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

Lin Yanran looked at her eldest son, who was sitting at the table by the window, carefully calculating the accounts with an abacus. She felt once again that God really favored her!

Lin Yanran clicked her tongue twice in her mind, and without disturbing Chu Yunxuan's work, she returned to the corridor to start brewing tea and reading miscellaneous books.

For the past year or so, Lin Yanran has spent her time managing the original owner's dowry and reading all sorts of books.

The written language of this era is actually quite different from that of Lin Yanran's time, but fortunately she has the original owner's memories and worked hard to read and adapt for more than a month before she was no longer blind to this era.

For the past year or so, Lin Yanran has mostly read historical accounts from before this era. Because these official histories are written in a profound and difficult style, Lin Yanran occasionally reads some popular Cangming folk tales to relax.

As for why she read those profound and difficult history books, Lin Yanran felt that she was not a native of this era.

The best way to integrate into this world is to understand its history.

Although Lin Yanran has the original owner's memories, there are many things she doesn't understand, and she may not be able to make the right choices when she needs to use them.

Since it's not my own experience, it ultimately lacks a certain ease and spontaneity.

Lin Yanran and Chu Yunxuan spent their time reading leisurely books and looking at account books, occasionally chatting about gossip in Cangming City. The atmosphere between the mother and son was very harmonious.

For the next two days, Chu Yunxuan did not leave the manor, focusing instead on helping Lin Yanran with the account books in her courtyard.

If Lin Yanran were to look at these account books herself, it would definitely take her ten days to half a month, while Chu Yunxuan finished looking at them all in just two days.

Looking at the neatly arranged account books in front of her, and the annotations written by her eldest son after he finished calculating, Lin Yanran could only sigh once again at how lucky she was.

Chu Yunxuan was very happy after reading through the account books. He really enjoyed the feeling of being able to help his mother.

The day after Chu Yunxuan entered the palace as a companion reader, Lin Yanran took out the silver notes in her hand and asked Wenmei to leave the mansion to personally inquire where there were houses for sale in Cangming.

Lin Yanran planned to transfer the original owner's private treasury outside without telling anyone. Therefore, Lin Yanran first ruled out the houses in her dowry.

Lin Yanran is planning to buy two new houses, one to house valuables that are not currently in use, and the other to house less valuable items.

Once the secret chamber of the newly purchased house is repaired and everything is moved in, we can buy a few maids to guard the mansion.

However, a few trusted confidants should still be sent to manage the residence that houses frequently used items.

Judging from her eldest son Chu Yunxuan's reaction, Lin Yanran knew that the original owner's private treasury had run into problems later, which meant that among those guarding the private treasury now, there must be traitors.

Maybe not now, but definitely in the future, then these people can't be used now.

Lin Yanran felt that the best solution was to let those people continue to be oblivious and guard that mansion.

What worries Lin Yanran the most is how to transfer those good things discreetly.

There is a curfew in Cangming City, so the rule of secretly moving people at night is lifted. Furthermore, the move must be done discreetly to avoid being spotted by anyone with malicious intent.

Lin Yanran felt that it would be really difficult to secure her future.

Wenmei is reliable when it comes to getting things done. Before Lin Yanran had even figured out how to transfer the valuables from the original owner's private treasury, Wenmei had already bought two houses.

In just half a day, the matter was settled, and Lin Yanran happily took it and looked at it. She saw that they were both two-courtyard houses, one next to Zhiren Academy and the other in the area where the censor lived.

The houses are definitely nice houses, but what puzzled Lin Yanran was that these two places are usually priceless, so why did Mei buy two of them? "Where did you buy these two houses?"

Wenmei noticed her master's confusion and quickly explained:

"Reporting to Madam, the house next to the censor's residence has been occupied by three different families, all of whom were executed. Most of the nobles in Cangming dislike that house, so it has always been listed in the brokerage firm."

This servant thinks that place is nice, but since you're not buying it to live in, this servant has taken the liberty of making the decision.

Most importantly, the broker said that if you buy that somewhat unlucky house, you'll get a chance to buy the house next to Zhi Ren Academy, so...

Although her master told her she could make her own decisions before leaving, Mei still felt a little uneasy.

Seeing Wenmei's nervous expression, Lin Yanran quickly helped her up. "You did a good job. I'll reward you with those gold earrings from my dressing table."

Lin Yanran really didn't care about whether it was unlucky or not, since she bought it to store things and no one was living in it.

When Wenmei heard her mistress praise her, she was instantly delighted. She was even happier to receive a reward from her mistress. "Thank you for the reward, Madam."

Lin Yanran examined the two land deeds in her hand repeatedly. She couldn't decide for a moment which of the two courtyards should be used as a living private storehouse and which should be used as a dead private storehouse.

Seeing that her mistress had been looking at the land deed for a long time without saying a word, Wenmei asked curiously, "Madam, is there a problem with this land deed?"

Lin Yanran smiled and shook her head. "There's nothing wrong with the land deed, it's just that I haven't decided on its purpose yet."

Upon hearing this, Wenmei visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought there was something wrong with the land deed! It's good that there's no problem, it's good that there's no problem."

Lin Yanran looked at the two land deeds for a while, then personally took out the drawings she had taken the past two days to make from the study next door and handed them to Wenmei:

"Wenmei, find someone to tidy up the place. Repair two storerooms, one inside and one outside, in both houses. Find someone from out of town to do this job. When they enter the houses, they should be blindfolded, and the fewer people who know about it, the better."

First, repair the warehouse, then openly find some people to repair the walls, rooms, and everything else.

The house next to Zhiren Academy is to be renovated in a grand manner. I'll say that I bought it for the second young master of the Marquis's mansion to study and rest.

When the censor's residence is being renovated, if anyone asks, just say that the owner built this residence to buy a house next to Zhiren Academy.

"Since I've already bought it, I might as well give it a rest; it'd be a shame to let it spoil."

"My lady, don't worry, I've handled everything perfectly. It's just that while I'm away on this errand, you'll be one less person to serve you. How about you bring another second-class maid from your household to serve you?"

Wenmei was afraid that if she went to attend to things over there, she would neglect her master's affairs. In Wenmei's heart, nothing was more important than her master's safety.