Chapter 285 - Don't Regret It Since You Asked for It!

In a flash, Prince An understood his daughter’s thoughts. As a princess, Shen Ninghua also had some power in the Palace. If there was someone planted by her among the people who helped Tinghe deliver the child, wouldn’t his daughter be in danger? It was better to ask her to help. If something happened, he could directly put the blame on her. This way, she would not dare to do anything.

As he thought about this, he directly pleaded Baili Qingcang, “Your Majesty, it is not convenient for the imperial doctors to enter the delivery room. Princess Zhaohua is skilled in medicine and has experienced delivery herself. Your Majesty, please allow Princess Zhaohua to help my daughter deliver the child.” ”

Baili Qingcang frowned slightly. It was true that Ninghua knew medical skills, but it was really not appropriate for her, a princess, to help someone else deliver.

The Third Prince suddenly knelt down. He said eagerly, “Father Emperor, the child in Tinghe’s belly is my flesh and blood. Her condition is not good now and it is urgent. We have to take the most effective measure. I hope Your Majesty can allow Ninghua to help. After this, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to thank her.”

Thinking of the child in Bu Tinghe’s belly, Baili Qingcang nodded. “Well, Ninghua, you do your best to ensure the safety of the mother and baby.”

Originally, he had wanted to keep the son and kill the mother. However, the situation changed unexpectedly. There were six cities in Bu Tinghe’s dowry, and the locations of these six cities were exceptionally advantageous. If he could include them in Da’an’s territory, it would greatly benefit the country’s future development. This kind of benefit forced him to change his plan.

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes and said with a slight smile on her lips, “Yes, Father Emperor, I will do my best. In that case, let’s not delay any further. Carry Princess Wenhe over to the nearest palace and ask the imperial doctors to assist me outside. Prepare hot water, scissors, silver needles, ginseng slices…I will write a prescription and the female doctors go and brew the medicine…”

Her instructions were quick but extremely clear. The palace servants quickly began to act according to her instructions. In just half an hour, everything was ready.

Bu Tinghe was carried into the delivery room. There were only a few palace maids serving her. She suddenly felt flustered. She widened her eyes and stared at Shen Ninghua. “Princess Zhaohua, His Majesty has said that he wants the mother and baby to be safe.” She emphasized the last several words, deeply afraid that Shen Ninghua would take the chance to harm her.

Shen Ninghua, who was washing her hands, turned her head and chuckled. “Don’t worry. Since I said that I will do my best, I won’t ruin my reputation.”

Seeing her smile, Bu Tinghe became uneasier. At this time, she had no one to ask for help. Neither Prince An or Bu Jinglan could come in, let alone the Third Prince who hadn’t married her yet. She did not even bring her trusted palace maid with her.

The palace maids took off her dress to make it convenient for her to deliver. Her hands and legs were also pressed down. Bu Tinghe got panicked. She felt like she was a fish lying on a chopping board and Shen Ninghua was the knife that was about to chop down on her. At this time, she suddenly felt a little scared.

Shen Ninghua wiped her hands clean and opened the needle pouch. She took out a silver needle and scorched it over the flame. Then she looked at the palace maids who were pressing Bu Tinghe’s arms, “Press firmly.” Then, she quickly and accurately pierced the silver needle into the acupoint on Bu Tinghe’s wrist.

“Ah, Shen Ninghua, what are you going to do?” Bu Tinghe cried out in horror. It just so happened that a wave of pain came from her belly, causing her cry to become even more shrilling. “Go away. I don’t need your help to deliver the child. Call the midwives over!”

Shen Ninghua twisted the silver needle and pricked it deeper. “Don’t worry, Princess Wenhe. The midwives are on their way here. As for me, wasn’t it you and Prince An who asked me to come and help? Since that’s the case, I will do my best. At the very least, I can’t disappoint you and Prince An, right?”

She took another silver needle and scorched it over the flame.

“No, no, I don’t need your help to deliver the child. Someone, someone…”

Shen Ninghua’s face turned cold as she ordered a palace maid, “Princess Wenhe is too flustered, and she has no experience in delivery. If she is too reckless, it will only consume her own strength, and it is very likely that it will lead to difficult labor. You go and ask Father Emperor. In order to ensure the safety of Princess Wenhe and her baby, the methods I use will be a bit intense. I’d like to have his permission.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Not long after, the palace maid who had gone out to report ran back. “Princess Zhaohua, His Majesty said that you can decide what to do without reporting.”

“Get lost, I don’t need you.” Bu Tinghe was in so much pain that she almost fainted. Ever since Shen Ninghua gave her acupuncture, she felt that the pain was several times more intense. However, her mind was very clear. She could even clearly feel the faint trembling of her belly. Now that she heard the Emperor allowed Shen Ninghua to deal with her at her will, her mind suddenly went blank. She struggled to climb out of bed.

“Shen Ninghua, you are harming me and my child. You are extremely vicious. I will report to His Majesty!”

Shen Ninghua took a cloth towel from the side, folded it and stuffed it directly into Bu Tinghe’s mouth. “Princess Wenhe, in order to conserve your strength, it is better for you to be quiet. You guys, press Her Highness securely. Do not let her struggle, lest the silver needles hurt her.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Bu Tinghe opened her eyes wide and the veins on her forehead popped out. Her black hair was soaked in sweat and stuck to her face, making her look extremely terrifying and ferocious. “Woo…”

Shen Ninghua took the silver needles and stabbed them into Bu Tinghe’s body one by one. When the midwives arrived, there were silver needles all over Bu Tinghe’s body, except for the places where the palace maids held her limbs.

