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

Wei Yichuan strongly disagreed with his mother's statement. "Mother, don't talk nonsense. My wife and I have never mistreated them."

I won't go into details about their daily lives; they all follow Cangming's rules. As for subsidies, with so many daughters, it's unrealistic for me to subsidize any of them. At most, I can subsidize the legitimate daughter a little.

Putting aside everything else, the monthly expenses for clothes and jewelry in the mansion alone amount to a considerable sum.

As for the dowry, that depends on the husband's family. If the husband's family is well-off, the dowry will be larger; if the husband's family is not well-off, then there will only be the usual dowry.

As for being exactly the same, that's impossible.

After Wei Yichuan finished speaking, he looked at Le An expectantly, "Mother, why don't you ask Father for some financial assistance?"

Le'an had only one word for this: "Get out!"

"Hmph, I knew it." Wei Yichuan muttered to himself as he ate his food.

Le'an was annoyed by this stingy guy. "Have you finished eating? If you have, hurry up and go back to watch over your son."

Wei Yichuan devoured everything on the table with the speed of a whirlwind, and while wiping his hands, he pleaded for his son, "Father, you've already taken care of Fourth Brother's child, so you should take care of mine too. You can't be biased."

Chu Yunxuan's response was to kick Wei Yichuan, but Wei Yichuan dodged it immediately. "Big brother and second brother can teach themselves, they don't need you. You should teach me, otherwise if our whole family is stupid and causes trouble, someone will have to clean up the mess."

After making his boastful remarks, Wei Yichuan quickly slipped away, fearing he might get beaten up.

Le'an watched Wei Yichuan's retreating figure, shaking her head in frustration. "Hopefully, one of that guy's two sons will be smart!"

Le'an felt that if Wei Yichuan wasn't her own son, she wouldn't even bother to talk to him when she passed by.

Chu Yunxuan put his arm around Le An and advised, "Everyone has their own path, so don't worry about this brat. The weather is getting colder and colder lately, so let's go stay at the hot spring resort for a while."

"Yes, you two should stay at the hot spring resort for a while." Lin Yanran's words made it clear that she didn't want to go with them.

Le'an was the first to object, "That won't do, we'll take you with us wherever we go."

Le'an understood her mother's meaning, but she and Chu Yunxuan had been together for so many years, and they were both getting old. There was no need for them to be so clingy all the time.

She's reached the age where she enjoys being around people. Her enjoyment of being around people is limited to having her mother with her; if her younger brother and sister-in-law are in Cangming, she's happy to bring them along too.

But if it comes to taking care of grandchildren, she doesn't want to take care of any of them.

She hates kids the most now; when a bunch of kids make a ruckus, she feels like her scalp is about to explode.

Lin Yanran could only shake her head helplessly. She didn't understand why these two had such a strange habit of taking her everywhere they went.

Time passed quickly, and when Chu Yunxuan wasn't with the children, he would take his wife and mother for walks around Cangming, appearing carefree and detached from worldly affairs.

Occasionally, Lin Yanran would go out with her two brothers. As she got older, she felt that her life was getting happier and happier.

As for Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia, they were like birds released from their cages—once they left, they never returned. However, over the years, they traveled far and wide, doing some practical things for the people and witnessing many things that the court couldn't see.

When the two of them returned, Li Qingyun was already ten years old, past the age of needing parents, and had grown into a smart, optimistic child who was not lacking in love.

More importantly, at the age of ten, he has grown up to be able to support the Princess's residence on his own, but he still presents himself to everyone as that innocent child.

Over the years, because Princess Zhaojia and Chu Shifu were not by the child's side, Lin Yanran, Le'an, and the Emperor and Empress in the palace have all treated him very well, all wanting to make up for the regret that his parents were not by his side.

Chu Yunxuan, who knew the child's background, taught him more about how to hide his talents, how to survive in the palace, and how to fathom the emperor's mind.

Because of her meritorious service in the outside world over the years, the Emperor had already bestowed upon Princess Zhaojia the title of Princess Zhaojia.

Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia had been away for over ten years, and they had changed quite a bit. Chu Yunxuan felt that Chu Shifu had become more sensible and flexibly considerable when faced with problems.

Princess Zhaojia, on the other hand, possessed a gentler demeanor.

Now, Chu Yunxuan and Le An were only worried about Wei Yichuan.

By the time Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia returned, Chu Yunheng had already retired, and now Chu Shiche was in charge of the Chunxiao Earl's Mansion.

Lin Yanran has aged considerably, and her health is deteriorating.

Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia were willing to return because Chu Shifu dreamed that his grandmother was gone. When he woke up, he was very anxious, so he discussed it with His Highness, and the two of them returned.

When Chu Shifu returned, he saw that Lin Yanran was lying in bed and unable to get up. He knelt down in front of Lin Yanran's bed and cried bitterly.

Lin Yanran stroked Chu Shifu's head to comfort him, "No one can live forever. I've lived this long enough."

Two years ago, Lin Yanran lost her eldest and second eldest brothers in succession, and it seemed that she suddenly stopped being afraid of life and death.

Perhaps it's because more and more people over there love her!

Chu Shifu wiped away his tears with his grandmother's blanket, his voice choked with sobs, "Grandmother..."

"Alright, how old is your son? Why is he still crying so much? Grandma is perfectly fine!" Lin Yanran tried her best to comfort Chu Shifu.

As Lin Yanran's health deteriorated, her room became increasingly lively, with people coming and going every day. As long as she was awake, she was never left alone.

She suddenly realized the significance of having offspring. Even though she lacked nothing, she still lacked this kind of excitement!

Lin Yanran thought that if she were to return to the modern world now, she would choose to get married and have children! She had the courage to face all betrayals and knew what she wanted.

The result doesn't matter; what matters is that she got what she wanted.

Lin Yanran looked at the sunlight streaming in through the window, thinking that it was time for her to divide up her private stash.

She thought it through and did just that, immediately letting Huixiang in and having her lead people to take inventory of her private treasury.

Huixiang is now her trusted maid, and of the other three, only Wenzhu remains.

Of the four of them, Wenju, who was in constant contact with poison, was the first to leave, followed by Wenlan, who was highly skilled in martial arts. Wenmei also passed away last year, leaving only Wenzhu who could occasionally keep Lin Yanran company and talk to her.

Fennel worked quickly and soon led her men to inventory Lin Yanran's private treasury.

Lin Yanran had someone help her lean against the headboard. She looked at the list of nice things and wondered about their origins.

Some were given by her maternal grandmother, some by her mother, some were part of her dowry, some were gifts from her two sons and daughters-in-law from time to time, some were things she found interesting, and some were rewards from two emperors from time to time.

She took the lists and first ordered out seven portions, which were for her grandchildren—one for each of her seven grandsons and granddaughters as a keepsake.

She divided the remaining portion into four parts, one for each of her two sons and two daughters-in-law.