Chapter 282: Mother and Daughter Safe

Zhang Anshi and Imperial Doctor Xu muttered for a long time.

There is still a good understanding between the two sides.

After all, they’re old pals.

Though in general, Zhang Anshi was responsible for treating the sick and Dr. Xu was responsible for getting beaten up.

But it was clear that if there was an accident this time, Eunuch Xu would be hit very hard.

That’s actually understandable.

It doesn’t matter if something goes wrong with Zhu, but if something goes wrong with Empress Xu, it will be more troublesome, especially with Zhu’s fiery personality.

Imperial Doctor Xu kept pursuing, “Duke Wei, tell me the truth, just how much certainty do you have?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Fifty to sixty percent, hasn’t that been said already?”

Imperial Doctor Xu then sighed, “A doctor really isn’t a human job, especially one without a backstage.”

He had a sultry look on his face, like an infatuated whiner.

Zhang Anshi comforted, “Alright, don’t complain, get to work, the usual rules apply, you keep watch in the palace, I’ll go make some preparations.”

Zhang Anshi instructed a few more words.

And the next …… Zhang Anshi wrote down a prescription, and as soon as he saw this prescription, Dr. Xu s face suddenly changed.

He didn’t say anything, though, just followed the prescription and went to get the medicine.

Soon ……

Then an imperial physician arrived in front of Zhu.

“Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di was in a bad mood and anxious, looking at this imperial physician, he said, “What is it?”

“Healer Xu takes medicine from the minister.”

“Hmm?” Zhu Di was obviously curious as to why he had to find his head as the emperor when he was just fetching medicine.

“Yeah? What kind of medicine did you grab?” Zhu subconsciously said.

This imperial physician said, “One of the flavors, there is saffron, and it’s a heavy dose.”

This imperial physician had a worried face, “This saffron, is greatly unfavorable to pregnant women, and even …… can be said to be …… poison ah.”

Although Zhu does not understand pharmacology, but these common sense is known.

He gazed at the imperial physician, also looking greatly confused, “It’s medicine for the Empress?”

“Yes, it’s for the Queen Mother.”

“Got it.” Zhu nodded.

This imperial physician, however, was anxious: “Your Majesty …… could it be ……”

“Go down, I know.” Zhu remained calm.

The Imperial Doctor was a bit reluctant.

Apparently …… many people in this Tai Hospital are not too convinced of Dr. Xu Taihe.

According to the system set by Zhu Yuanzhang, by and large, a carrot, the son of a doctor of medicine is a doctor of medicine, and by the same token, the son of a medical officer …… is also a medical officer.

But this doctor Xu, but because of the enema a few times, all of a sudden became the world’s first medical officer, which in later years, can be the Minister of Health, but also served as the director of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau ah.

Although in Daming, the hundred officials do not value this position.

But not for the Dawgs.

The most important thing is, if Dr. Xu became a hospital envoy, then what about the son of the original hospital envoy?

Zhu Di said, “I said, I know.”

This Imperial Doctor looked a little reluctant to hear this, but he was busy going.

Empress Xu took the medicine, since she felt more and more discomfort in her body.

The more the imperial doctors looked at the situation, the more they felt that something was starting to go wrong.

But at this time, Zhang Anshi had already pulled Dr. Xu and started to search for a woman in labor.

There is no way around it, no one has any experience in delivering babies, and at this point …… it will take one attempt at a time.

In this case, can not count on the steady woman, can only let Dr. Xu come, and this Dr. Xu because and their own lives are at stake, but also down-to-earth.

The problem was that it was hard to find women in labor, and no one was interested in having Zhang Anshi and Dr. Xu deliver their babies.

Zhang Anshi first spent money and had people figure out what to do.

And let the various medical centers, to seek those pregnant women who have problems.

But none of the results are good.

Zhang Anshi could only explain to people over and over again that there was actually not much difference between Dr. Xu and a eunuch, so if you don’t believe me, you can give it a try.

Imperial Doctor Xu is highly humiliated, because …… it seems that the whole capital knows …… that he seems to be a little bit not very good.

At this point, Dr. Xu had to endure the humiliation.

