"Asleep?"
When Gu Lin returned carrying Gu Qingchen, Pei Zhi had just left. Jiang Yu looked at Gu Lin and smiled as she spoke.
"He also said he was full of energy, and after playing outside for a while, he fell asleep." Gu Lin handed the sleeping Gu Qingchen to Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu looked at the sugar stains on the corner of Gu Qingchen's mouth and obviously understood what the father and son had done on this trip.
She picked up a damp towel and wiped Gu Qingchen's face before handing him over to the wet nurse. "Pei Zhi came to see me earlier and said she was leaving the capital."
"Hasn't she been preparing to open a women's clinic for the past few years?"
Gu Lin was aware of Pei Zhi's situation, so he naturally continued the conversation.
"She has always wanted to open women's clinics in various parts of Dayu, but there were simply too few female doctors in Dayu before, and she couldn't handle it all by herself." Jiang Yu sighed softly, "So she spent the last three years training ten female doctors."
"So that's why she felt safe enough to leave at this point?"
"Exactly."
Gu Lin nodded. "This kind of thing is indeed not something that can be accomplished overnight. She knows that it is already quite difficult to take it one step at a time. Now that she has achieved results, we should be happy for her."
Jiang Yu nodded. "Sometimes I wonder how Pei Jian could have given birth to a daughter like Azhi?"
On the other side, Pei Zhi left the capital in the dark. When she left, ten female doctors were waiting at the city gate to see her off.
"Master."
Pei Zhi was clearly surprised to see everyone waiting there. "It's so late. Didn't we say we didn't need to see you off?"
"Master, we're reluctant to part with you. We're all a little lost now that you're leaving..."
Pei Zhi smiled upon seeing this, "You've seen quite a few patients with me over the past few years. I've already spoken to the Empress Dowager, and she will help you build your reputation, but after that, it's up to you to make a living."
"I have to go to other parts of Chongqing. I can't just stay in the capital. We'll meet again after traveling through mountains and rivers."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhi was dressed in a blue robe, the hem of which fluttered in the wind, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly air.
"Goodbye."
......
"Your Majesty, did Azhi leave last night?"
Inside Zhaoning Palace, Qin Ke'er, heavily pregnant, spoke, making Jiang Yu's heart tremble. "Ke'er, you're about to give birth. I've told you so many times to stay at home and rest, but you still came to the palace."
"Your Majesty, I am really bored."
Qin Ke'er pleaded, "The general goes to the military camp every day, and I feel so lonely staying in the mansion by myself. It would be good to go to the palace and keep the Empress company."
"I'm just afraid that something might go wrong with your pregnancy, and even Ling Ku would come to the palace and fight me to the death."
Sun Shu, who was standing to the side, chuckled, "Ke'er is a precious little darling now. General Ling Ku treats her like a precious gem, afraid of dropping her or melting her in his mouth."
As Qin Ke'er was teased by the group, her smile widened even more. "Ah Zhi is really something, she didn't even tell us to see her off."
"You're going to see her off while you're heavily pregnant?"
Jiang Yu said irritably, "I will issue an order soon. Ling Ku doesn't need to go to the military camp during the period before you give birth. It won't make a difference if you stay a few more days. You and the baby are the most important."
"I know Your Majesty loves me."
......
Five days later, Qin Ke'er launched the attack.
The midwife was prepared from the beginning, but the delivery was delayed. Ling Ku even called out Mei Chu, who had not left the mountain for a long time. Mei Chu prescribed a lot of medicine, but Qin Ke'er's condition was getting worse and worse.
"How is Ke'er?"
Sun Shu rushed over, and Qin Ke'er's personal maid's eyes reddened upon seeing her. "My princess can't give birth. The midwife said...it's because the baby is breech..."
Upon hearing this, Sun Shu's eyes narrowed sharply. She immediately ran to Ling Ku and said decisively, "General Ling, please go to the palace immediately and ask the Empress Dowager to send A Zhi's disciples over. Ke'er is currently in a breech position, and I remember that A Zhi knows acupuncture to adjust the baby's position."
It's a pity that Azhi is no longer here, but she has ten apprentices, so... there is still a chance.
Upon hearing this, Ling Ku took off running towards the palace, disregarding all etiquette along the way, and rushed straight into Zhaoning Palace.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu disregarded everything else and immediately ordered the ten female doctors to accompany Ling Ku to the Ling residence.
"Princess... I entrust the princess to you..."
At this moment, Ling Ku's legs were weak, and Qin Ke'er's cries of pain in the room were getting softer and softer. Ling Ku was terrified.
"General, rest assured, we will do our utmost."
Inside the room, a female doctor skillfully took out silver needles, while the others stood aside, not disturbing the doctor who was administering the acupuncture.
"Princess, don't be afraid, calm your breathing." A gentle voice sounded, and Qin Ke'er tried to open her eyes wide. "You are... A-Zhi's disciple."
"Yes, Princess, believe me, you and your child will be safe and sound."
As he spoke, his hands deftly applied acupuncture to Qin Ke'er's body. At that moment, it seemed to overlap with the scene of Pei Zhi applying acupuncture to Jiang Yusheng and Gu Qingchen a few years ago.
Bai Qian, who rushed over, was stunned for a moment when she saw the scene.
She was watching Pei Zhi administer acupuncture at the time.
"I can see the baby's head! I can see the baby's head!" the midwife exclaimed. "Princess, push!"
Seeing that the baby's position had been adjusted, the female doctor quickly stepped aside, leaving the position to the midwife. Every incense stick's time, a female doctor would come forward to check Qin Ke'er's pulse until a loud cry rang out.
"Congratulations, Princess, it's a girl."
Ling Ku, who was outside, was already in tears. When he heard that it was a girl, he burst into tears. It was a girl! The girl he had been longing for day and night.
"Princess...Is the Princess alright?"
"General, rest assured, mother and daughter are safe."
Upon hearing this, Ling Ku entered the delivery room. Looking at the female doctors, he almost knelt down to express his gratitude, but they stopped him.
"General, my master said that saving lives is our duty. You should go and see the princess."
After this battle, the reputation of these ten female doctors was fully established.
The noblewomen in the capital no longer had to worry about not having a doctor to examine them during childbirth, and they no longer had to endure some embarrassing illnesses on their own.
It turns out that one dose of medicine can cure the disease.
Pei Zhi, far away from the capital, received a letter from Qin Ke'er announcing the good news. As she read how they used acupuncture to help Ke'er correct the baby's position, a genuine smile appeared on Pei Zhi's face. It was wonderful; Ke'er had given birth to a baby girl as she had wished.
“Miss, Princess Fuyun already has a child. When will you consider your own marriage?” Ah Hao couldn’t help but ask.
"Me? I only care about treating patients and saving lives."
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