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

Recently, Xiao Yuheng has been paying more attention to Gu Hanjiao, especially because of the new ideas and suggestions she has provided, which has made his father more fond of him. Moreover, she has also given him a lot of good advice on the matter of recruiting the second prince, which has brought him many benefits from the second prince.

Consort Yu didn't mention the miscarriage, and Xiao Yuheng pretended not to know about it. But now that it was brought up, the events of that night seemed vivid in his mind again. Xiao Yuheng coughed twice unconsciously and subconsciously moved away from Gu Hanjiao.

But thinking about Gu Hanjiao's recent contributions, especially the Thunder Bomb, they had witnessed its power together a while ago. With that thing... Xiao Yuheng felt that none of that mattered anymore. Although having a child was good, how could a concubine's eldest son compare to a legitimate son? So Xiao Yuheng sided with Gu Hanjiao even more.

“This matter has nothing to do with Jiao’er. It was Mother who called too urgently. Jiao’er and I were shopping at the time. We were worried that something might have happened to Mother, so we didn’t send her back and came to visit Mother directly.”

Consort Yu was in a state of agitation and couldn't care less about these things.

"Alright, alright, you've got ten things to say for every one of my words. Fine, you're here now. Someone, take Consort Gu to the side hall to rest. Also, bring my nameplate and ask the imperial physician to come and check her pulse."

Gu Hanjiao is different now. Before, she was too arrogant and didn't care about anyone. Now, after experiencing the fall from heaven to the mud after losing her mother and father, she has become more adept at judging the situation. She obediently greeted him and gave the Third Prince a reassuring smile before leaving, which made Xiao Yuheng feel even more pleased.

After everyone had left, only Consort Yu and her son remained in the bedchamber.

"Mother, what has happened? Is it because a new bride has come to Father's side?"

"You know about this matter, right? What kind of person is that woman? How did she suddenly appear and catch your father's eye? And I heard that she is mute. How can someone like that serve the emperor? You should quickly join forces with the ministers to impeach the emperor for such behavior!"

"Mother, please calm down. It's just another woman in the harem. Besides, I know she's disabled. She won't threaten your position at all. You should keep an eye on the Empress. This woman is nothing to worry about."

Others may not know the woman's identity, but Xiao Yuheng knows it very well.

This woman was presented to the Second Prince when he surrendered to the Third Prince. It is said that he discovered her by chance. She was nothing special, and while she was beautiful, she was not stunning. Even Consort Yu could not compare to her. Xiao Yuheng knew this very well. If we're talking about stunning beauty, then it should be Princess Gu Qingwan of Chu who is the most beautiful. To this day, not only does he still think about her, but even that scoundrel Lu Yan has become emboldened.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"What's wrong?" Consort Yu naturally noticed her son's change in mood.

"No, I just remembered some unpleasant things. Mother, you don't need to worry about this woman. This was sent in by your son."

Consort Yu asked incredulously, "You sent this in? You sent a woman to your father, the Emperor, so where do you stand in my palace?"

Xiao Yuheng quickly stood up and comforted her, "Mother, please listen to me. I am your son, how could I possibly harm you?"

"Then you'd better explain yourself!"

While Xiao Yuheng was explaining to Consort Yu, the Chu Prince's Mansion naturally received the news as well. After all, the Emperor's failure to hold court for three consecutive days was due to a woman who had suddenly appeared, which was bound to cause dissatisfaction among the people.

"His Majesty has always been a diligent and conscientious emperor. It's hard to believe that something like this could happen to him so suddenly," Gu Qingwan said.

Xiao Jingchen said, "This woman... was sent in by the third prince. I just don't know where the third prince got her from. But she's just a woman. Maybe the emperor is just intrigued by her. It's nothing to worry about."

Gu Qingwan thought about her past life. The emperor had always been in good health, which was something that would make the whole country happy. But for the young princes, it was not such a happy thing. The emperor's good health meant that they were still a long way from the throne. Moreover, as the saying goes, the longer you wait, the more things can change.

At that time, Gu Qingwan was still fighting for him outside. She only heard that he found a woman and gave her to the emperor. From then on, the emperor became obsessed with the harem. Even the empress's remonstrance to the death could not change the emperor's mind. Later, the emperor became so obsessed that he became an immortal, which hastened the emperor's death. Otherwise, Xiao Yuheng would not have been able to achieve victory so quickly.

But this life is different. Master Huang has already taken her under his wing, so why is Xiao Yuheng making such a plan? What is the reason? Could it be that he has found a new Taoist priest to go back to the old ways? We'll have to ask Master Huang if there have been any new Taoist priests recently.

Gu Qingwan now felt it necessary to remind Xiao Jingchen, but she couldn't mention what happened in her past life, as that would be too absurd. If she wasn't careful, it wasn't impossible for Xiao Jingchen to treat her like a monster.

"This matter is not so simple. I think we should go and take a look. What if it's a scheme orchestrated by someone with ulterior motives, causing the Emperor to become obsessed?"

"How could a mute girl possibly captivate my imperial brother?"

"But it was a mute girl who caused the Emperor to skip court for three days in a row, and today he even made an exception and conferred the title of concubine on her. This is something that has never happened before."

“You’re right. We can go and pay our respects to the Empress Dowager and see what’s going on.” After hearing Gu Qingwan’s words, Xiao Jingchen also felt that this matter was not so coincidental, and there might be more to it than meets the eye.

Consort Yu found it hard to believe.

"Are you telling the truth or just making things up? Is it really just a coincidence? And so many years have passed. Even if that person were still alive, they would be quite old by now, wouldn't they?"

"At the time, my son also found it unbelievable. He specially sought out the old folks from before. They heard that the emperor's childhood sweetheart had a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows. However, the woman left to save the emperor. This woman also has a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, and she looks somewhat like the woman from before."

"Are you saying that Consort Xi only looks like that woman from her younger days? The Emperor knew from the beginning that she wasn't that person, but he was willing to treat her as that person just because of that little bit of affection?"

Although Xiao Yuheng didn't want his mother to be sad, he could only nod.

Consort Yu looked very unhappy.

"Heng'er, you should know the depth of my feelings for your father. Over the years, I have schemed and plotted for you and your brother, but I never imagined that it was my own son who caused me to fall out of favor!"

"Mother, please calm down!"