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

After the meal, the Crown Princess ordered servants to bring everyone lotus leaf water, saying it was to relieve the heat and cut through the greasiness, and that it was especially suitable for drinking in the summer.

Everyone seemed quite relaxed and comfortable throughout the banquet. After all, such opportunities to get together are rare, as most people spend most of their time at home battling with their husbands and concubines, which is truly exhausting.

Seeing that Consort Yu had regained favor, many people began to curry favor with Gu Hanjiao, especially interested in the new products from Gu Hanjiao's cosmetics store.

Gu Hanjiao chatted and laughed freely among the group of young ladies, seemingly unaffected by Gu Changfeng's earlier actions. Of course, everyone was also sensible enough not to mention the matter.

Wang Ruyan's side consisted of people who wanted to curry favor with Prime Minister Gu. In the past, Wang Ruyan had some airs, but now she was focused on finding a good marriage for her son, so she had become much more amiable than before.

Gu Hanjiao introduced the new products she was holding.

"Ladies, take a look! This is the new product from the makeup store that you've all been asking for."

Everyone looked and saw that Gu Hanjiao was holding something as thin as a cicada's wing, white and wet, which didn't look very good.

"Sister Gu, what is this? And it looks very sticky. Won't it be uncomfortable to use in the summer?"

"This is called a face mask, which is applied to the face. It contains natural aloe vera, so it won't feel sticky when applied to the face. It can also lock in the moisture in the skin. If you get sunburned during the day, applying one when you get home at night will immediately improve your condition."

Everyone exclaimed, "Wow, is it really that good?"

"The products in the cosmetics store are naturally good. I heard the other day that the Imperial Concubine uses a very effective ice cream."

"I've heard about it too. It's said that the Empress used this to make the Emperor change his mind."

"Shh..." The man quickly tugged at the young lady's hand, glanced at Gu Hanjiao, and whispered a reminder: "You really dare to say that. Her legitimate daughter-in-law is still sitting there."

Gu Hanjiao continued, seemingly unconcerned, "The ice cream that this young lady mentioned is indeed a product of our cosmetics store. However, the ingredients are too rare, and we don't produce a large quantity, so we don't sell it to the public."

"That's a shame. I was thinking of queuing up to buy a little bit to try."

"Don't be disappointed, everyone. The face mask I have here is also very good. This face mask is made of natural silk and is designed to fit the face perfectly. I guarantee that it will have a cooling and soothing effect as soon as you put it on your face."

"How do I use it?"

"It's very simple. After washing and drying your face, just apply the mask directly to your face and leave it on for about 15 minutes. It's best to have someone massage your face to help you absorb the aloe vera essence better. Actually, you don't have to massage it. Finally, wash it off with water and apply your usual skincare products."

"It sounds alright, although it seems a bit long..."

Gu Hanjiao smiled and said, "This is a great product. You can take one while taking a bath and apply a face mask at the same time. You can also use it before applying makeup to make your makeup adhere better."

"Shouldn't we line up early for something this good? Sister Gu, you're the owner, so please tell us when it will start selling so we can get people to line up."

Gu Hanjiao smiled and said, "Today I'm here to attend the Crown Princess's banquet, so I didn't bring many samples. But I still have one for each of you sisters. I just hope you sisters won't mind that the quantity is small."

When everyone heard about such a good thing, how could they possibly complain about the amount being too small?

"Oh dear, Sister Gu really knows how to do business. One piece is fine, let's go home and try it first. If it works well, we'll just ask Sister Gu to buy more."

Everyone started examining the newly acquired face masks, chatting amongst themselves. Gu Hanjiao was quite satisfied with her sales performance, thinking that the face masks would sell very well soon once they hit the market.

Gu Qingwan was not excluded either; she also received one. She held it in her hand, looking at it from left to right. This little thing would soon keep Gu Hanjiao busy for a while.

As evening fell, Gu Qingwan realized that she hadn't seen Xiao Jingchen in a long time. Standing by the window, she wondered what he had been doing all this time, without even coming to see her.

Gu Qingwan was never a conflicted person. Since he wouldn't come to see her, it wouldn't hurt for her to go see him herself. After saying this, she took Siqi, changed into some inconspicuous clothes, and used her light-footed skills to leap out of the mansion.

"Miss, would you like me to knock on the door?" Siqi and Gu Qingwan stood at the entrance of the Chu Prince's mansion. There were only two lanterns at the entrance, making it look quite desolate.

"We're here to infiltrate the Prince's residence at night, what's the meaning of your knocking on the door?"

"Oh no? What if we're mistaken for being dressed up as candied hawthorns?"

"If you're strung up like a candied hawthorn, then your young lady will just eat you up in one bite." With that, Gu Qingwan leaped and disappeared into the night.

