Gu Qingci always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
They were all ladies from honorable families and official families, the four of them greeted each other politely, Gu Qingci and Uncle Liu looked at each other silently.
Cen Xi and He Luoyan had a good time together, and Gu Qingci also knew them, but they didn't get that close, and they never made an appointment to play together.
I thought it was strange, how could Cuju, who had been cold for several years, be able to invite these two people out
Gu Qingci couldn't help but wonder, is Cuju really out of fashion these years? Why do you look at it like this, as if everyone is interested.
People can't help but wonder.
But she is not someone who can be entangled. After Wu Yao came over, she told a few people that this is the master who teaches Cuju.
Although Wu Yao came to Beijing to live in Li's house, Gu Qingci didn't stay at Li's house when she didn't talk about practice, and she disappeared most of the time.
It was also Gu Qingci who went out first with the maid in a carriage today, Wu Yao said he was going to buy some things, and then he would arrive, Gu Qingci naturally let her go.
Knowing that they were going to practice Cuju today, they had already changed into the simplest dresses, but Wu Yao still frowned deeply after seeing her.
With both hands on the back and one foot on the Ju, he glanced back and forth at several people, and then asked slowly, "You don't have Cuju team uniforms?"
Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a few seconds, Gu Qingci opened his mouth and asked uncertainly, "Do you think so? Do we need to prepare additional clothes?"
I haven't played cuju before, so I'm naturally not thoughtful.
Wu Yao's eyelids twitched, how could he have thought that none of these young ladies knew this common sense that children outside the pass knew.
Everyone was silent for a while.
Only Yu Chuan, who was standing not far away, heard the movement, came over hurriedly, bowed first, and then apologized: "I forgot to tell grandma, uncle went to the tailor embroidery workshop to order clothes early in the morning. There are boots, but I forgot about them before they were delivered, I just remembered them, but I guess they are coming soon, I will ask later, I can put them on next time if I think about it.”
Wu Yao didn't care about it after hearing this.
Liu Shuyue asked: "Is there still our share?"
Yu Chuan said with a smile: "My uncle said that since it is a team uniform, you will wear the same uniform wherever you play, and if you are playing against others later, they will wear another style, so that you can distinguish them better, and you won't be confused when you play. "
Everyone will understand.
These few people don't know any basic knowledge at all. Wu Yao can only start from the beginning. Gu Qingci has accepted the content before, so he is very confident, as if he is already the best. Do you want to add a few words? talk.
It is obviously impossible to officially start kicking today. The main task is that one is familiar with the rules of Cuju, the second is familiar with the field, and the third is familiar with how to score.
Wu Yao is a very good teacher. He started from the most obvious level, and then jogged and led them to play football, trying to stimulate their love for Cuju.
Although they are all sports idiots, Wu Yao is still satisfied with one thing.
The four people, including Gu Qingci, were all in good physical strength, at least they didn't appear to faint after running for two steps, or they were exhausted.
Early in the morning, I heard that most of the young ladies of these official families in the capital are delicate and frail, and they walk gracefully, gracefully, and swaying at every step.
Wu Yao was worried before he came, but now he thinks it's not true. Sure enough, the rumors are all exaggerated.
If Cen Xi heard these words, she would definitely roll her eyes and tell Wu Yao that the rumors may not be groundless, and she will know when she meets a few more ladies in the future.
However, the reason why Wu Yao is satisfied is because the psychological expectations of the students have always been lower than the bottom line requirements, and it is not that a few people are really good and have a strong quality.
So soon, several people were pale and out of breath.
Because it was the first training session, Wu Yao didn't dare to use her methods. She had received money from Li Chengze, so if she scared the students away, she wouldn't be compensated.
So at the moment, Wu Yao's face was calm and smiling, and he was very considerate, and said: "You ladies are tired, go over there and sit and rest."
Several people were helped by the servant girl to rest.
This exhaustion took all morning, and it will not end until it is time to eat at noon.
We almost lost the strength to talk to each other, and just wanted to go back to take a shower and rest.
Really tired and hungry.
Gu Qingci had something to say to Liu Shuyue, so she got into her carriage directly and let her own carriage follow behind.
As soon as I came up, I asked: "Why did you call those two, how did they agree
Gu Qingci really couldn't figure it out, and he didn't even think that today would be like this.
