Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jiafu saw patients in the clinic during the day, and consulted Doctor Tan and Tan Hao when she was unsure. She went home to study medical books at night, and her medical skills had improved a lot during this period. The bookstore was still short of new stories, so she had to find time to start writing new stories in the next two days. It can be said that she was busy from morning to night.

That day, a woman suddenly ran into the clinic in a panic.

"Help... I need to find a doctor..."

The apprentice quickly called Doctor Tan over.

As soon as the woman saw Doctor Tan, she wanted to pull him out. Doctor Tan comforted her, "Miss, calm down first. Tell me who needs to be treated and what the illness is. Then I can take my things and go with you."

"My wife gave birth prematurely and couldn't carry the baby..."

Doctor Tan realized that the clothes she was wearing looked familiar. "Are you from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion?"

"Yes, it was our Second Madam who asked me to come to Hui'an Hall to invite you..."

"Wait here for a moment. I'll take the medicine box and follow you."

Doctor Tan came to Dong Jiafu's clinic and said, "Dong girl, something happened at the Duke Dingguo's mansion. Come with me to take a look."

Dong Jiafu was startled and stood up immediately. "What happened?"

"It should be the woman who said she had a miscarriage before. The child was difficult to deliver."

"Okay, I'll go with the master."

The two men packed some things that might be useful and followed the maid to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. After getting off the carriage, they hurried to the second room.

As soon as I arrived at Wan Xiaoniang's residence, I heard painful wails coming from inside. The first and second wives were guarding outside the door.

"Madam, the doctor is here!" the maid ran over and said.

The second wife said to Doctor Tan anxiously, "Doctor, no matter what method you use, you must save the child."

Doctor Tan said in a deep voice: "I will do my best to protect both adults and children, but I don't know what the situation is like inside?"

"There are two midwives inside. The baby is only eight months old. They say the fetus is in an abnormal position..." The Second Madam clasped her hands together and frowned. "She was fine a few days ago. How come she suddenly gave birth prematurely? I don't know what Miss Wan does for a living. She can't even conceive a child properly."

The eldest lady couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let Doctor Tan go in first. Saving people is the most important thing."

"Yes, yes, yes. Quickly bring the doctor in." The Second Madam ordered the maid.

Seeing Dong Jiafu following, the eldest lady stopped her and kindly reminded her, "Miss Dong, there is a strong smell of blood in there. You are still an unmarried girl. Don't let it scare you when you go in."

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I'll just help the master here. It's okay." Dong Jiafu said with a smile.

The eldest lady stopped trying to stop him.

As Dong Jiafu entered the room, she smelled the bloody smell. The doors and windows of the room were closed, making it a bit stuffy.

"Oh, my lady, please use more strength..."

The curtains on the bed were drawn and a midwife was delivering the baby inside.

"Ah——" Wan Xiaoniang let out a scream, and after a moment she said weakly, "I can't do it anymore, I don't want to have any more children..."

"My dear, please don't give up. If the baby can't be born, you will be in danger."

"I really have no strength left..." Wan Xiaoniang said crying.

At this time, the maid came over and said, "Young lady, you have to hold on. The doctor is here."

When the midwife heard this, she hurriedly said, "Hurry up and get the doctor over here. The lady is dying!"

Doctor Tan came to the bedside and asked Wan Xiaoniang to stretch out her hand so that he could feel her pulse. Then he took out a ginseng slice from the medicine box and asked her to hold it in her mouth. He then turned around and asked Dong Jiafu to prepare the needle and gave her several injections in her hand and arm.

After a while, Wan Xiaoniang regained her strength and began to give birth again under the guidance of the midwife.

Dong Jiafu became nervous when she saw the maid carrying out a basin of blood from time to time.

Not long after, Wan Xiaoniang was weak again. Doctor Tan gave her acupuncture as before and said to Dong Jiafu, "Take out the medicine we prepared and have them boil it."

The medicine was prepared before coming just in case. Dong Jiafu took out the medicine bag and handed it to the maid, telling her how to decoct it.

Wan Xiaoniang cried and shouted to Cui Qishao, "Second Master, I want to see you——"

The maid ran out and told the second lady.

The Second Madam said in disgust, "Why is she looking for a man at this time? If she has the strength, she should just give birth to the baby quickly. What's the point of asking Qi Shao to come? Can he give birth to a baby for her?"

The eldest lady said patiently, "Second sister-in-law, please don't say anything angry. Qi Shao is the father of the child after all. He should be present at this time. Where is Qi Shao?"

"I don't know. He is a man and has to socialize outside. He can't stay in the house all day like us women."

Seeing that she could not get any information out of him, the eldest lady ordered Madam Xu, "Tell all the servants who serve Qi Shao to go out and look for him. They must bring him back."

Mother Xu went out to make arrangements immediately.

"The baby hasn't been born yet?" The old lady came in from outside, followed by Mother Qi.

The eldest lady stepped forward and said, "Not yet. Doctor Tan and Miss Dong have been invited over. They have both gone in. Why is mother here?"

"I heard that Miss Wan was having a difficult delivery, and I was worried that something might happen, so I came to take a look."

"We are here to take care of you, mother, just go back and wait for the news."

The old lady waved her hand and said, "I won't feel at ease if I go back, so I'd better wait here."

Actually, the child in Wan Xiaoniang's belly was just a concubine's child, but seeing that the old lady attached so much importance to this child, the second wife felt that this was giving face to their second house, and hurried over to help the old lady, "Mother, please sit down. It is a blessing for this child to have you here."

The maid brought in the prepared medicine and fed it to Wan Xiaoniang.

Soon, the third and fourth wives also arrived.

"Mother is here too," the third lady asked, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what's going on in there?"

Wan Xiaoniang cried out in pain, and the Second Madam pointed and said, "She's still struggling. She gave birth before the full term. I don't know if she did something she shouldn't have done or ate something she shouldn't have eaten."

"The most important thing now is that mother and child are safe." said the Fourth Lady.

About half an hour later, Cui Qishao came in drunk from outside and ran straight to the door, "Don't be afraid, Yue'er, I'm here..."

The eldest lady quickly grabbed the man and said, "Men can't enter the delivery room. It's unlucky."

Cui Qishao staggered to a stop and shouted into the house, "Yue'er, I'm outside, don't be afraid."

When Wan Xiaoniang heard his voice, she cried even louder, "Second Master, it hurts so much, Yue'er won't give birth, I'm going to die..."

"Yue'er--" Cui Qishao panicked when he heard the word "death". He reached out to push the door, but was stopped by the Second Madam.

"Have you drunkenly? It's painful for a woman to give birth. What can you do in there? Stay here quietly." The Second Madam pressed Cui Qishao down on the chair, then pushed open the door and entered the room. The smell inside made her frown, and she raised her hand and waved it in front of her face.

She walked a few steps and then stopped, saying to Wan Xiaoniang on the bed, "Qi Shao is back now, and the old lady and the people from the other three rooms are also outside, so stop making trouble and saying unlucky things. Give birth to the child as soon as you have the strength. If anything happens to my grandson, you can forget about staying in the Duke's Mansion!"

Wan Xiaoniang immediately fell silent and shed tears of grievance.

The second lady didn't want to stay in there any longer, so she turned around and left immediately after giving the warning.