The entire process of giving birth lasted for three hours. The woman fainted a few times, and it was Feng Yu Heng who used an injection to wake her up. At the crucial moment, she used a pair of scissors to cut open the uterus, finally helping the woman give birth to a baby girl.
The woman was very weak, but the baby was very healthy. When it was born, its cries filled the air, adding a hint of life to the originally lifeless atmosphere.
An old woman came forward to help wrap up the baby, and there were also people who came forward to take care of the woman who had just given birth. Feng Yu Heng performed an infusion for the woman, explaining the principles behind the infusion to everyone's puzzled gazes.
Someone recognized her and asked tentatively: "Are you Princess Ji An?"
The North was too far from the capital. In addition to Duan Mu An Guo's deliberate rule, the lives of the citizens were very isolated. The majority of their activities were within the three realms. At most, they could only go to Bian An County. That was why they had very little understanding of the central plains.
But there would always be people coming and going. For example, there would be merchants and officials from out of the province that had come to visit Duan Mu An Guo. Like this, divine doctor Imperial Daughter Ji An's reputation began to spread. Although her reputation was not as great as Song Kang's, she was still an imperial daughter. This position sounded very oppressive.
Seeing that someone had asked, Feng Yu Heng nodded, directly saying: "That's right." While she spoke, her hands did not stop moving. From time to time, she would look at the infusion container, fearing that the cold weather would freeze the medicine.
When the people saw that she had admitted it, they also became happy. Smiling, they said to the woman who had just given birth: "You really are blessed! To have an imperial daughter personally help you give birth, this is a blessing that could not be obtained even in a few lifetimes. "
The woman did not appear to be very happy. Her body was very weak, but she continued to look at the child, her eyes filled with love.
The old woman holding the child said: "It's a very beautiful little girl. She looks very similar to you."
To be able to be chosen as the Winter Imperial Concubine, how could she not be beautiful. After the woman heard that it was a girl, her already ugly expression became even darker. She repeatedly muttered: "How could it be a girl? Why is it a girl? In the North, daughters should not be born! " She cried as she spoke. "Girls are at most thirteen years old. After that, they enter the Winter Palace and suffer all kinds of humiliation. It's better not to have a daughter. "
Feng Yu Heng told her: "That won't happen. Don't worry, Duan Mu An Guo's Winter Palace has already sunk. From this day onwards, there won't be anyone who will capture a girl as a concubine. In the future, the girl will be free. She will be free to grow up to the age of marriageable age, then marry the man she loves. I promise you that your daughter will live a good life. "
The woman's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. Clearly, Feng Yu Heng's words had given her a glimmer of hope. However, the words that came next completely extinguished the hope that had just risen in her heart.
Someone said, "Quick, take this child and burn him! She can't be allowed to live in this world! "
This sentence stunned everyone who heard it. But very quickly, some people realized what it meant. Thus, among the people who were united to help save people, more than half of them were boiling with excitement. They changed their previous cheerful expressions and shouted loudly, "That's right! Burn her to death! She is Duan Mu An Guo's daughter! We definitely can't let her live in this world! "
When Duan Mu An Guo was mentioned, the majority of the people in Song Zhou hated him to the core. Girls who had not yet reached marriageable age were sent into the Winter Palace one by one. The taxes were reduced, but the girls who were too young could not endure the disaster. Many of the girls who were sent in were brought out as corpses within half a year. The families of the dead Winter Concubines no longer had the right to enjoy the tax reduction. Their lives were still as difficult as before, and they had lost a daughter.
Not all parents were greedy for money. Those who sold their daughters for glory were in the minority. Most families did not want their daughters to enter the Winter Palace. But they could not stop the leader's palace from coming to capture them. How many girls did not want to comply and killed themselves in front of their homes? And how many young men watched as their beloved girls were harmed by an old man?
The people's hatred for Duan Mu An Guo was buried deep in their hearts. In the past, they did not dare express it. Now that Duan Mu An Guo had been defeated, his Winter Palace had sunk, and Dashun's soldiers had charged into the city, the people were no longer afraid. But Duan Mu An Guo had already escaped without a trace. Everyone did not have a place to vent. Now that Duan Mu An Guo's child had suddenly appeared, how could they let it go?
Someone said: "If this child is still alive, she will definitely get revenge for her grandfather."
Someone else said: "Duan Mu An Guo harmed our daughter. Right now, his daughter is right before us. Let's burn her to death and get revenge for our children!"
In an instant, the crowd was filled with anger. Some people even wanted to rush forward and snatch the child away from the old woman. The old woman hid behind Feng Yu Heng in fear. The surrounding soldiers immediately raised their spears to block the people outside.
The people could not rush in. Very quickly, a series of shouts could be heard, and the content was the same: "Burn her to death! Burn her to death! "
It was as though the child could understand, as her cries became louder and louder. Finally, her voice became hoarse from crying.
Feng Yu Heng stood in place, feeling a little helpless. This was a child that she had saved with great difficulty. This was also a human life. Although she was Duan Mu An Guo's bloodline, what wrong had she done to a newborn child? She could not just watch as this child was burned to death.
She looked around for Xuan Tianming, wanting him to make a decision; however, at this time, her clothes were gently tugged at by someone. She looked down and saw that it was the woman who had just given birth. That woman pointed at the child and looked at her with a pleading gaze.
