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

"Someone, go to the ancestral hall and bring me the incense burner so that Doctor Feng can take a look. Also, go and ask Doctor Zheng where he is and tell him to come over as soon as possible."

Soon a servant brought in an incense burner. Doctor Feng reluctantly told Gu Ziming that he wanted to leave and did not want to get involved in the affairs of the mansion's backyard. However, Gu Ziming trusted Doctor Feng's character even more, and he firmly believed that the old man would not deceive him.

"Dr. Feng, please rest assured. You are doing me a favor, so your personal safety is not a concern. In addition, I will pay you ten times the consultation fee."

"This... I am already old, and I only wish to enjoy my later years in peace and tranquility."

"This is a small matter, and my Prime Minister's residence can guarantee it. As long as I, Gu Ziming, am here, no one in the capital will be able to cause trouble for Doctor Feng. So please take a look."

Gu Qingwan looked at the old man with an amused expression. Doctor Feng reluctantly stepped forward to examine the incense burner, first smelling it, then scooping out a little with his finger and placing it on the tip of his tongue. Next, a young apprentice brought him a cup of tea to rinse his mouth.

"how?"

"Your Excellency, there is nothing wrong with this incense burner; it contains ordinary incense."

A shrewd glint flashed in Gu Qingwan's eyes. No matter who came to inspect the incense burner, there would be no problem. The incense burner did indeed contain aphrodisiac ingredients, but it had already been tampered with by her people and was now just an ordinary incense burner.

At this moment, Batu arrived with Doctor Zheng.

"Master, Doctor Zheng has arrived. He just went to treat Madam."

"How is the lady?"

"Reporting to you, sir, Madam fainted from excessive fright. I prescribed some calming herbal medicine, and before leaving, I gave her a few acupuncture treatments to clear any blockages in her blood. I think she should wake up soon," Doctor Zheng replied.

"Hmm, you can also take a look at this incense burner and see if there's anything wrong with it."

Dr. Zheng stepped forward and examined the patient using a similar method, though it took longer, but the result was the same.

When Gu Changfeng heard that his mother had fainted, it meant that no one could save him. He stared viciously at Wang Deng, who was kneeling on the ground beside him, and grabbed him by the neck.

"You bitch! You bitch! How dare you insult me ​​like this!"

Wang Deng knew he was doomed this time and didn't want to be bullied by Gu Changfeng, a good-for-nothing. He shoved Gu Changfeng away and said, "Heh, I insulted you? Didn't you enjoy it just now, Young Master Gu?"

"Amitabha! You two wretched creatures actually dare to defile my courtyard? Heavens above, what sins have you committed to have a homosexual in your family? Even pigs in the countryside wouldn't dare to be so immoral! Look at you, look at you, this is the good family and relatives of your shameful wife!"

Once the old lady gets into a shrewish mood, no one can stop her; she wailed and screamed at the top of her lungs.

Wang Deng thought this old lady from the countryside was nothing special, lacking any semblance of decorum, so he retorted without holding back: "My Wang family is not respectable enough? Don't you see that your Gu family is nothing special either, reduced to mere possessions?"

Wang Deng glanced at Gu Hanjiao, who was looking guilty, and raised the corner of his mouth, about to say something sarcastic.

"Guards! Guards, come here right now! Why aren't you shutting this mouth? Are you going to let him insult my grandmother and brother like this?" Gu Hanjiao shouted, and immediately some old women came up.

Wang Deng's eyes widened like copper bells. He accidentally caught sight of Chunlu standing behind Gu Hanjiao, and immediately struggled and shouted.

"Cousin! My dear cousin! If I am at fault for what happened today, then you are the culprit!"

"What nonsense are you spouting! Someone come and tear that rotten mouth off his face!" Gu Hanjiao panicked. Why did she feel that Wang Deng seemed to have guessed that she was the one who invited him here?

"I'm talking nonsense? Uncle, if you don't believe me, just ask the little maid behind my cousin. She came to find me this afternoon and said that the young lady had something to discuss with me and asked me to meet her in the ancestral hall. This little maid also gave me a vegetable basket, and there was a pot of good wine in it."

"The young lady invited you out?"

“Stop talking nonsense. When did our young lady ever see you or make an appointment with you? This morning, the young lady was in the old lady’s courtyard. After resting at noon, Aunt Rou came to talk to our young lady about needlework. Then she started preparing things to visit the young master. How could she have had time to look for you?” Baoqin immediately stood up to explain.

"Yes, if it's not the eldest young lady, then who is it? Just ask the little maid behind the second young lady. Hehehe, my cousin probably thought I didn't know this little maid. My mother came to the capital to arrange our marriage, so naturally I secretly looked at you and inquired about you. That little maid is called Chunlu, right?"

Chunlu was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"You must be careful what you say. My sister is engaged to the Third Prince. What you're saying will cause misunderstandings," Gu Qingwan warned.

"Misunderstanding? I'm probably the one who's the biggest misunderstanding. Little cousin, you know exactly what you're up to, don't you? Heh, aren't you afraid your older sister will come after you if things get out?"

"You've done such a despicable thing, and you still have the nerve to mention misunderstandings? Do you think you can possibly be worthy of my daughter? Even if she's not betrothed to someone else, she's not someone someone like you can even dream of!" Gu Ziming slammed his fist on the table in anger. Even if Gu Hanjiao had a thousand faults, he still had to protect her, because at least for now she was still the future Third Prince's consort.

"Uncle, I don't have an uncle!"

"How dare you call me uncle?"

