Chapter 220 The Healer

How could that be?

Hua Nanzhi ran over and grabbed Xueqing's hand anxiously, asking, "What happened?"

Xueqing stammered, "It's just... it's just that after the young master and young mistress had a couple of arguments during the day, our young lady said she wasn't feeling well, and then she started bleeding that evening..."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Boyu sternly retorted, "Why are you arguing with someone who is pregnant?"

Xie Xuchuan opened his mouth, but didn't know what he could say.

"Stop arguing, come with me to take a look."

Hua Nanzhi pulled Xie Xuchuan toward Tiqi Courtyard. Inside the room, Jiang Wansu was clutching her bleeding belly and wailing in pain.

"Zitang, what did you give me to drink...?"

"Zitang, my stomach hurts so much."

She looked utterly defeated, and the intense pain made Jiang Wansu curse incessantly.

Seeing this, Zi Tang panicked and said anxiously, "Miss, Xue Qing went to find the Xie family. Please don't talk nonsense."

"Whether it's right or wrong, success or failure, it all comes down to this one time."

Jiang Wansu bit her lip hard until streaks of blood flowed down her lips.

The room reeked of blood. Zi Tang was so frightened that she cried. When she heard hurried footsteps outside the door, she pinched the flesh on her leg hard and ran out of the room in a panic.

"Madam, young master, you...you two go in and keep Miss company first. I'll go and fetch Doctor Yan."

After saying that, she ran out.

Hua Nanzhi entered the room and saw Jiang Wansu struggling and rolling around on the bed. She felt so sorry for her that she burst into tears.

"That Zitang is useless too, why did she only think of going to Doctor Yan now?"

After saying that, she pointed at Xie Xuchuan: "You... never mind, you should keep your wife company first."

Zi Tang has already left, and even if we send someone else, they won't be able to catch up with her.

Hua Nanzhi ceded the land to Xie Xuchuan, who was also visibly alarmed.

He was pushed to the bedside by his mother, his mind blank, and stared blankly at everything in front of him.

They had no idea how many times Zi Tang had imagined everything that was happening today.

As soon as she left the Xie family's gate, she went straight to Huichuntang to find Doctor Yan.

Doctor Yan had just returned from another patient's house and hadn't even put down his medicine box when Zi Tang rushed over and knelt down beside him with a thud.

"Dr. Yan, please save my wife."

Doctor Yan said, "If I remember correctly, you are the maidservant of the eldest young mistress of the Xie family, right? Is there something wrong with the eldest young mistress's pregnancy?"

"My wife... has miscarried."

"What?"

Doctor Yan looked surprised: "What happened? Although her pregnancy didn't look good before, after a period of rest and recuperation, the baby was quite stable. How could this be..."

"Take me to see a doctor quickly. This sudden miscarriage at this stage of the pregnancy might mean I'll have difficulty conceiving again..."

Doctor Yan muttered something, and Zi Tang couldn't help but shudder when she heard it.

She pulled Doctor Yan into the carriage, but before Doctor Yan could even sit down properly, Zi Tang knelt down again.

"Doctor Yan, please save my wife and spare her life."

"Little girl, what do you mean by that?"

Zi Tang asked, "Will my wife's miscarriage affect her health?"

"I don't know yet; I'll have to examine the pulse to find out."

"Dr. Yan, you are the best doctor in Suzhou Prefecture. You know all the prominent families in Suzhou Prefecture, so you must know about my young lady's condition."

"The Jiang family has fallen like a tree, and my young lady is also an abandoned child. No one in the Jiang family will care about her, and my eldest son already has someone else..."

As if she were about to reveal some secret, Zi Tang made a gesture as if she had something she couldn't say.

"Therefore, the relationship between Miss and her husband can't be considered very close. If the eldest young master finds out that Miss has health problems and that it will affect her ability to have children in the future, I'm afraid my Miss will only have one way out..."

"this……"

Doctor Yan said, "A doctor's heart is benevolent. Rest assured, I will do my best to help her recover."

"Doctor Yan, I have another request."

"Go ahead and tell me."

Zi Tang said, "Miss has been experiencing constipation and abdominal pain for the past few days, so she ate some croton seeds today..."

"Foolish, oh dear, how foolish!"

Doctor Yan slapped his thigh: "How much did she eat?"

"This servant does not know."

Zi Tang lowered her eyes: "Shortly after Miss finished eating, she... Miss doesn't know if it's related to this, so she doesn't dare to see a doctor. She's afraid... she's afraid the Xie family will blame her."

After saying this, Zi Tang choked up and sobbed for a while, then seemed to be talking to herself, "Miss has lost her maternal clan, and the Xie family has been dealing with a lot of trouble lately. There are rumors on the street that my young lady is cursed to bring misfortune to her maternal and in-law families. She has suffered all kinds of scorn. If this gets out, I really don't know how she will be able to live..."

Doctor Yan sighed, "These are all ignorant and foolish words from the world. How can the rise and fall of a family be attributed to a weak woman?"

Doctor Yan knew that the little girl was begging him to spare her young mistress's life.

Upon hearing this, he sighed and said, "Get up. I have made my decision."

For a doctor, healing the sick and saving lives is his destiny, but saving lives is not just about treating illnesses.

Seeing Doctor Yan's reaction, Zi Tang felt relieved and obediently waited to the side.

The two got off the carriage and hurried to Tiqi Courtyard. At this time, the room was filled with the stench of blood. Doctor Yan used acupuncture for a long time before he was able to save Jiang Wansu's life.

By the time they stepped out of the house, the moon was already high in the sky.

"Dr. Yan, my daughter-in-law..."

Doctor Yan said wearily, "His life is not in danger, but the baby in his womb cannot be saved."

Upon hearing this, Hua Nanzhi's legs went weak: "Why so suddenly?"

Doctor Yan said, "The pregnancy was already unstable before, and now..."

As Xie Xuchuan listened, he suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded, and with a thud, he fell straight backward.

Seeing his reaction, everyone was in chaos again.

Zi Tang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense for so long, finally settled down. While Hua Nanzhi and the others were busy taking care of Xie Xuchuan, she bowed deeply to Doctor Yan.

Doctor Yan, exhausted, beckoned her over.

“Croton is poisonous. I don’t know exactly how much your young lady ate, but I noticed her pulse was deep, slow, and weak, symptoms of a weakened spleen and stomach. Furthermore, her pregnancy has been difficult, her signs have been poor, and now suddenly…”

Doctor Yan shook his head: "It will probably be difficult for you to conceive again in the future, and you may even suffer from abdominal pain as a symptom."

"When your young lady wakes up, you should tell her to take care of her spleen and stomach in the future. I have already written down the specifics of how to do it."

Handing the paper from his sleeve to Zitang, Doctor Yan said, "Take your medicine carefully and follow the doctor's orders."

"Thank you, Doctor Yan. I will pass on the message to Miss."

Suppressing her fear, Zi Tang carefully tucked the paper into her sleeve.

After Doctor Yan sighed and left, she hurriedly opened the paper in her sleeve.

However, she was barely literate and dared not tell Jiang Wansu about the consequences. After thinking for a long time, Zi Tang hurriedly stuffed the thin piece of paper into her mouth and swallowed it.

She will keep everything that happened today a secret, never letting a second person in the world know...

After finishing, Zi Tang wiped away her tears and ran into the room to take care of Jiang Wansu.