Tang Zhong, with his untidy beard, sat in front of her bed, his hands clenched, staring at her pale face, begging again and again.

There was a baby crying outside the door, but he pretended not to hear it.

"Young Master, you've been sitting here for a whole day and night. Go back and have some rest and see the children." Nanny Jiang advised him with red eyes. She felt distressed when she saw his decadent and distraught look.

The young man was full of vigor since childhood, and he grew up to be a handsome man with elegant manners. Ever since his wife fell into a coma after giving birth, he stayed by her bed every day and ignored everything. The official business in the county government was piled up like a mountain. Li Changli was originally going to take up a post in the next county, but he couldn't bear to leave this mess behind, so he had to wait until he recovered and went to the government to handle the official business before he dared to leave.

Tang Zhongbai's lips were cracked and turned white. He opened his mouth but no word came out.

Nanny Jiang sighed and had to leave.

Jiang Muxia started the fire when she was inspecting the fields on August 13th. At the moment she got on the carriage, she was still giving instructions to Jiang Hexi.

"After harvesting millet, weeds in the field are burned. First, it saves labor, second, the ashes from the burnt grass can be used as fertilizer, and third, it can kill insect eggs underground. When lighting a fire, be sure to have someone watch the fire and never burn the cotton stalks piled up on the roadside. If anyone needs firewood, you can ask them to take the cotton stalks away, and use them for cooking for a whole winter."

She shouted at the top of her voice, which scared Jiang Hexi and Qingyun so much that they quickly asked Fuzi to send the person to the county.

After sending the woman to the delivery room that had been prepared in advance, Fuzi hurriedly looked for a midwife.

Qinghong boiled water in the kitchen to prepare some warming food, and Qingyun followed Nanny Jiang into the delivery room.

Jiang Muxia went into labor in the afternoon, and the pain lasted until the evening, but the baby still showed no sign of coming out. The midwife was sweating profusely, and Nanny Jiang knew only a little about gynecology. Seeing that she was in so much pain that her face turned pale and her clothes were soaked, she had no idea what to do.

Nanny Jiang ran to the yard and pulled Fuzi over, saying anxiously, "Go to the village and invite Chu Ruo over, quickly..."

Lu Chaoyun grabbed Nanny Jiang and asked anxiously, "Old sister, what's going on? Why hasn't the baby been born yet?"

Nanny Jiang sighed and rushed back into the house.

The Jiang Yuzhou brothers paced back and forth in the yard, anxious and helpless.

Li Jiyi asked, "Do you want to go to the yamen and invite your brother-in-law back?"

Previously, everyone thought that Jiang Muxia was a martial artist, strong, and that the birth would be smooth, so they did not plan to call Tang Zhongbai back. When they remembered him, they were worried that it would delay the official business of the government, so no one went to the government to call him.

It was already the hour of Xu, and nearly four hours had passed without any movement. They dared not not call Tang Zhongbai. What if... Tang Zhongbai would hate them to death.

Half an hour later, Fuzi invited Chu Ruo over and placed a screen in the middle of the room. Chu Ruo instructed them through the screen.

Tang Zhongbai, who had hurried back from the government office, was about to enter the delivery room when he was stopped by people in the yard.

Lu Chaoyun advised him that women would experience pain worse than death when giving birth, and that Nanny Jiang and Chu Ruo were there, so he shouldn't worry.

"Is life worse than death?"

Tang Zhongbai muttered to himself, he knew that it was not easy for women to give birth, he never thought that his wife would have to go through such hardships. He suddenly remembered that many women died during childbirth, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Tang Zhongbai shuddered and wanted to slap himself. He only knew that he was going to be a father, but never thought about the life and death situation she would have to go through.

After receiving the news, Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang also rushed over. Lu Chaoyun arranged for the two old people to rest in the west wing. Until dawn, the child still did not move. The old lady and Lu Chaoyun knelt in front of the Buddhist temple to pray.

