Chapter 202 Return to Yujing

After Qi Xuansu said this famous saying from Chapter 56 of Taishang Taozu's Five Thousand Words, he was taken away from Shuzhong Mansion by Ji Jiaozhen.

As for Qi Xuansu's knowledge, it cannot be said that he has no knowledge. He does not recognize the "Zhu Zhu". That is because Wanxiang Taoist Palace does not teach these literati things. It does not mean that he will not memorize the five thousand words of Taishang Taozu. This is the foundation of Taoism. Everyone must be able to memorize classics. Qi Xuansu was able to memorize this book at a very young age, just like a child in a private school memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics. I dare not say that he memorized it fluently, at least he will never forget it in this life.

In the next few days, Qi Xuansu and Ji Jiaozhen wandered around Shuzhou for a few days, and then returned to Qingcheng to stay for a few days.

Qi Xuansu left the Wanxiang Taoist Palace on September 16th. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. On the first day of October, Qi Xuansu spent his last 100 Taiping money to buy a boat ticket and took the flying boat directly from Tiancang Mountain. , embarking on the return journey to Yujing.

There were no setbacks along the way, and Qi Xuansu arrived in Yujing on the second day of October.

Qi Xuansu did not go to see Zhang Yuelu immediately, nor did he go to Ziweitang immediately. Instead, he went to Duzhi Hall first.

Strictly speaking, he did not go to the main hall of Duzhitang, but to the Guangying Division under Duzhitang. This place was not in Xuandu in the inner city, but in Xuanyuanfang among the eight upper lanes of Yujing in the outer city. middle. Strictly speaking, this is a huge treasury.

In a nutshell, this is where the paychecks come from.

Among the nine halls, except Tiangang Hall, which issues regular silver by itself because it involves many spiritual officials, the other halls have to go to Duzhi Hall to receive regular silver.

Qi Xuansu went to the Shanggong of Wanxiang Taoist Palace for three months to study. During these three months, he could also receive regular money as usual. Moreover, these three months were calculated according to the fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest and the head of Ziwei Hall, that is, three months per month. One hundred Taiping money, a total of nine hundred Taiping money.

Qi Xuansu arrived at Guangying Division, showed the ultimatum, went through several procedures, and received nine large tickets.

Qi Xuansu originally wanted to find a mansion in Shangbafang or Zhongbafang, but unfortunately the majority was taken away by Qiniang. In addition, he was going to be transferred to the Imperial Capital, so it was saved.

Speaking of this nine hundred Taiping money, it is certainly not a small amount, but for a Taoist priest of the fourth grade wine ceremony, it is really not much. After your status is high, you can't avoid socializing and socializing.

Logically speaking, when Qi Xuansu goes to visit Pei Xiaolou, Xu Xiaoying, Ji Jiaozhen and others, he should bring some gifts. Since these people are all real people, naturally they cannot just buy a few fruits like ordinary people visiting relatives and friends. After finishing the work, you should at least get some elegant things, such as pens, inks, paper, inkstones, etc. If you are giving birth to a child and getting married, you should also give Ruyi, jade pendants and other auspicious things. How can such things be cheap? A slightly better one would cost over a hundred Taiping, and even these nine hundred Taiping would not be able to withstand a few favor exchanges.

Qi Xuansu had to go to the house empty-handed this time, which was very ugly emotionally. Fortunately, except for Xu Xiaoying, Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen both knew Qi Xuansu before he became famous, knew his details, and did not care about them with him. Now that you can, you can't do this anymore. After all, the Taoist priest's grade and regular silver are all on the surface, so it's impossible to remain poor. It's no wonder that Zhang Yuelu has always been in embarrassment. Human relations are indeed a big burden.

As for Yao Pei, she does not live on this small amount of money. She is the kind of core member who can directly mobilize the family's wealth and never bothers with personal expenses.

After Qi Xuansu received the peace money, he slowed down and walked out of Guangying Division leisurely.

Most of the top Taoist families live in Taishangfang. In Taishangfang, you can even see the Zhang and Li families living next to each other, which is hard to imagine in other places.

Because the predecessor of the Daxuan royal family was Beidaomen, there were many Taoists in the royal family and clan, and many people also settled in Yujing. These people did not live in Taishangfang, and most of them lived in Xuanyuanfang. Because they are all royal relatives and dignitaries, and they are all very wealthy, there are many special shops in Xuanyuanfang.

When Qi Xuansu was about to leave Xuanyuanfang, he passed by a shop and found that it sold various women's products, and his footsteps seemed to be stuck.

After Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, he walked into the shop.

The store was very deserted, with few customers, except for a female shopkeeper who was settling accounts behind the counter.

This is a so-called special store. The reason why it is special is because the products here are different from those in Taiqing City.

Since the Five Dynasties of Great Masters, Taoism has been committed to eliminating all kinds of differences between people, making Taoism uniform. Within the Taoist sect, especially in formal occasions, the difference between men and women of the same rank is not very big. They have the same hairpin and crane cloak. The only difference is probably cloud shoes. Men have square-toed shoes and women have The shoes with round toes are tilted.

Private casual clothes are divided into men and women, but they are mainly plain. Zhang Yuelu and others have long been accustomed to wearing more convenient men's clothes from time to time. Even Yao Pei always dresses in men's clothes on weekdays, which is incompatible with the world. In other words, Taoism does not want to forcefully separate men and women, but vigorously promotes universal clothing that can be used by both men and women.

