Today is not a holiday, so Zhang Cifu and Zhang Shilang left Zhang Mansion early. They should have gone to the government office to handle official business at this time.

Zhang Shiren was used by Zhang Cifu, and his whole back was bloody and bloody. In addition, he had been kneeling for half a night and suffered from wind and cold. He was lying on the bed drowsily due to high fever.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang stood guard by the bed with tears and runny noses. Those who didn't know better thought that the beloved mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were dead. Now they were the only ones in charge of the Zhang family.

Lan Zhi stood aside, holding Teng'er in her arms and sobbing softly, with a bit of sadness in her eyes. When she glanced outside the door inadvertently, a deep sinister flash appeared, and she hugged Teng'er, who was also crying, tighter.

Poor Princess Jiaming suffered a whole night of torture and was still wandering in front of the gate of hell. The only ones waiting outside the gate anxiously were a few nuns and maids who were loyal to her. No one in the Zhang family cared about her life or death.

When she heard that Princess Protector's sedan chair had arrived outside the mansion, and that she had brought dozens of guards to block the gate of Zhang's mansion, Mrs. Zhang was so shocked that she almost rolled off her stool.

Like Zhang Cifu, she came from a poor family and could not read a word since she was a child. Even though Zhang Cifu later became an official, his official position became higher and higher as he got older. He had seen a lot of great things in the world over the years, but he still couldn't get rid of his petty family spirit.

She had heard of Princess Protector's deeds on the battlefield earlier, such as being able to cut off the heads of more than a dozen enemy soldiers with one sword, and being able to shoot through the throat of an enemy general a hundred feet away with one arrow. In her mind, Princess Protector was her.

A great murderer who can stop children from crying at night.

Now that this great murderer has come to her door, and at the moment when Princess Jiaming is at the gate of death, how can she not be afraid?

"Mother, mother, why did Princess Protector come to our house?" Mrs. Zhang was confused and asked her mother-in-law tremblingly: "Isn't she standing up for Jiaming?"

It's impossible. Last night, my father-in-law ordered the main gate and several side doors to be sealed, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. It is impossible for Princess Protector to know what happened in the mansion, or is it that someone sneaked out of the mansion to find Princess Protector?

She didn't know that Lian Xin had climbed over the wall and escaped, otherwise she wouldn't be able to guard her precious son with peace of mind.

"Let's greet him first, and then invite the old man back. No one is allowed to talk nonsense before the old man comes back!" Mrs. Zhang managed to calm down, glanced at the others in a warning manner, and walked quickly with the help of two maids.

Go outside.

Mrs. Zhang responded repeatedly, and immediately ordered her confidant maids to go to the front yard to find the chief steward, and then left several maids to take care of her unconscious son.

Neither mother-in-law nor daughter-in-law paid attention to Lan Zhi. They didn't know whether they forgot about it in a hurry, or they were dissatisfied with her for causing such a big trouble and deliberately ignored her.

Lan Zhi's eyes dimmed, and she raised her eyes to look at Zhang Shiren on the bed. She suddenly sat down in front of the bed with Teng'er, and said with tears in her eyes: "Renlang, wake up quickly. As long as you wake up safely, Lan'er will be free of all sins."

Take the responsibility with all your strength and never let Princess Protector vent her anger on you."

Teng'er couldn't understand her words, but when he saw her crying so sadly, he was so frightened that he burst into tears: "Cousin, Teng'er is scared, wuwu..."

Last night he knocked down Princess Jiaming, causing her to bleed and have difficulty giving birth. He didn't know how serious the consequences were, but he vaguely knew from other people's words that he had made a big mistake.

"Don't be afraid, Teng'er is not afraid. You didn't do it on purpose. No one will blame you. Mom...my cousin will protect you, don't be afraid!" Lan Zhi heartbrokenly hugged Teng'er who was crying loudly, and tears fell from her eyes.

The soft face slowly slipped.

There was movement on the bed, and Zhang Shiren seemed to be waking up. But his fever was too severe, and after struggling for a long time, he still couldn't open his tears. However, he could hear Lan Zhi crying, and her deep and meaningful words were also reflected in his eyes.

His words went into his heart, making him both touched and anxious.

On the other side, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhang family braved the heavy snow and ran to the main entrance, only to find that only the guards from the Princess Protector's Mansion were guarding the door, and there was no sign of Princess Protector at all.

The concierge hurried over and said tremblingly that Princess Protector had gone to the courtyard of Princess Jiaming. The faces of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law changed drastically, and deep fear flashed in their eyes. They did not have the courage to go to Princess Jiaming's courtyard to meet Princess Protector.

The guards with cold faces turned a blind eye to them, and did not stop the chief steward who went to report the news to Zhang Cifu. Faced with the ingratiating inquiries from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the guard commander turned a deaf ear and was not even interested in talking to them.

This kind of attitude is enough to show that Princess Protector is not here to be a guest in the Zhang Mansion, and as soon as she comes here, she goes straight to Princess Jiaming's yard, obviously knowing what Princess Jiaming is going through.

When Qin Xiaoxiao and Princess Huguo arrived at the delivery room, they happened to see a maid coming out carrying a basin of blood.

The thick smell of blood hit his nose, and Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly turned pale. Regardless of the nausea in his stomach, he opened the door and entered the delivery room without hesitation before others could stop him.

