Chapter 1

  Taking advantage of Xiao He's absence, Lu Xiaofeng slipped out of the backyard and onto the streets.

  She remembered that there was a tailor's shop on this street, and she planned to make a few ordinary clothes, and also make two of each of the aprons, sleeve covers, and shoe covers.

  Mrs. Pong had prepared clothes for her that were too high-end, which didn't suit her personality and weren't convenient for doing things.

  As soon as Lu Xiaofeng entered the tailor's shop, the young shop assistant came forward with a smile and asked, "Miss, what style of clothing would you like to have made?"

  Lu Xiaofeng scanned the store, walked to the ordinary fabric area, pointed at several plain fabrics and said: "Make two sets of clothes with these few pieces of cloth." After a pause, his eyes moved to a piece of coarse cloth, "Use this cloth to make several aprons, sleeve covers and shoe covers."

  The young man nodded hastily, "Miss, please elaborate on your requirements. Our store will definitely complete it for you on time."

  Lu Xiaofeng then went over the details of his clothing requirements. In short, it was simple and practical, with everything prioritizing ease of movement and convenience.

  The shopkeeper had a woman in the store help Lu Xiaofeng take his measurements and made an order record, setting a date for pickup.

  Lu Xiaofeng took the bill and handed it over to Ning Jin, then left the tailor's shop.

  When he arrived on the street, Lu Xiaofeng subconsciously glanced in the direction of Kaifeng Prefecture.

  The people have already begun to disperse, and there's no suspense in the case. It must be the result of the fake champion being punished by law.

  Just ordinary people walking and discussing in twos and threes.

  "The Prime Minister's daughter is really unfortunate. She witnessed her husband being beheaded and it affected her pregnancy. Now, no one knows if the child is okay or not."

  "It's really miserable."

  "It's a pity to see her like this, but what can you say when her husband has done something so beastly?"

  "Everyone is out for their own gain and harming others."

  “……”

  Lu Xiaofeng stood on the street and listened to the people's discussions, and he also felt a sense of sadness.

  One thought heaven, one thought hell.

  Sometimes the conscience is lost in an instant, but the ending will never be beautiful.

  Suddenly, a red shadow flashed out of Kaifeng Prefecture, untied a horse tied outside the prefecture, and galloped away with a whip.

  Is this going to the palace to invite the imperial physician?

  It seems like this is all there's left to be busy with at this point.

  Isn't Gong Sun Ce's medical skills in Kaifeng Prefecture quite good? Or is it that he isn't skilled in gynecology?

  His feet seemed to have a mind of their own, and they took him to the outer gate of Kaifeng Prefecture. Looking inside, he saw the empty and desolate trial hall, with bloodstains still on the ground that had not been cleaned up yet. From the back hall came a woman's terrified and mournful cry.

  If the amniotic fluid is exhausted and the birth canal does not open, the child cannot be born in time, I'm afraid...

  Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but sigh, unfortunately this era didn't have cesarean sections. Thinking again, there should be labor-inducing drugs, it shouldn't be a big deal anyway.

  That cry gradually grew fainter, and people's hearts also tightened involuntarily.

  An official came out of the main hall and shouted loudly: "Send someone to invite him again, hurry up."

  Lu Xiaofeng recognized that it was Wang Chengxiang, because on the day she was considered a righteous daughter by Peng Taishi, Wang Chengxiang was the main witness.

  At this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from afar.

  That red-clad figure quickly reappeared, and an imperial physician was dragged down from his horse and taken straight into the government office.

  Emotionless!

  Xiao Mao Guo still maintains the style of a Jianghu person who is not bothered by trivial matters.

  Standing outside couldn't help, so she turned around and left with some reluctance. Little Phoenix was very conflicted in her heart.

  "Miss, miss...... How can you go out alone without letting anyone accompany you? It's so dangerous."

  Xiao He rushed over, sweating profusely. She had been searching for someone and was extremely anxious. When she saw the figure standing safely in front of the Kaifeng Prefecture Hall, she finally felt at ease, but couldn't help muttering a few words to herself.

  Lu Xiaofeng felt a bit embarrassed, she hadn't expected it would take so long either.

  "Xiaohe, you're back."

  "Miss, what good can Xiaohe say about you?"

  "It's better not to say anything else." Lu Xiaofeng said with a thick skin.

