Chapter 10: Complications of Caesarean Section

  Liu Rong shook her head at the old lady: "Grandma, you go with Shi Yu physician, it's just right to take a break outside, after all this commotion, you must be tired too. I'll stay here and keep an eye on things."

  As she spoke, Liu Rong looked at the second lady who was still in a coma on the bed and breathing very weakly: "The next few days will be the most critical time for the second lady. If nothing happens during this period and it passes safely, it will get better. If not...”

  Liu Rong didn't continue speaking, but the joyful atmosphere in the room was slightly subdued. Li Mama looked at Er Nai Nai on the bed with concern, her hand holding the child tightened involuntarily before relaxing again, and her facial expression became more resolute.

  "The second lady can definitely hold on, she has been through the most difficult times." The madam sighed slightly and comforted her.

  "Yes, that's what Grandmother said." Liu Rong nodded to the madam and didn't say anything else. The madam was already exhausted and didn't say anything more either, leading Shi Yu away from the delivery room.

  After Madame Dai went out, Liu Rong walked up to the child and carefully examined him. The oxygen-deprived red skin had already returned to normal.

  The baby's skin was wrinkled like other newborns, but his eyes were different from others. They were open, shining with moisture, and when Liu Rong looked at him, the baby stared back at her.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart: "You must be filial to your mother from now on, it's not in vain that she gave birth to you with such difficulty."

  "This child looks clever and will definitely be a sensible and filial one in the future." said Li's mother, who was watching from the side.

  Liu Rong nodded, no longer looking at the child, but instead spoke to instruct Li's mother: "I've examined the child and everything is healthy. However, even so, you must be careful. Children born by cesarean section generally have weaker physical constitutions than those born normally. They are prone to illness, and if they get sick at such a young age, it will be difficult to treat."

  After doing everything, Liu Rong finally let out a breath and gazed at the baby with sparkling eyes, and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

  A newborn is hope. No matter what happens with the second wife, at least her greatest persistence and greatest wish have been fulfilled. The child was born healthy.

  But in the delivery room, every second counts, while outside, there is a lot of discussion. When they saw the old lady, the second lady and Liu Dainai coming out with pale faces, everyone was guessing, but no one dared to approach the masters to ask about the specific situation.

  Until several masters arrived at the main house to rest, Second Master appeared and inquired about the delivery room situation. The news quietly spread out, and everyone only then knew that Rong Jie had indeed performed a cesarean section for Second Madam.

  "This sister Rong is really muddle-headed, actually doing such an absurd thing, why didn't the masters stop such a ridiculous thing?"

  "It's said that Rong Jie took advantage of the masters' inattention to make her move, and at this critical moment, the masters didn't dare to stop her either. Poor Second Madam, who had just gotten pregnant with great difficulty, encountered such a muddle-headed niece!"

  "What if... what should we do?"

  "Hush! I heard that both Madam Wang and Lady Xing have already given orders, and as soon as Xiaojie comes out, the servants will be called to take her to see the official!"

  Outside the main house of Liyuan, the housekeeper in the second lady's room whispered to the little maid beside her: "Hurry up and go outside the delivery room again to see if Rong has come out. It's been so long, logically speaking, if the child is born, it should have been born by now. Also, ask the small servant at the outer gate to get ready. If the second lady goes, the person reporting to the official must immediately rush to the government office. This is what the second lady has ordered, don't mess it up, or I'll peel your skin off."

  Looking at the little maid nodding, she quickly left to attend to her duties. The housekeeper of the second madam's quarters, Chang Mama, couldn't help but let out a soft sigh: "Poor Rong Jie, it's already bad enough that she fell from being the legitimate daughter to an illegitimate one, now it seems like she might even lose her life."

  On the side, Cui'er, who was guarding outside, pouted: "This is not her misfortune. If she didn't want to show off and come up with something like a cesarean section, would such a thing happen? The old saying goes well, 'Heavenly punishment can be avoided, but self-inflicted punishment cannot be survived!'"

  "What are you talking about?" The two of them were chatting sporadically when a voice suddenly interrupted everyone's conversation.

  The two people's faces were slightly unnatural, and they hurriedly turned their heads back. When they saw that the person who came was a pale-faced Zhong Shi, their faces returned to calmness.

  "Have you seen Auntie Zhong? We didn't say anything. Are you going to see Madame Tai now?" Chang's mother quickly asked, interrupting Zhong's inquiry for the time being.

  The more this happened, the tighter Zhong's eyebrows furrowed, his heart clenched, but he didn't say anything else, just nodded at Chang Mama.

  "Madam is in the house, you can go directly. The maidservant quickly said to Zhongshi: "We servants still have some work to do, so we'll retire first."

