Chapter 83: Severe Blood Loss
Consort Song decisively poured all the powdered medicine into the bowl, saying coldly, “If it’s not potent enough, how can it show the viciousness of Wen Mingqian?”
“Still, don’t overdo it, or it will harm your body. This isn’t a game,” Granny Yang reminded her.
Consort Song stirred the bowl with a soup spoon and said, “It’s a lie to say it won’t harm the body, but if you don’t cast a net, you won’t catch a fish.”
Despite saying this, her throat tightened as she lifted the bowl, but she still drank half of it in one gulp.
“Little Madam, how are you feeling now?” Granny Yang asked, staring intently at Consort Song’s face.
“Are you confused? It wouldn’t be that fast,” Consort Song glanced at her and said, “We still have to wait some time.”
At this time, Wen Mingqian was chatting with Old Madam Gong, discussing how grandly the Li family’s funeral had been held a few days prior.
After a while, Mei Zhi returned to report, “Replying to Old Madam, I delivered the nourishing soup to Little Madam. I also conveyed your instructions, telling her she didn’t need to come to express her thanks.”
“Good, you may go,” Old Madam Gong said.
“We’ll have dinner soon, ask Chang An to come over too! I haven’t had a good chat with him in a long time. Now that he’s at school, he’s become so busy,” Old Madam Gong said to Wen Mingqian again.
“Old Madam, don’t flatter him. He hasn’t been studying diligently at school, but he’s learned some refined mischief,” Wen Mingqian chuckled.
“What child isn’t mischievous? As long as they don’t go too far, it’s fine,” Old Madam Gong said with a smile.
“There’s another thought, perhaps we should also call Bao An over later!” Wen Mingqian slightly composed herself and asked Old Madam Gong for permission, “Although it’s just one meal, I don’t want to show favoritism. Besides, Bao An is quite sensible, and Chang An can play well with him.”
“If you don’t mind, why should I? Harmony among brothers is the best, and harmony among your wives and concubines is also something I, as an elder, wish to see,” Old Madam Gong said. “I’ll send someone to bring both brothers over later.”
As dinner was being prepared, Hua Hong from Consort Song’s room rushed in with a panicked expression.
She was stopped in the outer room by Granny Xu, who served the Old Madam: “Isn’t this Miss Hua Hong? Why are you so ill-mannered?”
“Granny Xu, I… I didn’t mean to offend Old Madam, it’s just that… our Little Madam has had an accident!” Hua Hong panted, out of breath.
“Who had an accident?” Although Old Madam Gong was old, her hearing was still sharp.
“Old Madam!” Hua Hong rushed into the room and knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face, “Please save our Little Madam! She… she…”
“Oh dear! What is this? Crying and making a fuss, speak properly if you have something to say,” Old Madam Gong said, covering her chest, unable to bear seeing such a scene.
“Old Madam, we don’t know what’s wrong with our Little Madam. She suddenly has unbearable abdominal pain, and a large amount of blood has flowed from below. She’s in so much pain she’s rolling on the bed, and her clothes are soaked through…”
“How could this happen?” Old Madam Gong looked at Wen Mingqian with surprise and suspicion.
“Old Madam, don’t worry, I’ll go and see now.” Wen Mingqian stood up and asked Hua Hong, “Have you sent for a doctor?”
“Yes, we have,” Hua Hong cried.
“What happened to Concubine Song?” Wei Shi also heard the commotion and rushed over.
“It’s good that you’re here. Go with the second daughter-in-law to the West Courtyard and see what’s wrong with Concubine Song,” Old Madam Gong felt a little more at ease seeing her eldest daughter-in-law arrive.
When Wei Shi and Wen Mingqian arrived at Rui Xiang Residence, they heard Consort Song’s screams before they even entered the courtyard.
“What’s wrong? Wasn’t she fine all along?” Wei Shi entered the room with quick steps and was also shocked by the scene before her.
Consort Song’s hair was disheveled, her complexion was deathly pale, and her body was drenched in cold sweat.
Even more shocking was that the skirt of her lower garment was covered in bloodstains.
“First Madam! I… my stomach hurts so much!” Consort Song gasped weakly, “I don’t know how this happened, I was fine just now…”
“Why isn’t the doctor here yet?” Wei Shi asked anxiously, “This is a matter of life and death!”
“I… I don’t think I can make it…” Cold sweat covered Consort Song’s forehead, and her eyes gradually closed.
“Little Madam, Little Madam, wake up! Don’t fall asleep,” Granny Yang and the others quickly held Consort Song, shaking and shouting at her.
“Heavens!” Wei Shi was so anxious she was fuming, “Please don’t let anything happen!”
Fortunately, after a short while, they heard someone shouting outside.
“The doctor is here! The doctor is here!”
“Quickly invite the doctor in!” Wen Mingqian said sternly, “No shouting, everyone stay calm and do their duty!”
As expected, when she spoke, everyone quieted down and was no longer as flustered as before.
“This… this… this is severe blood loss, we need to stop the bleeding quickly,” the doctor, also startled by the sight, quickly opened his wardrobe and took out pre-prepared hemostatic medicine.
Granny Yang and the others quickly took it and fed it to Consort Song, who had already fallen into a semi-conscious state, her teeth clenched.
“Pry her teeth open and force it down!” the doctor said, “This child is likely lost. Get a midwife quickly, we must deliver the dead fetus as soon as possible.”
Gong Xu had been in a good mood lately. Today, he came out of the yamen and picked up his two sons to go home together. The father and sons were chatting and laughing all the way.
However, as soon as he entered the house, he sensed something was wrong.
“Master, Little Madam… has had an accident.” Someone from Consort Song’s room was waiting at the second gate. “Don’t let Fifth Young Master go over.”
“Chang An, take your younger brother to Old Madam’s place.” Gong Xu’s brow furrowed instantly.
After the two children left, he asked, “Little Madam, what happened?”
“Before dinner today, Little Madam suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain, and then there was a lot of bleeding from below… We called a doctor, who said Little Madam’s pregnancy is likely lost…”
After hearing her finish, Gong Xu asked no further questions and strode towards the back residence.
Needless to say, there must have been an accident. He had seen Consort Song before he left the mansion this morning, and she was fine. How could she suddenly have lost blood and miscarried?
People were constantly coming and going from Rui Xiang Residence. Gong Xu watched as the maids and servants carried out basins of bloody water, feeling dizzy and nauseous.
Another child of his was gone…
Despite the hot summer weather, a chill spread through him from the bottom of his heart.
“Master is back.” Wen Mingqian greeted him at the door. “You should go in and see Concubine Song!”
Gong Xu glanced at her, said nothing, but his eyes were very complex.
“Concubine Song has fainted. The doctor gave her medicine, and it’s being brewed,” Wen Mingqian’s gaze was calm, tinged with sorrow. “Everything is chaotic now, and we can’t get a clear account. We’ll ask what happened when she wakes up later!”
