Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 357, Above Gaoli

Fang Yong ordered the imperial physician to come in and treat him.

Compared to the problem itself, a professional doctor may have more solutions.

The imperial physician entered and took Qin Keqing's pulse.

Although she had covered her private parts, Qin Keqing still looked flustered and ashamed.

This era placed great importance on reputation, and people sometimes preferred to die rather than lose their integrity.

Especially given Qin Keqing's current status, remaining chaste is even more important.

Fang Yong held Qin Keqing's hand tightly, showing through his actions that he didn't care about such things. Moreover, although reputation was important, the king's command was paramount, and even so-called reputation had to be adjusted according to Fang Yong's will!

The imperial physician quickly took the patient's pulse and then considered a solution.

The situation was basically as the midwife had predicted. The situation was now quite tricky, and he had to come up with a proper solution as soon as possible, both for the sake of the prince and for his own life.

There wasn't enough time to administer the medicine, so the imperial physician quickly ruled it out.

In terms of acupuncture techniques, there are some that can assist in childbirth, but they have little effect on the current situation.

Suddenly, the imperial physician thought of another acupuncture technique that might be useful at this moment.

He didn't dare waste any time and quickly explained the situation.

This acupuncture technique is called the "Seventy-Three Cruel Needles," but it is not actually used to treat illnesses. Instead, it is used to interrogate prisoners. It involves stimulating seventy-three acupoints on the prisoner's body with silver needles to open the meridians, accelerate blood flow and metabolism, thereby causing the prisoner's pores to open and greatly increasing the sense of pain.

However, despite the side effect of increased pain, this acupuncture technique can significantly increase the mother's labor capacity in the current situation; it all depends on whether she can endure the pain!

If you can endure the pain, the baby can generally be delivered smoothly.

If you can't bear the pain and faint, then...

After listening to the imperial physician's account, before Fang Yong could speak, Qin Keqing gritted her teeth and said:

"Your Highness, please administer the acupuncture. I can endure the pain!"

Fang Yong hesitated briefly, but when he saw Qin Keqing's determined eyes, he immediately ordered the acupuncture to be administered.

Time was running out; he had to make a decision quickly.

The imperial physician then quickly began administering acupuncture.

The acupuncture technique has seventy-three acupoints, covering the whole body, but that was used for interrogating prisoners. At this time, the focus is on helping this Lady Qin expand her meridians and assist in childbirth, so there is no need to use so many needles. Only about twenty acupoints around the waist are needed.

Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Keqing and Fang Yong made their final arrangements.

"Your Highness, if I am useless and faint from the pain, please save my child!"

Fang Yong stroked Qin Keqing's hair, which was damp with sweat, and said:
"Keqing, we can have another child in the future. I won't let you die!"

Qin Keqing was deeply moved upon hearing this, but as a mother, she still did not want her unborn child to die because of her own life.

"Your Highness, I beg you, please grant my request!"

Qin Keqing pleaded.

Fang Yong finally nodded and agreed, because he didn't want to distract Qin Keqing from this matter.

Anyway, if Qin Keqing really faints, he will have to make the decision.

What children? He doesn't lack any.

Despite their blood ties, he could never abandon his wives and concubines, with whom he lived day and night, for a son or daughter he had never met.

As the silver needles were inserted, a blush rose to Qin Keqing's cheeks.

"Hmm!"

Qin Keqing cried out in pain.

The midwife assisted with the delivery. She was an experienced midwife in the palace and could help adjust the baby's position in time, and tell Qin Keqing how to push, etc.

Qin Keqing, standing to the side, was drenched in sweat, her fair hands tightly gripping Fang Yong's large hand.

Fang Yong continuously channeled his inner energy into her, helping her recover her depleted strength. However, even so, the intense pain still contorted Qin Keqing's face, and her former beauty was gone.

"It's a boy, madam, keep pushing!"

"That's what the midwife said."

The imperial physician's acupuncture technique was indeed effective. Qin Keqing's dilation was much easier than before, and the baby's buttocks emerged smoothly without the umbilical cord being squeezed. However, this did not mean the danger was over.

The back of the shoulder was an even greater danger.

If it's a normal baby, and the head comes out first, the rest of the process will be very smooth, and there is basically no risk of the umbilical cord being squeezed.

However, if the baby comes out feet first, the difficulty will be several times that of a normal baby due to the position. The buttocks and shoulders are like the gates of hell, which can almost torture the mother to death.

Qin Keqing painfully used all her strength to interlock her fingers, her slender fingers almost breaking in Fang Yong's palm.

"Your Highness, I... ah!"

After using her last bit of strength, Qin Keqing tilted her head back and fainted. Although her physical strength had not yet reached its limit, the pain was too intense and had exceeded her tolerance.

Holding the exhausted Qin Keqing, Fang Yong couldn't help but curse:

"You damned unfilial son!"

He then gave the order:
"Save the mother, abandon the unfilial son!"

The midwife was somewhat at a loss.

She cradled the blood-stained child and carefully addressed Fang Yong:
"Um, Your Highness... has given birth!"

Fang Yongmeng turned around.

Sure enough, the midwife carefully touched a baby, whose umbilical cord had not yet been cut.

What a rebellious son! He didn't cry a single word even after the baby was born, so much so that he didn't even realize the baby had been born.

After a few hard slaps, a loud cry rang out.

This little guy is very well-nourished. Fang Yong estimated that he must weigh a little over eight pounds. No wonder Qin Keqing suffered so much.

Fang Yong said:

"From now on, your nickname will be Tu'er."

The character 遌通逆 means rebellion, and it can be considered a commemoration of the difficulty of the little one's birth and the hardships his mother endured.

As for his formal name, it had already been agreed upon; he would be called Fang Ji.

As the saying goes, "On a high mound, there are no more valuable trees."

The character 坁 (ji) means foundation or basis.

In the following days, Fang Yong stayed by Qin Keqing's side.

Qin Keqing had suffered such hardship, it was truly too difficult for her, so Fang Yong naturally stayed with her for a few more days.

Qin Keqing later learned from her maids and palace maids what had happened after she fainted that day, which made her look at Fang Yong with complicated emotions, a mixture of gratitude and resentment.

"Your Highness, it's rising..."

Qin Keqing bit her thin lips lightly and said this.

Fang Yong also supports the idea that the child will be nursed by a wet nurse, as taking care of the child himself would be too exhausting and tiring.

However, Jin Chuan'er did not experience the same bloating and pain as Qin Keqing.

Jin Chuan'er only had a slight swelling for a few days. The imperial physician prescribed a formula to nourish her body, and with Fang Yong massaging her, the symptoms quickly subsided.

Qin Keqing, however, was now experiencing severe bloating and pain, perhaps due to her excessive fullness; even the silk fabrics on her body were stained with the scent of milk.

When Daiyu came to visit, she happened to witness these events, which filled Lin Daiyu with envy.

(End of this chapter)