Although her tone was firm, Shen Wan seemed to have used all her strength.

The grandson the father had longed for, and the son the elder brother had thought about for so long, might very well be lost because of her choice.

She dared not imagine how disappointed they would be, and could only comfort herself that as long as there is life, there is hope. Her elder brother was deeply in love with Princess Huai'an. He would be heartbroken if the child was lost, but if Princess Huai'an were to die, she feared that he might want to follow her in death. Distraction on the battlefield could be fatal.

Shen Wan made her choice from Shen Du's perspective; she believed that if her elder brother were alive, he would definitely choose Princess Huai'an.

Princess An burst into tears.

Regardless of the final outcome, the Anwang Mansion will be grateful to Shen Wan for choosing her daughter for the rest of their lives.

Shen Wan chose to save the mother, but Princess Huai'an disagreed. She wanted the midwife to save the baby. Weak and frail, Princess Huai'an could barely speak, "Save the child..."

The midwife, holding the scissors, felt like she was about to die.

As a midwife, my biggest fear is encountering a difficult childbirth.

When faced with a difficult childbirth, one might be unable to decide whether to save the mother or the baby.

Is this meant for her to listen to Princess Ling or Princess Huai'an?

Doctor Tao was administering acupuncture to Princess Huai'an and instructed the maid, "Quickly feed the princess the ginseng soup."

Doctor Tao looked at Princess Huai'an and said, "Give birth to the child within a quarter of an hour, and both you and your child will survive."

The maidservant quickly fed Princess Huai'an the ginseng soup.

Outside the door, Shen Wan, Princess An, and the Fourth Madam waited anxiously.

Even Shen Wan was so anxious that her palms were sweating.

Just as he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, a baby's cry, not loud but loud enough for everyone to hear, rang out.

Shen Wan was still in a daze for a moment, thinking it was a hallucination.

Until the midwife opened the door to announce the good news, "It's a baby! It's a baby boy!"

Shen Wan hurriedly asked, "Where is Princess Huai'an?"

The midwife replied, "Dr. Tao's medical skills are superb; both mother and child are safe."

Princess An wept with joy.

Shen Wan's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled down.

We were able to escape unscathed this time, thanks to Dr. Tao.

The baby's cries gradually grew louder, and the midwife cleaned the baby and brought him out for everyone to see.

Shen Wan could tell at a glance that the child resembled her older brother.

Princess An's vision was blurred with tears, and she couldn't see clearly the baby grandson that her daughter had risked her life to give birth to, which the midwife was holding in her arms. She had almost lost half her life at the Pingyang Marquis's residence today.

Just as everyone was rejoicing, and Steward Li was saying with a smile that he would write a letter to the border to report the good news, the door to the delivery room was pushed open again, and the midwife hurriedly exclaimed, "Something terrible has happened! Princess Huai'an has suffered a postpartum hemorrhage!"

Swish.

Everyone's smiles froze on their faces.

Princess An's face was deathly pale, and she swayed precariously.

Even Shen Wan was devastated. She had finally given birth to the child and thought everything was fine, but then she suffered a postpartum hemorrhage.

Difficult childbirth can be fatal, and postpartum hemorrhage can leave only one in ten survivors.

Fortunately, Doctor Tao was there. He had prepared a hemostatic medicine in his medicine box that he had just made in the past few days. It was made with rare medicinal materials that Xie Jingyan had asked the Emperor for. He fed it all to Princess Huai'an. In addition, he had prepared medicine in advance as a precaution. This was a rule in the palace. When a concubine gave birth, she had to prepare for the worst and have medicine on hand. It was better not to use it than to miss the best time for treatment.

The timely treatment and medication saved Princess Huai'an's life from the clutches of death.

Dr. Tao was also exhausted. After coming out of the delivery room, Shen Wan asked, "Dr. Tao, how is my sister-in-law?"

