Chapter 105 Stay!

Jiu Niang replied to Li San Niang with unwavering resolve, "In that case, I will trouble San Niang to protect my pregnancy."

Faced with Qi Zhidie's confusion and anger, Jiu Niang turned her head and held Qi Zhidie's hand tightly. Looking into Qi Zhidie's eyes, she said firmly but gently, "Zhidie, please agree to me. This child is what I want, it is my life, it is my only hope for living."

Qi Zhidie's anger vanished when she saw the joy in Jiu Niang's eyes. She knew that Jiu Niang had been just getting by, and it was this unexpected child that rekindled her hope for life.

Qi Zhidie nodded, then said to Li Sanniang in a choked voice, "I'm troubling you, Sanniang, for Jiuniang's sake. We must keep this child."

After Qi Zhidie finished speaking, she pulled Jiu Niang to her feet, and the two of them bowed to Li San Niang.

In modern times, Li Sanniang had seen many women endure various physical pains for the sake of their unborn children. From a rational point of view, Li Sanniang believed that the mother's right to life was paramount. If an unconscious embryo affected the mother's survival, it was natural to "kill" the embryo to protect the mother.

Furthermore, in a sense, an embryo that has caused such harm to the mother is not suitable for birth.

Just like in the animal kingdom, cubs without a mother rarely survive to adulthood.

In the human world, especially now, is it really good for a child's growth to be without a mother's care and love?

On the other hand, if the fetus does not receive the necessary nutrition from the weak mother, it will also be detrimental to the fetus's growth and development. It is very likely that the mother will be "sucked" to death before the fetus is born, and the fetus will naturally die as well.

Even in modern times, the survival rate of premature babies only gradually improved after incubators were introduced in hospitals in the 1990s, and that was for fetuses that had grown to at least seven or eight months in the womb.

The situation with Jiu Niang is that the child could very well "suck" her life away when she is four or five months old. Even if Li San Niang is brave enough to go against the opinions of others and have a cesarean section to remove the child, a fetus that is four or five months old would hardly survive even in modern times, let alone at this time.

It was a choice with no solution, and Li Sanniang still believed that Jiuniang should give up the child.

Therefore, she carefully explained the above possibilities to Jiu Niang again, "And even if I grant your request and don't care about your health, but only focus on protecting the pregnancy, there is still a great possibility that you will die before the child can be born."

Even if you're lucky enough to give birth, the child will likely be very weak and has a high chance of dying young.

Jiu Niang smiled, but her hands gripped the hem of her ruqun tightly. "Then... it is my and my child's fate to be like this. Jiu Niang will not force it."

Helpless, Li San Niang tore up the miscarriage prescription she had written earlier, laid out a blank sheet of paper, and wrote down a prescription to prevent miscarriage.

Who is the father of the child in Jiu Niang's belly?

How exactly did Jiu Niang and this man meet?

Will this man still take responsibility for Jiu Niang and their child?

Li San Niang wisely refrained from asking these questions. As a female doctor, she was only responsible for her daughter's health.

After writing out the prescription, Li Sanniang gave Jiu Niang a series of instructions on the small things she should pay attention to in her daily life.

Then, until the fourth watch of the night, Li Sanniang saw three more women. Two of them were older and both had chronic illnesses from their younger years. One of them had been beaten when she was young, and Li Sanniang heard from her description that she must have injured her head at that time, leaving her with sequelae such as frequent dizziness and headaches.

The remaining young woman was about the same age as Hongniang. Although she was not as beautiful as Hongniang, she was still a lovely lady.

However, the young girl's illness was caused by something that happened half a year ago, before the Shihualou was confiscated by the scoundrels. She was bought by the owner and her mother at the time, which is why she started serving customers at such a young age, barely a teenager.

Li San Niang took the young girl behind the screen to take a look, and found that it was a chronic inflammation caused by infection.

Fortunately, Li San Niang had the corresponding medicinal herbs in her medicine box. She quickly prepared the herbs and asked the maid outside to take them to the kitchen to boil them. After helping the young girl clean and wipe her lower body with the medicinal solution, Li San Niang whispered to the blushing girl who was too embarrassed to speak, "You are still young. Eat well, sleep well, take your medicine and wash on time, and you will recover faster."

Li San Niang wanted to see another woman, but Qi Zhi Die felt it was almost dawn. Li San Niang, her mother, and Li Da Lang in the empty room next door had all stayed up all night, so it would be good to rest for half an hour before the market opened at daybreak.

Li San Niang was young, and this body had previously suffered a miscarriage, but it had long been restored thanks to her father's miraculous healing skills. Not to mention, Li San Niang always felt that the inexplicable system on her body had a hidden function that made her full of energy and strong, so that she could work like a slave for the system.

Not to mention Li Dalang, who was in the prime of his life and a martial artist, staying up all night really didn't bother him much.

But Li's mother was almost fifty years old. She stayed up all night with Li San Niang. Although Li's mother repeatedly said that she could do it, Li San Niang could not really believe that Li's mother could.

"Mother, please don't come with me next time. Not only will you suffer with me, but you'll also make Father worry at home."

I'll be happy if Dalang comes with me next time.

"Look, he's in the next room. If I do anything wrong, Dalang can open the door and come in right away."

Li's mother rubbed her temples without saying anything, only shaking her head.

Raising a child is a constant source of worry, and Li's mother could never truly put her mind at ease.

By the time Li Sanniang and her two companions boarded the carriage and were driven by the young man from Shihualou who had driven them there, they were already at daybreak. The families who ran breakfast stalls were already taking down their door panels to prepare for their guests.

Before Li Dalang could knock, Li Erxiong, who was already waiting inside, opened the door as soon as he heard the sound.

When Li San Niang saw Li Er Xiong's appearance, she understood perfectly well that Li Da Xiong had probably been waiting at the back gate before dawn, before the main gate had even opened.

"Thank you for your trouble, Second Brother."

Li Erxiong shook his head and stepped forward to help Li Sanniang help Li's mother into the house.

When Li San Niang and Li Er Xiong escorted Li's mother to Li's father's courtyard, they saw Li's father, with his hair down and wearing a cloak, waiting in the courtyard.

Mr. Li stepped forward, grabbed Mrs. Li's hand, and stroked it before pulling her into the house.

Li Erxiong, who was parked in the yard, said to Li Sanniang, "I'll go to the kitchen to get a bucket of hot water for Mother to wash her face. You go back first, and I'll bring your bucket of water to you later."

Li San Niang nodded and walked out. The brother and sister had only taken a few steps apart when Li Er Xiong turned back and reminded her, "Lu Zhu'er is still asleep. Be careful not to wake her up."

"Second brother, I'm not a three-year-old child, how could I not know what's important?"

Brother Li smiled, his face clearly showing disbelief.

By the time Li San Niang woke up from her nap, it was already afternoon.