Chapter 123: Son-in-Law

Just when Qi Xuansu was practicing the "Magic Knife" in Shanggong Genyuan, Zhang Yuelu rode the wind all the way back to her home in Yunjin Mountain.

In any case, she had been away from home for half a year, and it was time to come back to see her parents.

At this time, the news that Zhang Yuelu was promoted to a third-rank Taoist priest had spread to Yunjin Mountain. The attitude of the Zhang family towards Zhang Yuelu was very different from the last time she returned home. Even the elders of the "Ju" generation, no matter how unwilling they were in their hearts, had to treat Zhang Yuelu as an equal on the surface.

Admittedly, a third-rank Taoist priest could not be considered a great figure in the Zhang family, where many real people were born. But if you consider Zhang Yuelu's age, even a blind man can see the four words "promising future". If Zhang Yuelu was from a big clan, then now it can be said that she is a future heavenly master.

This also made several powerful people in the big clan very dissatisfied with their own children. The first one to bear the brunt was Zhang Yuyue, who was willing to die for a wild man and lost the face of the Zhang family!

Zhang Yuyue is quite sensible. She simply doesn't go back to Yunjin Mountain and hides in her own little nest. Can you elders come to my house and scold me regardless of your status?

When it comes to men, Tan Taiqiong's attitude has changed a lot.

There is no doubt that Yan Mingchen is no longer worthy of her daughter. Fortunately, her daughter has her own ideas and has not settled down. Now she has saved a lot of trouble. With her daughter's current status, it is absolutely impossible to marry. She must marry a son-in-law. If she has children in the future, they must follow the surname Zhang. In this way, Zhang Yuelu also has the possibility of inheriting the position of Tianshi as a woman. After all, the rule of the ancestors is that the surname must be Zhang, but there is no mention of men and women.

Speaking of the selection of son-in-law, it is difficult to make people feel that there are thousands of young talents in the Taoist sect, but very few are willing to marry into the family. After all, the reputation is not good.

Since ancient times, the high-ranking family marries daughters, and the low-ranking family marries wives. It means that in the case of generally equal status, the daughter should be married to a family with a slightly higher status than the family, and the daughter-in-law should be married to a family with a slightly lower status than the family. For example, if they are both from noble families, this is generally a match made in heaven, but there are also differences between noble families, such as princes, dukes, and barons. If one's family is a duke, it is best for the daughter to marry into the prince's palace, and it is best for the daughter-in-law to marry from a noble family of the level of a duke or baron.

To put it bluntly, women are compatible with those above them, and men are compatible with those below them.

But if a son-in-law is adopted, it becomes a woman's compatibility with those below her, which is equivalent to a woman marrying a wife. A son-in-law is like a married woman, and from then on he becomes a member of the wife's family. The children take the surname of the wife's family, are included in the genealogy of the wife's family, and sacrifice to the ancestors of the wife's family during festivals, and are finally buried in the tomb field of the wife's family. Therefore, people often look down on son-in-laws, and even the court does not allow son-in-laws to serve as officials, because after becoming an official, not only will he be granted the title of imperial conferred lady, but also his parents and ancestors will be posthumously granted titles. There has never been a precedent for posthumously granting titles to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. When it comes to son-in-laws, it involves a difficult problem: which ancestor are you? There is no precedent, and it will cause big problems, so it is simply decided that son-in-laws cannot serve as officials.

Even if you don't become an official, you can't escape the reputation of being a gigolo.

In this case, who would like to be stabbed in the back?

Any man with a little ambition would not choose to marry into a woman's family, let alone those talented people in the Taoist sect.

However, there is one good thing about the Taoist sect, that is, there are many orphans who have no father or mother and don't know who their ancestors are, and most of them are concentrated in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

So Tan Taiqiong suddenly thought of Qi Xuansu, and lamented that if Qi Xuansu hadn't died, it would be a good choice, at least her daughter would be satisfied - she didn't have to make things difficult for her daughter, if the general direction was good, she didn't mind obeying her daughter's opinion.

After Zhang Yuelu came back this time, as a parent, he couldn't help asking a few questions about his recent experience. Zhang Yuelu didn't hide it and roughly told it.

Tan Taiqiong then knew that the boy was not only alive, but also turned a disaster into a blessing. He somehow got in touch with a group of real people in Quanzhen Taoism, and now he has been promoted to a fourth-grade Taoist priest, and is also the chief Taoist priest of Ziwei Hall, the head of the Nine Halls.

While sighing, Tan Taiqiong suddenly thought of a possibility.

If she were to marry her daughter, this boy would not be qualified, but if she were to marry her daughter, he would be a very suitable candidate.

First, he was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, had no father or mother, and no one knew who his ancestors were, so he had fewer moral concerns; second, her daughter liked him; and then, she knew what a fourth-rank Taoist priest who was less than 30 years old meant, which was not only face-saving, but also a great help to her daughter.

