eurekapd Chapter 405 Chu Ruohan, the person you thought was safe has long been my pawn.
Chapter 405 Chu Ruohan, the person you thought was safe has long been my pawn.
"Grandma Li, how long have you been delivering the baby?" Chu Ruohan asked softly.
Old Lady Li replied respectfully, "In reply to your question, Madam, I have been learning midwifery from my master since I was twenty years old, and it has been forty years now."
"Did you experience any particularly difficult childbirth?" Chu Ruohan continued to ask.
Granny Li pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "It's happened a few times. The most difficult time was five years ago when a woman was in labor and the baby was stuck in the birth canal. I used an ancestral technique to slowly turn the baby around, and both mother and child were safe."
She did not exaggerate or deliberately embellish her achievements; she simply recounted the facts.
Chu Ruohan nodded, then looked at the last person, Granny Zhang.
Granny Zhang was the oldest, her hair already gray. She sat there without saying a word, only giving brief answers when asked.
After the questioning, Chu Ruohan kept Li and Zhang, the midwives, but did not keep Wang, the most experienced midwife.
Gu Junze felt the same way; this old woman, Wang, had come to him on her own initiative—she was too eager…
The steward saw Granny Wang off at the gate of the mansion. All the way there, she kept talking about her own merits until she left the mansion, at which point the smile on her face completely disappeared.
With a gloomy face, she walked quickly through several streets and alleys, where her mother was already waiting for her.
"How about it?"
Granny Wang snorted angrily, "I wasn't chosen."
"Useless!" Mother Gu scolded, "You can't even handle a simple task, what use are you?"
Granny Wang had accepted her money, but she was still upset to be insulted like that.
But I tolerated it for the sake of the money.
"Although I was not selected, that old woman Li owed me a favor in the past, and I have something on her that I can use against her."
A sly smile curled at the corner of her lips: "Back then, she made a mistake during delivery, causing the death of an infant, and I helped her cover it up. Now, if I want her to do something, will she dare disobey?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Gu's mother's eyes, then she sneered, "You do have some use."
After seeing Granny Wang off, Chu Ruohan rubbed her temples, feeling slightly tired.
Choosing a midwife is a matter of life and death for both her and her unborn child, and cannot be taken lightly.
Although Granny Li and Granny Zhang were not as eloquent as Granny Wang, it was their composure and steadiness that she valued.
"Haitang, go and make me a cup of tea," Chu Ruohan said softly, leaning against the soft couch.
"Yes, Madam." Haitang responded and withdrew.
I wonder if Yuling and Ruyan have returned yet. They must have bought a lot of things, and I'll need to check them all when they get back.
As Chu Ruohan was pondering this, she heard a series of hurried footsteps outside.
"Madam! Madam!" Yu Ling's voice came from outside the courtyard, urgent and somewhat flustered.
Chu Ruohan was startled by the sound and quickly sat up straight. Yu Ling was usually very composed and rarely lost her composure like this. Could something have happened?
"Come in."
The curtain was lifted, and Yu Ling and Song Ruyan hurriedly walked in, both with lingering anger and anxiety on their faces.
What surprised Chu Ruohan even more was that behind them were a man with a bruised and swollen face and tattered clothes, and a thin woman being supported.
"Dr. Qian?" Chu Ruohan's eyes widened, almost in disbelief.
“Madam,” Doctor Qian forced a smile and bowed to Chu Ruohan, “I apologize for the embarrassing situation.”
"What's going on?" Chu Ruohan's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as her gaze swept over the group of people, finally settling on the unfamiliar woman, where her brows furrowed even more deeply.
“Madam, this is what happened—” Yu Ling stepped forward and recounted everything she had seen and heard on the street.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ruohan's phoenix eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Outrageous! In broad daylight, how could there be such an arrogant and unruly person!"
She looked at the pale-faced woman, whose eyes were sunken and lips were cracked, clearly showing signs of excessive blood loss.
Seeing Qian Mingyuan's face covered in bruises, his anger intensified.
She ordered in a deep voice, "Haitang, prepare a guest room and settle this woman in."
She turned to Qian Mingyuan: "Dr. Qian, please treat the wound first, and then do your best to save this woman. The necessary medicines will be drawn from the treasury, and the accounts will be in my name."
Upon hearing this, Qian Mingyuan bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam."
A doctor with medical ethics, and a sick woman neglected by her husband.
Chu Ruohan sighed softly and lay back down on the soft couch. What she had seen and heard today suddenly reminded her of herself and Gu Junze.
She was fortunate to find a good husband, while the other woman married a man who treated her like dirt.
My experiences in my previous life...
Life is full of ups and downs, and the differences in fate are vast.
Song Ruyan still felt uneasy when she thought of Dr. Qian's face, which was covered in colorful marks from being beaten.
As soon as the door was opened, Dr. Qian was facing the bronze mirror, grimacing as he tried to apply medicine to the wound on the corner of his mouth. However, because he couldn't see clearly, he almost poked his eye several times.
Song Ruyan couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked over and snatched the medicine bottle from his hand.
"You're so clumsy, let me do it!"
Doctor Qian was taken aback. He looked at her, his face flushed, and stammered, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Song."
The ointment felt cool, but it still stung when it touched the wound.
"Hiss—" Qian Mingyuan gasped, his brows furrowing tightly.
Song Ruyan paused, then glared at him, "What are you yelling about! You can't even handle this little bit of pain? You were beaten so badly just now, why didn't you utter a sound?"
Qian Mingyuan was glared at by her and immediately dared not utter another sound, but his tightly furrowed brows and slightly twitching lips still revealed his pain.
"Serves you right!" Song Ruyan retorted, but lightened her grip slightly. "Serves you right for showing off!"
Qian Mingyuan knew that although she spoke toughly, she was actually worried about him, so he didn't argue and let her scold him. However, his eyes, which looked somewhat disheveled, were fixed on her.
Under the light, she lowered her eyes, her expression focused, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow under her eyelids. Her usually spirited face now had a touch of gentleness.
Song Ruyan felt his gaze, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickened her movements: "Done!"
She put the medicine bottle on the table, took a step back, looked at his "horrible" face, and couldn't help but say, "Where have you been these past two days? You haven't said a word."
Seeing that he remained silent, Song Ruyan said, "I... I didn't mean that. It's just that I think you're pretty good too."
Qian Mingyuan's previously dim eyes instantly lit up.
As he looked at Song Ruyan, a strange feeling welled up in his heart, growing wildly like vines in spring.