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

Gu Qingwan grabbed the Crown Princess's hand and pulled her back a few steps. The Crown Princess turned pale with fright, but still held back from shouting. Gu Qingwan couldn't help but admire the Crown Princess; she truly had the demeanor of a queen.

There, where the two of them had just stood, lay a whole row of arrows.

"Aunt! Are you alright!" The Crown Princess anxiously grabbed Gu Qingwan's hand, while her other hand gripped the hem of her skirt, ready to pull Gu Qingwan away at any moment.

"I'm fine." Seeing their first attack miss, more arrows flew towards them. "You'd better hide behind me!"

Gu Qingwan took off her cloak and twirled it in the air, gathering all the arrows that were shot at her.

At that moment, a group of men in black descended from the sky and stood not far from them.

This time, she and the prince did not bring many people with them, but she had Siqi, Xiaoyi, the Crown Prince's party, and the Fifth Prince, so it wasn't a small number of people. However, since the Crown Princess didn't know martial arts, she had to find a way to get into the courtyard quickly and protect her.

"Your Highness!" Siqi drew her sword and stood beside Gu Qingwan. "Your Highness and the Crown Princess, please go in first. There are servants here."

"Siqi, be careful." Gu Qingwan didn't delay and took the Crown Princess inside. She wanted to hand the Crown Princess over to the Crown Prince before coming back to help Siqi. Gu Qingwan's pace quickened because she didn't know how capable the people sent this time were, or whether Siqi could hold them off.

Fortunately, we saw Xiao Yi halfway there.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Yi, hurry outside and help Siqi, there's an assassin!" Gu Qingwan ordered.

Upon hearing that Siqi was holding off the enemy alone outside, Xiao Yi quickly grabbed his sword and used his light footwork to run out. Gu Qingwan, holding the Crown Princess's hand, was about to continue forward when she suddenly stopped.

The sounds of fighting outside should have alerted the prince and his entourage. Xiao Yi was clearly trying to return to the prince's side, but stopped only after hearing the fighting. Didn't the people around the crown prince notice anything?

No, there must be guards around here, but she hasn't seen the prince and his men yet, which means the prince must have been assassinated as well.

"Auntie, let's go quickly. We don't know if it's safe with the Crown Prince."

Gu Qingwan took a deep breath, a smile playing on her lips, because they were surrounded by four black men.

"What a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

One of the masked men in black said, "I've heard that Princess Chu has a formidable maidservant by her side. If we don't trap that maidservant, we won't be able to get Princess Chu and the Crown Princess to leave."

"What about the prince?"

"Our people are naturally sparring with the Prince, so Your Highness shouldn't waste any more time. You'd better come with me quickly so you won't suffer too much, otherwise we'll offend you!"

These people were convinced that there were only two delicate women in front of them, and that as long as they could keep the people who knew martial arts in check, everything would be fine.

"It seems your master wants to capture us alive? You've gone to so much trouble for just two young women. You're giving us far too much credit," Gu Qingwan said.

"Your Highness, please don't belittle yourself. There are many people who want your life, but our main targets are the Prince and the Crown Prince. Killing either of them would be a win. It's just that the Prince's martial arts skills are too high, so we have to ask Your Highness to make an exception."

"Hmph, I just don't know if you have the ability to persuade me to come."

"Boss, hurry up, the secret guards are almost here, we don't have much time left!" said the assassin beside him.

The leader of the men in black narrowed his eyes. "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences! Attack!"

"Royal Aunt!" The Crown Princess was powerless and it would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid. If she were really kidnapped by villains, she would only face death!

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"Your Highness, what an arrogant tone you have!"

Gu Qingwan drew a soft sword directly from her waist and brandished it in front of her. The cold light of the sword flashed, startling everyone present.

"I didn't expect the Princess Consort of Chu to have some skills. I just wonder if her skills are as pretty as the embroidery she does at home, which is useless!"

Gu Qingwan charged forward to meet the sword, her movements swift and agile, weaving between the four like a blur. The Crown Princess was stunned; everyone said her aunt knew some martial arts, but it turned out her skills were truly formidable.

The Crown Princess didn't dare to be startled. She had heard what the assassins were saying. It was not safe for the Prince and the Crown Prince to go there and cause trouble for the Crown Prince. It was better to stay here with her aunt than to go there and cause trouble for the Crown Prince. Whether they lived or died was entirely in her aunt's hands.

