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

Lin Yanran found this guy increasingly annoying. "Get lost!"

"Okay, I'll get going right away!" Chu Mochen's smile was incredibly fawning.

Before leaving, Chu Mochen gave Chu Yunxuan a look, signaling him to come find him.

Chu Yunxuan sat motionless, and he couldn't understand what kind of look Chu Yunxuan was giving him.

Lin Yanran originally thought she was going to have a fierce battle with Chu Mochen, but it turned out like this...

After leaving Lin Yanran's main courtyard, Chu Mochen hesitated for a moment before heading towards Miao Xiaoxiao's courtyard.

Miao Xiaoxiao was carried out of Lin Yanran's main courtyard and taken directly to a relatively secluded courtyard in the back.

Miao Xiaoxiao looked up at the name of the courtyard and almost fainted. Who would want a place called "Spring Breeze Courtyard"?

By the time Chu Mochen arrived, someone had already treated Miao Xiaoxiao's injuries. At this point, Miao Xiaoxiao knew that she had no other choice but to become the Marquis's concubine.

Who told her to offend the young master the moment she showed her face? The young master is the wife's son, and the wife is the one in charge of this household.

Miao Xiaoxiao never expected that the Marquis, who was so imposing outside, would be such a softie in front of his wife.

She's really done for now. Who knows if she'll even have the life to enjoy this wealth and glory?

So when Chu Mochen stepped in, he saw Miao Xiaoxiao lying on the bed, silently shedding tears.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen was furious. He sneered and questioned, "Is being a concubine to me this bad?"

"My lord, I... I didn't want to cause you any trouble. If I had known that coming back to the manor with you would displease the lady and the young master so much, I shouldn't have come back with you."

"I have never thought of competing with you, Madam, for anything."

Miao Xiaoxiao didn't even look at Chu Mochen and just kept talking to herself. At the end, she tried to argue, "Why don't you send me back to my hometown, Your Highness?"

Miao Xiaoxiao thought that if she returned to her hometown, she could use the name of saving Marquis Wenxuan to marry into a wealthy family again, which would definitely not be a big problem.

When Chu Mochen heard Miao Xiaoxiao say this, his anger vanished instantly. He knew it; how could anyone dislike him, the dignified Marquis Wenxuan?

Even the eldest princess's daughter, the dignified Princess Yixian, was deeply in love with him, wasn't she?

Even if he's a bit short-tempered now, it's because of his womanizing ways. Women are always jealous, and he can understand that.

After all, he hadn't kept his promise of a lifetime of one love, but his wife hadn't done anything to him! Even with the Emperor, his future remained unchanged.

Chu Mochen, feeling smug to himself, walked over and took Miao Xiaoxiao's hand. "What nonsense are you talking about? I promised you wealth and honor, and I won't go back on my word."

"You stay put in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion. After you give birth to our child, I will have my wife promote you to the rank of concubine."

Miao Xiaoxiao cursed inwardly, but she knew that things had come to this point and she had no chance to turn back. On the surface, she could only express her gratitude and say, "Thank you for thinking of me, Your Highness."

Chu Mochen really liked Miao Xiaoxiao's gentleness and thoughtfulness. "There's no need to be so formal with me. Let's just get along like we have on this journey."

Miao Xiaoxiao immediately reverted to her charming demeanor from the journey, "I'll do whatever Chenlang says."

Chu Mochen immediately burst into laughter until his eyes disappeared.

Chu Mochen stayed with Miao Xiaoxiao in Chunfeng Courtyard until dark before returning to the front courtyard.

After returning to the front courtyard, Chu Mochen didn't ask what had happened in the manor these past few days. He was only thinking about his audience with the emperor the next day, and he planned to deal with everything else after he finished his duties.

As for the other women in the backyard who were eagerly waiting, Chu Mochen didn't think of them at all and slept soundly by himself.

That's why Miao Xiaoxiao moved into the backyard, offending everyone there on equal terms.

The next day, when Chu Mochen returned and went to the backyard to pay his respects to Old Madam Hou, he heard from the servants that Old Madam Hou was at the estate and had suffered a stroke.

Chu Mochen then hurriedly went to find Lin Yanran, "Why did Mother have a stroke? Why isn't she being cared for at the manor?"

Lin Yanran's tone was unmistakably sarcastic, "What a filial son you are to your mother! You've been back for a whole day and night, and only now do you remember your mother?"

Chu Mochen ignored Lin Yanran's sarcasm, "What exactly happened?"

Lin Yanran was genuinely surprised now. "I wrote about this in my letter to the Marquis? The Marquis didn't receive it?"

Chu Mochen lied through his teeth, "I was too busy over there and didn't have time to look."

Chu Mochen dared not say that he spent all his free time there hanging out with Miao Xiaoxiao.

He assumed his wife was simply writing to express her longing, and not wanting anyone or anything to disturb his mood, he had the messenger put the letter aside.

Lin Yanran sneered, not wanting to discuss the topic any further. "Then you'll know once you go back and take a look, my lord. I'm not feeling well right now, I'm going to sleep."

Since Chu Mochen didn't know that Old Madam Hou was ill, he naturally wouldn't know that Lin Yanran was ill either, and assumed that she was making an excuse because he hadn't read her letter.

Chu Mochen knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't argue with Lin Yanran. He immediately got up and left, saying, "Then Madam, please rest. I'll go back to the front yard to check the letter."

Chu Mochen walked out of the main courtyard and summoned Mu Qing, the chief steward of the Marquis's mansion, to ask him why he didn't go back to read the letters. Could he say that he burned those unimportant letters before returning?

After Chu Mochen understood the whole story, he hurriedly led his men to the manor.

As for the aunts in the backyard who were craning their necks, waiting for Chu Mochen to visit them and the children, they felt like the sky was falling when they heard the news.

When Chu Mode and Zhou Shi heard from the servants that their elder brother had arrived, they were both happy and apprehensive. They were happy because their elder brother was back, and they no longer had to serve their mother.

After all, no parents would expect to be cared for by their second son in old age. If the eldest brother dared to do that, not to mention the gossip of the world, the imperial censors who would report on the matter would be enough to give Chu Mochen a hard time.

They were uneasy because their mother's accident was ultimately caused by them, and they were afraid that their older brother would punish them.

As soon as Chu Mochen got off the carriage, he looked at Chu Mode and Zhou Shi waiting beside him. Chu Mochen immediately clenched his fist and punched Chu Mode in the face.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Chu Mode didn't fight back and let Chu Mochen beat him.

Chu Mochen punched several times in a row, and felt much better.

As for being angry, Chu Mochen wasn't really angry, especially since he knew that when his mother found out he wasn't going back to the Marquis's mansion for the New Year, her first reaction wasn't to worry about whether he was doing well in a foreign land.

Instead, when he hurriedly helped his second brother snatch his things, Chu Mochen felt utterly disheartened.

When Chu Mochen learned that his mother, who was not biased towards him, had suffered a stroke and could not speak clearly, and would spend the rest of her life bedridden, he immediately poured himself a cup of tea to celebrate.

As for whether this result was due to someone's scheme or a coincidence, Chu Mochen didn't care.