Dr. Tao said, "The bleeding has stopped for now, but we still need to observe him for another hour or two."

After a pause, Doctor Tao said, "Princess Huai'an lost too much blood during childbirth and will need to rest for a year and a half. If she doesn't rest well, she may have difficulty conceiving again."

They were terrified; how could they dare let Princess Huai'an get pregnant again?

Shen Wan felt that preserving her life was more important than anything else, especially since Princess Huai'an had already given birth to the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Pingyang.

Princess An was even more afraid. She would rather have ten or eight concubines and have a bunch of children for him than let her daughter suffer like that again.

Shen Wan, Princess An, and the Fourth Madam had been staying in the courtyard without eating a single bite of lunch. Now that the situation had stabilized, the Fourth Madam said, "I'll have someone bring some food. Please eat something."

Princess An wanted to go into the delivery room to see Princess Huai'an, but Doctor Tao refused to let her go.

The maid brought the food, and Shen Wan ate half a bowl of rice. She needed to make sure that Princess Huai'an was alright before returning to the Ling Prince's residence.

Princess An had no appetite and only ate two bites. Prince An and his heir rushed over after receiving news that Princess Huai'an had suffered a difficult childbirth and almost died from postpartum hemorrhage.

Shen Du wasn't there, otherwise Prince An would have really wanted to give him a beating.

The Crown Prince of An wanted it even more, so much so that he wished he could go to the border and beat up Shen Du.

What happened to the saying that a nephew is like an uncle?!

For his nephew's sake, he changed his personality, fearing that his nephew would learn bad habits from him, fight with people all the time, and end up not like his uncle, but like Shen Du!

The Crown Prince of An was furious.

His fist clenched so tightly that it made a loud cracking sound.

As evening fell, the sky was ablaze with the colors of the sunset. Princess Huai'an was still unconscious, but Doctor Tao confirmed that she was out of danger after taking her pulse. However, Shen Wan was still not entirely at ease.

Fearing that something unexpected might happen that night, Shen Wan asked Doctor Tao to stay overnight in Pingyang Prefecture, just in case.

With Doctor Tao around, the Prince An's residence can rest assured.

Shen Wan devoted herself wholeheartedly to Princess Huai'an, and Prince An and Princess An were deeply grateful.

The two of them left the Pingyang Marquis's residence together with Shen Wan.

Back at the Ling Prince's residence, Shen Wan instructed Yin Shuang, "Go and tell Madam Tao that Doctor Tao will not be able to return until tomorrow."

Yinshuang agreed and went to do the work.

Back at Moyuxuan, Shen Wan looked at her child and felt even more blessed by God, as she had not suffered during her pregnancy or childbirth.

I was exhausted after a long day, and after dinner I was too tired to go to bed.

The next day, after breakfast, Shen Wan went to the Pingyang Marquis's residence again. Princess Huai'an had woken up the night before, but Shen Wan's eyes stung with tears at the sight of her pale face. "If my elder brother saw you so weak, he would be heartbroken."

Princess Huai'an said weakly, "Don't tell your elder brother about my difficult childbirth."

Shen Wan nodded slightly. "Take good care of yourself."

Shen Wan sat down to keep Princess Huai'an company. After a short while, Madam Yun arrived, as did Princess An, Fourth Madam, and Shen Wei.

However, Princess Huai'an was still weak and it was not advisable to disturb her rest. Just as everyone was about to leave, a maidservant came in with a letter and said, "Princess, a letter from the young master has arrived from the border..."

The book delivery was really timely.

Princess Huai'an was anxious to read the letter from home, and a trace of color returned to her face.

For more than a month, not only did Shen Wan not receive a letter from home, but Princess Huai'an also did not receive a letter from Shen Du, nor did Xu Huan and Cheng Yao.

Now that my older brother has sent a letter home, that bastard should have sent one to her too, right?

Shen Wan was eager to know, so she didn't linger and took a carriage back to the Ling Prince's residence.