Chapter 37 The Pain of Childbirth
"What is colic?" The old lady had just woken up and was too busy taking care of her own affairs.
Doctor Zang explained simply, "It's a type of sha syndrome. Some say it's caused by the accumulation of evil spirits in the stomach, also called panchang sha. The patient experiences severe, twisting pain in the heart and abdomen, which can feel like a hard board, a twisting rope, a tendon hanging, a needle pricking, or a knife scraping. The pain is extremely unbearable. Even mild cases only cause slight cramping and extreme fullness."
Afterwards, he added, "Looking at the Third Young Master's condition, it should be serious."
"How long will he be in pain?" Zhou Zhili asked.
"In the Third Young Master's case, it's not just a matter of how long the pain will last; he could die."
The Zhou family felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and Zhou Yuqi, who was in excruciating pain, was also panicked.
"Doctor Zang, I don't want to die..."
"Yes, Doctor Zang, please save my third brother..." Zhou Yuzhi no longer had the arrogance of a medical genius. After all, he knew nothing about this disease.
Doctor Zang nodded: "I will naturally do my best..."
He quickly prescribed Sansha Decoction and asked the Zhou family to add herbs such as Sophora flavescens, Rubia cordifolia, Honeysuckle and Hawthorn to it, and gave it to Zhou Yuqi to take.
In addition, he was prescribed a lot of other medicines.
"Doctor Zang, what exactly caused his illness? Did he eat something unclean, like poisoning?"
Zhou Yuzhi is quite smart and got it right the first time.
However, Imperial Physician Zang did not admit it. Instead, he explained the cause of the colic: "It has something to do with your daily habits. It could also be due to anger and irritability, which can lead to an outburst."
Zhou Qinzhu said distressedly, "Third brother only got angry today at Xuandi Temple, and he was insulted. I believe that given his personality, he will definitely keep it in his heart and think about it..."
Everyone also felt that this was the truth, and it was all Gu Ruanci's fault.
"If it weren't for that heartless thing, my third brother wouldn't have been so upset today." Zhou Yuxiu said viciously.
Doctor Zang turned a deaf ear to this and observed the mouth through his nose and the heart through his mouth.
Zhou Zhili didn't want to be laughed at by outsiders, so he quickly told them to shut up.
Before leaving, Doctor Zang specifically told him that his illness would most likely cause him pain for a whole day and night.
"He suffers as much as a woman in childbirth..."
After saying these words, Doctor Zang concealed his inner gloating and left.
As an imperial physician, he had responsibilities assigned by the court.
As Gu Ruanci's senior brother, he would naturally protect his junior sister. Zhou Yuqi couldn't die anyway.
In order not to disturb the old lady's rest, Zhou Yuqi was placed in his own yard.
His cries of pain eventually spread beyond the courtyard and could be heard by almost everyone in the mansion.
Zhou Zhili felt like his heart was being boiled. On one side was his old mother who couldn't get out of bed, and on the other side was his youngest son who was in excruciating pain.
"Father, this isn't going to work. My third brother's throat is broken, he's completely exhausted, and he's sweating all over. He was about to pass out, but he woke up from the pain. Watching him like that, I feel like the pain is unbearable for an ordinary person."
Zhou Yuxiu felt sorry for his brother, but he could do nothing.
"Imperial Physician Zang said that this is how painful this disease is..." Zhou Zhili seemed to have aged several years.
Seeing Ye Hesheng’s spirit tablet today reminded him of many things that happened in the past.
"Father, my third brother is in so much pain, shouldn't we think of a way?" Zhou Yuxiu said anxiously again.
Ye Lanxin, who was standing by, quickly said, "Yu Xiu, how could your father not be anxious? Even Imperial Physician Zang has come and prescribed a plethora of medicines. There's really no better solution. Now that the Little Medical Immortal is missing, even your grandmother's illness remains unsolved. Yu Qi can only be left to frustrate her..."
Zhou Yuxiu was about to say something, but Zhou Zhili said with a somewhat unnatural expression, "Imperial Physician Zang said that the pain a woman feels during childbirth is the same as his. When Ye gave birth to the third child, it took her two full days and one night to give birth. She endured this level of pain the entire time. How could she, a woman, endure it, but the third child couldn't?"
Ye Lanxin was so nervous that she didn't say anything. Did what happened today remind Zhou Zhili of how kind he was to her sister?
Zhou Yuxiu blurted out, "How can that be the same? Grandmother said that when giving birth to my third brother, Ye Shi already had experience. Even if she had given birth for two days and one night, it wouldn't have been that painful... If she hadn't been crying out, maybe she would have saved some energy and given birth earlier. Why would she have caused everyone so much worry? This time with my third brother is different. He's in real pain."
He said it without hesitation. After all, he believed the old lady's words the most over the years.
After hearing this, Zhou Zhili finally chose to agree.
I can't refute what my mother said.
Until the evening, Zhou Yuqi was still screaming there, but he could no longer make any loud noise because his voice had long been damaged.
Zhou Qinzhu was there to comfort him at first, but later Zhou Yuqi was so upset by the pain that he lost his mind and threw a bowl of medicine at her, and she ran out crying.
The servants who served Zhou Yuqi felt unlucky because they had to change his dressings every once in a while, and they might even be beaten by him.
Doctor Zang said that those medicines can be tried. After all, colic is very difficult to treat and is really life-threatening.
The old lady also stayed awake all night. There was no sign of the Little Medical Fairy. Her condition had worsened, and now her youngest grandson had to endure the pain of childbirth.
"If it really doesn't work, knock him out and don't let him suffer so much pain..." The old lady's eyes were also filled with tears.
Zhou Zhili could no longer bear it, but he still maintained his rationality.
"No, Imperial Physician Zang said that if we knock him unconscious, we might not know if his condition worsens. Yu Qi might even die while unconscious."
"What a sin! Everything back then was my fault, an old woman. If there was going to be retribution, it should have been on me alone. Why would it fall on my grandson?"
The old lady's words made Zhou Zhili's heart skip a beat.
"Mother, stop talking like that!"
He hurried to stop her, but the old lady's tears had already flowed.
"Don't lie to me. When I was drowsy today, I heard Yu Qi and the others angrily saying, 'If he's dead, why are you being so mysterious?' They even called the whole family over to humiliate him. Is Ye no longer here?"
Zhou Zhili knew he couldn't hide it, so he could only nod.
The old lady closed her eyes and let the tears slide down her face.
"Ye, if you have any grievances, come find me. Why bother to torture your own son? You risked half your life to save this son. Now you want to take his half life back?"
At the Duke of Shou's Mansion, Nong Chun had just reported to Gu Ruanyu what was happening at the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.
Knowing that she was in a bad mood today, Zhuang Hefeng stayed here with her the whole time.
"This is also God's will. He just said today that he didn't ask He Sheng to give birth to him, but he himself tasted the pain of childbirth..."
Zhuang Hefeng didn't know that all this was done by Gu Ruanci.
Gu Ruanci leaned gently in her arms, her tone soft, "Mother, when I gave birth to this beast, the fetus was large and difficult to deliver. The old lady of the Marquis's Mansion wanted to keep the child from the beginning to the end..."
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