Gu Qingwan was quite familiar with the Chu Prince's residence. The courtyard wasn't decorated very luxuriously; in fact, it was rather bare, making it difficult to hide. However, Gu Qingwan and Siqi were not ordinary people; they managed to find their way to the main courtyard.

The busy figures inside the main courtyard made Gu Qingwan frown. She heard Xiao Jingchen coughing outside. When did he get sick?

"Your Highness, you must hold on. Just hold on and it will pass," an elderly voice said.

"Uncle Chun, is there any other way? Even a healthy person couldn't withstand the Prince's constant vomiting of blood."

"Oh dear, Miss Aning, I've tried so many methods, but the Prince's poison is really hard to cure. Who knew those bastards would be so wicked as to give the Prince such a poison?"

Gu Qingwan frowned when she heard about A Ning.

"Ah! Who are you!" The old woman who brought in water from the door immediately saw Gu Qingwan standing outside the door. Because she didn't recognize her, she was so frightened that she dropped the basin.

Gu Qingwan didn't stand on ceremony and led Siqi inside. Xiao Yi and the others heard the old woman's shouts from inside the house and immediately assumed an attack stance.

But when they saw the person, they were dumbfounded.

"Miss..."

Ah Ning was most displeased and quickly blocked the prince's path, questioning, "What brings Miss Gu here in the middle of the night?"

Gu Qingwan ignored her completely, walked past A Ning to the bedside, and saw that Xiao Jingchen's face was abnormally red, his lips were black, and blood was constantly oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Have you taken the antidote?" Gu Qingwan asked, frowning.

Seeing that Uncle Chun also didn't react, Xiao Yi quickly said, "Reporting to Miss, we haven't found a suitable antidote since Master was poisoned, so we don't have one yet..."

"So you just let him suppress it with his internal energy? Do you know the consequences? This poison is called Fireworks Fade Easily. The person who made it used at least a mixture of poisonous insects and herbs. Once poisoned, the person will hallucinate, seeing fireworks before their eyes, feeling dizzy and even vomiting blood. Moreover, the patient will feel extremely cold."

"But the prince's face was very red, as if he had a fever."

"That's why everyone overlooks it. Why are you covering the prince with such a thick blanket? Quickly uncover it and let the prince cool off. It's because he needs to cool off that he feels cold."

Upon hearing this, Chunbo's eyes lit up immediately: "Miss, do you recognize this poison? Then do you know how to cure it?"

"In order to wait for you to use your internal energy to suppress it, the prince would deplete his internal energy every time it flared up, and it was irreversible. Only a fool would think of how to cure such a cunning poison. Even if you really developed an antidote, your prince would probably already be a cripple."

The people inside the room immediately turned pale.

"Stop talking nonsense. What do you know? If even Uncle Chun can't cure it, then no one can."

"Ha, ignorant." Facing A Ning, Gu Qingwan really didn't want to say anything more. It was bad enough that Xiao Jingchen didn't have a single woman by his side, but now that he finally had one, she was still acting so stupid.

Xiao Yi quickly tugged at A Ning's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking. Miss Gu may seem to have a good temper, but her fighting skills are off the charts. If she really gets angry, she's someone no one can withstand.

Siqi noticed Xiao Yi's little actions and pouted, "Not only is he ugly, but he's also stupid, really..."

"What did you say?!" Ah Ning immediately bristled.

Gu Qingwan walked to Xiao Jingchen's side and saw that he had woken up. He looked very weak: "Why are you here?"

"I've come to see you. If you trust me, listen to me and don't use your internal energy to resist."

"No, Your Highness! If you give up resisting, the toxins will soon spread throughout your body!" Ah Ning hurriedly stopped her.

Xiao Jingchen only had eyes for Gu Qingwan, and said with a forced smile, "I'll listen to you. I'm not using my internal energy anymore, but I'm about to faint."

"Just think of it as a nap, you'll feel better when you wake up."

As soon as Gu Qingwan finished speaking, she saw Xiao Jingchen actually faint.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Gu Qingwan, I'm going to kill you! You'll kill the Prince! Xiao Yi, are you all dead? Are you letting an outsider decide the Prince's life and death?"

"How annoying! Siqi, take her out of here. If she still doesn't behave, give her a beating in the yard. And all of you, get out. Uncle Chun, you stay here."

"Alright, Miss, I've been wanting to beat this little wench up for a while now. If you dare stop me, I'll beat you up too!"

"No... Siqi... please don't! If Xiaojia comes back, I won't be able to explain it to you, Siqi!" Seeing Siqi dragging Aning away, Xiaoyi didn't know what to do.

"Young Miss, we are entrusting our Prince to you. I will be waiting at the door. Please let me know if you need anything."

Soon, only Gu Qingwan, Chunbo, and Xiao Jingchen, who was lying on the bed, remained in the room.

"Uncle Chun, how have you been?" Gu Qingwan's lips curled into a meaningful smile.