Chapter 565 Mother Dead, Son Alive
As the old woman from the Yue family had predicted, Liu Ruyi was astonished when she heard what Li San Niang said. She never imagined things would come to this!
After thanking Li Sanniang profusely and seeing her off, Liu Ruyi immediately picked up a pen to write a letter. Then, she immediately asked someone to find a merchant caravan that was returning to Jiangnan East Road soon and deliver the letter to Tang Lijiao's parents as soon as possible.
"I... this is all I can do to help. I hope this letter can reach the Tang family as soon as possible."
Liu Ruyi thought of her little cousin, who was only sixteen years old and still a young girl, and was about to die young, so she really hated her in-laws.
On the way back to the clinic, Qiu Xiang took advantage of the fact that she and Li San Niang were alone to ask, "San Niangzi, is Tang Niangzi really beyond saving?"
She was only sixteen. How could she have died at such a young age?
Li San Niang sighed, "Alas, that's for sure."
The age for marriage should really be raised; it should be at least eighteen years old.
At that time, at least the woman's body was stronger, so if she were to become pregnant and give birth, it would be easier.
But that's the law. If she doesn't get married, who can afford the taxes?
However, while poor families don't have the same level of food and drink as wealthy families, this means they are less likely to let pregnant women overeat, become obese, and experience difficult childbirth.
And then there's this Lady Tang, Qiu Xiang, look closely at her condition. How can we save her?
Even the most fervent prayers should be made within human capabilities, but given Madam Tang's condition, unless a cesarean section is performed for her unborn child to have any chance of survival, if labor begins one day, it will only be a death sentence.
After experiencing what happened to Jiu Niang, Li San Niang clearly realized one thing: "I can't save everyone!"
I can only save as many people as I can within my capabilities!
Therefore, this was all Li San Niang could say to Qiu Xiang.
Furthermore, there were some things that Li San Niang didn't say to Qiu Xiang.
Madam Yue herself had given birth to three sons and two daughters. She knew that pregnant women should avoid certain foods, but she couldn't stop Tang Lijiao from coming. She even invited Li San Niang to come and treat her.
Could it be said that Madam Yue deliberately brought in Li San Niang, a female doctor, to try and draw her into the conflict between the Yue family and Tang Lijiao?
If Li San Niang is capable and has a way to save Tang Li Jiao, that would be a good thing. Madam Yue would only need to offer a few words of flattery and some money.
Who could compare to the prestigious Yue family, whose lineage had been passed down for generations, when Li Sanniang was merely a minor figure with no official rank or position?
No matter how skilled she is, she's still just a female doctor!
But if Li San Niang can't save Tang Li Jiao, then in the end, it will be Li San Niang, the doctor, who will have to bear the brunt of the anger from the Tang family, the Yue family, and even Liu Ruyi.
This is perfectly normal.
Look at the medical disputes in modern society; they are just some narrow-minded people who want to get some money, and they will stop at nothing to do so.
That's human nature.
How could Li San Niang possibly get involved in this mess?
Moreover, what Li San Niang told Qiu Xiang, Liu Ruyi, and Madam Yue was the truth: the only thing that could be saved was the child in Tang Li Jiao's womb, which could be tried by cesarean section.
But for Tang Lijiao herself, it's really only possible to save her life if she has everything in a modern operating room and has a matching blood sample.
Although Li San Niang couldn't save Tang Li Jiao, she still took the matter of pregnant women dying seriously.
After returning home, she used the time after dinner to not only grade the exam papers from the last midwifery class, but also to review her case records and start working on the data. She wanted to write a report on the correlation between the age of first childbirth, physical condition, and the number of successful births of midwives.
Time flows like water, like a mountain stream flowing slowly by.
More than half a month later, about twenty days later, the letter that Liu Ruyi sent to Jiangnan East Road was finally received by the Tang family.
Upon reading the letter, Tang's mother couldn't bear it and fainted.
Unfortunately, just as the Tang family had finished preparing and were about to send Tang Lijiao's second son, her own brother, to Chang'an, Tang Lijiao went into labor that very night.
As soon as Tang Lijiao started moving, Madam Yue was woken up by her servants. She quickly tidied herself up and went to the courtyard where Tang Lijiao lived.
Tang Lijiao had never experienced such painful contractions before. She screamed in agony, her cries sounding utterly heart-wrenching.
"Go to the guesthouse and invite the old doctor!"
Where is the midwife?
Where is the midwife we hired?
Under Madam Yue's coordination, Tang Lijiao's courtyard gradually stabilized, and the old doctor from Jishantang, who had been staying at the Yue family's guest house, was also invited over.
In her desperation, she disregarded the proper separation between men and women. Madam Yue led the old doctor into the inner room and saw Tang Lijiao lying on the bed, her mouth stuffed with a cloth, sweating profusely from the pain, and her limbs restrained by four strong women. Tang Lijiao was now lying on the bed like a lamb to be slaughtered.
The midwife squatted under the bed, staring at Tang Lijiao's lower body.
Madam Yue ignored Tang Lijiao's pleading look when she saw her enter, and only watched as the old doctor took Tang Lijiao's pulse.
After taking the pulse, the old doctor and Madam Yue went out.
The old doctor looked up at Madam Yue and asked again, "Madam Yue, are you sure?"
"If such a potent drug is administered, the child might be able to be born, but Madam Tang will not see the sun rise tomorrow."
Madam Yue hesitated for a moment, realizing that Tang Lijiao couldn't be saved at all. She gritted her teeth and nodded firmly, saying to the old doctor, "Doctor, just prescribe the medicine. I'll take full responsibility for anything that happens! I won't hold the doctor accountable!"
Seeing Madam Yue's state, the old doctor turned and left to write a prescription and prepare the medicine.
He had to personally brew such potent medicines that could harm people's lives; he wouldn't trust a young apprentice to do it.
Looking in the direction the old doctor left, Madam Yue, standing under the lantern at the door, her face illuminated by the dim light of the lantern, looked like a demon from the underworld, which was truly frightening.
At this moment, Madam Yue thought to herself, "Since things have come to this point, we can only grasp what we can hold onto."
The baby in Jiaojiao's belly is, after all, of my in-laws' blood. Although it is unfortunate that the day it is born is the day its birth mother dies.
However, after a year, Wen Yuan can remarry. By then, the child will have a legal mother, be young, and be well-educated.
That's the only way.
Comforting herself with these thoughts, Madam Yue returned to her inner room.
So, at the third watch of the night, Tang Lijiao gave birth to a son.
Tang Lijiao died a quarter of an hour later.
By the time the letter announcing the death was sent to Jiangnan East Road to inform the Tang family, the second brother of the Tang family had already been riding a fast horse for more than ten days, enduring wind and rain, and was now only two days' journey away from Chang'an City.
When Tang Erxiong arrived in Chang'an, he rushed to the Yue family's door without stopping. Seeing the white banner hanging on the door, he burst into tears. In the end, he was unable to see Tang Lijiao one last time.
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