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

Time flies when you're out and about, and Xiao Jingchen and Gu Qingwan's time together came to an end on their return trip from sightseeing.

"Miss, shall we walk around outside a bit more?" Siqi leaned weakly against the car door and suggested to Gu Qingwan inside.

Life outside is so nice. There aren't so many rules, and I can play with Xiao Yi every day. It's so carefree.

Gu Qingwan couldn't help but smile upon hearing this. She said, "What? Don't you miss Baoqin, Shishu, Ruhua, and the others?"

Siqi thought for a moment and said, "Of course I thought about it. If Miss had known it would be this comfortable, we should have brought them with us back then. Then we could have gone south together."

"You, all you do is play. If Baoqin and the others find out, who knows how they'll punish you. Let's go back soon. This trip was a close call. If we hadn't run fast, we don't know if we would have gotten out of here unscathed."

Gu Qingwan still felt a lingering fear when she thought about what had happened before. She looked at Xiao Jingchen, who was resting with his eyes closed, and knew that having him around would help her calm down even in the most dangerous situations.

"And you, how dare you go alone?"

"I have my guards with me."

Gu Qingwan was speechless. "What if I hadn't made it there? Would the Prince have become nourishment for that Shandong man, just like Ah Chen's father?"

Xiao Jingchen smiled and said, "No, you will come."

Hearing this, Gu Qingwan's stubbornness flared up. She said, "What if I hadn't come? What if I had been intercepted? What if I had also encountered danger?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchen opened his eyes, a dangerous glint in them. "Then I will lead my men to flatten that mountain."

Gu Qingwan pouted, secretly pleased, but still said bluntly, "Hmph, the prince can barely protect himself, yet he still wants to flatten that mountain for me, really..."

Seeing Gu Qingwan's awkward little expression, Xiao Jingchen felt secretly pleased and continued to close his eyes to rest. However, the situation Gu Qingwan had described flashed through his mind, and the violent impulses within him began to stir. This time, of course, he would not risk coming here like that.

They could wait in that cave for at most another day before the masked men found a way to find them. At that time, with their martial arts skills, they could easily escape unscathed.

This time, their trip wasn't entirely fruitless. The caves inside each had different uses. There were large caves for forging weapons. The main surprise was that they hadn't discovered this was a volcano, and the lava inside was practically a natural forging workshop. Of course, what surprised him even more was that there were people inside raising Gu poison and training assassins. Judging from their movements, they were very methodical. This place was definitely not to be underestimated. He would have to find a way to go back and take another look when he had the chance.

The fact that they can forge weapons and raise an army of assassins inside suggests either they are enemy spies or those in the palace preparing to usurp the throne. Hmph, these brats probably haven't even grown their hair yet when they want to usurp the throne.

Gu Qingwan looked at the person in front of her and immediately lost her anger. She opened the curtains and looked outside. The sun was shining brightly, and she figured they would be able to return to the capital smoothly in less than two days.

Just then, a plump pigeon flew down from the sky. Siqi recognized it at a glance and happily whistled at it. The plump bird seemed to recognize Siqi and called to the two of them before swooping down from the sky and landing headfirst in Siqi's arms.

"You little fat bird, I haven't seen you for a while, and you look even fatter! It must be Ruhua who fattened you up, right?" Siqi teased the carrier pigeon happily.

The carrier pigeon cooed twice, clearly pleased with itself.

Siqi took the small letter off its leg and handed it to Gu Qingwan inside the carriage. Gu Qingwan opened it and saw that it was a letter written to her by Baoqin.

The note said that Wang Ruyan seemed to be making a move against Aunt Rou, and that Gu Hanqing had come to tell her that her identity was probably about to be exposed. Gu Qingwan felt she had to hurry back after reading this, as the days were numbered and the things that were going to happen were about to begin.

This time, her running out to save the prince was already unexpected. It's unknown what this incident will cause. Based on past events, even if Gu Qingwan hadn't come to save the prince this time, the prince would have been safe and sound. But now that she knows, she will definitely feel uneasy if she doesn't come.

The letter Siqi sent also mentioned that her father had recently been asking the Ning family when she would return, which made Gu Qingwan slightly suspicious.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingchen asked, noticing Gu Qingwan's furrowed brows.

Gu Qingwan's thoughts were interrupted. She smiled gently and handed over the note, saying, "It's nothing. It's time to wrap things up at the Prime Minister's residence."

Xiao Jingchen glanced at the note and casually tossed it aside, saying, "Your sister's wedding is coming up soon, right? You can still make it back this time."

"Not only will we be able to catch it, but we'll also catch a lot of the excitement. It's just that..."

"what happened?"

Gu Qingwan thought for a moment and carefully chose her words before saying, "Before I came, Prime Minister Gu actually took the initiative to return my mother's dowry to the Ning residence. The items returned were more than expected, and I even went to see them. Some of the items even had the Yu family's mark."

Xiao Jingchen thought for a moment, "Could it be that your father gave you all of his precious daughter's dowry?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingwan shook her head and said, "No, first of all, Gu Hanjiao would not agree. If anyone touched her things, she would have exploded long ago, given her temper. The fact that she is still so quiet now only proves that this assumption is not valid. What I am worried about is whether the Third Prince said something to my father, or whether he has other plans?"

"Is there another motive?" Xiao Jingchen asked, somewhat puzzled.

Seeing Xiao Jingchen's confused look, Gu Qingwan quietly stepped forward and told him about the day Xiao Yuheng came to the Prime Minister's residence in a wheelchair to find her. After hearing this, Xiao Jingchen's face immediately darkened, and he looked so angry that ink could drip from it.

Good lad, taking advantage of his absence, he actually tried to steal his own royal uncle's wife. Does this kid even know the meaning of his own actions? Besides, he already has Gu Hanjiao, his legitimate daughter, as his princess consort, so why is he still fawning over Gu Qingwan? You should know that the Emperor will not allow both of Gu's legitimate daughters to marry Xiao Yuheng at the same time, and even if they did marry, who would be their concubine?

"Don't be angry. I drugged him and dislocated his arm."

"Hmph, you went too soft. Next time, just chop his arm off!" Xiao Jingchen kept this in mind, planning to find an opportunity to teach Xiao Yuheng a lesson when he got back.

"Alright, alright, I understand. I was just worried that going too far would displease the Emperor."

"I'll take care of everything, what are you worried about?"

Gu Qingwan smiled. Yes, he was there for her. She no longer needed to worry about anything in this life. However, Xiao Yuheng had always been a treacherous and cunning person. Last time, he didn't get any benefits from her, but he didn't come looking for trouble and even helped Prime Minister Gu return her dowry. Gu Qingwan would never believe that he was helping his future father-in-law.

As for what exactly happened, we'll have to wait until she gets back to find out.