After Xiangling left, Lu Qiqi fed the baby girl with spiritual spring water, and she was enjoying it.
The little baby opened his mouth, his pink tongue licking the spring water from the small copper spoon. As if tasting some delicious food, he stopped crying early on.
Lu Qiqi didn't dare to give him too much water. After estimating that it was about right, she put down the spoon.
The little one seemed to know something, wriggled a few times under the thin blanket, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Newborn babies sleep the most.
Lu Qiqi found her adorable and, since she had personally delivered the baby, she took a great liking to her.
Even when they're asleep, I can't bear to put them on the bed.
She held the baby in her arms for half an hour at a time.
During this time, she dressed the baby in the little clothes she had prepared in advance.
The moment the baby put on the clothes, a loud wail followed.
The spring water is not enough to fill you up, but it can last for half an hour, which is quite remarkable.
You can't just feed a baby spiritual spring water whenever she's hungry, as that's not good for her kidney development.
All we can do now is wait for Xiangling to bring back the rice porridge.
Fortunately, the baby didn't cry for long before Xiangling brought a pot of rice porridge into the house.
She heard the crying and knew that her mistress was hungry and looking for food.
So she quickly took a small bowl, ladled out half a bowl of rice soup, and placed it on the round table.
Just as Xiangling was about to say that she would feed the young lady rice porridge, she heard Aunt Xiang calling her.
"Xiangling".
Ignoring everything else, Xiangling lifted the purple curtain and went into the inner room.
Aunt Xiang had been experiencing abdominal pain since 7:00 AM. She hadn't eaten for most of the day and had also expended a great deal of energy giving birth. By this time, she was already starving.
Ignoring her physical discomfort, when she woke up and found her child missing, she hurriedly half-scrambled to her feet and urgently called for her personal maid.
I want to know where my child is.
Aunt Xiang propped herself up on the bed with her elbows, leaning out to the side.
This was the scene Xiangling saw as soon as she entered the inner room, which frightened her so much that she quickly went forward to help Aunt Xiang.
"Auntie, what are you doing? You just gave birth; you can't hurt yourself!"
When Aunt Xiang saw Xiangling, it was like seeing a lifeline. She grabbed Xiangling's sleeve tightly and stared at her intently.
"Xiangling, where is the child? Where is my child?"
Xiangling, realizing what was happening, said, "Auntie, Miss is hungry. Princess Kangle is holding her and feeding her rice porridge."
"Is it the young lady?" Aunt Xiang asked, still holding onto Xiangling's sleeve.
"It's a girl," Lu Qiqi said as she carried the baby into the inner room. "A little dumpling who only knows how to sleep after it's full."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and placed the baby into Aunt Xiang's arms.
Aunt Xiang held the tiny baby in her arms, feeling a pang of heartache as she thought of the child who had fallen from her own body.
He murmured, "A daughter is good, a girl is good."
"Xiangling, I can keep her by my side now."
Overjoyed and weeping, Xiangling chimed in, "Yes, Auntie, we can keep Miss by our side."
When the young lady grows up, you can teach her needlework, and make clothes for her in both winter and summer.
Xiangling's words struck a chord with Aunt Xiang. She gently touched the little dumpling's cheek with her own, her movements so tender as if she were holding it in her hands and afraid it would melt away.
Lu Qiqi understood why Aunt Xiang was so excited; one could even say she was relieved to have given birth to a girl.
As far as she knew, in respectable families, concubines were not allowed to keep their sons by their side.
Instead, they were registered under the name of the First Madam, with a special courtyard set up for them, where a wet nurse took care of their food, clothing, and lodging, and they received instruction from a clan school teacher.
Even if the first wife fears that her illegitimate son will divide the property and therefore does not raise the child under her own name, the concubine is not entitled to raise the child under her name.
After all, being called a "son of a bitch" by others is an insult directed at the male head of the household's character.
Daughters are different. Some prosperous families don't have enough energy to raise daughters, so they let them grow up with their birth mothers.
In this way, the mother and daughter can strengthen their relationship, and the married daughter will also remember her parents' home and not do anything that would harm her parents' home.
This can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Seeing Aunt Xiang so happy, Lu Qiqi didn't want to dampen her spirits.
In her view, whether a concubine gave birth to a son or a daughter, her fate was in the hands of others.
After all, there are quite a few people who use illegitimate daughters as bargaining chips for promotion and advancement.
After a while, Aunt Xiang finally realized what was happening. She handed the baby to Xiang Ling and then got up to thank Lu Qiqi.
Lu Qiqi saw through her intention and quickly took her hand, saying, "Aunt Xiang, this is not an ordinary delivery. I had to perform surgery to deliver the baby smoothly."
You need to rest after getting stitches and avoid moving around to prevent tearing the wound.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Aunt Xiang dared not make any rash moves. She had just escaped death and had only just seen her child once; she did not want to be separated from him forever.
"Thank you so much, Lord Kang Le, for saving us. We, your mother and I, will never forget your great kindness."
If there's anything I can do to help in the future..."
Aunt Xiang's voice stopped abruptly at this point. She was still barely surviving under someone else's control, constantly on guard to avoid making any mistakes. She had neither the capital nor the ability to make a promise.
Lu Qiqi had guessed Aunt Xiang's situation, so she didn't respond to that, but instead gave her instructions on postpartum care.
After the episiotomy, it was necessary to prevent lochia infection. She explained the cleaning methods and hygiene precautions to the master and servant in detail.
To make sure they wouldn't forget, she even wrote it down on paper and gave it to them.
Xiangling took the recipe for cleaning steps and exchanged a glance with Aunt Xiang, who had just put down her bowl of white porridge.
Lu Qiqi took in the slight embarrassment between the two of them. She had taken it for granted and hadn't considered the possibility that the two of them were illiterate.
She said, “I have written the precautions in detail, but not in a succinct way. If you really can’t remember them, you can go out and have a doctor take a look. Just treat it as maintenance for external injuries.”
Hearing Lu Qiqi say this, the master and servant were relieved and thanked her.
After explaining the precautions, Lu Qiqi discussed with her that she would visit Aunt Xiang in a while to retrieve the thread.
The location of Aunt Xiang's episiotomy is different from other external injuries, and the removal of the stitches will benefit her future married life.
The two women listened attentively, their faces flushed with embarrassment. They were both amazed that the young Princess Kang Le knew more than a woman who had given birth.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Qiqi, who was about to leave, remembered the strange fragrance she smelled when she entered the house.
She asked tentatively, "Did Aunt Xiang smell any unusual fragrance before giving birth?"
Aunt Xiang tried hard to recall, but all she could remember was excruciating pain all over her body and the stench of blood all around her. Nothing else came to mind.
Lu Qiqi nodded knowingly and said directly, "I smelled musk in that fragrance."
Musk has the effect of promoting blood circulation and refreshing the mind. Pregnant women know that musk is something that should never be touched. It can not only induce labor in pregnant women, but also cause infertility.
When Aunt Xiang heard that such a vicious creature had been beside her during her childbirth, her face turned pale instantly.
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