Chapter 1244 Critical Illness
Madam Han Wu was sitting on the couch. Because it was cold, she had wrapped herself in a fox fur coat. There was a brazier lit in the room. As soon as Manbao entered the room, he felt a wave of heat hitting him.
Manbao paused before following Madam Han forward.
Mrs. Han smiled and introduced Manbao to everyone.
Yes, with everyone, not only the two wives of the Li family were there, but also Mrs. Li San, and also Mrs. Han Wu’s husband, Li Sanlang.
The room was already hot, and with so many people gathered together, Manbao felt even hotter.
However, she glanced at Han Wu Niangzi, who was still wearing a fox fur coat, and said nothing. She nodded to everyone, then turned to Xiao Shao and said, "Take out the pulse pillow, Wu Niangzi. I'll take your pulse first."
Everyone wanted to greet Manbao, but when they saw she started seeing patients as soon as she came in, they stopped disturbing her and stood aside to wait.
Xiao Shao immediately took out the pulse pillow and set it aside. Man Bao checked Han Wu Niang's pulse and asked, "How long have you been pregnant?"
The nanny beside her immediately replied, "The imperial physician diagnosed it. In a few days, it will be eight months."
Manbao took a look at her huge belly and felt a little worried. He stood up and said, "Shall we go into the inner room to check?"
Madam Han Wu nodded slightly, and the nanny immediately helped her up and went to the inner room. Madam Han Da apologized to everyone and followed her in.
Most of the maids in the inner room retreated, leaving only Han Wu Niangzi's personal maid.
She and the nanny brought in two braziers and began to undress Han Wu Niang.
While washing his hands, Manbao asked, "Madam Han Wu, are you afraid of the cold?"
"Yes," Han Wu Niangzi replied in a low voice, "I have been afraid of the cold since I was a child, and it has become even worse since I became pregnant."
The nanny said, "My wife's hands and feet are always cold in winter."
Manbao nodded. Knowing that she was uncomfortable lying on her back, he asked the maid to put a pillow behind her back and let her lean on it. Then he rubbed his palms and touched her belly.
It was obvious that Han Wu Niang was not only afraid of the cold, but also afraid of pain. Manbao just pressed down, and she frowned and shrank slightly. If he pressed a little harder, she would cry out in pain.
Manbao frowned and asked her many questions in a low voice, but it was not her who answered the questions, but the nanny and the maid beside her.
Manbao also knew that the ladies and young ladies in wealthy families probably didn't know as much about their own bodies as the maids and servants did.
But I can’t let the nanny answer the question of whether it hurts or not.
Manbao touched her belly and then returned to the starting point. He pushed her belly slightly and asked again: "How do you feel when I push you like this?"
The nanny was about to answer again, but Manbao looked up at her and said with a smile, "Let Fifth Lady speak."
Mrs. Han Wu paused for a moment and then said, "It hurts."
"How much pain does it have? Can you bear it?"
Mrs. Han gritted her teeth and said, "Yes."
Manbao saw sweat on her forehead, obviously she was in great pain. Manbao kept pushing her forward. Mrs. Han Wu couldn't help but scream in pain and her face turned pale.
Madam Han took a step forward anxiously, "Madam Zhou..."
Manbao then lightened his strength and began to massage gently. Madam Han Wu breathed a sigh of relief and felt much better.
At this time, Han Wu Niangzi's round belly moved, and the baby in her belly kicked twice. Han Wu Niang laughed out loud and said to Manbao: "Doctor, look, the baby is kicking me."
Manbao sighed inwardly, but nodded with a smile on his face, "Yes, the child is very lively."
Manbao withdrew his hand, put on her underwear, pulled the quilt over her, and said, "Madam Han Wu, you should rest first. I will discuss the prescription with your husband's sister and come back to show it to you later."
Mrs. Han Wu was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Why, do I still need to take medicine?"
She glanced hesitantly at her eldest sister and asked, "Aren't you here to deliver my baby?"
Manbao nodded and said, "We also need to make some preparations before giving birth."
After saying that, she stood up, nodded to Madam Han, and turned to leave.
Madam Han said to the maid, "Take good care of your wife."
After saying that, he followed him out, and the nanny hurriedly followed.
The people in the outer room were waiting while drinking tea and chatting. When they saw Manbao and the others come out, they stood up with a smile and asked, "Have you seen it? How is it?"
Manbao smiled and nodded at them, then looked at Madam Han and said, "Madam Han, shall we find a place to talk?"
Mrs. Han really didn't want too many people to know about her younger sister's situation, so she nodded and said to her brother-in-law, Li Sanlang, "Let's go to the study."
The two wives of the Li family were stunned and asked with a smile, "What do you mean? Isn't this Dr. Zhou here to check the baby's position and prepare for the delivery?"
Mrs. Li San pulled her two sisters-in-law aside and said with a smile, "Let them go. My sister-in-law just said she wanted to let me taste the new tea that just arrived in the mansion. It's a good deal for me."
The two wives of the Li family quickly came to their senses, smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, if you like, I'll make you some more later."
Manbao went to the study with them to talk. There were only two maids there, Madam Han and Li Sanlang.
As soon as the door closed, Manbao got straight to the point: "Madam Han Wu's condition isn't good. First, the baby is too big. I felt around and found that the baby's head circumference is large, while her pelvis is small. Also, the baby's position is abnormal, with the baby's head on top."
The two maids beside them nodded together. One of them was the maid who took care of Han Wu Niang during her pregnancy and delivery, and the other was the midwife they invited from Yongzhou, who had very good skills.
"But that's not the worst. The worst is that her pain nerves are more sensitive than those of ordinary people."
Mrs. Han asked, "What is this?"
Manbao took out a needle and gently pricked the back of her hand. "That's right," she said. "Ordinary people would only feel a stinging pain when pricked by this needle, but she felt the pain as if she were being stabbed by a knife, and the pain would last longer."
She said, “It’s innate.”
Madam Han and Li Sanlang nodded together, "Yes, yes, the Fifth Madam has been particularly afraid of pain since she was a child."
Manbao said, "So, even if I have small hands and can turn the fetus's position inside her body, and even find a way for her to give birth to this oversized baby, she still can't do it because she's in too much pain and she can't bear it."
Mrs. Han's face turned pale and she asked, "What can we do?"
Manbao frowned and said, "Actually, there are two ways, but I haven't tried either one, so I'm not sure."
She said, "One is to directly perform an abdominal operation to remove the fetus, and the other is to prepare medicine to relieve her pain."
Mrs. Han and Li Sanlang said without hesitation: "Choose the second one."
Manbao shook his head and said, "I'm least confident about the second option. In comparison, I recommend you choose the first option."
Madam Han's eyes widened, and she asked unhappily, "What are you saying, Madam Zhou? When you were helping Madam Yue with her baby, you didn't want to perform a laparotomy. How come you're so unwilling to give up my sister's life?"
"Mrs. Han has misunderstood. Even if we have to perform a laparotomy, my priority is to ensure your safety," Manbao said. "When I say laparotomy, I don't mean to just cut open the belly with scissors like the midwife said."
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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