The Eldest Daughter Returns: Imperial Uncle, I'm Pregnant!

Gu Qingwan's carriage was fast, but it couldn't keep up with the two servants.

One of them, panting, asked, "Has the young lady returned?"

"No."

"Remember, if the young lady comes back with a strange woman, be sure to stop her!"

"That's the young lady! How can I stop her? Dear brother, please don't hurt me!" the gatekeeper said with some difficulty. There were rumors today that the young lady had beaten the young master until he bled. If it were them, the servants, they would all be dead.

"You! Forget it, let's stall for as long as we can. You stay here, I'll go in and find Madam." One of them stayed at the main gate to guard, while the other hurriedly ran towards the second gate.

Upon arriving at the second gate, the maid who went to inform him said that the madam had gone to the young master's courtyard. He then hurriedly sent someone to the second young master's place to find the madam, and he paced anxiously at the gate.

But Gu Changfeng's courtyard was in a mess right now, and no one was willing to pay him any attention.

Gu Qingwan didn't go through the main gate, but went directly to the old lady's courtyard through the side gate. The old lady was quiet and hadn't heard anything yet. Originally, Wang Ruyan knew that Gu Qingwan had hit her son, so she sent someone to tell the old lady a message. The purpose was very clear: she wanted the old lady to deal with Gu Qingwan. Given the old lady's protective nature, Gu Qingwan would definitely be in big trouble.

But coincidentally, the old lady was sleeping when the messenger arrived. Gu Hanqing happened to be there and said, "Grandmother has just fallen asleep. If there is anything urgent, why don't you go in and tell Grandmother yourself?"

The messenger was a maidservant from Gu Changfeng's side. She was worried about Gu Changfeng and wanted to return to serve him. She hoped that Gu Changfeng would see her as soon as he woke up. However, she couldn't refuse the message from the madam. But everyone in the mansion knew when the old lady was sleeping. If she disturbed the old lady, she would be in big trouble.

The young maid thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Third Miss, to tell the Old Madam..."

Gu Hanqing quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. I have to go back now. My aunt is looking for me." With that, Gu Hanqing hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran away.

The young maid secretly cursed that illegitimate children were never respectable. Oh well, she had already considered that there was nothing she could do if she couldn't see the old lady. The most important thing was to hurry back to the young master's side and serve him.

Gu Qingwan led Rou Niang straight to the old lady's courtyard through the side gate. Gu Qingwan didn't care whether the old lady was awake or not, and went in to wake her up.

"Grandma, grandma!"

The old lady was displeased that her peaceful sleep had been disturbed. "What's the rush! Take this ill-mannered brat away and have the Lai family beat him up! Teach him some manners!"

The magpie stepped forward and rubbed the old lady's back, saying, "Your voice sounds like the eldest young lady. Didn't the eldest young lady go back to get the Ganoderma lucidum? Why are you back so soon?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady Lingzhi suddenly stopped being angry: "That's right, now that you remind me, Qingwan is back? The child is in such a hurry, quickly help me up."

The old lady went out and saw that Qingwan had indeed returned: "Qingwan, why are you back so early? Didn't you spend more time with your grandmother?"

"I apologize for disturbing Grandmother's peaceful sleep. Qingwan has just returned with the things. Here you go." Gu Qingwan gestured for Siqi to hand them over.

Magpie took the box and opened it. Inside lay a complete Ganoderma lucidum. Its quality and size were exceptional. The old lady immediately beamed with joy.

"Grandmother, there are still some things. You can have someone unload them from the carriage in a little while."

"Good, good, good. Qingwan is so filial. Come and rest by your grandmother's side. She's been missing you all this time."

Gu Qingwan stepped forward to help the old lady and said, "Grandmother, please wait, I met someone on the way..."

The old lady was a typical country woman who loved to listen to gossip about the Zhang and Li families. After listening to Gu Qingwan finish her story, she said, "Whose wife is so intolerant? She won't even let a pregnant woman go? Could it be that the servant wasn't wrong, and that woman really did run away with someone else?"

"My granddaughter was also surprised, but thinking that saving a life would bring good karma, she let her get on the bus. After questioning her carefully, guess who that woman was?"

"What? I recognize you?" the old lady asked, somewhat puzzled.

