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Fortunately, the elderly people in the village are in good health. They have some minor ailments, but nothing serious.
In the past few months since they left, Qingshi has been coming to give them herbal medicine and diet, basically coming once every four or five days.
The emperor asked about the health conditions of several masters of the Shi family, and Sun Sicheng answered carefully.
The Emperor was relieved. "That's good. I told them in the letter to come to the capital if possible. No matter how good Ziteng Mountain is, without a famous doctor, it will be delayed if there is an emergency."
He always remembered the help that the old man of the Shi family had given him. After the matter was accomplished, the Taoist priest disappeared, and the old man of the Shi family also lived in seclusion in Zither Mountain with his family and clansmen.
Mu Yang held his sister's hand and performed a small scholar's greeting to Mr. Wang: "Master, my grandparents, my grandfather and my father are back. My sister and I want to ask you for leave together and go home to spend some time with them. Is that possible?"
Mr. Wang Da barely suppressed the corners of his lips that were raised high: "It is feasible. Master agrees that you can go home for a three-day vacation, but you have to do homework during these three days. If you don't finish it next time you come back, you will be spanked."
Mu Xuan was so scared that she quickly reached around to cover her butt. The master really did hit her, but she didn't remember whether it hurt or not.
Mu Yang smiled and said, "Master, I will complete all the homework. I will ask Master Da Wu for leave later."
After saying that, he pulled his sister and ran towards his grandfather.
"You are such a heartless person. You even forgot to show respect."
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Two days later.
Sun Sicheng and Ping An were performing a caesarean section on the wife of the Crown Prince of Duke Hu.
In the temporary operating room, besides Sun Sicheng and Ping'an, there were Leng Yue and Tong Miao. In addition, a nanny from the Duke's Mansion was also there. She was the midwife in the mansion.
Just when the fetus was safely taken out, the midwife screamed "Ah" and then fell down.
Tong Miao, who was standing by, hooked her with his feet, then gently put her back on the ground and ignored her.
Both she and Leng Yue trembled slightly, bit their lips, and dared not make a sound.
"Ping An, this..." Sun Sicheng was shocked.
"Master, I just noticed something was wrong. These are conjoined twins. For now, they are only connected at the back. I'll check them more carefully later."
Ping An was a little surprised, but conjoined twins are not uncommon in modern times. They should have existed in ancient times as well. It is generally estimated that there are three lives in one body, and normal delivery is very difficult.
It would be fine if they were only connected by skin, but if they shared the cervical vertebrae, there would be no way that they would die. Two children who could not be separated would not be able to survive.
Sun Sicheng no longer hesitated and helped Ping An clean the mouth of the newborn. These were twins, a boy and a girl. It would be a shame if they could not be raised.
The people outside the door were worried when they heard the nanny's scream, but they couldn't break in. At this moment, a loud baby cry was heard from the inner room.
The Duke and his wife laughed so hard that their mouths split.
Prince Hu laughed and said, "That's right, Aunt Feng. She has never seen a caesarean section. The father and mother don't know whether the baby is a boy or a girl this time."
The Duke's wife glared at him and said, "It must be two sons, or twins, a boy and a girl. If you can't speak, don't say anything."
Ping An in the room carefully checked the two children.
"Master, these two children are lucky. They are only connected by the skin on their backs. They each have their own cervical vertebrae, and their internal organs are unrelated.
The problem now is that it is very dangerous to give such a young child general anesthesia, and it is impossible not to give him anesthesia.”
"It's safe. Then use silver needles and medicine to numb the back. Just cut the connected part. The skin at the back is injured in a large area. It will be very painful after anesthesia, and the wound is prone to infection.
Ping An, wait for Leng Yue and the others to sew up the wife's wound, and then we will go out and explain it to the Duke and his son. It's up to them to decide what to do. The child is fine otherwise, and they shouldn't give up easily."
A quarter of an hour later, Leng Yue and Tong Miao applied medicine to the Crown Prince's wife, bandaged her wounds, tidied her clothes, and covered her with a quilt.
Ping An has also cleaned up the two children, and the small blankets that were originally prepared can no longer be used.
The two children could only be wrapped together with two small quilts.
Leng Yue and Tong Miao were left inside to take care of the mother and child.
Sun Sicheng and Ping An left the room.
The Duke, his wife, and his son came over hurriedly.
It was a caesarean section, so the Duke's wife didn't let other family members stay here.
"Master, Master Ping An, are the adults and children all right?"
"Duke, the operation went smoothly. Let everyone else go out. I need to tell you something." Sun Sicheng looked at the maids and servants beside him.
Duke Hu was startled and waved his hand to let everyone else leave.
"Master, Master Ping An, what happened? But what about the child?"
Ping An said, "Then I'll be frank. The children are twins, a boy and a girl, and they are healthy, but..."
He looked at the three people in front of him who couldn't suppress their smiles, which came a little early.
"But what? Master Ping'an, my child has some minor problems?" Master Hu calmed down.
"But the children are connected at the back, commonly known as conjoined twins."
"Ah?" The Duke's wife exclaimed, "How could this be? We have never heard of this before."
Ping An said, "Of course you haven't heard of it. It is basically impossible to give birth to conjoined twins normally. Since they can't be born, of course people won't hear about it."
Duke Hu frowned, "What should I do? How are we going to live together in the future? Master, Master Ping An, can you help me separate them? The child is very precious to the Duke's Mansion, not to mention that he is the legitimate son of the Crown Prince."
Sun Sicheng said: "The surgery can be done, but I dare not perform general anesthesia on a newborn baby. It might cause great harm to the body.
But it is only back anesthesia. Firstly, it is not easy to control the operation time. Secondly, the anesthesia time will not be very long, and the child will feel very painful afterwards.
Also, the skin trauma after surgery is very severe and easily infected, which can be very dangerous and may even be life-threatening. You must be aware of this, and whether or not to have surgery is up to you to decide."
Prince Hu was stunned.
If you do it, you may die. If you don't do it, you definitely can't raise it. If you raise it, it will only be regarded as a monster.
What's more, how will people with their backs connected walk when they grow up? How will they sleep? Even if they are locked up in the backyard, they can't survive.
The Duke's wife trembled and said, "My eldest son, Master Ping'an, can you give all the skin to the boy? He is my son's eldest son."
"No." Ping An frowned, "This kind of surgery depends on the situation, and we can't make the decision ourselves.
My two female doctors are inside now. If you want to see the child, I can bring him to you. Otherwise, my master and I will go back to wash up. We will come over tomorrow. You and your family should discuss it today."
The three masters of the Duke's Mansion were silent, and for a moment no one mentioned meeting the children.
In the end, it was Prince Hu who asked Ping An to meet the child. No matter what, the child was his own.
When the two children were safely carried out, Duke Hu and his family of three looked at the fair and tender babies and their hearts melted.
"Master, Master Ping'an, we have decided to perform the surgery, no matter what the result is." Duke Hu said firmly.
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