Wu Yao asked them to practice for half a day, at first Gu Qingci really thought they were here for fun, wondering if Cuju should be so formal
It was so tiring that she almost didn't give up.
Liu Shuyue was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Gu Qingci for a few moments, and then said hesitantly, "You don't know?"
Gu Qingci was even more at a loss, with a puzzled look on his face, "What do I know, don't keep me guessing, just tell me!"
Only then did Liu Shuyue believe that she really didn't know, so he leaned close to her ear and whispered a lot.
"So, it's because the people of Yan Kingdom will come to congratulate them in a few months, and the princess of their country wants to play Cuju with us?" Gu Qingci opened his mouth and finally said a word.
Liu Shuyue hurriedly let out a long "shh-" and said, "Be quiet, this matter is not public. Think about it, who doesn't know how many years we haven't played Cuju, let alone women, Yan Guoyan Could it be that they don’t know, so they still propose to compete with us, isn’t that intentional? But the princess is a daughter, and if she said this, it would be a joke if the Holy Majesty refused. Happy? What's more difficult is that we don't have any daughters here who know how to play Cuju. This is retreating without a fight... So, we can only find someone to practice from now on. I heard that the queen announced the entry of the princess of Yuhe Palace a few days ago, I guess it's for her daughter to set an example."
The emperor can't directly issue an imperial decree ordering all the ladies of noble officials and ministers to learn Cuju.
This matter can only be handled by the inner house. It has to be explained that the Dehou Mansion made the right decision. Before others could react, he first advanced the words in front of the queen through the old concubine, which was really timely. The Emperor's Itch.
Gu Qingci was surprised when he heard it, and felt that the first half of the words had not been digested, and the second half of the words came again.
Liu Shuyue continued: "I thought you knew, otherwise why did you suddenly invite me to play cuju? I didn't know until a few days later." If it wasn't for this, her mother would never let her learn cuju of.
Gu Qingci couldn't put it into words, and said in a low voice: "What do I know, it's all brought up on a whim by my husband."
Liu Shuyue looked suspicious, is there such a coincidence? She thought that Gu Qingci got the news from the government. But after thinking about it, it was impossible for Li Cheng to know, and he didn't go to court, so how did he know it.
"Then we are going to keep practicing?" Gu Qingci asked.
What was originally thought to be a recreational activity suddenly turned into a serious competition, and Gu Qingci couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Liu Shuyue nodded, "I think it will soon leave a name on the emperor and empress."
It's fine if you shrink back and don't show your head at the beginning, but if you regret it after you start, you may be disliked by the nobles.
After a while, Gu Qingci suddenly said leisurely: "I said why Cen Xi is so talkative today, she used to have the most poisonous mouth."
Liu Shuyue laughed when she heard it, "If she hears it, she will definitely scold you. If you say you can't win, she should stop messing around."
After thinking about it, I don't think there's anything to worry about, even if I want to compete with the Yan people, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Two days later, the custom-made Cuju team uniforms were ready and delivered, Gu Qingci quickly changed into them and tried them out, and then brought out three more sets for the servant girl to deliver to Liu Shuyue, Cenxi, He Luoyan and the others.
Afterwards, they practiced Cuju every other day, not because Wu Yao was tolerant to them, but just to give them time to adapt, and there were only four of them at the moment, and the number of people didn't make up, so they needed to be slow.
Gu Qingci was so busy that she didn't have time to think about Li Chengze. Today, she was laying on the soft couch, asking Yuzhu to tap her back and shoulders, when Mammy Zhang came in and said beamingly: "Grandma, get up, the uncle is back! "
Gu Qingci jumped, sat up, quickly counted on her fingers, and suddenly raised her voice, "Oh! It's been half a month!"
So he quickly got up from the couch and walked out, "Where are you, where are you?"
Yuzhu held her back and helped her put on her coat.
Nanny Zhang replied: "It's at the old lady's place in the east courtyard. I think she will be here soon."
Gu Qingci put on her clothes and shoes, went out of the house, and walked towards the second door, just bumped into Li Chengze who just came over.
When Gu Qingci was happy, she rushed straight up and shouted excitedly: "Master, you are back!"
