allonlinenovel Chapter 636 Let him see the child
Chapter 636 Let him see the child
When Qin Wanning woke up, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen and involuntarily let out a muffled groan.
Outside, Qiuwen was staring at the medicine stove under the eaves. Hearing Qin Wanning's voice, she threw down her fan and immediately went inside.
Seeing that Qin Wanning was awake, Qiuwen walked over happily and said, "Young Madam, you're awake. Would you like some water?"
Qin Wanning didn't answer her question. Instead, she lowered her eyes, placed her hand on her lower abdomen, and murmured, "The child... is gone, isn't it?"
Since she woke up, the little one in her belly hasn't moved at all.
Qiuwen nodded silently.
Qin Wanning closed her eyes, letting the tears slide down her temples and fall into the soft pillow.
The baby was already moving in the womb. He was supposed to be born in just over four months, but he was still unable to come into this world.
Recalling He Yulin's hateful gaze last night, Qin Wanning's heart hardened little by little.
He Yulin already hated her intensely. If this child were born, it would not be loved by its father and would only suffer a lifetime of misery.
It's better this way now. Without the child, all that's left between He Yulin and her is hatred, making it easier to manage their relationship.
Qiuwen picked up a handkerchief to wipe away Qin Wanning's tears and said softly, "Doctor He said it will be three more days before the baby comes out of the young mistress's womb. The young mistress needs to take good care of her body so that she will have the strength to bring the baby out."
"Okay." Qin Wanning responded softly, gently stroking her cold lower abdomen.
After preparing the medicine, Qiuwen coaxed Qin Wanning to take it.
The warm medicine eased Qin Wanning's abdominal pain, and soon she fell into a deep sleep again.
*
He Yulin went to work early in the morning and did not return to his residence until evening.
Ah Ning should be awake by now.
He stood outside Qinfang Courtyard for quite a while before finally stepping inside. As he walked to the main house, he happened to meet Qiuwen carrying a basin as she came out of the house.
"Autumn Pattern".
He Yulin took a deep breath and went to meet him. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the blood in the basin, and the words he was about to say were choked in his throat.
Qiuwen didn't say anything, but stood in front of him with a basin full of blood, her almond-shaped eyes staring at him intently, making him feel a chill down his spine.
“A-Ning, she…”
"Young master, please don't block my way!"
Qiuwen interrupted He Yulin with a single sentence.
He Yulin stepped aside, staring blankly as Qiu Wen carried away the bloody liquid.
In that instant, He Yulin, who had been holding back his words for so long standing outside the courtyard, no longer had the courage to say them, including going in to see Qin Wanning and questioning her about instigating Tao Hong to cause trouble at the entrance of the He residence.
He Yulin glanced inside the room, then slumped down on the steps by the door, neither leaving nor going in.
It was as if only in this way could he avoid facing A Ning and those problems.
After Qiuwen poured out the bloody water, she changed the basin with clean hot water and went into the room to wash Qin Wanning.
After setting down the basin, Qiuwen told Qin Wanning about He Yulin's activities outside.
"Young Madam, would you like to see the young master?"
Qin Wanning felt the blood gushing out from beneath her, her eyes filled with sorrow as she gazed at the top of the tent. In a barely audible voice, she said, "I don't want to see him until I'm better."
Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.
She looked forward to her married life with He Yulin when she was a teenager, how did it turn out like this?
The two vowed to stay together until their hair turned white, and he promised to protect her for the rest of his life.
It turns out that his lifelong promise came to an end in just three short years.
At this moment, Qin Wanning felt inexplicably lonely.
In the vast capital city, it felt as if there was no place for her anymore. She suddenly missed her parents, her older brother, and her younger sister.
"Qiuwen, could you write a letter for me later and send it to my father?"
"Yes, young lady."
*
"what!"
"it hurts!"
"Young Madam, please bear with it, the baby will be born soon."
"Doctor He, please think of a way to lessen the suffering of the young mistress!"
……
After drinking the medicine prescribed by Physician He for three consecutive days, and experiencing excruciating pain, the lifeless child finally emerged.
Qin Wanning was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat. Despite being nearly exhausted, she forced herself to say, "Let me see the baby."
Qiuwen looked at the stillborn fetus in the basin and hesitated.
A stillborn fetus at five months old doesn't look very good.
"Let me see. We've been mother and son, and I want to see what he looks like so I won't forget him in the future."
Although she was heartbroken that she and He Yulin had come to this point, this child was conceived during the time when they were most in love, carrying their most beautiful hopes. She loved this child more than anyone else.
Qiuwen brought the stillborn fetus in the basin to Qin Wanning.
The fetus in the bloody water had its eyes closed and its whole body was red; it was hardly a pretty sight.
But when Qin Wanning looked at his already taking shape little face, and his pink little hands and feet, her maternal love reached its peak at this moment.
"My child, I am your mother. In this life, I failed to protect you properly. Next time, you must come back to me, and I will love you even more, okay?"
Tears streamed down her cheeks, mingling with the blood and flesh in the basin.
Qiuwen was initially a little scared when she saw a stillborn baby for the first time, but at this moment, she truly felt the young mistress's love and guilt for the child.
Looking at the infant in the basin, who was beginning to take on a human form, Qiuwen felt no fear, only pity and heartache for the young mistress.
Physician He brought in a bowl of medicine from outside. Looking at the scene before him, his eyes were filled with pity. He said, "Please accept my condolences. Young Madam, you are still young and will have children in the future. Let this child rest in peace!"
Qin Wanning closed her eyes and nodded, letting tears slide down her face. She choked out, "Qiuwen, let He Yulin see the child. After all, he is his child. It would be good for the child to know what his father looks like."
"Yes, young lady."
When Qiuwen came out of the room carrying a basin, she saw He Yulin still kneeling at the door.
Qin Wanning's heart-wrenching screams just now felt like sharp blades churning in his heart. There was nothing he could do but kneel here and pray for A-Ning, hoping that A-Ning would suffer less.
Seeing Qiuwen come out, He Yulin asked with bloodshot eyes, "Qiuwen, how is A-Ning?"
Qiuwen had originally been very resentful of He Yulin, but now, seeing his robes covered in mud, his eyes bloodshot and his haggard appearance, she swallowed back the words she had originally intended to say to him.
“The young mistress is out of danger.” She stepped forward, placed the basin on the ground, and said, “This is your and the young mistress’s child. The young mistress wants you to take a look so the child can recognize its father.”
He Yulin knelt before the stillborn fetus, staring wide-eyed at the child in the blood.
Even from his silhouette, you could tell he was a very beautiful child. His hands and feet were so small; he stopped breathing before he could even catch a glimpse of his parents.
He caused all of this.
If he hadn't pinched A-Ning, the child would have been born safely four months later, obediently calling him "Daddy" and "A-Ning's Mommy".
It was he who killed his own child.
"what!"
He Yulin clutched his head, his heart-wrenching cries echoing through Qinfang Courtyard.