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

"What! You didn't see wrong, did you!" Consort Yu in Xitong Palace also received the news, and her personal maid Yingyue returned early to report to Consort Yu.

“Your Highness, I saw it clearly right in front of me.” Yingyue replied, “Inside that small pavilion, the Second Princess kicked open the door and saw our Third Prince and the Second Miss of the Gu family lying on the table with their clothes disheveled. After a while, the Second Prince, barefoot and with his hair down, also walked out of the inner room with his clothes disheveled.”

"What nonsense is this? How did it all get involved with my Second Princess and Third Prince?!" Consort Yu angrily threw down her teacup. "No! Bring them all here to me, wherever they are!"

“Your Majesty, it’s too late. It was too chaotic at the time, and the Second Prince’s wife was completely incompetent. It was the Eldest Princess who stepped forward and stabilized the situation. Now, the Eldest Princess should have been taken to the Empress’s palace,” Yingyue said.

"Why is there always something about Anqing everywhere!" Consort Yu angrily slapped the soft pillow next to her.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and be careful with your hands," Yingyue advised.

"No, Yingyue, come with me to the Empress's palace immediately. It won't be long before the Emperor finds out. If we don't show up, the Empress will be at our mercy!"

The more Consort Yu thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. If the Second Prince's wife had been more assertive and handled the matter within the palace, it would have been fine. Or, if she had taken it to Xitong Palace, she might have been able to suppress the matter. But now that it was in the Empress's palace, the Empress was worried about not being able to find any fault with the mother and son. This was just the perfect opportunity to deliver it to them. This Second Prince and his wife were truly more trouble than they were worth!

In the Queen's Palace.

"Mother! Mother, you must stand up for me! This vile woman is the one who ruined my brother!" The second princess cried and screamed.

"Shut up!"

The Third Prince held the Second Princess's arm tightly, pulling her close to prevent her from speaking. He wished he could poison his sister and make her mute. Why was she always around? Now that they had entered the Empress's palace, and the Empress had even invited the Emperor, if this matter wasn't handled properly, all his previous efforts would have been in vain. His mother should have received the news by now. He wondered if she had any good ideas.

The group of people knelt down. The Empress was initially confused, but the eldest princess stepped forward and whispered the whole story in her ear. Upon hearing this, the Empress's expression changed from surprise to anger. Seeing that her mother was angry, the eldest princess quickly grabbed her arm to comfort her.

The Empress composed herself. After all, she had seen a lot in the world, and besides, this matter had nothing to do with her Phoenix Palace. The eldest princess had handled it very well, so she had nothing to worry about.

“You are not allowed to act so presumptuously in Fengwu Palace! This matter should be decided by His Majesty, so that no one will say that I am biased. Qingxi, go and invite His Majesty.”

"Someone, bring seats to Old Madam Meng, Madam Ning, and the Prime Minister's wife." The Empress looked at the people kneeling there and understood what her daughter had just said. "Miss Meng and Miss Gu, please stand up as well. We'll talk about it when we ask questions later."

"Thank you, Queen."

"Anqing, send your maid to take the Third Princess back and appease her. You and Changping should also go back for now. Neither of you are married yet, so don't let such things offend your ears."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"Mother, you must stand up for my brother! He was framed!" The second princess was helped up by her maid. Before leaving, she still couldn't help but complain about the third prince. When the maid saw the third prince's eyes, she quickly dragged the second princess away.

After everything was arranged, the Empress looked at the Second Prince, the Second Prince's wife, the Third Prince, and Gu Hanjiao who were kneeling there, but did not say anything. The palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Your Majesty, this humble woman..." At this moment, the Prime Minister's wife could no longer sit still. She thought it would be best if this matter could lead to her daughter marrying the Third Prince. Otherwise, once she left the palace, even poor scholars might not be willing to marry her daughter.

"Madam Gu, please be patient. The Emperor will make a decision once he arrives," the Empress interrupted Madam Gu, and then picked up her teacup to sip her tea.

Gu Hanjiao was not idle at this time either. She was thinking about what she should say to make it more advantageous for herself since the emperor had arrived. Gu Hanjiao did not expect things to turn out this way. It was true that she wanted to scheme against Meng Yanran, but how did she end up scheming against herself?

Gu Qingwan must be behind this. Otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared with Meng Yanran to testify for each other. Could it be that Chunlu didn't do her job well and Gu Qingwan found out?

She was summoned by the Third Prince, but it was clearly a trap. Did she and the Third Prince both fall for it? Or was this the Third Prince's original intention, but they were accidentally discovered? But that assumption doesn't hold true either, because the Second Prince was resting inside. It's all the Second Prince's fault. If he weren't there, there would be nothing wrong with saying that she and the Third Prince were in love.

No! Regardless of whether the Second Prince is alive or not, Gu Hanjiao only has one way out: she must make it clear that she and the Third Prince are in love. Otherwise, she will have no choice but to die. She has finally been given a second chance at life, and she cannot die so easily.

A palace maid came to announce, "Consort Yu has arrived."

Consort Yu hurried in and entered the room. Sure enough, she saw the Third Prince and the others kneeling in the middle. If it weren't for Changping's unreasonable tantrums that had delayed her, Consort Yu would have arrived long ago.

When Consort Yu saw that only the Empress was seated and the Emperor had not yet arrived, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Emperor hadn't come, it would be easy for her to take them all back.

"Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen be blessed with good fortune."

"Consort Yu has arrived. Please rise and be offered a seat and tea." The Empress looked at Consort Yu with a smile, feeling neither schadenfreude nor any other thoughts.

"Greetings to Consort Yu." Madam Meng and Madam Ning also rose with their children to pay their respects to Consort Yu.

"Oh, Your Majesty, so many guests! Please, have a seat and don't be shy." Consort Yu responded warmly. At the same time, she also saw Gu Qingwan. She was indeed a beautiful girl. She was sure she hadn't misjudged Zhou Shen's demeanor. However, this was not the time to look at her.

"Your Majesty, I will not sit down. I heard that Yuheng has caused you trouble again, so I came to take him back. Besides, you have so many guests here, so I will not disturb you any longer."

Hearing Consort Yu's attempt to gloss over the situation, the Empress calmly put down her teacup. "Consort Yu, it's not that I'm unwilling to give you face, but today's matter involves too many people, and I have no way to make a decision. Let's wait for the Emperor to decide."

"Hehe, there's no need to trouble Your Majesty and Empress. It's just a child's matter. Your Majesty always says that if your own child makes a mistake, you should lock him up and give him a good beating. Don't take up court resources just because we are the royal family, right? As for me, I will go back and find out the truth and give Your Majesty and you an explanation."

The Empress raised an eyebrow but did not respond. Was Consort Yu subtly using the Emperor's favor to suppress her?

“Your Majesty, I’m afraid this is a bit unfair,” Old Madam Meng said, standing up.