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

Listening to the sounds from next door, Sun Xinrou once again experienced the Madam's methods and found her past naiveté laughable.

She used to think that apart from her better background, the lady was better than her in every other way, at least the Marquis loved her more than the lady.

After all these events, she realized that whether or not someone loves another isn't that important to some people.

Even if the Marquis no longer loves his wife, so what? His wife can still torment her however she wants.

Even the Marquis didn't dare to lay a finger on the Madam; she was her everything.

Now, new women are coming and going in the Marquis's mansion. The Marquis likes her and won't neglect them either. What difference is there between her and them?

Thinking about all this, Sun Xinrou smiled silently for a long time in the courtyard.

The resentment and unwillingness in his heart were magnified infinitely, but in the end he still had to compromise with reality and obediently go back to his room to sleep.

If she gets chilled from being exposed to the cold wind for too long, and catches a cold, the Marquis might completely forget about her.

Then the three of them will be treated coldly by the servants in the mansion again.

Before going to sleep, Lin Yanran listened to Wenmei recount the grand drama that had unfolded in the backyard. She fell asleep contentedly and had sweet dreams that night.

The next morning, Lin Yanran sent someone to the clan school to expel Chu Yunheng from school, and then the entire Marquis's mansion knew that the second young master was going to study at Zhiren Academy.

The only people who are truly happy about this are Lin Yanran and her group.

When the old lady of the Lianhou family heard about this, her first reaction was to call her eldest son over to question him about why he wouldn't let Yu'er from the second branch of the family go to Zhiren Academy.

That's what Lady Hou thought, and that's what she did.

However, the people she sent to invite the Marquis arrived too late. By the time the people from the old lady's side arrived, Chu Mochen had already gone to court.

Old Madam Hou had no choice but to call Lin Yanran over again.

Lin Yanran really had no idea why Old Madam Hou wanted to call her over, after all, she never imagined that her own grandmother could be so biased.

As soon as Lin Yanran entered Deyuan Courtyard, she saw Zhou Shi sitting at the lower level.

Madam Hou's displeasure was practically written all over her face.

Lin Yanran bowed happily, "Second sister-in-law, did you make Mother angry again? I'm not saying this to criticize you, but Mother is getting old and can't take anger out on her. Be more sensible and filial."

Zhou Shi, who had just bowed to Lin Yanran, quickly explained when she heard Lin Yanran dump such a large pot on her head:

"Sister-in-law, you're joking. Mother is just worried about my good-for-nothing Yu'er, she's not angry."

At the opportune moment, Madam Hou added, "I heard that the Marquis has arranged for Heng'er to study at Zhiren Academy?"

Although Lin Yanran realized what was going on, she didn't deny it. "Yes, that's true."

A faint smile appeared on Old Madam Hou's face. She knew the Hou family only had one spot left, but for now, she could only pretend not to know.

"Do you think it possible for the Marquis to also arrange for Yu'er to enter Zhiren Academy? That way, your second sister-in-law and I won't have to worry about Yu'er's future."

Lin Yanran thought that Old Madam Hou must have gone mad, coveting her son's spot. "Oh, if my second brother and sister-in-law have this idea, they can go and ask Lord Hou. I don't care about things outside."

Zhou couldn't sit still any longer. "I heard that the Marquis's mansion only has one spot left."

Lin Yanran thought these two were simply dreaming. "Oh, then there's nothing we can do. Second brother and sister-in-law, try to think of something outside!"

"I heard that Heng'er is doing very well at the clan school, unlike your second brother's son Yu'er, who may not be suited to the clan school and has never been doing very well."

Could you and your eldest brother take care of your nephew for now and let Yu'er study at Zhiren Academy?

Heng'er is still young; she'll definitely have her chance in the future.

The more Madam Hou talked, the better she felt her suggestion was.

Lin Yanran looked at the two self-righteous people in front of her with amusement. She then focused her gaze on Zhou Shi and asked, "Second sister-in-law, is that what you think too?"

Zhou immediately knelt down before Lin Yanran, pleading, "Sister-in-law, please, on my behalf, your second brother and I are begging you."

Lin Yanran sneered, "Zhou, has it been because I've been too kind all these years that you think I'm easy to bully? You've even dared to steal from me?"

Zhou was momentarily stunned by Lin Yanran's imposing presence. After regaining her composure, she briefly considered giving up. However, when she thought about her son entering Zhiren Academy, even if he didn't pass the imperial examination, he would still have a wealth of classmates and connections.

Zhou felt a surge of courage from the bottom of her heart. "Sister-in-law, please help Yu'er this time. Our whole family will remember you for the rest of our lives."

After Zhou finished speaking, she began to kowtow in a morally manipulative manner. Lin Yanran just watched Zhou kowtow without being moved at all.

"I don't need you to remember me for the rest of your lives. It's really annoying to be remembered by people like you who only care about what's in other people's bowls."

Old Madam Hou also looked at Lin Yanran with a reproachful expression, "Eldest daughter, how can you be so heartless? Yu'er is your own nephew, can't you help him?"

Others may fear Madam Xie, but Lin Yanran is not: "Heng'er is still your own grandson! Don't you also want to ruin his future? It is Heng'er's misfortune to have such an unkind grandmother as you."

As for Chu Yunyu, he is merely my distant nephew. If he has any complaints, they should be about his incompetent father and mother.

Besides, Chu Yunyu is already over ten years old, and he can't even finish reciting the Three Character Classic, yet he's talking to me about his future.

Although Lin Yanran was telling the truth, it sounded particularly harsh to Zhou Shi.

Zhou suddenly stood up, teeth bared, and lunged at Lin Yanran, "I'll teach you to look down on our Yu'er, I'll teach you to look down on people..."

Then Wenlan, who was next to Lin Yanran, pushed her away without even touching Lin Yanran's dress.

Under Zhou Shi's murderous gaze, Lin Yanran calmly slapped Zhou Shi across the face, then disgustedly wiped her hands with a handkerchief.

"As the elder sister-in-law, I'll teach you, my younger sister-in-law, a lesson today: don't mess with people you shouldn't mess with."

"You dare hit me?" Zhou covered her face, utterly incredulous. However, she had calmed down by now and dared not fight back.

Seeing that Zhou was at a disadvantage, Old Madam Hou quickly smashed a teacup and angrily said, "Do you even have any respect for me as your mother?"

Lin Yanran wasn't afraid of angering this biased old man! They had already separated their households, yet he still wanted to move all the good things to her second brother's family.

Lin Yanran looked at Old Madam Hou with a cold face, "Mother, don't try that with me. Anyone who dares to touch what belongs to my son will have their hand chopped off."

Seeing that Lin Yanran was unmoved by reason, Old Madam Hou could only resort to her trump card: "Are you forcing me to kowtow to you too?"