Hu Meier stared intently at Bai Yueyue, who was practicing ancient dance in the center of the ballroom. Hu Meier had seen many women dance in the Li family, but none of them could reach the level of her young lady.
At the center, Bai Yueyue's every movement was so complete and full of tension; every step landed in the most precise position; every leap was like moonlight on the water, beautiful and elegant.
No wonder she's the lady's daughter; she must have been learning since she was little! But this is amazing! She could be a dance teacher in the Li family, right?
"Mei'er, how do you feel?" Five minutes of ancient dance did not make Bai Yueyue feel tired. This was the result of the magic and Li Jieyue's training forcibly pushing up her physical strength.
"Young Miss is truly amazing!" Hu Meier exclaimed in genuine admiration. "With this kind of skill, she'll definitely pass Madam's test!"
After all, the young lady's ancient dance skills far surpass those of her peers, so the madam certainly wouldn't be dissatisfied.
"Phew," Bai Yueyue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Hu Meier's words, "Meier, do you know the Qixi Dance?"
"Because I'm not qualified to dance the Qixi Dance, I haven't had any systematic training," Hu Meier said with shame.
But you can't really blame her. Qixi dance is a social dance for high-level people. Hu Meier was old enough to learn it, but she lost the right to learn it because her family collapsed.
"I see. Do you know the basic posture and steps?" Bai Yueyue asked with a last glimmer of hope.
“When I was at the Li family’s house, I learned a little bit from watching the young ladies practice.”
Although Hu Meier learned a small part of it by watching them practice, she was not a servant specifically responsible for accompanying the Qixi Dance practice at the Li family. Therefore, Hu Meier absolutely could not let anyone know that she had learned the Qixi Dance, otherwise she would be considered to be deceiving her superiors.
"That's fine, come here." Bai Yueyue said, pulling Hu Meier to the center.
"Young Miss, this is not allowed! I am a servant and have no right to dance the Prayer Dance."
"I order you to assist me in my practice!" In order to prevent Hu Meier from continuing to resist, Bai Yueyue had no choice but to use her authority. After all, Bai Yueyue didn't want to run over to Li Jieyue and say: Mother, please teach me the Qixi Dance.
That would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den. Li Jieyue would definitely be able to tell at a glance that Bai Yueyue hadn't practiced the Qixi Dance during this period.
“Wait, Miss, I am a girl, and I have only learned the lady’s walk.”
"That's alright. I'm very familiar with the ladies' steps, so I can practice them separately. I need to practice the men's steps."
For a moment, Hu Meier wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.
"Young lady, why do you imitate men's walking?"
"Isn't this just common sense?" Bai Yueyue was speechless. It was just a matter of learning two different steps. Her mother had always required her to master both the ladies' and gentlemen's steps.
“This is not something to be taken for granted, Miss. You are a girl! You only need to master the steps for women! Even professional Qixi dance teachers usually only master the steps for their respective genders.”
"?" Bai Yueyue looked at Hu Meier with a look that seemed to indicate her worldview had collapsed, but she quickly recovered. Never mind, she had to take the exam anyway, so learning one more thing was the same as learning something else!
The main reason is that Bai Yueyue doesn't dare to confront Li Jieyue and say: "Mother, I am a girl, I don't need to learn men's steps."
Bai Yueyue was certain that as soon as she said that, Li Jieyue would make Bai Yueyue remember the way men walk so vividly.
Then, just like when Bai Yueyue was carried away by Li Jieyue and ran wildly, Hu Meier was also carried away by Bai Yueyue and ran wildly in the dance hall.
If it weren't for her professionalism, Hu Meier would have made the screams echo throughout the place.
Incidentally, after that, Bai Yueyue practiced her guqin skills, and Hu Meier witnessed Bai Yueyue displaying guqin skills that were no less than her own.
It's important to know that Hu Meier was very confident in her guqin skills. In the Li family, and even most people, she was better than Hu Meier. Those who were better than Hu Meier were more than ten years older than her. However, Bai Yueyue, who was not yet eighteen years old, was on par with her. This was enough to prove that Bai Yueyue had surpassed her peers in the guqin.
What's even more terrifying is that Hu Meier had some knowledge of the other two types of instruments, so when Bai Yueyue played the other two instruments and knew that Bai Yueyue's skills in them were no less than those in the guqin, Hu Meier's confidence was completely shattered.
What should I do? My young lady is too amazing!
Even if you started practicing from birth, it would be impossible to reach this level!
Hu Meier didn't know much about the other families, but in the Li family, excluding the madam, no one could compare to Bai Yueyue in terms of musical skills.
What? You say your guqin playing is better than my young lady's? What about your piano? What about your violin? You should take a look at how old you are. My young lady is so young.
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"Phew." Under Hu Meier's gaze, which was as if she had seen a god, Bai Yueyue practiced the rest of the calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony, and etiquette once more, then returned to her room and relaxed on the bed.
As for her chess skills? Bai Yueyue has been learning for so long, but she has only played against Li Jieyue. She has only won once in the past six months, so Bai Yueyue has no idea what level she is at.
Of course, Li Jieyue wouldn't tell Bai Yueyue that during her four years at the prestigious university, only Bai Zhenhao could occasionally beat her in chess.
The rest of the students? As early as Li Jieyue's first year of university, students from freshman to senior year were all traumatized by her. Every year after that, freshmen would challenge her, and I heard that many of them left in tears.
Therefore, Li Jieyue, who was much gentler than before, had long ago given Bai Yueyue an order that she was not allowed to play chess with others without her consent.
Hu Meier looked at Bai Yueyue with a strange expression. Although in the capital, one must master the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony, and etiquette, it is sufficient to be proficient in two or three of them. Only the imperial family and the five great families require proficiency in four or more of these arts.
The last all-rounder was Madam more than twenty years ago, right? And judging from the young lady's performance, she's an all-rounder just like Madam. Even if those people specialize in one thing, they might not necessarily be able to beat the young lady in that one area.
Oh, you say you do have something that's better than the young lady, something that her peers definitely can't do. Well then, Old Deng, it's really shameful of you to bully the younger ones.
Wow, Miss, you're so outstanding, and so young and beautiful. Being your personal attendant must be so stressful!
Hu Meier is now particularly looking forward to what kind of bloody storm Bai Yueyue will stir up when she enters the highest institution of learning. She will probably become a shadow over a generation and a legend for generations to come, just like Madam.
Of course, Hu Meier never considered that her young lady's grades were simply not good enough to get into the top university.
Similarly, Bai Yueyue, the perfect young lady who was already omnipotent in Hu Meier's eyes, was sweating profusely at this moment because she received a message from Zhang Yuyao.
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