Chapter 158 It doesn't matter, she will take action
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. He no longer hesitated and no longer cared about the palace maid. He hurried to Empress Ma's delivery room.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang left, this small hall seemed to have lost its backbone and began to fall into chaos.

The imperial doctors were also in a state of confusion.

Deng Qianqiu was so frightened that he dared not breathe.

Zhu Chong and his companions were so panicked that they were speechless, their faces turned red, and they were at a loss as to what to do.

Instead, Zhu Jingjing followed Zhu Yuanzhang to the delivery room.

Here, Empress Ma seemed to have exhausted all her strength, her face was covered with sweat, and she opened her eyes tiredly. Zhu Yuanzhang rushed forward and grabbed her hand.

Empress Ma glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, her eyes showing sadness or perhaps a breakdown. She said in a weak voice, "Your Majesty, please keep the child."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble, and he said tremblingly: "No, no..."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. Usually a rough man, he was trembling slightly at this moment.

Empress Ma was extremely tired, so she closed her eyes, but her lips trembled slightly, and she said slowly: "He has been in my belly... for so long... I can't bear to let him go, please keep him, he is the prince, the future... the future is still long... I am old... I have been able to serve Your Majesty... for so many years, I am grateful... I have been blessed with Your Majesty's love... I am already satisfied with my life..."

As she spoke, tears fell from her closed eyes: "Even if I die now... now, I will have no regrets... but... I hope... this child... can grow up well, just like his brothers and sisters... I can give birth to a son for your majesty... what a great fortune this is... I... I..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't say anything more, you don't have to say anything..."

Empress Ma said, "I am very tired. I want to have a good sleep. Your Majesty... take good care of these children... teach them to live happily... but don't indulge them and teach them to harm the people... don't harm others... we suffered from the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty in the past... don't let the people of this world suffer again..."

"The princesses... we need to find them a good family. When they get married, they should not be arrogant... Once married, they should obey their husbands... This is the virtue of women since ancient times. They should not bully others just because they are from a wealthy family... Otherwise... I will not be at peace even in the afterlife..."

Zhu Yuanzhang choked up and could no longer speak...

"If I am gone, Your Majesty, there is no need to be sad. In the beginning... I followed Your Majesty and encountered countless life-and-death situations. I am lucky enough to be alive today, which is already a blessing from heaven..."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly grabbed Empress Ma, his eyes wide open, and a murderous intent flashed across his eyes: "Fuck the heavens, if the heavens won't let you live, even if I only have a wisp of soul left, I will tear it into pieces!"

Empress Ma shook her head with great difficulty: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

She gasped a few times, and then became increasingly weaker until she could no longer make a sound.

Zhu Yuanzhang's body was shaking. Outside, the pale-faced imperial physicians and all the palace servants were trembling as if they were sieved.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said, "Save him, save him...try every possible means..."

"Your Majesty...save the adult or the child..." An imperial physician stepped forward and asked tremblingly.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually restrained himself. He said in a very gentle tone: "I want to have the best of both worlds. I really have no choice... I will talk about it later if I really have no choice... I entrust it to you. I kowtow to you..."

The imperial doctors were so frightened that they were scared out of their wits.

Now, in order to save them, the emperor has to kowtow to them. But if they fail to save them, or if the slightest mistake happens, won’t their entire family be killed?

Anyone standing here, don't even think about escaping. Every one of them will be killed without a burial place.

So everyone bowed down and cried bitterly, "We dare not."

Zhu Yuanzhang's body swayed, and he kept muttering: "Help...Help..."

So everyone here became busy again.

Zhu Yuanzhang just felt drowsy, and many past events began to flood into his mind.

He staggered and stumbled out of the delivery room, pacing aimlessly. The people behind him kept a distance from him, but followed him on tiptoe.

When Zhu Yuanzhang stopped a step, they stopped a step. When Zhu Yuanzhang took a step forward, they took a step forward.

There is an air of death everywhere here, inside and outside.

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In the hall, an eunuch hurried in and shouted, "Your Highnesses... Your Highnesses... Wait a minute... Let's go see the Queen..."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Chong fell down on his butt.

Zhu Gang has begun to cry loudly.

These words clearly meant that he wanted to see her for the last time.

Zhu Su wiped his tears and said timidly: "What does this mean? Can't I live? Didn't you say...save the adult or the child? I want my mother..."

Zhu Di grabbed the eunuch's collar and asked, "What did they say over there?"

The eunuch said hesitantly, "Your Majesty certainly hopes to do everything possible to save him, but the imperial doctors mean...meaning...to protect the elder or the younger. Your Majesty has made up her mind, and hopes...to save the prince's life."