"Your Excellency, I really thought my cousin was interested in me, and that she was just shy and used the young lady's name to ask me out. I never expected something like this to happen."

Gu Ziming stared at Gu Hanjiao with a very ugly expression. Gu Hanjiao's back was already soaked with cold sweat. She cursed Chunlu in her heart for being a stupid and useless person who was good for nothing. How could Wang Deng have seen through her? What should she do? How should she explain herself?

Qiu Shuang pinched Gu Hanjiao from behind, and Gu Hanjiao immediately understood and cried pitifully.

"You... cousin, how could you slander me like this? Even if our two families' marriage arrangement falls through, you don't have to ruin my reputation like this! If the Third Prince finds out, I..."

As Gu Hanjiao was speaking, she became breathless and fainted from crying.

Gu Qingwan was also dumbfounded. This... the technique of fainting was used by the mother and daughter to perfection. However, the former was due to anger and the latter was due to escape, but the effect was the same.

"Someone come quick! Someone come quick! The Second Miss has fainted! Doctor Zheng, please come and see her!" Qiu Shuang cried out, holding Gu Hanjiao.

The room erupted into chaos. Several old women rushed up and carried Gu Hanjiao away, and Doctor Zheng followed them. Little did they know that Doctor Zheng's departure would make Gu Qingwan feel truly grateful.

The old lady rubbed her forehead and said to Gu Ziming, "Son, your mother is getting old and can't take this kind of shock anymore. You handle the rest. I'm going back to rest."

"It is unfilial of your son to trouble your mother. Why don't you let Rou'er accompany you back?"

"No need. The child should stay with you, Rou'er. Just let me know the results when you pay your respects tomorrow. You're pregnant, so you don't need to come too early tomorrow."

After seeing the old lady off, the room became even quieter. Gu Changfeng felt a mix of emotions. His mother had fainted and couldn't help, and even his sister was unconscious and couldn't speak to him. He was the victim, wasn't he? What should he do now...?

Gu Changfeng looked up and saw Gu Qingwan. He remembered that Gu Qingwan had saved him before, and he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Big sister, big sister, please save me. I have really been framed."

"How dare you call yourself 'elder sister' when you've done something so disgraceful to your family?"

“Brother Feng, it’s not that I don’t want to speak up for you, but from what Young Master Wang said, it seems that I’m involved as well. This morning, my second sister urged me to go to the ancestral hall to deliver medicine to you and visit you, and she even dragged me out until tonight, without considering whether Father would be angry with me for it. Now, Young Master Wang sneaks into the ancestral hall at night to meet a beauty, but ends up having an affair with you…”

Gu Ziming, being the kind of person he was, immediately understood the implication in Gu Qingwan's words.

"Alright, alright, Jiao'er has already fainted, why are you still talking about this? It must be that scoundrel Wang Deng who's trying to smear me."

Seeing that Gu Ziming intended to downplay Gu Hanjiao's matter, Gu Qingwan simply smiled and did not object.

At this moment, Doctor Feng's test results came back: "Prime Minister, there is indeed aphrodisiac in this wine pot."

Gu Ziming smashed the cup directly onto Wang Deng's forehead, causing Wang Deng to bleed profusely from his head: "You, Wang Deng, how dare you scheme against my children with such a despicable thing!"

Wang Deng was trembling and dared not speak. He naturally knew what was in the wine pot. He had always wanted to take care of his family. Whether it was the eldest daughter or the second daughter, as long as one of them followed him, he would be the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's mansion, and his future rise to prominence would be just around the corner.

So he put a lot of stuff in the wine pot, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get together with that disgusting fat man, Gu Changfeng.

"It was him, Father! He tried to frame the sisters in the family, but he didn't expect his son to fall for it." Gu Changfeng cried and lay on the ground, his hair disheveled and his clothes unkempt.

“Young Master, you should at least have some backbone. You’re still in our family. What kind of person are you, crying and wailing like this? You’re not like your father’s son at all,” Aunt Rou muttered, who had been silent all along.

What seemed like an unintentional remark was overheard by someone with ulterior motives.

Gu Ziming thought for a moment, "Men, beat Wang Deng up, leave him barely alive, and send him to the Jingzhao Prefecture. Tell them that a thief broke into your house and was caught by your servants. Please, Your Excellency, take charge."

"Uncle! Your Excellency the Prime Minister! You can't do this! Aren't you afraid I'll expose everything?"

Gu Ziming merely twitched the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully, "Speak? Do you think I'd give you the chance to spout nonsense? If you don't want your life, then go ahead and talk nonsense."

"My parents will never let this go. Uncle, please forgive me this time for my aunt's sake! Please, please!"

"Your Wang family has coveted so much from my Gu family. Now that your parents are only trying to make amends to us, you still dare to come knocking on our door? Think carefully about how you're going to explain this to your parents! Drag you out!"

Ignoring Wang Deng's reaction, Batu stuffed a tattered rag into his mouth and dragged him outside.

Gu Changfeng trembled slightly upon seeing his father's swift and decisive actions, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief. His father was still mindful of his status as his only son and was trying to find a way to rescue him.

But before he could even express his gratitude, he looked up and saw Gu Changqing standing next to his father. He thought the young master looked so familiar.

Before Gu Changfeng could even ask who the young master was, Wang Ruyan blew in like a gust of wind. Gu Changfeng was about to get up when Wang Ruyan suddenly tackled him to the ground, making a loud thud on his knee. Even Gu Qingwan could feel the pain just hearing it.

"My son, my son, how are you? That damned bastard Wang Deng, how could he! How could he do such a thing..."