Lihoumen

Chapter 63 Leaving the House
Early in the morning, after Qingqing got up and opened the window to get some fresh air, she faintly heard the intermittent screams of a woman in pain coming from Qingning Garden.

Thinking back to yesterday when Li came, the servants came to report that the concubine in the courtyard was about to give birth. Qingqing asked, "Did the news come from Qingning Garden? The concubine in the first room hasn't given birth yet?"

As Grandma Sun made the bed, she muttered, "Madam Mei had a difficult labor. I heard that she went into labor yesterday at noon, and the baby hasn't come out yet. I heard her screaming in the middle of the night. Madam Wang was standing guard at the door, and she couldn't sleep for half the night."

Then he sighed and said, "It's been so long, I think it's not going to be easy to get it down."

If a woman takes too long to give birth, her life will be in danger.

"I'll go take a look."

Qingqing instinctively wanted to go out, but Grandma Sun stopped her and advised, "Young lady, please don't go over there. Aunt Mei relies on being the old lady's person and often does evil things under the nose of the eldest lady. I heard that many people in the eldest house don't like her. This is a mess, you should not get involved."

Although the eldest son Shen Feng was not a lustful person, Li was virtuous, and he had three or four concubines in the courtyard. This concubine Mei was originally a maid serving Shen Feng. She was the person who had been with Shen Feng the longest, and was kept in the room by the old lady. Therefore, among the concubines, she was the most respectable one.

When there are many women in the backyard, there are bound to be a lot of gossips. Aunt Mei is popular, so naturally she is envied. She doesn't know how to restrain herself, so naturally she is hated.

But no matter what, she is not a wicked person. At the critical moment of life and death, Qingqing cannot stand idly by.

She did not listen to Grandma Sun, but turned to the inner cabinet to take out the acupuncture and other items she used to use when she was a doctor delivering babies with difficult labor, then pushed the door open and hurried towards Qingning Garden.

The old lady was worried and followed him out.

As they approached Qingning Garden, Aunt Mei's screams became clearer and clearer. The heart-wrenching pain made people tremble with fear.

As soon as Qingqing reached the gate, Li's housekeeper, Madam Zhao, came up to her and said with a smile, "Madam, you are here to look for our Madam, right? Unfortunately, Madam is busy today and I'm afraid she won't have time to chat with you. Madam, please come back tomorrow."

Qingqing said, "I'm not here to look for my sister-in-law. I heard that Aunt Mei had a difficult birth, so I came to take a look."

After hearing this, the nanny's eyes moved slightly, and she grinned and said, "Madam San is really kind-hearted. Aunt Mei is indeed in labor, but our Madam is sitting inside to watch over her. How can we trouble you? Besides, the Marquis happens to be at home today. With the Marquis and Madam here, Madam San doesn't need to worry about this."

This means blocking people from entering.

Seeing this, Grandma Sun winked at Qingqing and said, "Since the Marquis is at home, let's go back."

"Help, help! Save me!"

Inside, Aunt Mei's voice had become hoarse, and her heart-wrenching cries for help struck Qingqing's heart again and again.

"Mammy, please inform the Marquis and my sister-in-law and tell them that I am quite good at gynecology and have delivered a woman who had a difficult birth before. Aunt Mei is having a difficult birth, and I am sure I can save her."

When Madam Zhao heard this, the smile on her face suddenly faded: "Third Madam, what are you saying? You are the head madam of the third room, how can you condescend to help a concubine give birth? If this gets out, your reputation will be ruined. Not to mention you, even our madam will be left with a reputation of being dishonest." "Human life is at stake, how can you still care about these things?" Qingqing asked angrily.

Aunt Zhao sneered: "You may not care about this, but our wife will not tolerate breaking the rules."

Seeing Qingqing was about to explain herself, Nanny Zhao waved her hand and softened her tone, "Madam San, I advise you to go back quickly. There are doctors and midwives inside. The Marquis and his wife are also inside. This matter is really not your turn to worry about."

Now that things have come to this, Qingqing can't just force her way in.

She returned home in frustration, but Aunt Mei's shrill cries for help still struck her heart.

Seeing Qingqing's unhappy look, Grandma Sun comforted her, "Madam Zhao was right to stop you. If you were to help a concubine deliver a baby, your reputation would be ruined. I know your ability, but now that you have become a noble, you must behave yourself."

Qingqing understands everything that’s going on here.

Apart from the constraints of her status, Aunt Mei's difficult delivery was most likely caused by someone intentionally. If she were to ask herself, Li had never treated her badly. If she insisted on taking care of this matter, she would be slapping Li's face.

Qingqing smiled bitterly and said with emotion: "As a doctor, this is the first time I have stood aside and watched like this. Sigh! Since entering this mansion, I have become less and less able to recognize myself."

"Your status is different now, and you have to consider many things. Naturally, you can't be the same as before." The old lady comforted her.

Qingqing slept very uneasily that night.

She dreamed that someone was begging her to save her life, but she, dressed in gorgeous clothes, abandoned the person and walked away. She dreamed that the person was chasing her, yelling and asking her, "Why didn't you save me, why didn't you save me?"

At noon the next day, Qingqing heard the news about Aunt Mei. She gave birth to a daughter with great difficulty, but died of heavy bleeding during childbirth.

In front of Shen Feng, Li summoned the people who came to serve Aunt Mei and interrogated the doctor who had been helping Aunt Mei with her pregnancy and the midwife who delivered the baby.

The doctor said that when Aunt Mei was pregnant, the fetus was already large, and she had been advised many times to eat less, but she did not listen and ate too much every day, so she had a difficult delivery and suffered heavy bleeding. The midwife also said that it was because the baby was too large and it was her first child.

Li sighed and said, "I thought she needed nourishment since she was pregnant, so I sent all kinds of nourishing products to her room. I didn't expect that too much would be as bad as too little."

Shen Feng consoled his wife, saying, "You are kind-hearted. It's her fault that she didn't know how to be restrained." He then coaxed his wife, saying, "Well, since she is gone, you can raise the little girl she gave birth to. She can also keep the eldest sister company."

Aunt Mei was not popular in the mansion, and her death did not cause any ripples in the mansion. Li gave her family a lot of money as consolation, and the matter was over.

Shen Feng spoke. The child that Aunt Mei risked her life to give birth to was raised by Li. The old lady's foot injury had not healed yet, and she did not come to see the child. When the lady heard that the child's biological mother died of dystocia, she personally gave the third sister a name, An'er, which means peace and safety.

(End of this chapter)