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

Ruyue replied cautiously, "My lord, the silver notes here are all in denominations of one thousand taels. As for how much there is, the old lady used to put them in herself, and we servants do not know."

As soon as Ruyue finished speaking, Chu Mochen and Chu Mode both turned their gazes to the old lady on the bed.

Madam Hou wanted to speak, but she kept babbling incoherently, and no one could understand her.

Based on the size of the box, Chu Mochen guessed directly, "One hundred thousand taels?"

Madam Xie, the matriarch of the Hou family, remained agitated.

Seeing his mother Xie's reaction, Chu Mochen knew he had guessed wrong. He continued to guess, "Fifteen hundred and fifty thousand taels?"

Chu Mochen and Chu Mode had been watching Old Madam Hou's expression closely. As soon as Chu Mochen said "150,000 taels," they saw Old Madam Hou nod with difficulty.

Both Chu Mochen and Chu Mode gasped in shock. Even for a family with their wealth, 150,000 taels of silver was a huge sum.

If Chu Mochen had a legitimate daughter, the amount of silver he would give her when she got married would only be 20,000 taels.

Seeing that her two sons understood her meaning, Madam Hou quickly said "ah ah," meaning that she wanted her two sons to go to Chu Xiyao and get the silver notes back.

Madam Hou still didn't understand her two sons well enough. Chu Mochen and Chu Mode were indeed angry when they confirmed that their sister had taken their mother's hidden money.

The two of them disregarded their status and berated Chu Xiyao, causing all the servants in the room to tremble with fear.

After calming down, Chu Mochen quickly instructed Ruyue and the others to take inventory of Old Madam Hou's jewelry.

When the jewelry and other items were tallied up, the Chu brothers became even angrier.

Eighteen bracelets are missing, three necklaces are missing, and six jade pendants are missing—all of which are valuable items that could be passed down as family heirlooms.

Chu Mode's face turned green with anger. He looked at Chu Mochen and asked, "Brother, what do we do now? Should we go to the General's Mansion and get our things back?"

Chu Mochen still had some sense of reason. After all, his sister taking what their mother had given them was still acceptable compared to the private treasury he had lost!

Chu Mochen pulled Chu Xiyao away, turning to confront her brother, but said, "Calm down. We not only can't ask for these things, we also have to keep them a secret."

Otherwise, if our Chu family has produced the daughter of such a traitor, who would dare to take in our daughters, or any other daughters in the clan?

Even if you don't have a daughter now, can you guarantee you won't have a daughter or granddaughter in the future?

Chu Mode knew that his elder brother was right, but it was precisely because his elder brother was right that he became even angrier.

Chu Mode thought that Chu Xiyao, that selfish woman, must have thought of this as well, which was why she dared to do this. "Are we just going to let Chu Xiyao off so easily?"

"What else can we do? If we make a big fuss about this, and the Chu family girl's reputation is ruined, then those people in the clan will probably come after us brothers to the death."

Chu Mochen didn't have any good ideas either; he now truly experienced the power of a fool's sudden inspiration.

Chu Mode was unwilling to accept this, so he directly ordered Ruyue to bring out the old lady Hou's private treasury account.

If Madam Hou were still healthy, Ruyue definitely wouldn't dare to listen to the Second Master. But now that Madam Hou is like this, if she doesn't listen to the two masters, and they punish them, they won't even have anyone to plead for them.

Therefore, when Ruyue heard Chu Mode's instructions, she hesitated only slightly before leading her men to find all of Madam Hou's private treasury accounts.

Knowing his elder brother valued his reputation, Chu Mode spoke up, "Mother is in this state, what should we do with all these things?"

Chu Mochen turned to look at Old Madam Hou on the bed. "Mother, these things are not safe here with you. What if my little sister comes again? No matter how strong we brothers are, we can't stop our little sister from coming to see you."

"Please let my second brother and I keep these things for you. Don't worry, we're just keeping them safe; we won't take them from you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Mode immediately echoed Chu Mochen's words, "Big brother is right. We brothers will keep it for you. Don't you know what kind of people we are? Our character is absolutely trustworthy."

Madam Hou became so agitated that she kept pounding the bed; things had turned out completely differently than she had imagined.

In Madam Hou's imagination, after her two sons learned of this, they should be filled with righteous indignation and rush to find their daughter to retrieve her silver and jewelry.

Instead of directly dividing up her private funds.

Seeing the reaction of Old Madam Hou, Chu Mode, the dutiful son, blatantly lied, "Brother, Mother also agrees with this decision. Look how happy Mother is!"

Chu Mochen smiled and echoed, "Mother is quite happy!"

Chu Mode looked at the list in his hand, troubled. "How are we brothers going to keep it safe?"

Chu Mochen knew this wasn't something to be proud of, so he paused for a moment before making up his mind and saying, "Let's each keep half. It's fair, and nobody can complain."

Chu Mode originally thought he would only get one-third, but he didn't expect to get half. Of course he was happy, "The younger brother will listen to the older brother."

Then the two brothers, referring to the list, discussed and agreed to divide up Madam Hou's private treasury. The only things that weren't divided were the items displayed in the inner chambers.

Having already gained a great deal, the brothers Chu Mochen and Chu Mode no longer cared about the small amount of money they received to save face.

The reaction of Old Madam Hou on the bed was exactly the same as when Chu Xiyao came to steal things. At first, she vehemently objected from the bed, then started to make a scene, and finally cried silently.

As for thoughts of being heartbroken and not wanting to live, that's impossible for Old Madam Hou. She's already in this state; she wants to live more than anyone else.

After Chu Mochen and Chu Mode divided the items, the two brothers sat obediently by the bedside of Old Madam Hou.

Chu Mochen spoke first to reassure her, "Mother, your sons are only temporarily keeping these things for you; we won't take them from you. Your treatment in this courtyard will remain the same as always, without any difference."

"Mother, please don't cry. It's not a bad thing. Do you mean you don't want to give all of your family's wealth to my younger sister and my elder brother?"

"Don't tell me you don't want to be buried in the Chu family's ancestral graveyard after you die, but rather in the Ma family's ancestral graveyard?"

Chu Mode's words nearly made Old Madam Hou faint with anger.

Chu Mochen quickly gave Chu Mode a symbolic punch to appease Madam Hou, saying, "My second brother has always been a bit impulsive, please don't take it to heart, but what he said is also..."

Looking at her two sons, Old Madam Hou roared with all her might, "Get out! Get out..."

When people are extremely angry, they can briefly break free from their physical constraints. Old Madam Hou's use of the word "get out" was quite clear.