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

The final conclusion was that the private fireworks workshop did indeed belong to the Third Prince, but it wasn't. It was secretly set up by a concubine of the Prince without his knowledge. Now that something had happened, it was because the palace servants at the fireworks workshop wanted to make more money and kept it a secret from their master.

Now that such a thing has happened, the Third Prince's residence is fully responsible for all compensation and follow-up work, as well as the resettlement of the people in the west of the city.

There seemed to be no other way to deal with this except to grit one's teeth and bear it, but what was interesting was that it was not explicitly stated which concubine in the Third Prince's residence it was.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince is truly inhuman. He claims it was done by a concubine in his household without his knowledge. Who would believe that?" Ru Hua shared the news circulating outside with Gu Qingwan.

Gu Qingwan said, "What does it matter if others don't believe it? As long as the person in charge believes it, that's enough."

Gu Qingwan also sighed, realizing that the struggles between the princes ultimately harmed the common people.

This couldn't possibly have been done by Gu Hanjiao. They had worked so hard to develop the Thunderbolt Bomb; it would be a huge loss to expose it like this.

Yesterday she told the prince about the thunderbolt bomb. After the prince subdues Li Song, Xiao Bing will probably be able to find out how the thunderbolt bomb is made. That thing is too powerful, but if it is used to guard the border, especially against those people in the southern border who are used to using underhanded methods, it will definitely be the most effective.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince's residence is going to suffer a huge financial loss. Not only will they have to spend so much on compensation, but they also have to build houses to house the disaster victims. Just buying the land alone will be enough to make him suffer a lot."

Gu Qingwan suddenly thought of something.

Li Qianyu wouldn't get involved in such matters, but since it was the Third Prince's residence that was making the compensation, a large sum of money needed to be spent through this channel.

However, while others might not know what the Third Prince's residence was like, she knew it very well. Most of the money was in the Third Prince's own hands, and not much was left for the residence, barely enough to cover daily expenses.

Their daily expenses were covered by the revenue from the official imperial estate, so they lived a relatively affluent life.

However, Li Qianyu definitely couldn't afford to come up with such a large sum at once, especially considering the need to set up resettlement sites for homeless disaster victims. Nor would she use her dowry to fill such a gap.

Xiao Yuheng was well aware of the difficulties involved. As a prince, he certainly couldn't use his princess's dowry to make up for it.

Gu Qingwan was certain that if Xiao Yuheng used the princess's dowry today, there would be a stack of memorials in the court tomorrow to impeach him, and the emperor would also become suspicious. He was the richest of the princes, but where did all the money go?

Then the only way to get this money back is from the Yu family. Yu Xinqiu is the first person we can't touch, so the only person we can touch is Gu Hanjiao.

"It is clear that everything in the world is preordained. If something can create something that causes such suffering to all living beings, then Heaven will punish it. It's not that it's not going to happen, but that the time has not yet come."

"Your Highness is right. The western part of the city is mostly inhabited by poor families who run small businesses. Now, those people are either dead or crippled. This year will probably be difficult for them."

As Gu Qingwan sighed, she also wondered if, in her memory, there had never been such an explosion. Living it all over again was definitely different from before, so would the events of the past never happen again in this life?

As expected, Xiao Yuheng was preparing to use Gu Hanjiao as a scapegoat. At this time, it was revealed that the Third Prince's wife was pregnant and unable to manage the household affairs, so the concubine Yu Xinqiu had to take charge of the household affairs.

Yu Xinqiu practically wore out the threshold of the Yu family's house trying to get this money. In the past, if the Third Prince had gotten into trouble, the Yu family would have done everything they could to help him through the crisis. But this time, no matter where Yu Xinqiu went, she could only see her parents; she could never see her grandparents.

The affairs of the Yu family have been fully handed over to Yu Linglong. Although Yu Zhenyu has some assets and businesses, he still feels a pang of regret if he has to give them all to help the Third Prince.

With no other option, Yu Zhenyu could only take Yu Xinqiu to find Yu Linglong.

Since the last assassination attempt, Yu Linglong has clearly not been someone to be trifled with; she made her statement without even meeting the person.

The Yu family is a business, and businessmen are profit-oriented. If you want the Yu family to help you, then you need to provide money so that the Third Prince's residence can buy that vacant land in the northwest of the city to rebuild houses for the disaster victims.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuheng nearly ground his teeth to powder. The Emperor was urging him to complete this matter, and it was the last chance the Emperor was giving him.

The Crown Prince and the Prince of Chu's residence offered to help buy the land in the northwest of the city, but how could Xiao Yuheng allow them to do so? Wouldn't that be a slap in his face?

"Go and find a way, even if you have to buy it, buy it at the most reasonable price."

Yu Xinqiu said with great embarrassment, "Your Highness, that piece of land in the northwest of the city is not cheap. Why don't you talk to your grandfather about it? Perhaps he will give the land to us directly out of respect for you. That would be the best thing to do."

Xiao Yuheng knew perfectly well that he had already privately approached his maternal grandfather, but they ignored him, which was what made Xiao Yuheng feel embarrassed.

How dare this mere merchant family challenge a prince like him? Once his great cause is accomplished, the first thing he will do is to take all of the Yu family's assets into the national treasury!

"Qiu'er, go back and tell your father that if this matter is handled well, I will grant your second branch a title in the future."

Yu Xinqiu's eyes lit up immediately. A noble title! Even if they were sons of a merchant family, they would be ranked last in the imperial examinations and looked down upon. Now, they had such a good thing. Then their second branch would no longer have to look after the Yu family.

In the end, Yu Xinqiu used half of her dowry, plus several shops provided by the second master of the Yu family, to buy back the land from Yu Linglong.

As for the construction of the house, the Third Prince's intention was for the second branch of the Yu family to handle the entire matter, with the money coming from the Third Prince's residence, along with a portion from the Emperor. This way, Yu Zhenyu could profit from the difference in price, and he would certainly take full responsibility for it.

As for Gu Hanjiao, all her assets were taken back by the Emperor. Some were sold off, and those that couldn't be sold were converted into money. The Third Prince's Consort, Li Qianyu, was a good person. She said that she would collect those that couldn't be sold and convert them into money to supplement the court.

The entire court praised the Third Prince's Consort as a magnanimous and leisurely person. The Emperor also sympathized with the Third Prince's Consort's hardship during her pregnancy, so he allowed her to give only a token amount. As for the things in Consort Gu's hands, he considered them as compensation to the Third Prince's Consort.