The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 1526 - 1523: Assurance
Wang Yongzhu lowered her head, pondering for a moment without answering.
The Imperial Noble Consort did not rush her, only gazed at Wang Yongzhu. No one saw her hand inside her sleeve, clenched so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh, drawing blood, yet she felt nothing.
What was Wang Yongzhu doing? Naturally, she was communicating with Chen Xing.
With her current mediocre medical skills, hoping for the Imperial Noble Consort and her child to be safe was as if dreaming would be quicker.
Fortunately, Chen Xing was much more reliable compared to the previous Xiao Tiantian.
After rummaging through the System Marketplace for a long time, she found a book titled "One Hundred Questions and Answers for Pregnant Women Before and After Childbirth."
This collection of answers to questions concerning pregnant women compiles some troublesome issues and solutions that pregnant women from various dimensions encounter before and after childbirth.
It even includes a Chapter on handling fetal umbilical cord entanglement.
This was invented by a female physician from another dimension. It is a prenatal exercise for pregnant women, which requires them to exercise daily for correction. Meanwhile, it requires the doctor to assist with massage, stimulating fetal movement and reversing the umbilical cord.
If discovered two months before delivery, the success rate reaches eighty percent.
A month before delivery, the success rate is only sixty percent.
Clenching her teeth, Wang Yongzhu redeemed it.
Given the current medical conditions in this dimension, this was the best option available.
Thus, after a considerable amount of time, Wang Yongzhu lifted her head and gazed into the seemingly calm countenance of the Imperial Noble Consort, whose eyes reflected a mixture of anxiety and expectation.
She sighed, "I cannot claim complete assurance, but I have thought of a method. If Your Highness can strictly follow my instructions, there is about a fifty to sixty percent chance of success. Would Your Highness dare to take the gamble?"
The Imperial Noble Consort’s eyes lit up with a surprising radiance, and she unconsciously grasped Wang Yongzhu’s wrist: "Are you, are you speaking the truth?"
She had been on the brink of despair, barely clinging to the last sliver of strength. To hear Wang Yongzhu claim a fifty to sixty percent chance was already excellent news for her, almost to the point of tears from joy.
Childbirth itself is a woman’s ghostly gate, and given the current situation, even if Wang Yongzhu had claimed only a twenty to thirty percent chance, she would still be willing to take the risk.
Even more so when it’s fifty to sixty percent, isn’t it?
What more is there to consider?
She immediately nodded, trembling with determination: "I will follow your lead! I’ll do whatever you say!"
Seeing her like this, Wang Yongzhu couldn’t help but sigh, patting the Imperial Noble Consort’s shoulder until she calmed down.
After all, the Imperial Noble Consort was a seasoned figure in palace intrigue. Although her emotions had surged just now, they settled down after a while.
She regained her composure.
Holding Wang Yongzhu’s hand: "There is nothing more to say. The Wang Family sister’s intent will forever remain in my heart! Rest assured, proceed boldly! Whatever you need, just give the order! Not just in this palace, but throughout Changchun Palace, everyone is at your command!"
Wang Yongzhu did not mince words either, as this was no time for politeness, so she nodded confidently.
"This method, to speak frankly, is risky. I discovered it in a book that describes a set of exercises. Her Highness needs to practice them once every morning and evening. Then, I need to assist with massages to encourage the Prince within to move and loosen the umbilical cord. With luck, we can reverse the umbilical cord and reduce the loops from three to two or even one, which would be even better!"
"These exercises and massage are inherently risky! It’s only something found in a book, which records a case of a pregnant woman with symptoms similar to Her Highness’s, who delivered safely due to these exercises and massages. If Her Highness agrees, we must all learn together, and any hardship that arises must be endured!"
The Imperial Noble Consort agreed without hesitation: "Of course I trust you! Just tell me what to do!"
She then eagerly prepared to begin.
Wang Yongzhu sat to the side, assuming the posture of recalling the exercises from memory.
The Imperial Noble Consort dared not disturb her, afraid that any interruption might result in recalling or missing a crucial detail—something that could mean life or death!
With hope kindled for her child’s and her own life, the Imparial Noble Consort felt a renewed sense of determination.
She decided to vacate the Warm Pavilion for Wang Yongzhu, moving herself to the adjacent room.
She gathered a few of her main serving aunts from Changchun Palace, along with Steward Huai and several eunuch stewards.
Seated above, she reprimanded them.
She simply stated that everyone in Changchun Palace was in the same boat, and only if she, as the mistress, was well could those serving her fare well.
If anything happened to her, there would be no benefit for anyone here; at best, they’d be sent to the most punishing parts of the palace, or at worst, buried with her.
Therefore, they should not entertain the thought of betraying her for something else.
It was known that her condition was likely no secret within the palace. To the women there, she was already considered a doomed person.
No matter how arrogant or complacent she became, it was only a matter of a month.
Who would bother to attack a doomed person, sullying their own hands, and risk leaving evidence that might incite the Emperor’s anger should she truly perish. The consequences would be considerable, far outweighing any benefit.
So why not just wait quietly for a month, watching her die on her own!
Therefore, those intending to abandon their master should not seek other options; they know better than to take on a hot potato now.
To be blunt, everyone from the top to the maids cleaning and the Little Eunuchs running errands in Changchun Palace, were now deemed expendable.
If they wished to survive and live well, they ought to serve her diligently and pray day and night for the wellbeing of her and the child within.
Everyone present understood this logic.
Apart from a few older, more steady individuals, everyone’s faces could not help but display expressions of despair and grief.
Initially, Changchun Palace was coveted, with many boasting about the connections they used and the gifts they sent to secure a position here.
All wanted to follow the Imperial Noble Consort to skyrocket their prospects. Who could have anticipated encountering such a situation?
Most were disheartened, barely maintaining due to the Imperial Noble Consort’s tenacity.
The Imperial Noble Consort knew that unless she survived her labor, no matter how confidently she spoke, others would have little hope.
Yet, she did not want too many people knowing about Wang Yongzhu’s ability to save her.
In the palace, nothing is certain until the last moment; vigilance is crucial.
Thus, she only needed those in the palace to carry on as usual, and nothing more, for everything would resolve once she gave birth.
Nevertheless, something this significant couldn’t be hidden from her closest attendants.
So she only kept her two closest palace servant aunts and Steward Huai behind.
Informing them that Wang Yongzhu might have a method, a glimmer of hope to save her and her child, the usually despondent aunts and Steward Huai regained much of their lost spirit.
The two primary palace servant aunts, one named Hong Fei and the other Lv Cui, upon hearing this,
Hong Fei couldn’t suppress a gasp, quickly covering her mouth, and the three looked at the Imperial Noble Consort with delighted eyes.
The Imperial Noble Consort nodded, and the three, her confidants, each covered their mouths, eyes watering with emotion.
Thank heaven and earth, it seemed the heavens indeed favored their mistress!