"They said they came from their hometown, and their granddaughter brought them. Grandmother, you'll definitely recognize them."

Gu Qingwan nodded to Siqi, who then opened the curtain and Rou Niang, holding her pregnant belly, walked in gracefully. Upon entering, Rou Niang first slowly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Greetings to the old lady?"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, and the old lady said, "Lift your head up so I can see you."

This sight was quite alarming; Rou Niang looked at the old lady with tears streaming down her face.

"You...you are!"

"Aunt! It's me, it's Pei Rou!" Rou Niang cried, tears streaming down her face.

The old lady quickly got up, and Magpie helped her over. The old lady pulled Rou Niang up from her kneeling position, her hands trembling as she touched Rou Niang's face, her eyes brimming with tears as she pulled Rou Niang into her arms.

"Rou Niang, my good child, how could it be you! It's you! My son..." The old lady burst into tears.

"aunt……"

Seeing that it was almost over, Gu Qingwan stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Grandmother, please don't cry. I never expected that the person Qingwan saved was actually your cousin. You are not feeling well and it's very hot, so you can't cry. And your cousin is pregnant, so she can't cry either."

"Yes, yes, you mustn't cry. You're pregnant. Come sit here with me. It's cool here. Move that ice basin further in!" The old lady held Rou Niang's hand tightly.

Gu Qingwan, with her keen sense of propriety, sat down on a brocade stool and remained silent, knowing that it was Rou Niang's turn to act next.

"Child, what are you doing in the capital? Why didn't you come to me for help?"

“Aunt, after your family moved away, my father died, and my mother remarried. She married a scoundrel who drank and gambled. My mother was beaten half to death every day, and she died soon after. That beast wanted to sell me, but luckily I escaped.”

"what!"

“Aunt, I have been wandering around for a long time and have no relatives or friends. I thought that I could only seek refuge with you. I asked around and disguised myself as a village woman with my face covered in mud until I finally found my way to the capital.”

"Then why didn't you come to see me when you got here!" The old lady was very angry.

"Rou Niang only knew that her cousin was an official in the capital, but she didn't know where he lived. Fortunately, there was a kind old woman who sold tofu..."

Rou Niang began to tell the old lady about her experiences in the capital, while Gu Qingwan slowly enjoyed the iced porridge that Xi Que had brought her.

After the doctor examined Gu Changfeng, he told Wang Ruyan that Gu Changfeng had fainted because he had been indulging in too much alcohol and sex and was now physically weak. There was nothing seriously wrong with his head and he wouldn't leave any scars. There was nothing that could be done about the lost tooth. His face looked very swollen, but it would be fine once the swelling went down.

After seeing the doctor off, Wang Ruyan threw a huge tantrum in Gu Changfeng's courtyard, dragging all the women into the yard to scold them.

"A bunch of little sluts! What have you done to my son! You lot! If my son doesn't get better, you'll all be in big trouble! If you dare to bother me again, I'll sell you all off to a brothel! Kneel here! You can only get up when the young master wakes up!"

The little maid who had come back with the message just returned, and seeing this scene, she shrank back and dared not come in.

"Get your ass in here right now! Where's the old lady?"

"The old lady scolded me while I was sleeping..."

"Useless thing! You can't even hire someone! What's the point of your life? Why don't you just die on the way here?" Wang Ruyan was so angry that she spat as she cursed.

The little girl suddenly knelt on the ground and cried in fright.

"Cry, cry, cry! If you cry again, I'll sell you off first! You look like a vixen! You're obviously no good!" Wang Ruyan was just looking for someone to vent her anger on when this little girl named Chunliu happened to come along.

Xue Niang rushed in, and seeing Chun Liu kneeling on the ground, she quickly advised, "Madam, please don't be angry. Chun Liu was given to the young master by the old lady. Madam, please consider the old lady's feelings."

Wang Ruyan was so angry at the mention of that old woman that she couldn't say anything else.

Xue Niang said, "Why aren't you going to serve the young master? What are you standing here for!"

"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam." Chunliu hurriedly ran out.

Xue Niang leaned close to Wang Ruyan and said, "Madam, something terrible has happened! I just saw the doctor off and ran into the servants we sent out at the second gate. They said..."

"What! Why didn't you report this sooner!"