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

Chu Yunxuan's behavior wasn't an exaggerated attempt to please Lin Yanran; he was genuinely surprised.

In his previous life, when he and his younger brother received their mother's dowry, although it was not small, it was far less generous than it is now.

Anyone with a brain would know that someone must have sabotaged things in his past life.

And apart from his father, Marquis Wenxuan, no one else would have the guts or the ability to clean up the mess.

That's why he never had the slightest doubt about it in his past life.

Seeing her eldest son's reaction, Lin Yanran assumed he didn't believe her.

She patiently explained, "I was born as the daughter of the eldest princess, and from the moment I was born, the palace has bestowed many gifts upon me. Your maternal grandmother and grandfather, as well as your eldest uncle, would often save any good things for me."

Your grandmother never touched those good things; she kept them in a separate private vault for me.

In addition, the Imperial Household Department provided a dowry when you got married, your maternal grandmother and grandfather also gave a dowry, and some members of the imperial family added to the dowry.

The only thing is that the princess's dowry is regulated; everything else was stored in a separate house for me by your maternal grandmother and the others.

I'll go get it when I need it.

Furthermore, after I got married, my grandmother and uncle, the emperor, in the palace would often bestow gifts upon my mother during festivals.

So you don't need to worry about your mother running out of money.

Lin Yanran's explanation deepened Chu Yunxuan's doubts. In his previous life, he had never heard of his mother having any secret stash of money.

Many of the items on my mother's dowry list are no longer there.

How did Father and Aunt Sun explain it back then? It seems they said that Mother had taken all those things out to bribe officials for the sake of their future.

It means that those people in his previous life killed his younger brother and lost the battle for his title, so he inherited his mother's vast wealth.

Just thinking about it, Chu Yunxuan felt that "today is a good day, suitable for patricide."

Thinking of this, Chu Yunxuan looked up and sized up Lin Yanran, wondering to himself, 'I wonder if Mother wants to be a widow?'

Lin Yanran certainly saw the slightly angry look in her eldest son's eyes, but she didn't take her place on her own, thinking it was directed at her.

Lin Yanran guessed that after the original owner died in her previous life, Chu Yunxuan and his brother definitely did not inherit as many good things as the original owner.

Or perhaps the original owner had many good things that his two sons were unaware of?

That means all the people who served the original owner's house had either betrayed him or met with misfortune, otherwise the two brothers wouldn't have been completely unaware of it.

Regardless of what Lin Yanran was thinking, she still smiled and teased, "What kind of look is that? Are you stunned by your mother's wealth?"

Chu Yunxuan seized this opportunity to back down, saying, "Your son is indeed shocked by Mother's secret treasury! Mother, who knows about your secret treasury?"

Chu Yunxuan also had a curious expression on his face. He was just worried that someone would betray him and steal all the good things, which would make his mother even angrier.

Chu Yunxuan himself did not covet it. In his previous life, he discovered that he actually had a talent for doing business, otherwise his father would not have been able to depose him as the heir apparent.

In his previous life, he relied on his own strength to not only manage the private treasury for the future Crown Prince and future Emperor, but also served as the Minister of Revenue for over thirty years before retiring.

If he hadn't been so old, the emperor probably wouldn't have let him step down from his position as Minister of Revenue.

Having managed the national treasury without being tempted by Chu Yunxuan's wealth, he certainly wouldn't be tempted by his mother's private treasury.

Lin Yanran felt that her eldest son was implying that there was something wrong with her private treasury, so she carefully sorted through the original owner's memories:

"As for the master, only your maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, your eldest uncle, your father, and now you are added to the list."

As for servants, besides the people from that household, there are only these four head maids of mine.

Lin Yanran did not reveal the exact location of her private treasury. She could tell her son that she was very wealthy, but she would not tell him exactly what kind of wealth she had, or even where that wealth was kept.

Throughout history, wealth has always been a powerful motivator, and even one's own son is no exception.

Upon hearing his mother Lin Yanran's words, Chu Yunxuan's first suspicion fell on his father, Chu Mochen.

However, Chu Yunxuan didn't know when his father had accessed his mother's private treasury in his previous life. He had no evidence now, and even if he told his mother, she wouldn't believe him.

Chu Yunxuan could only gently remind her, "Mother, you'd better find a way to move all those good things you have outside to a different place. Too many people know about them, and it poses a great safety hazard."

"The new location is best left to you and your trusted confidants."

Chu Yunxuan made this suggestion not only to guard against his own father, but also to guard against others.

Although it seems that both generations of her family treated her mother exceptionally well, Chu Yunxuan never gambles on people's hearts.

Chu Yunxuan trusts his maternal grandmother and the others, which doesn't conflict with his wariness of them. At least, Chu Yunxuan doesn't see a conflict.

Hearing her son's suggestion, Lin Yanran knew he had no ulterior motives, so she happily accepted his suggestion, "Okay, I'll choose another place then."

Seeing that his mother had agreed, Chu Yunxuan didn't say anything more.

Chu Yunxuan planned in his heart that if the same thing happened again in his previous life, he would try to give his mother more money so that she wouldn't be so sad, and also make her lose a husband or something.

Having lost both love and money, a mother should be able to accept the loss of her husband!

Then Chu Yunxuan helped Lin Yanran sit down at the dining area. "I've eaten so many breakfasts, but I still think the ones in Mother's yard are the best."

"I'll train a master chef for you. When you move back to the manor and live permanently, I'll set up a small kitchen in your Qingyun Courtyard so you can have someone cook for you whenever you want."

After Lin Yanran finished speaking, she picked up a piece of pastry that Chu Yunxuan liked to eat.

Chu Yunxuan also picked up chopsticks and served them to his mother, saying, "No need for that. Now that I'm living at home, I should come to your courtyard often."

"Whatever you want!" Lin Yanran wouldn't argue with her son over such a trivial matter.

After the mother and son finished their breakfast together, Lin Yanran and Chu Yunxuan each took a miscellaneous book and read it in the corridor. However, Lin Yanran sat casually against the back of her chair, looking carefree and elegant.

Chu Yunxuan, on the other hand, sat upright in his chair, his demeanor proper and refined, exuding the air of a young master from a prominent family.

Lin Yanran and Chu Yunxuan both noticed each other's posture. Lin Yanran did not ask Chu Yunxuan to relax, nor did Chu Yunxuan ask Lin Yanran to be dignified at all times.

They are both people who only demand things of themselves and don't make demands of others.