Feng Yu Heng understood what she meant and immediately gestured for the old woman to carry the child to the woman. The person who had been weak immediately regained her vitality after receiving the child. There was a smile on her face, and her complexion improved.
Feng Yu Heng thought, this was the expression of a mother's love, right? This was the most normal reaction a mother would have when seeing her own child, right? She had also felt this sort of joy from Yao shi, but it was when Yao shi was hugging Zirui. Towards her, it was more polite, as though she was an outsider.
That woman hugged the child tightly, kissing her for a while and pinching her little face. She liked her a lot. That child was also very likable, as she immediately stopped crying and began to smile. This caused the people who had been shouting to burn her to death to feel a trace of pity.
Feng Yu Heng gently sighed. She raised her head and saw Xuan Tianming walking over from the crowd. She walked forward to welcome him. Just as the two of them walked together, they suddenly heard a cry of "Ah!" from behind them. Immediately following this, there was the sound of people sucking in a breath of cold air.
She quickly turned around to look. What she saw was fine, but even she could not help but be shocked. She saw that the woman had a fierce expression. One hand was holding the child, while the other hand was tightly gripping the child's neck. Her fingers were so strong that her joints had turned white. As for the baby girl who had been laughing in her mother's embrace, she was no longer breathing. Her little face was green, and her eyes were wide open. Her little mouth was half open, and her face was filled with pain.
She quickly went forward to snatch the child away, but she immediately realized that the child was already dead. A newborn baby was already very weak. With a strong grip from an adult woman, her neck bone was almost instantly broken, and her throat was broken. Feng Yu Heng stared at the child, then looked at the woman. She had no way of connecting the person who had been showing maternal love to the child with this crazy woman now.
Xuan Tianming did not want Feng Yu Heng to continue holding a dead baby, so he immediately ordered people to take the child away. Feng Yu Heng repeatedly shook her head at the woman, her face filled with confusion. He even heard her say to the woman: "I can protect this child. Why do you have to do this?"
The woman also shook her head, putting away her fierce expression and replacing it with one of pain and despair. She said: "What's the point of you being able to protect it? You can protect one, but can you protect ten or even a hundred? There are countless pregnant Winter Imperial Concubines in the Winter Palace. I keep feeling that even Duan Mu An Guo himself does not know how many bloodlines he has. Either way, the Winter Imperial Concubines are being brought into the palace one by one, and the children are being born one after the other. I just don't know if they will live or die in this disaster. You can't raise them. With so many children, not to mention saving them all, even if you can only save half, that's not a small number. Those are all Duan Mu An Guo's bloodline. They are right. Sooner or later, they will be a disaster. It's best if they die. It's best if they die. "
As the woman spoke, she began to cry bitterly. Looking at the child, her cries moved the heavens and earth.
Feng Yu Heng helplessly sighed. These Winter Imperial Concubines were still children themselves. How could they be mothers? Getting married at a young age was a tragedy created by this era.
Xuan Tianming also felt the same. He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers: "Continue digging. Save as many as you can."
This rescue operation continued for three days and three nights. The prefect of Guan Zhou, Zhao Tian Qi, was dug out on the second night. Fortunately, he only suffered light injuries. Fu Ya's parents appeared on the morning of the third day; however, they had been dead for a long time. Even Feng Yu Heng could not save them.
After three days and three nights of rescue, not many people survived. Not a single one of the Winter Imperial Concubines that were pregnant with Duan Mu An Guo's child survived.
On the morning of the fourth day, Song Kang and the others that had been left in Guan Zhou arrived. They happened to be of help to Feng Yu Heng.
After Zhao Tian Qi received treatment from Song Kang, he dragged his injured leg and took the initiative to take care of Song Zhou. He was a local official. Although he had been appointed in Guan Zhou the entire time, he still frequently traveled to Song Zhou. The citizens were relatively familiar with him, and their impression of him was quite good. They accepted him rather smoothly.
Feng Yu Heng and Song Kang led all of the medical personnel that had accompanied the army, as well as the local medical personnel in Song Zhou, to treat the refugees. Regardless of what sort of status they had in the past, regardless of why they had been buried under the Winter Palace, regardless of whether they were friend or foe, all of the people that had been dug out and saved were given the same treatment.
The soldiers set up tents where they had been and took turns rushing into the holes to save people. The Winter Palace was large, and it was said that there were over two thousand people buried inside. From the beginning, Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng practically did not sleep a wink. Sometimes, the people would just watch as Princess Ji An sat among the patients with her head drooped. The Ninth Prince went forward to pick her up and carry her into the tent, but she would immediately wake up when he touched her. She would then immediately return to treatment without another word.
On the seventh day, Xuan Tianming announced that the excavation and rescue had ended. At this time, even if they saved people, they would be dead. It would be better to bury them on the spot. As for the treasures that had been excavated from the Winter Palace, he announced that they would be distributed equally to the citizens of the three northern provinces.
On the eighth day, all of the people that had been rescued, including the Winter Imperial Concubines, including the officials that had pledged their allegiance to Duan Mu An Guo, including the prisoners on death row and magistrate Lu, all knelt in front of Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng, kowtowing to the snowy ground!
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