Chapter 58 Stillbirth
The little maid took it and quickly brought it into the room.
Chunhua was hiding stealthily in the corner of the room. When she saw someone walking towards her, she immediately stepped forward and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"
The little maid replied immediately: "It was sent by the Second Madam."
Chunhua took the box with a serious expression and handed it to one of the women who was acting as a midwife.
"Please check to see if the contents of this box are dangerous."
"Okay, I'll do it."
One of the women wiped her hands and opened the box in front of Chunhua.
There was a small porcelain bottle inside, which looked like it was used to hold medicine.
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, opened the porcelain bottle, poured out a pill, put it to the tip of her nose and smelled it carefully.
She was able to come here, of course, because she knew something about pharmacology, so she quickly found out what the pill was used for.
"It contains herbs like Achyranthes bidentata that can induce labor. It's a folk remedy and isn't poisonous, but it shouldn't be used indiscriminately."
Chunhua frowned.
"It seems that the Second Madam has no good intentions either."
The woman hesitated and put the box aside.
There was no woman in labor in the room at all. The one lying on the bed was actually a maid in the yard in disguise.
The voice is slightly similar to Qin Mingzhu's.
There were not many people in the room. The palace maids who came in and out just put the water behind the screen and did not go to the innermost part.
"Not necessarily. This medicine does have the effect of aiding childbirth. Perhaps it's a good intention."
Chunhua thought about it, suddenly poured out a pill and put it directly into her mouth.
The woman was startled, "What are you doing?"
Chunhua's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes were very bright.
"Let me try to see if there's any poison in it. If it's just a drug to aid childbirth, there shouldn't be any big problems even if I eat it."
Seeing her like this, the woman didn't know what to say for a moment.
"All medicines are poisonous. Even if you are in good health, you can't waste it casually. This medicine won't really be taken by the Marquis' wife, so there's no need to risk your life to test it."
Chunhua shook her head stubbornly.
The lady had treated her well since she was a child. This time, the lady had put so much effort into finding out who was hiding in the Marquis's mansion and intended to harm her. No matter what, she wanted to do her part.
After waiting for a while, Chunhua touched her belly and felt relieved when she didn't notice anything unusual.
Although the probability of the Second Madam delivering poison in front of so many people is low, it is better to be cautious.
Just then, someone knocked on the door frame.
Through a screen, Chunhua heard the sound coming from outside the door.
"Miss Chunhua, a maidservant was clumsy and soiled the clothes that Madam was going to change into later. Could you please find a new set for Madam..."
Chunhua frowned even deeper.
"How did you do that? Weren't they all stacked up in advance? Let me go over and take a look."
As Qin Mingzhu's personal maid, she was the only one who could enter and exit Qin Mingzhu's changing room at will.
The clothes that need to be changed during delivery have obviously been prepared in advance and can be delivered at any time.
However, this incident happened before the fetus was born.
If Qin Mingzhu had not known this in advance, Chunhua would never have suspected anything. At most, she would have gone out to find some new clothes and then come back quickly.
She paused as she walked out from behind the screen.
Then he looked back at the room.
The maids outside were not allowed to enter or leave at will. In the entire delivery room, except for her personal maid, there was a temporary gap.
She blinked her eyes. Chunhua was not stupid and she immediately understood that the lady's suspicion was correct. Someone had indeed made plans on the day she gave birth.
And it's done very secretly.
Chunhua didn't think any more about it.
Anyway, the truth will be known soon.
She walked out of the room and quickly went to another room to help Qin Mingzhu find clothes.
And right now.
A maid carrying a relatively large wooden basin walked in from outside with her head lowered.
The night was pitch black, and none of the busy maids around would notice their companion who was also hurriedly walking with a basin of water in his hand.
The maid hurried into the room, and there was a rhythmic knocking sound on the door.
The two people in the room stopped moving in an instant.
The maid holding the wooden basin raised her head and, following the light from the screen, glanced at the two busy figures inside.
"Hurry up."
The screen was pulled open by one hand.
The next moment, a big hand reached out from inside and pulled the speaking maid in.
Before the maid could scream, the other person had already blocked her mouth and nose, and then hit her neck with a hammer. The maid's body went limp and she fell down.
The two female subordinates of the Governor's Office in the room looked at the maid lying on the ground and tied her up skillfully.
After throwing the people together to the place where the two midwives were unconscious not far away, he looked at the wooden basin brought in by the maid.
There was no hot water in the wooden basin.
Instead, the tub was covered with a black cloth.
The black cloth was soaked, and it seemed as if something was pressing underneath.
One of the women swallowed and had a bad feeling in her heart.
After carefully finding a pair of chopsticks and slowly lifting up the black cloth, they saw what was in the wooden basin. Even with their courage and intelligence, they were so scared that they almost screamed.
All I saw was a baby's dark purple corpse lying in the wooden basin...
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“Wow—wah—”
The sound of a baby crying rang out in the room.
Yan Fengxiao, who had been waiting outside the door, strode to the door in an instant, staring at it with burning eyes.
Just a door away, he couldn't help but raise his hand and press it on the door frame, wanting to push the door open.
However, due to various concerns, I could only stand at the door and wait quietly.
The torture lasted for two hours.
Inside the room, Qin Mingzhu was sweating profusely and her face was pale. Because of the severe pain before, she was so tired that she couldn't even lift a finger.
But strangely, she didn't get through this delivery.
There's even some energy left.
The difficult birth in the previous life did not happen this time at all. The two midwives were quite skilled. Although the process was a bit difficult, everything went smoothly.
Mother and child are safe.
Nanny Zhou wiped the baby's body clean, wrapped it in a swaddling cloth, and brought it to Qin Mingzhu with a smile on her face.
Qin Mingzhu opened her eyes wide and asked someone to help her stand up. Even though she had no strength left in her body, she still forced herself to look over.
"Congratulations, madam, it's a little prince..."
Qin Mingzhu was very excited.
Her violently beating heart made her emotions somewhat out of control.
Looking at the baby in the cradle, she suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled away the small quilt covering the baby's shoulders.
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