"Go and check again, Yu Xiao. Go to the gatehouse and prepare the horses immediately. Send someone to the palace to inform the Prince and have him summon Doctor Liang. If the baby can't be born naturally, a cesarean section will be the only option," Lan Qin said, standing up immediately after hearing the midwife's report.
"A cesarean section?" The midwife looked at Lanqin in surprise, a little taken aback, but she immediately understood the literal meaning. "Isn't that method too risky? I've heard of cutting open a person's abdomen, but..."
"We've come this far, there's no need to worry about anything else. Yu Xiao, quickly send someone to the palace to inform the Prince." Lan Qin ignored the midwife's concerns and said to her maid.
Yu Xiao quickly agreed and went out immediately. The midwife had no choice but to continue comforting Nian Shi in the delivery room as Lan Qin had instructed. Lan Qin told her to find a way to stop the bleeding, because there was still bleeding after a cesarean section, and if all the blood was lost now, the cesarean section would be dangerous.
Hongsheng stood outside the delivery room, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He was just a teenager, and seeing his mother screaming pitifully inside, he was so frightened that he could only stand aside trembling.
Lanqin, supported by her maid Baoqin, walked out and saw Hongsheng standing under the eaves at the entrance of the delivery room.
"Third Prince, if you can, go in and talk to your mother, tell her to hold on. Reassure her. If you're scared, go back; there's no use standing here," Lanqin said to Hongsheng.
Hongsheng was unwilling to leave. He was standing there because Nian had made him stand there to guard against Lanqin making any underhanded moves.
“No need. Mother told me to stay here. The delivery room is a secluded place, how can I go in?” Hongsheng said, increasingly convinced that Lanqin intended to harm him and his mother.
Lanqin noticed Hongsheng's expression and knew he was wary of her. She felt a surge of irritation, but remembering that the Fourth Master had entrusted Nian Shi to her, she suppressed her discomfort and said, "I asked you to go in to comfort your mother. She is in grave danger. If she can't give birth, it will be a difficult labor. If no special method is used, I'm afraid both she and her unborn child will die. Do you want to lose your mother?"
Upon hearing Lanqin's words, Hongzhou was filled with anger, but what she said was true, and he was powerless to do anything about it. He could only say, "No, my mother is blessed with good fortune and will definitely be alright. You, you mustn't curse my mother."
If Lanqin weren't worried about Fourth Master, she would have liked to just pack up and leave right now, regardless of whether the woman inside lived or died.
"Baoqin, go and call out the midwife inside. Tell her to talk to the Third Prince about Consort Nian's situation and see if I'm cursing her!" Lanqin instructed.
The midwife emerged from inside, her face covered in a fine layer of sweat. After telling Hongsheng how dangerous the situation was for Nian Shi inside, Hongsheng's face turned pale.
"Did you hear me? If you want to stay here and listen to your mother continue to scream and bleed, then stand here. I've already sent someone to inform the Prince." Lanqin said coldly to Hongsheng, "If you go in and speak to your mother, encouraging her to hold on, perhaps she can hold on a little longer. It's up to you to decide what to do!"
After saying that, Lanqin left Hongsheng behind and led her men out. She knew that even if Hongsheng stood there, he would not let his guard down.
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