Liu Mingzhu and Mingyue cried so hard they couldn't get up. They just kept pleading, and the two maids serving them also cried and begged along with them.
The room was filled with weeping. Seeing how pitiful the two little girls were, the midwife, Feng, could only say:
"Okay, okay, get up quickly. I...I'll think of something, I'll think of something..."
She was so anxious that she kept pacing back and forth, then suddenly seemed to have thought of something.
"By the way! I heard that Doctor Zheng from Renshantang in the county has a lateral incision technique. He might be able to save Aunt Lin. You should quickly send someone to invite him over."
Upon hearing this, Fang Mama's sorrowful face immediately lit up with hope, and she hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, Chunzhi, quickly go to Renshan Hall and invite Doctor Zheng here! Aunt Lin, hang in there, you'll be alright. We'll wait for the doctor to come, and he will definitely ensure your safe delivery."
Her hands trembled violently as she wiped Lin Taohua's sweat, but she still comforted her. Lin Taohua, however, was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, only nodding with her eyes closed, followed by another painful scream.
"ah!....."
Chunzhi, Liu Mingyue's personal maid since childhood, immediately stood up and said:
"Yes, Granny, I'll go right away."
Chunzhi hurriedly went out but returned shortly after. When Fang Mama saw her, she scolded her:
"What's wrong with you! Didn't I tell you to go and fetch Doctor Zheng? Aunt Lin is waiting to be saved!"
With tears streaming down her face, Chunzhi said urgently, "Granny, I'm going, but Granny Yan won't let me go out."
"Didn't you tell her that Aunt Lin was having a difficult childbirth and that we should call a doctor immediately?" Granny Fang asked.
Chunzhi wiped away her tears and cried, "I told her, but Granny Yan just wouldn't let me go out."
Granny Fang immediately stood up: "What is Granny Yan doing! I'll go myself. Chunzhi and Chunxing, you two take good care of Concubine Lin."
Chunxing was Liu Mingzhu's personal maid since childhood. After speaking, she hurriedly left.
"Where is Fang Mama not by Aunt Lin's side during her delivery? Where is she going?"
Granny Yan stopped Granny Fang.
Granny Fang's face was filled with both anxiety and anger: "Consort Lin is in critical condition during childbirth. I need to go and fetch a doctor. Granny Yan, get out of my way right now."
Granny Yan showed no sign of backing down. She said, "With the best midwife in the county, Feng, here, how could Consort Lin have a difficult childbirth? Granny Fang, don't talk nonsense. Someone, take Granny Fang back. Granny Fang is Consort Lin's closest servant. How can she leave Consort Lin's side at this time?"
Several maids serving Granny Yan immediately stepped forward and lifted Granny Fang up. Granny Yan was powerless to resist, and she cried out:
"Granny Yan, how dare you! Concubine Lin is having a difficult childbirth and needs a doctor. Your obstruction is jeopardizing the master's offspring. If the madam finds out, she'll skin you alive."
"I want to see the madam, I want to see the madam..."
Granny Yan showed no fear in the face of these threatening words; instead, a cold smile appeared on her face.
"Heh, Granny Fang, you're as naive as ever."
Granny Fang was carried back to the delivery room, her lips trembling with anger. How could she not know what had happened? No one had given Granny Fang any instructions, so how could she have such audacity?
When the midwife, Feng, saw that Fang Mama had returned, she exclaimed anxiously, "Oh dear, what's wrong with you all? This is a matter of life and death! Why did you all come back on your own after going to fetch her? Don't you still want to save the person?!"
"Aunt Lin, it's all my fault, it's all my fault! I can't save you..."
Granny Fang had no choice but to rush to Lin Taohua's bedside and weep bitterly.
The room was filled with crying again. Little Liu Mingzhu could roughly guess what was going on from the commotion outside.
She wiped away her tears and stepped forward, saying, "Granny, I'll go out and fetch a doctor. Wait for me, Aunt Lin, you won't die."
She ran out as soon as she finished speaking.
"Oh dear, Miss! Miss! Chunxing, hurry and chase after her! Don't let anything happen to her!" Granny Fang said anxiously.
Lin Taohua was in too much pain to even cry out. With her eyes tightly closed, she murmured on the bed, "Find, find my second sister-in-law, Madam Hui... Madam Hui..."
Granny Fang then realized what was happening and said, "Yes, yes, yes, even if the doctor comes now, he will definitely be stopped. Chunxing, if you and the young lady really go out, send someone to Linjia Village to find Madam Hui. Remember to find Madam Hui first."
The maid Chunxing heard this clearly and responded emphatically before immediately chasing after him.
"Get out of my way! How dare you servants block my way when I want to leave!"
As expected, Liu Mingzhu was also stopped by Granny Yan.
Although Granny Yan looked down on this young lady, she didn't dare to offend her. Just as she was about to say something with a smile, Liu Mingzhu suddenly kicked her ankle, making her cry out in pain as she clutched her foot.
Taking advantage of the moment, Liu Mingzhu quickly ran out of the courtyard, and Chunxing immediately followed. Several of the maids serving Granny Yan took off to chase after them.
Granny Yan waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Alright, alright, don't chase her anymore. She can't get out the door. Come quickly and take a look at her ankle. Is it swollen from that little slut's kick? Ouch, it hurts so much!..."
Liu Mingzhu ran all the way to the gate of the mansion, but was stopped by several servants guarding the gate. This time, Liu Mingzhu could not use the same trick as before, as the servants were already on guard.
"Get out of my way! I am the eldest daughter of the Liu family! How dare you stop me? You're all dead when my father comes back!" Liu Mingzhu bared her teeth and claws, struggling to get out.
The servants tried their best not to touch the young lady, but they showed no intention of letting her go.
"Oh dear, young lady, we are only following Madam's orders. No one is allowed to enter or leave the manor today. We have no choice but to comply. Please don't make things difficult for us," the gatekeepers said with difficulty.
At this moment, Chunxing pulled Liu Mingzhu aside and said, "Miss, I know there is a dog hole near the outer courtyard wall. We can crawl out."
The dog hole was located beside a secluded courtyard wall, overgrown with weeds. Both women emerged from the hole looking disheveled. Liu Mingzhu immediately tried to run towards Renshan Hall, but Chunxing grabbed her.
“Miss, Granny Fang told us to go outside the city to find Madam Hui first. We can’t bring a doctor in, so we have to find Madam Hui.”
Liu Mingzhu's small face was filled with panic. "Yes, yes, Granny Fang is right. We'll go to the outskirts of the city to find my second aunt right now."
The two immediately ran out of the city.
Meanwhile, Qingshan was instructed by Lady Hui to go to the Liu family mansion in the county to check if Master Liu had returned. When he was almost at the city gate, he saw two young maids frantically begging for people with carriages and horses.
Martial arts practitioners have keen eyesight; even from a distance, he could clearly see that it was the eldest daughter of the Liu family and her maid. Qingshan immediately knew that something must have happened.
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