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Chapter 934: Chapter 937: Out?
"Please take care of my young lady for a while," ChunTao bowed slightly.
"Don’t worry, Ling’er is my sister. I won’t let anything happen to her, and make sure the person who sends the letter is reliable," 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
Qiao Duo’er added another caution.
If Li Zhengtian intercepted it, he would certainly make a big deal out of it.
It would be bad if Lord Chen got dragged into it then.
"Rest assured, the guards that came with the young lady as part of her dowry are all born to the household, there won’t be any problems,"
ChunTao was very confident about this; once she wrote a letter and handed it to the guard, he would definitely deliver it safely to the Chen Mansion.
When the egg with the soft-set yolk was ready, Qiao Duo’er sent it over to Chen Yiling.
No sooner had she entered the room than she heard Chen Yiling asking whether it was a boy or a girl, and her hand trembled involuntarily.
Why had no cries of the child been heard if it was born?
Could it be that the child had inhaled the amniotic fluid, or was it some other complication?
In just that moment, many possibilities flashed through Qiao Duo’er’s mind, and her heart clenched.
Qiao Duo’er anxiously asked, "What’s going on?"
"It hasn’t been born yet. Just now, the pain intensified, and Madam got a bit confused. The pelvic bones haven’t fully dilated," the medical woman quickly explained.
Three black lines involuntarily appeared on Qiao Duo’er’s forehead; giving birth had pushed Ling’er to such an extent, and it was by no means easy.
But it also showed how excruciating childbirth could be.
"The pelvic bones haven’t fully dilated?" Chen Yiling was unsettled.
She felt as if she’d been in pain for years, and now the medical woman was saying that the pelvic bones weren’t fully dilated yet!
It is said that the bones need to dilate to the width of ten fingers before childbirth can begin. How much longer would she have to wait?
This being her first child, the dilation of the pelvic bones would be very slow. Given Chen Yiling’s pace, she would have to wait at least four hours.
However, to avoid discouraging Chen Yiling, the medical woman could only vaguely say, "It won’t be long. I’ll let you know when you’re fully dilated, and then you’ll be able to push hard."
Pushing before full dilation could very likely cause a difficult labor.
Chen Yiling let out a wail; she wanted to give up again, but considering the long duration of pain she had already endured, she decided to keep enduring it. Otherwise, the pain she had suffered so far would have been for nothing.
As darkness fell, the pelvic bones finally dilated.
"Madam, you can push now. We can see the crown of the head. Just give it a bit more effort,"
"Okay, take a deep breath and push again!"
The medical woman began to guide Chen Yiling to exert herself. Giving birth was also about technique; with the right pushing, the child could be born quickly.
Granny Su advised, "Madam, since you are pregnant, you can’t stay in the birthing room. Seeing the blood could harm the child."
With two medical women, two maidservants, and the maid helping out in the birthing room, Qiao Duo’er couldn’t even get close to the bedside. She might as well go outside.
But not being able to see Chen Yiling made the time even more difficult to bear.
It was said that at this time, the mortality rate of childbirth could be as high as fifteen percent, and complications could easily arise.
"It’s Lady Qin’s first birth, it will take at least another four hours. I’ll get you something to eat first," Granny Su insisted on pulling Qiao Duo’er away.
She was afraid Qiao Duo’er couldn’t hold up if the wait continued.
After dinner, Qiao Duo’er was back outside the birthing room.
An hour later, Qiao Duo’er asked worriedly, "Why hasn’t it come out yet?"
"The first birth lacks experience, so it’s bound to take some time. I can hear that Lady Qin still has energy. Don’t worry,"
While Granny Su spoke casually, her eyes kept looking towards the birthing room.
The long delay suggested that the effort might not be correctly applied.
There was a fear that if it took too long, it could harm the child.
Before Lady Qin went into labor, she would have to teach her how to exert herself properly, so when the real time came, she would suffer less.
