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

Gu Hanjiao's expression changed instantly when she saw the jade hairpin in her hand. How could Gu Qingwan, already in this state, still be worthy of having Heng-gege's things? She would snatch everything that Gu Qingwan had. These things originally belonged to her. She was the legitimate daughter of the Gu family. If it weren't for Gu Qingwan blocking her way, there wouldn't have been so many twists and turns!

Gu Qingwan has taken her place as the eldest daughter, taken her place in the engagement with Heng-gege, and taken the honor and wealth that she, as a legitimate daughter in the capital, should have.

It's all Gu Qingwan's fault. If it weren't for Gu Qingwan and her damned mother, how could her mother have been wronged into becoming a concubine? Her father loved her mother so much that he should have married her properly with a grand wedding procession, but now she could only be carried up as a concubine, and she had to suffer this injustice as well.

"Give it back to me! You and your damned mother don't deserve anything!" With that, she stepped forward and tried to snatch it. Gu Hanjiao used to be smart, but now she was blinded by victory and became more and more impulsive.

Gu Qingwan had been waiting for this moment. Even if she lost her martial arts skills, she would not let her die easily!

Gu Qingwan suddenly stood up, grabbed Gu Hanjiao's neck with her right arm, and slammed the hairpin in her left hand onto the table, breaking it in two. She used the broken pieces to slash Gu Hanjiao's face with all her might.

"What a fine piece of dough, split in two! Empress? I think you should keep dreaming!"

Gu Qingwan was forcefully pushed away by Gu Hanjiao, and her head hit the corner of the table, with blood flowing down her almost transparent face.

"Ahhhh! My face! My face! Someone come quick! Someone come quick!" Gu Hanjiao covered her face.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Chunlu hurriedly helped Gu Hanjiao up. "Someone! Quickly, go and fetch the imperial physician!"

Palace maids and eunuchs rushed in from outside. They were all terrified when they saw the future empress's face covered in blood. Some called for the imperial physician, while others helped Gu Hanjiao up.

"Quickly report to the Emperor!" someone shouted from the crowd.

Looking at the busy group of people, Gu Qingwan was filled with mixed feelings. She had originally wanted to take a desperate gamble and kill her, but death was really easy, and it was better to be alive than dead.

With her tendons severed, she had no strength in her hands, and even combing her hair was difficult. She had been training her hand strength every day for this moment. Although she was not as strong as before, it was still a form of revenge. Otherwise, she would have definitely killed Gu Hanjiao with her own hands.

Ha, aren't these two truly in love? Let Xiao Yuheng go and talk about love with a face like that.

The sky outside the window darkened, and the wind howled incessantly, as if singing a final farewell song for Gu Qingwan.

She took out a poison from the broken hairpin. Actually, this hairpin was not the one Xiao Yuheng had given her; that one had long since disappeared. This one was given to her by that person, but she had dirtied it. The hairpin's exterior was coated with poison, and she had also hidden poison in the center of the hairpin.

Gu Hanjiao's face cannot be cured and will leave deep scars. Without this empress daughter, let's see what Prime Minister Gu will use to plan the overall situation.

Gu Qingwan swallowed the poison with a smile, tears streaming down her face. If she hadn't been so willful back then, none of this would have happened.

If she had realized that person's true nature back then, she wouldn't have gone through this. It's all too late. She led the Ning family down the path of annihilation. The Ning family, consisting of hundreds of people, should atone for their sins in the afterlife.

"Kill her! Kill this poisonous woman!" Gu Hanjiao, her face covered in blood, no longer cared about her image; she wanted nothing more than to strangle Gu Qingwan right now.

Black blood trickled from the corner of Gu Qingwan's mouth, her eyes gradually becoming unfocused. In her dazed state, she heard Xiao Yuheng running towards her, heard that the man had brought his army to the city gates to take her, heard shouts of reproach and cries...

"Brother Heng, come and see my face, waaaaah!" As soon as Gu Hanjiao saw Xiao Yuheng coming over, she rushed forward and cried uncontrollably.

"Jiaojiao, what happened to you?" Xiao Yuheng felt heartbroken looking at Gu Hanjiao, whose face was covered in blood, but when he turned his head and saw Gu Qingwan, whose face was also covered in blood, he suddenly remembered the important matter and became uneasy. He pushed Gu Hanjiao away from his arms.

"Gu Qingwan! Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician! Check on the Empress first!" Xiao Yuheng looked helplessly at Gu Qingwan, whose mouth was full of blood.

In his memory, Gu Qingwan had always been a very strong woman. Even when she was shot with an arrow, she never shed a tear. But now, the fragile woman lying in front of him was like a rose that had been battered by the rain, leaving him at a loss for what to do.

When the imperial physicians entered and heard that the Empress needed to be saved, they knew that the new emperor's favorite person was Gu Hanjiao, so they subconsciously assumed that the Emperor was going to save Gu Hanjiao and rushed over.

"A bunch of idiots! The Empress is here, what are you doing! Come and save her!" Xiao Yuheng roared, disregarding his image.

The imperial physicians swarmed towards Gu Qingwan, but the result seemed to be the same for all of them: they all shook their heads and looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Empress is not going to make it."

"Gu Hanjiao, you stupid woman! The Imperial Uncle's army is at the city gates, what will we do if she dies!" Xiao Yuheng stomped his feet in anger. He was afraid, not knowing whether he was afraid of the woman's death or of the Imperial Uncle.

In Xiao Yuheng's heart, even if the entire Ning family were executed, he did not want to take her life; he only wanted to break Gu Qingwan's wings and imprison her.

"How could this be! How could Xiao Jingchen possibly want this withered flower!" Gu Hanjiao covered her face: "Imperial Physician, please take a look at my face!"

"Your Majesty, the wound is poisoned, I'm afraid..." The imperial physician shook his head.

"Ahhh! I'm going to kill Gu Qingwan! Kill her!" Gu Hanjiao pounced on her like a madwoman.

"Are you crazy!" Xiao Yuheng grabbed Gu Hanjiao's wrist tightly and threw her aside. Looking at the woman in front of him with half her face covered in blood and her expression ferocious, he couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust.

"Uncle, the enemy is at the city gates. Only Gu Qingwan can persuade them to retreat..."

There seemed to be thunder outside the window; was even the heavens rebuking me? The wind also carried that person's anger.

Gu Qingwan smiled slightly. "In the end, you came to pick me up. If there's an afterlife, I'll definitely treat you well..."

She loved the wrong person all her life. She felt her body getting lighter and lighter, and she seemed to hear that person calling her from below the city gate. Her vision blurred, and she finally collapsed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, the Empress... has passed away."

Splash! In the darkness, she heard the sound of water. Wasn't she dead? How could there still be the sound of water? Could it be that Gu Hanjiao threw her body into the lake to feed the fish in order to vent her anger?

She felt her body gradually cooling down and sinking. Soon after, she heard another sound of water entering the water, and a warm hand was placed on her back. The warmth of that hand contrasted sharply with the icy cold of the water, making her feel incredibly reluctant to leave.

Gu Qingwan struggled desperately in the darkness. She opened her eyes and looked into the man's eyes. Those eyes gleamed coldly underwater, a weapon used to conceal his gentleness. It was him! Xiao Jingchen had come to save her again. It turned out that no matter what, he was always the one to save her. This time, she would not let go again.