After a while, there were footsteps outside the door, and the young lady said, "It should be the eldest lady who came to see you." "Hurriedly ran to open the door. The eldest lady is dressed in a colored dress, which makes her figure even taller. is still gentle as an orchid look. followed by Yun Niang and two maids. Xiao Tao wanted to get up, but she couldn't do anything, and the eldest lady hurriedly waved her hand: "Don't be polite, pay attention to your body." ”

Xiao Tao didn't hold on anymore, just looked at the eldest lady and said, "Thank you, eldest lady." ”

The eldest lady walked to Xiao Tao's bed and sat down, stretched out her hand and stroked Xiao Tao's face, the expression on her face was a little depressed, and she said after a while: "You have suffered." ”

The eldest lady's words are heartfelt, not polite, not perfunctory, Xiao Tao's heart suddenly soured like something, she didn't care so much about her suffering, but the eldest lady noticed it and cared about her sincerely, she couldn't say whether she was moved or wronged, her eyes were tidal.

After a pause, the eldest lady said: "I specially ordered to invite Imperial Doctor Zhang to diagnose and treat you, take it internally and externally, it should be able to recover soon, don't worry." ”

Xiao Tao was stunned for a moment, the doctor treated herself? I can't think that the status of the He family in the imperial court, and the status of the eldest lady in the He family now, she can feel extraordinary: "The eldest lady is bothered, don't alarm the imperial doctor-----"

The eldest lady sighed and shook her head, "No matter how you say this, it is also because of me." Zhilan holds a grudge against me. Xiao Tao reacted, it turned out that the eldest lady was called Zhitang, and the second lady was called Zhilan.

The eldest lady continued: "Don't go back to Qingyin these days, Zhilan is angry in her heart, and it is hard to guarantee that she will not spread her anger on you again." In the future, you might as well follow me and serve by my side? As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Tao inquiringly.

Follow the eldest lady? Xiao Tao stammered and couldn't speak. Is she a dancing girl, and she follows the eldest lady as an internal attendant, is this considered a promotion or a downgrade? Yun Niang smiled on the side: "This kid is stupid, you don't have to work hard to train from morning to dark with the eldest lady, you don't have to worry about food and clothing and be decent, don't hurry up and thank the eldest lady." ”

Xiao Tao looked at the gentle eldest lady, after all, she was her savior, and it seemed unruly to refuse, so she nodded in confusion.

The eldest lady smiled slightly and smiled at her: "That's good." You rest in peace first, I told my subordinates to help you pack your things, and you don't have to go back. After settling down a few more words, he got up and went out.

Only Mi Niang and Xiao Tao were left in the room, and Xiao Tao looked at Mi Niang a little confused: "Do you say I'm doing the right thing?" ”

The young lady bit her lip and thought about it: "After all, the dancing girl is hard, but it is easier to follow the eldest lady." Let's take it one step at a time. The eldest lady is so benevolent and righteous, she should be easy to serve. ”

Xiao Tao rested for a few days, and then served by the eldest lady's side. The life of the eldest lady is very simple, in addition to daily food and clothing, that is, reading, washing and other things are served, Xiao Tao does some things to help serve tea, pour water and change clothes, and the most important thing is to dry and grind. When doing this, Xiao Tao couldn't help but think that Qi Gongzi also likes to read, but he doesn't even know the words, so sometimes when the eldest lady is idle, he will also ask what words he sees. The eldest lady saw that she loved to learn, so she gradually taught her to recognize some words, and Xiao Tao learned quickly, and soon she could pick up and read some simple chapters, but she didn't know the slightly complicated words.

As the days passed, except for the fact that when I met the second lady, I would have a good face or be embarrassed, and the rest of my life was easy.

In the blink of an eye, Chongyang, a few months passed, and Lord He gradually couldn't sit still. The prince wrote to him three months ago to protect Qi Zhengxiu, and he was still full of joy. Although he hoped that Zhilan could marry Qi Zhengxiu, since he liked Zhitang, it was fine. It's just that three months have passed, Qi Zhengxiu didn't mention it anymore as if there was no such thing, and it stands to reason that he should have come to ask for a name and take a walk in the form of proposing. What's going on? He decided to rush the affair.