I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 117 Doctor Li and Doctor Ye are online

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'Bao Dai? ! ! !'

Everyone around was shocked.

They even suspected that there was something wrong with their ears, otherwise why would they have auditory hallucinations? Or maybe the word "Bao Dai" did not mean what they understood?
Seeing the midwife standing there motionless, Zhao Ya frowned and asked, "Didn't I explain it clearly? I told you to do your best to save Shen Cairen's life. If you can save the child in Shen Cairen's belly, then do so. If you can't, it's God's will."

This time, everyone heard clearly that what Zhao Ya wanted to save was indeed the life of Shen Fuling, who had been bought by Prince Shen's palace in her early years and had been doing menial work before being favored by Zhao Ya. What he wanted to give up was the life of the prince or princess in her belly who had Zhao Ya's blood flowing in her body!!!

Not to mention a tiny and insignificant Fuling, even if you replace her with those concubines with backgrounds, such as Zhang Nan, Han Yu, and Cai Xuan, they are not as important as a prince, or even as important as a princess. After all, Zhao Ya can have as many women as he wants. Not to mention losing one, even losing a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand is no big deal to Zhao Ya.

Also, I haven't seen how much Zhao Ya dotes on Fuling in normal times. Why is it that at this critical moment of life and death, Zhao Ya would rather give up his own children and save Fuling's life?

Could it be that Zhao Ya forgot how Zhao Xu died?
That’s because you don’t have a son.

In short, no one understands why Zhao Ya made such a choice?

Zheng Xiansu advised: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

Zheng Xiansu knew that since she was already pregnant, there might be such a day in the future. Zhao Ya's choice today might also determine her life and death.

But considering the gains and losses from Zhao Ya's perspective, Zheng Xiansu had to persuade Zhao Ya. What if Zhao Ya was just putting on an act, and if no one gave Zhao Ya a way out, wouldn't Zhao Ya be hung here and watch his children die?
Huang Jingchen also advised Zhao Ya: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, why not teach her to do her utmost to save the prince and Consort Shen?"

Then, more and more people tried to persuade Zhao Ya. What they said made more sense than the other. If Zhao Ya chose to give up, he would surely be able to give up Fuling and save his children with reason and justification.

But Zhao Ya insisted to the midwife: "Follow my order, I want Shen Cairen alive."

When Liu Bei threw the child, Zhao Yun was so moved that he burst into tears. He quickly picked up A Dou, who was thrown to the ground by Liu Bei, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Even if Zhao Yun dies, he cannot repay the lord's kindness!"

Now, Zhao Ya is really going to give up his children for this lowly woman. How could Fuling in the delivery room not be moved by Zhao Ya?
All I heard was Fuling saying in a very weak voice: "Your Majesty, your life is worthless. I beg you to protect...protect the prince."

At this point, even Fuling, the person involved, has given Zhao Ya a way out. Zhao Ya has every reason to give up Fuling and save his children. Zhao Ya doesn't even have to feel guilty.

Who would have thought that Zhao Ya still said to Fuling firmly: "Fuling, listen to me, cooperate with her and save your own life. When you recover, I will give you another son."

At this point, who can't see that Zhao Ya really wants to save Fuling's life? In order to save Fuling, he is really prepared to give up the lives of his own children. He is not pretending to be kind.

Fuling was even more moved by what she heard. She cried, "Please, Your Majesty... protect the prince."

Zhao Ya said in an unquestionable tone: "Fuling, do you dare to disobey my order?"

With the excuse given by Zhao Ya, Fuling's survival instinct took over, so she was silent for a while and replied, "Your Highness... I dare not."

At this point, what else could the midwives and imperial doctors say? They could only do their best to save Fuling.

Unexpectedly, Li Lin and Ye Shiyun arrived late at this time.

Surprisingly, Li Lin and Ye Shiyun didn't arrive in the imperial sedan chair, but ran. Presumably, the eunuchs carrying them were too tired to run, and they were afraid of wasting time, so they got off the sedan chair and ran over on their own.

Li Lin, who was in excellent physical condition, was fine; she wasn't even breathing heavily.

Ye Shiyun, who is usually lazy and gluttonous, is much worse. When she ran to the place, she could hardly stand.

This made Zhao Ya swallow the question he was about to ask, "Why did you come so late?" and instead personally supported Ye Shiyun and said to her, "Sit down and rest for a while, there's no rush."

The clever palace maid had already brought a chair.

Ye Shiyun no longer cared about her image or etiquette, she just sat down on the chair.

Then, Ye Shiyun gasped and said, "Boil water... boil..."

Li Lin said on behalf of Ye Shiyun, "Go and boil some water quickly. Let these boil for about a cup of tea."

As she said this, Li Lin took out a lot of strange things from the bag she was carrying.

