It's already midnight. In modern times, there may still be many night owls around, but in ancient times it was not far from morning, and it was the quietest time.
Everyone was a little sleepy after holding on until this time, including Ye Jiayao. She wanted to sleep but dared not sleep. Mrs. Qiao was still suffering in pain and her life or death was uncertain. How could she go to rest.
Then he ordered the kitchen to make some food to improve everyone and renew their strength.
Ye Jiayao went into the delivery room to see Mrs. Qiao twice and cheered her up. To be honest, she didn't dare to enter the delivery room. The strong smell of blood, as well as Qiao's pale face and sweat on her head, scared her. It makes me shudder to think that I might have to experience such pain one day.
He didn't dare to stay long, so he came out after a few words of comfort. Xiangtao brought some soup with red dates, peanuts, longan, and lotus seeds, in the hope of having a son soon. A bowl was given to each person.
Originally, all these things were done by the Zhou Xing family, but Ye Jiayao was on guard against the Zhou Xing family, so she asked Xiang Tao to do it for her.
Asked Xiangtao: "Have the Third Young Master and Young Master Qiao sent it over there?"
Xiangtao replied: "It's already been delivered."
"What about the eldest young master?"
Xiang Tao hesitated and said in a low voice: "The young master has already sent someone to the kitchen to ask for food."
Ye Jiayao was sulky. After all, he was a scumbag and heartless. Everyone was worried. He could eat and sleep. He was just like a normal person. He would not be remembered long after being beaten by the eldest son of the Qiao family.
Hopeless.
Ye Jiayao asked Mrs. Fang to bring Mrs. Qiao in to see if she could eat something. Everyone was working hard, but the hardest part was Mrs. Qiao. The kitchen made ginseng soup for Mrs. Qiao, and Mrs. Qiao only drank two sips. I stopped going and used ginseng slices to hold it in my mouth.
Seeing that everyone had it, Ye Jiayao sat down and drank slowly.
Halfway through drinking, he suddenly remembered a few things and hurriedly called Qiao Xi.
"Qiao Xi, hurry up and find Butler Zhong and Manager Zhao. I really forgot about the things I mentioned before, and you didn't even remember to remind me. They are all urgent matters and need to be done quickly..."
He muttered to himself: "I don't know if it's too late."
Qiao Xi looked at the worried Second Young Mistress. She wanted to laugh but couldn't. Her heart ached.
"Second Young Mistress, please be at ease. This servant has informed Butler Zhong and Manager Zhao that they have already gone to take care of it."
Well, Ye Jiayao looked at Qiao Xi unexpectedly and smiled for a while: "You can handle this well."
Qiao Xi said: "No matter how capable the Second Young Madam is, she only has one head and two hands. I can't help you with anything else. I will never forget what the Second Young Madam told me."
Ye Jiayao sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, I have you and Xiang Tao, otherwise I would be too busy even if I had three heads and six arms."
Thinking about it, there are still a lot of capable people around her, but the venue is not big enough. Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao are almost getting married, and Yingying and the others are too young to stand alone. Alas... they have to face it again. There is a shortage of people.
"You can see the end, eldest mistress, work harder, the baby is coming out soon..." Po Wen's voice of surprise came from the back room.
Everyone immediately cheered up, and Ye Jiayao also became excited. Just as Lin Kun's family walked out, Ye Jiayao greeted him and asked, "Is it almost time?"
Lin Kun's family smiled and said: "Come on, come on, I will go and ask the wet nurse to wait for you now."
Ye Jiayao was delighted: "Go, go, there are some clothes for the child, swaddling clothes and so on. It needs to be wrapped warmly."
She remembered that now, premature babies have to be placed in an incubator.
"Second Young Mistress, these are all ready."
"Has the pigeon soup been stewed? The young lady will definitely be hungry after giving birth."
"It's simmering over a steady fire! It can be served at any time."
The Lin Kun family looked at the Second Young Mistress as happy as if she was going to be a mother. She was still staying here in the middle of the night. With such dedication, the Madam was right in handing over the family to the Second Young Mistress.
Lin Kun's family lifted the cotton curtain and went out. Ye Jiayao caught a glimpse of two little heads poking around and walked over.
"What time is it and you still haven't gone to bed? Don't think that since the Imperial College is on holiday, you can be lazy." Ye Jiayao deliberately said with a sullen face.
Chun Guo smiled and was not afraid of her at all. In fact, the second sister-in-law had better discuss it.
"Everyone is awake, and I have to wait for my nephew to be born."
Minrui was not so bold. He was respectful and afraid of this cousin, and kept tugging on Chunguo's clothes.
"Not yet. You go to bed first and come back tomorrow. Min Rui, take Chun Guo away."
Minrui was a good boy and the most obedient, so Ye Jiayao gave the task to Minrui.
Min Rui let out a cry and dragged Chun Guo away.
Chun Guo was still howling all the way... I want to see my nephew.
Ye Jiayao laughed dumbly, she was just a little kid, and she was still a nephew!
After sending away the two brats, Ye Jiayao asked Hongxiu to call the eldest young master. The child was about to be born, and it was time for him, the cheap dad, to appear.
After the joy, Ye Jiayao became nervous again, walking around outside, the handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into twists.
