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

After finally managing to get the person to leave, Xiaoxin looked around gently and, finding no one suspicious, pushed open the door to the Buddhist hall and closed it behind her.

Princess Nazha, now a noblewoman, has been in a daze ever since she was sent to the small Buddhist hall. She never imagined things would develop to this point.

Originally, she only wanted to secretly form an alliance with Bafianyu. When she saw Bafianyu's beauty, she only had a slight desire to make love to him, but Bafianyu mocked her back.

Then, somehow, the Third Prince appeared in front of her. She thought that if she couldn't win over Bafianyu, she could win over the Third Prince instead. After all, her motherland sent her here to seek the greatest benefit for their country.

If the Third Prince succeeds, her motherland will have rendered meritorious service in supporting the new emperor and will naturally be treated favorably. At the very least, if she finds an opportunity during this process, she might be able to take a piece of Daqing.

But how could it be such a coincidence that the Empress Dowager and the others caught her in the act? The Emperor clearly wanted to protect the Third Prince. If it weren't for Consort Wang, she would probably have been executed by now.

How did things turn out this way?

"Let me out! No, you can't treat me like this! It's so cold here, let me out right now..." Consort Chun kept muttering to herself.

"Your Majesty, please stop daydreaming. The fact that the Emperor didn't kill you immediately is already a sign of mercy."

The noble lady was startled by the sudden sound.

"How did you get here! What nonsense are you spouting? Even if the Emperor were to consider my maternal clan, he wouldn't do anything to me."

Wenrou smiled sarcastically upon hearing this.

"Hehe, it seems that Consort Chun has not yet come to terms with reality. Our Emperor is not such a soft-hearted monarch. If it weren't for my father, do you think you would still be sitting here in this Buddhist hall, lost in your own thoughts?"

"What do you mean?" This question left Consort Chun somewhat bewildered. She didn't know what her current situation had to do with Duke Wen.

Wenrou walked gently to the Buddhist shrine, took out the scriptures and arranged them, then took out a few sticks of incense from the side, lit them, and bowed to the Bodhisattva.

"You are foolish, and the Third Prince is foolish too. You've been used as pawns. Don't you even think about how it was such a coincidence that you met, and how it was such a coincidence that the Empress Dowager saw you?"

Chun Guiren fell silent. Yes, how could it be such a coincidence? There's no such thing as a coincidence in this world. There's only one explanation: such a coincidence is man-made.

Gently kneeling on the prayer mat in front of the Buddha shrine, she clasped her hands together and closed her eyes, saying, "To save the Third Prince, my father found a way to lure Bafeianyu to Consort Wang's side. If it weren't for that, do you think you could have escaped so quickly?"

The fact that Consort Chun was sent to Daqing for a political marriage shows that she was not just a pretty face. She quickly realized that if Wenrou's words were true, then Duke Wen must have had ulterior motives.

"Miss Wen, please explain more clearly what you mean."

"Hehe, a wise man doesn't mince words. Our Wen family naturally wants to obtain a promise from the Migu Kingdom."

"What promise?"

"Naturally, I will be loyal to the Third Prince." Wenrou opened her eyes, stood up, and patted off non-existent dust from her body.

Hearing this, Consort Chun breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that the Wen family wanted to usurp the throne, but she didn't expect that the Wen family had secretly sided with the Third Prince. However, this was not difficult, since they had also chosen the Third Prince.

Is that all?

"Naturally, that's all. As long as you are loyal to the Third Prince, everything will be fine."

"Deal! We originally chose the Third Prince as well, and that's what I wanted to discuss with him today. But we never expected to be tricked."

She nodded gently, preparing to get up and leave.

"Wait a minute, you got our promise, you have to find a way to get me out of here! It's dark and cold, and I'm starving! Nobody's brought me any food!"

Wenrou walked to the table and opened the food box she had brought. Instantly, the small Buddhist hall was filled with the aroma of food. Chun Guiren couldn't care about anything else and scrambled to the table to start eating.

Watching Chun Guiren eat, Wenrou couldn't help but feel disgusted. He was indeed a barbarian. Although he had manners on the surface, he was still a savage at heart.

"Your Majesty, it won't be easy for you to leave the Empress Dowager's small Buddhist hall now. As you can see, it's no different from the Cold Palace. If nothing unexpected happens, you might end up accompanying the Empress Dowager to worship Buddha. Later, you might fall ill and have to move to the Cold Palace."

"No, no, that won't do! I'm not willing!"

"If you are unwilling... there is a way, but I don't know if you are willing to listen."

"any solution?"

"Women in the harem have always risen in status by bearing children. Once you are pregnant, everything will be much easier."

"Pregnant?" Consort Chun couldn't help but frown. "The last time His Majesty came to my place was last month. Pregnancy isn't something that can just happen overnight."

Wenrou said confidently, "If I say it's there, then it is. As long as Your Majesty cooperates, that's all that matters."