Chapter 011: Protecting the Big and the Small

Chapter 011: Protecting the Big and the Small

Lin Wanhui looked in shock as several servants were delivering hot water bucket by bucket. She raised her head to look at Su Jin, and saw Su Jin smiling at her. That smile was very meaningful, as if he had seen through her completely.

Lin Wanhui was shocked and wanted to say something else, but Su Jin turned around and followed her in with Yuchuan.

As expected, an accident happened.

An Xiaoniang had a difficult delivery.

Some women give birth quickly, some slowly. For some, it takes less than an hour from contractions to delivery, and giving birth is like a piece of cake. For others, it is very difficult, and they take a long time to give birth, and even the difficulty may cost them their lives.

An Xiaoniang started having contractions in the first half of the night and the pain lasted until the second half. She was now pale and had no strength left, and even her moans were very weak.

The midwife came in and checked, her face looked even uglier. She turned around and saw Su Jin, knowing that this was the eldest lady of the family, and hurriedly said, "Madam, the baby is too big and it's difficult to give birth. Now I don't have the strength, I have to let her eat something so that she can give birth easily."

After a night of pain, An Xiaoniang had lost all her strength. She had fainted several times, and with the bleeding, she was now in a daze.

Su Jin also knew that the situation was not good, but she still said to the midwife: "Go out and tell the woman in red outside that she is in charge of this house."

"ah?"

The midwife looked incredulous. What kind of good family is this that actually lets a concubine be the housekeeper?

Moreover, this lady seems to be someone who knows how to handle things. I don’t know what the people in the Marquis’ Mansion are thinking. Isn’t this favoring the concubine and ignoring the wife?

The midwife shook her head repeatedly in her heart, but still responded with a nod and hurried out to find Lin Xiaoniang.

"You want something to eat?"

Lin Wanhui frowned, thought for a moment and nodded: "I understand."

If Su Jin wasn't there, she wouldn't give him anything, let alone food. But now that Su Jin was in, she had to give him something, otherwise if something went wrong, she would be held responsible.

Although Lin Wanhui plotted against Su Jin, she was still very smart and wanted to get herself out of the situation. However, she used a little more cleverness and told Mother Li: "Go get some pork elbows, braised pork, and abalone to nourish me!"

Look, aren't they all good stuff? But, An Xiaoniang couldn't even moan, so how could she have the energy to chew meat and abalone?

Didn't Lin Wanhui understand? Of course she did. Mother Li also understood and smiled as she turned away.

Soon, the food was brought, and when it was brought, old lady Zou also arrived.

Looking at the big elbows, braised pork, and abalone being put in one by one, the old lady nodded with satisfaction.

Zou didn't see Su Jin in the house, but only saw Lin Wanhui waiting outside the yard. She thought Su Jin didn't come, so she nodded to Lin Wanhui with satisfaction: "I feel relieved to leave it to you."

Lin Wanhui was overjoyed: "This is what I deserve."

The old lady was even more satisfied. She turned around and asked Madam Wen beside her to go in and check the situation. Liu Ruyun said, "Old lady, the eldest lady has gone in. The child has not been born yet. It seems that she had a difficult birth."

Su Jin is here?

The old lady was a little surprised. Everyone knew that the eldest lady was lazy and jealous. Let alone helping, it would be good enough if she didn't ruin the child!

"How can we let her in? Has the midwife come?"

Lin Wanhui said obediently: "The midwife has already gone in. It was she who asked me to bring some food."

She said the midwife had come, but she didn't say who called her. The old lady only thought it was Lin Wanhui's credit, and couldn't help but praise her again. As for Su Jin who was staying inside, she was very worried, so she asked Mother Wen to go in and take a look.

"Madam, please sit down. The night dew is heavy. Please drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."

Lin Wanhui was sweet-talking and good at coaxing people, and she served the old lady very well. Everything was calm and peaceful outside, and the old lady thought that An Xiaoniang had given birth smoothly.

However, as soon as Mother Wen went in, she realized how dangerous it was inside.

An Xiaoniang had a difficult birth and was already exhausted. She could hardly eat the food Lin Wanhui brought in, let alone open her mouth. The midwife angrily scolded, "What kind of family is this? Which woman can eat these things when giving birth? Even if she is not having a difficult birth, she can't eat them!"

Xiao Cui burst into tears, and the room was in chaos. Su Jin said calmly, "Yuchuan, bring up the things we prepared and make some brown sugar lotus root powder for me to eat!"

"yes!"

Yuchuan was quick and agile, and soon prepared a bowl of brown sugar lotus root powder. Su Jin took the bowl, personally pried open An Xiaoniang's mouth and fed her spoonful by spoonful.

There is no need to chew this thing, just swallow it directly. After swallowing a few mouthfuls, An Xiaoniang finally moved slowly. She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw Su Jin's face, which was full of surprise.

The Madam actually came. She was right. The Madam was indeed different.

"Drink up this bowl. The midwife is coming. You need to finish it to have the strength to give birth. Don't be afraid. Both you and the baby will be fine."

An Xiaoniang was stunned, then she really mustered up her strength, opened her mouth, and swallowed big gulps.

Just now she thought she was dead, but now, An Xiaoniang feels that she is fine again!

Eat, eat it all, neither she nor the child can die!

After drinking one bowl of this bowl, my whole body felt warm and I felt stronger again. The midwife was there, so I continued to give birth.

Hot water poured in bucket by bucket, and bloody water was poured out basin by basin. An Xiaoniang's screams finally became louder.

“It’s coming out!”

The midwife's joyful voice made everyone inside and outside the house excited. After a night of pregnancy and a near-death experience, the baby was finally born!

The old lady stood up happily and stretched her neck to look, but Lin Wanhui frowned and her eyes suddenly became sinister.

I usually feed An Xiaoniang a lot of delicious food, but she still gave birth so smoothly? Humph, it seems that all those delicious fish and meat went into the dog's stomach!

Lin Wanhui cursed in her heart, and another scream was heard in the room.

"Oh no, the feet came out first!"

The old lady's body swayed and she almost fainted. This was the most dangerous situation. There was a high probability that both lives would be lost!

No, I can’t lose both, I have to keep one!

"Save the child, I must save the child!!"

The most important thing in a big mansion is offspring, so what does my life mean?

In the room, An Xiaoniang burst into tears. Didn’t she want to live? Yes, she wanted to live.

However, faced with the only choice of saving the adult or the child, she chose the latter.

So she choked up and nodded: "Yes, Bao Xiao..."

"What nonsense!"

Su Jin was angry.

Why is it that at a time like this, the only option is to protect the child?

She slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Without a mother, how can the child survive? Big or small, protect them all!"

The delivery room suddenly became quiet.

Everyone stared at Su Jin as if he were a stranger.