The lord that had been called was the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Yin Guang. The so-called third madam was actually nothing more than a concubine in his manor, but she was not a normal concubine. She was his childhood sweetheart that had grown up with him. Originally, the two had a very deep relationship, and they had promised to spend the rest of their lives together. But he was the same as Feng Jin Yuan. After entering the capital, he participated in the imperial examinations and became an official. He then naturally married the daughter of another official.
But the difference was that Feng Jin Yuan's marriage to Yao shi was premeditated. It was for the sake of the Yao family's power; however, Lord Yin Guang Yin was forced. It was that official's daughter that had taken a fancy to him and forced her father to request this marriage from the Emperor. The Emperor's orders were difficult, and he had no way of refusing. He could only accept his fate and get married. After getting married, as the head wife of the family, the daughter of that official made the decision to send her personal servant, who had taken care of her for many years, into Yin Guang's room as a concubine.
Later on, when the childhood sweetheart heard about this, he hung himself. Fortunately, he was saved by someone, and his family sent him to the capital to settle this debt with the heartless Yin Guang. That year, this matter had caused quite a stir. The entire capital had been shaken, and everyone knew that this marriage had been arranged by the Emperor. It was something that the father of that official's daughter had begged Emperor Tianwu for a month. As for Yin Guang himself, he was not very happy. For a while, the childhood sweetheart had gained the support of many people. The daughter of that official could not endure the pressure and could only agree to let her into the manor as a concubine mother.
According to the order, the childhood sweetheart was naturally third. Originally, she should have been called third concubine mother, but Yin Guang insisted on having the servants call her third madam. Also, his attitude was very firm, and he protected her many times. It was such that no matter how hard the daughter of that official tried to make things difficult, she could not get past Yin Guang.
But to give birth to a child of her own in this sort of manor was not too easy. The head wife of the family was not someone without means. After being married for so many years, the third madam had gotten pregnant twice; however, she could not safely give birth to a child. Now that the child in her belly had finally reached full term, she said that it was a difficult birth?
When Yin Guang heard the news, he couldn't stay any longer. He didn't even bother to greet his colleagues as he followed the servants into the carriage and hurried back to the estate.
When he arrived at the manor, the mistress of the household and the maidservants and concubines were also standing at the entrance of the delivery room. The mistress of the household had a look of indifference on her face as she mocked: "A person without good fortune actually wants to give birth to the master's child? Bah! You don't even need this madam to deal with you, the heavens will take you away! Go ahead and scream! Even if he died of exhaustion, no one would care! I also invited a doctor for you, but the doctor shook his head and said that there was no way. Humph, even if Master comes back, it's your own fate. You can't blame me. "
The servant girl at the side also echoed, "Isn't that so! Not being able to keep the child time and time again meant that even God didn't want you to give birth! I don't know what sins you committed in your previous life, but you deserve to see the King of Hell as soon as possible! "
Pa! Pa!
Suddenly, two slaps were thrown over, causing the servant girl to fall to the ground. Just as she was about to continue cursing, she looked up and saw that the person who had hit her was her master, Yin Guang. The servant girl was so scared that her face turned white. She quickly knelt down and didn't dare to make a sound. The mistress of the household also felt guilty, but she at least knew that Yin Guang wouldn't hit her. However, he also wouldn't give her any face. She could only resentfully say: "Master, we invited three doctors back, but they all shook their heads. We also have no way." She didn't dare to look at Yin Guang. Now that Yin Guang was the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, he wasn't the little grand scholar of the past. Her maternal family could no longer control Yin Guang. However, seeing the servant girl being hit like this, she couldn't take it lying down. When she thought about how much Third Madame was usually doted on, she couldn't help but mutter: "Originally, we wanted to use ginseng to keep her alive, but master, you also know that our estate's storeroom has been emptied. At this time, we need at least a hundred year old ginseng, but we can't even take out a ten year old ginseng."
Yin Guang stomped his foot: "If you don't have it, then go out and buy it!"
"Where do we have the money to buy it!" The mistress of the household had something to say, "Our family is so poor that we can't even gather fifty taels of silver. What do we have to buy it with? Even if we invited those three doctors, we had to use my private savings to invite them! That little demon usually treats me rudely, but I don't bicker with her. However, today, I've been extremely benevolent to her! Even if master wants to blame someone, he can't blame it on me. "
"No money?" Yin Guang glanced at his wife and suddenly raised his hand to grab her head. In a few moments, he grabbed a handful of jewelry, "You don't have any money, but you still brought so many expensive things?" After saying this, he threw it to the housekeeper: "Take it, exchange it for a hundred year old ginseng!"
The mistress of the household was so angry that she cried loudly, but Yin Guang ignored her. Ignoring the servants' objections, he forced his way into the delivery room. In the end, he was stopped by the screen separating the inside from the outside and stood with the three doctors.
