Chapter 354 Abortion

The story between Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang revolves around Yang Xiu Wan, and ends with Qiu Xiang's sigh.

"Third Sister, luckily I never planned to have children with someone in this life, so I don't have to suffer like this."

"Alright, everyone, go home early today after collecting your paychecks."

Manager Gao brought out the list and distributed the year-end salaries. Li San Niang received her share and was overjoyed.

Turning to Qiu Xiang, Li San Niang said, "This is really good. Let's stroll around here and go home when the nineteenth arrives."

With Lunar New Year's Eve approaching, the sounds of vendors hawking their wares on the street had a festive feel to them.

Looking at the red lanterns already hanging in the shops, Li San Niang felt that time really flew by.

The city of Chang'an has been packed with people these past few days, as many have come out to buy things for the New Year, and the streets are teeming with people.

Whether you're rich or poor, it's all about having a good time.

But in one of the rooms in the Jin family's backyard, there wasn't a single smiling face.

Yingge held the abortion medicine prescribed by Li Sanniang with steady hands, but her heart was trembling uncontrollably.

"Alright, since you've already made up your mind, just drink it all in one go."

"Madam is kind-hearted. She'll be giving you nourishing foods every day, just as Dr. Li instructed. Don't worry."

Despite hearing Hongxiu's words, Yingge was still terrified.

You should know that when Yingge was still a young girl in her early years, she saw many women in the brothel die after being given abortion pills by their mothers because they were pregnant.

Hongxiu stepped forward and grasped Yingge's other hand. "This is not that deadly stuff. This is medicine that Madam paid money to have Doctor Li specially prescribe for you. It's guaranteed to be fine."

Yingge understood, but when it came time to take the medicine, she was still afraid.

But no matter how scared I am, I can't keep this child!

Yingge lowered her head and gulped down the whole bowl of medicine, then leaned back on the bed, waiting for the pain to begin.

About two hours later, the uterus began to contract painfully due to stimulation.

"Take a bite, but don't make a sound. The master is recuperating. If you annoy people, it will be even worse later."

Yingge opened her mouth and bit the cloth that Lvyi handed her. She was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat, but she endured it without making a sound.

The sound of the gong rang out, and Yingge, as if soaked in water, lay limp on the bed like a soft, mushy noodle.

With red eyes, Hongxiu helped Yingge change her pants. Looking at the tiny amniotic sac, Hongxiu was not unmoved, but after thinking about her own, Yingge's, and Lüyi's identities, she hardened her heart, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in the wooden box.

"Don't bother looking anymore, we're not meant to be."

Next year, let's ask the lady to go to that temple and get a memorial tablet for her/him, so that he/she can be reborn into a better life in the next life.

The waves of pain coming from her lower body made Yingge unable to listen carefully to Hongxiu's words, and she could only hum and moan in response.

Hongxiu and Lüyi took care of Yingge until the fourth watch of the night. After Yingge stopped crying out in pain and slept much more peacefully, the two finally had some free time.

Sitting at the table, holding a teacup, Hongxiu glanced at Yingge on the bed, then looked at the moonlight streaming in through the window. "Are people like us not worthy of having children?"

Luyi was warming herself by covering her teacup with her hand, drawing warmth from the steaming tea. When she heard Hongxiu's question, which seemed like a question but was actually an answer, she did not respond.

In the morning, Jin Niangzi had just helped Jin Langzhu lie down when she heard the old woman come to report.

"Madam, yesterday afternoon, Yingge drank an abortion pill and has already expelled the child."

The two maids, Hongxiu and Lüyi, took care of her all night and didn't go to sleep until dawn.

Jin Niangzi nodded, "Tell the kitchen to make some nourishing soup. Although it's still early in the pregnancy, it's still a miscarriage, so she needs to have everything she needs."

"Just keep an eye on the cooks, make sure they don't neglect the young ladies."

"Yes, madam."

