"It's born! It's born! This is the first time I've ever seen a baby delivered like this." The midwife carried the wrapped baby out of the delivery room and said to Fourth Master and Lanqin.
Lanqin felt relieved. Judging from the midwife's expression, she saw no trace of grief, which meant that Nian Shi should be alright. Otherwise, Doctor Liang would have come out to say something.
The Fourth Prince took the child and looked at him, asking, "How is Consort Nian?"
"That Doctor Liang is still stitching up the concubine. Oh, this old servant dares not watch. But judging from his appearance, he should be alright. Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations on the addition of another prince." The midwife then happily revealed the baby's gender.
Lanqin leaned closer for a look. The child was pretty and resembled Nian Shi quite a bit. The newborn baby hadn't opened its eyes yet; it was chubby and pink, and very cute.
"Good, Doctor Liang has done a great service this time. Qin'er, thanks to your timely and decisive action, otherwise the Nian family would have been in real danger!" Fourth Master said with a sigh of relief.
Lanqin glanced at the Fourth Prince, but still said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on the birth of another son. I am tired and would like to return first."
Fourth Master knew that Lanqin had been taking care of Nian Shi since she started her illness, and that she must be tired at the moment. He suddenly felt very guilty, as he had just questioned her decision.
"Take the baby away. I'll take you back!" Fourth Master handed the baby to the midwife and said to Lanqin.
Lanqin didn't think much of it; she was indeed tired and exhausted, so she nodded. Fourth Master then personally helped Lanqin out of the East Courtyard.
The midwife watched their retreating figures in surprise and sighed, "This Consort Nian is truly not as good as Consort Niu. Even after giving birth to a big, healthy boy, she couldn't get the Prince to visit her immediately. Consort Niu is much more capable. She can get the Prince to personally send her back just by saying she's tired."
Inside, Dr. Liang was performing suturing on Ms. Nian. He had experimented on animals many times before and was quite skilled. However, due to the scarcity of anesthetic, the anesthetic used on Ms. Nian was gradually losing its effectiveness.
She felt waves of burning pain in her abdomen, but she couldn't move or even speak.
"What happened to my stomach?" Ms. Nian finally managed to ask, gathering her last breath. She had been given anesthesia during her cesarean section and had fallen into a deep sleep afterward. When Dr. Liang cut open her abdomen, Ms. Nian instinctively let out a piercing scream, but she didn't know what Dr. Liang was doing to her until now, when she realized that someone had cut a wound on her abdomen.
Ms. Nian was extremely anxious when she thought about how her body would have to bear an unsightly scar as a result.
"It will be over soon. If you don't want anything to happen, Consort, don't ask any more questions." Doctor Liang didn't have time to explain to Madam Nian any further; he needed to quickly stitch up her stomach.
Meanwhile, after Lanqin returned to the South Courtyard, she went to sleep. Fourth Master sat with her for a while before returning to the front courtyard. A little while later, Fourth Master selected some items from the storeroom and sent them to the East Courtyard. Remembering that Lanqin had worked hard all day for Nian Shi, Fourth Master also selected a set of precious drinking utensils from the storeroom and sent them to the South Courtyard.
After Doctor Liang finished stitching up Madam Nian's wounds, he gave instructions to the maids who were taking care of her, and then packed up his medicine box and went back to the South Courtyard to report.
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