On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Besides, this is the imperial city. Not only is the public security good, but as long as you are willing to work hard, whether it is chopping wood or doing odd jobs, you can earn enough to have enough food and clothing.

Whether for the sake of face or for the sake of substance, most men want to marry a girl from a decent family who is well-matched with them. If that is not possible, they would rather marry a widow.

Of course, if he could marry an oiran or a beautiful woman, he would definitely want to raise his hands and feet and shout "yes".

Xiao Xiao also thought about it and encouraged him: "Then ask the emperor for advice."

She now knew that when an official broke the law and his property was searched, his wives and concubines would be punished and sent to the Jiaofangsi, where they would be protected by the government. They would not serve the common people but the princes and nobles.

But the treatment is good, there are few guests, and the risk is not high.

If the emperor could arrest everyone, it would save a lot of trouble.

Li Yan shook his head: "That's impossible. The women in the Jiaofangsi are all the wives of the officials."

Xiao Xiao was a little surprised: "So the entrance to the music school is too high, so they can't get in?"

Then he asked him curiously, "Have you ever been to Jiaofang?"

"No," Li Yan had seen a lot of it. "When the palace held banquets, the singing and dancing were mostly performed by girls from the music school, and the musicians were the men from the houses of the officials who had committed crimes."

Xiao Xiao felt sympathetic: "Officials either form cliques to seize power or seek corruption. It seems that being an official is also a high-risk job."

He also earnestly warned him: "We are not short of money, so please don't embezzle it."

As for forming cliques and factions, she didn't say anything.

There is no point in talking about this. The Li father and son cannot escape it.

The next afternoon, Xiao Xiao and the other nannies washed the "poisoned" daughter clean, sprinkled some pearl powder on her, and then took the daughter and began to tease her.

The baby who is over one month old is full of milk fragrance, round and chubby, with his eyebrows and eyes slightly opened, which makes him very cute.

"Baby Yiyi, wait for your dad to come back with mom, okay?"

Children just eat and sleep, wake up and poop. If they are not happy, they will cry loudly. There is really nothing to make people happy.

But Li Yan rarely sees his daughter, so he has to see her whenever he comes back. If he can see that his daughter is awake when he comes back, he will be so happy that he will smile from ear to ear.

Unfortunately, the little girl is sleepy and her father rarely sees her awake.

It just so happened that Li Yan would be back soon today, so she teased her daughter, trying to make Li Yan happy.

Unfortunately, it was almost the end of the You hour, which was seven o'clock in the evening. It was already dark, and Li Yan had not returned yet.

Xiao Xiao didn't wait for him. She ate her dinner slowly and then went to the next room to check on her daughter who was sleeping soundly. It was a rare opportunity for her to stroll around the room. She asked Yan's mother who had just returned from the charity hall: "Are the little girls over there still energetic?"

"It's pretty good. I've had enough to eat and warm clothes in the past few months. I think I've gained some weight."

"The two maids also selected about 200 girls who were strong enough to teach them martial arts."

The two maids who came out of the palace definitely cast a wide net, caught as many fish as possible, and selected the best ones.

At the beginning, except for the fifty or so sick and weak people who did not need to exercise, the rest of the people ran and did horse stance in the morning and evening.

When the little girls heard that if they could master martial arts well, they could enter the palace to become maids, they became very diligent and were not afraid of hard work or fatigue at all.

Afterwards, some of those without talent were slowly eliminated, and it is said that they have not yet been completely eliminated.

Xiao Xiao said: "Don't forget to capture their thoughts."

She felt like a small leader in a religious conspiracy and often promoted the good qualities of the Queen.

Of course, I also did not forget to take the opportunity to show off myself and let the little girls know that they can eat well and dress warmly because of my hard work for them behind the scenes.

Mother Yan also smiled and said, "Master, rest assured. I dare not forget that these girls have reached an age of understanding and most of them know what is good and what is bad." "What's more, they were abused by the Gu family before, but now they are living a good life that they could only dream of."

"I see a few girls who are sensible. How about bringing them back to you one day to show you your appreciation?"

Before she gave birth to her daughter, Xiao Xiao felt that there were nearly twenty maids and old women in Sang Yu's yard, which was too many.

But now that I have a daughter, I only have a wet nurse, Menghui, and two little maids, so I am still short of people.

When the child was over one year old, he could walk unsteadily and the maids had to take turns to take care of him.

Besides, on my side, Linglong, Chunxiang, Qiuxiang and the two old women have all gone to the charity hall, so I need more people to surround myself with.

Especially when maids are selected, they cannot serve their masters from the beginning. They need to be taught well by the old women.

In addition, the two older girls, Meng Hui and Yiqing, have found their lovers and it’s time for them to get married.

Of course, even if they get married, they will still return to Sangyuyuan to be the housekeepers.

Xiao Xiao thought for a moment before speaking: "No hurry, just wait and see, I'll talk about it next month after I'm out of confinement."

After saying that, he couldn't help but mutter, "It's already this late, why haven't you come back yet?"

He usually gets home at 5 p.m., but now he is nearly an hour late.

It's not that she wanted to tie the person to her waist, but she was also wondering whether he had sent someone to redeem the brothel girl.

Or has he already revealed the truth?

When Li Yan came back, it was already the end of the Xu hour, which was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

There is too little entertainment at night now. Usually at this time, Xiao Xiao would go out to meet Zhou Gong.

Today, she lay on the couch and tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When she heard the maid say that the master had returned, she also stood up with her cloak on and asked with concern, "You're back so late, do you want to eat some silver noodles to fill your stomach?"

It is impossible to ask her to give up cooking, but she has to pretend to be virtuous.

"Okay." Li Yan still asked his daughter first: "Have we been good today?"

Xiao Xiao nodded perfunctorily: "Very well behaved, she is still awake during the evening hour, she must be thinking about you and missing you."

A child who is only a few days old and can't even see anything yet, it's impossible for him to miss someone.

But Li Yan believed her words and felt very sorry: "It's my fault for not coming back earlier."

The maids and servants won't rest until the master of the house comes back.

Therefore, as soon as Li Yan entered the room, a maid brought hot water to the bathroom.

Li Yan saw the maid come out, then walked in: "You take a rest first, I'll go wash up first."

When he came out, the maid from the small kitchen brought him some silver thread noodles and a few side dishes.

This is why Xiao Xiao asked the kitchen to prepare midnight snacks when she saw that Li Yan had not returned yet.

The noodles had been kneaded long ago, and the chicken soup had been skimmed off the oil and was simmering over the fire.

That’s why it can be delivered within a quarter of an hour.

There was also a plate of braised venison, a plate of vegetarian delicacies, and a plate of walnut kernels and bok choy.

Xiao Xiao also ate a little with him and asked in a roundabout way: "You've been busy until now, you've worked hard today, go to bed early later." (End of this chapter)