Others may not know what these things are, but how could Zhao Ya not know that they are obstetric tools and medical equipment?

Zhao Ya's eyes were fixed on the two forceps.

Zhao Ya knew very well that although forceps may seem insignificant, their invention was an important milestone in the development of obstetrics and gynecology and had epoch-making significance.

In cases of difficult labor, such as when the fetal head is in an incorrect position or the mother is physically exhausted, forceps can help the doctor deliver the fetus smoothly, greatly improving the success rate of delivery while greatly reducing the risks to the mother and fetus.

Moreover, forceps can act quickly in emergency situations. Through traction and other operations, they can separate the fetus from the mother's body as soon as possible, avoiding serious consequences such as fetal hypoxia, asphyxiation, and damage to the mother's soft birth canal due to prolonged delivery.

In addition, timely use of forceps can also reduce the time the fetus is in distress in the uterus, reduce the incidence of complications such as intracranial hemorrhage and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns, and also reduce the risk of complications such as perineal tear and uterine rupture due to difficult labor in mothers.

It is no exaggeration to say that forceps are definitely a great treasure for pregnant women during childbirth. With it, Fuling and her child might have been saved.

Seeing the palace maids put all the obstetric tools and medical equipment they brought into the boiling water, Li Lin explained to Zhao Ya: "We learned that Concubine Shen was having a difficult labor, so we went to Concubine Ma to get some instruments needed to save her life, so we were delayed for a while."

Earlier, the five girls had been living in a modern world with a well-developed system and had no idea of ​​the importance of the medical system.

It was not until Ye Shiyun accidentally mentioned that she had read the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" that the five girls, especially Ye Shiyun, realized that she could also develop her medical skills and become a miracle doctor.

Just as Ma Xiaojiao was about to give birth, Ye Shiyun asked Ma Xiaojiao to help her make a batch of midwifery tools and medical equipment.

However, Ma Xiaojiao's due date was still some time away, so Ye Shiyun was not in a hurry to get the obstetric tools and medical equipment she needed.

Tonight, Zhao Ya suddenly asked her to come over to help, so Ye Shiyun quickly called Li Lin, who was brave enough to walk at night, and went with her to the Genyue Wansui Mountain Industrial Base to retrieve these midwifery tools and medical equipment.

Ye Shiyun also knew that time was tight and the task was heavy. If she delayed any longer, Fuling and her child might be in danger. So, she recovered some strength and entered the delivery room with the help of Li Lin.

In fact, the midwife and experienced people wanted to persuade Li Lin and Ye Shiyun not to go in. You know, not only men, but also women who have not given birth are not allowed to enter the delivery room.

In addition to feudal superstition, this actually has practical significance.

This is mainly because the scene of childbirth is somewhat bloody and can easily leave a psychological trauma on women who have never given birth, thus making them afraid of childbirth. In fact, one of the reasons why men are not allowed to enter the delivery room is to avoid leaving a psychological trauma on men and easily affecting the couple's relationship.

But before the midwife and the others could dissuade him, Zhao Ya said, "Everything is subject to the orders of Imperial Concubine Li and Imperial Concubine Ye. I will not forgive anyone who disobeys my orders."

Zhao Ya had already issued an imperial decree, so how could anyone dare to dissuade them? They could only let Li Lin and Ye Shiyun enter the delivery room.

After Li Lin and Ye Shiyun entered the delivery room, Ye Shiyun saw Fuling's weak face, blood and a large amount of unknown liquid. Her legs, which were already sore and weak from running, immediately lost all strength and she almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Li Lin was quick-witted and supported Ye Shiyun.

Li Lin noticed something was wrong and asked Ye Shiyun in a low voice, "Don't tell me you've never delivered a baby."

Ye Shiyun said in a voice even smaller than Li Lin's: "Guess how old I was before I started high school. Would anyone ask me to deliver a baby?"

Li Lin's heart sank immediately. She said quickly, "This isn't the time to joke around or show off. If things go wrong, there could be two deaths."

Ye Shiyun forced herself to calm down and, according to the instructions in the "Barefoot Doctor Manual", she "calmly" directed a group of midwives and servants to carry out disinfection and pay attention to hygiene.

Seeing that the situation was so critical, Ye Shiyun was doing these useless things. The midwives with rich experience in delivering babies couldn't help but doubt whether Ye Shiyun could deliver babies?

but--

Firstly, Zhao Ya has already issued the imperial edict. Whoever dares to disobey it would be courting death.

Secondly, the five daughters of Zhang Chun had an extraordinary status in Zhao Ya's harem, and they had indeed shown many extraordinary qualities, so that people who knew them did not dare to underestimate them.

