c76 (1/2)

Chapter 76: Premature Birth (Part 2)

Shu Chuan Courtyard

Four Imperial Physicians took turns to take her pulse and the medical attendants were waiting at the side for further instructions. The palace maids and eunuchs were all standing in the house and the originally not large wooden house was filled with people. The house should be noisy but instead it was scarily quiet. Except for the occasional painful cries from the chambers, every one of them could only hear their own beating heart as there stood a tall figure just outside the screen.

Xiao Yu and Ru Yi only suffered from minor injuries and after Ru Yi’s wounds were bandaged, she went in to accompany Qing Feng. However, Xiao Yu did not go in and just stood outside the main door and saw an expressionless Yan Hong Tian standing outside the folding screen. He seemed to be awfully calm and deep in thoughts and not in panic like he was when he just returned to the wooden house. His calm and deep black eyes was slightly narrowed and no one dare not look at as they were scared that if one were to accidentally disturb him, in the next moment they would be decapitated.

“How is it?”

A deep voice suddenly sounded in the quiet wooden house and everyone jumped in surprised. The four Imperial Physicians however were trembling in the chambers.

Imperial Concubine Qing’s condition was not complicated and they had taken her pulse many times but because they did not know how to explain to the Emperor. Four of them looked at one another and finally their sights landed on w.a.n.g Zhi Yang and w.a.n.g Zhi Yan was secretly lamenting. Who let him be the Imperial Physician specifically attending to the Emperor only and also possessing the best medical skills among them. This time it was natural for him to go and explain to the Emperor.

Taking a deep breath, w.a.n.g Zhi Yang walked out from the screen and bit the bullet and honestly replied, “Replying the Emperor, Imperial Concubine fell from the stairs and had suffered a great fright and her abdomen had collided repeatedly thus the fetal lining had been broken. She can no longer wait for the full term to deliver and the option is to… Induce labour.”

“Induce labour?” Yan Hong Tian’s brows gradually knitted together and his voice went much lower which frightened w.a.n.g Zhi Yang so much that his body was trembling and his heart felt incessant grievances. He quickly explained, “At this time if labour is not induced, both mother and child would not be saved. If it is successful then there is a possibility that both mother and child will survive.”

Possibility?! Receive the cold vision from Yan Hong Tian, w.a.n.g Zhi Yang silently cursed. He had been by the Emperor’s side for so many years and naturally understood the Emperor’s temperament but premature birth was an extremely dangerous thing and it was only a small chance that both the mother and child would be safe, thus he naturally did not dare to promise success. w.a.n.g Zhi Yang plop down on his knees and waited for Yan Hong Tian to unleash his anger.

w.a.n.g Zhi Yang waited for a long time that his back was wet with seat. As he did not hear the expected fury, w.a.n.g Zhi Yang looked up slightly and saw that bright yellow boots still standing infant of him. Stunned, he immediately bowed his head lower and dare not even breathe.

“Ah!” The low cries suddenly came out from the chambers and that pain wrenching cried broke the repressed atmosphere in the room that even Yan Hong Tian’s expression changed. With a voice not as low as before called out agitatedly, “Where is the midwife?”

Two fifty plus year old women quickly stepped forward and replied quaveringly, “Servants are here.”

“Ah—”

Another shrill cry sounded which made Yan Hong Tian frowned and head towards the chambers.

w.a.n.g Zhi Yang saw that pair of bright yellow boots striding into the inner chambers and he quickly raise his head up and urgently said, “Emperor…” Before he could even say anything, Yan Hong Tian had already opened the curtains. What can they do about this! When women give birth, not to mention the Emperor, even in normal families, men absolutely cannot see it. They cannot even go near the delivery room. Else they would be stained with bad luck and would incur calamity!

w.a.n.g Zhi Yang wanted to go in to discourage Yan Hong Tian but a pair of hands stopped him. “Imperial Physician w.a.n.g, this is not the Palace and some regulation should be avoided. The most important is to save the patient.” The female voice was very soft but there was a trace of deterrence. w.a.n.g Zhi Yang looked up and saw Xiao Yu.

Looking towards the chambers, there was no one who dared to say anything. If the Emperor really loses his temper, he was only a small Imperial Physician and now could only kneel on the ground. What qualification did he have to persuade? He was afraid that before he even open his mouth, he could no longer say anything.

“Qing Feng…” Yan Hong Tian stood in front of the bed and stared at the female on the bed. The female was still crying in pain and she looked worse than when she fell down in the morning. It was currently in the beginning of winter but her sweat has soaked her clothes and her face was so pale like there was no blood. She bit her already white lips and that pair of eyes remained constant staring at the bed frame.

Turning to her head to the side and seeing Yan Hong Tian standing in front of the bed, Qing Feng grabbed his sleeves and pulled. She did not care that her actions would be offending the Heavens, “Yan Hong Tian… The child, the child…”

Her Ladys.h.i.+p actually addressed the Emperor by his name! Ru Yi who was kneeling at the side to wipe Qing Feng’s sweat was so shocked that her hands were trembling. She looked up a little and saw the Emperor’s black robes had been pulled down by her Ladys.h.i.+p and her Ladys.h.i.+p kept on calling the Emperor’s name. Ru Yi quickly kept her head bowed and dare not look at Yan Hong Tian’s expression and she could not help but to take two steps back.

Just when Ru Yi was so scared that she did not know what to do, the Emperor actually squatted down and held her Ladys.h.i.+p’s hand before clearly saying, “The child is alright. The Imperial Physicians and midwives are here. You and the child would be alright.”

The Emperor’s voice was so loud that every single person could hear it clearly and each word were heavily weighted down in one’s heart.

“Really?” The pain had long blurred Qing Feng’s eyes but she could hear clearly that calm and clear promise.

“Really.”

The fear of pain during birth was at this moment appeased. She believed him and could only believe him.

Placing down the concerns and fears in her heart, the pain seemed to be even more ferocious that Qing Feng could only scream out.

“What are you all standing there for!” Yan Hong Tian shouted out lowly and all of the people in the chambers who were frozen finally recovered. The Imperial Physicians quickly took out acupuncture needles, medicinal concoctions and got ready for the delivery. The midwives also ran to the bed hastily.

Yan Hong Tian stood silently by the bed and that pressure was overbearing everyone. The other Imperial Physicians looked at him pleadingly and w.a.n.g Zhi Yang’s heart tighten as he walked to Yan Hong Tian to say, “Emperor, it would be better for you to rest outside. We officials will put in every effort to keep her Ladys.h.i.+p and child safe!”

“Just now you all should have heard clearly the words Zhen said to Imperial Concubine Qing. A monarch’s words are not a joking matter!” This time Yan Hong Tian did not make things difficult for them and only leave that sentence behind before he stepped out of the chambers and headed towards outside.

A monarch’s words are not a joking matter! If… Something goes wrong with Imperial Concubine Qing or the child, it meant that they caused the Emperor to break his promise, then… They would have to make it good with their lives! All of the people there were alarmed. This time without Yan Hong Tian’s presence, time quickly flew by but no one dared to neglect as they only have one thought. They must not let anything happen to this mistress on the bed as no one wanted to be buried with her.

When Yan Hong Tian stepped into the courtyard, Ming Jian was already waiting there.

“What did you find?”