After figuring it out, the Crown Princess found a place where she wouldn't interfere with the Princess of Chu's performance and hid away.

Gu Qingwan glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw that the Crown Princess had very consciously found a spot behind a rockery to hide. She thought to herself that the Crown Princess wasn't stupid after all; she knew she couldn't help and didn't let her make things worse. That was good enough.

However, we should deal with the four people in front of us as soon as possible and get to the prince's place.

In an instant, Gu Qingwan's eyes sharpened, and her moves struck the vital points one by one, leaving only two of the four people alive.

At first, they wanted to capture the prisoners alive and didn't kill them, but now they couldn't. If they didn't kill them, they would be the ones to die.

The remaining two then launched an even more ferocious attack.

Gu Qingwan said to the two men without any concern, "Look, isn't it the most foolish thing you ever did to choose to capture me, the princess?"

The leader, seeing the situation was turning bad, exclaimed, "Our master has misjudged us! Let's go!"

After saying that, they blew their whistles and turned to run away. Gu Qingwan didn't stop them and let them go.

It's alright, this is just the beginning. I'll make you wary first, and soon I'll strangle you one by one!

Gu Qingwan found the Crown Princess with her sword in hand.

"Are you OK?"

"Ah? Imperial Aunt..." Even though the Crown Princess tried to remain calm, her face was pale. The little maid beside her screamed in fright when she saw two dead people over there.

"what!"

"Shut up!" the Crown Princess scolded, frowning.

"I'm so sorry, Your Highness, Your Highness, I'm so sorry..."

The little maid was so frightened that she could barely speak. The Crown Princess was displeased with this maid.

Gu Qingwan didn't care about any of that. "Let's go, let's go see the prince."

A gust of wind blew by, and Gu Qingwan, without turning her head, raised her sword to block it. A hidden weapon was blocked, and then Gu Qingwan saw from the sword that another man in black was behind her, holding a weapon and stabbing at her.

Gu Qingwan pushed the Crown Princess into the arms of the maid and turned to meet her. The man's blade was coated with green poison. Gu Qingwan narrowed her eyes, and the moment the two swords clashed, she raised her palm and struck the man's chest.

By the time the man realized what was happening, it was already too late; he had to take the blow head-on.

Gu Qingwan squinted at the other person. This was clearly not the same group as the previous four. Although she was disguised, the slap she had just delivered to the other person's chest made her realize that she was a woman.

The woman was about to raise her knife to attack again when she hesitated for a moment, then turned and ran away.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Siqi and Xiaoyi also rushed over.

"Your Highness, are you alright? We killed almost everyone outside, but they managed to escape."

Seeing the corpse on the ground, Siqi asked anxiously, "Is Your Highness alright? These bastards dared to plot against us, they deserve to die!"

"It's nothing. Let's go and see the prince."

The study was quiet. Gu Qingwan's heart tightened and she hurriedly went in with her sword. But when she opened the door, she saw Xiao Jingchen and the Crown Prince still playing chess, while the Fifth Prince was squatting miserably to the side, moving corpses.

"What are you doing..." Gu Qingwan asked.

"Aunt, Uncle is bullying me!" the Fifth Prince complained pitifully. "Uncle and the Crown Prince are drinking tea and playing chess, but I'm being made to do manual labor here."

Xiao Jingchen looked up and saw that Gu Qingwan was holding her longsword, and his handsome eyebrows furrowed.

"Why did I make you do it yourself?"

"There are a few who slipped through the net. I haven't fought anyone for several days, so I'll test my skills to see if they've declined. It seems I'm still alright."

Xiao Yi silently worked with the people the Crown Prince brought to clean the place up completely.

Gu Qingwan wiped the longsword clean and put it away. The Fifth Prince said in surprise, "Aunt, so you really know how to write martial arts."

"Your Majesty is truly remarkable." The Crown Princess turned around and walked to the Crown Prince's side. Seeing that the Crown Princess was unharmed, the Crown Prince spoke to the Fifth Prince.

Gu Qingwan smiled but didn't reply, continuing to ask, "It seems you also have assassins on your side, but what exactly is their purpose?"

