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

As she spoke, Gu Qingwan took the initiative to lean towards Xiao Jingchen.

Xiao Jingchen lowered his head and smiled. At that moment, Gu Qingwan's foot was placed on his chest, making his toes feel numb. His cheeks flushed red, and he felt embarrassed and angry. His movements became even more fierce.

Siqi and Xiaoyi stood guard in the courtyard, speechless for a moment, while the surrounding guards began to stir with secretive unease.

"The masters... are they fighting again?"

"Do you think the prince or the princess will win?"

"Of course, it has to be our Princess!" Siqi said proudly, brooking no dissent.

The others nodded in agreement; indeed, the prince had never gained any advantage in any of his attempts.

"However, I think this is a matter between the husband and wife. It's nighttime and in the bedroom, so the prince will definitely not lose face. I still bet on the prince to win this time."

So everyone started betting on who would win.

With a loud bang, the prince was kicked out of the room by the princess, who was all smiles.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally pushed Xiao Yi forward. Xiao Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to ask.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The King of Chu seemed to be in a good mood and said to Xiao Yi, "It's nothing. This bed isn't very sturdy. Tomorrow, take some people to have a new bed made."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Gu Qingwan's furious roar came from inside.

"Xiao Jingchen!"

The King of Chu was even happier. He brushed off imaginary dust from his body and said to Xiao Yi, "You all go and rest tonight. The Queen cannot leave me. I will go and see her now."

Everyone twitched their lips. Their master was really playing... exciting games, even collapsing the bed.

Only the butler was rubbing his hands together excitedly, preparing to change to a better bed. It seemed that the arrival of the young master was just around the corner.

On this day, Gu Qingwan sat in front of the dressing table and let Baoqin help her comb her hair.

The steward delivered some letters to Liuli Garden. Gu Qingwan looked at the letters and asked, "The prince went to the military camp today. You can just have them delivered to his study. He will read them when he returns."

“Your Highness, in the past, when we received letters in our manor, we would always take them to the Prince for processing. But now it’s different. With Your Highness here, some things are better handled by Your Highness personally.”

Gu Qingwan nodded, signaling Baoqin to bring out all the letters. Indeed, before, Xiao Jingchen was all alone and there were no domestic matters for him to worry about, but things were different now.

Seeing the princess take the letter, the steward bowed and reported, "Some of these are invitations from various families. If the princess likes them, she can reply; if not, she doesn't need to. The others are matters within the clan. The prince said that the princess should make all the decisions."

Gu Qingwan looked at those things and felt a headache coming on. She hadn't even sorted through the account books that the steward had brought yesterday, and now she was in charge of all the clan's affairs. It was really giving her a headache.

"And this too." The steward brought over a booklet. "This booklet contains a roster of the clan's members. If Your Highness is bored, you can flip through it to pass the time."

Ru Hua couldn't help but purse her lips upon hearing this. It's so thick, who would be bored enough to flip through this thing to pass the time?

"Your Highness, please have breakfast. I worked so hard to prepare it, otherwise it will get cold."

"I apologize for disturbing Your Highness's breakfast. This old servant will take his leave now. If Your Highness needs anything, please just send someone to fetch him."

"Has the butler eaten yet?"

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. This old servant has already eaten."

Uncle Hua must have had exceptional abilities to have served as the steward in the Prince's mansion for so many years. He must also be Xiao Jingchen's confidant, otherwise he wouldn't have had this man help him guard the mansion for so many years.

"Your Highness, please try these crab roe soup dumplings. The broth inside was developed by me and Aunt Li together, and it's sure to be delicious!"

Gu Qingwan was amused by Ru Hua's self-praising manner. She picked up a crab roe bun with great anticipation and took a small bite.

The rich broth filled her taste buds, and the tender filling made her feel that the texture was good. With the paper-thin skin, it was not greasy even for breakfast.

"It's really delicious!"

"Right, right, Your Highness, my cooking skills never disappoint you. And this Osmanthus Sticky Rice Lotus Root is also one of Your Highness's favorite dishes. Your Highness, please have some too. This was made by Aunt Li. Please try it and see how it differs from my version."

Gu Qingwan smiled and nodded. She patiently finished her breakfast. The prince had gone to the military camp early in the morning, so he hadn't had time to eat such delicious food, which was a pity.

"Leave some for the prince to keep warm on the stove."

"Your Highness, rest assured, Aunt Li packed a portion for the Prince early this morning and gave it to Xiao Yi to take."

Hearing this, Gu Qingwan finally felt relieved.

Baoqin sorted and put away the pile of letters, and reported to Gu Qingwan, who was having breakfast.

"This servant sees that these are invitations from various families, including those from General Chu's residence and the coming-of-age ceremony of Minister Li's eldest daughter."

Gu Qingwan was clearly not interested in these things. "Anything else?"

"Hmm... The Second Prince's Consort invited the Princess to her residence for a hot pot dinner, saying that the Second Prince recently acquired a deer... Also, this is Princess Zirui..."

Princess Zirui? Isn't that the princess the prince mentioned to her a while ago?

"Bring it here so I can see it."

The envelope on the letter was indeed from Princess Zirui. Recently, she had been thinking about how to get in touch with Princess Zirui.

Actually, given her current status, it wouldn't be impossible for her to go directly there, but it always felt a bit forced, and it was indeed somewhat inconvenient for Princess Zirui to marry into the south.

Gu Qingwan opened the letter and read it almost at a glance. After thinking for a moment, she picked up the roster that the steward had just brought and found Princess Zirui's branch.

Princess Zirui's husband passed away early, leaving them with only one daughter named Zhu Xiaoyan.

"Baoqin, send a maid to the front and tell the steward to come to the study after he finishes his work. I will be in the study looking at the account books today."

"What about lunch?"

"If the prince doesn't return, just prepare some and send it to his study. If he does return, we can ask him about it then."

"Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Gu Qingwan looked at the account books in the study for a while. There wasn't much to see in her dowry. She and Siqi had already taken care of it. Her mother's businesses in the Gu family were not easy to manage, mainly because Wang Ruyan had infiltrated them too much before.