Chapter 4: Affection
The middle-aged man's sword eyebrows were furrowed, and he said with deep thought in his eyes: These six major sects are famous all over the world, and these Hundred Vein Sects, Heavenly Buddha Gate and the Ancient Monuments God is also the most important sect today, my three institutes and this sect has always been a good friend, over the years, our institute is also sent to send outstanding disciples, divided into the three major factions to participate in the election, but all with mediocre qualifications and failed, in recent years, the situation has not improved, but is becoming more and more bleak, if it is not for my institute and the ancient monuments God has always been good, the green head of the ancient monuments God and I am close friends, only to allow a few disciples to go to the Tao, this favor makes me also have no light on the face, and this hundred veins sect and the Heavenly Buddha Gate has so far been empty of no one to choose, on the other hand, he Qin, He sighed and said, "I can't imagine that the disciples in the courtyard are so unbearable and have different talents."
After the old man listened: What the master of the courtyard said is that the disciples in the courtyard have not been in the climate in the past few years, which is already the root of my Shen Yuan's criticism, but recently his Qin Yuan is much higher than my Shen Yuan in this regard, not only the three major sects have his disciples, but the Hundred Veins Sect was selected but the largest number of people, it is no wonder that his Qin Sect is in full swing, the old man sighed slightly: The Hundred Veins Sect, this is the most famous sect in today's cultivation, how many families and the sect want to be protected by you.
The old man's eyes became solemn and said: "Courtyard Master, why don't you send Shen Feng to the Hundred Veins Sect for next year's autumn selection."
The middle-aged man turned around, his eyes seemed to light up, and then he became gloomy, this Shen Feng is considered to be the top person among the younger generation of disciples of Shen Yuan, and he is also the eldest disciple of the person who was selected by himself, although the pulse qi cultivation is considered to be decent, if it can be cultivated as a good student, it may not be impossible to be selected in the future, but he has a trace of hesitation in his heart, this Shen Feng is very fond of Shen Yuan, and he has also deliberately cultivated it in the past few years, wanting to make him his next choice and inherit the position of the master of the courtyard, but because he is still young, and secondly, he still needs to hone to serve the public, so this matter will be put on hold first。
I didn't expect Ye Lao to suddenly mention this person at this time, so he was surprised, with deep hesitation, he said slowly: Ye Lao, you mean Feng'er, and then he paused and said: Feng'er is the eldest disciple of my Shen Academy, if he is also sent to the Hundred Veins Sect, then my Shen Academy, no one else will take care of everything, he paused, and then said: "I won't tell you, this Feng'er is also the superior candidate who I try my best to cultivate and inherit the position of the master of my Academy, how can I send it elsewhere, how is this good, in this matter, I think it is better to choose someone else."
The old man knows that recommending this person will be so, and he is not unaware of it over the years, the master of the courtyard has put in this Shen Feng, and his efforts are far better than others, ordinary people can see that this person is the next master of the courtyard that the master of the academy has tried his best to cultivate, the old man stroked his beard and said: The master of the courtyard is reluctant to Feng'er, but at the moment, except for Feng'er, there is no suitable candidate, and the cultivation of others is very low, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass the assessment of the Hundred Veins Sect, without waiting for the man's reply, he then hesitated: Courtyard master, the old man does not know whether to say or not.
Shen Ling looked at the old man and said with a humble face: It's okay, Ye Lao, but it's okay to talk about it.
Ye Lao stroked his beard and said calmly: Why should the master of the courtyard worry about the succession of the lord of the courtyard, the current master of the courtyard is in the prime of life, and the woman of the courtyard is now pregnant with Liujia for more than a few months, and the birth of Lin'er is not only the blessing of my Shen Yuan, but also the successor of my Shen Yuan.
Shen Ling listened to the old man say this amazing words, his heart was already shocked, so that he was at a loss, in his heart, he never thought about it, he only wanted to spend his life in a dull way, get rid of the identity of the master of this courtyard as soon as possible, stay away from this cultivation with his wife, and live in seclusion, but he never thought of letting this unborn child succeed to the head of the courtyard and lead the Shen Academy, he is not willing to stay in the dispute between the sect and the sect, let alone his own unborn child, he has already decided in his heart, he will not let his child go on his current path, he has an unspeakable look on his face, and said: Ye Lao, this matter is absolutely impossible, the position of the master of this courtyard has always been passed on to the capable in my Shen Academy, and Mrs. Guo is pregnant, are still the sons of the womb, it is too early to say at this time, and it is not yet known whether it is a man or a woman who loves her deeply, how can this unborn child delay the major affairs of Shen Yuan, he is all kinds of pushes in his words, this matter must not be mentioned, Ye Lao, it is better not to mention it again.
The old man just wanted to justify: But he seemed to think of something, he came back to his senses and said: In this way, the master of the courtyard does not intend to pass on the throne to his own flesh and blood relatives, he took a deep breath and said slowly: If this is the case, Shen Yuan may have civil strife, he looked grim, and continued: Now Shen Yuan is not as strong as before, but there are few people who are qualified and outstanding in the courtyard, everyone is equal in power, and the prestige is balanced, and whoever passes on the position of the master of the courtyard is difficult to convince the mouth of everyone, and it will inevitably not cause the trouble of civil strife?
