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

Consort Yu was utterly bewildered. She never imagined that her own son, Xiao Yuheng, would be here, especially in this way. What's more, and most ridiculously, he was someone she had brought with her.

At this moment, Consort Yu was at a loss for words and simply stood there, stunned.

"So this is the beautiful scenery that Consort Yu recommended to us." Gu Qingwan interrupted Consort Yu's silence with a half-smile.

Consort Yu came to her senses and realized that she could not sit idly by and wait for her death. Just as she was about to think of a way, she saw An Ning rush out.

"Brother, what are you doing here? Where is Prince Buffy? Shouldn't Prince Buffy be here?"

Her mother had said this was the best opportunity. As long as Consort Chun and Prince Buffy's affair was exposed, they would have no chance of redemption. Only in this way could she avoid marrying Prince Buffy.

"Princess Anning, what nonsense are you talking about? I was just having a chat with the Third Prince. Where did this Prince Buffy come from?" Consort Chun was the first to react.

"Your Majesty, please see the truth! This concubine really only had relations with the Third Prince... Ah!"

The Empress Dowager's head maid interrupted Consort Chun's explanation with a slap.

"Well done! It seems that Consort Chun's palace has more than just black chrysanthemums. Send someone to search and bring Consort Chun's black chrysanthemums back to Wanshou Palace for me. Of course, the Third Prince and Consort Chun should also be brought to Wanshou Palace together. Then send someone to summon the Emperor so that we can all see how this black chrysanthemum is blooming."

Xiao Yuheng immediately understood that someone had set him up. But what was his mother doing bringing Anning here at this time? Even if she had some plans, she should have told him. He wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

"Grandmother, I didn't. I was just passing by. I heard some noise coming from Consort Chun's palace and came in to check. I..."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, indicating that she did not want to hear him speak at this moment.

Gu Qingwan raised an eyebrow, looking at the group of people kneeling on the ground with interest. This Consort Yu wasn't very bright, and it was thanks to the Duke of Wen that she had reached her current position.

Today, the three of them, including Consort Chun, were all tricked. Gu Qingwan was very curious about who was behind this, whether it was the Empress, the Crown Prince, or someone else.

The veins on Xiao Yuheng's forehead were about to bulge. He never expected to be scrutinized like this by Gu Qingwan today.

"Princess Consort of Chu!" It must be Gu Qingwan. Gu Qingwan must have done this on purpose. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she accompanied the Empress Dowager to stroll in the back garden and ended up here? She must have sent him false information.

"Good nephew, you don't need to look at me like that. You should think about how to explain things to your father. The Empress Dowager probably heard most of what you and Consort Chun said earlier."

"Gu Qingwan, are you so happy to see me in trouble? Don't you feel any worry for me, even just a little bit!"

Xiao Yuheng was so anxious that he didn't care that they were in the palace. Consort Chun, on the other hand, was still somewhat calm. She looked the Third Prince and Gu Qingwan up and down and felt that this was a place that could be used. At worst, they could fight like dogs, but it would be good to divert the emperor's attention.

"Princess Consort of Chu, you'd better find a way to help me and the Third Prince get through this crisis."

Gu Qingwan looked at Consort Chun as if she were a fool. "Consort Chun, have you been frightened into a daze? What does your affair have to do with me?"

"Hmph, Princess Consort Chu, there's no need for you to play dumb. If you don't help, I'll tell the Emperor when he arrives that you've been unfaithful and seduced the Third Prince, making him lose his mind. Now that the Prince isn't in the capital, if the Emperor and Empress Dowager find out that you're the first unfaithful woman, do you think your fate will be any better than mine?"

Gu Qingwan seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Go ahead and say it, let's see if I, the Princess Consort of Chu, am more assertive, or you, this little foreign concubine. You say I seduced the Third Prince, but why don't you say he coveted my beauty?"

"Gu Qingwan, don't be so smug and arrogant now. The royal family is not intolerant of any injustice. If you don't save the Third Prince and me, then we will all perish together."

“Your Highness, please be careful with your words. You are facing the Princess Consort of Chu, a woman of exceptional rank. If you act so disrespectfully, the Princess Consort can punish you without reporting to anyone. At that time, even if you face the Emperor, he will not say a word against the Princess Consort’s actions,” Baoqin said expressionlessly from the side.

"You little maid, you really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Do you think that just because your princess killed me, my maternal clan won't retaliate? When your selfishness causes trouble between the two countries, Gu Qingwan, you will never be able to absolve yourself of any wrongdoing!"

Gu Qingwan sighed. These people had truly gone to shameless places, resorting to any means necessary to drag her down with them.

"I think my prince wouldn't mind donning his battle armor again and bringing your mother's clan into the territory of Daqing."

Mentioning the King of Chu immediately darkened Consort Chun's expression. She knew that the King of Chu had only quieted down a bit in the last two years to get married; before that, he had simply dealt with the surrounding troubles as they came. His lack of activity in recent years had almost made Consort Chun forget how enthusiastic the King of Chu was about expanding the territory of Daqing.

When Princess Chu saw Consort Chun's pale face, she felt much better and left with an extremely arrogant air. However, this behavior provoked Xiao Yuheng. She knew his feelings perfectly well, but she deliberately used the word "covetous" to belittle his intentions.

Xiao Yuheng clenched his fists tightly. He was determined to conquer this woman! On that day, he would make her kneel on the ground and beg for his love!

"Gu Qingwan, what did you say! How dare you look down on my son like that? Aren't you just some unwanted trash that the Prince of Chu picked up?!"

No one saw how Siqi got there; she directly slapped Consort Yu twice.

"Your Majesty, be careful what you say."

"My mother is a Noble Consort, and you, a mere maid, dare to strike a noble consort! I will make my father order your death!"

"Siqi, don't waste time with them. The Empress Dowager is waiting for me. Let's go."

Consort Yu and her entourage knelt before the gates of Wanshou Palace. The Empress Dowager was so angry that she had a headache and summoned the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital for a consultation. Gu Qingwan had already taken the Empress Dowager's pulse when she returned earlier; it was just a headache caused by anger, and the physicians from the Imperial Hospital could treat it with acupuncture.

Watching the imperial physicians treat her, Gu Qingwan suddenly felt a bit bored. It was a simple acupuncture procedure, but they made it so complicated that the Empress Dowager had to drink two more doses of medicine, which was nothing more than clearing heat and dispelling wind.

After the imperial physician left, the Empress Dowager, still wearing her forehead ribbon, still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Gu Qingwan untied the sachet from her waist. It contained a specially prepared herbal concoction that could repel mosquitoes and also had the effects of refreshing the mind and detoxifying.

"Mother, this is a sachet that the Prince found for me. When I have a headache, I take it out and smell it, and I feel that it has a little effect. Would you like to try it too?"

The Empress Dowager now tries any method that can relieve her headaches, and she took a deep breath while holding Gu Qingwan's hand.

"Oh? Qingwan is really good. I feel much better after smelling it."