Qin Su said dissatisfiedly: "If you talk about identity, my father is not inferior to that Bai Sect Master, he is still the alliance leader of the five sects in Liaodong, he should be higher, how can he become a committed marriage?"

Li Xuandu said: "Having said that, according to the rules of etiquette, the wife of a man is a yuan match, and after the death of the yuan match, the man continues to be married, and the wife he marries is a succession." Yuan and step-mate are both main wives, a master mother, and the concubine is a slave, but for the whole family, it is the status of the yuan match is higher, if it inherits the family business, it is also the yuan match's children who are ranked first, and the step-match children are ranked last. Generally speaking, when marrying a wife, the requirements for the yuan match are higher, and the requirements for the succession are lower, if the two families are right and the status is equal, they will never let their daughters go to others to be the successor, take the two of us as an example, if I marry a wife and lose my wife, your father will never marry you to me as a successor. Therefore, for Sect Master Bai, if he is the wife of Yuan, of course, he will not be married, but if he is the stepwife of Uncle Qin, he can only be regarded as marrying. ”

Qin Su thought about it, according to this statement, even if Bai Xiushang became his stepmother, it would be her mother who pressed her, and her heart was much more comfortable.

Li Xuandu sighed lightly: "Strict etiquette and religion, this is the power of Confucianism, even those of us in the rivers and lakes have to abide by the rules set by Confucianism for the world." ”

Qin Su glanced at him: "You still obey the rules, if you really follow the rules, shouldn't we meet now." ”

Li Xuandu borrowed the poems of the ancients: "I am a madman in Chu, and Feng Ge laughs at Kongqiu." ”

Qin Su said: "You are arrogant when you say you are arrogant, and you are humble when you say humble, it's really strange and weird." ”

Li Xuandu said: "People have many faces, just like many sons of families, who are submissive in front of their elders and gentle in front of their friends, but in the face of the rising and fighting people, they will be arrogant and rude, what kind of person do you say he is?"

Qin Su smiled: "I know, this is a person who flatters and bullies, and it is you who is talking about it." ”

Li Xuan didn't care about it, and joked: "You are better than me?" In front of the Great Heavenly Master and the Old Sword God, you lowered your eyebrows and pleasing your eyes, and in front of ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, you will become a goddess fairy who does not pretend and does not move. ”

Qin Su was annoyed and said angrily: "You still dare to say it!"

Li Xuandu laughed and said: "People in this world, which one is not like this, arrogant and flattering, few people can get out of the ordinary." Neither humble nor arrogant, it is easy to say, but it is so difficult to do. Back then, Zhang Suqing once said to me that the doctrine of a saint can be used for self-cultivation, but it is useless to do things. ”

Qin Su's heart moved, and he asked, "What did you think of when you suddenly talked about this?"

Li Xuandu said: "I have a hunch that the matter of Confucianism will not turn the page so lightly, the three school palaces, the nine great sacrificial wines, and the mountain masters of the four major academies, although I have never heard that there are immortal realm masters sitting in it, but it is better to be in the heart, not like our Daomen, which is scattered and infighting." I'm afraid it's very

It's going to take action. I'm fine, your father is okay, I'm afraid that it will be a mountain step by step in the future, and if you want to succeed, it's not that simple. ”

Qin Su said: "Confucian people, they seem to be modest, but in fact they are domineering, you have to do everything according to their wishes, otherwise you will never have peace." ”

Li Xuandu laughed and said angrily: "This is not a battle of will, but a real battle of life and death, I don't know how many people's lives, wealth and honor are tied here, where is there half room for tolerance." ”

Early the next morning, Qin Qing had already left alone. Li Xuandu and others left Yuguan and officially entered the territory of Youzhou.

When they arrived in Youzhou, the disciples of the Mending Heaven Sect and the Forgetful Sect began to disperse in batches, and in the end, only Li Xuandu, Qin Su, Jing Xiu, and the four elders of the Qin family were left to go to Chaoyang Mansion.

Chaoyang Mansion is the foundation of the Qin family, and it is also the key to why Zhao Zheng can control Youzhou. Locally, the powerful gentry do not support you, unless you send troops to attack, otherwise it will be a situation where the imperial power does not go to the countryside, the court is weak, and Xu Zaiyuan is naturally helpless.

However, in Chaoyang Mansion, the Qin family behaved very low-key, even if the eldest lady returned home, she didn't put on anything to greet the battle, Qin Su seemed to be accustomed to it, and the group was like an ordinary small rich family, a young couple, with a few old servants and entourage, came to this prosperous place outside the gate, and the prosperity of its street market was not inferior to many big mansions. After passing through several lively streets, you will come to the long street where the Qin family's mansion is located.

