jdhmnovel Chapter 480: Sensing Something is Wrong
Chapter 480: Sensing Something is Wrong
Jinshu nodded.
"Don't worry, County Lady. I've already informed you. We've made good arrangements for food these days. The wet nurse said she has enough milk, so there's no problem feeding the two children."
Song Yuntang breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
As she finished speaking, she gasped for air as she felt a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen.
Before the Jiang family reached the intersection, they saw Xia Ning driving a carriage towards them.
"Madam, is there something wrong with the county lady?"
Jiang nodded quickly.
"Tang'er has already entered the delivery room and has been waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ning hurriedly drove the carriage to the wooden shed, "Song Mazi, help me unload the carriage. I'll go accompany the county lady."
After saying that, he jumped off the carriage and quickly went to the yard with Jiang.
When Xia Ning entered the delivery room, Song Yuntang's face turned pale with pain, but he held it in and didn't cry out.
She rushed forward, squatted down beside Song Yuntang's pillow, held her hand and said, "County Lady, I'm late."
The moment he saw her, Song Yuntang's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally felt at ease.
"Xianing, it hurts!"
"I know." Xia Ning kept stroking her back. "They say giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. How can it not be painful? The county lady is a brave mother. I will always be by her side and I believe she will pull through."
Song Yuntang nodded and held her hand tightly, trying to offset the pain in his abdomen.
When the afternoon was about to pass, Xu Chengji had already brought Xu Yongwang and the old couple of the Hu family, and Guiping also brought Doctor Zhou to the farm.
The group of people had expressions of both worry and joy on their faces as they waited anxiously outside.
Xu Yongwang would raise his head and look towards the delivery room from time to time.
"Why not yet?"
Jiang glared at him and said, "Do you think giving birth is as easy as going to the toilet? When I gave birth to Qingye, it took from early morning until almost noon. Tang'er didn't start having abdominal pain until after noon, so I'm afraid we'll have to wait for another hour or so."
In the room, Song Yuntang's contractions became more and more frequent. Jinshu stood beside her with a bowl of noodles. Whenever she felt a little relieved, he would let her take a few quick bites to build up her strength.
Zhu lifted the quilt and checked.
"County Lady, I can almost touch the child's head!"
After hearing this, Zheng Shi, who was standing next to her, hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll go get a basin of water first."
Xu Qingye naturally heard the noise inside.
Seeing Zheng hurried to the backyard with her head down, fetching water and coming back hurriedly, the man felt that in an emergency, a busy person should not have such an expression, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.
"You stop!"
Zheng stopped in front of the delivery room door, her hands shaking uncontrollably.
Originally, Xu Qingye just wanted to test it out cautiously, but now seeing her like this, he felt that something was wrong.
Jiang, who was sitting at the stone table, stood up, a look of confusion on her face.
"Qingye, why are you stopping the midwife? Didn't you hear her say she was almost at the end? Don't delay Tang'er's delivery."
Zheng also stood at the closed door of the delivery room with a basin in her hand, looking embarrassed.
"Yes, my dear, why are you stopping me? If I delay the county lady's delivery, I can't bear the responsibility."
Xu Qingye remained unmoved. His wife was currently facing a life-or-death situation in the house. He could not afford the risk of letting someone with bad intentions in.
The man's gaze followed Zheng's expression to the basin in her hand.
The next moment, he hurriedly gave orders.
"Doctor Zhou, please take a look and see what's different about this basin of water."
After hearing this, a look of panic flashed across Zheng's face.
Why did you call a doctor for no reason?
Doctor Zhou did not dare to be careless and stood up and walked to the door of the delivery room.
He glanced in Zheng's direction and saw a look of panic on the woman's face. He snatched the basin from her hand and sniffed it.
Although the medicinal smell is light, the flavors of some herbs are not difficult to distinguish.
"This water should contain herbs such as safflower, winter melon seeds, aconite, and musk. If the county lady uses this water, she'll be lucky if she doesn't bleed badly." Doctor Zhou looked up at Zheng, his expression agitated. He gritted his teeth and said, "You're trying to kill someone!"
In the courtyard, Xu Yongwang, Jiang, Hu and Xu Yuande all stood up in shock.
This evil woman actually wanted to kill Tang'er!
If Qingye hadn't stopped her, Tang'er would have probably used the basin of water mixed with medicine.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Zheng hurriedly knelt down in front of Xu Qingye.
"I didn't intend to kill anyone, please understand!"
Xu Qingye's expression was somewhat grim.
"Gui Ping, tie him up first, and then interrogate him after Tang'er has given birth successfully!"
"Yes."
Xu Yongwang also stepped forward and helped Guiping tie up Zheng, stuffed a piece of rag into her mouth, and threw her in the yard.
Seeing that the water she had just drawn was not usable, Jiang went to the backyard to draw some water herself. She confirmed with Doctor Zhou that there was no problem before letting Jinshu bring it in.
The people inside the house naturally noticed the noise outside just now.
While Jinshu was bringing the water, Zhu picked up the scissors used to cut the baby's umbilical cord and pressed them against Jinshu's neck, then turned to look at Xia Ning.
"get out!"
Jinshu hurriedly shook her head, "No! Sister Xia Ning, you can't go out. You have to protect the county lady. My life is worthless, and death is not a pity."
Zhu pushed the scissors closer to her neck, and blood immediately flowed out from her fair neck.
"you shut up!"
Jinshu was terrified and said with her eyes closed, "Kill me! You can't escape if you kill me. Sister Xia Ning will definitely avenge me!"
Song Yuntang, sweating profusely, endured the pain in his body and looked at Zhu coldly.
"Why do you do this? I clearly did some research when I brought you to the farm. If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me. Don't hurt Jinshu!"
Zhu shook her head in despair.
"County Lady, we have no choice. If you don't die today, Zheng's family and I will all die."
Xia Ning quietly reached for the dagger at his waist.
"Someone is threatening your family? Who is it?"
Zhu refused to speak and cried, "Don't ask me anymore, I won't tell you!"
When the people outside the house heard the noise, they were all frightened and panicked, fearing that something might happen to Song Yuntang.
Xu Qingye couldn't bear it any longer, so he went straight into the house and came to Song Yuntang's side.
"Tang'er, are you okay?"
Song Yuntang's face was pale as he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry you saw how miserable I am right now."
Xu Qingye stroked her cheek with a gentle voice.
"In my heart, Tang'er is the most beautiful no matter what."
Because of the labor pains, the smile on Song Yuntang's face was uglier than crying.
"This is the first time I've heard you say this."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but groan. Obviously, the pain in her body was beyond her endurance.
Xia Ning, who was standing by, had been watching Zhu's movements. When she was distracted by Xu Qingye and Song Yuntang, the dagger in her hand was instantly thrown out, leaving a deep cut on Zhu's arm and then piercing into the window frame behind her.