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Chapter 22: Cuju Competition

"I don't have the colorful phoenix flying wings, and I have a little bit of harmony in my heart... Sister, I really envy you."

"Sister Zhao?"

Li Qingzhao came to her senses and found that Zhao Mujin and Ni Manqing had different expressions, especially Zhao Mujin, frowned tightly, and stared out the window with one hand holding her chin, as if she had thought of something bad, and she became self-pitying.

Ni Manqing came up to comfort Zhao Mujin was born in the royal family, and many helplessness were not something they could understand. This may be because there are gains and losses. Now Zhao Mujin is nearly eighteen years old and has not recruited a prince consort for a long time. The reason is that they know a little as close friends...

"In the past six months, the emperor's brother's body has become worse and worse. The brother has no son. Those adults are looking for candidates for that position. The mother's mother means to let Brother Duan inherit the throne, but Lord Zhang feels it is inappropriate."

"Zhang Dun is a straightforward person. Sometimes speaking is too offensive. However, Your Highness Duan is indeed a little..." Ni Manqing muttered, covering her mouth with a angrily disappointed and dared not say more.

Li Qingzhao sighed. King Duan Zhao Ji was considered a talented person. He didn't know whether it was good or bad when he asked him to ascend to the Great Treasure. However, judging from the current situation, there seemed to be no better candidate in the royal family.

"Although King Duan likes to play a little, if he can cultivate his character, he may not have been able to open a new chapter for the Song Dynasty."

"Kid Zhang recommends my brother Jian. You know, Brother Jian has this qualification."

Li Qingzhao was silent when she heard this. There were too many passages in the deep palace and courtyard, so she was not interested in understanding it.

Zhao Mujin actually favored King Jian Zhao Si in her heart. She knew that because she, as well as King Jian Zhao Si in the current official family, were both born to Empress Zhu, and were brothers and sisters of a mother and compatriots. However, King Duan Zhao Ji was also very good to her half-sister.

And the Jian King Zhao Si... Li Qingzhao recalled it and felt that Zhao Si might be even worse than Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji was a little talented person. Zhao Si was really a little transparent. Maybe Zhang Dun recommended him just to better implement the new policy.

As both Yuanyou Party members, Li Qingzhao knew some secrets. After Zhang Dun recovered, a series of new laws in the court continued to be implemented.

The exemption law, the Baojia law, the Qingmiao law... My father was able to serve as the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Dun's influence was also played. His grandfather Wang Gui was close friends with Zhang Dun, so they were the ones who were strongly promoted today.

The priests were in a mess, and it was difficult to deal with some decisions from the royal family. In the current situation, it is possible that either Duan or Jian will be the emperor.

No wonder, the two princes have been wandering around every day recently, attracting available people.

"By the way, when it comes to Duan Wang, I remember the opening match of the Mid-Autumn Festival Cuju Competition, it seems to be around the corner!"

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Outside the peach blossom house.

Daniu was unloading the goods with a donkey cart. Yun Yi asked him to buy some blue bricks and floor tiles, and planned to build a pool for washing clothes by the well in the backyard.

Qiu Niang hugged a heavy washboard with her hands, and jumped off the car board, and a slap stick thicker than her arm hung around her neck.

These are all her new equipment. The little girl is so cute that it is expensive. Both of them are made of fragrant sandalwood. It is said that wealthy people use them to wash clothes. The washed clothes have a natural sandalwood fragrance, which avoids the steps of incense.

Yun Yi didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise she would definitely tell her: If you want the clothes to be fragrant, just buy some flower-scented laundry detergent. Why is it so hard to do it?

Building a slurry and washing sink is not a big project. I borrowed two craftsmen from Uncle Chen and got it done in less than an hour. Yun Yi generously gave a pound of lamb leg meat, which was more humane than giving them money directly, and the two couldn't help but feel happy.

Both craftsmen were residents of Tianshui Lane and had a little knowledge of Yun Yi's generous manner. However, they didn't expect that they were called to help a worker and received a pound of mutton, and it was also the best lamb leg meat, the kind with fat.

"Thank you for your reward. Just call me if you have anything next time. Qiu Niang knows where my home is."

Yun Yi nodded with a smile, bowed and said, "It's all neighbors. Yun is not polite to the two elder brothers, haha."

The two of them knew that this was a polite word, so they bowed respectfully again, and then said goodbye and left.

After lunch, the gate of the yard was knocked.

The little girl was washing dishes in the kitchen, and Yun Yi went over and opened the door.

I saw a familiar young man's face in front of me. I was stunned for a moment before I remembered that this young man was just the ten people who came to cause trouble.

"Xiao Liu has seen the young master." The young man learned a not-so-standard bow with a thin body.

Yun Yi nodded at him and said curiously: "Is there anything wrong?"

Xiao Liu bowed respectfully again, took out a wooden sticker, and said, "This is what Brother Yang asked me to send to the young master. In the afternoon, we will represent our Tianshui Lane to fight against the Cuju team on the Xixingzi Street of Chengxi. This is the VIP seat, the front seat. Brother Yang finally asked from the boss Fan Lou to come."

"Yang Zhi asked you to come. Is this Cuju the kind that you can play?" Yun Yi was stunned for a moment, took the wooden sticker, and there was a line of small characters on it.

Xiao Liuer nodded and said excitedly: "Yes, don't you know, the Mid-Autumn Festival Cuju competition has started this morning. The east wing of the city is extremely lucky this year. There are only five teams in total. Two teams were eliminated this morning. The team they led was called..."

Yun Yi was a little speechless for a moment. Xiao Liu said that Cuju was like a football fan. He could count the ace scorers of each team and talked about various tactics. Unfortunately, he couldn't understand any of them and did not know those ace scorers.

I have watched several football games in another time and space, and played several times when I was a child, but it was just a play, and he was not interested in football.

However, it is rare to experience the fun of Cuju in the Song Dynasty up close. Yun Yi thought about it and agreed to go over and take a look in the afternoon.

I was just around Fanlou, rented a carriage and arrived in half an hour.

Yun Yi left Qiu Niang alone at home to watch the house. To be safe, he called Daniu to come with him.

When I arrived at Fanlou, it was already in the end. When I just finished the last game, many people walked out of the building cursingly, holding a piece of paper in their hands, tearing it into pieces, shouting: I lost a lot, I would have known that I would have won the Yulin Alley...

Fan Tower consists of five buildings in the east, west, south, north and middle. Three floors are high, the fifth floors face each other, the flying bridge railings are connected with light and darkness.

The building has an overall high and low undulating, with staggered eaves and corners, and is magnificent. It integrates eating, drinking, playing and fun, making it the largest amusement center in Bianjing City.

Yun Yi followed the position of Mutou and found the entrance of the Zhonglou on the inside. The two rows of guards with knives at the door made him stunned. However, when he remembered that the princes and nobles of the Northern Song Dynasty were all Cuju enthusiasts, he felt relieved.

After checking that Mutta had no problems, the manager at the door arranged a servant to lead Yun Yi to a partitioned seat on the second floor, which was separated by screens on both sides. Compared with the lobby on the first floor, this environment can be regarded as a VIP seat.

However, Yun Yi had just sat down, and a kick ball next door crossed the screen, pounced on Yun Yi's head...
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