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

Chunlu bit her lip, knowing she had messed things up, but she still had to think of a way to help her young mistress.

The Prime Minister's wife, Wang Ruyan, wiped away her tears as she spoke, "My daughter certainly didn't slander others without reason. I beg the Third Prince to do justice for my daughter. You are also a victim, Third Prince. This is clearly a setup, and so is the Second Prince..."

The Third Prince, who was called out, stood there in silence from beginning to end, because he didn't understand what was going on either. Even if he was interested in Gu Hanjiao, he shouldn't be unaware that there was someone in the room. Could it be that the Second Prince had set a trap for him?

The second prince looked completely bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

"What are you all looking at me for?"

The Second Prince's wife stepped forward and slapped the Second Prince on the shoulder. If you can't reason things out, then don't come out and cause trouble. Now you should think about how to clean up what happened in their prince's residence. If word gets out that an unmarried woman was in a room with two princes in disheveled clothes, what will become of the royal family's reputation?

"Madam Prime Minister, although the Prime Minister holds a high official position, my Marquis's Mansion is not afraid of trouble. Why are you trying to implicate others when your daughter has encountered such a situation?" said Old Madam Meng.

At this moment, Gu Hanjiao couldn't care less about anything else. She had to find a way to extricate herself from the Third Prince's involvement. At the very least, this matter should only concern her and the Third Prince, and she absolutely couldn't let the Second Prince get involved. Otherwise, she really shouldn't even think about living. At this moment, she saw Gu Qingwan in the crowd, whose eyes were full of mockery. Gu Hanjiao's blood boiled.

"Madam Meng, how could Jiao'er dare to slander Miss Meng? You've misunderstood. It was when I ran out that I saw my sister and Miss Meng enter this pavilion together, but only my sister came out. Miss Meng didn't come out, so I wanted to come in and see, but then I heard..."

Gu Qingwan, who was originally standing in the crowd as if she were invisible, was also noticed by everyone. However, Gu Qingwan remained calm and smiled, with her hands folded in front of her lower abdomen, as if she wasn't being talked about.

Gu Hanjiao deliberately blushed and paused, seemingly finding it difficult to speak, which inevitably led people to speculate. Meng Yanran felt like punching her to vent her anger, but Old Madam Meng held Meng Yanran down, and Gu Hanjiao continued speaking.

"I, a young lady from a humble family, was also a little scared, but I was very worried about Miss Meng. Just then, the Third Prince walked by, and I quickly went to stop him. We came in together, and we were poisoned as soon as we entered. Someone must have drugged us here, otherwise we could have the imperial physician come and investigate!"

"Hmph! Miss Gu, you have quite the sharp tongue. Not only do you plagiarize other people's poems, but you also plagiarize their methods! You do good deeds and then try to implicate others!" Meng Yanran couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to start cursing.

These words instantly brought back everyone's memories. Indeed, earlier, the male guests had gotten into a fight over Miss Gu's poem because of plagiarism. And now, in the midst of this chaos, two princes had appeared here.

"You slut! You're the one trying to seduce my brother! After all this, who are you trying to fool with this pitiful act?!" The second princess was furious. Her brother's lifelong reputation had been ruined by this slut. Now, the second princess wished she could skin Gu Hanjiao alive.

Xiao Yuheng immediately pulled the second princess back. He didn't want his sister to cause any more trouble at this moment; he needed to calm down and think about what to do. Gu Hanjiao was so frightened by the second princess's demeanor that she immediately burrowed into her mother's arms.

The eldest princess originally wanted to leave with her younger sister, but now she realized she couldn't leave anyway. The second prince's wife was still complaining about the second prince. Someone had to take charge here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I was originally an unmarried princess, and this is my elder brother's residence. However, this involves the face of the royal family. As the eldest princess, since we have come to this, I will take the liberty of speaking on her behalf. I hope my elder brother and sister-in-law will not mind Anqing."

The Second Prince's wife was more than happy to have someone pick up the pieces and help clean up the mess, so of course she wouldn't object, and everyone else was also giving Princess Anqing face.

"Third brother, was what Miss Gu said just now true?" the eldest princess asked.

Xiao Yuheng considered it for a moment and felt that only Gu Hanjiao's reason was plausible. Otherwise, he really couldn't find a suitable reason. It wouldn't be good for outsiders to say that the two brothers were playing with the same woman.

“I didn’t!” Meng Yanran immediately retorted.

"Miss Meng, please calm down." The eldest princess reassured Meng Yanran, then looked at Gu Qingwan: "Miss Gu, do you have anything to say?"

Gu Qingwan stepped forward with both hands and replied gracefully, "Your Highness, Qingwan has been with Miss Meng the whole time, and there is no situation as you described."

"Sister, how could you lie?" Gu Hanjiao seized the opportunity to start crying again, "I'm your sister, waaaaah..."

"Don't cry, my dear. Your father will definitely stand up for you." Madam Gu was also very uncomfortable to see her daughter like this. Gu Qingwan's disregard for the Gu family's reputation made her grit her teeth in hatred.

"Alright, since this matter involves the two princes and the families of our important officials, it requires the Empress Dowager's decision. Everyone else, please disperse. However..." The eldest princess looked at everyone, "This matter has not yet been resolved. Before the Empress Dowager's decision, I hope there will be no further noise."

Upon hearing that the princess was telling them this was a matter for the royal family, and that anyone who dared to gossip behind their backs would face dire consequences, everyone immediately shook their heads, indicating they would keep their mouths shut.

"Then I would like to ask Madam Ning to bring Miss Gu and Madam Meng to bring Miss Meng with you. Please bear with me and come to the palace. Rest assured, if it has nothing to do with you two, I will not wrong you."

"As the princess commands."

The matter at the Prince's residence was finally resolved upon arrival. The flower-viewing banquet ended unhappily, with fights breaking out among the male guests. However, upon hearing that something had happened to the female guests, everyone wanted to know what had occurred. Although the eldest princess had warned the female guests, the security measures here were not well maintained, and someone had already relayed the news to the male guests.

The male guests were in an uproar. This was even more scandalous and exciting than what happened in a brothel. They never expected that the gentle and refined Third Prince and the pure and innocent Second Miss would do such a thing.

"Hey, isn't this much more fun than drawing in a notebook?"

"This feeling..." A lewd look immediately appeared in his eyes.

Gu Changfeng, who had just stopped fighting, immediately started fighting again upon hearing this: "Say one more word and I'll kill you right now!"

"Gu Changfeng, do you think the capital is your personal property? You even dared to kill me? Come on, try and see what happens!"

"Hey, hey, stop fighting! Hurry up and go... Sigh, it's all a mess, who can we find now?" The people trying to break up the fight were also anxious. The Second Prince's family was too busy to manage the situation. Everyone pulled and tugged at each other, and finally managed to separate them.

Everyone left, and the flower-viewing banquet ended in a farce, leaving only a mess in the courtyard. Since the masters were not there, the servants had to do their own thing and hurriedly tidied up the mansion.

The eldest princess, along with the second and third princesses, the second prince and his wife, the third prince, the Ningguo Duke's family, the Yongyi Marquis's family, and the Prime Minister's family, marched in a grand procession to the palace to seek the Empress's judgment.

However, before they even arrived, they had already been flying all over the capital, and the news had reached the ears of the palace.