The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 27 Born with Bad Luck
Giving birth is a life-or-death ordeal for both mother and child; life and death are separated by only a thin veil. Some are born to drink chicken soup, while others are born to meet the King of Hell.

Xiao Chunyu was so angry that she went into labor early, and the midwife arrived late as well.

When the midwife arrived, the baby had only one foot out.

"Good heavens, this is a difficult birth."

The midwife was so frightened that she turned to leave, saying, "You should stop asking for a specialist. This old woman doesn't have that ability."

"Granny Zhang, you are so kind and compassionate, you must save my young lady."

Seeing that things were not going well, Mo Lan knelt down in front of Zhang the midwife with a "plop" and hugged her legs tightly: "Zhang the midwife, please, save my young lady."

"Yes, my young lady is the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. If the old master were still alive, how wonderful that would be! Even if the second young lady were here, she would surely be able to save her. But the old master is gone, and the second young lady has returned to Shu. Zhang Mama, please, please save my young lady. We will definitely repay your great kindness in the future."

"The Xiao family, the eldest granddaughter of Imperial Physician Xiao?"

"Yes, Granny Zhang..."

“Alright.” Granny Zhang stopped walking: “Back then, when I was delivering a baby for a noble lady, I encountered some trouble. If it weren’t for Physician Zhang’s timely arrival, I would have lost my life that day. Since she is Physician Zhang’s granddaughter, today I will fight to the death against the King of Hell.”

"Thank you, Granny Zhang, thank you."

Mo Lan was so excited that she kept kowtowing.

"Stop kowtowing, stop hugging my legs, you're in my way!"

The midwife returned, rolled up her sleeves, and slowly put the baby's leg back in.

However, Xiao Chunyu's situation is not good.

"If something goes wrong, should we save the mother or the child?"

Finally, Zhang the midwife couldn't help but ask this cruel question.

"Save the baby." Granny Zhou, Mo Lan, and Jian Lan said in unison.

"Save the child!" Xiao Chunyu's weak voice rang out: "Granny, please save my child."

“Miss.” Granny Zhou sobbed uncontrollably, “Miss, a child without a mother is like a blade of grass. Miss, don’t you remember what the old lady said: ‘Where there’s life, there’s hope.’ Miss.”

"Granny Zhou, if only one person can survive, I hope it is my child."

What she witnessed this morning had shattered her spirit. Her grandfather was gone, her father, uncles, and elder brother had all been exiled to the northern deserts, and her grandmother had taken her mother back to Sichuan, leaving her alone in the capital, each day feeling like an eternity. If anything were to happen to the child, would the Wu family ever let her go?

She was tired and didn't want to argue anymore.

"Miss……"

"Granny, please help me take care of the child. If my grandmother and mother come back one day, please kowtow to them on my behalf and tell them that Yu'er is unfilial!"

"Miss……"

Granny Zhou and Mo Lan and Jian Lan wept uncontrollably.

"Alright, alright, it's not time yet, why are you crying already?" Midwife Zhang was quite angry. "I'll adjust the baby's position for you first. You guys, if you have nothing to do, go outside and wait. Don't let this affect her mood."

The midwife Zhang used all her life's skills to correct the position of her compresses, one stroke after another.

“Speaking of which, it was your second young lady who taught this old woman the technique of correcting the compressive position,” Zhang the midwife recalled. “I really never thought that I would need to use it in your hands one day. You are truly blessed.”

"Thank you, mama."

Xiao Chunyu's tears flowed again: "My second sister is such a smart person, yet she was jilted. When Grandfather finished his three-year mourning period, she would have been eighteen, and she would still be in such a faraway place..."

"What are you worried about? A blessed woman doesn't marry into an unblemished family. Second Miss is a woman of great wisdom. The man who marries her must have accumulated a lot of good karma in his ancestors." Granny Zhang comforted her, "Eldest Miss, you too. You must take good care of yourself. The baby is in the right position, but you will have to endure some pain again. Take good care of yourself and give birth to the baby safely, and wait for the old lady and the others to return to the capital for a reunion."

"Thank you, Granny." Hearing this, she perked up again!
Yes, all her hopes were for the Xiao family to return to Beijing. She also thought that if she could give birth to her child safely, it would be a great blessing from God.

After another hour of agonizing pain, Xiao Chunlan finally gave birth.

"She gave birth. She gave birth."

Granny Zhang, drenched in sweat, said, "She gave birth to a daughter."

"Congratulations, Second Young Mistress! Congratulations, Second Young Mistress!"

When she found out that she had given birth to a girl, Granny Zhou's heart sank.

Given the Wu family's temperament, Miss Wu's life is probably not going to be easy.

"Reward, Granny Zhou, everyone serving in my courtyard will receive a monthly allowance." Xiao Chunyu used her own money to reward her servants; she could handle that. "Also, give Granny Zhang a red envelope containing ten taels of silver."

"Then this old woman thanks you very much, Miss."

She addressed him as "Young Miss," a sign of respect for the Xiao family.

"It's all thanks to you, Granny." Suddenly, Xiao Chunyu felt something was wrong: "Granny, I feel like something is flowing out from below."

"what?"

Granny Zhang was stunned. She rushed over to check and was shocked to find that there was bleeding!

Yes, the placenta has come out, and after resting for so long, I've started bleeding.

"Quickly, quickly fetch a doctor." This was something Zhang Mama couldn't do at all.

"what happened?"

"Quickly, fetch a doctor! The second young mistress is bleeding."

Another chaotic scene unfolded in the courtyard.

Granny Zhou could only pray to the Bodhisattva for protection.

"It's better to pray to your master than to pray to Buddha. Your ancestors were all imperial physicians; maybe they have some way to stop the bleeding." Granny Zhang sighed, "If only I could have learned more from the second young lady back then."

"Wait." Xiao Chunyu felt very weak, but Zhang Mama's words instantly brought her back to her senses: "Zhou Mama, quick, quick, get me the pills from the red porcelain bottle."

Granny Zhang looked at Xiao Chunyu in surprise as she swallowed two pills.

"These are the pills my second sister prepared for me," Xiao Chunyu said. "Granny Zhang, don't worry, I'll be fine!"

When the doctor arrived, Granny Zhang saw that Xiao Chunyu's bleeding had indeed stopped.

"The second young mistress is severely deficient in qi and blood and needs to be well taken care of, otherwise it will be detrimental to Zihe."

"What's wrong?" Wu Fang walked in, covering her nose. "Dr. Zhang, you said she can't have children anymore?"

"What I mean is that the second young mistress needs to take good care of herself." How can she have children if she doesn't take good care of her health?

"Understood. Someone, escort Doctor Zhang here." Wu Fang looked at Xiao Chunyu with a mocking smile: "You really are born with bad luck."

Xiao Chunyu was so angry that her face turned ashen!
"This young lady from the Wu family has quite the sharp tongue." Granny Zhang had seen bad people, but never one this wicked. She was angry for Xiao Chunyu: "I wonder which family would marry a girl like this?"

She had already made up her mind that she would do whatever it took to help Miss Xiao get revenge.

However, what she didn't know was that killing a thousand people would result in eight hundred of her own being injured.

Within a day, all the noble families in the capital knew that the second young mistress of the Wu family had given birth to a girl but had injured her body and could no longer have children. One of the young ladies in the Wu family had a very vicious tongue and said that the second young mistress was born with bad luck.

(End of this chapter)