the lotus crown, is lazy and undressed, does not wear a black crane cloak, has a shawl and sword belt, and has a pair of bare feet. His bright wrists are like gelatin, holding a jade hand with seedlings, bending down in the paddy field. .
Qi Xuansu never expected that Master Cihang would have such a hobby. Master Donghua’s hobby was painting, and Master Cihang’s hobby was farming. But then he thought about it, and mulberry farming was indeed a kind of elegance among ancient literati. Hobby, the so-called so-called bean sprouts are only as good as the grass, but they don't rely on this to make a living anyway. In their eyes, there is no difference between farming and fishing.
When Master Cihang saw Xiao Yueru leading Qi Xuansu over, he put down the seedlings in his hands and walked out of the paddy field, his feet clean and pure, leaving a series of lotus-shaped ripples behind him, with lotus growing every step of the way.
Qi Xuansu always felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help coughing lightly.
"Tianyuan, you are such a busy man and always go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. What do you want to do with me this time?" Master Cihang walked towards the bamboo forest where there were stone tables and stone benches.
Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yueru followed Master Cihang, slightly half a body behind.
"It's not a big deal." Of course Qi Xuansu can't get straight to the point, he always makes a detour, "Qing Xiao will return to Yujing soon, and we have good things coming soon."
Master Cihang sat on the stone bench and motioned for the two of them to sit down: "Zhang Feiyuan has already taken action personally. There is no need for others to intervene. I am just waiting for the wedding banquet."
Qi Xuansu said: "That won't work. My master has already taken action. As Qingxiao's master, you have to take action yourself."
Master Cihang laughed and said, "Pei Donghua is too busy right now. He can only put up a name and not show up. If you think it's unbalanced, I can also put up a name."
Qi Xuansu said: "This is different."
"Why is it different?" Master Cihang waved his hand, "It's rare for me to take a rest, so please don't cause any trouble for me and let me finish planting the seedlings in peace."
Qi Xuansu followed the words of Master Cihang and said, "Mother-in-law, you can stop me from bothering you, but you have to agree to one request."
"What are you asking for?" Master Cihang asked, "I will not do anything that violates my principles."
Qi Xuansu said: "I promise not to violate the principles. If I violate the principles, Qingxiao won't be able to spare me, let alone you."
Cihang Zhenren has some
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Qi Xuansu's curiosity was aroused: "Then tell me."
Qi Xuansu then got to the point: "It's like this, I just contacted Qiniang, and Qiniang made it clear that she would not attend the ceremony between me and Qingxiao, saying it was a matter of identity. As a result, one of the four people in Gaotang is missing.
I can’t let my master be alone, right? So I thought…”
Qi Xuansu didn't need to finish what he said, Master Cihang had already understood, and his face became strange: "You...you kid, you are so brave!"
Xiao Yueru was confused, how could he be so bold? Where does this all go?
Qi Xuansu also felt a little guilty, and said with a smile: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I just want to help my mother-in-law to condescend to replace Qiniang for once. You and Qiniang are also friends for a long time. You don't look at the monk's face, you look at the Buddha's face, and you don't look at me.
He Qingxiao’s face also depends on Qiniang’s face..."
Master Cihang interrupted: "Stop, if you keep talking, Qiniang and I will no longer have any friendship."
Qi Xuansu decisively stopped talking.
Master Cihang also fell silent, seeming to consider the balance.
Only then did Xiao Yue finally understand. It turned out that the brother-in-law of the Zhang family wanted Master to replace Qiniang, so go ahead. What's the big deal? After all, with the current status of the brother-in-law of the Zhang family, there are not many female Taoist priests who can replace him.
Qiniang, you can’t go and invite Master Yan Da, right? That would be a big step down.
After a while, Master Cihang said: "I am Qingxiao's master, and I am Qingxiao's natal family, but I am sitting next to you and become a member of your family. Isn't this inappropriate?"
Of course Qi Xuansu had to pretend to be stupid at this time: "Her family and mine are all one family. Our family doesn't speak the same language."
