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

After Zhou and Wu finished their first round of caregiving, when it was Lin Yanran's turn, Old Madam Hou quickly announced that they no longer needed to care for her, as her illness was almost cured.

Lin Yanran naturally took the initiative to ask to serve Old Madam Hou for a few more days, but Old Madam Hou coughed and hurriedly refused.

She had initially been feigning illness, but after being cared for by Lin Yanran for a few days, her feigned illness turned into a real one. She worried that if she continued to be served by this ruthless eldest daughter-in-law for a few more days, she would go from being truly ill to dying.

At her age, who isn't afraid of death?

Since her mother-in-law no longer wanted Lin Yanran to serve her, Lin Yanran naturally wanted to show her filial piety. Lin Yanran wasn't the type to do good deeds anonymously.

After that, whenever someone sent Lin Yanran an invitation, she would respond in a good-natured manner, though she would appear slightly tired each time.

Naturally, there will be people who want to curry favor with her and offer her opportunities. She will then casually reveal her filial piety towards her mother-in-law, such as serving her day and night and spending a lot of money to buy good medicine to nourish her body.

In no time, all the nobles in Cangming City knew how dignified and virtuous Princess Yixian was, and how she had the demeanor of a mistress.

When only the eldest princess and her family heard this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, it was Prince Consort Lin who spoke first, "That stupid girl Lin Yanran, she wouldn't actually be personally serving people in the Marquis's mansion, would she?"

Although Lin the Imperial Son-in-Law's words were a bit harsh, he was genuinely worried about his daughter.

The eldest princess thought of her daughter's pale complexion on various occasions and said, "Should I go to the Marquis's residence to check on her?"

As Lin Fengyu personally brewed tea for his father, mother, and younger brother, he shared his thoughts: "No need, my little sister is fine. It's just about building up her reputation. We can ask her for details when she comes back after this period."

After Lin Fengyu finished speaking, he noticed that his father, mother, and younger brother were not holding teacups, but instead staring intently at him.

Feeling stared at like that by the three men, Lin Fengyu found his tea less enjoyable and could only reluctantly put down the teacup, explaining:

"When have you ever seen me speak carelessly? At the flower-viewing banquet held at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, my wife noticed that my sister's complexion was not good, so she asked her privately."

After hearing Lin Fengyu's explanation, the three members of the Lin family picked up their teacups and began to sip. The eldest son/elder brother was indeed quite credible.

As Lin Fengsong drank, he praised the tea. After finishing, he placed the teacup in front of Lin Fengyu and said, "Brother, have another cup."

"Tch! You wouldn't do that, even when I told you to stay home and study properly. Now, all you can say when praising your elder brother's tea is 'good tea.'"

Your praise of your brother's cooking skills has instantly lowered his reputation significantly.

Lin, the imperial son-in-law, found his second son's behavior utterly displeasing.

Although Lin Fengsong was used to his father's sharp tongue, he didn't want to hear such discouraging words at all. "Mother, please control your husband!"

The eldest princess responded to Lin Fengsong's words by hitting him on the head, saying, "How dare you talk like that! You won't get your monthly interest payment for the month after next either."

"Ah?" Lin Fengsong looked terrified, then quickly went over to fawn over Lin Fuma, "Father, please forgive your dear second son for his mistake this time... I promise that if you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

"Stay away from me." Lin, the prince consort, arrogantly declared that he wasn't one to fall for that kind of thing; he only accepted gifts of silver.

Clearly, Lin Fengsong was not a wealthy man, so even though he talked until he was hoarse, he couldn't please his father.

Even Lin Fuma secretly thought that Lin Fengsong was stupid, not knowing where to flatter him.

Chu Yunheng, who was studying at Zhiren Academy, lost his ability to concentrate on his studies after hearing the news from his classmates.

Chu Yunheng looked forward to his vacation every day so he could go back and see how his mother was doing.

Chu Yunheng patiently waited for five more days until the academy's holiday finally arrived. As soon as the teacher announced the holiday, Chu Yunheng hurriedly led his servants to the manor.

He brought nothing but the homework assigned by the teacher and a copy of "Strange Tales from Various Places" that Chu Yunheng had copied for his mother from the academy's library in his spare time.

When Chu Yunheng was at home, he often saw his mother reading this type of miscellaneous book, so when Chu Yunheng accidentally saw this book at the academy, he felt that his mother would like it.

However, the academy's books could not be borrowed; they could only be viewed in designated rooms. But students were allowed to copy them themselves.

The academy allowed students to copy, but it wasn't for nothing. They had to copy two copies: one for the academy and one for themselves.

So it's not a very important book; most people just read it in certain places and wouldn't easily choose to copy it themselves.

After all, those who could attend Zhiren Academy were from wealthy families and would have other channels to find copies of the same books, so they didn't have to copy them themselves.

But Chu Yunheng found copying books quite interesting. He imagined that many years later, his mother's bookshelves in her small study would be filled with books he had copied himself, and that gave him a lot of motivation.

Because Zhi Ren Academy's holiday starts at Shen Shi (3-5 PM) on the same day, most students choose to go home early the next morning.

Therefore, Lin Yanran assumed that Chu Yunheng would only return early the next morning, so she did not go to the entrance of Zhiren Academy to pick him up today.

Lin Yanran planned to get up early tomorrow to pick up Chu Yunheng at the entrance of Zhiren Academy and make the boy happy.

To Lin Yanran's surprise, that very evening, around dusk, a servant rushed in to report, "Madam, the Second Young Master has returned and has already entered through the main gate."

Lin Yanran was originally sitting by the stove brewing tea and lost in thought at this time, but she was pleased to hear the servant's report.

Lin Yanran quickly instructed the kitchen to prepare some quick dishes, while she put on her cloak and went to wait at the courtyard gate.

Lin Yanran was confident that when Chu Yunheng returned, he wouldn't go back to his own courtyard immediately; he would definitely come straight to Lin Yanran's place.

Although Lin Yanran felt that Chu Yunheng had the potential to be the kind of "mama's boy" that everyone talked about in her previous life.

If Lin Yanran were Chu Yunheng's wife, she would definitely feel terrible. But now that she is this "mother," she feels great.

Humans are always so hypocritical.

While Lin Yanran was standing at the courtyard gate lost in thought, Chu Yunheng had already seen her.

"Mother, I'm back!" Chu Yunheng shouted excitedly as he rushed towards Lin Yanran.

Looking at her still energetic son, Lin Yanran felt her good mood despite the darkness of the night.

Chu Yunheng rushed to Lin Yanran's side, only to realize he shouldn't bump into his mother. He almost tripped and fell because he couldn't stop in time.

It was only thanks to Wen Lan, who was beside Lin Yanran, who reacted quickly and grabbed Chu Yunheng that a small tragedy was averted.