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

Before Chu Xiyao arrived, her letter arrived. It arrogantly stated, "She and her three children will be staying at the Marquis's residence for a while. She instructed Lin Yanran to tidy up the courtyard. Most importantly, she wrote down their arrival time, telling her elder brother and sister-in-law to go to the city gate to greet them."

After reading the letter, Lin Yanran immediately instructed Wenmei to deliver it to Chu Mochen in the front yard.

After reading the letter, Chu Mochen rushed to the main courtyard. He hadn't been there for a month and a half; he had been waiting for this opportunity for far too long.

"Why are my younger sister and the others staying at the Marquis's residence instead of General Ma's?"

Lin Yanran usually takes revenge on the spot, so when Chu Mochen came, she didn't bring up the past again. "Maybe my sister-in-law is filial! She wants to live in the Marquis's mansion to take good care of her mother."

However, there isn't much money left in Zhonggong's account. If my younger sister and the others are going to stay at the Marquis's residence, all their expenses will be covered by your front courtyard!

Seeing that Chu Mochen was about to say something, Lin Yanran quickly added, "Now there are four children in the backyard, and Yun'er has been taking good medicine to raise her."

And then there's Miao Tongfang, whom you brought back earlier. She saved your life, and her treatment on the surface is quite good.

Xuan'er and Heng'er's expenses are also recorded in the backyard accounts. The money in the frontyard accounts is only for the Marquis's expenses, so there should still be quite a bit left, right?

Chu Mochen remained silent for a while, then, considering that there was indeed a considerable amount left in the public accounts in the front yard, he nodded in agreement.

In Chu Mochen's view, his younger sister and her three children were only staying at the Marquis's residence temporarily. They would return to the General's Mansion sooner or later, and he could afford the expenses in the front yard's accounts.

Chu Mochen tentatively suggested, "Then shall we go to the city gate together to greet them?"

Lin Yanran figured she didn't have anything to do lately, so she decided to go and meet her domineering sister-in-law!

"Okay, I'll take Xuan'er with me then, and I won't let Heng'er come back. We can't let Heng'er's studies be delayed."

Chu Mochen didn't care whether Heng'er or not; his main concern was not bringing his rebellious son, Chu Yunxuan. "How about Xuan'er doesn't go either? Just the two of us will be fine."

Lin Yanran figured her eldest son must really want to pick up his sister-in-law and the others, and she naturally wanted to fulfill that wish. So, she changed the subject, saying, "My younger sister is coming back. Isn't the Marquis going to inform my second brother and sister-in-law? And my third brother and sister-in-law too?"

Chu Mochen hadn't originally planned to inform his second and third brothers, but since Lin Yanran brought it up, he had no choice but to send someone to inform them: "My second and third brothers will definitely be very happy to know that their little sister is coming back."

Lin Yanran didn't care what Chu Mochen was really thinking; she was just using it as an excuse to change the subject.

Afterwards, Chu Mochen chatted with Lin Yanran about other topics, but Lin Yanran acted very casually. She would say more if she was interested, and just give a perfunctory "hmm" if she wasn't. Chu Mochen couldn't stand Lin Yanran's attitude, so after a few more words, he made an excuse and left.

However, after this experience of visiting the main courtyard, Chu Mochen started coming to the main courtyard to eat again around mealtimes.

What frustrated Chu Mochen the most was that Chu Yunxuan, this unfilial son, acted quite normally towards his father in front of Lin Yanran and outsiders.

But whenever the father and son were alone together, his eldest son would act like, "We're not close, don't talk to me," which almost drove him crazy.

Chu Mochen has learned his lesson and no longer tries to expose the boy's true colors in front of outsiders and Lin Yanran.

As for their private interactions, this rebellious son doesn't want to talk to him, and he doesn't want to talk to this rebellious son either.

Chu Mochen silently gathered his strength in his heart, thinking that when this boy grew up and wanted to enter the court, if he, as his father, didn't exert his efforts, where would he find an opportunity?

Even if Chu Yunxuan, that rebellious son, manages to find an opportunity, let's see who will personally teach this kid the intricacies of officialdom.

When Chu Yunxuan learns his lesson, he'll realize that offending his father was the worst mistake he ever made.

Chu Mochen was so excited about the prospect of watching his eldest son run around in a panic that he no longer cared about Chu Yunxuan's attitude towards him in private.

Time quickly came to the day Chu Xiyao arrived. Chu Yunxuan went to the main courtyard early in the morning to have breakfast with Lin Yanran.

After the two finished their breakfast and chatted for a while, when they were about to leave together, Chu Yunxuan noticed Lin Yanran's headdress and the bracelet on her wrist, and his eyes sharpened instantly:

"Mother, are you short of money lately? Or has something happened?"

When Lin Yanran saw her eldest son staring at her head and then at her wrist, she immediately understood. "Isn't this a gift for your cousin to wear when we're going to pick up your aunt?"

Chu Yunxuan thought his mother was truly a woman of strong emotions. In her past life, she loved his father and didn't want any concubines in the household, so she was willing to die. Now, not wanting people she didn't like to take advantage of her, she was willing to wear some tattered trash she found somewhere.

Chu Yunxuan chuckled and joked, "You don't lack that, do you?"

"I may not lack anything, but if others don't like me, I won't waste my good things." Lin Yanran felt that every time she read this sister-in-law's letter, she wanted to slap the letter across Chu Xiyao's face from a distance, because her face was really as big as a basin.

"As long as Mother is happy!" Chu Yunxuan said to Lin Yanran with a smile, while taking off the two jade pendants from his waist and letting Qian Duo next to him keep them.

So when Chu Mochen saw Lin Yanran and her son while they were getting into the carriage, his eyes were full of surprise. "What are you two up to?"

"It's none of your business, Lord Marquis," Lin Yanran said, and then, with Wenmei's help, she got into the carriage.

Chu Yunxuan was about to go in as well, but Chu Mochen stopped him, saying, "You're so grown up now. What kind of behavior is it to stay by your mother's side all day? Go outside and ride horses with your father."

Chu Yunxuan glanced at the sun outside, and fearing he would delay his mother from watching the excitement, he didn't argue and simply mounted his horse.

Looking at his eldest son Chu Yunxuan's efficient manner, Chu Mochen couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that he was indeed worthy of being Chu Mochen's son.

When Chu Mochen thought of his rebellious son, whose entire being was treacherous, the corners of his mouth instantly disappeared.

When Lin Yanran and her group arrived in the city, the second and third branches of the family were already waiting there. When they met outside, they exchanged polite greetings, still appearing as a warm and affectionate family.

Lin Yanran and the others waited for a short while before Chu Xiyao's carriage arrived.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Chu Xiyao jumped off without hesitation, calling out, "Big brother, second brother, third brother."

The three Chu brothers, Chu Mochen, Chu Mode, and Chu Moyi, immediately greeted him with smiles. Each of them offered a word of concern:

"My little sister's back!"

"You've lost weight!"

"That was easy!"

Chu Xiyao was quite happy to see her three brothers. "My brothers are still as charming as ever!"

After praising her three older brothers in one sentence, Chu Xiyao immediately turned around and waved to the three children who came down behind her, signaling them to come forward and meet her.