After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 241 Hibiscus Gives Birth (Part 1)

Before Bai Wanqing could speak, Baoyue slapped the money bag out of Xiao Fang's hand and glared at him, saying, "Hmph! You lecher!"

"Take your stinking money back. Don't you even know what kind of family you're living in in Huaizhou now?"

"You actually think you can bribe the Du family with money? Are you looking down on the Du family?"

After Bao Yue finished speaking, Xiao Fang's face fell, and he deeply regretted his impulsiveness.

The girl is right. He's now offending one of the wealthiest families in Huaizhou City. Especially lately, everyone knows the Du family's business has expanded significantly, and it's rumored that the Du family is related to the governor of Huaizhou City.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fang suddenly raised his head and stared blankly at Bai Wanqing in front of him.

Could it be that the woman before us is the Lady of the Prefecture who brought down the Fang family? Bai Wanqing?

Xiao Fang's previous carefree mood vanished, and he was now covered in sweat, inwardly cursing Bai Qinglian, that vixen, for harming him.

Wasn't it said that with his charm, he would definitely be able to make the Bai family's girls fall head over heels for him?

But he didn't even see anyone, and the lady of the prefecture didn't even flinch when she saw him.

He's probably really going to die now.

Just as Xiao Fang was thinking about how to escape, a faint shout came from Furong's room.

"Big sister, big sister, there's blood!"

Bai Wanqing frowned, knowing that Furong was probably so frightened that she had threatened miscarriage.

Xiao Fang, who was still trying to find a way to escape, was so frightened that his face turned pale. He stared blankly at Bai Wanqing and met her piercing gaze.

"Baoyue, have someone take him and Bai Qinglian to the government office."

"Then go to the Lin family immediately and invite Master Luo to come and take charge."

Bai Wanqing gave the order crisply, "By the way, besides Master Luo, you should also find someone to invite Du Huan and Madam Du back now."

"Go!"

Baoyue realized what was happening, nodded, and directed the maids to go their separate ways.

Bai Wanqing then turned and went into Furong's room. Furong was so frightened by the blood on her crotch that she turned pale. She only relaxed a little when she saw Bai Wanqing come in.

"Big sister," Furong called out in a trembling voice.

Bai Wanqing stroked Furong's head and said, "Furong, don't be afraid, your big sister is here, you'll be alright."

Furong nodded obediently, but the pain in her abdomen grew stronger and stronger.

Bai Wanqing quickly checked Furong's condition. Although there were signs of premature labor, the baby was in the correct position and could give birth.

Bai Wanqing turned around and instructed the servants of the Du family behind her to prepare hot water, while she gently took Furong's hand and comforted her.

"Furong, don't be afraid, it's okay. Do you remember what your older sister told you to do before?"

Despite the pain, Furong gradually calmed down and whispered, "I remember!"

"Big sister, Furong remembers."

“Very good. As long as Furong does what we said before, Furong will be fine.”

"Ugh!" Furong was already covered in cold sweat from the pain.

Soon, the Du family's nannies brought in boiled water, and before long, the midwives whom the Du family had previously booked, as well as Master Luo, arrived one after another.

The midwife and Master Luo also examined Furong's condition.

"It's only just begun, it'll probably take a while longer," the midwife said.

Master Luo nodded, and Bai Wanqing understood that childbirth was a life-or-death experience for women. "Then I'll trouble the midwives to help out as much as possible."

"If my second sister can give birth smoothly, I will definitely treat you well."

The midwife knew perfectly well that this was the only son of the Du family in this generation!

Moreover, with Lady Bai Wanqing, the wife of the prefect, here to oversee things, and the legendary divine doctor, the midwife was very confident.

"Madam, please rest assured, I will do my utmost."

Bai Wanqing felt relieved and helped Master Luo out of the delivery room. Master Luo sighed softly.

"How frightened must Furong have been?"

"It's going to be tough."

"Grandmaster." Bai Wanqing felt heartbroken as she listened to Furong's screams coming from the delivery room.

"Don't worry! I'm here. I won't let anything happen to my grand-disciple." Doctor Luo said with a rare serious expression.

Bai Wanqing was filled with gratitude. Since meeting her master, she had troubled him countless times, but no matter what, her master would always stand by her side.

"Grandmaster, how about I take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die?" Bai Wanqing said with a smile.

Master Luo curled his lip, "Oh dear! Following you! My old bones will soon fall apart."

Bai Wanqing smiled gently, "It's all because my grandmaster dotes on me."

Master Luo shook his head helplessly, "You really are just like Zi Rou."

Just then, Baoyue ran in, panting. She bowed to Master Luo, her face covered in sweat, and then said to Bai Wanqing, "Miss, the person has been sent to the government office."

"But when she was leaving, the third young lady was very dissatisfied and even cursed the second young lady a few times."

"Do you think so?"

Bao Yue looked at Bai Wanqing with concern, but Bai Wanqing smiled and shook her head.

"She, Bai Qinglian, is nothing, so naturally her words don't count."

Hearing Bai Wanqing say this, Baoyue finally felt relieved. "The eldest young lady is right, the third young lady's words don't count."