Every time Zhang Anshi spoke colorfully to his male and female masters about Dr. Xu’s hidden pains, the other party revealed a skeptical look, and Zhang Anshi said, “If you don’t believe me, you can give it a try.”

After that, he asked the man to go to one side, lowered his voice and said, and then went up and secretly took out some gold and silver, and stuffed them into the other’s hand: “If you find that he has no problem, this silver will be yours.”

That male host received the silver, then said:” Gong master you said yourself, not small people can not trust Gong master, is really ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “There’s no need to be so polite, just go ahead and try.”

So the man took Dr. Xu into a side room, accompanied by a hired windbag.

After a little more than half an hour, the man of the house came out satisfied, “His Lordship was indeed right.”

“I said earlier.” Zhang Anshi said, “This birth …… is supposed to be a ghost gate, this is the Imperial Doctor, with him delivering the baby, it is the best …… If anything goes wrong, I will pay a sum of silver again.”

After a good few experiences, Doctor Xu had already become numb.

Zhang Anshi comforted him, “What have you learned?”

Xu eunuch hung his head down and said, “Once upon a time just the body can not, but the heart always has some thoughts, but now it is not the same, now …… not only the body can not, delivering some children, then even the heart does not want to, think of a woman on nausea, want to vomit.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

“Why isn’t the male speaking?”

Zhang Anshi had to say, “What I want to ask is …… how do you feel about your craft?”

“It’s not bad, at first it was rusty, but now it’s skillful instead.”

Zhang Anshi nodded his head in satisfaction before saying, “How did that thing work out?”

“Get used to it.”

Zhang Anshi nodded again, “Let’s hope that nothing will happen this time.”

Tai doctor Xu, however, looked at Zhang Anshi fixedly for half a second, and said with a sincere expression, “If anything really happens, Your Excellency remember to take care of my family and children.”

“I will.” Zhang Anshi said without thinking.

Imperial Doctor Xu sighed and said quietly, “I created sins in my past life, to be a doctor in this life.”

Zhang Anshi comforted him, “Think on the bright side, if you don’t suffer from this in your life, you may still be a great doctor in your next life.”

Imperial Doctor Xu said, “It makes sense.”

“I’ll have someone get a few more to …… come,” Zhang Anshi said, “Practice as much as you can all, don’t lose your hand at the critical time.”

Eunuch Xu had no choice but to respond.

However, the good thing is, Dr. Xu’s reputation, there are benefits, at least later, some people are willing to take the initiative to come to the door, because Dr. Xu’s success rate of delivery is high, and now have been convinced, in fact, Dr. Xu is a eunuch, no psychological burden, instead of some people tend to rush to the door.

Zhang Anshi picked, mostly, pregnant women with weak bodies, in order to increase the difficulty.

But in less than two days, the palace has come.

A eunuch came in a hurry and found Zhang Anshi, urgently ordering Zhang Anshi and Imperial Doctor Xu to enter the palace.

Two people since they do not dare to slow down, fire into the palace, but at this time, Prince Zhu Gaoqi as well as many orders have arrived.

Zhang Anshi was a little nervous.

Because of his medicine, there is a certain amount of risk, one might even say, a lot of risk.

He didn’t know if the next thing that greeted him was bad news; something might have happened before he even started labor.

Zhang Anshi quickly stepped to the bedchamber, Zhu Di has long been waiting here.

At this moment, Zhu Di gazed at Zhang Anshi and took a deep breath; obviously, Zhu Di was much more nervous than Zhang Anshi.

“Your Majesty ……”

Zhu said, “Something’s wrong.”

Zhang Anshi was startled and immediately took a quiet step back, allowing Imperial Doctor Xu to slightly block his face.

Zhu said, “The amniotic fluid has broken.”

Only then did Zhang Anshi let out a long sigh of relief, took a step forward, and said, “I …… will do it now, only …… your majesty …… the child is best not to be in the palace for the labor.”

Zhu raised an eyebrow and said, “Why?”

Zhang Anshi truthfully said, “The sanitary conditions here are not good, I’m outside the palace, together with Imperial Doctor Xu, built a maternity ward, specifically for childbirth.”

When Zhu Di heard this, he was stunned, then he said, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? Would it be too late to send it now?”

“Not too late.” Zhang Anshi said, “At least it can increase some certainty.”