The midwives were also shocked. Was there such a way to deliver?

Shen Ninghua turned her head and looked at the flustered midwives. She said in a cold voice, “You know better than me how to deliver the child. I don’t need to remind you. I only tell you one thing. Father Emperor said that he wanted the mother and child to be safe, so there can’t be a second result.”

“Yes.” The midwives trembled all over and became more alert.

Shen Ninghua nodded and inserted the last needle into Bu Tinghe’s body. She then said, “If Princess Wenhe and her child are fine, today is a happy day for everyone. You receive the reward, and I will put up a good word for you. If something happens, as a princess, I will at most be criticized, but you won’t be so lucky. Not to mention Father Emperor, even Prince An and the Third Prince will tear you apart! Do you understand?”

“Yes, we understand.”

The midwives were so scared that they almost couldn’t stand up. Princess Zhaohua’s aura was too terrifying. They didn’t even dare to raise their heads. There was only one thought left in their minds, which was to ensure the safety of Princess Wenhe and her child. Even if they had to use some special methods, they must ensure at least when the mother and baby left the delivery room, they were both alive.

A palace maid brought the abortion prevention medicine over. “Princess Zhaohua, the medicine is ready.”

Shen Ninghua brought it over and sniffed it carefully. After making sure there were no problems, she pulled out the jade hairpin from her head and stirred it in the medicine bowl. Then, she wiped the jade hairpin clean and inserted it back into her hair. “Feed the medicine to Princess Wenhe.”

Seeing Shen Ninghua’s actions, how did Bu Tinghe still dare to drink the medicine? She wished she could turn back time. If she could, she definitely would not have tried to frame Shen Ninghua at the cost of her own life. “No, I won’t drink it, oh…”

The midwives couldn’t care about anything else. One of them directly forced open Bu Tinghe’s mouth and poured the medicine into her mouth. Then, she put the ginseng piece in her mouth and blocked her mouth with the cloth towel again.

“Ah!” Bu Tinghe shouted in her heart, “Shen Ninghua, if I am lucky enough to survive, I will definitely go all out to kill you! You bitch, you damn bitch!”

She couldn’t speak, so she shouted wildly in her heart. Her fingers dug into the sheets under her. She didn’t care even if her nails were broken. The hatred in her heart was completely stimulated by Shen Ninghua’s action. The crazy hatred even surpassed the pain in her belly.

Shen Ninghua raised her eyebrows slightly and curled her lips slightly. She turned a blind eye to Bu Tinghe’s crazy and hateful eyes. Seeing that it was almost time, she pulled out the silver needles one by one in order.

Looking at Bu Tinghe who was in good spirits, the midwives admired Shen Ninghua even more. Although Princess Zhaohua’s methods were a bit fierce, it was really effective. Had it been an ordinary pregnant woman who was giving premature birth in the eighth month of pregnancy with the wrong fetal position, she would definitely be pale with pain at this moment and could not use any strength at all.

However, Princess Wenhe could even scratch the bed sheet at this time. It could be seen that her condition was very good. This was easy to handle.

“Princess Zhaohua, Princess Wenhe’s fetus is not in the right position. We need to use our hands to push the fetus to help her deliver. It is just that the process is too painful and she might die from pain. So we need your help.”

Shen Ninghua nodded. “Just do it. I’ll take care of Princess Wenhe.”

“Alright, thank Your Highness.”

Feeling the midwives placing their hands on her belly, Bu Tinghe widened her eyes in horror. The whites of her eyes were clearly bloodshot, and she shook her head violently. “No…Don’t, don’t…”

Shen Ninghua used a silver needle to seal her pain acupuncture point so that she would not die from the pain.

Although she hated Bu Tinghe very much, Bu Tinghe’s life or death had an impact on the relationship between the two countries. Therefore, even if she wanted Bu Tinghe to die, she would not do anything regardless of the overall situation. There were plenty of opportunities in the future and there was no need to kill her now. She might as well let her give birth to the child safely.

Outside, the Third Prince and Prince An were so anxious that their heads were covered in cold sweat. At first, they could still hear some shouts, but later on, there was no sound at all. The Third Prince wished he could just rush in to take a look.

Baili Junyi sat at the side, the light in his eyes alternatively appearing and disappearing. He looked at Prince An and the Third Prince and he was in a pleasant mood.

You two dared to make things difficult for my sweetheart, so you deserved to be tortured by anxiety at this time. Ninghua had many ways to torture her. Even though she had to let Bu Tinghe safely deliver because of Father Emperor’s decree, she could take advantage of the opportunity to torture her.

Just as everyone was lost in their thoughts, a scream suddenly came from the delivery room. “Ah!”

The scream was particularly shrilling, and people felt cold all over their bodies when they heard it. Then, the tightly closed door was suddenly pulled open, and Bu Tinghe, who was dressed in an outer garment, acted like she was crazy as she ran out of the delivery room with blood all over her body.

“Ah, Shen Ninghua killed my child!”