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

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please wait."

"how?"

"Many thanks to Your Highness for your help this time."

Xiao Jingchen didn't stop walking. Hearing Ning Chengze's thanks, he snorted coldly.

"Don't cause trouble for Wanwan, that's foolish."

Ning Chengze stopped chasing after being called "stupid." There were quite a few people around, and since the King of Chu hadn't deliberately lowered his voice, many people heard it.

Seeing Ning Chengze's embarrassed look, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It is truly admirable that the Ning family has protected their home and country, with generations of descendants dying on the battlefield. Therefore, everyone is happy for the Ning family that they are safe and sound.

"Second Young Master, you should hurry back. The angel should arrive at the manor soon, so the Old Madam and Madam don't need to worry so much."

After thanking him, Ning Chengze set off for the Ningguo Duke's Mansion.

The brothers Xiao Yuhuai and Xiao Yuheng walked behind, one with a very unpleasant expression, while the other was overjoyed.

"It's a cause for celebration that my second brother has managed to escape unscathed, but now it seems..."

Xiao Yuhuai glanced at Xiao Yuheng, who was asking a question he already knew the answer to, and gritted his teeth but was helpless.

"Hmph, I have to thank my third brother this time."

Xiao Yuheng waved his hand and said, "We are brothers, this little thing is nothing to worry about. It's just a pity about Chen Dianqing. He is such a rare talent, but his judgment is not very good."

Xiao Yuhuai was so angry he almost fell over. He looked at Xiao Yuheng's departing figure, and the gloom in his eyes was self-evident.

The price I paid to extricate myself from that incident was far too high.

First, he lost a woman he had finally found, and several shops; now he has lost even more, one of his followers.

This incident involving the Ning family not only failed to bring down the Ning State Duke's Mansion, but instead caused them a lot of trouble. Ning Chengze was not imprisoned, but he was able to stand in the court and confront them, which shows that the Emperor still favored the Ning family.

Xiao Yuhuai looked towards the inner palace, hoping that person's plan would work; otherwise, he would definitely end her life himself!

"Your Highness, about the Ning family..." Gu Qingwan learned about the Ning family's situation relatively quickly. Recently, in the court, the Prince of Chu quietly exonerated the Ning family, which showed how much the Prince of Chu valued his princess and couldn't bear to see her worrying about her maternal grandparents' family.

However, the prince did not let her know anything about this matter.

Xiao Jingchen gently took Gu Qingwan's hand and said, "I received the news after the Ning family's incident, and I also sent a message to the old Duke by carrier pigeon. You can go to the Ning family to see the old lady in a couple of days. The spy in the Ning family has been found."

"There really was a spy! Who was it?!"

"I don't know exactly who it is. If Wanwan is worried, you should go back in a little while and let the old lady tell you."

The Duke of Ningguo's residence. Gu Qingwan never expected that it would be someone from her mother's side.

"Grandmother, are you sure there's no mistake?"

Madam Ning nodded helplessly, "I never imagined that a little girl would almost ruin our family's fortune."

“Ping’er was originally your wet nurse’s daughter. Back then, your wet nurse was sent out of the manor to your mother’s estate. After your mother passed away, Ping’er said she wanted to come back, so I made the decision to let her return. I never expected that she would hold a grudge against you.”

"That was because my granddaughter wasn't careful enough; she forgot that she had a daughter in the household."

Madam Ning said, "What does this have to do with you? Her mother doesn't remember the kindness we've shown her. She ran off to the estate and became a local tyrant, and now she's bullying you. Even if you don't punish them, I won't let them get away with it."

The old lady twirled the prayer beads in her hand and said, "Your aunt is right. This matter has nothing to do with you. No one would have thought that the wet nurse was actually a former member of the Xia Prince's mansion."

"Prince Xia's Mansion!"

Gu Qingwan was startled. Everyone in the Xia Prince's Mansion knew him well; he was the eldest son of the late emperor and the prince born to the late emperor's most beloved concubine.

Back then, the late emperor favored his concubine over his wife. The current emperor, empress dowager, and Prince Chu barely managed to secure their thrones, even if they were just one step behind. It was a life-or-death situation.

"How could our family possibly have anything to do with the Xia Prince's Mansion!"

"I have already written a letter to the Emperor about this matter. Our family is open and aboveboard. Rather than being manipulated by those with ulterior motives, it is better to give this handle directly to the Emperor and let him make a decision."

Madam Ning, Wang, felt a lingering fear when she thought about it. If it weren't for her mother-in-law's presence, she would have lost her composure long ago.

"This is also my fault. Before your mother gave birth, she asked me to find her a wet nurse. I was kind-hearted and thought she looked honest. She also had a baby in her arms, so I brought her back and sent her to your mother. I just didn't expect that she was an old servant of the Xia Prince's Mansion."

"She has been lying low for so many years, just so that one day she can make a comeback for the Xia King's Mansion. That's why she had the things in the manor's cellar, and that so-called letter was also put in by her daughter."

Gu Qingwan felt that this matter would definitely not end there. She also did not expect that the Xia Prince's Mansion, which had already suffered a crushing defeat in the struggle for the throne, would still have the ability.

Gu Qingwan suddenly thought of something and quietly asked, "Grandmother, could there still be any orphans left in the Xia Prince's Mansion?"

The old lady was clearly startled as well. "Nonsense, how could that be..."

"If not, what are these people lying low and acting up for? They're all followers; they can't possibly be saying they're avenging their master, can they?"

The old lady didn't speak; she closed her eyes, but the prayer beads in her hand spun rapidly.

"This matter ends here. No one is allowed to mention it or talk about it outside. Everything is up to the Emperor to decide."

"What about the Prince's side..." Madam Wang was unsure of her mother-in-law's attitude.

"If Your Highness asks, Qingwan will simply tell you the truth."

Gu Qingwan returned to the Chu Prince's residence with her thoughts in mind. Although the Ning family had escaped danger, she still felt that a storm was brewing.

"Your Highness, you've returned! Master Xue has sent me to invite you over." Xiao Yi hurriedly greeted the returning Princess Chu.

"But what happened?"

"Your Highness, you'll see for yourself."

Gu Qingwan didn't ask any more questions and quickened her pace to follow him to the study.

It turned out that after Gu Qingwan left, Master Xue took Xiao Jingchen's pulse and found that the prince's pulse was very different from usual, as if he had been poisoned or bewitched, but the prince himself did not feel anything.

"Your Highness, how are you feeling now?"

Xiao Jingchen paused for a moment, then examined his own body. Finding nothing unusual, he simply shook his head.