After the old man's analysis, Shen Ling also understood the current situation in the Shen Yuan, but he was in a dilemma to let him make this choice, as the head of the first courtyard, he should take care of the whole Shen Yuan's plan first, but he wanted his closest relatives to come to the hereditary succession to prevent the internal strife in the Shen Yuan, which also made it difficult for him to choose, and fell into the contradiction and anxiety, the man was silent for a long time.
I don't know how long later, a cold and pleasant sentence suddenly came from outside the lobby: What if I don't agree?
The two people in the hall were shocked to look outside the hall, only to see a middle-aged Ni Wanqing, with a gorgeous appearance, soft as a flower, wearing a pure white windbreaker, the white crown silk hat lightly covered the delicate, she stopped outside the hall, did not step forward, only to see her caress the light dust on her body, the white windbreaker lightly untied down, handed over to the maid who served outside the door, and signaled to let it retreat, after the pure white cloak was removed, a green cheongsam showed the woman's plumpness, soft demeanor, it was really pouring all beings.
She slowly walked from outside the hall, walked around to the two of them, first leaned at the old man slightly, and said lightly: Ni Wanqing has seen Ye Lao, what she said just now, Ni Wanqing is offended, and I hope Ye Lao will forgive me.
The old man looked back and said respectfully: Mrs. Yin, it's serious, and the old man doesn't dare to be it.
Shen Ling looked at the woman on the side, there was a little more concern in his eyes, and he hurriedly said: Ni Wanqing, why are you here, didn't you say that you went to the Lai Marriage Tower outside the Guanwai to offer incense, why did you come back later?
This woman known as Ni Wanqing is Shen Ling's wife, Mrs. Yin, she and Shen Ling have been married more than ten years ago, the two love each other, deep friendship, not only in Shen Yuan, but even in the entire summer land is also a well-known loving couple, envied by everyone.
Ni Wanqing looked at her husband, overjoyed, and said with tenderness: It's windy in the suburbs, but I'm very tired, so I didn't dare to stay for a long time, so I'll come back, and when I come back to see that you're not there, I'll come over by the way to have a look.
The man was very concerned and said: Since the wind is strong, you should stay in the house, be careful not to catch the wind and cold, now that you are pregnant, you should be more careful in everything.
Ni Wanqing nodded and said: Husband, what I reminded is that I wrote it down, and then she turned to look at the old man on the side, and saw that the old man didn't say a word, she said lightly: I listened to Ye Lao and Fujun discuss the succession of the next head of the courtyard, I accidentally listened to it outside the hall, originally I was inconvenient to participate in this matter, after all, this is a matter in the courtyard, as a woman is inconvenient to interfere, but since it involves the son in my womb, I have to say my opinion.
The old man saw that Ni Wanqing had already made this matter clear, he said slowly: I don't know what Mrs. has to say about this, the old man is willing to listen to the details, the old man does not fully understand this Mrs. Yin, for when this Mrs. Yin entered the Shen Courtyard, he also sent someone to conduct a secret investigation on this person, but did not find anything suspicious about this person, plus she has done her best for the Shen Yuan for so many years, and she is not an outsider for a long time, the important thing is that she and Shen Ling became husband and wife, and after being pregnant with Shen Yuan, the old man was a person who was suspicious of many lines, and then he re-acquainted with this Mrs. Yin, but his trust in her has been tepid。
Ni Wanqing said with a straight face: As the wife of the Shen Yuan, that is, the mother of the son of this womb, no matter whether it is a man or a woman in the womb in the future, I just hope that he can be safe and sound, and I will never let him inherit the lord of the Shen Yuan and become the hope of this worldly strife, he should have his freedom, or a higher yearning, just want him to have a smooth and smooth life, so I also agree with what my husband said just now, for the succession of the next lord of the court, she paused, and said softly: Ye Lao is better to choose someone else.
On the side, Shen Murong looked at Ni Wanqing, this was exactly what he wanted, a trace of sorrow turned into a smile, and he was very pleased in his heart.
The old man's face rose with a look of surprise, for this Mrs. Yin, he didn't seem to be able to see through, but he couldn't say anything for a while, his face was embarrassed, he was the first protector elder of the Shen Yuan, he didn't expect to mention this matter, it would be opposed by these two people, which made him unexpected, beyond expectations, after all, it was three generations of old ministers, his face was gloomy, but he understood that it was useless to say more about this matter, and he didn't say more, he straightened his sleeve robe and said to the two: If this is the case, then the old man will not say much, as for the matter of this Zen position, speaking of this, he sighed and said: Let's think about it in the long run, he then said: Since Mrs. Yin is back, it is inconvenient for the old man to bother, Saying that, he said respectfully with both hands: Old man, farewell.
The middle-aged man and Ni Wanqing in the hall both bowed slightly, watching the old man go away.
Seeing that the old man walked out of the hall and was no longer there, the man breathed a sigh of relief, and he was really light.
Ni Wanqing saw everything in her eyes, but she was powerless to do it, so she couldn't bear it, looking at the man, she said slowly with tenderness on her face: Although the affairs in the courtyard are important, you still have to be careful about your body.
Shen Ling sighed: I know this, don't worry about it, you should also pay more attention to your body, ask people to do everything big and small, don't do it yourself, so as not to get the power of the tire.
Ni Wanqing saw that her husband was deeply concerned, and there was a burst of sweetness in her heart, and when she looked at her abdomen, she was even more intoxicated, she gently stroked her abdomen, and said to herself: I don't know if it's a boy or a girl.