  Xiaohe glanced inside the yamen and asked in puzzlement: "Didn't everyone retire to their private quarters? What are you still looking at here?"

  Lu Xiaofeng looked in anxiously and sighed, "The fake champion has been punished by law, Miss Wang was frightened in the hall and her fetus is unstable, at this moment the life and death of the mother and child are still uncertain."

  Xiaohe also sighed and supported her, saying: "Everyone has their own fate, miss, don't think too much about it, let's go back."

  Just as they were about to leave, a shrill cry echoed from the inner chamber of Kaifeng: "Miss..."

  Lu Xiaofeng involuntarily stopped in his tracks.

  The imperial physician who had been hastily summoned in shook his head and walked out.

  Zhan Zhao saw him out the door and said, "Thank you, Doctor Liu. I was in a hurry earlier and may have been rude to you; please forgive me."

  "No big deal, no big deal, I'm also sorry that I couldn't be of any help."

  Zhang Zhongjing sent Taizhen to see a doctor.

  "Alas, what a pity..." The imperial physician sighed and walked away.

  Zhan Zhao's gaze swept to the side of Lu Xiaofeng, paused for a moment, and was about to move his eyes away when he saw the young lady rush over to him and bow, saying: "May I have a word with you, Marshal Zhan?"

  "Is there something wrong, miss?"

  "The civilian woman wants to go in and take a look at Miss Wang, is it possible?"

  Xiaohe took a look at Zhan Zhao's slightly furrowed brow and hastily interjected, "My family's young lady and the Wang Chengxiang's daughter are old acquaintances. Today, we ran into this matter, so I thought of going to send her off one last time."

  "May I ask how the respected master of this noble house is addressed?"

  "My family's old master holds the position of Taishi, with the surname Pang."

  Zhan Zhao's gaze sank instantly, and he bowed his sword to say: "Prime Minister, you are still grieving over the loss of your beloved daughter. Miss Pang has a kind heart, but it would be better to visit the Prime Minister's mansion another day to pay respects."

  As expected, she was despised after all, Little Phoenix felt deeply melancholic.

  "What if Miss Wang's unborn child still has a glimmer of life?" She stared at Zhan Zhao with her bright eyes, speaking clearly and crisply.

  Zhan Zhao's body shook, and he hastily hugged her, "Miss, please go inside."

  The daughter of Wang Chengxiang was placed in a side room behind the main hall of Kaifeng Prefecture, where the air was filled with a bloody smell. Miss Wang's pale face lay quietly on the bed.

  Lu Xiaofeng, at this moment, couldn't care less about the sideways glances of others in the house, hastily stepped forward, lifted Wang's eyelids, checked her nostrils, felt her pulse, and then bent down to listen to the fetal heartbeat.

  Wang Chengxiang looked at him with surprise and uncertainty.

  Gongsun Ce also had some doubts, and he observed that the girl's behavior was clearly also a medical expert, so he patiently waited to see how things would change.

  Lü Xiao Feng's hand pressed onto Miss Wang's chest area and began doing heart resuscitation.

  One, two, three... by the sixth time, Miss Wang coughed in her throat and came back to life.

  "Your Excellency," Lu Xiaofeng turned to Wang Chengxiang, "I can perform a technique to take out the fetus from Miss's abdomen, but this matter is perilous. The fetus has been delayed in Miss's abdomen for too long, I am worried..."

  "Dad, save my child..."

  "Orchid...!" The old prime minister's eyes were filled with tears, his heart aching. He looked up at Lu Xiao Feng and said, "I'll entrust this to Miss Pang."

  Lu Xiaofeng turned to Gong Sunce and asked, "Mr. Gong, do you have any Mazhishan powder?"

  "Yes."

  "Then I need..." Lu Xiaofeng instructed herself on what she needed, while signaling to Xiaohe to help her roll up the wide sleeves of her clothes, remove all the hairpins from her head and tie up her long hair.

  Many things were ready-made and didn't take up much time.

  Then, at Lu Xiaofeng's request, Gong Sunce and Zhan Zhao stayed in the house to help, while Xiaohe was driven out. That bloody scene would be unbearable for Xiaohe as a native Song woman, so it's better for her to leave.

  Lu Xiaofeng's hand holding the knife was very steady, facing the bloody scene without changing his expression, cutting quickly and accurately, while asking Gong Sun Ce to help her stop the bleeding with a silver needle.

