I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 321, Article 1 of the Yuan Family Rules

Yuan Shu was unaware of the psychological changes Yuan Ji had undergone under Yuan Shao's instigation. His main focus remained on the army, which was the most important thing in his life at the moment.

However, to be honest, compared to his previous life of focusing all his attention on Liangzhuang and the military camp, Yuan Shu now has a proper home of his own, and a lot of expectations and concerns about home have inexplicably arisen in his heart. He can't help but think of his family, Du Ning, Du Yue and those three little cuties when he is working.

Therefore, Yuan Shu's daily routine changed.

Originally, Yuan Shu often lived in the military camp and Liangzhuang, occasionally returning to Luoyang to discuss military and national affairs with Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei. Now, Yuan Shu has developed the good habit of going home for dinner every night.

Originally, Yuan Shu thought it was a pleasant thing to eat with his disciples, students, and soldiers. He would also stay up every night, often pulling his subordinates to sleep side by side with him and talk about their thoughts, in order to win their hearts and gain their unwavering loyalty.

Now, he needs to set aside some of that time for the women closest to him.

In the first five days of his marriage, he spent every day with Du Ning and Du Yue, fully enjoying the sweetness and excitement of being newlyweds. He tried out all sorts of tricks and tricks, leaving Du Ning and Du Yue almost dumbfounded.

Having finally escaped the comforts of his new life, Yuan Shu didn't neglect or ignore Xiu Xiu, Chun Lian, and Qiu Tong. After all, these three were the first women to accompany Yuan Shu, and the feelings between them were very deep.

Yuan Shu always adhered to the life principle of "making new friends but not forgetting old friends," never neglecting anyone, whether it was men or women.

He believes that while new friends are good, old friends should not be forgotten, just as the saying goes, "New clothes are worse than old ones, but old friends are worse than new ones."

So while spending time with Du Ning and Du Yue, he would also take time to be with Xiu Xiu and the other two women, spending time together in one room, reminiscing about the glorious past, cherishing those memories, and then working together to address life's pain points, iterate new algorithms, and strive to develop a completely new way of getting along.

To put it bluntly, it's only because an eighteen-year-old's body can withstand the strain that it can endure. If someone is older, they might not be able to withstand such hard work day and night.

In any case, the good food and drink that Yuan Shu had been given ensured that he had plenty of energy both day and night. As the Rear General, he didn't need to be on duty or clock in. He only needed to show up at the military camp from time to time.

Therefore, during this period, Yuan Shu basically maintained a three-point routine: the military camp, Liangzhuang, and the General's Mansion. He shuttled between these three places every day, occasionally going to the palace or the Situ Mansion to discuss matters with Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei. His days were very fulfilling.

In addition, during the period of the army's formation and training, Yuan Shu also noticed that more people were coming to his residence to pay their respects.

Previously, Yuan Shu lived in the Sikong Mansion, and only occasionally would people come to visit him. However, since the Houjiang Mansion was built, many people have come to submit visiting cards and request an audience. Every morning when he went out and returned home in the evening, he could see a basket full of visiting cards piled up at the gatehouse.

Upon opening it, one finds officials of all ranks, as well as scholars without official positions or membership in the Neo-Confucian school. Their backgrounds are also diverse, ranging from impoverished scholars to scions of prominent families.

Yuan Shu also knew that after getting married and becoming independent, the symbols and labels he represented were different from before.

Although he had already acquired a courtesy name and assumed a position, he still lived in the residence of the Minister of Works, Yuan. Therefore, the symbolic meaning was not very clear, and it felt like he was still Yuan Feng's son, rather than an independent individual.

But after he got married and moved out, no one could question that he was an independent individual anymore, and the powerful political force that Yuan Shu represented officially began to shine.

Therefore, those who were trying to place their bets on him also clarified their goals and began to formally contact Yuan Shu as an individual, rather than other people.

This made Yuan Shu somewhat happy.