Li Cheng was bumped into his arms by her, he quickly hugged him, and smiled lightly: "Well, I'm back."
The corners of the two servant girls' mouths were smiling, and they avoided each other and retreated.
Li Cheng raised his eyebrows, thinking that his family had been raised more "extremely bold".
He was rarely restrained by his mother when he was in the boudoir, and now he is even less likely to reprimand him.
Actions become more sincere and naive.
The two walked into the yard while talking, Gu Qingci couldn't help but talk to Li Chengze about his own affairs, about practicing Cuju.
He even directly pulled Li Chengze to sit down and told him that they were going to play Cuju with the princess of Yan Kingdom in a few months!
Li Cheng was taken aback. He didn't tell her before because he didn't want her to think too much and feel pressured. She didn't expect that she would know so soon.
Turning his mind, he said, "Did Liu Shuyue tell you?"
Gu Qingci nodded.
Li Cheng observed that she was in a very good state of mind, and there was no worry or worry on her face.
Secretly thought that he underestimated her, Gu Qingci was bigger than he thought.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Master Hou told me something before, but I didn't tell you because I was afraid of thinking about it."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Gu Qingci focused on, "Uncle? Uncle actually asked you to talk about this."
In Gu Qingci's eyes, the impression of the elder is serious, and she rarely sees him at home.
With the status of the Li family, isn't it strange that the Elder Master called Li Chengze to see him when he returned home.
It's a pity that Gu Qingci couldn't think deeply, otherwise he would probably have guessed that the Elder Master took advantage of her.
Without dwelling on this point, Gu Qingci said something else: "Princess Tai'an sent me a post two days ago, saying that she knew that some of us were learning Cuju, and it happened that she was also interested, so she was going to invite us to join us."
"Princess Tai'an? Which one?" Li Cheng asked.
"Yuhe Palace."
Li Cheng nodded. It's normal. If you want to form a women's Cuju team, it's best for a distinguished clan to come forward.
"Go, no one will embarrass you."
Li Chengze's words are true. The emperor is worried that the Cuju team can't be organized due to the lack of people. Finally, an activist like Gu Qingci joins. If anyone wants to pick things up, it's because he thinks he has no name in front of the emperor. court death
Gu Qingci snorted, "Who dares to embarrass me."
Two days later, Gu Qingci and Liu Shuyue went to Yuhe Palace together.
Princess Tai'an really treated them very well, and no one mocked Gu Qingci for what happened before.
There is a large field behind the Yuhe Palace, which has been turned into a Cuju field at the moment.
This is much better than renting a venue in the suburbs of Beijing.
A few people knew it well, thinking that it might be an order from the palace, and they would be able to practice here in the future.
Not long after, Princess Tai'an introduced several other people to them, most of whom were familiar, and only one or two were unfamiliar faces.
Gu Qingci brought Wu Yao over, but unexpectedly, there was also a master arranged by the palace.
It just so happens that they don't understand anything, and I'm afraid I can't teach them alone.
Princess Tai'an has no objection.
Barely made up the number of twelve people.
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Right after this, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the capital, and a rumor spread. It is said that Princess Tai'an likes Cuju, and many ladies have joined the Princess' Cuju team.
In Gu's mansion, Gu Qingwan also heard about it, she also knew that Gu Qingci was also in there, and even heard that the princess gave them all something from the imperial concubine that day.
Gu Qingwan was jealous and resentful, and cried in front of Aunt Zhou: "With her low status now, how can she have the face to play with the princess, why! Mother, please go and beg Daddy, let me go to the princess too Let's play."
Aunt Zhou did not agree, she knew that her daughter was favored at home, but who is the princess and what is the status of the princess, there is no reason to be bullied if she goes there.
So he comforted: "That Cuju is not something good girls play, it's rude and dirty, most men don't like it, presumably it's because of the princess's whim."
But Gu Qingwan couldn't listen to a word, and Aunt Zhou refused to say it, so she went to see the second master herself, and after a long time of coquettish pestering, the second master finally agreed.
What kind of person is the second master? He usually neither goes to court nor cares about current affairs, so naturally his eyes are darkened, and he doesn't know why there is such a trend of Cuju in Beijing.
After You You easily complied, on the second day, he ordered his aide to go to Li's house to invite Gu Qingci back.