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Chapter 98 Literary Mind (910)

The wedding banquet went very smoothly, and the guests gradually dispersed as evening approached.

In the main hall of the courtyard, Mr. and Mrs. Shen sat in the head seats.

Shen Wenxing and Huang Lingxiu stood on either side.

All eyes were on Shen Wenyan and Zhao Xuan in front of them.

"You tell her, Mom."

Shen Yuan picked up the teacup in front of him and took a small sip.

Hu Yufen nodded slightly and looked at Zhao Xuan, who had just entered the family.

"Xiao Xuan, we're family now, so don't be too reserved."

"There aren't many rules in the family. Your mother watched you grow up. You're a good girl."

"From now on, you two should live a good life together. If you have any grievances, you must tell your mother."

Zhao Xuan, dressed in a red wedding gown, glanced shyly at her husband beside her and bowed respectfully: "Mother, rest assured, Xuan'er will definitely take good care of you and Father."

As she spoke, she bowed slightly to Huang Lingxiu: "Sister-in-law, you married into the family early. I hope you will teach Xuan'er how to do things in the future."

Huang Lingxiu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Our family doesn't have that many problems..."

She had barely finished speaking when she saw Shen Wenxing staring at her from across the room. She immediately said seriously, "Don't worry, little sister."

"Alright, Anu and Xuan'er, go ahead." Shen Yuan put down his teacup and said.

The newlyweds bowed and left the main hall.

"Stone, go to town and invite some craftsmen back these next two days."

"Back then, because we didn't have enough money, our house wasn't finished. We'll have someone add the back courtyard later."

Shen Wenxing nodded: "I'll take care of it tomorrow."

"Lingxiu." Shen Yuan looked at Huang Lingxiu again and said, "You are pregnant, so don't overwork yourself lately."

"Take care of Xuan'er more often when dealing with household matters, and also explain the family rules to her."

"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. It hasn't been easy for our family to get to where we are today. In this world, we still need to be more cautious."

Huang Lingxiu nodded slightly: "Father, don't worry, your daughter-in-law understands."

Shen Yuan nodded and waved his hand, saying, "You two have been busy all day, go and rest too."

The couple bowed slightly and left the main hall.

After the children left, Hu Yufen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Yuan, saying:

"Finally, another worry has been put to rest."

Shen Yuan nodded, slowly stood up, and paced a few steps in the hall.

"Look back and find some reliable children from suitable families in the village."

Hu Yufen asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Shen Yuan smiled slightly and said, "We can be considered a prominent family now. With more people and more things to do in the future, we'll need to hire a few maids and servants, won't we?"

"We can't expect you to do everything, can we?"

Now that the second son is married and the eldest son's family is about to welcome a new baby, the wife still takes care of all the family's needs, from food and drink to toileting.

He was also thinking of having Hu Yufen spend more time on cultivation.

Although all indications suggest that the wife does not have spiritual roots, the absence of spiritual roots does not mean that she cannot cultivate at all.

With a lifespan of 150 years after reaching the Acquired Realm, the thought of his wife leaving him before him filled Shen Yuan with a strange sense of unease.

Having been married for over twenty years, Hu Yufen could vaguely sense her husband's thoughts.

"Does my husband also wish to be like those landlords and rich men, to experience being a master, with several young and beautiful maids serving him?"

Shen Yuan turned around and said sternly, "What nonsense are you spouting!?"

Hu Yufen smiled and pursed her lips, not continuing her teasing, and said seriously, "How many suitable ones should we find?"

Shen Yuan thought for a moment with his hands behind his back: "Three or five will do."

"One or two people are needed in the kitchen, and two or three are needed for washing clothes and daily cleaning."

"You must choose carefully and find a reliable one."

Hu Yufen nodded.

We have many secrets, and if we bring in people who can't keep their mouths shut, it will only cause more trouble.

"Okay, I'll take care of it, you don't need to worry about it."

"It's getting late, you should rest." Shen Yuan looked up at the night sky and said, "Once you've found servants and maids, you'll need to spend more time cultivating."

Hu Yufen did not speak.

She had no interest in cultivation, and following in her footsteps would only be a waste of the family's resources.

But unable to resist Shen Yuan's constant urging, he could only agree for the time being.

The backyard, the second son's bridal chamber.

Zhao Xuan sat quietly on the bed, watching Shen Wenyan quietly flipping through books in front of his desk, and couldn't help but speak:
"My husband... doesn't think much of me?"

Shen Wenyan's movements stiffened slightly. He slowly turned around and smiled, "Why do you say that, my lady?"

Zhao Xuan clutched the hem of her dress with both hands, bowing her head and saying, "Now that we are married, why... why..."

Seeing her shy and hesitant expression, Shen Wenyan recalled Lu Zhiyuan's words.

He fulfilled filial piety with his body and devoted himself to literature with his spirit.

Yes.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

He put down the book in his hand, blew out the lamp on the desk, and slowly walked towards the bed.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Xuan's pretty face blushed with shyness.

……

The hour is approaching.

After Zhao Xuan fell asleep from exhaustion, Shen Wenyan carefully got up and went outside.

The night breeze was blowing, and as I looked up at the vast starry sky and the bright moon, Lu Zhiyuan's words kept echoing in my ears.

"The righteous spirit of heaven and earth will endure forever!"

"Uphold righteousness...rectify oneself..."

Righteousness of heaven and earth... Unyielding righteousness...

Shen Wenyan closed his eyes slightly, and his mind was gradually cleared of distracting thoughts.

He felt some kind of change happening in his body!

To be precise, it's that my soul is slowly being elevated!
My mind is clear and bright, and my spirit is empty and pure.

Gradually, he heard the sound of the wind, the faint chirping of insects in the distance, and even vaguely sensed a supremely righteous, powerful, and unyielding aura lingering between heaven and earth.

In that instant, his soul seemed to break free from the constraints of his physical body, soaring between heaven and earth, traversing the long river of time from ancient times to the present.

The teachings of ancient sages, instructing their disciples, brushed against their faces like a gentle breeze, while the students' youthful yet resolute voices reciting them echoed from the depths of the void…

This wonderful feeling made him forget about time.

As dawn broke and a ray of morning light shone on his face, Shen Wenyan suddenly realized what was happening!

The moment he opened his eyes, a divine light shimmered within them.

Those eyes were as clear and bright as two shimmering gems.

"Wen Xin..."

Shen Wenyan muttered to himself, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

Meanwhile, in the front yard.

Shen Yuanzheng was curious as to why the divination hexagram last night first showed an "auspicious hexagram," but then, under his gaze, it suddenly turned into an "inauspicious hexagram," and then the entire hexagram inexplicably disappeared.

A slight tremor suddenly came from his sea of ​​consciousness, and he immediately sank his consciousness into it.

To their astonishment, another ball of light emerged from the white jade tortoise shell.

When consciousness touches the ball of light, a large amount of information is absorbed into the soul.

After a long while, Shen Yuan slowly sat up.

"Wen Xin..."

"Could this be the founder mentioned in the previous divination?"

His own son, a scholar, actually created a method of cultivation based on Confucianism and Taoism.

But what about last night's divination?

He had found the white jade tortoise shell more than 20 years ago, and he had never seen the divination result on the tortoise shell so strange.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Yuan got up, dressed, and walked towards the backyard.

(End of this chapter)