Young age Ji is still young, Xiao Tao is reluctant to let her learn skills and suffer, and Qing Qing is not interested in singing, dancing, musical instruments, etc., so Xiao Tao keeps her to serve by her side.

With Qingqing's personal service, Forsythia can't even see face-to-face. Only when the guests here come to visit Xiao Tao, they will do something to show their faces with tea and water. There are often ministers in the court who come to Xiao Tao. Some talked for a long time, some asked Xiao Tao for a few words, and some came to order a song or two. Statements sometimes come to the little peach to grind the teeth.

Only when these people come, the forsythia, who has never seen a shadow, will dress up and come over to hand over tea. Xiao Tao looked at it and frowned. This is not the first time this has happened. But she is like this again, not to mention losing her face, and slapping Xiao Tao's face.

On this day, Shen Tong also came to Huayuefang and asked Xiao Tao about the departure of the lady from the Great Song Dynasty. Shen Tong did not go well in the Great Song Dynasty to exchange for the national book Guan Wen, and when he returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was already more than ten days later than Miao Niang and Xiao Tao.

The partial forsythia is dressed in a fancy way, wearing a bright apricot yellow dress, which can be seen from two miles away. Shen Tong was a lot older, and he couldn't help but glance at her twice. Forsythia was even more unscrupulous and glared at Shen Tong.

After Shen Tong left, Xiao Tao couldn't bear it anymore. said to Forsythia with a cold face: "I know that you have a big heart and want to be a tall branch." But there must be a rule for everything, and you can't let the means come by. ”

Forsythia swept the ground with her eyebrows nonchalant, she had seen Xiao Tao's down-and-out appearance in Huayuefang at the beginning, but now she has only had a face for a few days and pretended to be garlic. Forsythia didn't take Xiao Tao seriously at all. In her memory, Xiao Tao was weak.

Xiao Tao saw that Forsythia still looked dead, and lightly instructed his subordinates: "Forsythia girl doesn't have to serve me in the future." She's the one who wants to get ahead, so let's go and make a piano. ”

Forsythia's face darkened, making the piano is one of the most desolate places in the northeast corner of Huayuefang, and it is also a rare secluded place in Huayuefang. Specialized in making musical instruments such as pipa and piano for girls who perform instrumental music. There are forty or fifty people fiddling with silk and bamboo in Huayuefang, and it is common for musical instruments to be broken and redone, even on weekdays, tuning, changing strings, and repairing paint are also overwhelming. It's good for others, but for Forsythia, a person who is not willing to be lonely, it's a hell there, except for the people who come in and out with musical instruments. I will never see half of the people again. Forsythia couldn't help biting her lip at Xiao Tao and said, "The girl is too ruthless, I've known the girl for many years——"

Xiao Tao interrupted Forsythia sharply: "It was because I was used to your problems back then, and now it has become worse." Learn to be a man first, and then compete for favor! After speaking, he didn't give Forsythia any chance to argue, and commanded sharply, "Drag it down!" ”

Before Forsythia could react, he had been dragged to the violin by several sturdy Apsi. Qingqing was dumbfounded, she didn't know that the gentle Tao Niang had such a powerful side. From then on, I never dared to have a heart of slackness. The other girls in Huayuefang also paid tribute to Xiao Tao, except for Binglan.

Xiao Tao has achieved initial results in the first month after the rectification of Huayuefang, and in the second month, the daily flow has exceeded 1,000 taels. Li Yu was overjoyed, and gave Xiao Tao a fish bag made of ivory and gold wire, a seal of "Peach Niang System". With this medal, not only Huayuefang, but also the matter of the dancing girl in the Jiaofang, is also qualified to be punished with full authority. Xiao Tao's favor has surprised many people. It is rare for a dancing girl to be able to do this.

In order to show his gratitude, Li Yu also rewarded some exquisite things in the palace from time to time, such as carved white jade folding fans, green jade pieces of gold silk pillows, poetry collections, or rare fruits to eat. With the emperor's reward, not only Xiao Tao's status, but also the status of Huayuefang has risen a lot. Many people from other state capitals came to see it.

Yueniang also ended up worry-free, only helping Xiao Tao to do some miscellaneous things, and going to Xiao Tao to discuss all major matters. There is a birthday banquet at the house of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and she has no idea which girls to send to the past, so she walks to Taoyuan. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the fresh melons of the Western Regions on the table, and I couldn't help laughing: "Has the girl eaten it?" I ate it yesterday and it was so sweet. ”

Xiao Tao shook her head: "I didn't eat it." It's been hot lately, and I don't have an appetite for anything. After speaking, he lazily leaned on the bed and owed, "I won't get up, don't mind." ”

Yueniang smiled: "Don't bother, it's rare for you to rest for a while." Now it is also the melon given by the emperor in the Western Regions that I ate with the girl. Where did I eat before? Seeing that Xiao Tao was lazy, Yueniang said to herself, "If you want to say it, it's also the credit of Lord Qi." Eliminate the bandits who committed crimes, and the emperor will be in a good mood to think about us last time. ”

Xiao Tao smiled lightly. A few days ago, I heard that there was a navy of the Great Song Dynasty patrolling the Yangtze River, and they also stayed for a long time in the quarrying rock, a military stronghold in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Qi Zhengxiu sank the navy without the slightest mercy. Because it was a friction in the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the navy of the Great Song Dynasty did not wear military uniforms, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty said that he was a rogue bandit of the Great Song Dynasty, not a regular army. In order to cover up the fact that the offense is made. Li Yu also pretended to be confused and did not pursue it anymore, but went to the national letter again to claim that this mistake had made the burden of the people heavier. Zhao Kuangyin reduced his tributary rights for another year as compensation.

