Chapter 471 A Little Life (First Update)
Gu Jiao first discussed Yao's condition with Imperial Physician Luo and Madam Liu in the main room.
Granny Fang was also there, wiping away tears incessantly: "Madam has gone into premature labor again..."
“It’s not considered premature,” Gu Jiao said.
Premature birth is defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, but Yao was already 38 weeks pregnant, making the fetus full-term.
Actually, Liu Shi also said that it was normal for the onset of the disease to occur this month. Fang Mama didn't believe it until Gu Jiao said the same thing, and then Fang Mama was a little relieved.
However, even full-term babies are not guaranteed to be delivered smoothly.
"I'll go check on things first." Gu Jiao went into the delivery room.
After she went inside, Lord Gu finally realized, "Was that girl just now? Why is she causing trouble at this crucial moment?"
He was about to follow her into the delivery room to pull Gu Jiao out when he was stopped by Granny Fang.
Granny Fang said, "My lord, please don't make things worse. Let the eldest young lady take a look at the madam!"
"Me? Adding to the trouble?" Lord Gu pointed to himself. He seriously doubted that he had heard wrong. Wasn't it that girl who was adding to the trouble? Even if she was ignorant, she shouldn't have bothered her mother at this critical moment!
Her mother is about to give birth!
Jinyu is so sensible!
"Father!"
Speak of the devil and he appears.
Gu Jinyu jumped down from the carriage, looking travel-worn, and almost disregarded the decorum of a young lady, running towards Lord Gu.
"Father! Granny Fang!" He came to the two of them and greeted Granny Fang as well.
Granny Fang greeted her politely yet distantly: "Second Miss."
Lord Gu was so anxious that he didn't notice that Granny Fang's attitude towards Gu Jinyu was not as respectful as it was at home, and Gu Jinyu didn't seem to care either.
She looked at Lord Gu and said, "Father, I heard Mother is about to give birth. How come it's so fast?"
When Lord Gu saw that Madam Yao was not giving birth for a long time, he sent Huang Zhong back to the mansion to bring over a few top-quality ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms. Gu Jinyu happened to see this.
Lord Gu didn't have time to ask her how she found out the news. His expression was solemn as he said, "Your mother is having a difficult childbirth."
"What? Wasn't she perfectly fine before? How did she suddenly have a difficult childbirth?" Gu Jinyu had visited Yao Shi in Bishui Hutong several times and was fairly familiar with Yao Shi's situation.
Lord Gu frowned: "I knew it! This girl grew up in the countryside, how could she know how to take care of people!"
Gu Jinyu opened her mouth: "Father, that's not what I meant. Please don't blame my sister..."
Granny Fang said calmly, "The Second Miss is indeed good at taking care of people, but why don't we see her serving tea to Madam every day?"
Gu Jinyu said in a low voice, "I want to come too, but I'm afraid my sister won't want to see me."
Granny Fang smiled faintly: "The eldest young lady is away from home nine days out of ten. Even if you want to see her, you can't."
Gu Jinyu looked at Granny Fang with a wronged expression: "Granny, did Jinyu do something wrong that made you unhappy? It seems that you... only like my sister and not me."
"This servant dares not." Granny Fang bowed deeply.
Lord Gu looked at Granny Fang impatiently: "Alright, stop standing here and go pull that girl out!"
Before Granny Fang could speak, Gu Jinyu said softly, "Father, I'll go in and see Mother."
Lord Gu agreed: "Yes, go ahead and take good care of your mother."
Jin Yu is much more thoughtful than that girl. That girl is just a rough and uncouth person who only knows how to fight. She doesn't have even a bit of Jin Yu's thoughtfulness and gentleness.
When Granny Fang was called by Yu Ya'er, Gu Jinyu went inside without her noticing.
The room was filled with the strong smell of mugwort, which Liu had used to fumigate Yao's stomach to induce labor, but unfortunately it didn't work.
Gu Jinyu felt nauseous from the choking smell of the mugwort and frowned as she came to the bedside.
Physician Luo had already left, and Madam Liu and Gu Jiao were each keeping watch by the bedside.
Gu Jiao examined Yao Shi and found that Yao Shi's main problem was weak uterine contractions, which prevented the cervix from opening properly and thus prevented the fetus from entering the birth canal smoothly.
Despite Liu's attempts to comfort her, Yao still felt incredibly frightened.
She was both terrified and enduring the torment of labor pains; her face was already pale and her body was soaked in sweat.
When Gu Jinyu saw Yao Shi looking so weak and disheveled for the first time, he was so shocked that he stopped in his tracks!
Gu Jiao was listening to the baby's heartbeat with a stethoscope and didn't notice Gu Jinyu coming in. She said to Yao Shi, "Don't worry, I'll give you an oxytocin injection first. If that doesn't work, I'll do a C-section."
“You are…” Liu went to get a clean towel, and when she turned around she saw Gu Jinyu. She had never seen him before, and she couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled.
Gu Jinyu snapped out of her daze, suppressed her fear, and said to Liu Shi, "I've come to see my mother."
