The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Unexpectedly, Dan Tao, who was kneeling on the ground, spoke at this time.

Dan Tao said calmly, "My mistress is pregnant and cannot enter the delivery room."

"I don't want to see Concubine Fang having a difficult childbirth, so I'm willing to accompany her during the birthing process on my master's behalf!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Dan Tao.

The princess reacted very quickly, "That's a good idea!"

"In that case, you should go in on your master's behalf and comfort Concubine Fang so that she can give birth with peace of mind!"

On one side was Fang Yuaner who was having a difficult delivery, and on the other side was Xie Run who was eight months pregnant.

The princess cannot be partial to either side and can only make fair arrangements according to reason.

Now that she has a way to have the best of both worlds, she will definitely not give others time to refuse.

Since the princess had spoken, Xie Run couldn't stop her.

He just pretended to be angry and taught Dan Tao a lesson: "Be careful, don't get in the way and delay Concubine Fang's delivery."

"Slave, you obey!"

It’s hard to say thank you enough.

Wouldn't it seem like Concubine Fang wanted to harm a maid like her if she reminded Dan Tao to be more careful?

Seeing this, Qiu Kui thought about it again and again and felt that maybe it could work.

He hurriedly took Dan Tao into the delivery room.

Fang Yuan'er's head was numb from the pain. When she saw Dan Tao, she was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. "Why is it you?"

Dan Tao bowed and said, "Greetings to Concubine Fang."

"My slave mistress is not feeling well and is not suitable to enter the delivery room. With the princess's permission, I am here to accompany Concubine Fang during her delivery."

"Although this servant is of low status, she is the master's mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. If Concubine Fang has anything to say or anything she wants to do, please feel free to tell this servant!"

Fang Yuan'er stood there for a long time, but didn't refuse.

She probably guessed that Xie Run was unwilling to enter the delivery room, and sending Dan Tao in was the result of several maids' efforts.

Qiu Kui heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his master had no objection.

Just when I felt relieved, I heard Fang Yuaner let out another miserable scream.

Dan Tao was also shocked. "This servant is concerned about the master. I have asked the old mothers around me. Have they ever heard such screams during childbirth?"

Qiu Kui is only a girl in her twenties, how could she know all these things?

The mother who was delivering the baby stretched out her bloody hands and said with a hint of disdain, "The girl doesn't understand childbirth."

"It's normal for a woman in labor to cry out in pain when the baby can't come out."

After that, she focused on delivering the baby again and called out to the little girl beside her, "Where's the ginseng soup?"

"Master Fang might not be able to hold on any longer. He needs ginseng soup to keep him alive!"

"Here it comes!" Immediately a little girl came up with the freshly cooked ginseng soup.

After washing her hands, the midwife went to get the ginseng soup.

Qiu Kui was still there, tearfully asking Concubine Fang: "Master, where does it hurt? Please tell me?!"

"It hurts, it hurts down there!" Fang Yuan'er was almost losing consciousness from the pain. "My whole body hurts... It hurts like being whipped."

Dan Tao, who was pretending to be invisible, was stunned.

Five months later, Xie Run began to prepare for delivery.

She was cautious by nature, and she specifically asked Chunjuan, who was by her side, to spend money to search for some files and cases on fertility among the people, and also asked people to inquire about the strange fertility stories in the community, so that she could come up with various ways to deal with it.

Several maids followed her and learned a lot.

Dan Tao heard a lot of stories, but she never heard any woman say that the pain during childbirth was like being whipped.

Dan Tao secretly said that something was wrong.

It happened that the old woman in front of her was holding the medicine and was about to feed it to Concubine Fang.

Dan Tao pulled Qiu Kui and said, "Sister Qiu Kui, why don't you try the medicine for Master Fang first?"

Qiu Kui was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "I'll test the medicine for the master."

The midwife didn't give in, she dodged Qiu Kui and said fiercely, "This medicine must be taken while it's hot. Don't delay the master's delivery!"

In the delivery room, the midwife is the boss.

Once she yells at people, who dares to stop her from doing her business?

Perhaps because the baby was not her own, Dan Tao was not afraid at all.

Her tone was calm, full of the authority of a maidservant: "Master, it is important that you take the medicine, but there is no need to rush for a while."

Although okra is not that smart, it is very protective of its master.

Without caring about the midwife's reaction, he snatched the medicine bowl from her hand and was about to test for poison.

The silver needle entered the medicine bowl, but there was no reaction at all.

Dan Tao only said: "There are some things that cannot be detected by silver needles."

Qiu Kui was stunned and looked at Dan Tao blankly.

Dan Tao: “…”

"I heard that some evil-minded people smeared the medicine on the edge of the bowl, or on the place where women give birth..."

Qiu Kui wiped the edge of the bowl with his hand and his eyes widened instantly!

She looked at the barely visible white powder on her fingertips with trembling eyes and immediately said, "Catch her!"

"She smeared poison on the side of her master's bowl!"

After saying that, Qiu Kui pushed the ginseng soup to Dan Tao and rushed to the place where Fang Yuaner was giving birth.

Young girls like them only help with chores in the delivery room and never actually participate in childbirth.

Now, when he suddenly saw the bloody scene, he was so scared that he didn't notice anything unusual.

Dan Tao ran out with the medicine: "I'll go and ask the princess for help."

In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared.

Xie Run was secretly getting anxious when he saw Dan Tao calmly coming in with a bowl of medicine.

"Princess, Qiu Kui discovered that someone had smeared medicine on the edge of Master Fang's ginseng soup bowl!"

The few people who were waiting suddenly sat up straight.

Dan Tao continued, "There seems to be something wrong with the midwife. Princess, please send a few midwives who can deliver babies to take a look."

"There are some things that servants like me who have never given birth cannot see the problem."

The princess slammed the table and immediately dispatched several old ladies, even letting in Aunt Li who was beside her.

Seeing Mother Li take charge, the other mothers who were temporarily on duty felt a little relieved.

After a while, Mother Li rushed out.

"God damn it!" Mother Li said angrily, "No wonder Concubine Fang keeps screaming."

"It turns out that someone deliberately applied medicine to Concubine Fang."

I saw several pairs of eyes staring at me at the same time.

Mother Li was reluctant to speak out loud, so she simply said, "Princess, I'm afraid you'll need to send two female doctors over."

Before he could finish, he heard a surprised cry suddenly coming from the yard.

"Born! Born!"

Then came the sound of a child crying.

But the crying was very soft, like a cat's, and it didn't sound very healthy.

But think about it, how healthy can a seven-and-a-half-month-old premature baby be?

Soon, an old maid came in with the baby in her arms and reported, "Princess, Concubine Fang has given birth to a five-jin boy!"

The princess also breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright! Everyone in Xiachiyuan will get a reward!"

The princess stepped forward, lifted the swaddling clothes with her fingertips and took a look.

The child was born thin and small, and through the thin skin, one could vaguely see the blood vessels and internal organs inside.

The princess suddenly became worried.

Can this child really be raised?