When the news reached the Southern Tang Dynasty, the people were elated, and after so many years, the light was defeated. Although it was the "bandits" who were exterminated this time, everyone knew that it was the Song army, and they were all happy. Xiao Tao is also very happy, the Southern Tang Dynasty has won, the tribute has been reduced, and the burden on the people can be lighter.

Xiao Tao looked at Yueniang and hooked her lips and said, "Since you like to eat, eat them all." I really don't have an appetite. "It's really strange, she used to like to eat dried honeydew melon, but now she feels sick to her stomach when she asks about the taste.

Yueniang picked up a piece and handed it to Xiao Tao: "Eat a piece and it's appetizing." That's what things are, they don't smell good—"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Tao's nose smelled of honeydew melon, and he couldn't hold back for a while, turned his head sideways and retched.

Yueniang was stunned, and it took a while to react: "Eh, what's wrong, it's not heat stroke, I'll go find Lang Zhong to come and take a look." ”

Xiao Tao hurriedly grabbed Yueniang's sleeve, her face was a little pale: "No need, I'll just rest." It didn't help Lang Zhong to come. ”

Seeing that Xiao Tao looked tired, Yueniang couldn't insist anymore, so she hurriedly beckoned her subordinates to come over and clean up the room, and hurriedly said about the birthday banquet at the waiter's house. Xiao Tao took a few breaths and said to Yueniang: "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites likes to listen to the pipa, you can send Xia Kui and Hongzhu to go." For the rest of the instrumental songs and dances, just find a few that you can still get your hands on, and you don't have to be top-notch. ”

Yueniang got the indication and hurriedly went out to Zhang Luo.

Xiao Tao was lying on the edge of the collapse, and it was difficult to calm down, and her heart was like being in a well, up and down. This feeling is very familiar, and for her, who has already been pregnant once, she knows very well what is going on with herself. It's just that I was too busy a while ago to think about it. Now that I'm thinking about it, I haven't been here for two months, so that's it. To the total of the group.

Xiao Tao only felt that his eye circles were a little damp, and another of his children was very surprised, but he was very happy. She thought that the child would become a pain in her life, and she thought that she would never have a chance to be connected with him in this life. But now, everything came unexpectedly. Xiao Tao stroked her stomach, and her thoughts drifted to that riverside night, the night when you and I were a good night.

Not long after she was happy, Qingqing came in and told another adult to visit Tao Niang. Xiao Tao suddenly regained her composure from the joy just now. I only cared about the joy, but I didn't think about how difficult things were in reality. It is strictly forbidden for official prostitutes to give birth. All the girls will rub the incense infertility pills, and even add the decoction afterwards to double insurance. It's just that Xiao Tao now has a noble status, so she doesn't have to use infertility pills anymore.

And if an official prostitute becomes a fish that slips through the net and conceives a child, he will definitely be strictly ordered to be beaten by the church. How can this child of his own be spared? Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat already broke out on Xiao Tao's forehead. From feeling this life, she didn't have the slightest thought of not wanting to. She can't afford to lose another child, can't!

Xiao Tao stood up, trembled slightly, wrote a word, and handed it to Qingqingdao: "You give this character to the adult just now, just saying that I am not feeling well today and cannot go to greet me in person." Let the other girls serve well. ”

After Qingqing took the text sheet and went out, Xiao Tao leaned weakly on the edge of the bed. What to do? How can I keep this child? There seemed to be a thousand fierce horses galloping in his heart, and Xiao Tao's heart was beating extremely fast. Escape from the church? Where can you flee to? Or leave Jinling to Nanchang or other secluded state capitals to avoid people's eyes? Or do you want to find an idle job in the workshop? - Xiao Tao thought of hundreds of ways in one night, but all of them were very uneasy.

Until the next morning, Xiao Tao, who had not slept all night, still didn't come up with a complete solution. The dancing girl in the Flower Moon Fang is still waiting for her to teach dance. Xiao Tao gritted her teeth and got up and went to the backyard. In the eyes of others, Xiao Tao is no different, and she is still radiant. It's just that Xiao Tao no longer teaches movements, just dictates, and never demonstrates.

Xiao Tao's pregnancy soon became pregnant, and her lower abdomen was already slightly bulging in less than three months, and the time happened to be from spring to summer, and her clothes were thin, and it was not difficult for careful people to find it. Xiao Tao was helpless, in addition to resisting the urge to vomit at all times, she took out a white cloth from the cabinet and wrapped her lower abdomen, but she didn't dare to wrap it too tightly, and she had two thick coats to cover her slightly bloated figure.

Xiao Tao didn't dare to move around at will, and she was also worried about being seen. But midsummer is coming soon, and as the belly swells day by day, if you don't want to find a way out, you can only become a fish on the knife and let others knead it, and you are powerless to resist. machine