First Concubine

Chapter 67 Marriage Troubles (3)

Next up was Xun Feng. Xun Feng selected a woman who was quite legendary in the local area from among the patients. According to mythology, the wife of Li Jing, the King of Pagoda, was pregnant for three years and six months before giving birth to Nezha. This woman She has been pregnant for more than four years, and the villagers are convinced that she will give birth to a child prodigy even more powerful than Nezha. She didn't realize that she was sick at all. People from Tai Hospital said that participating in the competition might help her give birth to a child. She was anxious to be a mother, so she agreed to go to Quanzhou.

Xun Feng actually knows nothing about pulse diagnosis! But he could tell what kind of disease this woman had without looking at her, not to mention that he had spent countless manpower and material resources to find this woman and leaked the news to Taiyuan Hospital.

Xun Feng cupped his fists and saluted the emperor, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the patient is pregnant with a stone fetus and has no signs of life."

 “What does it mean to have no signs of life?” the woman asked doubtfully.

Xun Feng lowered his eyes: "Dead."

 The woman rolled her eyes and fainted!

 “Then what is the stone tire you are talking about?” The emperor became interested.

A stone fetus is a "fossil mummy" in which the fetus dies in the womb, absorbs a large amount of calcium from the mother's body, and gradually calcifies into a "fossil mummy". However, the ancients did not understand the word "calcium". Xun Feng thought for a while and said: "Stone fetus" It is a stillbirth in which the flesh and blood in the mother's body gradually turn into a stone-like substance. This is a very rare and strange disease, and there may not be one case in 100,000 people. Ordinary methods of inducing labor do not work, and surgery must be performed. Please ask Your Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince. I will move to the side hall with all the imperial doctors, and I will perform a caesarean section to remove the fetus from the patient's belly."

The emperor ordered someone to ask for the consent of the woman's husband, and then took the prince and his entourage into the operating room that Xun Feng had built overnight.

There is a narrow bed half a person's height in the room, which is covered with a very special light blue soft paper. On the top are a number of huge luminous pearls arranged in a circle to achieve the effect of a shadowless lamp. Next to the bed was a metal cabinet with an assortment of scalpels, antiseptics, gauze, and threads for suturing wounds.

When the alchemist saw a row of strange knives that he once thought were hidden weapons, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed in his obsidian eyes! Coincidence, right? Linglong and Xun Feng should not know each other, right?

Xun Feng put on a green surgical gown, put on a hat, mask and gloves, and performed a caesarean section on the woman. There was no nurse, so all the work was done by himself. He was once a genius in the medical field, and a small caesarean section was not performed. Next words. Disinfection, laparotomy, incision of the uterus, removal of visible calcifications of the stone fetus and Zihe car, and suturing of the uterus and abdomen were all performed smoothly and in one go, taking only two quarters of an hour.

When they saw the seven-month-old stone fetus that Xun Feng took out, which was gray-white, had fuzzy facial features and obvious limbs, their eyes almost dropped!

Liu Quan took out his hairpin and tapped the belly of the fetus. The sound was as clear as jade hitting stone.

Yun Li showed an appreciative smile and winked at Xun Feng. Xun Feng's lips hidden under the mask also raised a big arc. Yun Li faced the emperor and said, "Father, I often hear my mother say "A woman's childbirth is like going through hell. If caesarean section can be widely implemented, it will save the lives of countless women and fetuses with difficult births. This is really a great blessing for me."

The emperor's deep eyes revealed a joyful smile, and when he looked at Xun Feng again, his expression completely changed: "Prince Xun really impresses me!"

 In his opinion, no one can surpass Xun Feng. Even if the alchemist of the Zhenbei Palace can refine elixirs to cure vicious diseases, he will not give him the title of champion, because the medical skills he needs can benefit the people to the greatest extent! Vicious diseases are difficult to overcome, but the proportion of its patients in the population is not large. Pregnant women are different. Dazhou has a large population and women get married at an early age. Every year, not 10,000 but 8,000 pregnant women die from dystocia.

 The imperial doctors exchanged glances again. As the emperor thought, this year's champion must be Prince Xun!

"Ahem, cough..." After several days of intensive work, Xun Feng's body was a little overwhelmed. His illness would have to be fully controlled in the summer. Yunli hurriedly walked to him and handed him a glass of warm water. "Thank you for your hard work." ".

