Chapter Seven Ups and Downs

  The little maid was startled and hastily responded with a "yes", then retreated. As soon as she left the main house, she quickly walked towards the delivery room.

  The lady of the house thought for a moment, stood up and walked out: "I'd better go myself to stop her. For the sake of our Wen Ding Hou Fu's young ladies, I must prevent Rong Jie from making trouble."

  Several people in the room saw Madame Tai get up and hurriedly stood up with her, Liu Dà Niáng even quickly stepped forward to support Madame Tai. Madame Dai frowned slightly, but quietly instructed her personal maid before walking over to Madame Tai's side: "Mother, you walk slowly."

  It was out of curiosity that Shi Yu, who had been standing by all along, also stood up and followed Tai Furen as she walked out of the house.

  Li's mother was very quick with her hands and feet, and before long, everything that Liu Rong needed was ready.

  Liu Rong looked at the tools on the silk cloth: "Have they all been soaked in boiling water?"

  "Everything has been boiled with boiling water as you instructed, it's just that the boiling time is not long, will this do?" Li Mama asked with some concern.

  Liu Rong nodded: "Prepare some fire for me, pour out some strong wine, and also prepare a basin of water."

  Before long, Mrs. Li brought over a basin of warm water, and Liu Rong washed her hands several times in the hot water before picking up the prepared scalpel and walking to the bedside: "Are you ready? I'm about to start, there's no anesthetic, it will hurt a lot, but for your own sake as well as that of the child in your belly, you must endure."

  "Ah!" The second grandma nodded vigorously. After being fed a lot of soup with bamboo chopsticks, she had recovered a lot and regained some strength.

  Having received Er Nai Nai's response, Liu Rong continued to instruct the midwife and Chen Mama beside her: "I'll be making the incision soon, you must hold down Er Nai Nai. If she moves even slightly, it may affect my incision and the fetus in her abdomen."

  The midwife and Chen's mother exchanged a glance and nodded in unison at Liu Rong.

  After instructing everyone, Liu Rong washed the dagger with strong liquor and put it on the fire to heat it up. The scalding hot dagger would have a slight hemostatic effect when cutting, which was also something that had to be done due to the lack of proper tools here.

  It will only leave a permanent scar, but even if it doesn't, in ancient times, such situations would also leave deep scars, wouldn't they? What's more frightening is that adults are more likely to lose their lives.

  Liu Rong took a deep breath and made eye contact with the midwife, Li Mama, and Chen Mama before walking to the lower half of Er Nainai's body.

  The incision for a cesarean section is made in the lower abdominal wall, just above the pubic bone.

  Liu Rong found the right position and handed out the dagger.

  "Madam Chen, Madam Chen, the mistress has given an order. If Sister Rong insists on performing a cesarean section for the second madam, then bind Sister Rong up!" The maid exclaimed breathlessly.

  Liu Rong's hand trembled, and the dagger almost went to the wrong position. Fortunately, she was a person with quick reflexes, and she shifted direction in time. The dagger barely missed Second Madam.

  Chen Mama pressed down on Er Nai Nai's action was also a pause, looking at Er Nai Nai, then looking at Liu Rong, with a difficult expression.

  Second Grandma's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she suddenly looked at Liu Rong: "Rong Jie, do...do you have the confidence to keep my child safe?"

  Liu Rong was slightly stunned, previously she had to undergo surgery, this woman lying in bed with a pale face had never asked questions before, but now she suddenly spoke up.

  Although she didn't understand in her heart, Rong Jie still spoke to the second lady: "As long as the child is alive in the womb, a cesarean section can bring it out alive. However, the child's body will be weaker than that of a normally delivered child and may be more difficult to raise."

  Liu Rong hesitated for a moment before quickly saying: "Also, the sooner this surgery is performed, the better. Otherwise, the child may not be able to hold on inside."

  "That's good." The second lady weakly said a sentence and immediately ordered Li Mama: "You, ask the second madam to come over for me."

  Mrs. Li was full of doubt on her face, but looking at the serious face of Er Nai Nai, she still responded with a "yes" and quickly ran out.

  Madam Li had just left when Old Madam arrived with a group of people at the delivery room. She saw that the midwife and Chen's mother were standing beside each other, while Liu Rong was holding a dagger in her right hand. Her face suddenly changed: "Chen's mother, are my words no longer effective? Quickly tie up Sister Rong."

  "This..." Chen Mama was embarrassed, at first she also really wanted to take Rong Jie away, but Rong Jie's series of actions, as well as her judgment and the midwife's reaction, clearly showed that Rong Jie indeed knew a lot about these things.

  Later on, Rong Jie was able to make women who had lost their strength and were unable to recover after childbirth drink something that would even restore some of their energy, earning their trust from the bottom of their hearts.

  Perhaps, Rong Jie is the only one who can save both the child and Er Nai Nai. Although she is Tai Furen's confidante, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, while taking a life is a grave sin, especially now that it's not just one life at stake.

  "Grandma..." The second grandma struggled to speak, and her abdomen started cramping again.

  "Hey, my good child, don't worry, I won't let Rong Jie behave recklessly." The old lady hurried to comfort the second madam after hearing her call.

  The second grandmother frowned and wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by the old lady: "What is a midwife for? Now that the child has not been born, can't you take care of it?"

