In the middle of the night, a little girl suddenly appeared and said that she had a prescription for aiding childbirth. The guard did not dare to believe her and went to the carriage to report to the master of the house.
After a while, the man got out of the car and came to Xie Nanjia with the guards.
"Young lady," he said with a bow, "Although it is very rude, the situation is special and I have to be more cautious. May I ask where you are from and where you are going? And where did you hear the prescription you mentioned?"
Xie Nanjia said, "I am a maid in the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion. A while ago, my master gave birth. I got this prescription from the palace doctor Sun. Because it works so well, I memorized it. If you believe me, you can give it a try. If you don't, just pretend I never said anything and wait for the gynecologist to come and diagnose it."
Speaking of this, she felt mixed emotions. This prescription was indeed what her mother had asked for from Sun Chengzong, the head of the Imperial Hospital, just in case. It was this medicine that she drank that night, and was able to give birth to the child under such a dangerous situation. However, she survived the torture of dystocia, but died because of the evil of human nature.
When the man heard that it was someone from Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, he immediately dispelled his doubts and bowed deeply to Xie Nanjia: "In this case, please tell me the prescription, so that I can ask my servants to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine."
Xie Nanjia said, "Sir, bring me some pen and ink, and I will tell you to write it down."
The man immediately asked someone to prepare pen and ink, and wrote down the prescription on the stone table in the yard.
He writes very well, his words are vigorous, simple and smooth, just like him, calm and humble, with a kind of open-minded and broad-minded attitude.
The servants took the prescription to get the medicine, and the maids borrowed the kitchen of the inn to cook it.
During this time, the woman's moans almost never stopped. After the man finished writing the medicine, he returned to the car to accompany her.
Xie Nanjia felt distressed when she heard the voice and returned to her car.
She thought she couldn't sleep, but she fell asleep without knowing when.
In a daze, she seemed to have returned to the time when she gave birth to a child.
She lay on the delivery bed, her whole body soaked with sweat. The pain in her abdomen became more and more intense. She couldn't bear it and let out heart-wrenching cries.
She was the noble and dignified eldest daughter of General Wu'an's Mansion, and the gentle and virtuous wife of the Crown Prince of Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion. She had never lost her composure like this in her life.
However, the pain from the contractions at this moment was far beyond what she could bear. It seemed that only screaming could divert some of the suffering. She only hoped that the baby in her belly could be born soon so that she would suffer less.
As time passed, she seemed to hear the sound of the hourglass and felt that her life was fading away bit by bit.
She held Lvliu's hand tightly and told her in a weak voice: "If I die, you and Hualou Nanny go back to the General's Mansion together. Don't stay in this damn place. Tell Dad to bury me as soon as possible. I don't want to stay here for even a day longer."
Lvliu cried and comforted her: "Miss, don't say such depressing words. You won't die. If you drink the medicine given by Doctor Sun, you and your child will be safe."
"Don't comfort me." She forced herself not to close her eyes. "Lvliu, you must remember what I said. Go back to the General's Mansion and let my parents adopt you and Hualou as their adopted daughters. Take care of them and the nanny for me..."
Lvliu burst into tears, tears dripping down her face.
The midwife suddenly shouted, "Oh, the baby's head is out!"
She was shocked and opened her eyes that were about to close: "Really?"
"Really, it's true." Lvliu said happily, "Miss, cheer up, you will be able to see the baby soon."
The maids helping in the delivery room were also delighted: "Doctor Sun is truly a miracle doctor. Go and report to the Madam."
The midwife's name was Luliu. "Now is the most critical moment. Go and bring some ginseng soup to the wife of the prince, so that she can drink it to boost her energy."
Lvliu agreed and said to her, "Miss, please hold on. I will bring you some ginseng soup and tell Hualou by the way so that she can rest assured."
Ever since her attack began, Hualou had been staying in the small kitchen, decocting medicine and making ginseng soup for her.
For fear of someone with ill intentions doing something bad, she had repeatedly told Hualou that no matter what happened, he must not leave the kitchen at all, and that everything she ate must be taken from Hualou personally by Lvliu and could not pass through the hands of others.
Originally, there was a wet nurse who could help, but she caught a cold yesterday. Madam was afraid that the disease would pass on to her and the child, so she asked the wet nurse to temporarily stay in the courtyard to recuperate.
Luliu left in a hurry and came back just as quickly, carefully feeding her the ginseng soup.
After she finished drinking the ginseng soup, Lvliu was called by the lady to inquire about the situation.
She felt the child coming out of the corridor little by little, her heart filled with joy of resurrection, and she only hoped to see her child soon.
Suddenly, she felt a severe cramp in her abdomen, and she screamed in pain, but the midwife said it was labor pain and advised her to bear it.
She couldn't bear it, and soon she was in so much pain that she lost consciousness. She didn't know when the baby was born, and no one told her whether it was a boy or a girl. She couldn't open her eyes, but she felt that the delivery room suddenly became quiet. Then, that ghostly voice rang in her ears -
"Xie Nanjia, it doesn't matter if you are the legitimate daughter of a general, or the wife of a marquis' son. You are honored with wealth and talent, but you still died in my hands. From now on, your husband is mine, your honor is mine, and all the wealth and splendor of this marquis's family is mine!
Xie Nanjia, go to hell! "
Xie Nanjia screamed and suddenly opened his eyes.
“Bang, bang, bang…” Someone outside was banging on the car door hurriedly, “Miss Xiu’er, wake up quickly, something happened!”
(End of this chapter)