Chapter 135 Fate
Just as Li San Niang was about to refuse Qi Zhi Die's words, she heard Qi Zhi Die call out, "Ninth Sister!"
Whether she woke up in terror after hearing Qi Zhidie say that she should get rid of the child, or because she had slept enough, Jiu Niang slowly opened her eyes.
Li San Niang quickly stepped forward to inquire and checked the pulse again.
"Ninth Sister, this child, you..."
Qi Zhidie thoughtfully stepped forward and took a soft pillow, placing it behind Jiu Niang's waist so that she could lean more comfortably. The already beautiful woman looked even more delicate and beautiful after falling ill, her face turning pale.
Seeing that Jiu Niang hadn't finished speaking, and meeting Jiu Niang's gaze, Li San Niang knew that there was no need to finish her sentence.
No one can change the unwavering determination in Jiu Niang's eyes.
Qi Zhidie hadn't realized the problem yet. She covered Jiu Niang's cold hand and said, "Jiu Niang, please put it down, okay? Let this child go. You still have me, you still have these sisters in the brothel."
Qi Zhidie kept rambling on and on, repeating the same few sentences over and over. Jiu Niang listened to Qi Zhidie patiently, but never nodded in agreement.
Qi Zhidie suddenly realized the crux of the problem: that's it, the child! The child in her womb!
"Ninth Sister, do you like children? Then when you've recovered, let's go to the countryside and ask someone to adopt one. Do you prefer a young man or a young woman? We can raise him/her together, you can be the mother, and I'll be the godmother, okay?"
As they talked, how could someone as intelligent as Qi Zhidie not understand what Jiu Niang meant?
Qi Zhidie couldn't hold back any longer and couldn't deceive herself anymore. Crying, she yelled at Jiu Niang, "Why? Why? Don't you want to live? This child will kill you! You'll die!"
Jiu Niang naturally cared about the sisters who had been with her through those unbearable days, but she also really wanted to protect the child who was her blood relative, even if it meant her own death!
"Zhidie, I'm sorry, I was so selfish. But I really, really want this child! Zhidie, you... will help me, right?"
Before Qi Zhidie could respond, Jiu Niang turned to Li San Niang and said, "I would like to trouble you, San Niang, to save this child."
Li San Niang made no comment on the argument between Jiu Niang and Qi Zhi Die.
Li San Niang was a doctor, and to her patients, she was always just a doctor.
A doctor's primary duty is to treat and save lives, relieving patients' suffering, curing their illnesses, and improving their quality of life according to the wishes of the patients and their families. That is enough.
Li San Niang nodded, opened her medical kit, took out paper and pen, and began to write a prescription.
Fortunately, Li San Niang had brought all the medicinal herbs she had prepared when she was at the Li family home. After picking them out one by one and handing them to Qi Zhi Die, Li San Niang sat down next to Jiu Niang and gently told her, "Jiu Niang, since you want to keep this child, you must listen carefully to what I am about to say to you."
Li San Niang told Jiu Niang that from this moment on, she should stay in bed absolutely.
This absolute bed rest does not just mean that Jiu Niang should lie in bed to sleep and rest, but means that Jiu Niang must lie in bed to eat, drink and relieve herself!
"Is this all there is to it?"
Li San Niang nodded and said seriously, "Your uterus was already damaged, and your body is weak and frail with little strength. The baby is now at the stage where it needs to absorb more nutrients from the mother to grow and develop. You can't bear it, which is why you are bleeding so much."
With Jiu Niang's permission, Li San Niang lifted the quilt to check and changed her bedding.
"If you want to forcefully preserve the pregnancy, you have to take herbal medicine, control your diet and drink, and stay in bed completely. Only then will you have a chance of saving the child."
At this point, Li Sanniang paused before looking at Jiuniang and continuing, "Jiniang, it's only been less than five months, and it's already this dangerous. If it gets to six or seven months, the suffering you'll endure will be far more than this."
Li San Niang naturally had to respect Jiu Niang's own wish to preserve the pregnancy, but given the current situation, Li San Niang couldn't just stand by and watch Jiu Niang walk down a dead end.
"As I told you before, I can't guarantee that the child will be born safely. Even if I only care about the child and not you, whether the child will survive after birth is still a question."
If you follow Lady Qi's advice and abort the child, you still have a chance to live.
But if another half a month or a month passes, you and your child will be inseparable. Even if you regret it then, it will be too late. Do you understand?
Then Jiu Niang gently touched her slightly protruding belly with her right hand and said to Li San Niang without any hesitation, "San Niangzi, I know, I know everything. This is my own choice. I tried my best, and I risked my life to give birth to this child. If anything happens next month or when he/she is born, then it will be my and the child's fate."
There was no way to persuade her otherwise. She had already explained all the potential risks of trying to save the pregnancy. All Li San Niang could do was try her best to keep the child.
By the time Jiu Niang drank her medicine and lay down to sleep, it was already past midnight.
Although the sounds of string and wind instruments lingered in Pingkangfang tonight, the sound of the drummer striking the clapper could still be heard very clearly.
Having already been busy all day yesterday, and having not rested for most of the night, Li San Niang was still on high alert, keeping a close eye on Jiu Niang, fearing that a sudden hemorrhage might occur and even a god couldn't save her.
Li San Niang had prepared for the worst. If there was a serious hemorrhage, she wouldn't care about infection. She planned to wash her arm and go directly to Jiu Niang's lower body to find the bleeding point.
Fortunately, we arrived in time; it hadn't come to that point yet.
"Third Sister, you've had a hard night. I'll look after Ninth Sister here. You should go and rest next door. Eldest Brother Li is also next door."
Li San Niang was indeed very tired; her eyes were almost too heavy to keep open, and she kept rubbing her eyelids, afraid that she would fall asleep.
Seeing that Jiu Niang had indeed calmed down, Li San Niang listened to Qi Zhi Die's words and said, "Then I'll go next door. If Jiu Niang feels anything wrong, just call me."
In the next room, Brother Li sat in a chair with his eyes closed. Sister Li tiptoed in, afraid of waking Brother Li. But then she heard a voice call out "Sister Li," which startled her.
"Brother, you scared me! I thought you were asleep."
The brother and sister exchanged a few words, but didn't say much about the disagreements with Shihualou and its driver. After all, it wasn't a place where they could talk freely on someone else's turf. They planned to stay until dawn. If Jiu Niang was alright, Li San Niang planned to leave behind the prescription and a few doses of medicine before going home with Li Da Xiong.
It would be best to explain things thoroughly to Mr. Li and the others once we get home.
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