She lay in bed, lifted her clothes, and hummed softly.
"hiss--"
"Push harder—"
"Yes, yes, that's it—"
"call--"
Yan Xia instantly felt refreshed. She put down her clothes and covered herself with the blanket.
"Xiao Ji, your nails are so well-maintained. It feels so good to scratch them. It's a pity I cut them too short yesterday. I didn't leave any. Alright, I'm not itchy anymore. Go out the candle and go to sleep."
After Yan Xia finished speaking, she turned to the side and closed her eyes.
"Okay, Auntie, sleep well." Xiao Ji chuckled as she blew out the candle and went back to her own bed to sleep.
"vomit--"
"vomit--"
On the other side, in the three-courtyard house.
There was also a room with a candle lit.
Inside the room, Wang Jingshui, holding onto the edge of the bed, vomited repeatedly.
She was wearing her undergarments, her hair was disheveled, and she looked like she was about to go to sleep. Because she had been vomiting for so long, her eyes were red and she couldn't stop crying.
Chang Lu, who was standing beside her patting her back, was heartbroken. "What happened? Why are you vomiting like this? What did you eat today? Did you get an upset stomach?"
"Ugh, I don't know either. I ate with you today, I didn't eat anything else, ugh—"
But after saying just one sentence, I started feeling nauseous again.
Wang Jingshui was extremely upset.
She sat up on the bed, unable to move.
“This won’t do. You must be sick. I’ll go out and ask the servants to bring back a doctor.” Chang Lu put on his shoes and socks, put on his coat, and left the house despite Wang Jingshui’s objections.
The servants were already asleep.
"Knock knock knock—"
“Someone’s coming out—” Chang Lu came to the backyard, randomly selected a room and knocked on the door. There were six people living inside.
The knocking woke up Da Liang, who was the lightest sleeper.
"Master? What's wrong?" He moved quickly, not even bothering to put on his coat, and opened the door.
"Put on your clothes and go outside to fetch a doctor. Remember to go through the back door and don't wake anyone else. I'll wait for you inside." Chang Lu took out the only two taels of silver he had from his purse and handed it to him.
Wang Jingshui put the money away.
This was considered Changlu's pocket money.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Da Liang took the silver, immediately went inside, put on his shoes and coat, and quietly went out through the back door.
Apart from the gatekeeper.
Nobody knows.
Because of the good location of the Yan family residence.
It is located in the most bustling part of the street.
There are clinics on both sides of the road.
Da Liang randomly found the nearest clinic, knocked on the door, and asked an older doctor to go to the third courtyard.
"Your wife is a little over a month pregnant. Due to overwork, she is experiencing severe morning sickness. It's nothing serious. I will prescribe a medicine to help stabilize the pregnancy. Tomorrow morning, have your servants go to the pharmacy to get the medicine. Then, decoct the medicine in three bowls of water until it reduces to one bowl. Take it after meals, once a day, for seven days. Also, it's best for your wife to rest in bed for a while. She should avoid getting out of bed and moving around. Once the vomiting stops, she can get out of bed and resume her normal life. Remember, she shouldn't overwork herself. Your wife has a lot of coldness in her body, which makes it difficult for her to conceive. If she isn't carefully cared for, this pregnancy is prone to miscarriage later on."
The doctor put down his hand that was taking the pulse and habitually stroked his beard.
"What? She's pregnant? Jing Shui, didn't you say your period just ended? This..." Chang Lu was shocked to hear the doctor say that his wife was pregnant.
They stood there, stunned.
I was about to be happy, but then I remembered that Wang Jingshui had just finished her period.
He was startled.
How can I be pregnant and still have my period?
Just as I was about to ask Wang Jingshui, the doctor spoke first.
"Madam, you must have been chilled when you were young. It's normal for your periods to be irregular. You just happened to have a miscarriage, which is why you mistook it for your period. It's alright, just take the medicine to prevent miscarriage and take good care of yourself."
"Yes, I fell into the water when I was little, and my period came late. My mother was worried about my health and gave me a lot of tonics and folk remedies for having children, but none of them worked. I thought I would never be able to have children in my life."
Wang Jingshui leaned against the bed, stroking her flat belly.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
Previous expectations were repeatedly dashed.
Just when she had given up hope, the child suddenly arrived.
This is a pleasant surprise.
It is hard to put into words.
Chang Lu sat by the bed, gently squeezing Wang Jingshui's hand as if to comfort her. "It's good that you're alright, doctor. Thank you so much for coming so late at night. How much is the consultation fee? Is two taels enough?"
Each doctor charges a different fee, and since home visits at night are more expensive, Changlu was worried that two taels of silver wouldn't be enough.
"That's enough, half an ounce will do. It's just writing a prescription, it won't cost much. By the way, the medicine I write will cost no more than eight strings of cash, so don't get ripped off." The doctor stroked his beard again.
He spoke slowly.
Many pharmacies overcharge customers because they don't know anything about medicine.
The doctor was very kind. He told Chang Lu about the value of the prescription, then took out paper and pen, wrote down the prescription, and handed it to him.
As for Da Liang, to avoid suspicion, he stayed outside the house.
"Alright, thank you very much. It's getting late, you should go back and rest early." Chang Lu got up from the bed, took the prescription, opened the door, and saw the doctor out.
During the break, he handed the prescription to Da Liang, telling him to go out and get the medicine now, and to pay the doctor an extra half tael of consultation fee.
Da Liang nodded repeatedly.
"Take care, Da Liang. Take the old doctor back to his clinic. There's no one on the street, and it's dark tonight. Help him up. Oh, and go to his clinic to get the medicine. That way you won't have to make a trip."
The doctor is quite old.
Seeing his legs trembling as he walked, Chang Lu was afraid he would fall and hurt himself.
He thought it best to have Da Liang take the old doctor back to the clinic.
The clinic also sells medicine.
Another sentence was added.
Let Da Liang get the medicine directly from the old doctor's clinic.
The old doctor heard it clearly. He nodded and didn't refuse. Who would complain about not having enough money?
After Da Liang finished speaking, he helped the doctor out the back door.
The old doctor's clinic was relatively small.
It was just him and his apprentice.
As soon as I arrived at the clinic, I saw a very young man sitting by the door, sleeping.
"Cough cough—" The old doctor coughed twice, feigning an attack.
The man woke up with a start.
"Master, you're back." He stood up sleepily, ready to close the door, but upon closer inspection, he noticed there was someone else behind him.
“I told you to watch the door, but you’re still asleep. If we run into petty thieves, our shop will be emptied out! Then we’ll have to beg on the streets! Alright, hurry up and take the prescription to get the medicine.”
The doctor took the prescription from Da Liang and handed it to his young apprentice.
"Yes, Master." Afraid of being scolded, the man didn't dare to say anything more and went to the counter to get the medicine with the prescription.
"Young man, just give me one or two taels of silver."
The consultation fee hasn't been paid yet.
Adding the half ounce of medicine, the doctor told Daliang to pay only one ounce.
"Oh, okay, I'll give it to you right away." Da Liang took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the old doctor.
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