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

Princess Chang Le had nothing to pack, and upon hearing that someone could take her away, she immediately abandoned everything and wanted to leave with Gu Qingwan.

Sitting in the warm carriage, Chang Le felt like she was dreaming; the surroundings were no longer cold and damp.

Before her mother was alive, life wasn't very good, but it wasn't this bad either. But since her mother passed away, she has become a motherless child, and now her father has not chosen a new person to take care of her.

People in the palace are always opportunistic, and they all thought she had fallen out of favor.

Although she appeared to be favored by the Empress and Princess Anqing, there were still many ways for someone to trip her up if they wanted to. As long as the Empress and her elder sister focused their attention elsewhere, someone would trample on this little princess.

The most realistic example is now: Her Majesty the Empress has been unwell recently and is busy with matters concerning the Crown Prince and Princess Anqing, so she has had very little time to take care of her.

Her elder sister was genuinely kind to her, but the people below were all bad. They were one way when her elder sister came, and another way after she left.

She could have complained, but what happened next? She secretly told her elder sister, who then sent someone to reprimand these people, but that only made them do a better job of putting on a show.

I wonder how that little girl, Mangosteen, is doing now. I hope that this time, Princess Chu can help her rescue Mangosteen.

It's ridiculous, really. The palace was supposed to be her home, but it was the place where she was most humiliated. In the vast palace, besides her mother, only that silly girl Shanzhu was truly devoted to her.

"Aunt, can Chang Le really go with you?"

Gu Qingwan affectionately stroked her hair and said, "Sleep peacefully. When you get to the Prince's Mansion, you will see Princess Qinghe. I have also arranged for someone to pick up your maid, Shanzhu."

Chang Le obediently closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of Gu Qingwan's palm.

Gu Qingwan looked at the little girl with eyes full of affection. She hadn't had the chance to repay the kindness from her past life before, but now that she had such a good opportunity, she would take good care of the little girl.

Perhaps the Chu King's mansion is not a good place for her to settle down, but we should still fight for her and give her a good marriage.

At this moment, Chang Le suddenly opened her eyes and stared straight at Gu Qingwan.

"What's wrong?" Gu Qingwan asked, puzzled.

“Aunt, my mother was murdered.”

Gu Qingwan was stunned and quickly covered Chang Le's mouth.

She peeked out of the carriage window but didn't see anyone suspicious. Since the carriage had the insignia of the Chu Prince's Mansion, everyone avoided it.

Only then did Gu Qingwan feel relieved enough to remove her hand.

"Wasn't it said that Consort Xin died of illness?"

"No!" Chang Le sat up, her eyes filled with reverence, and said, "My mother did not die of illness, but was murdered. The one who murdered her was none other than my second brother!"

Gu Qingwan was utterly shocked.

"How do you know?"

"Because I saw something I shouldn't have seen; she died for me!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingwan was shocked. Although Chang Le was an unfavored princess, she was still a princess. Apart from being treated slightly badly, could there really be someone who wanted to take her life?

"What shouldn't I be looking at?"

“That day, my mother said that the plum blossoms outside Wanshou Palace were the most beautiful, so I begged my mother to take me to the plum blossom grove. I wanted to pick some and put them in my room to admire them. I also wanted to paint a picture of plum blossoms in winter for my mother to make her happy.”

"That's only right."

"But in the plum blossom grove that day, I ran into Wanxiu Palace while playing and saw my second brother and a concubine naked on the bed. It seemed that the people inside heard the noise, so I ran away in fright. When I got back, I told my mother. My mother looked unwell and pushed me into a cave next to the grove. At that moment, I heard someone coming from outside. I recognized my second brother's voice. After that, my mother fell ill."

Chang Le couldn't help but cry when she recalled what happened back then.

"Aunt, did I harm my mother? She shielded me from disaster that day; it was all my fault. If I hadn't been so playful, she wouldn't have left me!"

Gu Qingwan hugged the excited Chang Le tightly.

"Chang Le, how could you think like that? Your mother loves you the most. Chang Le, calm down and stop crying."

After a while, Chang Le's emotions were calmed down. Seeing this, Gu Qingwan asked, "Chang Le, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"No, it was indeed my second brother. At first, I wasn't sure, I was just a little curious. But then I remembered my mother telling me to avoid trouble, so I was about to leave. Who knew that when I was leaving, I bumped into the potted plants next to me and made a noise, which startled the people inside. That's when I saw that it was my second brother. I was so scared that I didn't dare to make a sound and ran away as fast as I could."

“On that day, I didn’t dare to come out of the plum grove because I heard my mother pick flowers from the plum tree by the artificial hill and whisper to me to wait until it got dark before running back.”

“I was the most obedient. I waited until my mother left and it was dark and there was no one around before I quietly ran back along the path. I even got a fever from the cold that day.”

Gu Qingwan's expression was solemn. She had known for a while that the Second Prince was a bit strange, but she hadn't figured out exactly what was strange about him. There was still the matter of the Second Prince's ambiguous attitude towards the Su siblings, which she hadn't figured out yet, and now this had happened.

According to Chang Le's account, the Second Prince was caught having an affair with a woman in the harem by Chang Le. After chasing after him, he only saw Chang Le's mother, Consort Xin. The Second Prince mistakenly thought that it was Consort Xin who had caught him in the act.

Consort Xin was very clever. She knew that the Second Prince would not let her leave so easily and would definitely leave a hidden sentry here to see if there were any other people. That's why she told Princess Chang Le to wait until it was dark and no one was around before quietly running back.

Consort Xin was a good mother; in the end, she paid the ultimate price for Chang Le's sake.

"Chang Le, your aunt knows about this matter and will seek justice for you and Consort Xin at the appropriate time. However, you are not allowed to mention this matter to a third person."

"Chang Le knows that she wouldn't speak carelessly, but everything I said is true. Don't you believe me, Aunt?"

Gu Qingwan gently shook her head and said, "My aunt believes what our Chang Le said, but this matter needs to be considered carefully. You laugh at me because you don't know the stakes involved. If you really want to seek justice for your mother, you must first learn to protect yourself, just like you took the initiative to come with me today."

Chang Le's face suddenly turned red. So the Princess Consort of Chu had known her purpose all along?