Chapter 405 Chu Ruohan The person you thought was safe has long been my pawn.
"Mrs. Li, how long have you been delivering babies?" Chu Ruohan asked softly.
Mrs. Li replied respectfully, "Madam, I have been learning the art of midwifery from my master since I was twenty years old. It has been forty years now."
"Have you ever had any particularly difficult childbirth experiences?" Chu Ruohan continued to ask.
Mrs. Li thought for a moment and said calmly, "It happened a few times. The most difficult one was five years ago. A woman had a baby in an abnormal position, and the baby was stuck in the birth canal. I used the techniques passed down from my ancestors and slowly turned the baby over. Both mother and child are safe."
She did not exaggerate or deliberately exaggerate her achievements, but simply told the story in a realistic way.
Chu Ruohan nodded and looked at the last lady, Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang was the oldest, with gray hair. She sat there without saying a word, only giving brief answers when asked.
After the questioning, Chu Ruohan kept Wengpo Li and Wengpo Zhang, but the most experienced Wang Po did not stay.
Gu Junze also meant the same thing. This old woman Wang came to him on her own initiative. She was too proactive...
The housekeeper escorted Wang Po out of the mansion. She kept talking about her own merits along the way, and the smile on her face completely disappeared until she left the mansion.
With a gloomy face, she walked quickly through several streets and alleys. Mother Gu was already waiting for her.
"How about it?"
You snorted angrily, "I wasn't chosen."
"Useless!" Mother Gu scolded. "If you can't even do a simple thing, what use are you?"
Wang Po accepted her silver, but she looked unhappy when she was scolded like that.
But for the sake of money, I endured it.
"Although I wasn't chosen, that old lady Li owed me a favor in my early years, and I have something on her."
A cunning smile appeared on her lips. "She made a mistake while delivering a baby and killed it. I helped her keep it secret. If I ask her to do anything, will she dare to disobey me?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Mother Gu's eyes, and then she sneered, "You are quite useful."
After Chu Ruohan sent Wang Po away, she rubbed her temples feeling a little tired.
The choice of a midwife concerns the safety of her and the fetus in her womb, and cannot be taken lightly.
Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang were not as eloquent as Mrs. Wang, the calmness and steadiness revealed in their words and actions were what she valued.
"Haitang, go make me a cup of tea." Chu Ruohan leaned on the couch and whispered.
"Yes, ma'am." Haitang responded and retreated.
I don’t know if Yuling and Ruyan have returned. I guess they bought a lot of things and they need to count them one by one when they come back.
Chu Ruohan was thinking when she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.
"Madam! Madam!" Yuling's voice came from outside the yard, anxious and a little flustered.
Chu Ruohan was startled at the sound and quickly sat up straight. Yuling was usually very steady and rarely lost her composure like this. Could something have happened?
"Come in."
The door curtain was lifted, and Yuling and Song Ruyan hurried in, both with lingering anger and anxiety on their faces.
What surprised Chu Ruohan even more was that behind them was a man with a bruised face and tattered clothes, and a thin woman who was being supported.
"Doctor Qian?" Chu Ruohan widened her eyes, almost in disbelief.
"Madam," Doctor Qian forced a smile and bowed to Chu Ruohan, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"What's going on?" Chu Ruohan frowned slightly, her eyes wandering over the few people, and when she fell on the strange woman, her brows furrowed even tighter.
"Madam, this is what happened—" Yuling stepped forward and told her everything she saw and heard on the street.
After hearing this, Chu Ruohan's eyes were filled with anger. "How can this be! In broad daylight, there are such rude and arrogant people!"
She looked at the pale-faced woman. Her eye sockets were sunken and her lips were chapped, which were obvious signs of excessive blood loss.
Looking at Qian Mingyuan's bruised face, he became even angrier.
She ordered in a deep voice, "Haitang, go prepare the guest room and settle this woman down."
She turned to Qian Mingyuan and said, "Doctor Qian, please take care of the wound first, and then devote all your efforts to treating this woman. The necessary herbs can be withdrawn from the treasury, and the account will be put in my name."
Upon hearing this, Qian Mingyuan bowed solemnly and said, "Madam, you are so kind. Thank you so much."
A doctor with medical ethics and a sick woman neglected by her husband.
Chu Ruohan sighed softly and lay back down on the couch. What she had seen today suddenly reminded her of herself and Gu Junze.
She was lucky enough to find a good man, but that woman married a man who treated her like dirt.
My experience in my previous life...
Life is full of ups and downs, and the differences in destinies are so great.
Song Ruyan thought of Doctor Qian's face, which was covered in all kinds of beatings, and still felt a little uneasy.
As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Doctor Qian facing the bronze mirror, grinning as he tried to apply medicine to the wound at the corner of his mouth, but because he couldn't see clearly, he almost poked his eyes several times.
Song Ruyan couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she walked over and snatched the medicine bottle from his hand.
"You're so clumsy, let me do it!"
Doctor Qian was stunned for a moment, looking at her, his face a little hot, and he said in a low voice, "Thank you, Miss Song."
The ointment was cool, but it still stung when it touched the wound.
"Hiss--" Qian Mingyuan took a breath and frowned tightly.
Song Ruyan paused, then glared at him, "Why are you screaming? Can't you even bear this little pain? You were beaten so badly just now, and why didn't you make a sound?"
Qian Mingyuan was glared at by her and dared not say anything, but his furrowed brows and slightly twitching mouth corners still revealed his pain.
"You deserve it!" Song Ruyan said harshly, but the strength in her hands was a little lighter. "I told you not to show off!"
Qian Mingyuan knew that although she spoke tough, she was actually worried about him, so he did not argue and let her scold him, but his eyes, which looked a little embarrassed, stared at her without blinking.
Under the light, she lowered her eyes with a focused expression, and her long eyelashes cast a small shadow under her eyelids. Her usually heroic face now had a softer look.
Song Ruyan felt his gaze, her cheeks slightly hot, and her hands moved faster: "Alright!"
She put the medicine bottle on the table, stepped back, looked at his "horrible" face, and couldn't help asking, "Where have you been these past two days? You didn't say a word."
Seeing that he remained silent, Song Ruyan said, "I, I didn't mean that. I just think you're pretty good."
Qian Mingyuan's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, suddenly lit up.
He looked at Song Ruyan, and the inexplicable emotion in his heart grew wildly like a vine in spring.
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