Chapter 206 Aunt

Qi Xuansu is going to her father-in-law's house again.

To be fair, Qi Xuansu has a good impression of his father-in-law. It is unknown how capable he is, but his character is good. Zhang Yuelu is more like her father in her bones.

As for her mother-in-law, Qi Xuansu can understand her thoughts, but she does not agree with her.

As soon as she left the Great Immortal's Mansion, Xiao Yin, who had not dared to breathe, was like a fish returning to the water and came back to life.

This is not an exaggeration. She really did not breathe, just like she was dead.

The Heavenly Master glanced at her, and she wanted to smile, but her face froze.

In fact, Xiao Yin had also seen the Great Immortal Jiang, and she was not so unbearable. Jiang called him "Little Taoist Friend", and she accepted it calmly. Why is she so virtuous when she met the Heavenly Master? Even if the Heavenly Master is more powerful than Jiang, it is not to this extent.

Qi Xuansu thought about it seriously and felt that it might be because Xiao Yin had listened to too many operas. It was always the Heavenly Master's thunder method to subdue demons and catch ghosts. She herself was a little ghost, so she naturally substituted it. In the end, she scared herself and scared herself half to death.

Coming down from the Great Immortal's Mansion, we walked towards Shangqing Town.

Along the way, many members of the Zhang family came and went. After seeing the two, they greeted them with complicated eyes.

Although the Zhang family is one of the top two Taoist families and has never lacked Immortals, such young Immortals are still different. Age determines the future. It can be predicted that the two will be one of the small group of people who truly control the future of the lifeline of Taoism in the future.

Real big figures.

It's just that many members of the Zhang family can hardly turn around in a short period of time. They want to please and cling to them, but they can't let go of their airs.

Yesterday they looked down, and today they have to look up.

Who would have thought that Qi Xuansu would rise so fast? If this time is extended to twenty years, even ten years, it would not be so difficult to accept.

I saw a little girl walking between the two, holding Qi Xuansu's right hand with one hand and Zhang Yuelu's left hand with the other hand, just like a family of three.

This is even more surprising, and it may even give people an illusion. It's only been a short time, and the two of them even have children?

Did I remember the date wrong? In fact, it was not just three years that had passed, but ten years had passed, so everything became reasonable.

Soon, Qi Xuansu arrived at 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 a little rotten, and the paint has peeled off and can no longer see the original appearance, but the bricks and stones are still solid, with blue bricks paved on the ground, a hall, a front building, and a corridor. The heavy walls, carved doors and windows, green moss, and lush green bamboos are very unified, quiet and harmonious.

In such an environment, if a new layer of paint is applied, it will destroy this harmony and it will not be beautiful.

A doorman saw the two and hurried to report: "Gao Gong, the girl is back."

The Taoist sect is very taboo about "master", so even in private, this more formal address is used.

Soon, Zhang Juqi came out of the house: "Qingxiao, Tianyuan, you are back."

In theory, Zhang Juqi could call them "Yuelu" and "Xuansu" directly, but it seems that as their status has been improved, even their parents and elders have to respect them, so it is not easy to be arrogant.

In the past Confucian era, filial piety came first. Even if you became a prime minister, you had to kneel down in front of your parents, because the rules and etiquette were pressing on you. If you didn't kneel, you would be criticized by everyone. There are no parents who are not wrong in the world, only children who make mistakes.

But after Taoism replaced Confucianism, it proposed equality. Children and parents are also equal, not vassals of their parents. This resulted in the imprint of Confucianism still there, but it was relatively faint. At least the children had a rational basis for resistance, so the relationship between parents and children became subtle.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Juqi greeted each other normally, very casually. It was the kind of casualness that could sit together and drink.

After a while, Tan Taiqiong came out.

Qi Xuansu also bowed, very politely, without letting anyone find fault: "Hello, aunt."

Tan Taiqiong nodded slightly and replied politely: "Hello, Master Qi, please sit in the living room."

The words were cold.

Qi Xuansu didn't care. He walked through the mossy 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 the storms of Wang Jiaohe, Sun Heyu, and Chen Shuhua, and argued with the Daofu in the Daofu meeting, stabilizing the situation without changing his color. There is no reason to be restrained when he arrived at his mother-in-law's house.

What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of?

Are you afraid that your mother-in-law will be dissatisfied with you? I am not satisfied with you.

Qiniang taught Qi Xuansu not to always think about satisfying others, not to please others, and not to lower yourself.

Some people, whether they are friends or husband and wife, are quite reasonable, but they insist on being humble, as if they have some problems in their bones, and they have to make others have some problems and promote some trends. They are proud of it.

It would be better if everyone gets along equally. Who are you doing this for?

The living room is full of Chinese furnishings, without any Western elements. After all, such an antique courtyard would become out of place if a group of Western sofas were added.

After sitting down, Tan Taiqiong said: "I am a person who speaks directly. If my words offend you, please forgive me, Master Qi."

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 is the purpose of 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 Qing Xiao."

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, but what about the fate of the parents? Don't they care about it?"

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, then 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? She has time to meet Master Cihang, but she has no time to come to Yunjin Mountain? Isn't that 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 that Master 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 was just that my aunt was not in 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 point 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, and she had the 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 conqueror on a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder. General, you are at ease.

Yes, even Wang Jiaohe lost to him. How could she win?

Tantai Qiong couldn't fight head-on, so she had to give in and use her status as a mother to retreat. She didn't bother to ask Zhang Yuelu's 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 and becomes someone else's family."

These words sounded familiar, Qiniang had also used this kind of method.

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 Tantai Qiong's background: "Aunt, aunt..."