The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 996 - 996 471 Little Life (first update)

Chapter 996: 471 Little Life (first update) Chapter 996: 471 Little Life (first update) Gu Jiao first discussed the situation of the Yao Family with Physician Luo and the Liao Family in the main hall.

Nanny Fang was also there, continually wiping away tears: “Madam has given birth prematurely again…”

“It’s not considered premature.” Gu Jiao said.

It’s only considered premature if it’s less than thirty-seven weeks. The Yao Family had reached thirty-eight weeks already, so the child was full-term.

In fact, the Liao Family had already mentioned that it’s normal to go into labor at this month, but Nanny Fang couldn’t believe it until Gu Jiao said the same thing. Only then did Nanny Fang somewhat calm down.

However, even full-term babies might not always be delivered smoothly.

“I’ll go take a look first.” Gu Jiao entered the birthing room.

As soon as she was inside, Lord Gu reacted: “Was that the girl just now? What is she doing causing trouble at a critical time like this?”

He was about to follow her into the birthing room to drag Gu Jiao out when Nanny Fang stopped him.

Nanny Fang said, “Lord, please don’t cause more trouble. Let Miss take a look at Madam!”

“Me? Causing trouble?” Lord Gu pointed to himself, seriously doubting if he had heard correctly. Wasn’t it that girl who was causing trouble? Even if she was not sensible, she shouldn’t be disturbing her mother at such a critical time!

Her mother was about to give birth!

It was Jin Yu who was sensible!

“Father!”

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Gu Jinyu hurriedly jumped down from the carriage, nearly forgetting the demeanor of a rich young lady, and ran quickly towards Lord Gu.

“Father! Nanny Fang!” He too greeted Nanny Fang upon reaching the two of them.

Nanny Fang greeted him with a polite yet distant bow: “Second Missy.”

Anxious, Lord Gu didn’t care about Nanny Fang’s less respectful attitude toward Gu Jinyu that differed from at home, and it seemed Gu Jinyu didn’t mind either.

She looked at Lord Gu and said, “Father, I heard mother is giving birth. How did it happen so soon?”

Lord Gu, seeing that the Yao Family was delaying in giving birth, had Huang Zhong go back to the house to fetch some high-quality ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, which happened to be witnessed by Gu Jinyu.

At this time, Lord Gu couldn’t worry about asking how she found out, and said gravely, “Your mother is having a difficult labor.”

“What? Wasn’t everything fine before? How did it become a difficult labor all of a sudden?” Gu Jinyu, having visited the Yao Family in Bishui Alley a few times, was quite familiar with Yao’s condition.

Lord Gu frowned: “I knew it! That girl was raised in the countryside, how can she know how to take care of someone!”

Gu Jinyu opened her mouth: “Father, that’s not what I meant, don’t blame sister yet…”

Nanny Fang said indifferently, “Second Missy knows how to take care of people, so why don’t we see Second Missy serving tea to Madam every day?”

Gu Jinyu spoke softly, “I wanted to come, but I was afraid sister wouldn’t want to see me.”

Nanny Fang smiled faintly: “Miss is out nine days out of ten; even if you want to see her, it’s impossible.”

Gu Jinyu looked grievously at Nanny Fang: “Nanny, did Jin Yu do something wrong to upset you? You seem to… only like sister, not me.”

“This servant doesn’t dare.” Nanny Fang bowed deeply.

Impatiently, Lord Gu turned to Nanny Fang: “Alright, stop standing here. Hurry up and pull that girl out!”

Before Nanny Fang could speak, Gu Jinyu said softly, “Father, let me go see mother.”

Lord Gu consented, “Eh, you go then, take good care of your mother.”

Jin Yu was much more attentive than that girl; that girl was just a coarse brute, all about action, none of Jin Yu’s tender thoughtfulness.

Being called by Yu Yaya, Nanny Fang was distracted for a moment, and Gu Jinyu went in.

The room was filled with the heavy scent of mugwort, the Liao Family had used the mugwort to fumigate the Yao Family’s abdomen as a way to induce labor, but unfortunately, it was ineffective.

The mugwort smoke was so choking that Gu Jinyu frowned and approached the bed.

Physician Luo had already left, and the Liao Family and Gu Jiao were each standing by the bedside.

Gu Jiao had examined the Yao Family, whose main issue was weak labor contractions and an inability to dilate the cervix, preventing the baby from entering the birth canal smoothly.

Despite the Liao Family’s constant comforting, the Yao Family’s heart was still filled with immense fear.

As she feared, she also endured the torment of labor pains, already pale, soaked in sweat.

This was Gu Jinyu’s first time seeing such a frail and bedraggled Yao Family, and she was so frightened that she froze in her steps!

Gu Jiao, busy using a stethoscope to listen to the baby’s heartbeat, didn’t notice Gu Jinyu coming in, and said to the Yao Family, “Don’t worry, I’ll give you a little labor-inducing injection first, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll perform a cesarean section on you.”

“You are…” The Liao Family went to get a clean towel and turned around to see Gu Jinyu, having never seen her before, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

Gu Jinyu regained her composure, suppressed her fear, and said to the Liao Family, “I’ve come to see my mother.”

She said this and stepped up to the bedside, but before she could speak a word to her mother, the Yao Family twisted in agony from a contraction, uttering a harrowing scream.