  The midwife trembled and wanted to step forward...

  Liu Rong furrowed her brow: "We can't deliver the baby now, and we can't touch Auntie Er carelessly. The child in Auntie Er's belly is wrapped around by the umbilical cord. If we touch carelessly, it will make the umbilical cord wrap tighter, causing suffocation. By then, even if we want to save the child, there won't be any chance."

  The midwife's face showed a sudden shock, and she immediately withdrew the step that was already halfway out.

  Seeing the midwife trust Rong Jie so much, Shi Yu's face on the side couldn't help but reveal a thoughtful expression.

  The old lady looked at the midwife's expression and was even more angry: "Since this midwife can't deliver, hurry up and get out. Come on, immediately find me another midwife."

  "Daughter, now it's probably too late to find a new one. If we drive this midwife away and can't find a new one in time, when the second lady gives birth, her family will think..." The big madam whispered beside the old madam.

  "This won't work and that won't work, the midwife isn't coming to deliver, are we just going to let the second lady lie here and wait for death?" The old lady glared at everyone in anger.

  For a moment, the house was quiet.

  "Great aunt, Rong'er is begging you to trust me this once. If we don't get the child out now, I'm afraid it will be too late." Liu Rong really didn't want to speak up, but time was indeed running out. The child had said it would be a difficult birth from early on, and when she had felt it earlier, it had already started to wrap around.

  Although it's not very tight, the expectant mother's breathing will still involve the umbilical cord, causing it to tighten and shorten. It's okay for a short time, but the longer it takes, the more likely something will go wrong.

  "What I said, didn't anyone hear? Quickly tie up this rebellious girl for me!" Liu Rong hadn't spoken yet, but as soon as she did, she drew all of Madame's pent-up anger onto herself: "Tie her to the...".

  "Rouge, spring is clear, hurry up and take Sister Rong out." The old lady looked at it and quickly opened her mouth to instruct the maid beside her, but it was to intercept the Empress Dowager's words about facing the wall in the Huangjue Temple.

  The two maids understood each other and immediately walked up to Liu Rong, one supporting her on either side, wanting to take her away.

  Liu Rong urged anxiously: "Madam, there really isn't enough time!"

  "What's too late?" Just as Liu Rong was being supported to the door by two maids, Second Madam hurried in, with Li Mama following closely behind her.

  "Second Mistress, let's take a look at Second Madam first!" Li Mama said, noticing the situation in the house wasn't good and quickly reminded her.

  Upon hearing Mrs. Li's words, the second madam furrowed her brow and immediately dispersed, ultimately quickening her pace to walk alongside the second grandmother.

  I don't know if it's because the people in the mansion didn't understand etiquette, but when the second lady walked into the house, two people actually followed her in. One was the second young master of the mansion, Liu Bo, and the other was a stranger, but the carved five-clawed dragon on his waist made of sheep fat jade showed that he was a noble son.

  Just then, two people blocked the exit, preventing Huī Zhī and Chūn Qíng from taking Liǔ Ruì out of the house directly.

  "Mother! I have a favor to ask of you!" The second wife saw the difficulty with which the second lady opened her mouth.

  "Good girl, whatever you ask for, Mother will agree. Now it's time for you to work hard and give birth to a child!" The second lady comforted quickly.

  "I want..." Second Granny wanted to continue speaking, but suddenly another wave of pain came on, hurting as if her entire body wasn't hers. Her face was even colder, making it so she couldn't even think about what she wanted to say, and could only stare fixedly at Li Mama behind Second Madame.

  Mrs. Li hastily stepped forward: "Second auntie, let me say it."

  The two madams raised their eyebrows, but it was actually blaming Li's mother for knowing what had happened all along, yet not speaking up earlier.

  Mrs. Li, however, remained calm and ignored the second wife's reaction: "The midwife and imperial physician both said that Second Wife and the child in her belly won't make it, but Rong Jie has a way."

  Mrs. Li said with a sigh, seeing Mrs. Er listening seriously, and then continued: "It's just that the method is extremely dangerous, and Mrs. Er wants to ask Mrs. Er to agree to let Rong Jie save her!"

  After finishing speaking, Li's mother finally looked up and stared straight at the second lady.

  "Who is Sister Rong?" The second lady asked in puzzlement.

  Mrs. Li hastily looked at Zhuang and Chunqing: "Don't you hurry up and let Rong Jie come over!"

  The old lady frowned, but at this moment she didn't say a word.

  The madam frowned and looked outside again before turning to Liu Rong.

  Yan Zhi and Chun Qing let go of each other's hands, and Liu Rong quickly walked back, unaware of the stranger who was staring at her with a curious expression.

  "Great-granddaughter has seen Second Grandmother." Liu Rong greeted the second lady.

  Seeing Liu Rong so young and tender, the second lady frowned.

  "Mother, I beg of you, please let Sister Rong save my child!" Just then, the second lady finally regained some strength.

  "Second Madam, you must think carefully, there has never been a successful case of cesarean section, let alone a young and inexperienced girl like Rong!" Dr. Shi Yu finally couldn't help but speak up.

  "Second Mistress's face changed greatly upon hearing the cesarean section: 'What? Cesarean section? No way! If our relatives find out about this, how can we explain it to the Wen Ding Hou Fu? This will affect Second Master's future career! Absolutely not allowed!'"