As she spoke, she stepped to the bedside, but before she could utter the word "mother," Yao let out a scream from the torment of labor pains.
The sound was truly pitiful, and Yao's face was contorted in pain, making her look terrifying.
Gu Jinyu staggered back several steps, her face pale, just as she bumped into Granny Fang who was carrying in hot water. The hot water spilled out, soaking Granny Fang and smashing the copper basin on the ground with a clatter, startling the baby in Yao's belly and causing it to hiccup!
Gu Jiao looked coldly at Gu Jinyu: "Get out."
Yao saw Gu Jinyu, but she was too weak to speak.
"Mother, I..."
Before Gu Jinyu could finish speaking, Gu Jiao strode forward, grabbed Gu Jinyu by the collar, and threw him out!
Is Gu Jiao targeting Gu Jinyu?
she is.
One reason she disliked being watched while practicing medicine was that Gu Jinyu was always talkative and carefree. Admittedly, she could have asked Granny Fang to politely ask him to leave.
But she was annoyed.
Gu Jinyu was thrown out, but Lord Gu caught her with lightning speed, otherwise she would have fallen flat on her face.
Lord Gu was filled with rage. He glared coldly at Gu Jiao and said, "You brat! You've got some nerve! How dare you lay a hand on anyone!"
Gu Jinyu grabbed Lord Gu and said worriedly, "Father, I'm fine, but you should stop my sister quickly. I just heard her say that she wanted to cut open Mother's belly... and take the baby out."
"What!" Lord Gu's face changed drastically. "That brat is not only disrespectful to her mother, but she even wants to cut open her mother's stomach! Does she have no conscience at all! I will not allow her to harm your mother!"
Lord Gu charged in aggressively.
Unexpectedly, just as he took a step forward, Guard A and Guard B descended from the sky. Guard A swiftly struck his acupoint, and then Guard A and Guard B each grabbed one of his arms and dragged him out of the backyard.
Xiao Heng looked at him indifferently from the main room.
In the instant he brushed past Xiao Heng, Lord Gu understood everything.
This kid made them do it!
That brat...that brat!
"Release me!"
call out!
He was silenced by the second guard.
Lord Gu: "...!!"
Do you still remember that you were the Marquis's secret guards?!
Two guards dragged Lord Gu out of the courtyard, and Huang Zhong skillfully took him from them and carried him onto the carriage.
Lord Gu: Huang Zhong, aren't you going to give them a beating for me?!
Huang Zhong rubbed his hands together and said, "I'm a little hungry, my lord, I'll go have a bowl of noodles."
You still have the appetite to slurp noodles?! Didn't you see I got tagged?!
—You should at least let me join you!
Huang Zhong decisively went to a nearby restaurant and slurped up a bowl of hot and sour mutton rice noodles, thoroughly enjoying it.
Gu Jiao put Yao on an IV drip and began administering oxytocin to her intravenously.
Gu Jiao was indeed mentally prepared for Yao's cesarean section, but the anesthetic and scalpel needed for the surgery were nowhere to be found in the first-aid kit.
Half an hour later, Yao's condition began to improve; her contractions became stronger, and she was able to eat again.
It looks like a natural birth is an option.
An hour later, when Yao's cervix was dilated to two fingers, Gu Jiao gave Yao an epidural.
At midnight, Yao ate a bowl of brown sugar and eggs.
At the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), Yao drank a small bowl of ginseng soup.
At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Yao could no longer eat anything. She clung tightly to Gu Jiao's hand, like a drowning person grasping at the last piece of driftwood.
"Jiaojiao, what if something happens to me..."
"You'll be fine."
So don't make me choose to save the child.
At exactly 5:00 AM, after a whole night of struggle, a loud cry finally came from the delivery room.
Yao was completely exhausted, as if she had been pulled out of the water, with not a single dry spot on her body.
Hearing the baby cry, she was so moved that tears streamed down her face.
"Don't get excited yet, there's still placenta," Gu Jiao said.
With tears in her eyes, Yao nodded and cooperated diligently until the entire labor process was over.
After Gu Jiao finished stitching the last stitch, she took off her gloves, washed her hands with disinfectant, and touched Yao's forehead like a doctor would: "You are very brave."
This was a habit she had in her past life.
Patients who cooperate well will be praised.
Her words were devoid of warmth, and her expression was overly calm, yet every patient whose forehead she touched felt a surge of warmth and excitement.
The Yao family was no exception.
However, while Yao was overjoyed and excited, she suddenly felt that this daughter was a bit unfamiliar.
He was so unfamiliar that it felt like he had become a completely different person, a powerful being who could inspire awe and fear.
This is actually because Yao had never seen Gu Jiao during surgery. When Gu Jiao puts down the scalpel, she is an obedient little girl, but when she picks up the scalpel, she becomes a Yama, a demon in the making.
Yama picked up the wailing little one and looked calmly at this little life that Yama had brought into the world.
Hello, little brother.
Welcome to the human world.
(End of this chapter)
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