Although Lan Ning is still awake, she can't use any strength.
The ghost woman sighed and said: "It seems that I can't survive anymore."
"How about taking a break?" Zi Yan asked cautiously from the side.
"It's been a long time, and I'm afraid that the child in my belly won't be able to bear it." The ghost woman shook her head, "You can't see what's going on inside through the layer of belly. Besides, the amniotic fluid has already flowed a lot, so it will be even more dangerous if it's too late."
Zi Yan was so frightened that she immediately shut up.
"Mother-in-law, is there any way to get the child out?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"I'll try to see if I can push it out first," said the ghost woman. "If I don't have enough strength later, you will have to come up and help."
"Push...push it out?!" Zi Yan and Fang Nian were frightened upon hearing this.
The ghost woman ignored them and continued to sit astride Lan Ning, pushing her belly hard.
Lan Ning naturally screamed in pain.
There was a bang outside and it was Grandma Qi who fainted.
Naturally, some maids and ladies rushed to take care of her.
Fortunately, after just a cup of tea, the ghost woman said: "The child's scalp is exposed!"
"Really?!" Zi Yan and Fang Nian almost knelt down and kowtowed.
"Come here and help me!" said the ghost woman, "I am not strong enough alone."
Zi Yan and Fang Nian both went up to help, but Lan Ning screamed in pain with the slightest effort.
These two people were soft-handed and did not dare to use force no matter what.
"What a useless thing!" the ghost woman scolded, "It's the critical moment, how come one and two of them turned into soft-legged shrimps?!"
"I'll do it." Xue Hengzhao pulled the two people aside, "Mother-in-law, I see you are working hard on both sides, so you can do it on one side and I can do it on the other. You shout for the beat, and we can work hard together."
The ghost woman knew that Xue Hengzhao was cruel, so she moved her body out of the way. She was inside and Xue Hengzhao was outside.
"You have to push down in the middle, and you can't focus on one place and press, otherwise you may hurt the fetus." The ghost woman warned, "Remember?"
Xue Hengzhao didn't speak, just nodded.
The strength of two people together is greater than that of one person, and Xue Heng understood what Bai Gui Granny meant and was able to use his strength in the right place.
After less than ten pushes, half of the child's head was already exposed.
Just when everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the woman's expression changed.
"Quick, quick, hard!" The ghost woman slapped Xue Hengzhao in desperation, "This child's skin has turned purple, we have to let him out quickly!"
Xue Hengzhao gritted his teeth and almost used up his strength to feed himself.
Just when she felt her arms were numb and she had lost consciousness, the child's head was completely exposed.
The ghost woman didn't care to speak, she quickly crawled over, took the child's head, and pulled it out almost like a carrot.
It's a boy.
But the child didn't move or cry. His little body was purple and he looked very scary.
The ghost woman reached into the child's mouth and took it out for a long time, then rubbed her chest and patted her back.
But the child still didn't make any movement, letting her play with it.
Lan Ning was struggling to hold on, but when she saw this situation, she couldn't help but feel cold and rolled her eyes, completely unconscious.
Zi Yan and Fang Nian hurriedly pounced on him, pinching him and shouting.
Mrs. Lan on the other end was better. When she heard the noise here, she knew something was wrong and quickly called someone over to take a look.
When the people who came over saw this scene, they shouted that it was bad.
Lan Ning's sister-in-law couldn't bear to watch the old woman tossing the dead child back and forth, so she called her servants: "Tie up that old woman!"
It’s just a matter of delivering a stillborn baby, but if you beat and torture like this, isn’t that an insult to the corpse?
I have long felt that this mother-in-law is unbearable, and indeed she is.
I shouldn't have let her in at that time. I might as well have let the two midwives deliver the baby!
Otherwise, if this is spread out, we don’t know how it will be interpreted.
What people say is scary is true.
Of course she also resented Xue Hengzhao, but after all, Xue Hengzhao was sent by the palace, and she had no right to repent.
Everyone tried their best to restrain the woman, but the child was left there without cutting the umbilical cord.
His body was bruised and purple, and there was no trace of vitality in his body, as if he was stillborn.
"The child can still be saved!" The ghost woman struggled and shouted, "We can still save the child within a quarter of an hour!"
But there were too many people in the room and it was so chaotic that no one listened to what she shouted.
Even if someone hears it, they won't believe it, because the child seems to have no consciousness.
Xue Hengzhao stepped forward and picked up the child. He followed the example of a hag and picked out the mucus from the child's mouth, then rubbed his chest and patted his back.
"How could anyone torment a child like this?!" Lan Ning's sister-in-law's eyes were filled with anger, "You were sent by the palace, and I have to ask you, what are your intentions?!
I heard from Aunt Qi that you threw away all the life-saving medicine the Queen gave you. What a disaster!"
Xue Hengzhao ignored her and continued to beat the child.
"You caught her!" At this time, Grandma Qi also walked in, "She is really crazy!"
"Prick the Tanzhong acupoint with a needle, and be quick!" The ghost woman shouted, and she rushed forward with all her strength, tripping up the person who went to catch Xue Hengzhao.
After all, the room is narrow and not many people can come in.
Xue Hengzhao doesn't know medical skills, but fortunately Tanzhong point is an easy to find point, right between the breasts.
She quickly picked up the witch's needle and stabbed it into the child's chest.
I pricked it, but there was no reaction.
Most people would be soft-hearted by this time.
But Xue Heng refused, so she thrust it down again, deeper than before.
"Stop!" Nanny Qi rushed forward, tore Xue Hengzhao's hair and pulled her to the ground, "Do you know what this is doing?"
By doing so, she is suspected of practicing witchcraft.
Xue Hengzhao was afraid of hurting the child, so he quickly put him down.
She only felt that many people were rushing towards her, and they were all pressing heavily on her.
"Tie them up! Tie these two people up for me!" Mrs. Lan walked in slightly, supported by two maids, "I want to go to the palace to sue you!"
Xue Hengzhao was forcibly pulled up, her hands were twisted behind her back, and the rope was tightly tied.
"Don't! Stop first!" Zi Yan cried out, "The child moved! The child is alive!"
Everyone looked towards the bed and saw that the child's little hand had indeed moved, and was gradually waving.
The little fists clenched tightly, one after another, and then let out a loud cry----Wow...
This cry seemed to tear apart a corner of the endless dark night, and Lan Ning's sister-in-law rushed forward to pick up the child.
She cried and put it on his face: "Little ancestor! You scare people to death!"
Xue Hengzhao was naturally let go. She rubbed her shoulders and said, "Let go of this mother-in-law. The emperor's grandson's umbilical cord hasn't been cut yet."
One sentence reminded everyone, and they quickly untied the ghost woman and asked her to quickly wash the body of the emperor and cut the umbilical cord.
The water is readily available, and the brand-new large copper basin is filled with eight parts of water.
The fetal fat and blood stains on the little imperial grandson's body were washed away one by one, and the frightening purple color on his body also faded away, leaving him nothing but a white and fat baby.
After the umbilical cord was cut and wrapped, and then wrapped in a swaddling clothes, the little emperor grandson tried hard to open his eyes. His eyes could not be opened too wide, there was only a small gap.
But everyone praised: "This child is so well born, with big eyes and a small mouth."
Before the words could even be said, the little emperor's grandson grinned and burst into tears.
Lan Ning woke up slowly to the sound of her son's cries, thinking she was still dreaming.