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

Baoqin was serving inside, while Ruhua and Siqi were playing with rope in the courtyard. After a short while, Xiaoyi came running to find Siqi.

"Guard Yi, what brings you here? Did you bring something for our young lady?" Ru Hua asked jokingly.

"Hehehe, it's not my shift today, so I don't have anything to send to the young lady. If anyone should send something, it would be our prince himself, wouldn't that be more sincere? I thought this osmanthus cake was really delicious, so I brought it to you to try, hehehe." As he spoke, he pulled out an oil paper package from his chest.

Seeing this, Siqi laughed and said, "There are so many delicious things that Ruhua can't make, why would you go to all the trouble of bringing her osmanthus cake?"

Ru Hua is a glutton, and without any hesitation, she took the osmanthus cake. When she opened it, it was still steaming, so it must have just come out of the oven.

"This freshly baked osmanthus cake is the best, Siqi, would you like to try some?"

"I'll just take one piece; this stuff is kind of greasy to eat late at night."

Seeing Siqi take a piece, Ruhua unceremoniously stuffed a large piece into her mouth, her mouth burning so badly she couldn't close it, yet she kept talking: "You guys chat, I need to go back and get some water, it's so hot!"

Seeing Ru Hua run away, the two of them laughed at the same time.

Hearing Xiao Yi laugh, Si Qi asked with a stern face, "What are you laughing at?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yi was a little confused. "Didn't you just laugh too...?"

"I'm laughing, that's my laughter, what are you laughing at?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's just that I think you two have a really good relationship." Xiao Yi scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly.

Just then, a gentle evening breeze blew by, and Siqi smelled a familiar scent once again.

"What do you smell like?"

"No, what kind of smell could I have on me?"

"Yes, you do. If you don't believe me, smell yourself; you do have a certain odor."

Xiao Yi quickly sniffed around, "No, I'm a guard for the prince, how could I possibly have a smell on me? People would notice."

Siqi glanced at the dark-colored pouch hanging from his waist, which looked quite inconspicuous.

"what is this?"

"Oh, this? Ah Ning made it for us. She said it's to keep mosquitoes and insects away in the summer so we can suffer less when we're on missions."

Siqi pursed her lips, threw down the sachet in her hand, clapped her hands, and said, "I really don't know if you guys have been kicked in the head by a donkey. I was wondering why the smell was so familiar. So you're the unlucky guy from the banyan tree."

"Huh? Unlucky guy?" Xiao Yi was a little bewildered. "A banyan tree? No way? Could it be that you're also..."

"I didn't know at first. It was Miss who said there was an unlucky guy. I was wondering which unlucky guy Miss found out about. It turns out it was you. When you go back, at least wash your hair when you take a shower. It's no wonder a bodyguard would be discovered if he carried this thing on a mission."

Xiao Yi's expression suddenly became quite interesting. He was wondering why the princess would notice him, but it turned out that it was because his unique scent had given him away.

Xiao Yi picked up the sachet and smelled it, but couldn't smell anything.

"But Ah Ning also said that only mosquitoes can smell the herbs in this sachet, not humans, so how come..."

"You really are an unlucky guy. What does our young lady do? What kind of herbs can pass under her nose so silently? It's fine for ordinary people, but if you encounter someone who knows medicine, you're all doomed."

After saying that, Siqi proudly clapped her hands and left.

Xiao Yi, who was left standing there, hadn't reacted yet. He watched as Si Qi walked away, but he didn't dare to call out loudly. He could only watch the beauty's figure disappear into the night.

Xiao Yi left with his head down, looking rather dejected. He had originally wanted to chat with Siqi, but this broken sachet had ruined everything. It was really infuriating. He had initially thought of just throwing it away, but he was afraid of causing trouble, so he decided to go back and throw it away later. He figured he could ask his brothers for theirs and throw them away too.

Siqi returned to her room in a huff and saw Ruhua eating osmanthus cake while holding a picture book.

Why are you back so soon?

"I don't want to be around that unlucky guy. I'm afraid I'll get unlucky too if I stay with him for too long." Siqi sat down, poured herself a glass of water, and took out a piece of osmanthus cake from the oil packet to eat.

"I wonder who this 'A-Ning' he's talking about is. It sounds like a woman's name, but he calls her that so affectionately. Tch!"

Ruhua was engrossed in her book when she heard Siqi muttering something beside her. Her eyes didn't leave the book, but she asked, "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"It's nothing, I was just saying why the osmanthus cake tastes so bad, it's not sweet at all!"

"It tastes bad?" This time, Ruhua's gaze shifted from the picture book to the osmanthus cake. She picked up a small piece and took a bite. "It's not bad at all. The taste is just right. Any sweeter and it would be too cloying."

Siqi said irritably, "Forget it, I'm not eating anymore. You can eat slowly by yourself. I'm going to sleep."

Ru Hua looked at Si Qi, who seemed angry, somewhat confused. "What's wrong? What's wrong with her? Never mind, I don't understand. Storybooks are more interesting."

Time flies, and before we knew it, the day the academy announced the results arrived.

On this day, Wang Ruyan's sister-in-law came to visit, bringing her daughter Wang Xiu with her. Wang Ruyan understood her sister-in-law's intentions perfectly well; she simply wanted to strengthen the ties between the two families through marriage.

