Chapter 416 Monster (Brainless Child)

Li San Niang knew she couldn't save everyone, and she had no other way to help Dan Niang with her plight. All she could do was provide the address of the Women's Assistance Association, hoping that Dan Niang could seek help there.

When Li Da Sao returned home after her shift, she took out a fragrant invitation card. "It was sent by Madam Gao. She said she has something to ask of you. You'll understand once you see the invitation card."

Upon hearing that someone needed a favor, Li San Niang remembered the last time Gao Niangzi brought Gao Ya Hui to the Li family. (She appears in chapters 346-347, requesting a doctor for the Princess of Huining.)

"I guess it's for some female relative, to get medical help again? Otherwise, they wouldn't say they need something from her."

Sister-in-law Li handed Li San Niang a towel to wipe her hands and nodded, "That should be the case. The servant also brought four gifts when he came to visit."

When Li San Niang opened the invitation, it was indeed a request for her to come out for a medical consultation.

The family that sought medical help was a branch of the Gao family in the inner city. This branch of the Gao family had a special talent for business, so they bought a house in Chang'an and settled down there, which also served as a base for the Gao family to do business in Chang'an.

"Sister-in-law, if you're just looking for a doctor for a relative, just let me know so I can do my best."

Haha, no wonder my father always says that after becoming a doctor, there are some gifts that you have to accept, otherwise people might think you're not doing your job well.

But actually, whether I accept gifts or not, I still have to do my best.

The next day, sure enough, after Li San Niang had only seen two people, an old woman in a carriage came up to Nan Xing and said that she wanted to invite Li San Niang to make a house call.

Li San Niang packed her medical kit and then got into the carriage that the old woman had come in.

Goodness, it's getting quieter and quieter as we walk, and we're getting closer and closer to where the officials live.

When the carriage stopped, Li San Niang looked around and realized that it was actually the second ring road of Chang'an City, where land was incredibly valuable!

"The Gao family is indeed very wealthy, having started in business. They even have a courtyard with one or two sections in such an expensive place!"

Upon arriving at the main room in the backyard, Li San Niang saw a very wealthy-looking woman with a gold hairpin in her hair, a high protruding belly, and a thick gold bracelet on her wrist waiting at the door.

"Dr. Li is here?"

Come in and sit down. I've heard from Ru Niang (Gao Niangzi's name) that Doctor Li is a heroine, incredibly capable!

The number of women in Chang'an who wanted to have Doctor Li come to their homes for a consultation was so large that it would take three walks around the city to get them there.

Li San Niang looked embarrassed. Although the woman's praise was a bit exaggerated, who doesn't like to hear nice things? But she was still a little embarrassed.

"You flatter me, madam. I simply possess some skills and have a fondness for medicine."

They chatted idly for about fifteen minutes, from the still-cold weather to the newly opened shops in the West Market, before finally getting to the point: "I invited Doctor Li here today because I want him to take a look at the baby in my belly."

Looking at her swollen belly, Li San Niang thought to herself, "Is she about to give birth?"

"Please extend your hand, madam, so I can take your pulse."

Bai Yingying's tender, lotus-root-like arms were placed on the pulse pillow. As soon as Li Sanniang touched them, she felt why the pulse was so weak.

The woman originally just wanted to get acquainted with Li San Niang so that she could invite Li San Niang to come again when she gave birth, since a doctor had already diagnosed that she was definitely having a boy.

Although I already have a son in my hometown, who would complain about having too many sons?

But as Li San Niang's expression grew increasingly serious, even her brows furrowed, the woman's heart tightened, fearing that something bad was about to happen.

"How many days pregnant is my wife?"

Did you see a doctor along the way?

How are the baby's movements in my womb these past few days?

The woman was worried and quickly told Li San Niang, "It's been more than nine months, but we had a doctor come to check when it was more than five months along, and they said it was a boy."

It was because the baby's movements had decreased in the past few days that I asked Ru Niang to ask Doctor Li to come and take a look.

"Dr. Li, is something wrong?"

Li San Niang then asked the woman when her last period was. After calculating, it turned out that it wasn't just over nine months, it was way over! She was already forty-three weeks pregnant, which was post-term pregnancy!

"Please dismiss your attendants, my lady, and lie down so I can examine you."

The women all agreed and lay down on the low couch in the side hall. Li San Niang said she wanted to lift the top of her belly to see her belly, and they did so.

First, Li San Niang measured the height of her fundus and the circumference of her abdomen, then she listened to the fetal heartbeat, and finally she opened her X-ray vision.

He's brainless!

It turned out to be a fetus with congenital malformations!

What should we do?

How can I explain this to others?

Moreover, at this stage of pregnancy, induced labor is no longer an option; the baby must be delivered as soon as possible.

Moreover, given how well-fed the woman is, this brainless baby must weigh over four kilograms; not only is it brainless, but it's also macrosomic.

How could this be born?

Li San Niang's face darkened, and as the examination progressed, her face grew increasingly dark. Compared to the gentle, smiling woman who had greeted the woman when she first entered, she now resembled a black-faced devil.

After the inspection was completed, the woman's personal maid stepped forward to help her straighten her clothes. Li San Niang still had a dark expression on her face, really pondering how to say those words well.

Indeed, as a doctor, it is not only important to learn how to treat and save lives, but also to have excellent communication skills with patients.

There were only four people in the room, at the round table in the side hall: Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, the woman, and the old woman.

Li San Niang kept her head down, her mind racing, wondering how to say it, what to say, and what she could do to save the woman's life.

As Li San Niang remained silent, a suffocating atmosphere spread throughout the room.

Finally, the woman couldn't hold back any longer and spoke directly: "Dr. Li, just tell me what's going on. I, Liu Ruyi, have seen it all, through wind and rain."

"Tell me, I can handle it!"

Li San Niang looked at Liu Ruyi, but in response to Liu Ruyi's gaze, she looked at the old woman behind Liu Ruyi instead.

“Wang Po is my confidante. She has been by my side since before I got married in the Liu family. It’s been decades. Dr. Li, there’s no need to avoid her. Just speak freely.”

Seeing this, Li San Niang swallowed hard, opened her mouth, and whispered to Liu Ruyi, "This child cannot be kept. Moreover, the child must be born now. If we wait any longer, the fetus will die in the womb, and it will be impossible to give birth."

Liu Ruyi's face did not change upon hearing this. After all, from the moment she took Li San Niang's pulse in the main hall to the moment she examined her on the low couch in the side hall, Li San Niang's terrifyingly dark complexion proved that the child in her womb was in very bad shape.

Liu Ruyi heard herself ask coldly, "Why?"

"My lady may have been a little plump before her pregnancy, but she certainly wasn't this robust."

Because of this child, the woman must have developed gestational diabetes; she eats a lot, which is why she's grown so much.

Secondly, this diabetes really affected the child. Furthermore, the child stayed in the womb for too long, which not only reduced fetal movement but also negatively impacted the child's brain development.

"This child can't be kept; it needs to be born quickly. Otherwise, if it dies in the womb, it will be even more difficult to deliver, and there might be complications."

Liu Ruyi thought of the "two lives lost" and immediately felt a tightening in her abdomen, which was actually a pain relief.