Yang Mengchen burst into the courtyard where Yang Chengyu and his wife lived, only to see the room tightly closed, maids carrying water bustling in and out, while Yang Chengyu paced around the courtyard like a headless fly.
When Yang Chengyu received Yang Mengchen’s letter, Madam Yang Zhou and her daughter-in-law thought that since Yang Mengchen and Doctor Luo were both in the Capital, if Ling Youxuan encountered any issues during childbirth, Yang Mengchen and Doctor Luo would be able to handle them promptly. Thus, they let Ling Youxuan accompany Yang Chengyu to the Capital.
Ling Youxuan had wanted to go cheer on Yang Mengchen, but as her due date was drawing near, they feared any sudden onset of labor might throw everyone into a panic. Therefore, everyone unanimously advised her to stay home, and naturally, Yang Chengyu stayed behind to accompany his wife.
Upon seeing Yang Mengchen, Yang Chengyu looked as though he had seen a lifesaver, "Ninth Sister, you’re back, quickly go check on your sister-in-law."
"Fifth Brother, please don’t worry, I am here now. Your wife and nephew will certainly be fine," Yang Mengchen assured him before pushing open the door and entering the room.
Doctor Luo softly consoled, "Chengyu, don’t worry, mother and child will definitely be safe."
"How can I not worry?" Yang Chengyu said, his voice trembling, his forehead beading with nervous sweat.
Lady Luo, tugging at Doctor Luo’s sleeve as he was about to speak again, gestured for everyone to gather, arranging seating in the courtyard where they anxiously sat waiting.
"Chengyu, you take Yanyan back to the room to avoid startling her," Lady Hua reminded Yang Chengyou.
Yang Chengyou nodded, excused himself from the group, and carefully helped his heavily pregnant wife back to their room.
Watching Yang Chengyu’s incessant pacing, Xiao Hongtao suggested, "Chengyu, why don’t you find somewhere to sit and wait?" Watching you pacing around in front of everyone is making us dizzy, though, of course, Xiao Hongtao didn’t say this out loud.
Yang Chengyu complied, finding a place to sit nearby, but soon grew restless again and stood pacing before everyone’s eyes.
The others, understanding his current state of mind, decided to look away to save themselves from dizziness.
Ling Youxuan’s cries of pain echoed from inside the room, while Long Xuanmo sat with half-closed eyes, his cold and charming features betraying no hint of his thoughts, inscrutable to all.
Inside the room, Yang Mengchen found Ling Youxuan lying pale on the bed, two midwives and a young female doctor were busy working. The looks on their faces suggested that Ling Youxuan’s condition was far from good.
Yang Mengchen immediately went over, took out a pill bottle, and tipped out a pill. Hai Tang stepped forward to gently lift Ling Youxuan’s head as Yang Mengchen fed her the pill, motioning for her to swallow, "Believe in me, sister-in-law, you and the child will both be safe!"
"Mmm!" Ling Youxuan softly responded, her eyes filled with trust and relief as she gazed at Yang Mengchen.
After giving Ling Youxuan a slice of ginseng to hold in her mouth, Yang Mengchen waved the midwives and doctor away, then placed her hands on Ling Youxuan’s belly to feel the baby’s position. It was clearly transverse, no wonder the midwives and doctor looked troubled. As she gently massaged Ling Youxuan’s belly to turn the baby, she softly commanded, "Sister-in-law, follow my instructions. Now, inhale, exhale, inhale..."
Ling Youxuan meticulously followed Yang Mengchen’s instructions.
About a quarter hour later, Yang Mengchen whispered, "I can see the baby’s head now, sister-in-law, a bit more effort."
After Yang Chengyu and his wife arrived in the Capital, Lady Luo and Lady Xiao had brought in two experienced midwives to reside with the Yang family. They also explained some childbirth knowledge to Ling Youxuan. Hearing Yang Mengchen’s words, Ling Youxuan held her breath and pushed hard, then felt something slide out of her body.
Catching the baby, Yang Mengchen used her fingers to gently clear the baby’s mouth of filth, then patted the baby’s little bottom. A tender yet resonant cry filled the room.
Handing the baby to a midwife, Yang Mengchen began to help Ling Youxuan clean up with another midwife. After checking her pulse and confirming that Ling Youxuan was merely weak and not in any serious danger, she washed her hands in the warm water brought by a maid.
Exhausted, Ling Youxuan had already fallen asleep. Yang Mengchen instructed the maids to take good care of her, glanced at Sister Yu, and then walked out with Hai Tang. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Just one calm glance from Yang Mengchen caused Sister Yu to tremble, bowing her head and following her out.
In the courtyard.
At the sound of the clear and tender cry, those who had been weighed down with worry seemed to awaken in an instant, standing up one by one.
The midwife emerged from the room with a blue bundle, "Congratulations to Fifth Young Master Yang, the Fifth Young Lady has given birth to a robust seven-pound baby boy!"
Everyone, overjoyed, crowded in, but suddenly a loud ’bang’ startled everyone, and in an instant, they saw Yang Chengyu collapse on the ground. Everyone was taken aback, then once more, chaos ensued.
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