When Doctor Liang and Fourth Master rushed back to the Yong Prince's Mansion, Madam Nian had already held on for more than an hour. Lanqin even had someone bring her some hemostatic soup to take before Doctor Liang could arrive.
On the other side, when Hongsheng saw that the Fourth Master had returned, he felt as if he had finally seen a savior. He rushed into the Fourth Master's arms and burst into tears.
"Father, is Mother going to die?" Hongsheng had been comforting Nian Shi with words of comfort, but he was also very afraid that she might not make it.
"No, it won't happen. Father is back now. Doctor Liang will perform a cesarean section on your mother right away, everything will be fine," Fourth Master reassured Hongsheng.
Just then, a piercing scream suddenly terrified everyone in the room. It came from the delivery room, and it was from Mrs. Nian.
Lanqin couldn't help but feel worried for her. Without advanced anesthesia, the pain of having her abdomen surgically cut open was unimaginable. In truth, it was unavoidable; if Nian were allowed to continue giving birth unprotected, it would only result in the death of both mother and child. Now, with the cesarean section, at least the baby was saved, but Nian herself might still face severe bleeding or infection, putting her life in danger.
"Father, don't listen to her! She's trying to harm my mother!" Hongsheng shouted angrily at Lanqin after hearing Nian's scream. Normally, he wouldn't dare speak to Lanqin like that, but in this extremely volatile moment, he couldn't hold back.
"Shut up!" After a moment of surprise, Fourth Master immediately reprimanded Hongsheng loudly, "Your mother had a difficult childbirth. If a cesarean section hadn't been performed, I'm afraid neither the mother nor the child would have survived."
As he said this, the Fourth Master regretted it somewhat; he shouldn't have let Lady Nian get pregnant.
Seeing how much the Fourth Prince protected Lanqin, Hongsheng felt even more resentful. Madam Nian was usually very strict with him, but also very doting. Now, seeing Madam Nian's life hanging by a thread, and the Fourth Prince showing no suspicion of Lanqin's intentions, Hongsheng felt increasingly certain that his mother was about to be harmed.
“Father, I have never heard of assisting a woman in childbirth in this way. Cutting open her belly is tantamount to killing Mother! Niohuru, I never thought you were so vicious.” Hongsheng, not knowing where he got the courage, not only ignored the Fourth Prince’s reprimand, but also felt that Lanqin had ulterior motives, so he cursed at Lanqin.
Lanqin looked at the boy whose face was twitching with anger, and for a moment she was unable to say anything, because Nian was likely to lose his life.
"Don't stay here any longer, go back," the Fourth Prince said to Hong Sheng. "You are not allowed to come out again without my permission!"
Lanqin knew that the Fourth Master's words were tantamount to confining Hongsheng to his quarters.
"Su Peisheng, take the Third Prince back to his room to rest!" the Fourth Prince ordered Su Peisheng, who was standing to the side.
“Father, I’m waiting for Mother to come out. Father, don’t believe her!” Hongsheng shouted angrily.
Su Peisheng grabbed Hongsheng's arm and said, "Third Prince, why don't you go back to your room? How could the Prince not save Consort Nian? Go back and rest for a while, and maybe he'll give you a little brother soon."
Su Peisheng took Hongsheng out, leaving only Lanqin and Fourth Master in the room. They stared at each other. Lanqin wanted to know whether Fourth Master truly trusted her, while Fourth Master also wanted to know what Lanqin was thinking.
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