The moment she entered, a stronger bloody smell rushed into her nose. This bloody smell mixed with hot and humid moisture gave people a suffocating feeling.

Seeing this, Mingyue hurriedly took the two midwives in.

These two midwives were biological sisters. The Princess Protector had chosen them when she was screening midwives for Qin Xiaoxiao. The sisters were taken to live in the Nanming Hou Mansion next door, and they could also go out to deliver babies to others on weekdays.

No one came to look for them today, so they were brought here to deliver the baby to Princess Jiaming.

To be chosen by the Princess Protector, it goes without saying that the method of delivering the child is such a good one.

At this time, Princess Jiaming, who had been tortured by severe labor pains all night, fell into a coma. She was lying on the bed with a pale face, and the black hair on her head was soaked with sweat, sticking tightly to her forehead and neck.

It's like taking it out of the water.

The midwife didn't know that someone had come in, and kept urging her to use more force. She pressed her abdomen heavily with both hands, and fresh blood poured out, as if it was endless.

Several maids were so distressed that they shed tears, but they didn't know what to do to ease their master's pain and help her give birth to her little master safely.

"No, we can't delay any longer. We must cut out the young master!" Seeing Princess Jiaming's motionlessness, the midwife decided in her heart that only one of the mother and son could be saved, so she ordered the maid on the side: "Quickly prepare two large buckets of boiling water!"

She kept in mind what the Zhang family had said in private before, and chose to keep her child alive at this critical juncture.

One of the maids' expression changed drastically and she hurriedly stepped forward to stop her: "No, if you can only protect one, you must protect the princess!"

The midwife had already taken advantage of Mrs. Zhang's secret stuffing, so she didn't care about the words of a little maid. She scolded with a cold face: "A cheap maid actually made up her mind for the master. Even if the princess is sober, she will definitely agree with me."

Keep me safe!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed up and slapped the midwife in the face with a loud bang: "You bastard who cares about human life, get out of here!"

This force was so strong that it directly slapped the midwife's face to the side, causing several teeth to loosen. Traces of blood mixed with saliva slowly flowed out from the corners of her mouth.

"Who are you? Why are you hitting me?" The midwife covered her numb and painful face and stared at Qin Xiaoxiao in disbelief. She was originally going to fight back, but after seeing her luxurious clothes,

Most of his arrogance suddenly faded.

Qin Xiaoxiao ignored her and quickly came to the bed to check on Princess Jiaming. When she found that she was unconscious and her body was cold, she felt panic and fear in her heart: "Auntie, wake up quickly.

Wake up!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Mingyue stepped forward to check Princess Jiaming's pulse. Her face suddenly sank. She quickly took out a white porcelain bottle from the medicine box she carried with her, uncorked it and poured out two pills for Princess Jiaming to take.

Judging from the pulse, both mother and child are very weak, especially the fetus in the belly, which may die at any time. The imperial doctor has not arrived yet, so she can only give Princess Jiaming strong medicine without harming the fetus.

Recover your sanity and give birth to the child as soon as possible.

But Princess Jiaming lost consciousness and could not swallow the two pills. Finally, with the help of the maids, Qin Xiaoxiao opened her mouth and drank the warm water that dissolved the pills into her.

At this moment, these maids were full of gratitude to Qin Xiaoxiao who came to save people. They never thought that she would murder their master, so they did not doubt the effect of these two pills.

After a while, the medicine took effect. Princess Jiaming's eyelids moved. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Qin Xiaoxiao with red eyes. She subconsciously smiled and said: "Why are you here? Who made you cry?"

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Qin Xiaoxiao cried with joy: "Auntie, you finally woke up!"

Princess Jiaming was obviously still confused in front of the public. Just when she was about to say something, a sharp pain came from her abdomen. She couldn't help but cry out in pain: "Ah——"

It turned out that the two midwives saw that she was awake and were using their secret techniques to adjust the fetal position.

The reason why Princess Jiaming had a difficult delivery was that, first, the time had not come yet, the fetus had not yet entered the pelvis, and the cervix was difficult to open; second, the position of the fetus was wrong, with the fetus in breech position pressing against the cervix.

Adjusting the fetal position is not an easy task, and Princess Jiaming will have to suffer some pain. If this stalemate continues, the lives of both mother and child will be in danger.

"Auntie, if you keep on holding on, the baby will come out!" Seeing Princess Jiaming's face twisted in pain, Qin Xiaoxiao encouraged her loudly, lest she lose consciousness again and put herself and the baby in danger.

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"It hurts, it hurts, Xiaoxiao, it hurts so much, ah -" Princess Jiaming unconsciously grabbed Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, and her not-so-sharp nails dug deeply into her flesh.

From last night to the moment before she fell into coma, she never cried out for pain. Now that she saw Qin Xiaoxiao, she cried out for the first time about pain.

The maids covered their mouths and cried bitterly. Their master was such a strong person and had not cried out pain or pain in so many years. How painful it must be now!

"Auntie, I'm here, I'll stay with you. You and the child will be fine, don't be afraid!" Qin Xiaoxiao seemed not to feel the pain on the back of her hand, and kept comforting Princess Jiaming, with tears streaming down her face.
Chapter completed!