  As they spoke, Chang's mother pulled Qiao'er away from the main house door.

  Zhong's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and every step he took felt heavy afterwards.

  "Auntie, don't worry, Miss is clever and won't get into any trouble." Dong'er, who was supporting her, seemed to sense Zhong Shi's concern and couldn't help but offer some comfort.

  Zhong didn't respond, his eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

  Can such a thing as cutting open the belly to deliver a child be done by clever people? Can it also be pushed aside by cleverness?

  This girl has changed a lot in terms of personality and hobbies since she woke up!

  Although thinking so, Zhong's footsteps under her feet still couldn't help but quicken a bit.

  Chun Qing, who had been guarding the gate, saw Zhong Shi and quickly left the main house, running towards the delivery room.

  Outside the delivery room, there were many people waiting, all of whom were maids serving various masters. Several of them gathered in a group, those who had a good relationship with Second Madam and Zhong-shi wore worried expressions, while those who didn't have a good relationship with them had smiles on their faces.

  "This weather is really cold, it's been so long and still hasn't come out, I'm afraid something has gone wrong and doesn't dare to come out!"

  "Even the imperial physician can't do it, but she still dares to show off recklessly. The result doesn't even need to be thought about. Luckily, we're not under her command, or else who knows how we'd be harmed to death!"

  "Poor second wife, she didn't just lose her child, but also lost her own life."

  "It's true, Third Miss really deserves to die."

  Not far from these maidservants, Shangguan Chen's face turned darker and darker in his white moon-shaped robe.

  "Ah..." - Suddenly, the door of the delivery room opened, and outside the courtyard, it was instantly silent.

  The Grand Lady and Dr. Shi slowly walked out.

  Those maids saw that Rong Jie didn't come out together, and their facial expressions changed. Some of them quickly ran to the outer courtyard without saying a word, only exchanging a glance with the maid next to them.

  The two ladies and Dr. Shi didn't notice the changes below, but breathed in the outside air, and both couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

  "Madam, how is Rong Jie doing?" Before others could ask, Shangguan Chen had already taken a step forward to inquire about Madam.

  Although she felt that Shangguan Chen's concern was a bit out of place, thinking about the joyful news of her mother and son being safe and sound, Madame Shangguan still smiled at Shangguan Chen: "Rong Jie is doing well, not only is she fine, but Second Madam is also fine, and they've even had a big fat baby boy, now both mother and child are safe!"

  The courtyard fell silent in an instant, and all the maidservants couldn't help but stare with wide eyes, shocked into a daze.

  Mother and child safe? True or false?

  Isn't it said that even Imperial Physician Shi is helpless? How can Rong Jie possibly do it? If this is true, wouldn't it mean that Rong Jie's medical skills, who has been raised in the inner chambers, are actually stronger than those of the Imperial Physician?

  Looking at everyone's surprise, Shi Yu couldn't help but laugh. He himself was also like these people before, from shock to extreme admiration. It was simply amazing that by just reading books at home, he could learn such powerful medical skills. Liu Rong was absolutely a medical genius, unfortunately, she was a woman.

  Upon hearing the doctor's words, Shangguan Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing and turned to leave with a flourish. Liu Bo, who had been standing outside the delivery room waiting for him, was taken aback and hastily chased after Shangguan Chen as he departed.

  "Alright, stop staring and hurry to spread the good news, this is a huge joyous event!" The madam smiled as she said to a group of maids who were still in a daze, completely unable to react.

  "Yes!" The maidservants responded in unison and immediately turned to leave. One of them, however, was pale with fright and hastily rushed out of the inner courtyard following the lady's words.

  The madam, however, did not notice this and only felt that today's weather was slightly better than usual. She thought that since the maids had already helped her inform everyone, she hesitated about whether to return first and rest for a while, after all, she was old and had been busy for so long, and was indeed tired.

  "Madam, madam! The Zhong family has arrived at the main house." Just as Madam was thinking about it, Chun Qing ran up to her.

  Madam was taken aback, then thought of Rong's strong will and figured others couldn't persuade her, but Zhong should be able to. She didn't want Rong to suffer a loss, so she looked for Zhong.

  It's just that going to the main house now will only stir up trouble with Mistress Zhong and the two secondary wives, who are all in a bad mood.

  After thinking for a moment, Madame quickly stepped back into the house to inform Rong Jie about this matter.

  Liu Rong heard that Zhong Shi had arrived, and her heart skipped a beat. Only then did she remember an important matter - Zhong Shi had always taken care of her and naturally knew that she didn't specialize in medicine, so how could she suddenly display such abilities...

  For a moment, Liu Rong felt her heart racing and her flesh creeping!