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

Did Master Xue make a mistake in his judgment? But he also understood that a doctor like him was most afraid of anyone questioning his medical skills. Apart from the princess, Master Xue's medical skills were the most outstanding.

"This shouldn't be, it shouldn't be at all! I couldn't have been wrong. Could it be that I really was wrong?" Old Xue was so conflicted that he wanted to pluck out his beard.

"What do you mean you shouldn't? What's wrong?" When Gu Qingwan came in, she saw the old man pacing back and forth in the study like an ant on a hot pan.

"Your Highness has arrived. Your Highness has arrived at just the right time. I feel that there is something wrong with His Highness's pulse, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is. However, His Highness himself doesn't seem to feel that there is anything wrong."

Gu Qingwan was a little confused. She laughed and said, "How much have you been drinking that you're starting to talk nonsense?"

"Who knows."

Although Gu Qingwan said this, her hands were not idle. She gently placed her hand on Xiao Jingchen's wrist, and after a moment, she tightened her grip and frowned, looking very serious. She even sat down, closed her eyes, and carefully felt the unusual pulse that Elder Xue had mentioned.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Gu Qingwan put down her hand and looked at Xiao Jingchen.

"Your Highness, have you been carrying the Gu King I gave you with you?"

"Yes, I always keep it on me." As he spoke, Xiao Jingchen took the small bell off his waist. He originally planned to return it to Gu Qingwan when he got back, but Gu Qingwan had been quite busy lately, and the two of them were always very passionate when they met, so the matter was postponed.

Gu Qingwan held the small bell in her palm and examined it carefully. She shook it, but it didn't move. Since she made the bell, she naturally knew how to open it.

Once opened, the small object inside was covered by a thick cocoon, so you couldn't see what was inside.

Old Xue said anxiously, "In the past, when that little fat boy was in the master's hands, he was like a wild child. What happened to him today? Could he be dead?"

Xiao Jingchen said, "No way, this little thing has been sleeping the whole way, and only got excited when we got to Southern Xinjiang. Could it be asleep right now?"

Gu Qingwan shook her head and said, "This little thing is still too young and greedy. It must have eaten a lot of good food in the Southern Frontier, all of which are highly nutritious. Now it needs to go into hibernation to evolve."

Old Master Xue asked, puzzled, "Then what does that have to do with the prince's pulse?"

"It's because this little thing ate too much and stopped working that it was able to take advantage of the situation."

Old Master Xue thought for a while before he realized what was happening. He stared wide-eyed and asked, "Could it be that Your Highness has been poisoned by a Gu?"

Gu Qingwan nodded somewhat helplessly and said, "Yes, Your Highness should have passed."

Xiao Jingchen was pondering when he had fallen victim to the attack. He hadn't encountered any unusual people or events along the way, and the trip seemed to have gone very smoothly. However, Wanwan had just mentioned that the Gu King had fallen into a dormant state because it had eaten its fill, and that this was due to the great nourishment it received. This meant that someone in the Southern Frontier must have attacked him.

"The people of Southern Xinjiang are truly despicable," Xiao Yi said indignantly from the side. "When we went there, the prince noticed some of their actions. I didn't expect that if they couldn't do it openly, they would resort to underhanded tactics. They are truly despicable and shameless!"

"What kind of Gu worm is this? Why doesn't His Highness feel any discomfort?"

Gu Qingwan said, "If nothing unexpected happens, this is a Gu worm that slowly weakens the body. However, because the prince has profound internal strength, this little thing will first consume the prince's internal strength. After it has consumed a certain amount, it will consume the body. This gradual process will make the person who is infected feel tired. After a long time, they may fall ill due to a cold. Later, the illness will come like a landslide, and once they fall, they may never be able to get up again."

"This person is incredibly malicious, but they also seem to have a lot of patience," said Old Xue.

"And then what? Will it lead to death?"

Upon hearing Xiao Jingchen's question, Gu Qingwan sat up straight and told him very seriously, "Yes, when the time comes, this little thing will lose its internal energy and release a nerve-numbing toxin that will make you unable to feel pain. It will then begin to gnaw at your body until you die."

Xiao Yi was about to explode, "Your Highness, what should we do now!"

"Don't worry, this is just my guess. After all, we don't know what kind of poison the prince has been afflicted with. But it's not difficult to cure it. We just need to get this little thing to wake up. Then we can let it help you catch this bad thing. These next two days, you should just treat it as food for it. Just don't use your internal energy. If you use your internal energy, it will definitely wake up in your body ahead of time."

"Oh dear, when will this little rascal wake up?" Old Xue looked anxiously at the little bell, wishing he could shake it right now.

Everyone was anxious except for Xiao Jingchen. He did whatever the princess told him to do. But where did things go wrong that allowed him to be ambushed even while carrying the Gu King?

Before the Chu King's Palace could figure out when this thing had appeared in the Chu King's body, other things happened in the palace.

It is unknown who presented the emperor with a beautiful woman, who was said to be an unparalleled beauty. However, the only flaw in this unparalleled beauty was that she was mute.

Consort Yu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan in her palace. She had sent people out to urge the Third Prince to come in, but he had not appeared yet.

"Go, go, go ask again when the Third Prince will arrive."

"What's wrong, Mother? What happened that makes you so anxious?"

Xiao Yuheng arrived at Consort Yu's summons almost immediately. Upon entering, he saw Consort Yu sitting uneasily in her bedchamber. He had asked the palace servants what had happened, but they couldn't give him a clear answer.

"Oh dear, why did you take so long to get here..."

Consort Yu turned around and saw that Xiao Yuheng had not come alone but with Gu Hanjiao by his side. She immediately stopped speaking and felt somewhat displeased.

"I only sent someone to summon you to the palace, why did you bring her along? And you're such an immature child, you just had a miscarriage not long ago, why are you out here instead of staying at home?"

"Mother..." Gu Hanjiao wanted to explain, but Consort Yu didn't want to listen at all.

"Let it go this time. I heard that the Crown Princess is also pregnant. If you have nothing to do, then take good care of the Crown Princess."

Gu Hanjiao lowered her eyes to conceal the malice in them. Yes, why was it that her child had just died while Li Qianyu was pregnant? It was clearly Li Qianyu's child who had caused the death of her child. It was clearly Li Qianyu's inability to tolerate the eldest son of a concubine that led to this whole mess.

“Mother is right to reprimand me. I will reflect on my actions when I return and serve the Crown Princess with utmost care.”