Xun Feng raised his hand, indicating that he was very dirty and needed to change his clothes first.

The alchemist looked at Xun Feng, with a hint of complexity in his eyes: "Since Prince Xun is so good at medicine, why don't you treat yourself first?"

Xun Feng said frankly and honestly: "To be honest, this disease is caused by my naughty childhood and soaking in the cold lake for three days and three nights.

The alchemist's eyes dimmed. That was the time when they were evading Princess Mobei's pursuit. It was not that Xun Feng was naughty, but that he wanted to steal the Night Pearl on a whim. Xun Feng's illness was caused by him, and he also wanted to cure Xun Feng. Fengcai quietly studied medicine. If that incident had not happened, he and Xunfeng might still be good brothers!

Xun Feng keenly noticed the dark light emerging from the alchemist's eyes. Who else in the world could do with these eyes and this indifferent temperament? Xun Feng was startled and took a breath: "You..."

The alchemist blinked slowly and solemnly interrupted Xun Feng: "Then, please ask Prince Xun to be my patient today. I will cure Prince Xun of this stubborn disease that has been in him since he was a child!"

Shui Linglong took a nap. When she opened her eyes, she found that the light opposite the bed had been extinguished at some point. Her eyes turned cold and she said coldly: "Who is on duty in the room today?"

Ah Si hurriedly put down the embroidery in his hands, walked around the screen and came to Shui Linglong. He hung up the curtain with a gold curtain and smiled flatteringly: "It's my slave on duty."

Shui Linglong glanced at her lightly. Ah Si was wearing a pink jacket today, lined with a white waist skirt, a thin layer of powder, and two delicate peach blossoms on her hair. No wonder she didn't take her duties seriously and focused on everything. Focus on dressing up! Shui Linglong said expressionlessly: "Go to Mother Zhong to get the ten pieces!"

Ah Si's face turned pale: "Miss! What mistake did this slave make? Do you want to beat me?"

Shui Linglong's voice was sharp: "Twenty more slaps! How can a slave ask what the master will do? If you don't do well as a slave, get out of Lingxiangyuan!"

Ah Si was so aggrieved that she kept crying. Who said the eldest lady is easy to get along with? It's obviously very vicious...

Zhifan heard the noise and hurriedly opened the curtain and came in. He glanced at the extinguished lampstand and sighed inwardly. This Ah Si was too careless. She knew that the eldest lady must light the lamp when she went to sleep, but she actually let the lamp go out. ! Zhifan grabbed Ah Si and whispered: "If you go to Mother Zhong to collect your punishment, go quickly. Where did all this nonsense come from?" If you don't leave, I'm afraid it will be more than just ten slaps and twenty slaps.

Ah Si left the room crying, and soon the sound of chopping boards could be heard in the yard.

Shui Linglong pressed her eyebrows and sighed: "The rules in this yard are getting worse and worse!"

Zhi Fan's eyes flashed and he said tentatively: "Miss, Liu Lu's injury is almost healed."

Shui Linglong said a faint "Hmm".

Zhi Fan was confused, didn’t the eldest lady have any plans to bring Liu Lu back to her side? Are they all wrong about the eldest lady? Fortunately, she didn't reveal this meaning to Liu Lu, otherwise she would have given Liu Lu hope, but it turned out to be disappointment, and Liu Lu would probably hate her to death.

"Miss! Mother Du, please see me!" Ye Mao's report sounded outside the door.

Shui Linglong put on her clothes, went to the bathroom to wash up, and combed her hair again, and then met Mother Du in the outer room. Mama Du was recently promoted to be the kitchen steward, and now she is the old lady's right-hand man. There are people who keep fawning over her wherever she goes, but Mama Du is a smart person, even if she can show off to everyone, in the big house But the young lady didn't even dare to express her anger.

Mother Du's eyes were particularly bright today, and she couldn't stop smiling on her face: "How did you sleep, Miss?"

Shui Linglong glanced at the dim sky outside the house and said with a smile: "I have become more and more sleepy recently."

 “Spring sleepiness is like this.” Mama Du agreed.

Zhi Fan served Shui Linglong and Mama Du new tea. Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows. Zhi Fan took off the hot tea and replaced it with boiled water. Mama Du said, "Missy's taste seems to have changed a lot. She doesn't like spicy food very much. And drink less strong tea.”

Shui Linglong smiled indifferently: "Yes, suddenly I don't like the taste." Tonight she wants to eat the hotpot mutton from the bottom of the hot pepper pot!

