An Xin answered and pulled her hair, scratching it into a big mess in annoyance. Leng Xiangbai and Jiang Zhou looked at her and sighed helplessly.

They may be able to help their own hill chief with other things, but they really don't know how to play Cuju. They have only heard that some sons and daughters of powerful officials and nobles like to play this game.

"At worst, I'll just give that broken whip back to His Majesty," Jiang Zhou said, "If you don't want to take people to the competition, then don't go. Why are you pulling your hair?"

He stood up and walked over to save An Xin's black hair, preventing her from the risk of becoming bald at a young age.

An Xin was certainly not upset about the Jade Dragon Whip, but she noticed that when Emperor Sheng An left with a flick of his sleeves, there was a hint of triumph in his eyes as he looked at her.

Only then did she realize that she had been tricked by this shameless old emperor again.

An Xin was dejected. Yes, how could an emperor with great power be intimidated by a group of ministers?

"Sometimes you really can't have a conscience," An Xin sighed.

But she had already agreed, and she had no intention of going back on her word, so she just went ahead and did it.

However, it won’t be long before An Xin has someone spread the news that they will be selecting players who can play Cuju in the capital.

I heard that Xiao Wenrou, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, is also going to form a Cuju team to participate in the Nanyu competition next year.

Moreover, with Prime Minister Xiao as a banner, all the young masters who could play and wanted to participate, who were originally going to come to Anxin to register, turned around and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to register.

An Xin looked at the empty registration desk in front of his house and felt relieved.

I thought to myself, the old emperor is not the head of the mountain who doesn't want to help you win the first place. He brought back some Tiankui fruit for you to use as a snack to prolong your life.

But there is no one to use, and even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice.

I sat there with my legs crossed, shaking with pride, thinking secretly that I had done my best.

Leng Xiangbai, who had specially taken leave to help An Xin at home, looked at the few names on the registration book, one of which was a girl, and his eyes twitched.

An Xin also looked at the brother and sister who were leaving after registering, not knowing what to say.

Chen Runzhi and Chen Runze, if I remember correctly, these two siblings should be the children of Aunt Ajing.

An Xin stood up and prepared to end today's registration work: "If two people sign up, there won't be enough people by then. I will report to the emperor at the morning court tomorrow..."

"Teacher, we have just finished our exams. I heard that you are recruiting people who can play Cuju, so I came to sign up."

Before An Xin finished the second half of his sentence, he saw several energetic teenagers running over.

Feng Yuxiu, who had just spoken, stopped in front of An Xin and shouted breathlessly.

"You are just a kid, why are you playing Cuju if you don't study hard?" An Xin bit his back teeth and forced a smile on his face: "Be good! Go back to class and study hard."

Feng Yuxiu, who had been disciplined by An Rui, who had ulterior motives, and had lost his original dandy air and become able to speak human language, shook his head.

"Learning is important, but helping teachers solve problems is more important."

An Xin: “…” I really would thank you!

Feng Yuxiu walked over and took a look at the registration book on the table at the door. When he saw there were only two names on it, he suddenly became happy.

He turned around and said excitedly to An Xin, who had a miserable look on her face, "Fortunately, when we came here, we also called Kun Rui, Li Xin, and Shen Wenxuan who can play Cuju."

An Xin touched his chin and saw the sincere smile on Feng Yuxiu's face. He also thought that it would be a good idea to take them to Nanyu Country to see the world.

After all, the Nanyu Kingdom is on the sea, and generally speaking, one cannot approach their territorial waters without permission.

Because this country is located on an island, its ground forces may not be very strong.

But those inland people fighting at sea would probably be thrown into the sea and drowned. The Nanyu soldiers who were active in the sea all year round could still paddle back to the shore and swim in the sun.

It's so hard to get them to open their country to welcome visitors this time, and we can go in for tourism openly. It would be a shame not to go.

Originally, she thought that since the heroine was competing with her for the man, she would not be able to recruit anyone who could play Cuju properly, and that was indeed the case.

Cuju is actually a game that only children from powerful and wealthy families like to play. Children from ordinary families do not have the leisure and elegance to do so.

Therefore, there were not many people who could play Cuju. Those who entered officialdom or got married had no time to participate in such activities. Those who were of the right age and willing to participate in the competition all went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to sign up.

There was a reason why An Xin was in such a bad mood just now.

But there are only six names on the registration book, and one of them is a girl, Chen Runzhi.

Although the invitation letter from Nanyu Kingdom only stated that each country could be invited to send two teams, there was no restriction that women could not join the Cuju team.

But An Xin was still worried. Physical contact was inevitable when playing Cuju. As a modern person, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. But could the women in ancient times do it?

She herself does not think that women are worse than men at playing Cuju. Sometimes women are more resilient than men and have a higher chance of winning the game.

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After all, in ancient times, a girl's reputation was very important. It would be troublesome if the girl couldn't find a decent husband after returning from the competition.

An Xin hasn't decided yet whether to recruit the little girl into the team he is forming.

She then welcomed two other pretty, delicate-looking beauties.

"Master Jijiu, we also know how to play Cuju. Can we sign up for the competition?"

An Xin felt that he had heard wrongly, and spoke unclearly: "You...you also have to sign up...sign up."

"Yeah!" Feng Lingyun, with rosy cheeks, nodded slightly.

The other one was much more outgoing and aggressive, staring with clear, round eyes: "You don't look down on women like the others do, do you?"

An Xin: “…” How should I answer this?

Besides, she is not that kind of person.

She is a woman herself, so there is no reason for her to look down on herself.

An Xin seemed to be irritated, and slapped his thigh: "If you dare to sign up, I dare to accept you, who is afraid of who!"

An Xin didn't know the girl with a strong personality, but when she told him her name, An Xin thought that maybe the girl's elders knew her.

"Gongsun Lanyue."

Perhaps he accidentally took in the granddaughter of the president of Baichuan Academy, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel.

Would she really not be retaliated by Gongsun Hong for accepting someone else's daughter into the Cuju team and having her compete with a bunch of stinky men?

An Xin raised his head stubbornly, thinking to himself, never mind, just recruit everyone first.

What An Xin never expected was that the prince Si Wei from the Prince of Nanjun's Mansion, who had once ridden his horse along the streets with Yuchi Yi and others and who had been taken to the imperial farm in the suburbs by her for training, also came to sign up with her.

He even brought a soccer ball with him and performed for An Xin on the spot, as if he was afraid that An Xin would not accept him.