Zhu nodded his head and immediately ordered people to make arrangements.

It didn’t take long for the carriage to arrive, someone helped Empress Xu into the carriage, and the eunuchs walked as fast as they could, led out of the palace by Imperial Doctor Xu.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, was so anxious that he wiped his sweat, but at this moment, he had to calm himself down.

Zhu Di walked on one side, asked: “I heard that your medicine, under a lot of saffron?”

Zhang Anshi said frankly, “Saffron causes contractions for pregnant women, Your Majesty knows what contractions are, right?”

Zhu shook his head.

Zhang Anshi said, “This uterus is like a house, and contractions mean that the house that the child is in becomes smaller …… so …… it squeezes the child out, and usually this medicine… …Actually, if you let pregnant women consume it, it will easily lead to the premature death of the child …… premature birth ……”

Zhu Di then reacted, but he trusted Zhang Anshi and believed that Zhang Anshi wouldn’t do anything to harm Empress Xu, so he nodded and said, “In that case, what is the point of using this medicine?”

Zhang Anshi said, “The fetus’s fetal heart is unstable, which indicates …… that he is inside, has been a big trouble, because of this …… so must hurry to let him be born! I counted, he is now seven and a half months and four days, although it is dangerous to give birth at this time, but it is always better than to continue to stay in the belly …… eventually become dead ……”

Zhang Anshi said here, the words are abrupt, now say these …… seem a little inauspicious.

Zhu Di immediately understood Zhang Anshi s meaning, “So that little …… won t happen?”

Zhang Anshi said, “As long as careful care, may not not be able to survive …… So there is still a certain danger, and this medicine, but also may have an impact on the mother’s body, which is considered to fight poison with poison, but the mother loves the child in the belly, I also have to … . do my best.”

In fact, Zhang Anshi was also hesitant at first, but as he was about to become a father, he could still understand Empress Xu’s desire, so he finally chose to put up a fight.

At this time, Zhu Di nodded and said, “Hey …… it is really difficult for you to bear such a stem.”

In fact, at this time, Zhang Anshi has already bet half right, because …… at least Empress Xu was born prematurely.

The baby is in the womb, I don’t know what’s wrong with it, and if it stays like this, it won’t be long before it dies.

In that case, it would be better to just come out early and talk about it.

And as far as coming out prematurely and the child surviving, it’s …… fate as well as care that’s involved.

At this time, Zhang Anshi didn’t have the heart to continue explaining.

Before long, it was not far outside the Forbidden City.

Zhu Di but found, here a mansion has been emptied, there are a lot of lieutenants, in this garrison.

And here, it seems to have been refurbished.

Zhu Di said, “Is this what you’ve been preparing for the past few days?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes, this is what I tried my best to build.”

“Is it better than the palace?” Zhu was a bit strange.

Zhang Anshi had no explanation.

He said, “Your Majesty, please follow me.”

Entering the house, he entered a compartment, which had been remodeled, and was greeted by the smell of alcohol.

Zhu is used to this.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, please go and take a bath and rinse with alcohol later.”

“Why?” Zhu Di froze, very confused.

Zhang Anshi said, “Because Your Majesty also needs to accompany Minister and Imperial Doctor Xu.”

Zhu Di was even more puzzled, so he said, “This kind of thing, I also useful?”

Zhang Anshi nodded slightly and said, “Your Majesty can at least lend a hand, if not, I and Imperial Doctor Xu ……”

Zhu said, “If I can save the mother and son, this is nothing.”

At that moment, bathed, sterilized, and then entered the ‘delivery room’.

This maternity ward is in a confined space, and most importantly …… the roof here, is actually glass.

This kind of specially fired glass, the only benefit is light, and the reason why I chose to use glass for light, but because …… Zhang Anshi did not dare to light candles in this confined space and a large number of rubbing alcohol.

A little bit of candles, only to be afraid that all of us together will be finished.

Therefore, Zhang Anshi prepared two sets of plans, if it is daytime, then use this glass roof for light.

If it is night, let someone light countless lamps outside this glass, so that the outside is as bright as day.

Compared to lighting, sanitization was the big thing in Zhang Anshi’s eyes.

In ancient times, there was a high rate of maternal mortality, and it was all because of this.