Zhu Di was furious and slapped the eunuch in the face, saying angrily: "I have many brothers, but I only have this one mother." The eunuch was stunned, but he did not dare to respond. He just trembled and dared not breathe.

Deng Qianqiu couldn't help but ask: "It's just that the fetus is in an abnormal position and can't be delivered naturally?"

The eunuch cried, "Yes... that's roughly it... the amniotic fluid... is about to... dry up..."

Malposition of the fetus is not considered a problem in later generations, and even to hospitals, it is just a trivial matter.

But in this era, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is fatal.

Because the baby is forcibly taken out, the mother is very likely to be infected. Once infected, and considering that the mother's body and mind are already extremely weak...she is almost certain to die.

If you want to save the mother's life, there is another way... that is to completely ignore the child's life or death and just pull the child away forcibly, then... the child will not be saved.

But even in the above two situations, although there is a difference between saving the older and the younger, in reality... there are still huge and unpredictable risks for both mother and child, and even the situation where both mother and child are in trouble may occur.

Therefore, the situation at this moment has become extremely dangerous.

Deng Qianqiu thought to himself that if it was still possible to give birth through the birth canal, the only problem would be the huge wound infection problem after the baby was violently taken out.

If it can be solved... then there is a possibility that both mother and child can survive.

But he was hesitant in his heart, and at this time... he didn't dare to say anything more.

But seeing the prince and princesses crying together made him feel uncontrollably irritated.

Zhu Jingjing had already walked out of the delivery room and was now leaning over her desk, sobbing so hard that she was about to faint.

Zhu Jingjing was not Empress Ma's biological daughter, but was born to other concubines. However, she was raised by Empress Ma herself, and their relationship was even deeper.

Seeing her like this, Deng Qianqiu's already uncomfortable mood became even worse. Finally, he couldn't help but said, "Actually... as long as you are brave enough... there is still a glimmer of hope."

As soon as he said this, he regretted it.

Zhu Chong and his companions were just immersed in their own thoughts, but when they heard Deng Qianqiu's words, they surrounded Deng Qianqiu like wolves and tigers.

Deng Qianqiu's scalp tingled at their tearful gazes. Finally, he sighed softly, as if he had made a great decision. He gritted his teeth and said, "It depends on whether we can find a courageous person to take the child out with the help of other midwives. This person must not only be courageous... but also cannot be an ordinary person. Otherwise, he will inevitably be timid..."

Zhu Chong shouted directly: "Master, come here..."

This was the first time that Zhu Chong called his mentor so cheerfully.

Deng Qianqiu was so scared that his face turned green: "How dare I? No, I am not suitable. I am a man... This person must be able to be cruel, and I am timid. And... Only the closest relatives who really care about the queen..."

Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Jingjing.

Zhu Jingjing wiped away her tears and appeared extremely calm, as if she had the same bold character as Empress Ma in her bones.

"How to do it?" Zhu Jingjing looked at Deng Qianqiu without blinking.

Deng Qianqiu took a deep breath and said, "I think... let the imperial physician try it first."

Zhu Gang shouted, "It's too late. Someone is going to die. Someone is going to die... Oh my god..."

Deng Qianqiu said: "Your Majesty's permission is required."

Zhu Chong had already fled, leaving only one sentence: "I will report to my father now."

Deng Qianqiu frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Zhu Su, go get some alcohol... and the things in your prescription, especially the scissors, they need to be sharp!"

Zhu Su turned around and left without even looking back.

Zhu Gang was anxious: "What should we do, Master? Please tell me."

Deng Qianqiu said: "It's very simple. Disinfect it, then follow the instructions, take the scissors, and cut wherever it's blocked... You need to be bold and careful..."

Zhu Gang was so frightened that he almost fainted. When he thought of this scene, he felt a chill: "This...isn't this...Bao Xiao? Isn't this Bao Xiao?"

Yes, this is how you keep the baby small. If the fetus cannot come out, just destroy the birth canal... and get the baby out.

Deng Qianqiu saw that his face turned pale with fear, so he hurriedly said, "Don't panic. In principle, it is true. If you do this, you will definitely get infected, and logically speaking, you will die. The only problem now is to curb the infection after the extraction. In addition to disinfection... there are many other measures needed. Even so, it is still a trip to the gates of hell. And... you need to be bold, but also careful... otherwise, you may bleed heavily. To put it bluntly, this is a gamble, but at least... a chance of death is better than no chance of survival."

After a pause, he continued, "When cutting the hair, you need to have two experienced midwives by your side to give you advice. But when it's time to do it, you can't be soft-handed. Lives are at stake. If you delay for a little longer, it could result in two deaths."

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I will slowly resume updating from tomorrow. Tiger is wrong. I won’t change the rotten PG.

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