Master Cihang sighed: "You are really sharp-tongued. Qingxiao is stupid, and you will never be able to say so many things."
Qi Xuansu was still pretending to be stupid: "I only tell the truth."
Master Cihang snorted, and naturally did not take this sentence seriously, but instead said: "Since it is for your sake, Qingxiao's face, and Qiniang's face, it seems that I can't agree if I don't agree. , but I’m not the only one sitting on it, so I have to ask the other party’s opinion, right?”
This means Donghua Zhenren.
The subtext is simply that Master Donghua agreed first, so I have no objection.
This is the same as what Donghua Zhenren said.
The two of them still couldn't help but want to be restrained.
This is also equivalent to blocking both sides. You have to agree with the other party before you have any objection. So what should you do?
Easy to handle.
There is an old saying that goes well, a wife knows how to hide things from both sides.
Qi Xuansu will be a daughter-in-law for once.
So Qi Xuansu said: "Of course my master agrees. What opinions can he, a grown man, have?"
"Really?" Master Cihang still didn't believe it.
Qi Xuansu said sincerely: "I just came from Ziweitang. I went to see the master first, and then came to see my mother-in-law."
Master Cihang glanced at Qi Xuansu: "Well, since Master Donghua has agreed, then I have no objection. I will take Qiniang's place for once. Let me remind you, there is no other special meaning."
Qi Xuansu was in a good mood and said quickly: "Of course it has no special meaning."
It was only then that Xiao Yueru came back to her senses. Master Donghua represented the Zhang family's brother-in-law's father, and the master represented the Zhang family's brother-in-law's mother. So didn't Master Donghua and the master become a couple?
Thinking of some recent rumors, Xiao Yueru was startled and almost screamed. She quickly covered her mouth and couldn't help but glance at Qi Xuansu.
Master is right, you are so brave.
Xiao Yueru glanced at her master again, and finally met Master Cihang's stern gaze with a hint of warning. She immediately lowered her head and began to pretend to be quail.
Qi Xuansu stood up and said goodbye: "Since my mother-in-law agrees, I won't disturb my mother-in-law to plant the seedlings. I'll say goodbye."
Master Cihang waved his hand, signaling Qi Xuansu to leave quickly.
When Qi Xuansu came out of Master Cihang's place, he naturally hurried back to report the good news to his master.
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On one side, he told Master Cihang that Master Donghua had agreed, and on the other side he naturally told Master Donghua that Master Cihang had agreed.
Aren't you two reserved? Since you are reserved, why don't you confront each other now?
If you can really confront me now and talk about this matter, it shows that you are being falsely reserved.
When the two of you sit together in front of everyone, there will be no point in talking about it. Anyway, the raw rice has already been cooked.
Okay, great.
Qi Xuansu finally understood why some people like to be matchmakers, and it felt really good.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the two of them have this intention. No matter what aspect is considered, this is a matter of mutual benefit. On this basis, Qi Xuansu can play a role.
If both parties refuse to let go, or even if one party is very resolute, this matter will not be possible. With their status, who can force them to do this? They can only persuade them from the side, but that is not possible. The overt advice must be circumstantial, otherwise it will offend the two of them, which will be a dead end.
That is to say, Qi Xuansu relied on his status as apprentice and son-in-law to be able to speak clearly and boldly. After all, he was a junior and a junior he loved, so he could only curse a few words.
After settling this matter, Qi Xuansu still had to make arrangements to do it specially for Qiniang. No matter what, he had to show some conscience and not make Qiniang unhappy.
Since Qiniang doesn't like the excitement, she won't invite guests. Keep everything simple, mainly including a few family members. In addition to the two parties involved, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, Qiniang's favorite Xiao Yin should be brought, and Lao Lin can also bring her. Above, there are Ke Qingqing, Chen Jianchou, and Liu Hu who are relatively close to her. You can also name Li Qingnu, Xie Linyuan, and Shangguan Ya, all of whom are close to Qiniang.
As for the Yao family, Qiniang doesn't seem to have much contact, so forget it.
This is the real family dinner.
Qiniang cannot be allowed to suffer in this kind of thing.