Mama Du's eyes moved from side to side, and she said with a flattering smile: "Are the dishes in the dining room to your liking recently? I have learned some Jiangnan dishes and will cook them for you to try later."

 “No.” She didn’t like Jiangnan cuisine because she had to pee, maybe because...Dong Jiaxue had never cooked it for her?

Mother Du's smile froze, and she couldn't tell whether the eldest lady's rejection brought any trace of dissatisfaction. She carefully reviewed her recent work and made sure that there were no mistakes before she said, "Just give me whatever you want, even if the dining room doesn't have it." , my slave will also get it for you from outside!”

Shui Linglong took a sip of tea and looked at Mama Du: "What are you happy about, Mama Du today? Are you smiling from ear to ear?"

Mama Du said with a smile: "The medical event in Quanzhou is over. Miss, guess who won the championship?"

“Who is it?” Shui Linglong had no impression of this medical event. What was she busy with at this time in her previous life? It seems that she is in the period of passionate love and stays in the boudoir all day long making clothes for Xun Feng. Could it be that... Shui Linglong's smile faded and she turned her head slightly blankly. Mother Du met her gaze and said, "This is a great medical conference. It’s amazing that there are two champions!”

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows slightly: "Two champions?"

Mama Du's eyes widened: "Yes! Crown Prince Xun and the alchemist of Zhenbei Palace tied for first place! Crown Prince Xun performed a procedure called... called dissection on a woman who was four years pregnant..."

 “Caesarean section?”

“Yes, yes! It’s a caesarean section? Oops! How do you know, Miss?”

Shui Linglong picked up the teacup and put it to her lips: "Oh, I guessed it."

Mother Du was immersed in the shock brought by the news, and did not notice anything strange about Shui Linglong, and continued to express with joy: "People in the village said that the woman was pregnant with the second Nezha, and she would definitely give birth to a child prodigy one day! As a result, Prince Xun didn’t even check for a pulse, so he only took one look and concluded that the woman’s belly was not a child prodigy, but a stone fetus!”

Afraid that Shui Linglong would not understand the meaning of the stone fetus, Mother Du explained, "The stone monster is so hard! I don't know what evil the ancestors did, but they actually turned the child into a stone! Prince Xun did it in front of the emperor and the crown prince. He performed a caesarean section on her and successfully removed the stone fetus! The important thing is not the stone fetus, but this kind of operation that can benefit the people. The emperor said, we are blessed!"

Shui Linglong’s eyebrows twitched. Didn’t the implementation of caesarean section happen only two years later? Why so far in advance? Does this mean that Xun Feng’s series of plans to usurp the throne have been advanced?

“Then…what request did Prince Xun make to the emperor?”

The reverence in Mama Du's eyes became more and more obvious: "Everyone thought that Prince Xun would ask the emperor for an official position or a princess bride. Unexpectedly, Prince Xun understood the righteousness well and did not consider personal gain or loss at all. He only asked the emperor to allow him to participate in the excavation. The plan of channeling water from the south to the west is not to be an official, but to provide corresponding water conservancy technology. I don’t know the specific details of the slave, but I just heard it from my slave.”

Shui Linglong’s face suddenly lost color! Xun Feng forced King Zhenbei and Kashgar Qing to a dead end because they started to fall from the south water to the west! Xun Feng is about to start his empire... No, maybe Xun Feng started precise deployment a long time ago. She and Xun Feng have been husband and wife for more than ten years, but they have not been able to thoroughly observe his interpersonal relationships and complex background, such as Shui Chenxiang , she never dreamed that it would be Xun Feng's person!

The hand holding the teacup was slightly trembling. Shui Linglong simply put down the teacup and said calmly: "How did the alchemist of Zhenbei Palace win?"

Mother Du's smile deepened a little: "If Prince Xun is the savior of women in the Zhou Dynasty, the alchemist is the savior of saviors! Prince Xun suffered from a cold that he couldn't cure for more than ten years, and the alchemist It’s cured! The emperor is so happy that it’s really hard to tell the winner between the two, so they simply tied for the championship.”

Xun Feng’s illness was actually cured by the alchemist of Zhenbei Palace! And this is a full five years earlier than in the previous life! Shui Linglong pinched the lid of the cup, and Mama Du smiled mysteriously: "The alchemist asked the emperor for an imperial edict. No one knows the specific content, but I guess, what the Zhenbei Palace wants is a marriage edict!" "

Five days later, Shui Hangge returned home after a long journey. As soon as he entered the door, he was shocked out of his mind by a shocking decree!

