Several maids carrying copper basins and strips of cloth hurried in and out of the house.
The screams coming from inside the house rose and fell, each one louder than the last.
Hearing this commotion, Lu Qiqi had a bad feeling.
Although she had never given birth herself, nor had she ever delivered a baby, she knew that in her understanding, a woman giving birth needed to conserve her energy and should not waste it on screaming.
Therefore, she couldn't wait for the maid to lead the way and hurried into the house.
Seeing that Lu Qiqi was ahead of her, the maidservant quickly quickened her pace.
As the one leading the way, she was left behind by the guests. If the manager found out, he would certainly not let her off easily.
Lu Qiqi was in a hurry and was about to enter the house when she was greeted by a maid carrying a copper basin.
She was holding a basin of bloody water, which was about to be splashed on Lu Qiqi.
Fortunately, Lu Qiqi was agile and dodged it with a sidestep.
The maid was young and already terrified by the sight of childbirth inside. Now, with this unexpected turn of events, she was so frightened that she spilled the entire basin of water on the ground.
With such a commotion outside, it's impossible for the people inside not to hear a thing.
Granny Gui, who was by Madam Wu's side, walked outside with a handkerchief in her hand and began to scold people when she saw the mess on the ground.
"You little hussies who only know how to eat grain and can't do any work, if you offend the baby in Aunt Xiang's womb, be careful the general will come back and skin you alive!"
The maid was so frightened that she shuddered and hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy, "Granny Gui, please spare me! I know I was wrong."
Before Lu Qiqi could even explain, Granny Gui said, "Get rid of this eyesore and clean it up on the floor right now."
Upon hearing this, the maid knew that Granny Gui had relented, and she quickly grabbed the copper basin and ran away.
After the maid ran away, Granny Gui finally saw Lu Qiqi and smiled obsequiously, "You must be Princess Kangle?"
He then bowed to Lu Qiqi, saying, "This old servant greets the Princess of Kangle Township."
Lu Qiqi said, "No need for formalities."
Thinking that the maid had almost been punished, she explained, "I was in a hurry just now, which startled the maid and caused her to spill the water. It's not her fault."
Just as Granny Gui was about to agree, she was interrupted.
How is the mother now?
Lu Qiqi's words suddenly changed, and Granny Gui was stunned for a moment before saying, "There are two midwives inside to help with the delivery, but Aunt Xiang can't get any strength. It's been half a day and she still hasn't given birth."
After learning the general situation inside, An Yi handed her the medicine box.
Lu Qiqi took the medicine box and said, "An Yi, wait for me in the outer courtyard. You are an outsider, and General Wu is not in the mansion, so it is inconvenient for you to be here." "Yes." An Yi clasped his hands in a salute and walked out of the courtyard.
Lu Qiqi stepped into the house and gestured for Granny Gui to lead the way.
The old woman led her into the inner room, and the shouts gradually subsided.
The smell of blood grew stronger and stronger, as if one had suddenly stepped into a murder scene.
Granny Gui lifted the purple curtain and led Lu Qiqi into the room.
The smell of blood was strong, mixed with a fragrance.
The fragrance drifted into her nostrils, and Lu Qiqi frowned.
Granny Gui walked up to a woman dressed in dark red and whispered a few words in her ear.
The woman then looked at Lu Qiqi with a serious expression. She sized her up before saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Princess Kangle."
Lu Qiqi, carrying a medicine box, stepped forward a few paces and said, "Madam Wu, you're too kind."
After saying that, Madam Wu gave up her seat, and there were three people on the bed.
Aunt Xiang lay on the bed, large beads of sweat dripping from her forehead.
A midwife was sitting by the bedside, wiping away the sweat from Aunt Xiang's brow.
The midwife at the foot of the bed, through the blanket, gripped Aunt Xiang's knees with both hands and kept shouting, "Push harder! Aunt Xiang, push harder!"
Aunt Xiang didn't even have the strength to shout, let alone give birth.
Lu Qiqi disregarded everything else, opened the medicine box, and first fed Aunt Xiang a small bamboo jar of spiritual spring water.
When Little Peanut had two little bundles of flesh, she drank the spiritual spring water, which gave her the strength to successfully give birth to the two tiger cubs.
Regardless of Aunt Xiang's current condition, drinking this spiritual spring water is ultimately a beneficial thing.
After feeding her the spiritual spring water, Lu Qiqi took Aunt Xiang's pulse.
Judging from her pulse, the situation is very bad. Aunt Xiang had a difficult labor before full term and it was delayed for half a day. Even if the child is born, it will be difficult to raise it because it has been held in place for too long.
Lu Qiqi let go of Aunt Xiang's wrist, got up and walked to the foot of the bed. The midwife was pulled up by her without knowing why.
"What are you doing?" With that, Jin the midwife turned her gaze to Madam Wu.
Madam Wu silently shook her head at her, and the midwife lowered her head and stood aside without saying a word.
Lu Qiqi pulled the midwife aside and peered out from under the covers to see what was happening inside.
Aunt Xiang's baby was breech; one of the baby's legs had already come out.
But Aunt Xiang is currently in a coma, and it would be extremely difficult for her to give birth to the child on her own.
The only option now is to resort to violence.
Lu Qiqi said, "Madam Wu, please instruct the servants to prepare two basins of water, one hot and one cold."
Leave one midwife here as my assistant; the rest of you, wait outside.
The midwife, Jin, thought that Lu Qiqi, a young girl, was simply overestimating herself by daring to take over the job of delivering babies.
She quickly tried to sow discord between Madam Wu and me, saying, "Madam, I and midwife Huang have been doing deliveries for over a decade, and we are among the most renowned midwives in this city."
This girl is so young; she's probably never even seen a woman give birth. Can she really deliver a baby?
Madam Wu glanced calmly at Lu Qiqi and instructed, "Do as she says."
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