Before she could reach out to open the door, it opened immediately. It was Madam Hou. Madam Hou came in, winked at Qiulian, and walked straight into the room.
Qiulian understood and walked out the door. She happened to see the Madam and the Fourth Miss turning into the courtyard. She walked down the steps and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Madam. Greetings, Fourth Miss."
Shen Huaixu in the room heard the name "Fourth Miss" and thought about it. If she remembered correctly, it should be Shangguan Ruoyan.
Soon a woman's voice came from outside, "Is the baby born? Boy or girl?"
Qiulian was silent for a moment before she said, "Madam, our wife gave birth to a boy, but the birth was difficult. The young master was a little weak and couldn't stand the cold, so we didn't bring him out for you to see."
Madam Shangguan kept turning her Buddhist beads in her hands, a faint smile on her kind face. "Thanks to the Bodhisattva's blessing, your wife has finally added incense to the second house. It was not easy. She was already weak, and childbirth is extremely dangerous. After this ordeal, she must be taken good care of in the future."
She said to her mother behind her, "Mom Liu, remember to bring some nourishing herbs from the warehouse."
Madam Liu, who had just been furious and ready to burst through the door, was now extremely docile. "My Madam, you are so kind. I will do it later."
Shangguan Ruoyan, who was standing beside Madam Shangguan, couldn't wait to ask, "I heard you called a doctor? A female doctor from Jishitang? Could this doctor's last name be Shen?"
"Thanks to Doctor Shen Xiao from Jishidiang, otherwise..."
Before Qiulian could finish her words, Shangguan Ruoyan's face revealed excitement and contempt. She walked towards the closed door like a proud peacock.
"Yan'er."
Madam Shangguan's gentle call made Shangguan Ruoyan stop in her tracks. She turned around dissatisfiedly and said, "Mother, my daughter recognizes this Doctor Shen. I have to go over and say hello."
Madam Shangguan still loved her daughter very much. She patiently explained, "She had just given birth in there, it's bloody and filthy. It would be bad if something happened to you. As for that doctor, how could a doctor be so concerned about you?"
Hearing this, Shangguan Ruoyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Mother is right. I was thinking of rewarding her with some gold and silver, but now it seems she is unlucky."
Qiulian listened to what the mother and daughter said, lowered her head and said nothing.
"The servants just reported that Yang'er came here as soon as he returned home. Where is he?" Madam Shangguan seemed to suddenly remember this and looked around.
"Second Master..." Qiulian said hesitantly.
Before she could think of her words, she heard the sound of a door opening behind her.
"Mom, I'm here."
Seeing Shangguan Wenyang walk out of the room, with Doctor Yue behind him, Madam Shangguan's face changed drastically. "Yang'er, why did you go in? Who is he?"
"Mother, this is Doctor Yue from Jishidiang. Yunniang had a difficult delivery and it was too dangerous, so we had no choice but to invite him..."
Shangguan Wenyang knew very well that his mother cared very much about the reputation of the women in the family, so he explained without thinking.
Madam Shangguan interrupted him furiously, "How shameful! How shameful! Inviting a male doctor into the delivery room during childbirth? If this gets out, will our Zhenyuan Marquisate's reputation be ruined?"
Doctor Yue had obviously seen this kind of scene before. He cupped his hands expressionlessly and said, "This time, Doctor Shen will be the primary caregiver, and I will be the assistant. There's a screen between us, so please be careful with your words, Madam."
After hearing what Old Doctor Yue said, Madam Shangguan became even more angry: "Where did this troublemaker come from? How dare you offend me?!"
Shangguan Wenyang thought of his wife lying on the bed, half dead, and couldn't help but raise his voice: "Mother, Doctor Yue did not overstep the boundaries. If he hadn't called in the doctor, Yunniang would be dead by now!"
Seeing her second son genuinely furious, Madam Shangguan suppressed her anger and pretended to be heartbroken. "Don't you think I'm worried about your daughter-in-law's delivery? I heard she wasn't having a smooth delivery, so I immediately asked Madam Liu to get an experienced midwife. But the maids and servants around your daughter-in-law tried every means to prevent the midwife from entering. What can I do?"
Shangguan Ruoyan finally found an opportunity to interrupt and complained, "Second brother, because of Second Sister-in-law's delivery, Mother has been absent-minded all day, and has been asking Mama Liu to come over and check on her from time to time. How can you blame Mother?"
Shangguan Wenyang felt a headache when he saw his mother and sister like this, "Mom, I know you are worried, but it's a difficult birth and you should call a doctor..."
Inside the room, after Madam Hou asked the male owner of the room to leave, she picked up the child who had been cured and was still kicking his bound feet, walked to the bed, and placed him next to her wife.
She looked at the pale person on the bed with a distressed face, and asked Shen Huaixu in a low voice: "Little Doctor Shen, when will my young lady wake up?"
"Wait until I remove the needles from her body and see."
Madam Hou nodded, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her young lady's face, and said, "This time, it's really thanks to Doctor Shen Xiao that we are here. Otherwise, I really don't know if my young lady can make it."
As she spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes, and her hands, which were wiping the sweat from her face, trembled slightly, and it was obvious that she was terrified.
She wiped her tears and continued, "What kind of good family would invite a midwife into the house with scissors when their daughter-in-law is giving birth? Isn't this trying to kill my daughter? And this lady of the Marquisate has always loved to worship Buddha and has a face like a bodhisattva, but who knew she actually has a heart of a vicious snake..."
Shen Huaixu was surprised, but kept his composure. No wonder Madam Hou had said the midwife the mother had brought was hiding something. She was trying to keep the baby a secret and open the mother's belly to retrieve the baby.
She also cut open people's stomachs, but she did it to save people, while this was blatant murder under the guise of justice.
"...Doctor Shen, I was so angry that I said a few more words. Please don't tell anyone about this."
"We doctors will never disclose the patient's privacy, don't worry, Ma'am."
A look of gratitude appeared on Madam Hou's face. "Before the operation began, my young lady told Qiulian and me that if we had trouble finding you at Jishitang, we could tell you that you were a woman. Even if we went into the inner chambers, no one would say anything. Now we've found the right person."
Shen Huaixu asked, "Has your young lady heard of me?"
"Yes, my young lady envies you for being able to heal illnesses and save lives, and do what you want to do, while she can only be trapped in the backyard, trapped in this small world day after day. She is always very sad when she talks about it."
Shen Huaixu looked at the person on the bed and said softly, "When your young lady wakes up, maybe we can become good friends."
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