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The clan disciples who came from the imperial capital were naturally not used to this style, so many special shops specially designed for women came into being.

The female shopkeeper who was settling the accounts raised her head and saw that although Qi Xuansu did not look like a member of the clan, but she was dressed like a Taoist priest of the fourth-grade wine ceremony, she did not hesitate and asked with a smile: "What does this mage want to buy?"

Qi Xuansu glanced at the dazzling array of shelves and muttered: "Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"

The female shopkeeper smiled slightly: "Did the mage buy it for Taoists?"

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The female shopkeeper said: "Yujing is good in every way, but the headwear of the ladies is too plain. Our shop has recently received a batch of jewelry, all of which are the most popular styles in the imperial capital."

Qi Xuansu thought about it. Zhang Yuelu did not have many jewelry. It seemed that she only used hairpins, and sometimes she did not even use hairpins, just a hairband.

The female shopkeeper observed his words and knew that this Taoist master was probably not familiar with these women's things, so she began to introduce them one by one.

Qi Xuansu then realized that women's jewelry is so varied. In addition to the common hairpins and bracelets, there are also hairpins, hairpins, step-shaking ornaments, hairpins, flat squares, combs, Huasheng, forehead bandages, flower ornaments, earrings, jade rings, collars, necklaces, brooches, finger guards, armlets, forbidden steps, rings, etc., as well as various necklaces and rings from the West, etc., each different and useful.

This is just a large classification. If it is further subdivided according to color, style, and material, it can be divided into hundreds of different types without duplication.

Qi Xuansu was overwhelmed by what he heard, and temporarily interrupted the female shopkeeper who was talking nonstop and asked about the price.

Each one is very expensive.

Qi Xuansu smacked his lips in his heart, touched the nine hundred Taiping coins in his arms, and finally chose the smallest and relatively cheap flower ornaments, which were about the size of a fingernail. They were made of gold foil paper, decorated with jade, and carved into the shape of plum blossoms. The carving was very fine, and the various patterns were clearly visible and lifelike. They could be pasted on the center of the eyebrows, which was the plum blossom makeup that was popular during the Great Qi Dynasty.

There were three flower ornaments in total, in red, green, and yellow, which were considered a set. They were packed in a delicate small wooden box and cost Qi Xuansu two hundred Taiping coins.

Qi Xuansu pretended to have no money and paid the money. Under the attentive smile of the female shopkeeper, he left the shop and went straight to the Tiangang Hall in Xuandu.

Zhang Yuelu had finished his rest and had been in Yaoguangsi recently.

Qi Xuansu was familiar with the Tiangang Hall. When he arrived at the door, the spiritual officer guarding the door recognized him and let him go without stopping him.

After walking a few steps, Qi Xuansu met his old acquaintance Sun Yongfeng head-on.

"Tianyuan. Congratulations." Sun Yongfeng congratulated from a distance, "You've returned from the palace for further study. I'm afraid you'll be given an important position."

Now that everyone in Tiangang Hall knows that Qi Xuansu is not dead but has turned a disaster into a blessing, they are not surprised to see Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu and Sun Yongfeng greeted each other, and after a few pleasantries, he asked, "Is Qingxiao in Yaoguang Division?"

"The deputy hall master is in the signing room." Sun Yongfeng smiled knowingly, "Tianyuan, go quickly, we'll talk next time."

Qi Xuansu said goodbye to Sun Yongfeng and went to Yaoguang Division.

Along the way, he met a few acquaintances. It seemed that everyone knew Qi Xuansu's purpose, and everyone smiled and pondered.

Even though Qi Xuansu was thick-skinned, he felt a little uncomfortable.

When he came to the door of Zhang Yuelu's signing room, Qi Xuansu suddenly stopped, carefully tidied his clothes, and then stretched out his hand to knock on the door.

A familiar voice came from inside: "Come in."

Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, pushed the door and walked in.

The outer room was still the same. Mu Jin and Tian Baobao were not there. The door to the inner room was open. Qi Xuansu leaned out half of his body to look inside and saw Zhang Yuelu writing furiously at her desk, not paying attention to anything else.

Zhang Yuelu was still the same. After all, they had only been separated for three and a half months.

After a while, Zhang Yuelu noticed something was wrong and raised her head. Just then, she met Qi Xuansu's eyes.

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly and walked into the inner room, with a desk between him and Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu put down the pen and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Qi Xuansu said, "First I went to Wanshou Chongyang Palace to visit Master Pei and Master Xu, then I went to Shuzhou to visit Master Ji, and I also cut off one of Zhao Fuan's arms."

Zhang Yuelu was stunned for a moment, then remembered who Zhao Fuan was, and asked with a smile, "Why didn't you ask me to go with you?"

Qi Xuansu thought for a moment and replied, "Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?"

After that, Qi Xuansu took out the "flower ornament" he had just bought, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhang Yuelu.

For the first time in his life, he was a little embarrassed: "On the way back, I happened to see it, and I thought it was pretty good, so I bought it."

Zhang Yuelu opened the box and blinked.

Qi Xuansu asked softly, "Do you like it?"

Zhang Yuelu smiled slightly, "Since you gave it to me, there is no reason for me not to like it."