allonlinenovel Chapter 1054 Her sister-in-law is about to give birth
Chapter 1054 Her sister-in-law is about to give birth
Ouyang Yunyao, accompanied by her three maids Xiao Cui, Xia Fei, and Xia Yan, hurriedly arrived at the General's Mansion. Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, she jumped off and rushed straight to the gate.
She was extremely anxious, thinking to herself, "There are still only a few days until her due date! How come she's suddenly going into labor? She went to see her sister-in-law yesterday, but there was no sign of fetal movement at all! How can she be giving birth today? This is way too early! What could have happened? She would never let anything happen to her."
She had originally planned to go back to her parents' home for a few days tomorrow so that her sister-in-law could rest assured during her pregnancy, but now...
At the gate of the mansion, Granny Wu, who served Grandmother, and Granny Li, who served Mother, along with several maids, eagerly awaited her arrival. Suddenly, they spotted Ouyang Yunyao jumping off the carriage. The two women and their maids quickly stepped forward to greet her, bowing respectfully in unison.
"This old servant greets Consort Jing."
"This servant greets Princess Jing."
"Grandma Wu, Grandma Li, please don't stand on ceremony! You both don't need to stand on ceremony!" Ouyang Yunyao reached out to help them up, her voice filled with barely concealed urgency, "How is my sister-in-law right now?"
Granny Li hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, the young mistress is in severe pain and is probably about to give birth! Madam said that the young mistress is carrying twins and is very worried, so she specially sent someone to inform you to come and take a look."
Granny Wu quickly added, "Your Highness, the two midwives are currently inside preparing for the delivery."
"In that case, let's hurry and go see my sister-in-law's room!" Before Ouyang Yunyao finished speaking, she gestured for the two to lead the way.
"Yes, Your Highness, this old servant will lead you there right away!" The two old women quickly led the way, with Ouyang Yunyao and the others following behind them.
Ouyang Yunyao frowned, then suddenly remembered something and asked the two old women as she walked, "My sister-in-law was perfectly fine, so why did she suddenly have stomach pains? According to the calendar, there are still a few days until her due date, so why did she go into labor early?"
"Your Highness, I heard from the young mistress's maid that she twisted her ankle while walking this morning and almost fell. Although she didn't actually fall, her stomach started to hurt a moment later," Granny Li replied truthfully.
Ouyang Yunyao nodded and said knowingly, "I see. It must have been startled, which caused the baby to move and may have started labor early."
“The princess is right, and the midwife also made the same judgment,” Granny Wu echoed.
Ouyang Yunyao knew that the premature activation due to external forces would be extremely painful, so she quickened her pace and soon overtook the two old women who were leading the way with her maids, arriving first at her elder brother Ouyang Yunyu's Yuhe Courtyard.
There was no panic in the courtyard. Several maids carried hot water and clean towels and carried them to the main room in an orderly manner. It was clear that they had made preparations for an emergency in advance. Even though her sister-in-law suddenly started, they were not caught off guard and lost their composure.
Ouyang Yunyao climbed two steps and was about to walk towards the door when she heard her sister-in-law's shrill and painful cry from inside the house: "Ah...it hurts...it hurts...it hurts so much...!"
Immediately following, she heard her second aunt's anxious voice, "Midwife, quickly check on the young mistress! Why is she in so much pain? What's wrong?"
"Reporting to Second Madam, the young mistress has experienced a miscarriage scare and is about to give birth prematurely. Moreover, she is carrying twins, so the pain will be even more intense. This is normal," a midwife hurriedly explained.
"Midwife, is there any way to relieve the pain? Look at how much pain she's in, it's heartbreaking," said the mother, Yan Yuxin, with heartache.
"Madam General, you know she's about to give birth. There's no medicine to relieve the pain of childbirth," another midwife said helplessly.
Then came her mother's gentle, comforting voice: "Xue'er, if it hurts, just shout it out loud. Don't hold it in. Shouting it out will make you feel better. I've already sent someone to look for Yunyu and also sent someone to inform Yao'er. They'll be here soon. Just hang in there a little longer."
Without further hesitation, Ouyang Yunyao strode into the house. There she saw her mother and second aunt standing by the bed in the middle, gently comforting her sister-in-law while they carefully wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with handkerchiefs. They were so focused that they didn't even notice her coming in.
"Mother, Second Aunt, I'm here," Ouyang Yunyao called out quickly, and strode forward.
"This old servant greets Your Highness the Princess!" The two midwives inside the room stopped what they were doing and bowed when they saw her enter.
Ouyang Yunyao raised her hand and waved her small hand, indicating that they could dispense with the formalities, and then walked straight to her sister-in-law's bedside.
Hearing Ouyang Yunyao's voice, her sister-in-law struggled to open her eyes, a glimmer of hope instantly appearing within them. She weakly called out, "Yao...ah!..."
Before she could finish uttering the two complete words, another wave of excruciating pain struck her. Her body tensed abruptly, and a piercing scream escaped her lips.
Ouyang Yunyao's heart tightened, and she immediately said, "Mother, Second Aunt, leave this to me. You can go out first. I won't let anything happen to my sister-in-law."
“Okay, we’ll leave now.” The two women knew that they couldn’t help at all if they stayed inside, and might even cause trouble. So they exchanged a glance, then left Ouyang Yunyao with peace of mind and turned to leave.
Just as she had sent her mother and second sister-in-law away, her eldest brother, Ouyang Yunyu, rushed in, "Xue'er! Xue'er, how are you?"
He immediately noticed his wife's pained expression, and his heart ached; his eyes reddened. When he saw Ouyang Yunyao by the bedside, his anxiety eased slightly, and he rushed forward: "Yao'er, it's good you're here! Quickly, think of a way to ease your sister-in-law's pain!"
"Brother, this is the delivery room. You should go out and wait. Don't cause any trouble here. Once you're out, I can let my sister-in-law see you." Ouyang Yunyao said, gesturing for Xia Yan and Xia Fei to step forward and push her brother out.
After Ouyang Yunyu left the room, Ouyang Yunyao immediately bent down and placed her hand on her sister-in-law's wrist to take her pulse—in reality, she was also using the act of taking the pulse to secretly activate the examination equipment in her space to examine her sister-in-law. She wanted to check if the baby in her belly was in the correct position and how much amniotic fluid there was. In front of the two midwives, this was the only way she could do it.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ouyang Yunyao finished her examination. She said to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, thankfully! Your baby is in the correct position, there's no problem. It's just that you were frightened and it really might have caused you to have a premature birth."
After Ouyang Yunyao finished speaking, the two midwives were stunned. This Princess Jing was too amazing. She knew everything just by taking the baby's pulse, and she even knew that the baby was in the correct position, which they hadn't even noticed.
Ouyang Yunyao had no idea what the two midwives were thinking. She was just happy that her sister-in-law was fine, so she could give her sister-in-law pain relief pills. These pain relief pills were something she had carefully developed in her previous life and had no side effects.
She put a painkiller into her sister-in-law's mouth, saying, "Sister-in-law, swallowing this will stop the pain."