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

Seeing that the Marquis remained silent after she finished speaking, Sun Xinrou could only press on, "My lord, you won't forgive me, will you? The children won't forgive me either. What difference does it make if I live or die!"

Chu Mochen stood by the bed for a while before letting out a deep sigh and trying to console himself, "Rou'er loved him too much. She loved someone too much and made a mistake because of it. Now they have lost their two children together."

The price has been high enough; let's forgive her this time!

Chu Mochen reached out and held Sun Xinrou's hand on the quilt. "We still have Yun'er! The imperial physician said that if Yun'er's health really deteriorates in the future, he will be unable to tolerate the cold or heat. If he loses his mother, he may not be able to survive."

As for what you did, I won't pursue it further. From now on, we'll live a good life together.

As soon as Chu Mochen finished speaking, Sun Xinrou threw herself into his arms and burst into tears, "My lord, I only have you and Yun'er left..."

Chu Mochen hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and hugged Sun Xinrou. This time, Rou'er had indeed been wronged.

Chu Mochen was also angry with his mother, Xie Shi, because she knew that Rou'er was pregnant with his child, yet she still kicked her in the stomach.

This proved to be true what the unfilial son Chu Yunxuan had said: "If Mother doesn't even care about him, how could she care about his bloodline?"

Even so, his mother still insisted on keeping control of the household affairs. Thinking of this, Chu Mochen could only sneer.

In the end, Chu Mochen and Sun Xinrou stayed with Chu Yunyun for one night, and their relationship quickly returned to what it was before.

Perhaps it's because they share the loss of a child and the pain of losing a child together that they can empathize with each other.

Even after Chu Mochen left the mansion for the morning court the next day, he did not go to Deyuan Courtyard to see the old lady who was pretending to faint.

Before leaving, he personally instructed Mu Qing to convey a message: "The old lady's energy is failing, and she is no longer fit to manage the household affairs. The management of the household affairs should be handed over to the Lady of the Marquis."

Madam Xie, the matriarch of the Hou family, certainly did not want to hand it over, but her eldest son had not come to Deyuan Courtyard to see her since last night, so she felt a little insecure and dared not make a big scene.

They had no choice but to reluctantly hand over the account books and such.

Fearing she might anger her eldest son again, she even returned all the money she had just transferred from the account.

Old Madam Hou was unhappy but had no one to vent to, so she sent someone to call her second son, Chu Mode, back.

Chu Mode knew what his mother had done last night. His elder brother hadn't visited their mother last night; it was Chu Mode and his wife who had been with her.

He had just arrived at his post when he received a message from his mother asking him to go back, and he readily asked his supervisor for leave and went home.

Chu Mode rode back to the Marquis's residence at full speed and went straight to his mother's Deyuan Courtyard.

As soon as Chu Mode stepped into the courtyard of Deyuan Courtyard, he eagerly asked in a loud voice, "Mother, your son is back. Are you feeling unwell?"

When Madam Hou heard her second son's voice, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, thinking that her second son was the most filial.

A moment after hearing the sound, Madam Hou saw her second son come in, looking travel-worn.

Madam Xie, the matriarch of the Hou family, quickly ordered her servants to serve tea and snacks. "Your eldest brother hasn't come to see me since last night. I'm just feeling upset. You don't need to rush like this."

Chu Mode poured himself a large cup of hot tea before he felt his hands starting to warm up after riding back from the horse.

Chu Mode even thought it best if his elder brother didn't come to pay his respects to their mother recently, otherwise, if the mother and son started arguing again, he didn't know how it would end.

"After all, Aunt Sun was carrying my elder brother's child. Now that the child is gone, it's only natural that my elder brother would feel uncomfortable."

"Once my elder brother recovers in a few days, he will definitely come to pay his respects to you, so please don't worry."

"How could I not overthink it? Today, your elder brother had Mu Qing inform me that he's handing over the management of the household to your sister-in-law. It shows he doesn't trust me!"

When the topic turned to the recently lost power of housekeeping, Madam Hou's voice became noticeably sharper.

Chu Mode was very puzzled. His mother was already so old, and she was in pain here and there for five or six days out of ten. Why did she still need the power to manage the household?

"Mother, you're getting on in years, so just enjoy your retirement. Let your eldest sister-in-law take charge of the household affairs! It's perfectly right for her to manage the household."

Madam Hou glared at her second son, "Who am I doing this for? Isn't it just to give you and Yu'er a little more financial support?"

"Mother! Your son and elder brother separated from the family a long time ago. At that time, the family property they received was quite substantial. Now, I can live in the mansion without having to pay for anything myself. I am content with that."

If the son has any other ideas, then he's just being insatiable.

Most importantly, Chu Mode should put himself in his mother's shoes. If he were the eldest brother, he might even think that his mother was the one who instigated this! No wonder he wouldn't be able to stand him.

The two of them barely had any brotherly affection left; there was simply no chance of them ever getting back together.

"But you don't have a title..."

Madam Hou's words startled Chu Mode, and he quickly waved for the servants in the room to leave.

"Mother, you should have known when you gave birth to me that I would not have a title."

In previous years, it was also because my son was ignorant and insisted on arguing with my older brother that things ended up like this between us brothers.

Although the brotherly affection was gone, the son did not want to become enemies with his elder brother in the future, and they could not bear to be separated by the name Chu.

Mother, please don't say things like that again.

Although his mother favored him over her two sons, Chu Mod felt no joy at all.

Chu Mode even thought that his mother had been possessed by a demon.

When her second son yelled at her like that, Old Madam Hou's eyes welled up with tears of grievance. "Fine, fine, fine, I won't take care of you anymore. And don't let your wife come here to complain about being poor."

When Chu Mode heard his mother say this, he felt not fear, but rather a sense of relief:

"Your son will take good care of your wife. Mother, your son is all grown up now, and you are getting old. You should enjoy your retirement and not worry about your son."

Old Madam Hou wanted to stab this ungrateful wretch to death. "You and your elder brother are both here to collect debts from me. You should get out of here too. Just seeing you makes me angry."

"Then Mother, take good care of yourself. I'll come to keep you company again at dinner time."

After Chu Mode finished his greetings, he quickly left. He still needed to have a good talk with his wife, telling her not to spend all her time thinking about the things in the Marquis's mansion, and not to worry about taking them but not being able to use them.

My elder brother, sister-in-law, and even my nephew—none of them are easy to talk to.

Mu Qing obtained the account books and the keys to the mansion's storeroom from the old lady and quickly delivered them to Madam Lin Yanran.

He was quite uneasy the whole way, fearing that his wife would quarrel with the Marquis and give up her power as the head of the household.

When the Marquis returns, the two will start fighting again.

Fortunately, Lin Yanran did not make things difficult for Mu Qing. Mu Qing returned the account book and key, and Lin Yanran instructed Wen Ju to accept them.