Everyone sat down, divided the money, and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, Su Chuan specifically asked Shen Yi about the empty houses in the new district, intending to buy one. The reason was more or less related to the Zhu family.

The county government needed income, and someone was willing to buy a house, which was exactly what Shen Yi wanted.

I immediately decided to take Su Chuan to have a look.

Su Sheng and a few others followed to join in the fun.

After looking around, I found that a small courtyard house like the ones ordinary people live in would cost about fifty taels, and a larger one would cost eighty taels. A large house like the Chen Mansion or the Zhu Mansion would cost about five or six hundred taels.

Su Chuan had three sons, and he immediately asked Shen Yi for three houses. When he learned that there were vacant shops for sale in a remote neighborhood, he bought three more.

After he took the lead, Su Sheng and others also took out money and bought things according to the number of sons in their families.

This morning, Shen Yi was so busy collecting money that his hands were so full that he couldn't even suppress the smile.

Zhu Yixuan had been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in the county government office. He was shocked to learn that more than a dozen houses and shops had been sold there early in the morning. After further inquiries, he found out that it was Shen Dagou and his men who bought them.

I feel mixed emotions.

It was obvious that those people were just peasants whom he looked down upon in the beginning, but in just a short time, they have all turned over a new leaf. What made him most jealous was that these people had many children. On the other hand, he, once the most powerful young master in Zhaohua County, now had no children. All he had left was superficial glory, which was flashy but not substantial.

"How ridiculous!" Zhu Yixuan swept the cups off the table and clenched his fists in anger.

At this moment, Xiaoshuang, who was serving Cen Mingzhu, ran in anxiously, "Sir, the eldest young lady is about to give birth."

Zhu Yixuan clenched his fists with a sneer, "What does her giving birth have to do with me? Can I help her?"

Xiao Shuang fell to her knees with a plop, her face as pale as paper, "Aunt, the eldest young lady's wife is having a difficult delivery, and the midwife and the female doctor said that only one can be saved!"

Zhu Yixuan was startled, his eyes flickering, "Let's go! I'll go take a look!"

Xiaoshuang quickly caught up with Zhu Yixuan.

As soon as the two entered the yard, they heard Cen Mingzhu's heart-wrenching cries and shouts, "Aren't you a midwife or a female doctor? Didn't you promise me that the baby could be born safely? Hurry up! If I can't give birth to the baby safely, I will chop you all to pieces! Ah, it hurts so much!"

Xiao Shuang was terrified when she heard this, tears streaming down her face. "Master, the midwife and the female doctor said that only one can be saved. Please make the decision!"

"Let me make the decision?" Zhu Yixuan pointed at himself and laughed!

"Xiao Shuang, you should know whose child your master is carrying! It's not appropriate to ask me for advice at this time!"

Zhu Yixuan could hardly suppress his anger. These people just didn't want to take responsibility afterwards. They wanted him to take the blame? He was dreaming!

Xiao Shuang kowtowed desperately, "Master, I have no other choice. Human life is at stake now. Please make the decision, Master!"

"Humph!" Zhu Yixuan sat down steadily and said indifferently, "We must protect both adults and children. If you can't do it, you will die as a token of your sin! You will all be buried with me!"

"Young Master?" Xiao Shuang was so frightened that she was paralyzed all over and couldn't stand up.

Zhu Yixuan called the housekeeper and asked him to ask two maids to drag Xiaoshuang into the delivery room to talk.

He wanted to see what choice these Cen family confidants would make.

The waiting time is always long. It was the first time that Zhu Yixuan was so calm. He drank tea, ate snacks, and took a nap with his eyes closed.

I don’t know when the sound in the delivery room disappeared.

When the housekeeper saw the door open, he quickly woke up Zhu Yixuan.

The midwife came out trembling all over, tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground. She gritted her teeth and crawled to Zhu Yixuan's feet, replying with all her strength, "The eldest young master's wife gave birth to a daughter. It was a difficult labor and hemorrhage!"

They all concluded that Cen Mingzhu was pregnant with a son, and for this reason, they finally chose to keep the baby. They never expected that it was actually a girl!

The midwife already knew her fate, and now she was only thinking about how to die with dignity.

Zhu Yixuan was amused. "Daughter? It's actually a daughter! Didn't you swear that it's a son?"

If it was a daughter, her role to him would be much smaller. Once Cen Mingzhu died, the Cen family would definitely not even look at him again, and Cen Yingfan would not help him like he does now!

In a split second, Zhu Yixuan made up his mind, "Someone! Go get the best doctor in the county and save the eldest young lady's life!"

No one in the yard dared to speak at this moment, and everyone followed Zhu Yixuan's arrangements.

The best doctor in the county who treats women is Doctor Zhou, and he has two apprentices, one male and one female.

The three of them were invited over by the housekeeper in the middle of the night and were still a little confused about the situation.

When the housekeeper entered the house, he pointed to the courtyard on the left and said, "That is our Zhu Mansion. This courtyard is used by the Zhu family to entertain guests. The woman living in it is a distant relative of the Zhu family. She had a difficult labor tonight. My eldest master didn't know this would happen. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to the relatives, so I can only trouble the doctor to come and see her."

Doctor Zhou walked forward quickly. "It's okay. I went to see your master next door a few days ago. How is his recovery?"

"Thank you for your concern, Doctor Zhou. My master is fine." The housekeeper remembered that he had indeed asked Doctor Zhou to check on his master before. Fortunately, he did not say anything more at that time. Now what he said was reasonable.

My heart, which had been hanging in the air, felt a lot more at ease.

As soon as Doctor Zhou arrived, all the servants of the Cen family were sent to another room, leaving only Xiaoshuang to serve them.

Doctor Zhou calmly took Cen Mingzhu's pulse, asked his female apprentice to examine Cen Mingzhu's body, and explained the situation in detail.

Then he quickly used acupuncture to help Cen Mingzhu stop the bleeding, and instructed his female apprentice: "Find the thread we brought, boil it in boiling water, and then go and sew it."

The female apprentice's face turned pale, but she nodded calmly and did as Doctor Zhou said.

Xiao Shuang was terrified watching from the side, and asked tremblingly: "Doctor, can my master be saved?"

Doctor Zhou glanced at the unconscious Cen Mingzhu and sighed, "Let me tell you the truth, giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman. I can only do my best now. Whether she can survive depends on her luck.

Even if she managed to survive this time, the woman's health is not as good as before, and she will probably have to stay in bed forever."

Xiaoshuang trembled and almost lost her balance.

If their master woke up and knew what happened, they would probably not have a good ending.

Doctor Zhou was busy directing his female apprentice to rescue people and didn't notice Xiaoshuang's panic at all.

The treatment lasted until dark. During this time, basins of blood and water came out of the delivery room. Zhu Yixuan, who had been relatively calm, could no longer sit still after seeing this.

At this moment, Doctor Zhou's male apprentice came in with a bowl of hot medicine.

Zhu Yixuan asked hurriedly: "What is this?" (End of this chapter)