Third, seeing that Zhao Ya cares so much about Fuling, if any of them doesn't do it right, not only will they fail to save the baby in Fuling's belly, but they will also kill Fuling. They might be punished by the furious Zhao Ya. Now that Li Lin and Ye Shiyun are here to help them take the blame, why wouldn't they do it?

Therefore, regardless of whether Ye Shiyun's instructions were reasonable or not, all the midwives and servants tried their best to follow Ye Shiyun's instructions.

Soon, sterilized obstetric tools and medical equipment were delivered.

By this time, Ye Shiyun, who had a good mental state, had completely recovered. She asked directly, "Who among you has the best midwifery skills?"

All the midwives and servants immediately looked at a woman who was about forty years old.

The woman also walked over and bowed to Ye Shiyun, "Your Majesty, I, Wu, have delivered babies for Crown Prince Chongxian, Princess Fuqing, Princess Dekang, Princess Yikang, and Princess Yangguo."

When Ye Shiyun heard that all of Zhao Xu's children were delivered by this woman named Wu, how could she not know that Wu was the person she was looking for.

Ye Shiyun didn't waste any time, but directly picked up the forceps, taught Wu how to use it, and then asked Wu to use the forceps to deliver Fuling.

Mrs. Wu tried the forceps and was delighted! She discovered that they seemed to solve many of the problems that had troubled her for a long time.

At this moment, Wu finally began to believe that Ye Shiyun was indeed something, and Zhao Ya's decision to ask them to follow the orders of Li Lin and Ye Shiyun was not without purpose.

Mrs. Wu does have extensive experience in delivering babies.

Under Ye Shiyun's command, Mrs. Wu easily clamped the fetus's head with forceps, and then pulled it out steadily, accurately and forcefully.

Soon, everyone could see the fetus's head.

However, the fetus was too big, and Fuling's pelvis was a bit narrow, so even with forceps, the fetus could not be pulled out.

Seeing this, Li Lin whispered in Ye Shiyun's ear, "What should we do? Do we need to perform a caesarean section on Fuling?"

Ye Shiyun rolled her eyes. Without advanced medical equipment such as transfer instruments and organ support, and most importantly, without a group of well-trained medical staff, they dared to want to perform a caesarean section. What was the difference between this and murdering Fuling?
Ye Shiyun ignored Li Lin and calmly ordered, "Go get the imperial physician some anesthetic powder. Put the cotton I brought in with me into the imperial wine. Find a palace maid who's brave and good at sewing, and get some catgut. Hurry!"

Hearing Ye Shiyun's order, Li Lin was shocked: "Are you really going to perform a caesarean section on Fuling?"

Ye Shiyun whispered, "Why do we need a caesarean section? An episiotomy will be enough."

Li Lin, who had never been pregnant before, asked, "What is an episiotomy?"

Ye Shiyun said: "Episiotomy is a surgical method used during childbirth to widen the birth canal of the mother and help the fetus be delivered smoothly..."

While Ye Shiyun was explaining the principles of episiotomy to Li Lin, the people and things Ye Shiyun wanted arrived one after another.

During this period, there were already certain anesthesia techniques, such as the use of datura flowers for anesthesia. Although this had limited effects compared to anesthetic drugs in later generations, it could still play a role in emergency situations.

Moreover, there was an imperial physician who could prescribe an anesthetic powder with better effects. It was said that this anesthetic powder was passed down by Hua Tuo, and its effect was definitely much stronger than that of the datura flower.

In terms of anti-inflammatory, traditional Chinese medicines of this period, such as Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Honeysuckle, also have certain anti-inflammatory effects. Although the effects are not as good as later antibiotics, they can still be used to fight infection after surgery.

After everything was ready, Ye Shiyun used anesthetic powder to anesthetize Fuling while saying to her, "Trust me, I will definitely make sure you and your child are safe."

Fuling nodded.

After making all the preparations, Ye Shiyun picked up the medical scissors.

But ideals are full, while reality is skinny.

Ye Shiyun's hands, holding the medical scissors, were shaking constantly, completely out of her control. God had mercy on her, she only knew the basics of the theory, how could she actually perform the surgery?

Seeing that Ye Shiyun's hands were shaking so badly, it was impossible for her to perform an episiotomy on Fuling. Li Lin took the medical scissors and asked, "How do we do it?"

Li Lin thought that since Ye Shiyun had never had surgery before, it didn't matter who did it. Perhaps, since she knew more about surgery, it would be even better.

Ye Shiyun, who could only talk, felt relieved when she saw Li Lin take over this crucial task. She quickly pointed out the location to Li Lin and said, "Make an oblique incision here, a little over an inch long."

Upon hearing what Ye Shiyun said, Li Lin slashed her with a pair of scissors at the spot she mentioned with steady precision and fierceness.

Mrs. Wu, who was standing by, understood what she was saying and used forceps to pull the fetus out of Fuling's body...

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(End of this chapter)