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

In the original owner's memory, he was no pushover. Chu Xiyao disliked the original owner intensely, feeling that her wise and powerful elder brother had neglected the backyard for the original owner's sake.

The original owner was considerate of this sister-in-law because of Chu Mochen; otherwise, Wenju and the others would have looked so displeased when they saw Chu Xiyao's letter.

Lin Yanran took the envelope, casually tore it open, and began to read.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yanran felt an urge to roll up her sleeves and scoff. "What do you mean, 'How did Lin Yanran take care of Old Madam Hou after her stroke?' What do you mean, 'What do you mean, 'Chu Xiyao's daughter has taken a liking to her Xuan'er'?"

After reading the whole thing, Lin Yanran had only one thought: "His face is as big as a basin."

"Don't worry about it. It will be several months before she returns from the border with the child."

Lin Yanran wasn't worried about being mistreated because of her current temper, nor did she think the Emperor really wanted to see her and Chu Xiyao being so affectionate.

General Ma was a powerful general guarding the north, and the emperor wished that those around him would have a bad relationship with him.

The fact that the Emperor agreed to the marriage back then might not be entirely unfounded, given that the original owner of this body did not get along well with Chu Xiyao after marrying into the family.

Chu Xiyao and the original owner of this body don't get along, so the original owner won't side with her. Therefore, whenever Chu Xiyao makes any moves, the original owner will definitely tell the Princess.

The eldest princess was on the emperor's side, so the original owner was essentially one of the emperor's pawns in monitoring General Ma's family.

When Madam Hou suffered a stroke, the Emperor took the opportunity to send Chu Xiyao back to Cangming with her three children.

Coming back was easy, but leaving again will be difficult.

Recently, Lin Yanran should be busy because the Emperor is about to organize a spring hunt. According to past practice, she will be on the list of those going, which can be considered a royal favor to some extent.

Lin Yanran herself didn't want to go. In her previous life, she had tried horseback riding and archery, but she felt it wasn't exciting enough and wasn't her type.

In addition, the carriage of this era was so uncomfortable that Lin Yanran felt her buttocks were about to go numb after sitting for a while. Moreover, food and lodging along the way would be inconvenient, and Lin Yanran didn't want to suffer like that.

However, Lin Yanran could not refuse such a symbolic honor and favor, so she could only prepare more things in advance in the hope that the journey would be easier.

However, the list has not been released yet, and this is something Lin Yanran prepared in advance.

Just as Lin Yanran had finished her preparations, she received a book from the servant who stayed at Chu Yunxuan's courtyard. The book said that the young master had recently sent it back from the palace to entertain his wife, along with some gifts that the young master didn't need in the palace.

Lin Yanran saw that the cover said it was a book about ghosts and monsters. At first, Lin Yanran really thought it was a book that her eldest son had prepared for her to pass the time.

After all, ever since her two sons learned that Lin Yanran now liked to read miscellaneous books, Chu Yunxuan was keen to find them for her everywhere, while Chu Yunheng was keen to copy them for her at the academy.

When Lin Yanran opened it, the first page was actually written by Chu Yunxuan himself, and it mainly contained some messages.

Lin Yanran didn't think much of it when she read it the first time, but the messages seemed a bit out of the blue.

But that night, Lin Yanran lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, feeling as if she had overlooked something.

Feeling uneasy, Lin Yanran could only order someone to light a lamp and take out the book to stare at the messages.

As she read, Lin Yanran recalled from the original owner's memories that when Chu Yunxuan first entered the palace, she was afraid, so she made a pact with the original owner to communicate in secret and frequently wrote letters to him about what was happening in the palace.

Fearing something might happen to her eldest son, Lin Yanran immediately got up, put on her cloak, went to the study, found the book the original owner liked to read, and deciphered the message using the method she remembered.

Looking at the result in her hand, "Spring is in danger, it will never end," at this critical juncture, these words again, Lin Yanran could easily guess the outcome.

Lin Yanran first burned the results in her hand and the process of arriving at those results herself before she tried hard to recall the plot of the book.

Lin Yanran thought for a long time, but could only recall that in the novels she had read, it was said that the eldest princess was frail and sickly in the later part of the story and died the year after next, with her husband committing suicide for love.

Lin Yanran had always thought that her mother's poor health was due to old age, so in recent years she had often found any medicinal herbs that could help with health and had them sent to her mother.

Could there be some other reason behind this?

Lin Yanran guessed that her son was reborn, so of course she wouldn't doubt the truth of her eldest son's words.

As for why Chu Yunxuan didn't tell Lin Yanran in person beforehand, Chu Yunxuan hadn't found a suitable opportunity or excuse to say it.

Chu Yunxuan didn't know what happened during this spring hunt. He hadn't gone to this spring hunt in his previous life either. He only knew that his maternal grandmother had been injured while shielding the emperor from an arrow, and then passed away in less than two years.

My maternal grandfather also took poison and followed my maternal grandmother in death on the same day she passed away.

After the eldest princess left, within a few years, her residence began to fall into disrepair.

Chu Yunxuan had been trying to find clues to see if he could discover anything in advance, but he was disappointed with the result. He did not find anything different about this spring hunt compared to the past.

Therefore, Chu Yunxuan chose to speak at this time to make his mother believe that he had received some news in the palace, thus making her believe him, by pretending that others were unable to leave.

Although Lin Yanran guessed that Chu Yunxuan obtained the information through different channels than Chu Yunxuan thought, the result was the same, and Lin Yanran truly believed it.

The consequence of Lin Yanran believing it was that she could no longer sleep. She didn't know what would happen during the spring hunt. Even if she stayed by the Princess's side and was on guard at all times, it wouldn't be of any use if she went.

After all, there is a big difference in status between Lin Yanran and the Eldest Princess, and the Eldest Princess cannot take her everywhere, especially on occasions like when the Emperor summons her.

The best outcome would be if the Eldest Princess didn't go. If Lin Yanran didn't go, it would be easy to just fall ill. If the Eldest Princess wanted to skip the trip, it might seem a bit abrupt.

As for telling her mother, the Eldest Princess, the truth from the beginning, Lin Yanran had never considered this method. There were too many unpredictable aspects involved, and Lin Yanran didn't want others to notice Chu Yunxuan's difference.

Lin Yanran thought about it all night, but still couldn't come up with a solution.

The next morning, Lin Yanran called Wenju aside and asked, "Do you have any medicine that can make someone seriously ill? The kind that even the imperial physician can't detect?"

Wenju was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, there is, but it's very harmful to the body. I wonder who Master intends to give it to?"

Lin Yanran pointed to herself.

Upon hearing this, Wenju was shocked and immediately changed her tune, "No, that's not true!"