The Qin family's mansion is located in the best part of the entire Chaoyang Mansion, but after entering the mansion, it suddenly becomes quiet, and the hustle and bustle outside is difficult to soak here, not only do you not see half of the vendors, even the carriages and horses and pedestrians are pitiful, and there is actually some quiet meaning, which can be seen that the Qin family's power in Chaoyang Mansion is also the benefit of the emperor, and it is difficult to have such treatment if it is the prince's mansion.

A group of people stopped their horses and got out of the car, only to see two huge stone lions almost two people high standing in front of the door, and there was a plaque above the main gate, and the plaque had two big characters of "Qin Mansion" in the big book. At this time, the main entrance of this majestic mansion was opened, and a man who was quite similar to Qin Qing and Qin Daofang stood in front of the door, thinking that it was Qin Daoyuan, the second master of the Qin family.

Qin Daofang arched his hand and said: "Old man Qin Daoyuan, I have been welcoming distinguished guests for a long time. ”

Li Xuandu glanced at the wide open middle door, and said politely: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." ”

Qin Daofang smiled slightly, turned sideways, and stretched out his arm: "Mr. Xiao Li, please." ”

Li Xuandu also stretched out his arm: "Please." ”

The two walked side by side into the main entrance.

The Qin family has a deep heritage, naturally it is not comparable to the sudden wealth of the family, entering the main gate, there is a long way to go, if it is a young lady with weak feet, she has to take a sedan chair in the house, but the Qin family is a person in the rivers and lakes, both men and women have good karma, but it is to save the carriage and horse sedan chair, as long as it is in the house, no matter where you go, you are on foot. From the main entrance to the main hall

, connected by a large Yong road, but this section of the road only Qin Daoyuan, Jing Xiu, Qin Su, Li Xuandu four people can walk on it in a grand manner, the rest of the servants can only stand on both sides, and the four elders of the Qin family have dispersed, they are called servants, in fact, they are also the real power figures of the Qin family, that is, the three brothers of the Qin family are waiting for them, naturally they have their own independent residences, left for many days, and there are many backlogs that need to be disposed of, so before entering the house, they and Li Xuandu confessed, and the four entered the house from the side door and no longer accompanied each other.

When you come to the main hall, you can see the magnificence, and the things that are hanged, placed, and placed are all of them have great origins, and all of them are worth a thousand gold, Li Xuan is a person who has seen the world, and he also admires the wealth of the Qin family, which is not inferior to the Jinling Qian family. If Li Xuan is all clothed, he will inevitably be ashamed of himself, and he will be looked down upon by the people of the Qin family, but the Li family who lives in the East China Sea is not inferior to the Qin family, and the Taiping Sect is a giant in the business world.

Several people sat down separately, and their own beautiful maids served fragrant tea. According to reason, Qin Su, as a woman, should not be in the same room as a male guest, but there are not so many taboos in the rivers and lakes, and Qin Su is an only daughter, Qin Qing regards it as a pearl in his palm, usually he has to look at the face of this baby daughter, up and down, no one dares to treat her as an ordinary lady, so Qin Su is called Miss Qin in the Qin family, in fact, it should be the eldest son of Qin.

Qin Daoyuan sat on the main seat, Qin Su sat in his lower position, and Li Xuandu sat firmly opposite Qin Su, although Qin and Li laughed at each other for being flattering and arrogant, but at this time, Li Xuandu was really neither humble nor arrogant, his speech and demeanor were calm and unhurried, and he had a majestic bearing, which made Qin Daoyuan have a good impression of him. Because Li Xuandu had already met Qin Qing before, this time Qin Daoyuan was not Li Xuandu of the school examination, but just gossiping and talking about Zhang Haishi, the Great Heavenly Master and others.

After half an hour in such a short time, Qin Daoyuan suddenly changed his words: "The name of the Purple Mansion, even the outside of Liaodong has also heard of it, I have a deep friendship with Zhao Zheng, the governor of Liaodong, he mentioned it to me several times, I want to see the Purple Mansion, I don't know what the Purple Mansion wants?"

Li Xuandu was stunned, one of the purposes of his visit to Liaodong was to visit the famous governor of Liaodong, but he didn't expect that before he went to visit, the other party had already taken the initiative to invite, which was exactly what he wanted.

Li Xuandu said: "I have admired this Zhao Butang for a long time, and I can't ask for it. ”

Qin Daofang said with a smile: "Since this is the case, I will find a time, and then find a quiet and elegant place, and invite the two of you to meet." In addition, Tianliang is also in the house at this time, and if the Purple Mansion wants to reminisce about the past, just send someone to lead you to the Snow Garden to find him. ”

Li Xuandu nodded in response.

After a few more moments, Qin Daofang asked Qin Su to arrange Li Xuandu's residence, and he got up to say goodbye and leave.