Of course, the ancient people didn’t know the concept of germs, but they did have a way to sanitize it, by using hot water.

But …… this approach is too primitive and only slightly sanitized, and the rest, it’s all up to God.

On top of that, in this compartment, as soon as Zhu went in, he felt a bit hot, the room temperature here, obviously, was a bit higher than outside.

Zhu quickly realized that the earth dragon should have been burned here.

The so-called geodesic dragon is a more primitive way of maintaining room temperature by digging a hole underneath the house and adding charcoal to burn it.

This kind of earth dragon is not found in the Forbidden City of Nanjing, but Zhu Di, when he was in Beiping, knew that it was found in the imperial palace of the Yuan Dynasty’s metropolis, now known as Beiping.

Zhang Anshi deliberately said, “Your Majesty, I’m hiding behind the screen to take charge of the guidance, while Dr. Xu …… Your Majesty, Dr. Xu …… he …… ”

“Doctor Xu is a eunuch?” Zhu said.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty is so sage that you really know everything.”

Zhu said matter-of-factly, “The whole capital knows about it.”

Zhu glanced at Imperial Doctor Xu.

Imperial Doctor Xu didn’t know whether to be happy or sad, but he just scrunched his neck and used tweezers to take out the other vessels in the alcohol from the sidelines.

Zhang Anshi said, “Then the minister will go behind the screen.”

Zhu Di sighed and said, “Hiding behind the screen …… what if something goes wrong?”

“In fact, I also do not know this ……” Zhang Anshi sweated, “I am not familiar with this, can only do some guidance, the actual operation or have to Xu too doctor.”

With that said, Zhang Anshi stepped forward, looked at Empress Xu, and bowed, “There’s no need to panic, Your Highness, nothing will happen.”

Empress Xu, however, appeared calm.

This point makes Zhang Anshi admire, general women, I am afraid that this time has long been wowed.

But Empress Xu, at this time, was actually much calmer than Zhang Anshi’s few.

Although she began to feel pain, she still pursed her lips and smiled, saying, “You guys don’t panic either, if something really goes wrong, His Majesty won’t blame you, this is the Palace sticking to its guns.”

With that, she looked at Imperial Doctor Xu again, “Imperial Doctor Xu, this palace knows you, you’re a steady person, there’s no need to be afraid.”

Dr. Xu was trembling with fear and trembling, but at this time he could not help but be touched, from the time it happened until now, no one comforted him, either saying that he would be killed by a thousand knives, or someone told him to think about it, which is not yet dead?

At this time, he hurriedly said with a few moments of gratitude, “I follow the decree.”

Empress Xu only then looked to Zhu Di, who had been standing on the sidelines looking at her fixedly, and said with a light smile: ”Your Majesty, your temper has to be changed, if there is really any good or bad …… tell the King of Zhao and the King of Han …… that they do not have to go to mourning. The road is far, and they are grieving, this palace is afraid that their …… bodies can not eat. And ……”

Zhu sniffled, “Well, well ……”

Empress Xu seemed to feel more and more abdominal pain.

And at that moment, Zhang Anshi had already sensibly hid behind the screen.

He raised his voice slightly and said, “It should be almost done, Dr. Xu, it’s all up to you, you remember the process, right?”

Imperial Doctor Xu said, “Remember …… remember …… but please, Your Excellency, be sure to mention one or two properly.”

For more than an hour, finally …… Empress Xu began to have a seizure.

Zhang Anshi began to tense up and shouted under his breath, “Doctor Xu ……”

Imperial Doctor Xu took a deep breath as he began to skillfully use the utensils, sterilizing them first.

Immediately after that, start observing.

This is a time, instead, when you can’t rush, and the more you rush, the more inappropriate it is.

Empress Xu’s old age and weak body soon began to suffer.

Zhu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and instead of being able to help, he tried to get help himself.

At the time of this, he could not wait to carry out Zhang Anshi, who was sitting idly behind the screen, directly like a chicken, and teach him to work properly.

Apparently, though, Zhu restrained the emotion.

Imperial Doctor Xu suddenly said, “The mouth of the uterus has opened …… more than four fingers.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t panic, take your time ……”

But at this moment, Imperial Doctor Xu said with a few moments of panic, “I forgot what to do, Duke Wei, don’t scare me, what’s the use of talking about this.”

