Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 744 Hard-spoken but soft-hearted

He Yulong retorted sarcastically, "Do you think I'm as brainless as you? I obtained this treasure only after personally seeing the Princess Consort of Chu!"

Upon hearing this, He Yucheng was slightly taken aback, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

Is this really the jade given by the Queen Consort of Chu?

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe. Could it be that all treasures are like this?

Seeing that He Yucheng had shut his mouth, He Yulong did not delay and quickly entered the house, where he saw his mother lying on the bed with a pale face.

"Has the doctor come?" He Yulong asked the nanny serving him.

"My lord, the doctor has already examined her and said that the First Madam is fine, but she was frightened and caught a chill. She may have caught a cold and needs to rest at home for the next two days."

He Yulong was relieved. "That's good. Mother's health has always been weak, and with what happened today, you must take good care of her."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

At this moment, the First Madam also woke up. Looking at her son's pale and haggard face, her eyes involuntarily reddened, and she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

“Yulong, you’ve really suffered. Your father and I must have done something to offend our ancestors, because they won’t even give us a chance to offer incense.”

“Mother, please stop saying such things. None of this is your fault,” He Yulong quickly said.

The First Madam shook her head. "It must be that your father and I did something wrong and angered our ancestors. Your father's health has always been very good."

Since the incense offerings in the ancestral hall could no longer be made, his health has deteriorated day by day, and now he is bedridden, leaving him with no choice but to entrust the entire family's responsibilities to you.

But look at you now, you really can't take it anymore!

The old Marquis handed over his title to his son because his health could no longer withstand it. Who would have thought that He Yulong would become a marquis so soon and that his situation would only get worse?

If this continues, she is really worried that her son will not be able to hold on either!

He Yulong shook his head. "Mother, don't worry, I went to ask the Princess of Chu for help today."

The Queen of Chu gave me a jade pendant, saying it could ward off misfortune, so I'm sure I'll be fine.

Upon hearing this, the First Madam's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"When has your son ever lied to you? I have been friends with Prince Yang for many years. Knowing my current situation, he specially introduced me to the Princess of Chu."

"You've heard of the Chu Princess's abilities. Since she said she could help me escape this calamity, I'm sure I'll be fine!"

The First Madam immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, you absolutely mustn't get hurt again!"

"Don't worry, my son will definitely be fine, and he won't let anything happen to the Marquis's mansion."

After a moment of contemplation, the First Madam said earnestly, "Yulong, I know that you and Yucheng have never gotten along well since you were little. Every time you bump into each other, it's like you're enemies."

Now that this has happened, I know you must have some suspicions. Although Yu Cheng has a bad temper and speaks harshly, he would never harm a family member.

He Yulong noticed his mother's worry and said:

"Mother, your son understands what you mean."

Yu Cheng and I did not get along well. We were not like other brothers when we were young, but I knew in my heart that he would not be so vicious as to harm his family.

Actually, I don't really care about this title. He's my younger brother, and if he really wants the marquisate, I'd be happy to give it to him.

But... as you know, the situation in the manor is like this now, as is my father. If I were to relinquish the marquisate to him, I fear he would become just like us.”

Upon hearing this, the First Madam's eyes welled up with even more heartache.

She had always known that Yulong was filial and sensible, and his character was beyond reproach. Having seen the two brothers constantly at odds, she felt even more heartbroken at this moment.

"It's your parents who have wronged you."

Only after He Yulong left did He Yucheng go inside to visit his mother.

As they passed each other, they both looked at each other with disdain, snorted coldly, and then went their separate ways.

"Mother, how are you feeling?"

He Yucheng looked at his mother with concern, "Things haven't been peaceful at home lately, so you have to be careful and bring a few extra people with you."

"Mother is alright. It was my own carelessness today. The manor is indeed not peaceful right now. Mother's biggest worry is you two brothers."

I know you and your older brother have never gotten along well since you were little. I don’t know why. Other people’s brothers are like brothers, but you two always fight whenever you meet.

Now that you're all grown up, you've seen how your older brother has become, so please stop arguing with him.

The First Madam sighed, "This matter of the title was your father's and my idea. If you want to blame someone..."

“Mother, don’t say such things. It’s just a title. I don’t care about it at all.”

He Yucheng shook his head. "It was originally the eldest son who inherited the throne. As the second son, haven't I known about this since I was a child?"

"Then why did you..."

“You should take a look at He Yulong’s appearance. He has never been as healthy as me since he was a child. Now that something like this has happened in the manor, even Father can’t hold on. What can his small body withstand?”

He Yucheng looked disgusted. "I don't know if what he got from the Princess of Chu is useful. It looks like a broken stone."

If he hadn't said it was given to him personally by the Princess of Chu, I would have thought he'd been tricked.

The eldest wife suddenly realized that her youngest son had always thought this way. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how awkward the two brothers were, but they didn't have any ill intentions towards each other.

"My lord, the situation in the manor is so strange. I feel that something must be wrong with the ancestral hall."

"When you see Princess Chu today, you should ask her again. I heard that when the Bai family was in trouble, it was Princess Chu who helped them a lot," the servant couldn't help but say.

He Yulong sighed, "That's what I originally thought too, but I need to invite Princess Chu over, and I don't know if she will agree."

I had planned to try asking, but then my mother had an accident, so I came back first.

He had actually invited several masters to the mansion before, spending a lot of money, but to no avail, so he sought help from the Princess of Chu.

He was just worried that things were too complicated and the princess might not be willing.

"No matter what, it's already very good that we were able to get this jade pendant today."

……

Two days later.

Song Ruozhen and Chu Junting were composing poems in the mansion. Although the weather was gradually getting colder, it was most comfortable to sit in the courtyard under the bright sunshine.

Just then, some new flowers were delivered to the courtyard. Green Vine and Angelica were busy tending to them, while Agarwood prepared some snacks and placed them on the table.

Chu Junting had long since discovered that his wife was capable of everything.

"Your Highness, Prince Yang requests an audience."

"Let him come."

After giving the order, Chu Junting looked at Song Ruozhen and said, "I'm afraid it's about the Jingbei Marquis's residence."

Song Ruozhen nodded slightly. "That piece of jade should have worked, but things are probably not that simple, otherwise I wouldn't have made this trip again."