Feng Jin became even more aggressive, saying, "Fortunately, heaven is kind and sees the Crown Princess's suffering. That's why Feng Ruoyan lost her child. Crown Princess, you must seize this opportunity to give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible. A woman, after marriage, follows her husband; after her husband's death, she follows her son. Having a son to rely on is essential for a stable position."
These words were like knives piercing Liu Menghan's heart. She did want a child, but everyone in the mansion knew that the Third Prince detested her.
On their wedding day, he hadn't even stayed in her chambers, but instead went to that wretched Feng Ruoyan and spent the night with her.
She, on the other hand, had spent her wedding night alone, becoming a laughingstock in the prince's mansion. If it weren't for the Empress sending someone to order Chu Yanxi to stay in her room, she probably wouldn't even have had the luxury of seeing Chu Yanxi.
The Empress kept pressuring her to give birth to a legitimate son soon to solidify their Liu family's position, but how could she conceive a child all by herself?
Liu Menghan suppressed the anger in her heart, her eyes slightly reddened, and she stared intently at Feng Jin. She strongly suspected that Feng Jin's words were deliberately meant to provoke her.
"Having a child is all about fate; it cannot be forced. I just lament that Sister Ruoyan lost her child, as this was the Third Prince's first child after all."
"Crown Princess, I heard that the Third Prince blames you for Feng Ruoyan's loss of the child, and even wants to... Look, I just like to blabber sometimes. Crown Princess, being such a kind person, would naturally not do such a thing. It's also the child's misfortune to be born at the wrong time, being so impudent as to want to arrive before the legitimate son, thus blocking the legitimate son's path and having insufficient fortune to enter this world."
Feng Jin's words were full of regret. Her own child was about to be born, and Feng Jin couldn't bear to see children suffer now.
Although Feng Ruoyan was not a good person, the child was innocent. It left this world without even seeing it once.
Liu Menghan was completely enraged by Feng Jin's words. She was implicitly accusing her of causing Feng Ruoyan's child's death and mocking her for not being able to conceive and give birth to a legitimate son.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Menghan said coldly, "Young Madam Ling, this Crown Princess is tired and will go back to rest. Someone will escort the Young Madam out."
With that, Liu Menghan turned and left, no longer as cordial as she had been upon seeing Feng Jin. Now, she wished Feng Jin would disappear from her sight immediately.
"Cai Qing, let's go."
Feng Jin couldn't be bothered to stay there for another minute. Liu Menghan had shamelessly insisted on inviting her.
Now, after a few sharp words, she couldn't take it anymore and directly asked her to leave. Her composure was still too weak.
However, what did Liu Menghan want her here for? If she had known, she wouldn't have provoked her and driven her away. She hadn't gotten any information out of her and had made a trip for nothing.
"Young Madam, what did the Third Prince's wife want you for? She didn't say anything!" Cai Qing also found it strange. She had gone to great lengths to invite her, only for her to say nothing in the end.
"Who knows what possessed her."
"When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth." If Liu Menghan deliberately intended to deal with her, she wouldn't be able to prevent it.
"Let's go check on Feng Ruoyan. If everything is fine, we'll find an excuse to leave."
Feng Jin's steps quickened unconsciously. Her intuition told her that this place was not suitable for staying long, and it was best to leave as soon as possible.
"Ah!" As Feng Jin stepped into the courtyard, a heart-wrenching roar filled the entire area.
The voice was very familiar, and Feng Jin immediately guessed that the owner of the voice was Feng Ruoyan.
"My daughter!"
Then followed Sun Shi's heart-wrenching cries.
Feng Jin was startled. Could it be that Feng Ruoyan was really in danger?
After a pause, Feng Jin stepped inside. She saw Sun Shi crying inconsolably in front of the pale-faced Feng Ruoyan.
Although Feng Yunping sat on a chair with a calm expression, his tightly furrowed brows revealed his current anger.
The Third Prince, Chu Yanxi, paced anxiously in the room, looking at the imperial physician who was taking Feng Ruoyan's pulse, "How is she?"
"Reporting to Your Highness..." The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The Madam took medicine earlier, and the fetal membrane should have been expelled by now, but labor has not begun. This humble minister is truly afraid!"
Chu Yanxi didn't understand the imperial physician's words, "Speak more clearly!"
"If the fetal membrane in the Madam's body is not removed, it may harm the mother."
"Useless!" Chu Yanxi's gentle demeanor vanished, his eyes filled with murderous intent, "If the Madam cannot be saved, you will be held accountable."
"Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness, please forgive me!"
The imperial physician quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy. After a moment, he said, "Your Highness, since the fetal membrane in the Madam's body cannot be naturally expelled, we can only invite a midwife to manually remove the fetal membrane from the uterus."
Chu Yanxi's expression suddenly froze. He glanced at Feng Ruoyan, who was lying on the bed, on the verge of death. At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else; he just wanted to save her life.
"Go and invite the midwife," Chu Yanxi ordered a maid.
Feng Jin, standing at the doorway, understood what was happening. She had to admit that these imperial physicians, to save their own lives, had come up with such a malicious plan.
The fetal membrane must be naturally expelled from the uterus. If it were forcibly removed, at best, the fetal membrane would not be fully expelled, leaving residual tissue in the uterus. At worst, it could damage the uterine lining, leading to severe bleeding.
The midwife rushed over upon receiving the news and was about to pay her respects to Chu Yanxi.
"No need, go and see how the Madam is doing first?" Chu Yanxi said anxiously.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The midwife examined Feng Ruoyan, lifted the covers, and was about to manually pull out the fetal membrane.
"Stop!" After much internal struggle, Feng Jin finally spoke out to stop her. As a physician, even though she disliked Feng Ruoyan, she couldn't stand by and watch someone die.
"If you forcibly remove the fetal membrane, it will cause severe bleeding..."
Feng Jin explained the seriousness of the situation, but they remained unconvinced.
"Madam, I have been a midwife for decades. This is how we deal with cases where the fetal membrane cannot be expelled. Madam's life is at stake, so please don't cause trouble."
The midwife paid no attention to Feng Jin's words. After all, she had been a midwife for decades and had encountered such situations more than once or twice. This method, passed down from ancestors, had been used for generations.
"I knew you had no good intentions! You want my daughter to not be able to give birth!" Sun Shi was convinced that Feng Jin wanted to harm her daughter and reached out to push Feng Jin, but Cai Qing quickly stepped forward to block her.