The news of Gu Jiangli's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the capital.
The most surprised were those who had previously said that Prince Yu was infertile.
Now that she is pregnant, the previous rumors have been completely dispelled.
Prince Yu has been visibly happy lately, and his mistress has changed her usual ways, sending him food, clothes, and things to cheer him up.
Outside the Prince's residence, there were many people who wanted to curry favor with Prince Yu, and they also took this opportunity to send gifts to Gu Jiangli.
Her room would be piled with dozens of gifts every day, and Lotus was tired of unpacking them.
"Your Highness, is it really alright for us to accept so many gifts? There are so many!"
In just one morning, the table was piled high with lotus flowers. Each one had to be counted. Gu Jiangli kept the ones she liked in the room and took the ones she didn't like to the storeroom.
"They sent the gifts under the pretext of congratulating me on my pregnancy, so why can't I accept them? Let's open them all."
Lotus nodded with a wry smile and found a few maids to start the same work of unpacking gifts again.
Gu Jiangli played with one piece of jewelry after another, and asked casually during the conversation:
"Has Lan Shuang been quiet lately?"
Lotus said while recording the gifts, "They've been quite well-behaved and haven't gone out at all."
As if remembering something, she asked Gu Jiangli, "Your Highness, after you threatened the young princess like that, will she really repent and stop doing harmful things?"
Gu Jiangli shook her head dismissively and said confidently, "No."
"Huh? So you mean she'll do it again?"
"Of course, I went there specifically to provoke her into making a move. If she just gives up like that, fine, but knowing her as I do, her next move will definitely be even more ruthless and vicious."
"Your Highness, aren't you afraid? The young princess... is actually quite difficult to deal with."
Gu Jiangli smiled confidently; she was just afraid that Lan Shuang wouldn't make a move.
Based on what Lan Shuang has done so far, whether it's the contraceptive soup or the self-inflicted injury scheme using Yu'er, in the eyes of the mistress and Prince Yu, although serious, it has not yet reached the point of being unforgivable.
If she were willing to shed a couple of tears, cling to their legs, and beg them to admit her mistake and promise never to repeat it, the mistress and Prince Yu would soften their hearts and let her go.
Why not go all the way this time, making her so wrong that she can't turn back or forgive herself, so that we can completely get rid of Lan Shuang, this ticking time bomb?
Only when this bomb is truly gone can she give birth in peace.
She touched her slightly protruding belly. She had taken some pregnancy-preserving pills, and no matter what happened, the child would be born into this world.
The most important thing right now is to protect herself.
"Lotus, don't worry, Lan Shuang is easy to deal with."
She loves dealing with these kinds of stunning beauties who are both stupid and ruthless.
What's more, she also has a son.
Seeing that Gu Jiangli was so confident, Lotus didn't say anything more.
She was making a list of gifts when she suddenly noticed a very strange one.
"Your Highness, look at this."
She approached with an envelope in her hand. "This was tucked among the gifts. Why would someone give a letter as a present?"
Lotus was puzzled, so Gu Jiangli unfolded the letter.
When the letter was opened, a thin ginkgo leaf fell out.
Gu Jiangli didn't reach out to pick it up; her attention was focused on reading the letter.
The handwriting was messy yet powerful; it was written by a man.
Gu Jiangli read it haltingly, her brows furrowing deeper with each reading.
The letter was unsigned and unsaluted, only expressing the writer's longing and regret for the recipient, and the hope of seeing them again.
"What the heck? Did they send the wrong thing?"
Lotus picked up the ginkgo leaf and hurriedly told the servants who were unwrapping the gifts to leave.
She said in a flustered manner, "Your Highness, don't you remember?"
"Remember what?"
"This is the token of your love with Young Master Xu!"
"What?"
"This! A ginkgo leaf! You and Young Master Xu pledged your love under the ginkgo tree. He thought that scene was beautiful, so he picked up the prettiest ginkgo leaf on the ground as a token of your love. Have you forgotten?"
Gu Jiangli: "......."
What kind soul would use ginkgo leaves as a token of love?
Why don't you just strangle him!
"What token of love?" Prince Yu asked as he entered from outside.
Upon seeing Prince Yu, Lotus quickly hid the ginkgo leaf in her sleeve and shouted, "Nothing! Your Highness, you must have misheard!"
Gu Jiangli held her forehead; her attempt to cover up her guilt was obvious to anyone who saw it.
The prince is not an outsider; concealing the truth would only lead to misunderstandings and cause unnecessary trouble.
Besides, the prince likes straightforward personalities; he doesn't like anyone hiding anything from him.
"Lotus, stop hiding it, bring it out."
Lotus: "Huh?"
Seeing that she was being evasive, Gu Jiangli took the ginkgo leaf from her hand and handed it to Prince Yu along with the letter in his hand.
"Your Highness, take a look, it's a love letter, slipped in among those congratulatory gifts."
Prince Yu opened the letter, read it briefly, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Lotus was very worried, fearing that the prince would be angry about it.
Prince Yu: "Your Highness, do you wish to attend the meeting as mentioned in the letter?"
Gu Jiangli quickly hugged Prince Yu's waist and said coquettishly, "How could that be? Other men are not as rich as you, not as handsome as you, and don't have your tolerant heart. How could I possibly meet those men who are not presentable?"
Prince Yu covered his mouth and coughed in a mock manner, but he couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth. "Ahem, then quickly throw the letter away. Don't keep anything dirty on your hands."
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