Xie Pan’Er softly inquired of Nanny Xiao.
Nanny Xiao composed herself and whispered to her, "The child in Madam’s womb seems to be moving quite a lot, and the Empress Dowager is concerned, so she has summoned the Imperial Physicians to take a look!"
Hearing Nanny Xiao’s words, Xie Pan’Er refrained from speaking further; after all, she lacked experience in such matters and had nothing to contribute.
The Imperial Physicians took turns diagnosing Wang Dongxue, with one elderly Imperial Physician, his hair and beard graying, kneeling on one knee to check Wang Dongxue’s pulse.
When soone spoke midway, he quickly motioned with his hand to stop the noise.
Seeing the physician’s actions, Xie Pan’Er beca inexplicably anxious.
She promptly brought over a small stool for the elderly physician to sit on.
The elderly physician, feeling numb from kneeling due to his age, instinctively sat down.
He examined the pulse for a full hour.
"Physician Lin is so cautious, it seems our speculation is likely correct."
The Imperial Physicians stood by, discussing amongst themselves. Physician Lin’s experience and reputation in this area were quite comndable.
With his cautious approach, it seed he too understood the issue.
Finally, Physician Lin stopped, stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the nearby physicians, and spoke up.
"What are your views, colleagues?"
With this question, the attention of Old Lady Ji and the Empress Dowager, as well as Xie Pan’Er, was instantly focused, as they all perked up their ears.
The Imperial Physicians exchanged glances and said,
"Our speculations align with Physician Lin’s, but to make a conclusion, so tests are still needed."
"How to test?"
Empress Dowager Xiao and Old Lady Ji beca anxious and quickly pursued the question.
The Imperial Physicians looked at each other again, but none spoke.
Eventually, Physician Lin stood up, bowed to Empress Dowager Xiao, and reported,
"Your Majesty, though Madam’s pulse is sowhat concerning, as long as she maintains her nutrition and rests well, there should be no issues!"
With Lin’s reassurance, the Empress Dowager and Old Lady Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what Lin said next made everyone’s heart leap once more.
"Madam’s pulse indicates no problems with her own health, but the two children..."
From the pulse, Physician Lin could already tell that Wang Dongxue was carrying twins.
"What’s wrong with the two children?"
Empress Dowager Xiao and Old Lady Ji grew anxious and quickly pressed for more information.
"At present, I cannot discern the children’s condition,"
"This requires Madam to observe it herself."
Wang Dongxue needs to assess it herself?
Everyone was puzzled, looking towards Physician Lin.
"Explain clearly; I am confused," said the Empress Dowager.
"Madam needs to monitor the fetal movents," Lin clarified, "to see if they are too frequent or too infrequent."
"How is that determined?"
Old Lady Ji anxiously asked.
"Do not worry, Old Lady; we can arrange for soone to accompany Madam constantly. Each ti the child moves, it will be recorded on an hourly basis. We can then assess how many tis the child moves, and from this, I will judge whether the situation is healthy." Lin suggested.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager casually pointed at a young Palace Maid, instructing her to stay with Wang Dongxue, equipped with pen and paper, to record each movent of the child.
An hour quickly passed, and Physician Lin received the records from the Palace Maid, his expression turning solemn.
"What is the situation?"
The Empress Dowager and Old Lady Ji asked anxiously.
"The frequency of fetal movents is indeed excessively high,"
physician Lin provided a definitive answer.
"What should be done?"
"The fetuses are in the mother’s womb, unheard and unseen. How do we know what is going on with them?"
Old Lady Ji was distressed, trying to recall her experience with her seven or eight children, none of whom exhibited such a situation.
"Old Lady, please don’t worry. There are two possibilities in this case.
First, it’s possible there’s insufficient amniotic fluid, preventing the babies from absorbing nutrients tily.
The other possibility is that since Madam is carrying twins, it could be that the two children are fighting inside her womb."
"Both of these could be serious issues, so what should be done?"
Both Old Lady Ji and Empress Dowager Xiao spoke in unison, deeply concerned.
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