That sound was too miserable, and seeing the Yao Family’s face contorted in pain was too frightening.

Gu Jinyu turned pale and backed away several steps, accidentally bumping into Nanny Fang who was carrying in hot water. The water spilled, dousing Nanny Fang, and the copper basin clattered to the floor, startling the baby in the Yao Family’s womb into hiccupping!

Gu Jiao coldly looked at Gu Jinyu: “Get out.”

The Yao Family also saw Gu Jinyu, but she no longer had the strength to speak.

“Mother, I…”

Before Gu Jinyu could finish her sentence, Gu Jiao walked up and grabbed Gu Jinyu by the collar, throwing her out!

Was Gu Jiao targeting Gu Jinyu?

She was.

One reason was that she disliked being watched while practicing medicine, and secondly, Gu Jinyu was always babbling incessantly. Indeed, she could have had Mama Fang politely ask people to leave.

But she was annoyed.

Gu Jinyu was thrown out, and the Marquis reacted quickly to catch her, otherwise she would have taken a nasty fall.

The Marquis, his chest filled with anger, glared at Gu Jiao and said coldly, “You impudent girl! Have you become so bold? Why do you resort to violence against everyone!”

Gu Jinyu took hold of the Marquis, her voice filled with worry, “Father, I am fine, but you should really stop sister. I just heard her saying she wants to cut open mother’s stomach… to take out the baby.”

“What!” The Marquis’s face turned red with rage, “Not only does the impudent girl disrespect her mother, but she even wants to cut open her mother’s stomach! Does she have no conscience? I will not allow her to harm your mother!”

The Marquis charged inside with a menacing energy.

Unexpectedly, after just one step, two shadow guards dropped from the sky. Shadow Guard A swiftly hit his acupoint, and then with Shadow Guard B, each holding one of his arms, they dragged him out of the backyard.

Xiao Hen watched him indifferently from the main hall.

As he brushed past Xiao Hen, the Marquis understood everything.

This youngster was the one who instructed them!

This damned kid… this damned kid!

“Release me!”

Whoosh!

He was rendered mute by Shadow Guard B hitting his mute point.

The Marquis: “…!!”

Do you even remember that you are the shadow guards of the Marquis Residence?!

The two shadow guards dragged the Marquis out of the courtyard, Huang Zhong professionally taking over, lifting him onto the carriage.

The Marquis: Huang Zhong, aren’t you going to beat them up for me?!

Huang Zhong rubbed his hands and said, “I’m a bit hungry, my lord. I’m going to have some noodles.”

You still have the mood for noodles! Don’t you see that I’ve been hit with pressure points?!

— At least take me with you to have noodles!

Without hesitation, Huang Zhong went to a nearby shop and slurped down a bowl of spicy sour lamb noodles, enjoying it thoroughly.

Gu Jiao started an IV drip for the Yao Family’s matriarch, beginning the infusion of oxytocin.

Gu Jiao indeed had psychologically prepared for a cesarean section for the Yao Family’s matriarch, but the first and kit was delayed in providing the anesthetic and scalpel needed for surgery.

Half an hour later, the situation of the Yao Family’s matriarch began to improve; her contractions grew stronger, and she was able to eat something.

It looked like a natural birth might be attempted.

An hour later, when the Yao Family’s matriarch’s dilation reached two fingers, Gu Jiao administered an epidural.

At midnight, the Yao Family’s matriarch ate a bowl of brown sugar chicken eggs.

At the hour of the ox, she drank a small half-bowl of ginseng soup.

At the hour of the tiger, the Yao Family’s matriarch could no longer eat anything. She clutched Gu Jiao’s hand tightly, as if it were the last piece of driftwood for a drowning person.

“Jiaojiao, if anything happens to me…”

“Nothing will happen to you.”

So, don’t make me choose to save the child.

At the hour of the rabbit, after a whole night of battling, finally, a loud cry from the baby could be heard from the birthing room.

The Yao Family’s matriarch was completely spent, as if she had been fished out of water, with not a single dry spot on her body.

She listened to the child’s crying and tears of excitement fell.

“Don’t get excited just yet, there’s still the afterbirth,” Gu Jiao said.

The Yao Family’s matriarch nodded with tears, cooperating seriously until the entire birth process was over.

After sewing up the last stitch, Gu Jiao removed her gloves, washed her hands with disinfectant, and like a doctor would, she touched the Yao Family’s matriarch’s forehead, “You were very brave.”

This was a habit from her previous life.

To praise the patients who cooperated well.

Her words had no warmth, and her expression was too calm, yet every patient she touched on the forehead felt a rush of warmth and excitement.

The Yao Family’s matriarch was no exception.

But meanwhile, the Yao Family’s matriarch felt exhilarated yet suddenly saw her daughter as someone unfamiliar.

So unfamiliar as if she had become another person, an almost intimidatingly powerful presence.

This was simply because the Yao Family’s matriarch had never seen Gu Jiao perform surgery. Gu Jiao was the well-behaved Jiaojiao when she put down the scalpel, but when she took up the scalpel, she became a fierce Lord Yama in practice.

Lord Yama picked up the loudly crying little one, her calm gaze examining this new life brought into the world by her hands.

Hello, little brother.

Welcome to the human world.