Marrying a treacherous official

Physician Li emerged from the delivery room covered in blood and hurried to the First Madam, reporting:

"After I turned the baby into the correct position, the baby's head has already emerged, but it's quite large. When it finally comes out, Aunt Li will need to have two episiotomies. I wonder if the Cui family will agree to this?"

Granny Kong stood in front of the First Madam, blocking the bloody aura brought by Physician Li. Upon hearing that Concubine Li was going to have surgery, she knew she couldn't let the First Madam get involved in this mess.

"Does Second Master allow Concubine Li to use a knife?"

Why are you asking me about this?

Cui Gongquan felt that Li Xiangqin was unlucky; ever since he got involved with her, he had been plagued by misfortune and bad luck. He said with disgust:

"If she dies later, my sister-in-law will accuse me of murdering my mother for her child. How can I bear such a crime?"

"Now that Auntie and Lin'er are in imminent danger, shouldn't Second Master give us an answer on whether to save them or not?"

"Save the aunt and the child if you can, but if you can't, then that's their fate."

Cui Gongquan's words made Physician Li laugh in exasperation.

Granny Kong had no time to argue with the Second Master, and immediately ran to the Marquis to ask for instructions:

"My lord, is it safe to use this knife, Aunt Li?"

"Now all the internal affairs of the Marquis's residence are handled by the First Madam. You're supposed to be a senior member of the household, yet you don't even understand this. How did you manage to be a good employee here?"

"Father, please calm down."

Yunji spoke up to help Granny Kong out of the predicament, "This matter concerns the lives of Aunt Li and the unborn child. Since Father is present, we should ask for his opinion before making any plans."

She asked the physician Li directly:

"If those two lateral cuts hadn't been made, would Aunt Li have survived?"

"cannot."

Will the baby in my womb survive?

"It can live whether it's cut or not."

"cut."

Without the slightest hesitation, Yunji gave her a definite answer, word by word.

Physician Li summoned two rough-looking old women and rushed into the delivery room.

Granny Kong sincerely hoped that Aunt Li would not get into trouble, otherwise, given the Second Master's arrogant nature, he would definitely blame the First Madam for this and pester her relentlessly.

Fifteen minutes later, the baby's loud cry came from the delivery room.

Granny Kong could no longer stand there and rushed into the delivery room to check whether Aunt Li was dead or alive.

Then the midwife came out wrapped in a brocade quilt with a chubby baby and congratulated Cui Gongquan:

"Congratulations, Second Master, Concubine Li has given birth to a little lady for you."

Disappointed, Cui Gongquan quickly breathed a sigh of relief and laughed absurdly:

"Whether it's a daughter or not, she and her mother can take good care of each other at the mansion, which will save them from causing trouble in the future."

Yunji remained completely unmoved upon hearing this.

Granny Kong came out of the delivery room, saying with relief:

"The physician Li has stitched up the wounds, and the bleeding has been temporarily stopped. Aunt Li has suffered so much, but she has survived. However, her body is severely depleted, and she has developed a chronic illness that will take three to five years to fully recover from."

Yunji just wanted her to be alive.

"Hua Chao will stay and help Physician Li treat Auntie, and then send Physician Li back to his room."

"Yes, ma'am."

After explaining these matters, Yunji bid farewell to the Marquis and left Minghe Hall with her maids and guards.

Granny Kong followed steadily, and together with Xi Kui, they helped the First Madam walk along the night road.

"When this old servant entered the delivery room, Consort Li's face was completely pale. I heard from the old woman that if it weren't for Physician Li's acupuncture and medicine, which stopped the bleeding in time, Consort Li would have died after giving birth to the little lady."

"Physician Li is both kind-hearted and skilled; he truly deserves to be the man my grandfather left me."

Yun Ji suddenly remembered something and called to Li Xiuji:

"How dare General Li stand in the way of the Marquis and order his guards to draw their swords at him?"

"I was acting out of a moment of anger to protect my master, please forgive me, Madam."

What did the old man say to you before he left?

"The general only instructed his subordinates to ensure the safety of the First Lady, nothing more."

Li Xiuji concealed something from the truth.

Yunji asked him indirectly:

"Where did Shi Ling go to take up a high position, and why are you working at Qinghui Courtyard?"

"The general took Shi Ling to Xijing to fight, giving him an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and intends to promote him to deputy general."

"If the old man keeps you here, wouldn't that mean he doesn't value you?"

"General, you have no such intention, and I would never dare to think that way."

Li Xiuji witnessed firsthand how the First Madam sowed discord and instigated the Second Master, the Eldest Miss, and the Lady of the Marquis to turn against each other. How could he dare to fall for her tricks? He had no choice but to pledge his loyalty:

"The general values ​​the First Madam more than his own life. If he didn't value his subordinates, he would never have left them at Qinghui Courtyard to protect the First Madam's safety with his life."

Yunji smiled with unbridled joy.

"What if the Marquis bullies me?"

"It is permissible for the Marquis to scold or beat the General, but it is absolutely unacceptable for him to bully the First Madam."

Li Xiuji inadvertently revealed the guards' principles of conduct: "Besides, the First Madam is currently pregnant. The General has given orders that even the Marquis can be detained and dealt with, and we can make further plans after he returns to the capital."

That's exactly what Yunji wanted to hear.

She hadn't seen him for a long time, and her longing for him was so intense that she always tried to find a way to make him feel at ease.

After returning to the main room, Yunji picked up her pen and sat down at the table to continue writing the unfinished letter home.

As autumn turned to winter, wild geese flew back and forth between the two places, and letters sent home piled up on the desk. Before long, spring arrived.

On the day Yunji went into labor, not only did Physician Li deliver the baby in the delivery room, but the Marquis's residence also invited the old imperial physician to oversee the procession in the courtyard.

Cui Tingyan and Madam Cui arrived at Qinghui Courtyard one after the other. Seeing that Granny Kong had arranged everything in an orderly manner, the two were somewhat relieved.

Madam Gu insisted on rushing to the Marquis's residence, determined to personally watch over Yunji as she was about to give birth, fearing that Yunji might be harmed by villains and she wouldn't be able to explain it to her son-in-law later.

Therefore, Gu Jinyu was summoned to wait outside the Marquis's residence, in case anything happened, so that they could provide support from both inside and outside and rescue Yunji as soon as possible.

Amidst such a grand spectacle, Yunji gave birth to a baby boy in just half a day.

Granny Kong presented the eldest grandson to Old Madam Cui for her opinion.

When Madam Cui held the child, she couldn't stop smiling, saying that the child looked just like Cui Zeming, and that his eyebrows and eyes had a touch of heroism from birth.

Madam Gu secretly felt that the child looked exactly like Yun Ji, with her delicate eyebrows and pouty red lips, she looked exactly like Yun Ji when she was a child.

However, in front of the Cui family, she couldn't argue, so she could only smile and tacitly accept the "truth" that the child looked like Cui Zeming.

Granny Kong showed the child to the First Madam and told her all the interesting things that had happened outside.

"Doesn't he look just like his father?"

Yunji looked at Lin'er's features and smiled, "I haven't seen Master for so long that I've almost forgotten what he looks like. But seeing Lin'er reminds me of what Master looks like."

Granny Kong immediately understood that the First Madam missed the Eldest Master.