What pleased him was that the representatives of various factions inside and outside Luoyang City finally fully recognized his existence as an independent individual.

He has finally become a real adult.

Furthermore, his demonstrated political influence and military capabilities were finally recognized.

This is the first step he has taken on the path to becoming the heir apparent.

After entering the residence, Yuan Shu had dinner with her five family members, enjoying a pleasant meal together. Then they began to decide on their sleeping arrangements for the night. Since there was only one Yuan Shu and five of them, Yuan Shu needed to make some agreements with them, establishing rules and regulations that everyone would follow.

As the saying goes, a country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. Yuan Shu, as both a destroyer of the old system and a builder of the new system, values ​​the concept of rules.

On the bright side, a lack of rules can make a home more relaxed, cheerful, lively, and fun, and may seem comfortable for a while. However, in the long run, it will inevitably lead to a breakdown due to various conflicts.

Therefore, Yuan Shu clearly established the rules from the very beginning.

Du Ning was the matriarch of the household. When Yuan Shu was away, Du Ning was the one who made the decisions. The other four women, including Du Yue, were all concubines and had to obey Du Ning's orders without question.

If anyone transgresses this rule, the family law will be invoked and they will be severely punished!

Yuan Shu was very insistent and decisive on this point, and he demanded that the other four women toast Du Ning in front of him to show their respect and recognition, thus establishing the family's organizational structure.

Once this point was established, Yuan Shu began to allocate the rights to use their own bodies to them based on this system.

Yuan Shu's body was never truly his own. His well-trained and meticulously maintained physique served various purposes, both for the women in his home and for the men outside. This was the essence of "one body, multiple uses."

The woman at home needs to maintain the relationship, and the man outside also needs to maintain the relationship. These are two points that cannot be compromised. Therefore, Yuan Shu decided to spend twenty days a month with the woman at home and ten days with the man outside.

At home, because there are many women, if he were to spend time with one of them, each woman would only get an average of four days. Moreover, as the eldest and the main wife, Du Ning would definitely need to spend more time with him, leaving the other four women feeling neglected. This is something that Yuan Shu, the "central air conditioner," doesn't want to see.

So Yuan Shu suggested that the women adopt a grouping approach, just like they used to play together. Du Ning and Du Yue would team up, while Xiu Xiu, Chun Lian, and Qiu Tong would team up, since the beds at home were all very big and soft.

In this way, each woman can have sex with him at least ten times a month, which is much more than the previous four days.

Yuan Shu did a simple arithmetic problem that left the women completely bewildered. Xiu Xiu and the other two women, who had no math background, were easily impressed by Yuan Shu and expressed their approval, feeling that they were already very happy to be able to spend so much time with Yuan Shu each month.

As for whether everyone sleeps together under the same blanket...

Anyway, it's been like this for several years now, they've gotten used to it and don't really care. As long as they can still be with Yuan Shu and enjoy his love in his arms, that's enough.

Anyway, they are of lowly status and don't have many desires.

As for Du Yue, she was a bit dim-witted. She counted on her fingers, feeling that something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Du Ning saw through Yuan Shu's little thoughts and felt a pang of sadness, but she really thought Yuan Shu was very nice and cute, and couldn't bear to refute him, so she could only give him a word of advice.

"As the first wife, I deserve some special treatment, right? How about this: on the fifteenth of each month, on the night of the full moon, my husband must accompany me alone to admire the moon, and no one is allowed to interfere. What do you say?"

Yuan Shu looked at Du Ning, who stared intently at him.

Yuan Shu felt guilty and knew that Du Ning had seen through his little scheme, so he was too embarrassed to say anything more. He nodded and then looked at the other four women.

"What do you think?"

There's not much to say about the four women.

The Empress has spoken, so how dare they, as concubines, have the right to speak?
Thus, Yuan Shu had established the most basic family rules—the first rule of the Yuan family rules.

(End of this chapter)