However, Wang Ruyan didn't think so. She had asked her son, and he was sure there would be no problem with the exam. The eldest son of the Gu family was going to inherit the family business and become a high-ranking official in the future. How could her niece from a small family like her own family even dream of such a thing?

“Sister-in-law, of course I know what you and my brother mean. But Feng’er is about to go to the academy to study. His father still wants to focus on his studies. It’s not too late to talk about marriage in two years.”

“Oh, sister, it’s not like the two children have to get married right now. It’s just about exchanging birth charts to formalize the marriage and establish a formal engagement between the two families. It’s not too late to get married in a couple of years.”

"This... I'm afraid I can't make that decision."

"You are Feng'er's own mother, how can you not make decisions for her?"

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Feng'er is the only male in our family. The master and the old lady value him very much. Although I am his biological mother, I cannot make decisions about his marriage."

"You!" Seeing that Wang Ruyan still wouldn't budge, Wang's sister-in-law said, "I'm afraid my sister has climbed up a social ladder and looks down on our Wang family."

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying?" Wang Ruyan said, her eyes darting around. "My family will always be my support. How could I not consider their needs?"

"Oh? What have you been considering?"

Wang Ruyan glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then leaned closer to her sister-in-law and whispered, "I think Deng'er is about the right age, it's time for him to get married. Hasn't your sister-in-law thought about this for her own son?"

Wang's sister-in-law had naturally made plans for her son. She originally intended to ask Gu Hanjiao to marry her son, but before she could even speak, Gu Hanjiao became a prince's consort. How could she dare to ask for a royal daughter-in-law?

“My son…you know him too, he doesn’t have any official rank or title yet. If we were to marry him to a commoner family, it would be an insult to my sister’s reputation. To put it bluntly, the Prime Minister’s wife’s own nephew is only betrothed to a commoner family…”

Wang Ruyan understood perfectly well that her brother and sister-in-law wanted to use her to climb the social ladder. Suddenly, Wang Ruyan felt very confident. They had looked down on her before and never treated her well at home. Now that she had made it big, they would have to come begging to her.

“Sister-in-law is right. He is my own nephew. How can I not think of him? Sister-in-law, what do you think of my daughter?”

"Your daughter?" Sister-in-law Wang's eyes darted around.

Besides Gu Hanjiao, who is already betrothed, the Prime Minister's family has an eldest legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter. Prime Minister Gu would never betroth the eldest legitimate daughter to their family, and since the eldest legitimate daughter is not born to her own sister, she has no say in the matter. Could it be that she is going to betroth the concubine's daughter to her son?

Thinking of this, Sister-in-law Wang was unhappy. Even if her family's status had declined, they shouldn't have fallen so low as to marry a concubine's daughter to be the head of the household. This younger sister was already married off, and this was an insult to her and her husband.

"Hmph, thank you for your kindness, sister, but it's getting late. I see that Feng'er will be posting the results soon, so I won't stay any longer."

"Hey sister-in-law, we're not talking about Deng'er's marriage..."

"Deng'er's marriage? No need for you to worry about it, sister. You should worry about your precious son. Humph, Xiu'er, let's go."

He then angrily left with his daughter.

Wang Ruyan was left staring blankly at Xue Niang: "What did I say? Why is she so unhappy..."

Xue Niang shook her head, not understanding why Madam Wang had suddenly changed her expression. She guessed it was because she hadn't gotten what she wanted.

Madam Wang led her daughter to the door and happened to run into Gu Changfeng. Gu Changfeng hadn't been out for a long time, and when he saw the pretty young Wang Xiu, he couldn't take his eyes off her.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiu's face immediately turned as red as an apple.

Seeing that this was promising, Madam Wang thought that just because her son couldn't get through to his mother didn't mean he couldn't persevere. So, Madam Wang coughed lightly, and when Gu Changfeng didn't react, she coughed loudly a few more times.

Gu Changfeng snapped out of his daze and quickly bowed in greeting: "Greetings to my aunt. Why did you leave so early? And who is this...?"

“The wind is back. Your mother said today that the results will be released soon, so we can’t stay any longer. When you start school, your aunt will definitely invite your uncle to congratulate you.”

"Thank you, Aunt and Uncle." She said, but her eyes were glued to Wang Xiu, who was hiding behind Madam Wang.

"Look, I've been so busy talking to you. This is your cousin Xiuer. You met your cousin when you were little, Xiuer. Come out and greet him."

Wang Xiu then awkwardly stepped forward to greet him, her voice barely audible: "Xiu'er greets her cousin."

"Greetings, Cousin Xiu'er." Gu Changfeng also bowed respectfully in response, and even reached out to gently grasp Wang Xiu's fingertips and support them.

Wang Xiu's ears turned red with fright.

Madam Wang smiled and, seeing that it was about time, said, "Feng'er, your mother is waiting for you in the courtyard. Go on your way, we'll take our leave now."

"Isn't Auntie going to stay for lunch before she leaves?"

"No, your uncle and cousin will be back for lunch. We have to go home. Let's do it another day."

"Then Aunt and Cousin, please be careful on the road. I'll go visit Cousin Deng another day."

Madam Wang nodded and left with Wang Xiu.

Gu Changfeng was still savoring the delicate touch on his fingertips; his little cousin was truly a unique experience.

Seeing this, Changchun quickly whispered a reminder: "Young Master, let's go in quickly. Someone will come to report the results soon, and the Master might come too."

"What a disappointment, let's go."