"Then I'll wash and disinfect my hands and go in to see Miss." Bai Wanqing glanced at her grandmaster, then entered the delivery room with Baoyue.

Furong had just stopped having contractions, and due to the prolonged ordeal, she was already quite weak and had no strength left.

Bai Wanqing and the midwife exchanged a glance, and the midwife then instructed the Du family's maid to prepare food.

"Big sister, I can't eat!" Furong said weakly, lying on the bed with her lips pursed.

While wiping the sweat from Furong's forehead with a handkerchief, Bai Wanqing said, "Furong, be good, eat something so you can have more energy later, right?"

Furong touched her large belly and nodded with a resolute look in her eyes.

"Eat the hibiscus, big sister, if you eat the hibiscus, will the baby be able to be born?"

"Yes! If you eat hibiscus, you'll have the strength to give birth to the baby."

Having received an affirmative answer, Furong made a decision in her heart.

“Then Furong should eat! Furong is going to be a mother now, and Furong must protect the baby.”

"It was all Furong's fault just now. Furong shouldn't have been frightened by that person."

"It's all Furong's fault for not protecting the baby properly."

As Furong spoke, tears streamed down her face. Bai Wanqing looked at Furong with heartache and said, "Furong, this is not your fault. You did a good job."

"Even though the baby came half a month earlier than expected, it's still a good thing. It's not your fault, understand?"

When Furong heard that the baby was alright, she finally felt a little more at ease.

"Furong, Furong!" Du Huan received a message from a servant of the Du family at the academy and immediately rushed home.

He was stopped by the Du family's nannies as soon as he thought about entering the delivery room.

Du Huan paced anxiously at the door, shouting, "Hey, why are you stopping me? I need to go in and see how Furong is!"

He had heard on his way back that it was Bai Qinglian who brought people to cause trouble, which caused Furong to have a miscarriage.

He desperately wanted to see Furong immediately and check on her condition.

The Du family's nannies said with troubled expressions, "Young master, this is the delivery room. You can't go in. It's bad luck for a man to go in."

Du Huan no longer cared about whether it was auspicious or not.

"What do you mean by auspicious or inauspicious? Get out of the way."

The old women in the Du family usually saw Du Huan as gentle and refined. Except for the last time when he had a fight with Madam Du over marrying the young mistress and son, this second time left them at a loss for what to do.

Just as the nannies were at a loss, Madam Du arrived in a hurry.

"Huan'er! Stop fooling around!"

Du Huan turned around and said anxiously, "Auntie, Furong is inside. I need to go in and check on her before I feel at ease."

Madam Du instructed the maid to disinfect her. She smiled and said, "Huan'er, I know you're anxious, but this is definitely not the time for you to cause trouble."

"Look, even Doctor Luo is here. Are you still worried that something might happen to Furong?"

As Madam Du spoke, she disinfected the area.

"Alright! You stay here with Doctor Luo, Wanqing and I will stay inside. Aren't you worried?"

Du Huan turned to look at Doctor Luo sitting in the main hall, and his anxious mood finally calmed down a little.

He had no choice but to obey his aunt and go to the main hall to accompany Doctor Luo.

But he had barely sat down when Furong's screams echoed through the room, startling him so much that he couldn't stand or sit still, and paced anxiously in the main hall.

Doctor Luo coughed lightly, and Du Huan stopped in his tracks, embarrassed, staring blankly at Doctor Luo.

"Master Luo"

As if teasing a child, Doctor Luo picked up a piece of pastry from the table and handed it to Du Huan.

"Don't rush, Furong is only two fingers open right now, there's still some time."

"Sit down, eat your pastries, and wait patiently."

Seeing Master Luo's composed demeanor, Du Huan awkwardly accepted the pastries offered to him. At that moment, his mind was filled with Furong's screams, and he couldn't taste the pastries at all.

He could only mechanically stuff pastries into his mouth like a walking corpse.

As soon as Madam Du entered the delivery room, the nurses inside anxiously exclaimed, "Madam, you mustn't!"

Madam Du quickly waved her hand, telling them not to speak, and the maids dared not utter another sound.

Both Bai Wanqing and Bai Furong saw Madam Du.

"Aunt!" Wanqing, who was by the bedside, quickly stood up and bowed.

Madam Du quickly caught it with her hand, "Wanqing, don't be so polite, Furong is the most important thing right now."

Furong pursed her lips, enduring wave after wave of excruciating pain, which made Madam Du's eyes redden slightly.

"Furong, you've suffered so much," Madam Du said, touching Furong's forehead.

Furong tried to speak, but the intense pain only allowed her to let out screams.

Bai Wanqing knew that it was generally inappropriate for elders to appear in the delivery room of younger generations, but the fact that Madam Du had gone to such lengths showed how much the Du family valued Furong.

Bai Wanqing stood up and said to Madam Du, "Aunt, I'm here, and so is the midwife."

"Why don't you just wait outside?"

The Du family's nannies echoed, "Yes! Madam, let's go wait outside."

(End of this chapter)