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

Hearing Chu Yunxuan's voice, Lin Yanran finally looked up from her book with delight, "Xuan'er is back?"

The moment Lin Yanran looked up, Chu Yunxuan bent down and entered the carriage, smiling as he bowed: "Son greets Father and Mother."

Lin Yanran smiled and patted the spot next to her. "Xuan'er, come and drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

As she spoke, she personally poured tea for Chu Yunxuan, then went to the hidden compartment next to the carriage and personally took out various snacks and dried meats and arranged them.

Chu Mochen stared in disbelief at the small table, which had been empty when he boarded the carriage, now laden with food. He was both dumbfounded and annoyed.

Chu Yunxuan first poured himself a cup of hot tea, then held a piece of dried meat in one hand and stretched out the other to Chu Mochen, "Giving my father a thousand taels shouldn't be a problem, right?"

If Lin Yanran weren't here, Chu Mochen would have just kicked that debt collector's eldest son out of the house.

But if he dared to say that in front of his wife, she would start to dislike the illegitimate children in the household.

However, Chu Mochen did not have that many silver notes on him. "I don't have that many silver notes on me. When we get back to the manor, I will have Steward Mu give them to you."

Chu Yunxuan nodded while chewing on some dried meat, "A son trusts his father."

Chu Yunxuan swallowed the jerky in his mouth and added, "Son also likes the jade pendant on Father's waist."

Chu Mochen... "Are you a bandit reincarnated?"

When Chu Yunxuan heard Chu Mochen say this, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he looked at Lin Yanran with a pitiful expression and said, "Mother, Father must have a younger brother and sister now, so he's saving the good things for others."

Chu Mochen quickly explained to Lin Yanran, "Madam, don't listen to this brat's nonsense."

As Chu Mochen explained this, he didn't forget to pull off the jade pendant from his waist and throw it into Chu Yunxuan's arms.

Chu Yunxuan immediately gave the good stuff to Lin Yanran, saying, "Mother can use it to throw things at people when she's angry."

"Alright, our Xuan'er is so filial." Lin Yanran happily accepted her eldest son's kindness, knowing she could make up for it elsewhere later.

Chu Mochen still defended himself, saying, "Those are my prized possessions."

Neither Lin Yanran nor her son Chu Yunxuan paid any attention to Chu Mochen. One of them kept urging her son to try this and that, while the other kept saying how delicious this and that were.

Originally, it was thought that given the obvious atmosphere of rejection towards Chu Mochen, he would find an excuse to leave once they arrived at the Marquis's residence.

When they arrived at the Marquis's residence, Chu Mochen insisted on following behind Lin Yanran and her son, showing no intention of leaving.

Chu Yunxuan, who did not see his younger brother in the carriage, assumed that his brother was waiting for him at the Marquis's residence.

When they arrived at Lin Yanran's courtyard, they still couldn't find her younger brother, Chu Yunheng. Chu Yunxuan couldn't help but ask:

"Where is my second brother?"

Lin Yanran explained with a smile, "I've gone to Zhiren Academy to study, which conveniently avoids your time off. You two brothers can communicate by letter if anything comes up!"

Chu Mochen tried to complain to his eldest son, "Your mother even made your grandmother sick because of this spot."

Lin Yanran, who was standing next to her, rolled her eyes at Chu Mochen for trying to sow discord between her and her son. She was too lazy to waste her breath on such a person, since her eldest son would never believe Chu Mochen anyway.

Upon hearing Chu Mochen's words, Chu Yunxuan had only one thought in his mind: it was another day he was contemplating killing his father.

Chu Yunxuan didn't need to think to know who his biased grandmother was after for grabbing this spot: "Oh, that cousin Yu is really unfilial. He even used his grandmother to steal a spot from his cousin from another branch of the family."

Although Chu Yunxuan did not take the opportunity to point out Lin Yanran's faults, Chu Mochen was not satisfied, but Chu Mochen also did not want to say that his eldest son was wrong.

Chu Mochen could only emphasize, "Your grandmother is still sick! Go see her later."

Chu Yunxuan had returned from the palace, and he was supposed to visit Deyuan Courtyard anyway, so he didn't refuse Chu Mochen's offer. "Yes, I'll go pay my respects to Grandmother later!"

After making that promise, Chu Yunxuan pestered Lin Yanran to tell him about the recent events that had happened at the Marquis's residence.

No one paid any attention to Chu Mochen, but Chu Mochen didn't leave. Instead, while Lin Yanran was recounting what had happened in the manor, Chu Mochen would occasionally correct her with his self-righteousness.

Finally, after the family had finished dinner and Chu Yunxuan took his leave, Chu Mochen made an excuse to leave.

Chu Mochen's original intention was to get Lin Yanran to ask him to stay, but over the past year, Lin Yanran's disappointment in Chu Mochen had grown considerably, and she had no intention of giving him a way out.

She's more at peace now that Chu Mochen isn't bothering her.

As for her initial thoughts of making do when she first transmigrated, she's now completely resigned to her fate.

The main problem is that when someone truly dislikes another person, no amount of clear-headed or strong reasons can make them suppress their aversion.

Chu Mochen and his son Chu Yunxuan left Lin Yanran's courtyard one after the other, mainly because Chu Mochen was chasing after Chu Yunxuan.

Chu Yunxuan watched Chu Mochen catch up, feeling incredibly pleased. "Father was kicked out by Mother?"

Other children hope their parents have a good relationship, but Chu Yunxuan is an exception. The worse his parents' relationship is, the happier he is.

Chu Yunxuan didn't want to go back to the days when his mother only cared about his father. He hoped that his mother would only care about him and his brother from now on.

Chu Mochen felt a little embarrassed by his son's words, "Do you think your father wouldn't dare to hit you?"

"My son doesn't think that way. It's only natural for a father to beat his son, and it's only natural for an older brother to discipline his younger siblings."

In private, Chu Yunxuan always acts like a traitor in front of Chu Mochen, mainly trying to annoy people.

At first, Chu Mochen felt like he was going to be driven crazy every time.

But Chu Mochen had been experiencing this for over a year, with it happening several times almost every month, so he had gotten used to it.

So when he heard his eldest son threatening to beat up his younger siblings, Chu Mochen said irritably, "If you want to beat up your younger siblings, go ahead and do it. Don't threaten your father here."

Chu Yunxuan cupped his hands in greeting to his father, "Yes, sir, I will go immediately."

After Chu Yunxuan finished speaking, he turned and left.

Chu Mochen watched his eldest son's retreating figure, unsure whether his son was really going to beat someone up or was just a threat.

In the end, Chu Mochen thought that Chu Yunyun and his sister were still young, so he called out to Chu Yunxuan's back, "Come back, come with your father to pay your respects to your grandmother first."

Chu Yunxuan stopped upon hearing this, but did not turn around. "One thousand taels!"