Mingyue's screams could not be heard outside. The midwife came out and said that she was just in labor pains and the interval was quite long. The birth would not take place until the next night, so they should not worry.
The two midwives who delivered the baby were the same ones who helped Chen Qiu give birth to An An. They knew what kind of family this was, so they naturally didn't dare to act rashly and did their job very carefully.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that Mingyue's muffled groans began to be heard from the delivery room, the intervals getting shorter and shorter. Suddenly, the midwife came out and said, "The first baby to come out is in an awkward position. The hand came out first. If it were just one, I could massage it and it would be in the right position, but there's another one here, and massaging it doesn't help. I've been massaging for a while, and there's no sign of it coming in."
"Do you mean a difficult birth?" Chen Qiu asked directly what the midwife was unwilling to say.
"If you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush. We can accept it. Just say it directly to save time and effort. If you do your job well, we will naturally not treat you unfairly. I will ask Lingshu if there is any solution." Chen Qiu told the midwife directly that there was no need to spend all those fancy thoughts here. Doing your job well is better than anything else.
Chen Qiu ignored the rumors about the filthiness of the delivery room and went straight into it. "Lingshu, how is it? Do you have any ideas?"
"There is a way, but it is a very overbearing method. It will hurt Sister Mingyue. I'm afraid she won't be able to get pregnant again after giving birth to this child." Lingshu frowned. Although she was still a little girl, this was not the first time she had treated a pregnant woman. After she turned twelve, she would go to the annual free clinic in Yaogu and would meet pregnant women almost every year. She was not afraid of these things, but this was the first time she used this method. The pregnant woman would suffer a lot of pain.
"What method? Wait a minute, let Mu Qing listen too. After all, the final decision is made by him and Mingyue, so you don't have to say it again." Chen Qiu also felt sorry for Mingyue. If it was just that she couldn't get pregnant in the future, then the two children would be safe, and either mother would be willing to do so.
Two people came out and pulled Mu Qing aside. "Use the sixth acupuncture method among the thirteen acupuncture methods in the Medicine Valley. Use the needles to stimulate the true Qi in the mother's body, and use the true Qi to help the baby fall into the right position. It will be fast, but childbirth is harmful to the body. If you force the true Qi to be stimulated, the mother will definitely hurt her body. Even if she takes good care of herself afterwards, the possibility of pregnancy is basically gone." Ling Shu told Mu Qing the method and results in one breath, and asked him to consider it.
"Just can't get pregnant? Will it affect Mingyue's physical condition? Will it affect her lifespan and physical condition?" Mu Qing asked the question that concerned him.
"You just can't get pregnant, and your period will end earlier than other women. There will be no other impact, but the recovery will be slower. But with me here, it won't be a problem. It's just a matter of a few doses of soup." Ling Shu said confidently.
"I agree, but I want to go in and accompany Mingyue. That's our child. I can't replace her, but I can accompany her and not let her face it alone. She is actually very afraid of pain." Mu Qing didn't have any requirements. He just hoped that his wife and children could suffer less and live in peace.
Chen Qiu looked at Ling Shu and said, "Okay, you go in, I'll take care of the outside."
Mu Qing entered the delivery room and went straight to Mingyue. He knelt in front of Mingyue's bed, reached out and held Mingyue's hand, and smoothed Mingyue's wet hair. "Why did you come in? I'm fine. Lingshu is here, and nothing will happen. Don't worry." Mingyue smiled at Mu Qing and comforted her.
"I came in to keep you company. I know nothing will happen, but I still want to stay with you. Don't chase me away."
"Stop talking and keep your strength. Can't I stay with you?" Mingyue wanted to let Mu Qing go out, but Mu Qing stopped Mingyue from talking and just held Mingyue's hand tighter.
Mingyue no longer dwelled on this issue. Her stomach started to hurt again, in waves, as if all the pain was concentrated in her stomach, or as if the pain spread from her stomach to her whole body. She felt even her hair hurt, and she couldn't help but groan.
Lingshu had already taken out her needle. "Sister Mingyue, I will give you acupuncture to correct the fetal position, but it will be very painful. You have to bear it. You can't delay any longer, otherwise the baby will suffocate to death."
Mingyue nodded at Lingshu. Mu Qing put a handkerchief in Mingyue's mouth and Lingshu began to give Mingyue acupuncture. After the first needle, Mingyue felt as if her stomach was being tightly grasped and twisted. After the second needle, Mingyue felt her true energy drawing all the bones and blood in her body into her stomach. It was the kind of pain that felt like cramps and bones being pulled. She could feel the baby inside moving, and then there was another pain. Mingyue felt something falling down.
"It's going well, it's going well." The midwife saw the baby's head coming out, reached out and grabbed the baby's head and pulled the baby out. The baby's loud cry rang out, and Mingyue obviously felt that she was not in so much pain.
"Don't be discouraged, there is still one. This injection can only be used after the other baby is born. But it will be soon, so just bear with it." Lingshu saw that Mingyue was about to be discouraged, and hurriedly reminded Mingyue.
So Mingyue began to wait for the next contraction, but the pain caused by the needle was real, and she felt that she was almost out of strength.
After waiting for a long time, there was still no movement from the one inside. Ling Shu took out a needle and gave it another shot. "Don't sleep anymore. Your brother is out. If you stay any longer, your mother will be half dead. I have to get you out." The child moved as soon as the needle was inserted, and the contraction came soon after. However, this time it was unsuccessful and she could only wait for the next contraction.
"Sister Mingyue, let me give you a boost." Lingshu gave Mingyue acupuncture on her hands and arms. Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, and the contractions came again. This time, Mingyue exerted a lot of force, and her stomach was empty, but she did not hear the baby crying.
Lingshu first removed the needle from Mingyue's belly, and then went to see the children. No one knew where Lingshu had pricked the needle, but the child cried "Wow..." and then there was no movement. However, this cry made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. "Congratulations, congratulations, it's a pair of boys!" The midwife announced the good news with a smile, and then another one went to clean up Mingyue, and one was wiping the bodies of the two children.
Lingshu came back and removed all the needles on Mingyue's body. "How are the children? Why did the second child just cry? And the voice was so small?" Mingyue knew that one of her children was in poor health, so she was a little worried.
"I'll give you acupuncture first. You should rest for a while. I've used the needles to activate your true energy. You've injured your foundation. You need to rest more. Leave the child to me. He'll be fine." Lingshu comforted Mingyue and went to see the child.
The eldest child weighs about six pounds like an average child, but is considered a large fetus among twins. The second child is even smaller than average twins, weighing only four pounds and three ounces.
"Can't you beat your brother? So everything your mother ate was snatched away by your brother?" Ling Shu gently placed her index finger on the second child's little arm, taking his pulse, and gently touched his nose with her other hand.
"Although you have some congenital defects, you are lucky to have met me. I will definitely be able to cure you." Ling Shu looked at the second brother who was still sleeping, and then at the eldest brother who was kicking his legs. The two were really different.
Mingyue heard Lingshu and Lao Er talking, then she closed her eyes and rested, and fell asleep unknowingly.
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