novelhk Chapter 118 Stillbirth
Chapter 118 Stillbirth
Chapter 118 Stillborn
As the moon shone high in the sky, the Lanxin Courtyard was now quiet, with both Gongsun Yuan and Ye Pianran having already retired for the night. Perhaps because she knew she had someone protecting her, Ye Pianran slept very soundly. However, as she slept, the Lanxin Courtyard suddenly became noisy.
"Young Miss! Young Miss! Please, please save Consort Meng's newborn young master!"
Ye Pianran was awakened by the noise. She opened her eyes, sat up, and frowned deeply.
"It's late at night, what are you all shouting about? Don't you know that Madam and Miss have already retired for the night?" Ye Lingyue shouted sternly from outside.
Footsteps sounded from inside the room, and Lingyi's voice rang out from beside the bed: "Did you wake Miss? This servant will go and chase that person out right away."
Ye Pianran called out to Lingyi, "Light the lamp and bring me my clothes. Let's hear what they're up to."
"Yes."
The room suddenly brightened, and Lingyi lit a candle and took an outer garment to help Ye Pianran put it on.
At this moment, in Lanxin Courtyard, Ye Lingyue crossed her arms and coldly looked at the people in front of her.
"You brat, I'm here on the Marquis's orders. How dare you stop me?"
The leader was a servant from Consort Meng's courtyard. Eager to curry favor, he rushed over with his men after hearing Marquis Anshi's words. Relying on Marquis Anshi's message, he attempted to barge into Lanxin Courtyard without even announcing himself. If it were before, he might have actually barged in, but unfortunately, he had run into Ye Lingyue.
"Madam and Miss have already gone to bed. Even if the Marquis comes today, he won't be allowed to enter and disturb them!" Ye Lingyue sneered. "As for you? Who do you think you are? Don't you even know your place before you dare to dream of entering Lanxin Courtyard? Today, shall I teach you what the rules of the Marquis's mansion are?"
"You!" The servant was so angry that his face turned purple, but seeing that the situation was indeed critical, he couldn't help but feel anxious: "Something has happened to the young master in Aunt Meng's belly. The Marquis sent me to invite the young lady to come and take a look. The situation is urgent, please let me in quickly!"
"If Aunt Meng is in trouble, she should be going to see a doctor. Why bother the young lady? Who knows if you're impersonating the Marquis and spreading false information! Get out, get out!"
"Even if you gave me ten lives, I would never dare to impersonate the Marquis!" The man's voice changed with anxiety. "If it weren't for the current situation where even Doctor Xu was helpless, and the fact that the Marquis sent me, why would I have disturbed the young lady's rest!"
"If you keep arguing like this, I'll throw you out, believe it or not!" Ye Lingyue said, eager to make her move.
"How can you be so unreasonable, you brat!"
Just as the two sides were about to fight, the door behind Ye Lingyue creaked open, and Ye Pianran appeared behind it. The cool moonlight shone on her, and in the eyes of the anxious servant, she looked like a holy savior.
"Young Miss!" The man's eyes lit up, and he immediately wanted to rush forward, but he was frightened by Ye Lingyue's fierce glare and stopped in his tracks.
Ye Pianran didn't blame Ye Lingyue for her inflexibility and unreasonable behavior. On the contrary, she desperately needed someone like Ye Lingyue who possessed martial arts skills and prioritized her master. Although Lingyi and Lingshu were also loyal to her, they didn't have any special skills and couldn't be as...unrestrained as Ye Lingyue.
"What brings you all to Lanxin Courtyard in the dead of night?" Ye Pianran asked calmly.
"Reporting to Miss, Consort Meng suddenly showed signs of premature labor tonight. Although Doctor Xu and the midwife treated her in time, she unfortunately gave birth to a stillborn child due to a difficult labor. The Marquis heard that Miss's master once saved the life of the mistress of Moyi Manor, so he specially sent me to Lanxin Courtyard to ask Miss to come and save this poor young master! Miss, please come with me!"
Premature birth? Stillbirth? Ye Pianran's expression changed slightly, and she immediately said:
"Lingyi, you stay in Lanxin Courtyard to take care of things. Lingshu and Yue'er, you two take my medicine chest and come with me to Fangcao Garden immediately!"
"Yes!"
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Ye Pianran moved with lightning speed, arriving at Aunt Meng's courtyard in no time. The moment she appeared, Marquis Anshi rushed towards her, anxiously saying:
"Ran'er, come quickly and save your brother! You must save him!"
Ye Pianran glanced down at the stillborn infant in his arms, whose face was covered in bruises, and took it without saying a word. She then turned and immediately walked towards Aunt Meng's room.
"Yue'er, Ling Shu, you two guard the house entrance. Without my permission, do not let anyone in!"
"Yes!" Ling Shu and Ye Lingyue answered loudly. After Ye Pianran entered the house, she closed the door and turned around to stand on both sides of the door like a door god, completely ignoring everyone in Fangcao Garden, including An Shihou.
As Ye Pianran carried the stillborn infant into the house, a strong stench of blood assaulted her senses. She frowned and walked into the inner room. Upon seeing the scene before her, her pupils constricted sharply, and her hands and feet instantly turned icy cold.
On the bed in front of her, Aunt Meng lay there quietly, her eyes and mouth wide open, trying to breathe heavily, making sounds like a broken bellows. Her lower body was completely stained red with blood, as if she were soaking in blood. But this was not what chilled Ye Pianran the most. What chilled her the most was that those people, in order to save the child in Aunt Meng's womb, had actually cut open Aunt Meng's abdomen, taken the child, and then left her to bleed and die on her own.
They only wanted the child; her life or death was of no importance to the Marquis's mansion or even to Marquis Anshi.
This is not only because Aunt Meng was just a concubine, but also because Aunt Meng did not come from a wealthy family.
She will die.
As if sensing someone approaching, the dying Aunt Meng let out a hiss from her throat and forced herself to turn her head to look at Ye Pianran. When she saw her child being held in Ye Pianran's arms, a glimmer of light suddenly burst forth in her unfocused eyes, and she trembled as she tried to reach out to Ye Pianran.
Ye Pianran quickly stepped forward and placed the child beside her face, allowing them to reunite as mother and child.
Aunt Meng was still breathing heavily, but her expression softened instantly, as if she had seen the most precious treasure in the world. However, she had already learned from the midwife's cries that this child had gone to the underworld before her. As if fulfilling a wish, tears streamed down her face, and the glimmer of light from her eyes slowly faded, becoming dim again.
In that instant, Ye Pianran thought of many things. She thought of Gongsun Yuan, who had also given birth to Ye Yankang prematurely, of her own birth, and of her final fate in her previous life.
When she was reborn, she thought life was a chance to start over; when she saved Chunyu Yang, she thought life was repaying a debt of gratitude. Only now does she understand what truly sustains a person's life.
It is hope, it is discontent, and it is a plea that God cannot answer.
Finally, only one thought remained in her mind—
Those who study medicine should use their hearts to help the world and should not stand by and watch people die!