Pingyang Marquis Madam Wang was even more anxious, constantly praying outside the door.
Chu Ning'er's heartbroken cries echoed from within the room. After a long while, there was still no sound.
"Something's wrong, something's wrong..." The midwife rushed out of the room and knelt before Liang Chen, "Young Master, the County Princess... the County Princess..."
"Speak quickly! What happened to the County Princess?"
"The fetus is in a transverse position, it cannot be born, only one can be saved, the mother or the child!"
As if struck by lightning, Liang Chen stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Young Master, you must decide quickly, or both mother and child will be lost!"
"Save... save the County Princess, save the County Princess!" Liang Chen regained his senses and said decisively.
Feng Jin stepped forward, "Why don't you let me try!"
Everyone's gaze turned to Feng Jin, some with doubt, others with schadenfreude.
"You... can you do it?" Liang Chen asked uncertainly.
"I only know that if you continue to hesitate, the County Princess will die with her child. You have no choice but to believe me!"
Feng Jin's tone was firm. Only she could treat Qingping County Princess's condition.
"Don't push yourself. That is Qingping County Princess. If something goes wrong, it's not something you can handle!"
Ling Mo Han grabbed Feng Jin's wrist. Qingping County Princess's matter was of great importance. If something happened to her under Feng Jin's care, none of them would be able to escape responsibility.
"I have confidence, only I can save Qingping County Princess!"
Feng Jin spoke with certainty, giving Ling Mo Han a reassuring look.
"You go in and try." Liang Chen said in a deep voice. He had no other choice but to place his hope in Feng Jin.
Feng Jin pushed open the door, and the smell of blood hit her. The room was stiflingly hot, with a brazier lit in the center.
In such hot weather, with a brazier lit, one would be so hot they'd die, let alone have the strength to give birth.
"Move the brazier out!"
Feng Jin ordered sternly, but no one moved.
"Madam, this is a delivery room where lives are at stake. This is not a place for you to fool around. Please leave!"
The midwife was an experienced hand from the palace and always looked down on people. How could she be ordered around by Feng Jin?
"What are you doing? Stop!" Feng Jin shouted angrily, pulling the midwife away and throwing her to the ground.
Pulling the child out so forcefully would cause the mother to die in agony.
"Ouch! Who let her in? Drag her out quickly..."
Before the midwife could finish speaking, a flash of cold light appeared, and the midwife froze in place.
The two maids in the room were instantly stunned. Just as they were about to cry out, Feng Jin reprimanded them, "If you want the County Princess to live, then listen to my orders. Take the brazier out, open the windows for ventilation, but do not point the wind at the mother!"
The two maids busied themselves according to Feng Jin's instructions.
Feng Jin reached out and touched her belly. It was a transverse lie, and the fetus had already entered the pelvis, so it could not be turned.
"Save me... my child!"
Qingping County Princess grabbed Feng Jin's hand and said weakly.
Feng Jin lifted the quilt and saw that it was covered in dark brown blood, mixed with some black amniotic fluid.
It was bad. The fetus was already suffering from oxygen deprivation in the uterus, and the mother had no strength to give birth. There was only one method left: a Cesarean section.
Feng Jin put a qi-tonifying pill into Qingping County Princess's mouth, "Eat this, and you will have the strength to see your child. Don't be afraid, I will save you!"
"Tell the imperial physician to bring all the anesthetic!" she ordered the maid beside her.
The maid quickly brought the anesthetic powder, "Madam, the medicine is here!"
"Give it to your County Princess!" Feng Jin fiddled with the surgical instruments in her hand.
These were designs she had drawn and had craftsmen make, but they had never been used.
"County Princess, please bear with it!"
She quickly lifted the parturient's clothes, exposing her abdomen to the air. Feng Jin picked up the scalpel, found the position of the fetus, and with a swift cut, made an incision on the abdomen.
Blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing all over Feng Jin.
One of the maids fainted from fright, and the remaining one gasped and fell to the ground.
This was not childbirth; it was murder!
Feng Jin reached into the uterine cavity with her bare hands, felt for the fetus's position, and with her bare hands, pulled the fetus out.
The fetus, having been in the uterus for too long, had a slightly greenish complexion.
Feng Jin quickly cleared the secretions from the fetus's mouth, lifted its feet, and hung it upside down, patting its soles.
Liang Chen outside the door could no longer bear it. He pushed aside the wet nurses and maids and rushed in, only to see Feng Jin holding the fetus's feet and patting the child.
"What are you doing? Put the child down quickly!"
Why did Liang Chen have to come in at this moment? Feng Jin had no time to explain and was only focused on clearing the amniotic fluid from the child's nose and mouth.
Seeing that Feng Jin was unmoved, Liang Chen picked up a chair and smashed it fiercely at Feng Jin.
Feng Jin instinctively turned to protect the child, and the chair hit her back with full force.
"Wah!" The fetus in her hands suddenly cried out.
Those outside heard the commotion and rushed in en masse. Feng Jin, ignoring everything else, wrapped the fetus in a quilt and handed it to Liang Chen.
"The child was in the womb for too long and choked on amniotic fluid. It's fine now. The County Princess is not out of danger yet. Take the child and everyone else out first!"
Liang Chen finally believed Feng Jin. He quickly took the child and drove everyone out.
After the placenta was delivered, Feng Jin stitched the wound with sterilized catgut.
By the time everything was finished, the sun was setting. Feng Jin was covered in sweat from exhaustion.
When she pushed open the door, Ling Mo Han rushed forward to check on her. He hadn't been able to squeeze in earlier due to the chaos inside.
"How are you? Are you alright!"
"I'm fine." Feng Jin shook her head and said.
She then turned to Liang Chen and said, "The County Princess is fine. She will wake up when the anesthetic wears off. I will write a prescription later, and she will take one dose in the morning and one in the evening."
Upon hearing that Qingping County Princess was safe, Liang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Madam, for saving my wife and child. If you ever need anything from the Yueguo Duke's mansion, please do not hesitate to ask."
Liang Chen paused and said apologetically, "How is Madam's injury?"
He regretted his impulsiveness just now. If Feng Jin hadn't blocked the chair, the child would have been injured.
"You are injured?"
Ling Mo Han asked anxiously, his gaze turning unfriendly towards Liang Chen. "You! You injured her!"
His stance suggested he was about to fight Liang Chen.
"Indeed, I inadvertently injured Madam. Please forgive me!"
"Young Master is also deeply devoted to his wife, a passionate man. Let's not dwell on this misunderstanding. Young Master, could you have someone bring the young master here? I need to examine him."
"Then thank you, Madam!"
Liang Chen quickly expressed his gratitude and had the child brought over.
"Madam, is the child alright?"