  When she cut the umbilical cord and took the fetus out of Miss Wang's abdomen, holding the baby upside down and patting its back, when the baby let out a loud cry, Zhan Zhao was shocked.

  "Take him out and have the midwife clean him up." Lu Xiaofeng handed the child over to Zhan Zhao and immediately turned back to attend to other matters.

  Gongsun Ce watched as she sewed the last stitch, and only then did he feel that his heart had truly landed.

  Gongsun Ce felt for Miss Wang's pulse and let out a sigh.

  Lu Xiaofeng observed Miss Wang's situation for a moment, and his eyes showed joy. This was settled then. Heaven knew how afraid he had been of unexpected events just now.

  In ancient times, opening one's belly was a serious taboo, which is also the reason why she has been standing outside Kaifeng Prefecture and not daring to get involved easily.

  But in the end, she couldn't bear it and intervened. If the imperial physicians could have handled it, she wouldn't have had to make a scene, unfortunately...

  With a bitter smile, Lu Xiao Feng wiped the sweat that had just appeared on his forehead again. "As long as I pay attention to not getting an infection in the wound after the surgery and don't get a fever tonight, I'll be able to make it through."

  "I'll go call someone in to clean up."

  "Alright." Lu Xiao Feng nodded slightly tiredly, "I'll go out and wash up too."

  Xiao He immediately went up to Miss with concern as soon as she came out, and his legs softened when he saw the blood on her hands.

  "It's not my blood, get me some water to clean up."

  Xiaohe Dingding Shen went to fetch water.

  Wash the bloodstains off your hands, apply some hand cream, and under Xiao He's service, take off your apron and sleeve guards, remove your face towel, reorganize your hair bun, and put back on all the hairpins and earrings you took off earlier.

  After everything was settled, Lu Xiaofeng was invited to the back hall of the government office for a courtesy meeting.

  "I didn't expect Miss Pong to have such a rejuvenating technique, I'm truly enlightened." At this time, Wang Chengxiang swept away his previous despair and grief, and he regained his spirit.

  "It was an emergency, and I didn't have a complete grasp of the situation at that time either. It was you, Prime Minister, who made a prompt decision and gave our daughter and son a chance to survive. This is not my achievement, so please don't be polite."

  Gongsun Ce walked in with a smile and said, "Miss, you're too modest. This kind of medical skill really opened my eyes."

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled, bowed and said: "Then the abdominal surgery is indeed frightening to hear, I'd like to ask everyone to keep today's matter confidential, so that I won't be treated as a freak in the future, thank you."

  The Grand Duke Wang and Bao Zheng exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

  "When the princess wakes up and it's confirmed that she's alright, the young girl will take her leave. For now, she'll probably have to stay at Duke Bo's residence for a while."

  "Bao Gong said: 'Don't worry, miss, you can stay here with a peaceful mind.'"

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "I'm hungry now, I wonder if there's anything to eat in your mansion?"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Chengxiang laughed first, "There is no food here at Lord Bao's place, but I won't let the young lady starve."

  "Thank you, Chancellor." Lu Xiaofeng hastily expressed his gratitude.

  The Grand Councilor Wang couldn't help but smile again, "Back then I was invited to your manor as a witness, who would have thought there'd be an opportunity like today."

  Lu Xiaofeng also smiled back, "The young woman didn't expect it either. It seems that the affairs of the world are like a game of chess, and how can they be predicted?"

  "It's also true," said Wang the Prime Minister, nodding his head, just like when he had chosen a son-in-law for his daughter, who would have thought... "This is indeed the case."

  At this time, a woman holding a baby in her arms walked in and, at the gesture of the prime minister, bowed down to Lu Xiaofeng.

  Lu Xiaofeng helped her up and looked at the child, saying sincerely: "A newborn is a new hope from the beginning."

  Wang Chengxiang patted his palm and said: "This name is very good for a newborn. Let's call this child Xinsheng from now on."

  Lu Xiaofeng: "......" She didn't mean it.

  Her dazed and stunned expression fell into Zhan Zhao's eyes, which had been invisible since he came in, revealing a few hints of charm, and his eyes showed a few hints of smile.

  At this time, she was different from the focused and serious person who had just saved someone. She actually had a bit of natural foolishness and a bit of cuteness.

  It's a pity that she is an interesting girl, just now he fell behind and also heard Mr. Gong Sun lecture, Master Pang recognized her as a adopted daughter.