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

After all, with more children under the father's nose in the future, there will naturally be more people eyeing the good things in his hands, with Aunt Sun as a prime target.

As long as Chu Yunyun himself is incompetent and cannot receive much protection from his family, it's unlikely that Chu Yunxuan will even have a chance to make a move.

Although Madam Hou was not very satisfied with her eldest grandson's refusals, she felt a secret joy because his words implied that Yu'er would have a bright future.

Grandma Hou patted her eldest grandson's hand and said, "Only you think highly of your cousin, unlike your mother and father, who don't want your cousin to have a good life."

As Madam Hou spoke, she glanced out of the corner of her eye at her eldest son, who was sitting calmly drinking tea beside her.

Madam Hou hoped that her eldest son could make a promise that he would definitely get Yu'er a place at Zhi Ren Academy.

Chu Mochen didn't really feel like he owed his second brother anything. But now that the old lady was so blatantly showing favoritism, Chu Mochen felt even less like he owed his second brother anything.

Therefore, Chu Mochen didn't react at all, just slowly sipping his tea.

Seeing that even after she had said all that, her eldest son still showed no intention of expressing himself, Old Madam Hou tightened her grip on Chu Yunxuan's hand.

Chu Yunxuan silently put the things away, saying, "Grandmother, you pinched me too hard."

Old Madam Hou gave her eldest grandson a perfunctory smile before turning directly to her eldest son, Chu Mochen, "Eldest son, what do you say?"

Chu Mochen feigned ignorance and looked up at Old Madam Hou, "What did Mother say?"

Old Madam Hou didn't believe her eldest son couldn't understand. "Don't play dumb. It's about your nephew's schooling."

"What problem could Yu'er have with his studies? Isn't Chu Yunyu doing well in the clan school? Our Chu family's clan school is quite good, and we have a renowned scholar who was hired at great expense to preside over it."

Chu Mochen wasn't just going through the motions with his mother; their Chu family's clan school was indeed quite good, more than capable of teaching someone with Chu Yunyu's aptitude.

Old Madam Hou felt that her eldest son was just talking without understanding the situation. "Since the clan school is so good, why don't you let Heng'er study there?"

If Old Madam Hou hadn't brought up her younger brother, Chu Yunxuan wouldn't have cared about the conflict between his father and grandmother. But his grandmother kept bringing up his younger brother, Chu Yunheng, and even with Chu Yunxuan's excellent self-control, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Why could it be? Because my father married my mother and obtained the title of Marquis. Of course, my mother's children should also share in the fruits of this victory."

As for my cousin, well, it's because my second uncle's wife wasn't of a high enough social standing! If he had married a princess, let alone a spot at Zhiren Academy, we, the eldest branch of the family, probably wouldn't have gotten the title of Marquis.

So why didn't Grandmother arrange for Second Uncle to marry a princess?

The way Chu Yunxuan looked at Old Madam Hou at this moment was completely genuine, without any pretense.

Madam Hou felt that her eldest son's family was bringing her bad luck.

Old Madam Hou only glared at her eldest grandson, but didn't say anything more hurtful to him. After all, in her heart, her eldest grandson would be supporting Yu'er in the future, and she couldn't let her beloved grandson cause trouble.

Since her eldest grandson doesn't like her mentioning Chu Yunheng, she'll just leave it at that. "Now that Heng'er has enrolled in school, there's no point in arguing about this anymore. All I want is a promise from you to get a spot for Yu'er within two years."

"Mother, please be reasonable. Most of the places at Zhi Ren Academy are earned by the children of noble families through their own examinations. Each household only has a fixed number of places allocated. Where am I supposed to get one for Chu Yunyu?"

Besides, Chu Yunyu only called his son "uncle," not "father." This is something his second brother should worry about.

Chu Mochen grew angrier as he spoke, "Mother, please take good care of yourself. I'll take my leave!"

Before Madam Hou could say anything more, she could no longer even see her eldest son, Chu Mochen's, back.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yunxuan respectfully bowed to Madam Hou and said, "Grandmother, I will go and persuade Father to take good care of yourself."

Chu Yunxuan also ran away quickly.

Furious, Old Madam Hou threw another pillow down, muttering angrily, "None of them can be relied on!"

After leaving Madam Hou's Deyuan Courtyard, Chu Yunxuan did not chase after his father, Chu Mochen. Instead, he went directly back to his own courtyard to rest.

The next morning, Chu Yunxuan knew that his mother did not like to get up early, so he did not go to pay his respects early.

Chu Yunxuan planned to pay his respects to his mother that evening and also have dinner at her place.

So Chu Yunxuan got up early and went out with his two personal servants. However, before leaving, Chu Yunxuan sent someone to inform Wenmei, who was by his mother's side.

Chu Yunxuan first went to his residence outside his mansion, where he kept some things he considered valuable.

The talented people Chu Yunxuan recently recruited all come to this residence to see him every month when he leaves the palace.

He first met with the people he needed to see in the mansion and quickly dealt with the things that had accumulated over the past month (mainly business and industrial matters, plus the fact that he had opened a brothel to gather information).

After finishing his business, Chu Yunxuan, along with his trusted confidants Qian Duo and Qian Lai, started packing up food from several restaurants in Cangming. The food Chu Yunxuan packed up was all his younger brother Chu Yunheng's favorite dishes.

When it was almost lunchtime, Chu Yunxuan and two trusted aides, each carrying two large food boxes, waited at the entrance of Zhiren Academy.

When Chu Yunheng ran out laughing, he saw his three older brothers standing at the entrance of the academy carrying six large food boxes.

In that instant, Chu Yunheng was overjoyed and rushed straight towards where his older brother Chu Yunxuan was standing.

Chu Yunxuan was also happy to see his lively younger brother, and said with a smile, "Slow down, I'm carrying things!"

Chu Yunheng didn't care about any of that! He rushed over and hugged his older brother Chu Yunxuan tightly, "Big brother, you're on vacation again? You even brought me some delicious food? How is Mother at the manor? Why hasn't she come to see me?"

Chu Yunxuan looked at his spoiled younger brother with amusement, "With so many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?"

Chu Yunheng smiled and released his elder brother, then looked behind Qian Lai and Qian Duo with disappointment. Seeing that he really didn't see his mother, he asked with a hint of disappointment:

"Then, brother, please answer why Mother didn't come to see me with you!"

Chu Yunxuan ruffled Chu Yunheng's hair in a retaliatory gesture, his tone indulgent, "Your older brother came to see you, aren't you happy?"

Chu Yunheng pulled Chu Yunxuan to sit down in the pavilion next to the academy gate, his tone both excited and disappointed, "What makes me happy is that I miss my mother."

Chu Yunxuan and his two trusted confidants took out all the food and laid it out one by one. As he laid it out, he explained, "You've only been studying here for a few days, and you're already thinking about your mother coming to see you?"

Grandmother wanted to give the spot to my second uncle's cousin. Grandmother and my second aunt had a big fight with my mother at the mansion. Grandmother is still lying in bed and can't bear to get better!

As for my father... let's not talk about him.

Your mother doesn't come to see you because she doesn't want those troublesome people in the mansion to disturb your studies.