As soon as the person left, the old woman behind Jin Niangzi came out from behind her and said, "Madam, let me massage your arms to make you feel better."

"Madam, you must be exhausted from taking care of the master these past two days."

Seeing that Jin Niangzi nodded, the old woman stepped forward and began to massage her.

The old woman was a childless old woman whom Jin Niangzi bought through a broker after arriving in Chang'an.

Having been with Lady Jin for nearly twenty years, he could be considered the most important person by Lady Jin's side.

Furthermore, because this old woman had no children and followed Jin Niangzi alone, she had helped Jin Niangzi come up with many ideas in the early years and was highly regarded by Jin Niangzi.

For example, in the very beginning, when the wealthy young master Jin Langzhu started to want to bring a concubine home, it was this old woman who persuaded him to stay.

"Madam, Madam!"

Why are you angry, madam?

"Madam, think of your three sons! You absolutely cannot afford to fall out with your master!"

“I married into the Jin family when I was sixteen. He was away on business all year round, while I stayed at home to take care of my parents-in-law and also farmed and grew vegetables. After finally sending my parents-in-law away, I worked like my life depended on it to give birth to three sons for him. For the next ten years or so, I worked hard for the sake of the children.”

For the sake of their son, they followed him to Chang'an. He did a good job in business, but who worked hard for his shop in Chang'an? Who took care of his food and clothing?

Even the children's literacy teacher was someone I personally sought out. What did he do?

Well, now that he has some money, his cunning schemes are starting to emerge?

"My son is already sixteen and has started looking for a wife. How can he not think about how to save face for his child?"

The old woman handed over a handkerchief, which Jin Niangzi took and wiped away her tears.

"Madam, I know, I know everything."

But does the Lord really not know?

The master knew it, but even knowing it couldn't stop him from wanting to sleep with the young lady.

Why should the lady obstruct it?

The straightforward thing is that the lady only needs to maintain her position as the matriarch of the Jin family and prevent the concubine from giving birth to a child that would hinder her sons.

Thus, the first woman bought into the Jin family's backyard that year drank soup laced with a sterilization drug (mercury) on the very first day.

This woman was also unlucky; she caught a cold and died in less than a year.

For the next ten years, more than a dozen people came and went in the Jin family's backyard. Some died of illness, some were sold off by Master Jin when he got tired of them, and some were even given away by Master Jin.

After many twists and turns, the over-forty-year-old Jin Langzhu developed a fondness for young and tender girls. Lüyi, Hongxiu, and Yingge were young girls who were only fifteen or sixteen years old, whom Jin Langzhu redeemed from brothels in Jiangnan while he was away on business.

That year, Jin's eldest son's wife became pregnant. Jin's wife had a feeling, but looking at her tender little girl, she ultimately did not take the drug.

Firstly, she wanted to accumulate good fortune for her unborn grandson; secondly, she felt that at Jin Langzhu's age, he probably wouldn't be able to get his young daughter pregnant again.

After all, two or three years ago, Lady Jin had already inquired about Master Jin's personal servants, and Master Jin was already powerless in bed.

But who would have thought that Yingge was pregnant!

And who would have thought that because of Jin Langzhu's debauchery, Yingge and the other two women were all infected with venereal diseases by him!

"Even if he dies, he shouldn't die from this kind of dirty disease."

How could Dalang and the others still have the face to go out?

Who wouldn't laugh at a father who died of genital disease?

Lady Jin, with her eyes closed and brows furrowed, complained to the old woman.

"Madam, let's heal the master first and then talk about it."

"This concubine's child has also been aborted, but no bastard can steal the family fortune from the lady's child."

When Jin Niangzi thought about Yingge's abortion, her brows relaxed. "What do you think about drugging him?"

He's over forty years old and still has no shame. He's probably scared by his epilepsy and doesn't dare to act recklessly anymore.

"Once he recovers, he'll surely go back to playing with other women. What if he produces another child?"