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

After sending his younger brother Chu Yunheng to Zhiren Academy, Chu Yunxuan hurried back to his residence.

When Chu Yunxuan returned, he was just in time to have lunch with Lin Yanran.

The atmosphere throughout lunch was incredibly heavy. Mainly because Chu Yunxuan's expression was unpleasant the entire time, and his powerful aura was impossible for Lin Yanran to ignore.

"What's wrong, Xuan'er? Who made you angry?"

Chu Yunxuan looked at his mother and saw that she didn't realize why he was angry at all, but instead seemed to be supporting him.

Chu Yunxuan could only sigh in resignation, "Mother is feeling much better now, so let's talk about her illness."

Lin Yanran feigned ignorance, "People get sick from eating grains, what's there to talk about? But Mother was indeed a bit willful this time, she won't paint in the corridor for so long again."

"My mother has always been in good health; this time it's probably because of the book her son sent back!"

Chu Yunxuan looked at Lin Yanran with a questioning gaze, but his tone was full of certainty.

Lin Yanran leaned back casually in her chair. Her body had indeed weakened considerably after being poisoned, and she was already tired after only sitting for a short while during the meal.

After settling into a comfortable position back in her chair, Lin Yanran smiled and replied, "Of course the books my son found for me are good."

Seeing Lin Yanran like this, Chu Yunxuan felt even more helpless. "Mother, you shouldn't have used this method. You don't know how worried my brother and I were when we heard how serious your illness was."

You need to know that in your son's and brother's hearts, no one is as important as you.

Chu Yunxuan recalled how, upon returning from the palace, he saw his mother lying pale on the bed, and his hands trembled violently at that moment.

It was as if he could see his mother dying in his past life, and the immense panic in his heart almost overwhelmed him.

Fearing her son would blame himself, Lin Yanran smiled and comforted him, "It was just a matter of expediency! There won't be a next time; your mother hasn't lived enough yet!"

Chu Yunxuan stared intently at Lin Yanran, trying to discern the truthfulness of her words from her eyes.

Seeing that her eldest son was just staring at her without saying a word, Lin Yanran felt a little panicked.

Lin Yanran wailed inwardly, "Oh my god, why is my eldest son's gaze so intimidating? Am I really going to follow in my parents' footsteps and have to be afraid of my son in the future?"

Lin Yanran thought of her eldest son's panicked appearance when he returned home, his face pale, standing in front of her bed, and how he had personally supervised and prepared her medicine these past few days...

Thinking about all this, Lin Yanran couldn't bring herself to be forceful. "I promise! I promise, okay?"

Seeing his mother's unwavering conviction, Chu Yunxuan decided to trust her one more time. "Mother, do you have to keep your word? Otherwise, I won't dare to tell you any news I receive in the future."

Lin Yanran nodded hurriedly, without any hesitation.

Chu Yunxuan was also worried about her health, and Lin Yanran wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

Just as Lin Yanran breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the matter was over, yawned, and considered whether to go to sleep, she heard Chu Yunxuan ask again:

"Mother, how can you be so sure that the information I received is correct? Besides, I've been back for so many days now, and you haven't asked about the source of the information?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yanran's slightly drowsy mind instantly cleared, and with a quick thought, she came up with a good excuse:

"Alas! Your mother is a traditional woman. At home, I obey my father; after marriage, I obey my husband. Now that your father is unreliable, I can only obey my son."

You are my eldest son, if I don't listen to you, whose will I listen to?

Chu Yunxuan was so angry she laughed. "You're just trying to fool a child! You've already fulfilled those three obligations of a married woman obeying her husband!"

Despite his sharp tongue, Chu Yunxuan still remembered Lin Yanran's yawn from earlier.

He reached out and helped Lin Yanran into the inner room, then helped her sit down by the bed: "Mother, please get some rest. I'll go and call Wenzhu to come and watch over you."

Chu Yunxuan slipped a hand warmer into Lin Yanran's hand before going out to call for help.

There are many things that his mother is unwilling to talk about, and Chu Yunxuan doesn't necessarily want to pry into it. After all, everyone has a few secrets!

Chu Yunxuan was happy as long as his mother believed in him.

Lin Yanran's body does tire easily now, so she did not refuse her eldest son's kindness.

But after her eldest son left the inner room, Lin Yanran did not wait for any servants to come in and attend to her.

She took off her shoes and socks, took off her cloak, and went to sleep in the quilt.

By the time Wenzhu came in, Lin Yanran had already fallen asleep.

Wen Zhu tucked the blanket around Lin Yanran again before sitting down by the window, which was not far from the bed.

Wen Zhu sat there, casually picked up a medical book and started reading. After a short while, she got up to check on Lin Yanran's condition. Her lingering fear was no less than that of the Chu Yunxuan and Chu Yunheng brothers.

Chu Yunxuan waited at the courtyard gate for a while, and when he saw that Wenzhu went in and didn't come out, he knew that his mother had gone to sleep.

He was about to return to the front yard to deal with the matters at hand when he saw an unfamiliar maidservant appear in a flustered manner at the gate.

The maidservant was taken aback when she saw Chu Yunxuan standing at the courtyard gate, then quickly bowed, "Young Master!"

Chu Yunxuan reprimanded, "What kind of panicked behavior is this? What happened?"

The maid hesitated for a moment before truthfully replying, "Your Highness, Consort Xie is about to give birth. I've come to see Madam."

Chu Yunxuan already disliked this maid, and hearing her words only fueled his anger: "If she's about to give birth, go find the physician and the midwife! What are you doing calling the madam? Get out!"

Before the maid could say anything more, Chu Yunxuan ordered her to be dragged away.

It's just a concubine giving birth; does the matriarch have to accompany her? It's up to her whether she gives birth or dies.

Chu Yunxuan felt that his mother was too kind. The family doctor, midwife, and wet nurse were all prepared, but he still wanted to come to her when he was giving birth, which was outrageous.

Chu Yunxuan also specifically instructed his servants not to allow any miscellaneous people to approach the main courtyard, and to send someone to the front courtyard to report to him if there was anything important.

After making the arrangements, Chu Yunxuan went to the front yard.

The maid was dragged away and beaten, and she didn't dare go to the main courtyard anymore.

She could only drag her ailing body back to report to Aunt Xie. Upon hearing the maid's words, Aunt Xie stopped complaining of the pain and silently shed tears.

She was originally a concubine's daughter, and she had seen her aunt's situation before.

In the end, she still went down the wrong path. Even if she became a concubine to her aunt's son, she was not much more noble than other concubines.

So her wish for the madam to oversee her delivery was ultimately just wishful thinking.

Aunt Xie knew she hadn't received any protection, so she could only grit her teeth and cooperate, hoping to give birth as soon as possible and not give the others a chance to harm her.

Fortunately, Aunt Xie was lucky. Aunt Sun was now focused on getting Chu Yunyun's health back on track and didn't have time to fight with the people in the backyard.

When the two concubines learned that the lady had recently fallen ill, the young master's face darkened.

They dared not anger the Crown Prince at this time. It was said that many servants in the front courtyard had been replaced by the Crown Prince this time. They did not have the ability to stand up to the Crown Prince, so they did not take any action.