Chapter 191 Brother, you're getting more and more rules.
"In the Marquis's mansion, of course, my aunt is the master..." A hoarse, low voice rang out leisurely.
Madam Ma was startled and looked up at the bedside. She saw He Yin lift the bed curtains, allowing people to see clearly inside the bed and also allowing the person on the bed to see clearly outside.
Yao Qingling looked at Madam Ma and forced a weak smile: "But in this Mulan Courtyard, I am the mistress... Aunt, these are my maids. If they have offended you, please forgive them. They were just worried about me."
Ma's lips twitched slightly.
How come he's alive instead of dead?
When I looked at her just now, she was clearly lifeless, barely clinging to life.
Qingling said, "Thanks to your great blessing, Auntie, both I and my child are safe and healthy, and the delivery was smooth."
At the same time, a soft cry rang out.
It startled everyone.
Yao Qingqi stared wide-eyed at the baby in the swaddling clothes.
Wasn't it a stillborn baby?
I just saw him covered in bruises!
Qingling said, "Bring the child here so I can see him."
Lou Yue and Xia Chan were both girls who had never held a baby before, so the midwife carefully picked up the child and carried her to the bedside.
Qingling turned her head, looked at the wrinkled child, and smiled weakly: "Boy or girl?"
The midwife said, "Miss, it's a boy."
Qingling nodded: "Boy or girl, they're both mine."
She seemed to be deliberately emphasizing that sound.
He added, "Aunt, this house smells of blood. You've had a long night. Go back and rest."
Ma gritted her teeth.
She stayed up all night, waiting for this result!
But what can we do if we don't leave? Can we strangle Yao Qingling right now?
Ma could only leave with Yao Qingqi and Ma Peizhen.
As soon as I stepped outside, I discovered it was raining heavily.
The earthy smell hit me.
Mrs. Ma had just smelled the stench of blood, and now she smelled the earthy odor, making her feel nauseous and wanting to vomit.
She said irritably, "They're using umbrellas!"
A young maidservant hurriedly stepped forward with an umbrella: "Madam, she's behind you."
Madam Ma glared at her fiercely, then swung her handkerchief and returned to her own Dan Gui Courtyard.
Yao Qingqi rubbed her throbbing forehead and muttered, "Just because she's not dead now doesn't mean everything will be alright later."
She has another trick up her sleeve.
Looking back, she glanced at the lights on inside the house and a smile played on her lips.
Ma Peizhen frowned: "Aunt, didn't you notice that Granny Sun isn't in the room?"
Ma paused, a chill rising from the soles of her feet and shooting straight to her heart.
Just now, I was so focused on whether Yao Qingling and the child were dead or not that I assumed the midwife had succeeded, so I didn't pay attention.
She pressed her hand to her chest and said calmly, "It's alright. I think that old woman is very cunning; she probably ran away after she finished what she was doing."
Didn't those two midwives go in?
Ma Peizhen shook her head: "I don't think it's that simple."
"If that Granny Sun is afraid of trouble and tries to slip away as soon as she's done, taking advantage of the crowd, isn't she afraid that Yao Qingling will hold her accountable later?"
Yao Qingqi rolled her eyes at her and said, "Old woman Sun thought that Yao Qingling was dead. Now that she's dead, who's going to settle the score? She was just a coward who wanted to protect herself."
These shallow old women are both greedy and brainless; what can we expect from them?
Ma Peizhen shook her head speechlessly.
She knew that Yao Qingqi had suggested that Yao Qingling die during childbirth on the day she gave birth.
But she underestimated Yao Qingling.
Yao Qingling's life is exceptionally tough!
She thought that Yao Qingling's sudden delivery tonight, without the maids keeping an eye on her, was a stroke of luck from heaven.
You're celebrating too soon.
No, Yao Qingling is not only alive, but she and her child are also safe!
Perhaps what God wanted to die wasn't Yao Qingling, but certain other people.
Ma Peizhen still wanted to rely on Ma Shi in the Marquis's mansion, since she was the only relative she could depend on.
Ma Peizhen reminded Madam Ma, "Aunt, Yao Qingling has woken up. If she wants to investigate later, we should prepare in advance. Let's send someone to find that Granny Sun. Where do her family members live?"
