Chapter 570 Zhang Chuchu in Danger During Childbirth!
Huang Yu looked in the direction the Imperial Guards had left, towards the Shen family.
Could it be that something happened to the Shen family?
When Shen Lanxi arrived at the Shen family, Zhang Chuchu had already drunk her second bowl of labor-inducing medicine.
Those with good judgment immediately stood up and politely excused themselves upon seeing so many Imperial Guards arriving, saying they couldn't hold their liquor.
When the others saw that someone had left, they also sensed that something was wrong and left as well.
In a short while, the guests at the Shen residence had all left.
Shen Lanxi jumped off the roof, startling everyone in the courtyard.
The Zhang family members, who had collapsed to the ground in tears, were dragged aside by the Imperial Guards before they could even react.
They didn't even dare to utter a sound, let alone cry.
"How could you slip?" Shen Lanxi looked at everyone coldly.
The old woman and maidservant who served Zhang Chuchu were pushed forward to answer.
"Your Majesty, when the young mistress came out after changing her clothes, she washed her hands, but accidentally spilled water on the floor. She stepped on it by accident, which is why she slipped and fell!"
Shen Lanxi raised her hand, drew her knife, and held it to the old woman's neck.
"How much water could she have spilled on the ground after washing her hands? If you dare to deceive me, I will have your entire family beheaded!"
The old woman was so frightened that she lost control of her bladder.
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie! They saw everything! I dare not lie, I truly dare not lie! Please, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The other maids and servants were all terrified, their faces pale, and they knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Your Majesty, when the young mistress washes her hands, she likes to shake the water off her hands first before drying them. I've advised her against this many times, but I'm afraid of angering her and harming her pregnancy, so I haven't dared to speak up openly. I didn't expect that this time when she shook the water off, she used too much force and spilled the basin on the ground."
"The young mistress was in such a hurry to return to her seat that she didn't notice the water on the ground, which is why she slipped and fell!"
"This old servant can also testify that the young mistress was perhaps too happy to see her family today, and her behavior was a bit more exaggerated than usual."
"Your Majesty, spare us! If we are lying, may we be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
"We swear on the lives of our entire families that the young mistress's misstep has absolutely nothing to do with us!"
Cries and explanations echoed throughout the room.
Shen Lanxi shoved the knife back into the waistband of the Imperial Guard.
"Where is the imperial physician?"
The imperial physician just came out of the inner room.
"Your Majesty, the birth canal has opened with the help of the midwife, and the baby's position has been corrected. She is now able to give birth, but the young mistress is somewhat exhausted."
Shen Lanxi: "Any method that can save Zhang Shi is acceptable. I forgive you all!"
Hearing such assurances, the imperial physician felt less apprehensive.
"We need to use silver needles to prick the young mistress's fingers to wake her up, and then supplement her with old ginseng."
"You are skilled at treating illnesses and saving lives; if you have a method that works, please use it."
Upon hearing this assurance, the imperial physician immediately agreed and hurried into the delivery room.
Both the Zhang and Shen families were terrified by Shen Lanxi's knife strike.
The Zhang family may not know, but the older generation of the Shen family knows perfectly well that she really would kill nine generations of a family!
There are old ginseng plants in the manor; now all we need to do is revive Zhang.
From time to time, the old women inside the house would relay the progress of the delivery room to the outside world.
"The young mistress is awake! She's awake!"
"The young mistress is giving birth, drawing strength from the ginseng!"
...
"The young mistress has given birth! She has given birth to a baby boy!"
Just as Shen Lanxi raised the corners of her mouth, a shrill scream suddenly came from the delivery room.
"Oh no! The young mistress is bleeding heavily!"
Shen Lanxi shouted, "Save them at all costs!"
This scream not only startled the Shen family, but also terrified the Zhang family, leaving them pale with fright.
We must save them! If we can't, the Zhang family is finished!
Shen Lanxi glanced at Zhang's mother, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, and immediately gave the order.
"Mrs. Zhang, go inside and keep your daughter company."
"After cleaning the child, place him next to Zhang!"
These two orders plunged the hearts of women who had given birth into despair!
Basins of bloody water were carried out of the delivery room.
"Your Majesty, blood is an unlucky substance. Please do not offend Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please wait in the outer courtyard!"
Shen Lanxi interrupted the eunuch: "No need. I have fought my way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Why would I be afraid of such bloodshed?"
Seeing that His Majesty was resolute, the eunuch did not try to persuade him further.
Zhang was helped into the delivery room by her two daughters-in-law, who initially didn't want to go in. The old woman from the Shen family waited nearby, and if they were even a little slow, she would try to support them.
The moment the three women entered the delivery room, their piercing screams rang out again.
"It won't stop, the bleeding just won't stop!"
Before long, the imperial physician, covered in sweat, ran out of the delivery room in a disheveled state.
"Your Majesty, I have done my best!"
Shen Lanxi looked at the imperial physician's hands covered in blood, her face cold as she took a deep breath.
"Delay it for as long as possible!" At least let Zhang Chuchu get a proper look at the child she gave birth to after losing her life.
"Yes!" The imperial physician hurriedly ran back.
The Zhang family men outside, seeing this, gave up and immediately muttered under their breath.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physicians only treated him for a short while before saying it was too late. They must not have done their best."
"It's all the imperial physicians' fault. If they had done their best, my daughter and sister would definitely be alright!"
Shen Lanxi glanced coldly at the Zhang family. If Zhang Chuchu weren't in imminent danger, she would have already ordered the Zhang family to be punished.
"Are you saying that I'm protecting the imperial physician?"
These words sent chills down the spines of the Zhang family.
“Your Majesty, that’s not what we meant. We meant that Your Majesty is too kind.”
Shen Lanxi's voice was cold and sharp: "Do you think that only by punishing the imperial physicians will they do their best?"
"According to you, I can only rule the world by making the people fear me?"
The Zhang family members were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.
"No, no, Your Majesty, that's not what we meant. Please don't misunderstand."
The imperial physician came out again.
"Your Majesty, I used a forbidden technique that can buy me some time."
Shen Lanxi had already anticipated this outcome.
"Let the family go in and say goodbye to Zhang Chuchu!"
These words were tantamount to a death sentence for Zhang Chuchu, and the cries could no longer be suppressed, filling the inner courtyard.
Now that Zhang Chuchu is on her deathbed, the men of the Zhang family are still worried that the delivery room is an unlucky place and are unwilling to go in.
With Shen Lanxi's order given beforehand, they reluctantly went in.
Soon, heart-wrenching cries came from inside the house.
Miao walked up to Shen Lanxi.
"Your Majesty, how am I supposed to explain this to my son?" She was perfectly fine at home, waiting to give birth, everything was fine, how could this happen?
"It's all my fault for indulging Yuan Hao too much before, letting him choose the Zhang family's daughter." If the Zhang family's daughter had listened to advice and properly dried her hands after washing them, this wouldn't have happened.
Shen Lanxi comforted them, saying, "I promised my brothers and sisters that they could choose to marry whomever they liked. If anyone is to blame, it's me!"
Miao dared not blame Shen Lanxi and immediately changed her tune: "That's her fate. Many rural women do farm work and give birth at the same time. They fall and bruise in the fields and nothing happens to them. Why is it that only she has a problem?"
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