Chapter 155: Extraordinary Situation and Extraordinary Law
As soon as Xue Hengzhao walked out of the second door, Yu Guming rushed over.
He also came from home after hearing that Lan Ning was having difficulty giving birth.
Princess Guangling's carriage was behind her, so she asked Yu Guming to come over first to see if she had anything to run and needed help with.
He never expected to meet Xue Hengzhao here.
It was getting late now and the snow was much lighter, but the snow on the ground was already feet deep.
Xue Hengzhao was supporting a woman, holding a lantern, and was about to go out for a ride.
"You...how...where are you going?" Yu Guming thought that this was not the time to gossip, so he changed his question and asked Xue Hengzhao where he was going.
Xue Hengzhao looked at him, his eyes lit up, and said: "Master, come with me to invite people, it's important."
Yu Guming no longer pesters her, which is of course a good thing, but it must be used.
"Then get in the car and we'll talk on the way." Yu Guming stopped stuttering when he was anxious.
Xue Hengzhao sat in the car and Yu Guming rode on the horse. Xue Hengzhao briefly explained the matter and told Yu Guming how to act in a while.
The hag lives in the east part of the city, the dirtiest, messiest place with the most poor people.
There are not even any decent houses in this area. The snow is so heavy today that some houses have collapsed under the weight of the snow.
But it usually can't kill people, because most of the houses here are made of rotten wood and straw.
Xue Hengzhao found out about her from the lowest servants in the Prince's Mansion. Most people would not tell her even if they knew.
The hag's house didn't collapse, but it was as cold as an ice cellar.
Several layers of rags were wrapped around her head, both to keep out the cold and to hide her ugliness.
Xue Hengzhao held up a lantern and illuminated her face. What kind of face did it look like?
It's as if it has been cut into a chessboard with a knife. Over time, the wounds have turned into dark red grids, and the grids are full of wrinkles and frostbite.
"Our mistress is having a difficult delivery, please go and deliver the baby, mother-in-law." Xue Hengzhao got straight to the point and put a bag of gold leaves on her tattered Kang mat.
"Looking for me?" The ghost woman looked her and Yu Guming up and down, "What an impressive family! I won't go!"
"Why?" Yu Guming asked.
"It's obvious that you came to me because you had no choice. The female relatives of wealthy families are so valuable!" The ghost woman Jie Jie laughed twice, "It's obvious that the situation is dangerous. To put it bluntly, it's probably a narrow escape.
If I don’t go, nothing will happen to me, but if I go, I will be buried with him.”
The ghost woman is not stupid at all, and she is not confused by the bag of gold leaves at all.
Hearing her refusal to go, Xue Hengzhao glanced at Yu Guming.
Yu Guming made a sound, drew out the Longquan sword, and placed it across the ghost woman's neck.
"You are afraid of death and dare not go," Xue Hengzhao smiled, "Then I will kill you on the spot. It doesn't take much, I just need to throw a gold leaf here, and someone will collect your body for us."
The ghost woman knows that what she said is not a lie. Have the poor people here ever seen gold? How many lives can one gold leaf buy here?
What's more, she is a lonely old woman. Even if she dies, who will be willing to advocate for her?
Even if the government knew about it, they wouldn't bother to ask. They are like rats living in the gutter and maggots in the manure pit.
One more is not too much, one is not too much.
"I'll give you another chance." Xue Hengzhao said coldly, "Are you going or not?"
The snow raised by the carriage was like light smoke, and the wheels rolled, leaving the poor houses far behind.
Xue Hengzhao and the ghost woman were sitting in the same car. The ghost woman shrank her feet and only occupied a small corner.
"Don't worry, as long as you can keep everything safe, you will have hope for prosperity and wealth in the rest of your life." Xue Hengzhao closed his eyes, "You know, you have no way out. So, feel free to let go and don't care what others say." p>
When they returned to the mansion, everyone screamed when they saw the ghost woman looking like this.
"She is obviously a beggar woman!" Mrs. Lan said, "What a nonsense!"
"Send her away quickly." Nanny Qi frowned and said, "Heng Zhao, you are really shameless. You behave like this just because your mother loves you."
At this time, Princess Guangling had also arrived early. When she saw that Xue Hengzhao had brought a dirty old woman who was neither human nor ghost, she really didn't understand what she was thinking.
"But the princess must be delivered by someone!" Xue Hengzhao said, "Otherwise, what should I do?"
"I've already ordered someone to go out and hire another midwife," Mrs. Lan said, "just wait and see."
But then several groups of people who were sent out came back one after another, and they all said they couldn't invite them.
The midwives are either not at home or are sick, so no amount of money will do.
"What's going on?!" Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
What they don't know is that some prominent midwives in the capital have now received news that the fifth prince's concubine is about to give birth to a difficult child.
Whoever takes over will be in trouble.
In this way, Lan Ning has become a hot potato, and no one dares to step forward.
At this time, Lan Ning's girl Zi Yan came out and said to everyone: "Our master said, please invite this mother-in-law in quickly! She really can't hold it anymore."
Everyone had no choice but to let the woman wash her hands, put on clean clothes, and cover her face with a veil.
I'm afraid that her appearance will scare Lan Ning.
"The princess also said that only Heng Zhao and the mother-in-law should be allowed in. Too many people would be bad, and everyone would be worried watching from the sidelines." Zi Yan said with a smile.
Everyone couldn't bear to disobey Lan Ning, so they had to wait outside.
At this time, Lan Ning's eyes were distracted. Xue Hengzhao walked up to hold her hand and whispered in her ear: "Princess, I invited that mother-in-law here. She is a descendant of a down-and-out miracle doctor. She has something in her hand."
It’s a trick, don’t worry.”
The ghost woman didn't say anything after she came in. She took out a shiny cloth bag from her arms and opened it. It was full of long and short, thick and thin needles.
She took a few thin ones and pricked several acupuncture points all over Lan Ning's body. Then she sat astride Lan Ning's belly and used her hands to explore her belly for a long time, as if she was looking for something.
Then they started to push and rub, and Lan Ning screamed in pain, but the ghost woman said: "This child is lying in the belly, if you don't turn his head away, one person and two people will be dead by tomorrow morning.
Don’t worry, you won’t lose a lot of blood now, it’s just pain at most.”
At the critical moment inside, Mrs. Lan outside was worried about her daughter, and her vision went dark and she fainted.
Everyone rushed forward, carried her to the west room, and called Dr. Zhou to diagnose her pulse.
"It's a sudden fire attacking the heart." Dr. Zhou was very energetic at this moment, thinking that this matter could offset some of his previous sins. "He took some cold water and poured it down. I'll prescribe some more medicine, decoct it immediately, and take it."
It’ll be fine if you go down.”
Lan Ning was also in so much pain that she almost fainted.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law said: "It has turned around!"
"Can... give birth?" Lan Ning asked with a breathless voice.
"Hurry and feed her some ginseng soup." The ghost woman said, "You have to hold on no matter what, you can't fall asleep!"
Fang Nian had already brought ginseng soup and was waiting nearby, and quickly fed her several mouthfuls.