Qiao Xi thought that the second young lady was worried about the eldest lady, and advised: "The Wen Pos inside are the most experienced ones, and there are imperial doctors on duty, so the eldest lady will be fine."
Ye Jiayao was silent, that wasn't what she was worried about! Premature babies have a low survival rate. What if they cannot be fed? It's all joy, but I'm afraid it will be a bigger blow to Mr. Qiao.
"Second Young Mistress, Second Young Mistress." Xiangtao hurried in.
"Second Young Mistress, Butler Zhong has hired a pediatrician, who is already here."
Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up and she hurriedly went out to meet him.
Butler Zhong invited a female doctor who was over thirty years old and looked dusty.
Butler Zhong explained: "This is Dr. Jiang. He went out for a medical consultation today. I waited until now to invite him over."
Ye Jiayao nodded approvingly, Butler Zhong was reliable in his work.
"There is also the matter of the wet nurse. Someone has already taken care of it. I believe there will be news tomorrow."
Ye Jiayao said: "You should go and rest first. It's been a hard day for you."
Butler Zhong was done with the job, and this old man really couldn't bear it anymore, so he stopped being pretentious and went down to rest.
Ye Jiayao then said to Dr. Jiang: "Doctor Jiang, I'm so sorry. It's already midnight and I still invite you here. It's really a special situation."
Dr. Jiang said calmly: "Doctors, it is your duty to treat illnesses and save people. Madam, you are welcome. Butler Zhong has already mentioned the general situation on the way. To be honest, I have diagnosed and treated several premature babies, some of which were successful and some of which failed. We still have to wait until the baby is born to see everything, I can’t guarantee it.”
When Ye Jiayao heard what Dr. Jiang said, she felt that Dr. Jiang was truly capable and had medical ethics. He was not exaggerated, not hypocritical, very honest, and worthy of trust and respect.
"Besides, as Madam said, I can't stay here for three months. I'm a doctor and have many patients, many of whom require regular visits. I can only stay here for half a month at most. , if it can’t be cured in half a month, then there is no cure. If it is cured, I can come over regularly to check on the child in the future." Dr. Jiang said seriously.
Originally, according to Ye Jiayao's wish, it was best for the doctor to stay in the house and deal with emergencies at any time, but she just wanted to trust Doctor Jiang and wanted to hire such a person.
"Okay, then we have Dr. Jiang. The baby has not been born yet, but it will be soon. Dr. Jiang needs to wait for a while, or you can rest first and I will send someone to call you." Ye Jiayao said.
"No, I'd better wait. When the child comes out, I have to give him a comprehensive examination first." Dr. Jiang said responsibly.
"Well, you come with me."
Ye Jiayao brought Dr. Jiang to Qiao's house.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw the people inside looked solemn.
Ye Jiayao's heart sank involuntarily and asked Qiao Xi, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Xi said: "The baby was born, but no crying was heard. The imperial doctor has already entered."
Doctor Jiang said, "I'll go take a look."
Fang's mother hurriedly led Dr. Jiang in. Ye Jiayao was worried and followed him.
I saw the imperial doctor holding the child upside down and patting the soles of the child's feet.
The child was purple and purple, and was so small. It probably only weighed four or five kilograms. Ye Jiayao was really worried that the doctor would break the child's feet when he carried the child like this.
The imperial doctor patted the child several times, but there was no reaction.
Doctor Jiang opened the medicine box, took out a set of needles, took out a slender silver needle and roasted it on the candlelight, while saying: "Put the child down, I will try it."
The imperial doctor was very skilled in medicine, but he didn't know much about pediatrics and couldn't think of a good solution. He originally wanted to use silver needles, but the child was so young... he didn't dare to try.
Since someone was willing to give it a try, the imperial doctor put the child down. Doctor Jiang walked over, looked at the child's face, and said, "Everyone, go away."
It's not that she's afraid that others will learn her medical skills, but that her children's relatives will feel distressed when they see the acupuncture treatment.
Everyone took a few steps back after hearing this.
Ye Jiayao only saw Dr. Jiang lifting the child's foot and pricking it with a needle, fast and hard.
Then the other foot, and then slowly twist the silver needle, suddenly pull out the silver needle, lift the child up, and snap it a few times.
"Wow..." A cry that was not very loud sounded like the sound of nature to everyone.
The big stone that was suppressing everyone's heart suddenly fell to the ground.
"The child cried, cried, it's better now." Fang's mother cried with joy.
Everyone was very excited. Ye Jiayao grabbed Qiao Xi's arm. Qiao Xi was painfully pinched by her, but she held it back. The second young lady was so happy.
"Qiao Xi, quickly, inform the eldest young master, the third young master and the eldest young master of the Qiao family, go quickly..."
Ye Jiayao urged her happily, with tears in her eyes. She walked to Qiao's bed and said softly: "Sister-in-law, you are so amazing. You are a boy."
Qiao smiled weakly: "I made you worry."
"As long as everything goes well, everything will go smoothly after this."
"Don't talk too much to the mother. She needs rest most now." A clear and calm voice sounded.
It's Dr. Jiang. Her expression is always so calm and her tone is steady.
You must listen to the doctor's words. Ye Jiayao smiled and said to Mrs. Qiao: "Then you rest first, and we can talk after you have recovered your energy."
(End of chapter)