Upon learning that Lady Wei was about to give birth, Lin Qinshuang rushed over. Minglan had just gone to find the midwife, but the midwife, knowing the implications, made an excuse and slipped away halfway through.

Lady Wei lay in bed without even a sip of water, and had little strength left for childbirth. Minglan gave Lady Wei some pastries, hoping to help her regain her strength.

Lady Wei lay on the couch, tears streaming down her face, shaking her head and sighing repeatedly, "It seems like it's not going to work..." Minglan could only watch helplessly, not knowing what to do.

Madam Wei weakly told Minglan to go to Madam Wang Ruofu's place to find a midwife who knew how to give birth. Upon hearing this, Sheng Minglan immediately ran out. Watching Minglan's departing figure, Madam Wei's eyes revealed a resilience usually hidden beneath her gentle demeanor; she was determined to live.

When Minglan arrived at Madam Wei's courtyard, she learned that one of the nannies was absent, while another, Granny Zhao, was drunk. Minglan had no choice but to steel herself and splash water on Granny Zhao to wake her up. The servants, who had been watching coldly, then helped Granny Zhao up, and she staggered after Minglan. However, halfway there, Granny Zhao, overcome by the alcohol, began to act wildly. Seeing that Granny Zhao couldn't deliver Wei Niangzi's baby in this state, Minglan's last hope was shattered. Just as Minglan was becoming increasingly anxious, she saw a hole in the wall hidden among the weeds and, without thinking, forced her way through…

On the streets of Yangzhou, Gu Tingye, in his carriage, was wandering around with his newly acquired concubine, Zhu Manniang, when he inadvertently spotted Minglan. Seeing that Minglan seemed anxiously searching for something, he stopped the carriage and went to her side, asking what she was looking for. Minglan told him that her mother, Wei Xiaoniang, had given birth and she couldn't find a midwife. Upon hearing this, Gu Tingye immediately took Sheng Minglan to the Yishoutang clinic and told the young apprentice that someone in the Sheng family, the prefectural governor's household, had given birth. The apprentice quickly went to the back courtyard to find a doctor. Gu Tingye told Minglan that he would first ride off with the doctor to the Sheng residence to help, and then have the servants take Minglan home slowly.

When the doctor and Gu Tingye arrived at the Sheng family's residence, they found the gate tightly closed. No one answered their knocks, so Gu Tingye climbed into the courtyard and opened the gate, leading the doctor to Lady Wei's courtyard.

When Lin Qinshuang saw Gu Tingye enter Wei Niangzi's courtyard, she was terrified and scolded the two for not being allowed into the inner courtyard! She ordered the servants to throw them out, but Gu Tingye didn't waste any words and directly beat the two servants. Only then did Lin Qinshuang dare not say anything.

Sheng Minglan returned home, and the doctor shook his head, telling her that Wei Niangzi's baby was too large, causing a difficult labor, and he was powerless to help; Wei Niangzi didn't have much time left. Minglan came to the bedside with tears in her eyes. Wei Niangzi held Minglan's hand tightly and, with her last strength, told Minglan to give the embroidered knee pads to Gu Tingye as a token of gratitude, and then said she would leave the embroidered painting for Minglan.

Minglan was in tears. On her deathbed, Madam Wei told Minglan that the most important thing was to live. Sheng Minglan cried out for her mother, but Madam Wei, hearing this, used her last strength to slap Minglan. Only then did Minglan weep and kowtow, calling Madam Wei by the proper title of "Sister," and promising to go to Old Madam Sheng's place. Madam Wei worried until her death that her daughter didn't know proper etiquette.

Madam Wei breathed her last. Minglan, dragging her small body, clutched her knee pads and left the room. Minglan felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and then collapsed...

Upon learning of Lady Wei's death, Lady Wang was furious, cursing her as an idiot. Because one of the two maids was Wang Ruofu's person, she couldn't easily explain herself to Sheng Hong.

At this moment, Sheng Hong was furious. He gave Zhu Lou, the maidservant beside Wei Niangzi, twenty lashes and then kicked her out of the Sheng family. When Lin Qinshuang saw that Sheng Hong was angry, she tearfully kowtowed and begged for forgiveness. Finally, she pretended to faint. Sheng Hong's heart softened and he held her in his arms.

Wang Ruofu originally intended to handle Wei Niangzi's funeral hastily, but Sheng Hualan persuaded Wang Da Niangzi to show the demeanor of a matriarch and give Wei Niangzi a grand funeral.

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