Chapter 103: Aunt Qiu Gives Birth to a Son

Chapter 103: Aunt Qiu Gives Birth to a Son

"Aunt Qiu is having a difficult labor."

Shuang Hong reported, and inside the room, Qiu Ling’s screams echoed loudly.

Buckets of blood-stained water were being carried out continuously.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Yunshuo rushed towards the birthing room.

"Your Highness, please don’t go in!" Shuang Hong and the other maids tried to stop him. "Young Lady has already gone in!"

Hearing that Lu Lingyun was already inside, Cheng Yunshuo calmed down.

At that moment, Qiu Kui hurried over. "Your Highness, Aunt Xing has fainted!"

Cheng Yunshuo paused for a moment, then uttered three emotionless words, "Ignore her."

His eyes filled with despair, he sat down heavily at the entrance of Qiu Ling’s room.

Inside the room,

Lu Lingyun stood by Qiu Ling’s side.

"Y-Y-Young Lady..."

"Don’t be afraid, I’m here." Lu Lingyun’s voice was calm as she comforted her, holding Qiu Ling’s hand and feeling her tremors and intense pain.

In those days, childbirth was like walking through the gates of hell.

Especially for a firstborn, it was extremely dangerous.

Qiu Ling’s face was drained of color, her body drenched in sweat, and her face contorted in agony.

"Ah—"

After a piercing scream, Lu Lingyun quickly shouted, "Bring me a cloth!"

The old woman hurriedly handed Lu Lingyun a cloth.

Lu Lingyun stuffed the cloth into Qiu Ling’s mouth.

Afraid she might bite her tongue.

"It’s bad, Young Lady, the baby’s foot is coming out first!"

The midwife panicked upon seeing the foot emerge.

In those times, when the foot came out first, it was called breech birth, the most difficult kind.

A slight mistake could mean both mother and child would die!

Lu Lingyun’s brows furrowed deeply. "Qiu Ling, hold on, push harder."

Qiu Ling, writhing in pain, looked at Lu Lingyun, blinking her eyes with difficulty.

She bit down hard on the cloth in her mouth, mustering all her strength.

"Pull! Pull the baby out!" Lu Lingyun shouted at the midwives.

The women all exerted their strength, pulling the baby out under Lu Lingyun’s instructions.

Bit by bit.

Little foot, little leg.

Blood flowed profusely.

Qiu Ling was in so much pain she couldn’t even scream anymore, gripping Lu Lingyun’s hand tightly.

"Young Lady! The buttocks are out, but the baby’s hand is stuck! We can’t pull anymore!"

When the foot comes out first, it’s the hardest; limbs easily get stuck.

If it takes too long, the baby will suffocate and die in the womb.

Qiu Ling’s condition was even worse.

Her breathing became labored, and she could no longer make sounds, only whimpering weakly, clearly running out of strength.

"Aunt, you need to push!"

The midwife didn’t care about the mother; in a noble household, sometimes even the main lady had to prioritize the baby.

Seeing the baby about to suffocate, she yelled at Qiu Ling to push harder.

"If you don’t push, the baby won’t survive!"

"Push!"

"Be quiet!"

At this moment, Lu Lingyun’s voice rang out. She looked at Qiu Ling, who was writhing in agony, her eyes barely holding any light. "Trust me, hold on."

Qiu Ling blinked her eyes with great effort. At that moment, her eyes held only Lu Lingyun, trusting her completely.

"Get the scissors, cut the birth canal!"

Lu Lingyun shouted.

Having lived two lifetimes and having personally experienced childbirth, she had accumulated a great deal of experience. At this moment, she could only forcefully reopen the birth canal.

Once the birth canal was opened, Qiu Ling would undoubtedly suffer from chronic health issues for the rest of her life, likely never able to bear children again and plagued by a host of gynecological problems.

She had no choice.

She needed to save Qiu Ling's life.

If the difficult labor continued, Qiu Ling would surely die.

Under Lu Lingyun's direction, everyone sprang into action once more.

Lu Lingyun controlled the pace, providing Qiu Ling with water and soup while calming her down, staying by her side throughout the process.

Finally.

After the burning of one incense stick.

"Waaah—"

A loud cry of a newborn echoed through the night sky.

Everyone in and around the Autumn Fragrance Courtyard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that sound.

The door to the delivery room did not open immediately.

After a busy period inside, only a small door was finally opened, and an exhausted Lu Lingyun emerged, holding the child.

"Lingyun!"

Cheng Yunshuo, who had been waiting outside, approached anxiously as Lu Lingyun came out.

"Did she give birth?"

"She did."

"A boy or a girl?"

"It's a son." Lu Lingyun held the blood-stained infant closer to Cheng Yunshuo.

As a new father, Cheng Yunshuo looked flustered and at a loss when he saw the tiny life in her arms.

He raised his hand, wanting to hold the child, but then hesitated and stopped, "Lingyun, you can hold him."

"Right, how is Qiu Ling?"

Only then did he ask about Qiu Ling.

Hearing this, a hint of disappointment inevitably flashed across Lu Lingyun's eyes.

Men are mostly like this.

"Qiu Ling is fine, both mother and child are safe."

Although she managed to survive, Qiu Ling had a very difficult delivery.

Her body is extremely weak now.

It would be considered good if she could get out of bed within a month.

"Thank goodness!" Cheng Yunshuo finally showed a hint of relief and joy on his face. He strode forward to see Qiu Ling.

Lu Lingyun hurriedly reminded him, "Your Highness, Qiu Ling just gave birth, so there's a lot of blood inside."

"It doesn't matter. I must see her; she bore me a child, how can I not see her with my own eyes?"

After all, Cheng Yunshuo is still a man with some conscience.

Many men, upon hearing that the birthing room is dirty and being blocked by the old women, stop and only focus on the child.

Compared to those who only care about the child, Cheng Yunshuo shows a bit more affection.

Lu Lingyun adjusted the baby that Qiu Ling had given birth to at the cost of her life, having been busy with the delivery for half the night. Now she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She picked up the tiny infant in her arms, her eyebrows slightly raised.

After all the hardships, she was lucky enough to have her wish fulfilled.

She had a child now.

Just then, Shuang Hong approached and said, "Young Lady, Aunt Xing just fainted."

Lu Lingyun asked, "Didn't anyone go to check on her?"

"It seems Your Highness is unhappy with Aunt Xing again; he didn't do anything."

At this moment, Lu Lingyun felt dizzy and a surge of frustration.

"Quickly keep those doctors here and come with me to Yuerong Pavilion!"

She handed the child to Nurse An, telling her to take the child back to rest, while she led the group hastily to Yuerong Pavilion.

When she arrived, Xing Dairong was still unconscious.

Jiu Kui was pacing anxiously in the courtyard.

After Cheng Yunshuo left, she couldn't even get a doctor, especially since Lu Lingyun had personally gone to oversee Qiu Ling's delivery today. No one else was available to look after them.

Just as she was at a loss, Lu Lingyun arrived with a group of people.

"Madam, you've finally come!"

"How is Xing Dairong?"

"Miss Xing is unconscious and hasn't woken up yet!"

Lu Lingyun kicked the door open and saw Xing Dairong lying on the bed, her brows furrowed in unconsciousness. "Quickly, wake her up!"

A group of doctors rushed over, bustling about to save her.

They finally managed to save Xing Dairong.

And at this moment, Lu Lingyun, through Qiuguai's words, learned about what had happened between them that night.

When Xing Dairong opened her eyes, they were lifeless and sunken.