The Fifth Prince said, "I handled the whole city by myself, Aunt. My Uncle and Brother just sat there like nothing was wrong. I was almost killed by these assassins several times."

The Crown Prince said, "Your Imperial Uncle didn't save you with a chess piece."

"His academic skills are lacking," the King of Chu commented.

The Fifth Prince fell silent. Well, it was because he was not good at academics, otherwise he wouldn't have needed his uncle's help. It's just that these assassins weren't very capable, but there were a lot of them.

“Your Highness, there are two survivors,” Xiao Yi said.

"Wake up."

These were the two people Xiao Jingchen had knocked unconscious with a chess piece, but he had deliberately left them alive. The two men were tied up by Xiao Yi and refused to speak.

Gu Qingwan stepped forward and said, "Speak, who sent you to assassinate us?"

The two stared at each other without saying a word. They looked at each other and decided to bite off the poison in their mouths and commit suicide.

Xiao Yi quickly dislocated their jaws, and with a single punch, knocked out the poison-laden teeth. The Fifth Prince clutched his mouth, feeling a sharp pain.

Gu Qingwan said, "So you like taking poison? Why didn't you say so earlier? I, the princess, was willing to grant your wish."

"The Crown Princess has been frightened; let her go soak in the hot springs and rest."

The Crown Princess looked at the Crown Prince, who nodded. Knowing that the current scene was probably not something she could easily witness, the Crown Princess took her maid and returned home.

Gu Qingwan watched the Crown Princess leave, then said, "Siqi."

Siqi nodded, took out a white bottle from her waist, poured out two pills, and pushed them directly into the mouth of one of the assassins.

"This is a new product developed by the Princess. She was just worried that no one would try it. How is it? It tastes pretty good, doesn't it? It has honey in it." Siqi proudly introduced her product to the assassin and even kindly helped him untie the rope.

The pill melted instantly in the mouth; the assassin's body reacted before his mind could even process it.

Everyone watched as the assassin began to twist his body incessantly, his mouth wide open but making no sound. Then his body twisted more and more violently, becoming twisted into a pretzel, with all his joints being broken and dislocated by him, making him look utterly gruesome.

The assassin next to him was pinned down by Xiao Yi and watched helplessly as his teammate broke and crushed his body. His body trembled uncontrollably as he watched.

"You've seen pig butchers, right? They can take all the bones out of a pig, one by one. People say it's a special skill, but it's really nothing special. You just need to find a joint, make a cut, and then pull out the broken bone," Gu Qingwan explained lightly.

The Fifth Prince rubbed his arms. His aunt was really ruthless. How could someone so good-looking have such a mouth?

The Crown Prince's gaze flickered as he looked at the Princess Consort of Chu, while Xiao Jingchen showed no reaction.

Even if you kill me, I won't tell!

"I am the kindest person. If I say I won't kill you, I won't. I just need a witness to see how effective the new medicine I just received is. Your teammates will break and crush themselves, then twist their tendons. It is said that they can even pull out their bones one by one without feeling any pain. In short, I am very curious, but no one can survive this stage. Basically, the bone-breaking stage will be excruciatingly painful."

Gu Qingwan paused for a moment because the King of Chu had poured water for his queen and even brought her a soft stool.

Gu Qingwan sat down and cleared her throat: "Do you know why he didn't cry out in pain? It's because this medicine contains a mute drug. You see, whether you say it or not doesn't really matter to me. I just wanted to see how effective this medicine is."

"Aunt, this person seems to be dying," the Fifth Prince whispered.

The assassin who hadn't been given the medicine was already drenched in sweat, and when the Fifth Prince said that, he trembled and sweated even more on his face.

"It's alright if he's passed away. There's another one. We can try the other one after this one dies."

“Your Highness, he is dead,” Xiao Yi said.

The man's death was extremely gruesome; his torso, limbs, and head were all out of position. Just moments ago, one could hear the bones cracking, but now nothing could be heard except for the breathing of the still-living assassin beside him.

"Siqi, let this young man have a taste, lest he feel that I am being unfair."

"It's the princess."

"I'll talk! I'll talk! I just beg the princess to give me a quick death!" The man lowered his head. He was not afraid of death, he really was not afraid of death, but the suffocating feeling of torturing himself to death without being able to scream filled him with inexplicable fear.

"It's natural."

"It is the Duke of Wen."