“I’m a little panicked too, let me think about it ……”

After an unknown amount of time again, the mouth of the uterus finally opened.

It’s just that …… apparently seems to be stuck on something.

By this time, Zhu’s face had changed, and he panicked, “Was it a difficult labor?”

Imperial Doctor Xu panicked, “But …… maybe ……”

Chu: “……”

Dr. Xu said, “It’s stuck …… it’s stuck ……”

Zhang Anshi was also in a hurry, the ninja rushed out of the impulse, busy, “Bastard, use that labor forceps ah, not explained countless times?”

Only then did Imperial Doctor Xu calm down from his panic.

The skillful use of forceps is the most important point, on the one hand, because it is hypnosis, so Empress Xu’s contractions are particularly strong, coupled with the old age, the belly of the child would have been in the stomach do not know what is happening.

And the birth is a lengthy process, in the process, not to mention the Queen Xu can not survive, if the birth is in accordance with the normal method, I am afraid that the child in the birth of halfway, it will die.

Zhang Anshi had questioned quite a few stable mothers, this situation was extremely common in this era, in this era where the rate of premature deaths was almost as high as 20% or more, stable mothers had seen a lot of it a long time ago.

And what the forceps do is greatly speed up the process of labor.

That is …… to take a pair of pliers, dig right in, clamp the fetus’s head, and clip him right out.

This method is, to put it mildly, simple and crude.

As soon as Zhu Di saw …… Dr. Xu took out a big guy …… this thing, as if there are two fan blades of the fire poker, the eyes are straight, mouth subconsciously said: “Into your mother … . you ……”

Imperial Doctor Xu said, “Your Majesty …… This is what the Duke of Wei asked me to do.”

Zhang Anshi said, “The Empress’ voice is getting weaker and weaker, so it is evident that her body is already a bit weak, so she needs to step up.”

Zhu then stopped talking.

At this point he was more anxious than anyone else, but the next thing he saw was unthinkable.

This Xu Tai doctor and carefully, to this labor forceps poured again alcohol, and then …… took the clippers, began to cut some openings.

Zhu’s eyes widened and his pupils began to contract.

This Dr. Xu is not like a doctor, it is like a butcher.

What happened next, Zhu could no longer bear to see.

He was busy trying to keep his head away.

But Dr. Xu, still wiping off his sweat, continued to be busy.

After making sure the opening was clear, he carefully began probing the delivery forceps ……

…………

Zhang Anshi, behind the screen, held his breath.

Empress Xu already felt that her body no longer belonged to her, the prolonged contractions and pain, coupled with the weakness of her body, had left her with no more semblance of energy.

And the pain continued, and the terrible thing was …… that she no longer had the breath to cry out even when she screamed.

As a woman who has given birth to many children, Empress Xu knows that if this goes on …… only …… everything will be over.

But she wanted to use all of her body’s energy, but she felt her body go limp, and at this point, all she wanted to do was pass out.

Just in this moment, she even thought of life and death, and thought of one of her sons and daughters, and even His Majesty, and even …… her father Xu Da, who has passed away, and Empress Ma, who taught her in the beginning.

This thought, which was but a fleeting thing, made Empress Xu realize the danger, as if something bad was about to happen.

This is the perception of a woman, a woman who has had many children.

Just when she was so exhausted she couldn’t even think anymore.

A baby’s cry suddenly rang out.

“Wooooooooooooo……”

Not one of those woo-woo-woo clear howls.

Or maybe it’s like killing a pig.

And like a kitten, making breathless whimpering noises.

Zhu Di was originally to put his head away, heard the movement, he was busy is to turn his head, so …… he saw …… the huge pincers, holding a big rat like baby s head appeared in his own eyes.

“I’m entering your mother! You’re dead.”

Dr. Xu: “……”

“Your Majesty …… is the mother and child safe?” Zhang Anshi, who was behind the screen, was also exhausted, and he felt that this process was even more painful than giving birth to a baby himself.

A moment later, but I heard Zhu say, “Mother and daughter are safe.”

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There was a lot of delay in checking the information, I will pay attention to the update time next time, and I won’t dare to do so in the future!