Mrs. Ma turned back and looked at her niece intently before nodding.
Regardless of whether the follow-up measures are useful or not, we still need to be prepared first.
It doesn't matter if she loses this time. As long as she is still in the Marquis's mansion, there will be another chance.
Inside the Mulan Courtyard, Yao Qingling only woke up for a short while before falling asleep again.
She lost a lot of blood and was severely depleted.
He Yin wrote out a prescription and discussed it carefully with several doctors to confirm that the prescription was suitable for women who were very weak after childbirth before she went to get the medicine.
Just then, the gatekeeper led Imperial Physician He to the palace.
He Yin bowed to him and gestured with her fingers: "Why has Father come?"
Dr. He also said, "Yes, brother, who sent you this message so early in the morning?"
Physician He had clearly been dragged out of bed to examine the patient, as there was still boogers in his eyes.
He said irritably, "The Duke's mansion sent someone to knock on my door!"
Yao Qingling is nothing but a nobody, with no official position or salary. How could he possibly be persuaded to come? Even if it were his own daughter, it wouldn't be possible.
Doctor He and He Yin exchanged a glance. The Grand Princess?
Apart from He Yin, everyone else looked puzzled.
Didn't they send anyone to inform the Duke's Mansion and the Lady of the Marquis?
But she's afraid of being exposed for what she did. Could it be that she did this on purpose to salvage her failure and give herself a reason to defend herself?
Physician He re-examined Yao Qingling's pulse, reviewed the prescription written by He Yin, and added another ingredient to it.
"A mere woman in labor needs so many people to take care of her. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was an empress from the palace." Imperial Physician He scoffed, then left after examining the woman.
It seems he was very grumpy when he was woken up so early in the morning.
On the rooftop, Lin Shiyuan was now completely soaked.
He was worried about Yao Qingling, and despite his strong dislike for the people of the Duke's mansion, he still went to visit them. He didn't show himself, but sent a night watchman to deliver a message. Only after seeing the gatekeeper of the Duke's mansion run in to deliver the message did he feel relieved and leave.
Although Imperial Physician He was not a high-ranking official, he was a royal physician. No one but the Grand Princess could invite him.
Lin Shiyuan left when the sky was fully bright.
He returned to his rented residence.
Lin Qiao was practicing her marksmanship in the courtyard when she saw Lin Shiyuan, who was soaking wet, and asked in surprise, "Brother, you're here so early. Did you not come home all night, or did you just go out in the rain and come back?"
Lin Shiyuan patted her head and said, "Your sister Yao has given birth."
After saying that, he walked into the house, looking as if he had also given birth, completely exhausted.
Lin Qiao's eyes widened in disbelief, as if she had been struck by lightning.
She gave birth so quickly?
She ran inside, spear in hand: "Brother, is it true?!"
Lin Shiyuan had just taken off his clothes, revealing his lean upper body. Lin Qiao was already used to him like this, so she didn't avoid him. She just kept asking him if he was a man or a woman and what he looked like.
"Is it pretty? How much does it weigh?"
“I remember that the daughter-in-law of Aunt Hai’s family gave birth to Sanjin, which only weighed 2.6 jin. Aunt Hai was afraid that he would not survive, so she named him Sanjin.”
Lin Qiao mentioned that Aunt Hai was a neighbor in Wuzhou City.
These days, ordinary people can't even get enough to eat. They're already very grateful if their children are born alive and can be raised.
When Lin Shiyuan saw his younger sister casually plop down in his room, he frowned, picked her up, and kicked her out of the room.
“How old is she? Didn’t Nie Yun teach you to knock before entering? I’ll punish her later.”
Lin Qiao stuck out her tongue and retorted, "Aren't all of us who grew up in the south like this?"
The weather is hot in the south, and the men love to go shirtless. Not to mention the military camp, even in her village, boys as young as eight or nine are still completely naked. Lin Qiao had long been used to it.
Besides, didn't Sister Nie Yun often see him shirtless, brandishing guns and sticks?
Why didn't he wear any clothes back then? Why didn't he say he wanted to avoid suspicion?
"Brother, you've become more and more particular about rules since you came to the capital," Lin Qiao complained, leaning against the wall. "You're such a busybody."
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