Nanny Jiang came out of the delivery room exhausted, with bloodshot eyes, and shook her head helplessly at the people who surrounded her.

"The cervix is ​​open, and the fetus is in the normal position in the belly. I can't understand why I can't give birth to the baby."

Jiang Mutao's tears rolled down, her voice choked with sobs, "What about my sister, how is she?"

"My lady is fine, she just lost some strength and feels a little weak. Qinghong, here's the porridge I asked you to cook. Bring it in quickly and feed her."

She took a breath outside, then turned around and went back into the house.

Tang Zhongbai finally couldn't wait any longer and rushed into the house. Tang San and Tang Si quickly grabbed him.

"open."

"Sir, the bloody smell is too strong. You have to think about the Second Lady, lest you offend the fetal god. The Lady will suffer."

The thought of basins of blood being carried out from there at dawn was horrifying and chilling.

Tang Zhongbai still broke into the house, but Chu Ruo and Xu Da forced him to stop behind a screen.

Chu Ruo told him that the amniotic fluid had not broken, the baby was fine, and she was fine except for being a little tired. As long as he was there, he would ensure the safety of mother and child. Tang Zhongbai looked up at them with bloodshot eyes, nodded, and stood guard in front of the screen with his head in his arms.

Throughout the day, people who had received favors and help from Jiang Muxia came to the yard and waited for news. In the evening, these people were persuaded to leave by Tang San and Tang Si.

Yin Haitang and Jiang Zaohua were forcibly taken to the Jiang family next door to rest with their children. Jiang Hongxin and Qinghong were busy boiling water and cooking in the kitchen.

Old Lady Tang, Lu Chaoyun and Jiang Mutao guarded the Buddhist temple and did not dare to leave.

In the yard, the two brothers Jiang Yuzhou and Jiang Yuqing, and several younger brothers Fuzi, Xiaohu, and Zhou Yue were guarding the yard. No matter how Tang San and Tang Si tried to drive them away, they couldn't leave.

Everyone's heart was hanging in the air. They sat quietly under the eaves, not daring to leave.

It was night again. Jiang Muxia ate something and regained some strength. She smiled slightly when she saw Tang Zhongbai fidgeting through the screen. Another wave of pain came over her. She cried out softly and grabbed the quilt tightly with both hands.

She couldn't understand why. She had given birth to two children in her previous life, but neither was as difficult as this one. She wondered if God saw that she was living a happy life and made her suffer during childbirth.

She was in pain until midnight, and after midnight it was the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.

Tang Zhongbai listened to her cries of pain, as basins of hot water were brought in and basins of blood were taken out. The whole room was filled with a strong smell of blood. Tang Zhongbai bit his lips and pinched his fingers until they bled, wishing he could take her place.

After the hour of Chou, the midwife exclaimed, "My water broke..."

If the amniotic fluid breaks and the baby doesn't come out, that would be the real danger for both of them.

Chu Ruo heaved a sigh of relief. He stood up and was about to leave. "Let's go out. The baby is about to be born."

Xu Da reached out to pull Tang Zhongbai, and saw that he had his hands clenched tightly around the corners of his clothes, his lips were pale, and his eyes were staring straight inside. He sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and strode out of the house.

Jiang Muxia was tortured by the pain for nearly an hour. When she was about to run out of strength, she heard the midwife shout, "The head is out, madam, please try harder."

Jiang Muxia gritted her teeth, pushed hard against the bed with her feet, and cried out in pain, "Ah..."

She felt something flowing out of her body and her whole body relaxed.

With a "quack" sound, the loud cry of a child was heard.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the baby was finally born.

Tang Zhongbai rushed into the inner room regardless of everything. Without even looking at the child, he rushed in front of Jiang Muxia.

She was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes. She felt his big hand holding hers, and she tried her best to raise her eyelids, smiled at him, and fell asleep.

This coma lasted for nearly a month.

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