Transmigration into a Book: My Lord, Your Wife Has Taken Another Concubine for You

Madam Xie, the old lady of the Hou family, was not persuaded by those around her. She was very unhappy, but she had no other choice but to sigh deeply.

After sighing, Madam Hou remained silent for a moment before instructing, "Since the young master isn't dining here, and I can't finish all that food by myself, have someone send it to Yu'er of the second branch of the family!"

Ruyue felt something was amiss upon hearing this and subtly advised, "The young master has just returned; would you like to send a few dishes to the Lady of the Marquis's courtyard?"

Madam Hou waved her hand quickly, "The eldest son's wife is not only the head of the household, but also a princess. The dishes in the small kitchen are no worse than mine. Xuan'er doesn't need these. Send them all to Yu'er!"

That child studied diligently, but the second child's family didn't spoil him as much as the eldest child's, so Yu'er suffered a lot every day.

Although Ruyue disagreed with the old lady's words, after all, Young Master Yu's physique did not seem like that of someone who had suffered.

But once the old lady made a decision, it was beyond the control of the servants. If she tried to persuade her indirectly and the old lady wouldn't listen, then so be it.

Ruyue obediently went down to make the arrangements.

After leaving the old lady's Deyuan Courtyard, Chu Yunxuan walked happily toward the main courtyard.

As soon as Chu Yunxuan reached the vicinity of Lin Yanran's courtyard, he heard his only younger brother shouting in the yard, "Mother, when is dinner? I'm hungry."

Upon hearing his younger brother's voice, Chu Yunxuan quickly walked to the courtyard gate and looked over from where his brother was standing.

Then he saw his taciturn younger brother, Chu Yunheng, from his past life memories, circling around the table. It seemed that this younger brother was drooling whenever he saw food.

Even from an angle where his mother Lin Yanran couldn't see, Chu Yunheng managed to sneak a bite. Ru Mei and the others who were setting out the meal saw it but let him be.

Just by looking at this atmosphere, Chu Yunxuan could feel how happy his younger brother was. Suddenly, he could understand why his brother's personality had changed so much after their mother passed away in their previous life.

Perhaps in his heart, his mother was only a part of him, but in his younger brother's heart, who was still a child, his mother was his whole world.

Chu Yunxuan's mind raced with thoughts, but in reality, only a short while had passed since he paused.

Before Chu Yunxuan even went inside, he said, "Mother, my brother grabbed it with his hand."

As soon as Chu Yunxuan spoke, all eyes in the courtyard turned to him. Chu Yunheng even ran over and hugged him, exclaiming, "Big brother, you're back?"

Chu Yunxuan disgustedly pushed away Chu Yunheng's hands that were holding him, "I saw you stealing vegetables to eat just now, and your hands are oily."

Five-year-old Chu Yunheng hugged his older brother, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, while defending himself, "I wiped my hands on my own clothes."

The reason was compelling, and Chu Yunxuan couldn't refuse his younger brother's attempt to get closer to him, so he forced himself to change the subject, "Aren't you studying at the clan school? Why are you back at noon?"

Chu Yunheng was embarrassed to say that the food at the clan school was getting worse and worse, while the food at his mother's place was getting better and better, so he was happy to come back to eat there.

"I came back to have lunch with my mother, otherwise it won't taste good for her to eat lunch alone."

Chu Yunheng's little schemes were no match for Chu Yunxuan's, but he still didn't expose him. "If you don't do well in your studies, just wait and see how I deal with you."

Chu Yunheng immediately waved his hand and said that it was no problem. "Don't worry, I will bring back the top score for my elder brother and mother when the time comes."

"Bragging!" Even Lin Yanran chimed in to expose the little brat's boasting.

Chu Yunheng was not angry or embarrassed by being exposed. Instead, he looked at his mother and elder brother with a smile and said, "You'll see when the time comes. The teacher said I'm a promising talent."

Seeing Chu Yunheng's confidence, Lin Yanran encouraged him, "Then study hard. If you pass the second-class exam, your mother will reward you with a four-courtyard house nearby. Then you can easily walk to your elder brother's house."

Chu Yunxuan was deeply shocked when he heard his mother say this. In his previous life, his father had rewarded that concubine with a house, which was not far from the Marquis's residence on this street.

"Mother, have you already bought this house?" Chu Yunxuan asked, not because he coveted the house, but simply to clear up some doubts in his mind.

"Where can you find such a good house around here? The one I have here was part of my dowry from your maternal grandmother when I got married."

It's right on the same street as the Marquis's residence.

Lin Yanran did indeed see it a few days ago when she was taking stock of the original owner's dowry.

Chu Yunxuan: Sigh, another day of thinking about killing my father.

Chu Yunxuan explained the value of the house to his younger brother, "Then you'd better study hard, little brother. Houses around here are priceless."

If you miss this opportunity, you might have to wait until you reach the third rank to have another chance.

The chance of someone who can't even pass the second-class imperial examination being promoted to the third-rank official is lower than the chance of being reincarnated and retaking the examination to pass the second-class examination.

Although Chu Yunheng was young, he wasn't completely ignorant. Instead, he clenched his fists, indicating that he would study hard in the future.

Lin Yanran looked at the table full of delicious food and quickly called to the two of them, "Xuan'er, Heng'er, sit down quickly. Let's eat first, otherwise Heng'er will be late for the clan school later."

As soon as the topic of dining came up, Chu Yunheng immediately became enthusiastic and sat down obediently.

Chu Yunxuan smiled and sat down next to his younger brother, Chu Yunheng.

Lin Yanran placed a piece of food on each of their chopsticks, a dish she remembered the two brothers liked to eat. "You two should try it."

After Lin Yanran finished speaking, she also picked up some of her favorite foods.

Chu Yunheng has been eating at Lin Yanran's place for lunch and dinner lately, feeling extremely comfortable. He not only eats there himself but also serves food to his older brother and mother.

For a moment, none of the three spoke; they simply buried themselves in their food.

After the three finished eating, Lin Yanran noticed that Chu Yunxuan and Chu Yunheng did not seem to intend to leave immediately.

Lin Yanran took the initiative to bring up the topic, saying, "This time I emptied your father's private treasury. I don't need these things, so I'll divide them equally between you two brothers."

"I'll leave Heng'er's things with me for now. Xuan'er, would you like to try taking care of them yourself?"

Before this, Lin Yanran had planned to take care of the two brothers until they got married.

But now she suspects that her eldest son has been reborn, and she thinks it's best to let him manage his share.

No matter what the eldest son wants to do, he will need money.

Chu Yunxuan was shocked once again upon hearing this news; this had never happened in his previous life.

Chu Yunxuan wondered, if his mother had discovered his father's affair a few years earlier, would her handling of the situation have been so different?

Chu Yunxuan remained skeptical, and his gaze towards Lin Yanran was no longer so innocent; it held a hint of scrutiny.

He subtly steered the conversation toward his and his brother's childhood, mentioning many things that happened when he was alone with the original owner of this body.

Lin Yanran also reminisced about the original owner's memories.

Chu Yunxuan then recounted the major events that occurred later in his previous life, and seeing that Lin Yanran was unaware of them, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming that the person in front of him was indeed his mother, Chu Yunxuan happily expressed his desire to learn how to manage his share of the property.