"The Queen Mother Yi decrees that there is a daughter of the Shui family named Bingbing. She is virtuous and virtuous. She has both talent and intelligence. She respects her parents and is kind to her brothers and sisters. Her sage nature must be known even though she is young. Yuan Yi's thoughts become more refined every time. Hereby I will confer you the title of Crown Prince’s Concubine, and the Qin Tian Jian will choose a good and auspicious day to marry the Crown Prince!”

 The old lady and her family members knelt in the flower hall: "Thank you, Queen, for your grace!"

Shui Bingbing helped the old lady stand up and took the imperial edict from Li Chang. The old lady gave Eunuch Zhang a heavy purse. Eunuch Zhang weighed it with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, old lady, congratulations to the Crown Princess!"

How could Shui Bingbing, his second brother’s daughter, do this? He had worked hard for so many years and risked being executed to offend the Prince of Zhenbei. As a result, his position as Crown Princess disappeared! Shui Hange felt a sharp pain in his chest, spurted out a large mouthful of blood, and fell down...

 A few days ago.

“Grandma, if there was a way to get everything back to where it started, would you be willing to adopt it?”

 The old lady was startled: "What do you mean?"

Shui Linglong paused and looked seriously at the old lady's astonished eyes: "What Linglong means is that we can reverse this embarrassing situation, preserve the position of the Crown Princess, and not offend the Zhenbei Palace. Are you willing to... Put down your posture and have a chance to win?"

 The old lady's cloudy eyes revealed a very bright light: "What method?"

Shui Linglong thought of the letter her second aunt wrote back to her and smiled mysteriously: "Grandma, do you remember your second uncle?"

The old lady's eyes darkened, and tears filled her eyes with sadness. Shui Linglong said: "The eldest daughter of the second uncle and the second aunt is named Shui Bingbing. She is the same age as Lingxi. She has a delicate appearance and a gentle temperament. , the marriage proposal almost passed the threshold, but the second uncle cherished her, and he couldn’t find a suitable candidate after searching here and there. Maybe there was a destiny, and it was destined that Sister Bing would carry the prosperity of the Shui family, and it was also destined that you He and his second uncle can take this opportunity to bury the hatchet."

The old lady immediately shed tears: "Yes, I gave birth to the eldest and the second child. Whoever's daughter becomes the princess is the glory of our Shui family. But your second uncle hates me so much, will he be willing to come back? He is not For the kind of person who cares about fame and wealth, it is useless to use the position of Crown Princess to attract him..."

Shui Linglong said quietly: "Second uncle loves second aunt the most. As long as second aunt is willing, there is no reason for second uncle not to agree."

After a serious inner struggle, the old lady finally lost face and wrote a letter of apology to the second lady.

Of course, a small businesswoman was not enough to make the queen change her original intention. The queen originally planned to follow Yun Li's wishes and make Shui Linglong the crown princess. Old Taijun Yao played a major role in convincing the queen.

In the carriage, Bingbing wore a white silk skirt with a light blue transparent gauze outer layer. She looked like a fairy who had come to the mortal world to avoid the fireworks of the world. Her dark hair was pulled up into a bun sideways and she wore a light blue hairband. Fixed, a wisp of breeze occasionally blew through the curtain, and the hairband danced gently along her fair face, making her even more pure and charming.

Bingbing smiled slightly, one part shy and one part reserved, but still dignified and elegant: "Sister, my mother said that I stole your marriage, and she asked me to treat you better in the future." After saying this, her crystal clear eyes flashed. A cunning meaning.

Shui Linglong looked at her weird look and knew she was testing her: "What do you think?"

"I think the eldest sister should treat me better. The eldest sister obviously didn't want to marry, so she forced me to marry the Crown Prince! The eldest sister has to make it up to me!" Bingbing pursed her pink lips.

What a smart kid! Shui Linglong took out the jade pendant from her purse and tied it around Bingbing's neck.

Bingbing pinched the jade pendant around her neck in surprise, and Shui Linglong tapped her little nose: "You didn't fall in love with the prince that day? I thought it was you who fell in love with him, and the second uncle and second aunt agreed to your marriage!" "

 (End of this chapter)