Tan Taiqiong mentioned a few things in a roundabout way, but it made Zhang Yuelu very impatient.

In Zhang Yuelu's opinion, Qi Xuansu's success today has little to do with her. He has the support of Pei Xuanzhi and Pei Xiaolou, and also his own efforts. He fought for the promotion to the sixth and fifth ranks with his own life. He was promoted to the fourth rank because of the cooperation of the two of them to kill Sikong Cuo, not because of her. But now many people are spreading rumors that he was promoted to the fourth rank Taoist priest because of her, secretly saying that he is a gigolo. If he really wants to marry into the family, wouldn't that confirm this reputation?

The key is that Qi Xuansu didn't get any benefits from the Zhang family, and he had to bear such a "good reputation" for no reason. Is he really bullying someone?

If she put herself in Qi Xuansu's position, she would not tolerate it. Then she naturally didn't want Qi Xuansu to endure these. Taking advantage of others' kindness to gain benefits is a complete villain's behavior. She despises and disdains to do so.

However, Zhang Yuelu did not elaborate on what she thought, but simply rejected it. After all, there is not only the saying that "the son forgets his mother after marrying a wife", but also the saying that "the daughter's elbow is outward", and this kind of trick is not only used by Qi Niang.

Qi Xuansu certainly did not know Tan Taiqiong's plan. If he knew, he would not agree. In fact, his own wishes are secondary. The key is that Qi Niang will not agree. Qi Niang never does a loss-making business. If she really wants to marry into the family, wouldn't it be like she is making wedding clothes for the Zhang family? She didn't take her surname Yao, and she didn't call her Yao Xuansu. After all, it was first come first served. But when it comes to first come first served, she came first, why should she take your surname Zhang? People with the surname Zhang are not easy to deal with, and people with the surname Yao are not easy to bully.

Zhang Yuelu stayed at home for three days. Her father Zhang Juqi was still okay. As usual, the relationship between father and daughter has always been good. But the relationship between the mother and daughter is very interesting. On the first day, they were still loving and filial after a long separation. On the second day, they were full of contradictions and began to be cold to each other. On the third day, they were tired of each other. Only Zhang Juqi was uncomfortable in the middle.

Then Zhang Yuelu took a flying boat to leave Yunjin Mountain and go to Yujing on the 15th day of June.

Yujing has snow for thousands of years. No matter when you go, it is always covered with snow, which is just like the white Yujing in the sky.

After Zhang Yuelu got off the flying boat, she saw a lot of young female priests gathered at the city gate, chattering.

So Zhang Yuelu stretched out her hand to wave to a passing city patrolling spiritual officer and asked: "What's going on?"

The city patrolling spiritual officer did not recognize Zhang Yuelu, but recognized the deputy hall master waist badge hanging on Zhang Yuelu's waist. He immediately guessed Zhang Yuelu's identity and replied respectfully: "Reporting to Deputy Hall Master Zhang, the Confucian people have arrived."

"The Confucian people are here, why are they going crazy here." Zhang Yuelu stretched out her hand and pointed at the group of female priests.

The patrolling spiritual officer was stunned. He didn't expect that Deputy Hall Master Zhang didn't know about this. But then he thought, who is Deputy Hall Master Zhang? He is busy all day long, either eliminating evil cults or handling cases. How could he care about these things? He hurriedly said, "Among the people coming from the Confucian sect this time, there is a person with a great reputation, named Qin."

Zhang Yuelu asked in confusion, "A royal family member? Just say it in one breath, don't hide it."

The patrolling spiritual officer hesitated for a moment and said, "I think Deputy Hall Master Zhang should know that there is a "Ruyi List", which ranks the two talented people of our Taoist sect as the top and second place, and this prince ranks as the third place."

Zhang Yuelu had some impression that she seemed to be ranked fifth. It seems that the patrolling spiritual officer was afraid that she would be unhappy, so he hesitated.

Zhang Yuelu asked again: "Is there anything special about this Qin...family kid?"

The patrolling spirit officer saw that Zhang Yuelu was not displeased, and gradually became bolder, saying: "Reporting to Deputy Hall Master Zhang, although he is from a royal family, he does not follow Taoism, but worships a Confucian master. This time he came to Yujing as a Confucian disciple to participate in the Three Religions Conference tomorrow. That's fine, the key is that this royal family nobleman is very handsome. I heard some female Taoist priests call him the most beautiful man in the world, so when they heard that he was coming to Yujing, many female priests came here to wait, just to see his beautiful face."

"Beautiful face." Zhang Yuelu smiled. She has never been interested in Tan Xuan, and even less interested in beautiful men who say nice things. She prefers men who are willing to jump for her, so she said goodbye to the patrolling spirit officer, changed a way, and returned to the city.

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