He forcefully suppressed his anger and asked the three doctors: "What exactly happened? Why is it difficult to give birth? "
One of them hurriedly said: "Replying to Daren, your family's madam's body was originally lacking in vital energy and blood. I'm afraid that she didn't use any supplements during the ten months of pregnancy. The child only relied on the mother's vital energy and blood to maintain itself until it was about to be born. Madam's vital energy and blood were depleted, so she didn't have any strength. In addition, the position of the fetus wasn't right, so the child's head was facing upwards. This resulted in a difficult birth. Now that she's lost a lot of blood, I'm afraid … I'm afraid … "
"Vital energy and blood deficit? She hasn't eaten any supplements before? " Yin Guang's mind was focused on these two sentences, so he didn't understand, "This official had people carefully watch over her every day. As long as this official was at home, I would personally watch over her. She ate bowl after bowl of supplements, so how could her vital energy and blood be depleted? "
After the doctors heard this, they were also very surprised. They looked at each other, each of them at a loss. The person who spoke before opened his mouth again: "But we've already checked. Madam isn't in a state of daily supplements! This humble one has been a doctor for over twenty years, so it's impossible for this small matter to be wrong. "
Yin Guang's brows furrowed. He seemed to have suddenly understood something, so he immediately turned his head and shouted: "Someone come! Go and arrest all of the servants in Third Madam's courtyard! Take them outside and kneel. After Third Madam gives birth, this official will personally interrogate them! "
Yin Guang's anger was heard by the head wife and maidservant outside. The two of them couldn't help but be alarmed. Third Madam did indeed have supplements stewed every day, but those things had long been replaced by the servants they had secretly bribed. They were all inferior medicinal ingredients that didn't have any nourishing effects. Now that Yin Guang wanted to investigate, he would definitely find them. The head wife gave the maidservant a look, and the maidservant immediately understood. She hurriedly got up and ran to the rear courtyard. She had to make a move before they were taken away. No matter what happened, she had to silence them first.
Inside the delivery room, Third Madam's life was hanging by a thread, and her voice was getting softer and softer. Yin Guang anxiously walked around in circles, asking the three doctors: "What should we do? Tell me, what should we do? "At the same time, he kept urging the servants:" Quickly go and take a look. Have you bought the life-saving ginseng yet? Quickly go! "
Unfortunately, the doctors said: "Daren, even if we bring the ginseng back now, I'm afraid she won't be able to keep her life. Actually, there's only one way to ensure Third Madam's safe delivery. "
"What is it? If you have a way, quickly say it! "Yin Guang was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
He heard one of the doctors say: "If we want to keep her life, we can only ask Princess Ji An for help. That's because Princess Ji An knows a method to deliver a child. That is to cut open the pregnant woman's stomach, take the child out, and then sew it up. After resting for six to seven days, she'll be fine. Or … "He thought for a bit, then said:" I heard that there were two female doctors in Hundred Herb Hall who also learned this skill. "
"Princess Ji An?" Yin Guang was shocked. Princess Ji An had already left the capital. She had left this morning, and … she had been forced to leave by them. Now that something like this had happened to his family, not to mention the fact that she had already left, even if she hadn't, he didn't have the face to ask for help! And even if he did, she wouldn't help him. Cutting open the pregnant woman's stomach to take out the child, and then sewing it up so that the pregnant woman could recover was shocking, but he absolutely believed that Princess Ji An had this kind of ability. Unfortunately … "Ai!" He stomped his foot and shouted into the delivery room: "Nian 'er! Yin Guang has let you down! "
With this shout, the person inside used up the last of her strength and closed her eyes in despair. In an instant, the room was filled with the sound of crying.
The news that something like this had happened in the Right Assistant Minister's manor quickly spread throughout the capital. No one knew who had leaked the news, but the next day, the streets and alleys of the capital were all talking about it. Everyone said that Official Yin had reaped what he had sown. If they hadn't worked together to force Princess Ji An to close Hundred Herb Hall and force Princess Ji An to have no choice but to leave the capital, would this kind of thing have happened? Princess Ji An was the most kind-hearted person. As long as she was in the capital, she would definitely help out in this kind of life-threatening situation. Official Yin's evil deeds had been repaid with evil deeds. It had only been a few days, and it had already come back to him.
When these words reached Yin Guang's ears, he unexpectedly didn't get angry. Instead, he nodded and said to himself: "Indeed, evil deeds have been repaid with evil deeds! The cause that I planted caused Nian 'er to suffer the consequences. It was I who let Nian' er down. It was I who harmed her and our child. " Yin Guang gritted his teeth. He felt that this matter couldn't be completely blamed on him. In the end, it was all the Eighth Prince's fault. If the Eighth Prince hadn't planned ahead to eliminate Princess Ji An's influence in the capital step by step, how could they have told Princess Ji An to close Hundred Herb Hall? If the manor lost both its people and wealth, who would they find to settle this debt?
Yin Guang also had a temper. He rolled his eyes and an idea came to his mind. He immediately gathered his trusted aides and gave them instructions. His trusted aides scattered in all directions, but they exaggerated the Yin manor's grief to the other officials in the Eighth Prince's faction.
The Yin family was mourning. The Princess Ji An could have been saved, but she had been chased away by the Eighth Prince. This kind of thing had happened to the Yin manor today. Who knew which family would be affected tomorrow? When the officials thought this, they quickly began to mourn as well …
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