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Next to the horse farm, there was a high platform and a pavilion, which were prepared for the ladies, princesses, and county princesses. Qin Sang and the others were not qualified to go up, so they could only stand in a place near the front of the platform.

Gradually, the platform filled with people. Qin Sang saw Tan Wuyan and Xiahou Yuan, as well as other ladies and women of high status. However, no one paid attention to her; their gazes were all fixed on the young men dressed and ready to depart under the willow tree.

Xiahou Yuan likes Bai Yiqing, but I don't know who Tan Wuyan likes.

Although it was a bit hot, Qin Sang was happy to watch the excitement. Maids in pink dresses came carrying baskets full of flowers, giving each lady and young lady who came to watch a red flower.

"When they come on stage later, throw flowers at whichever one you like," Xie Wu explained. "This has become popular in recent years, and it also puts some pressure on the young masters so they can perform well and not embarrass themselves."

Qin Sang was given a bright red rose with intricate petals and water droplets still clinging to its stamens, indicating it had just been picked.

That's quite novel. She gently twirled the flower stem with her fingers and looked up at the men over there.

Xie Sui'an also stood among that group of people. Compared to many others, he was tall and outstanding, so upright and radiant.

As she looked at him, Xie Sui'an suddenly put his hands on his hips, raised his head, and gestured with his chin towards her from a distance.

Qin Sang wanted to laugh, but she held it back.

She truly couldn't understand how Xie Zhongxu, such a shrewd man, could allow his grandson to live such a naive life in the dog-eat-dog capital. Looking at him, Qin Sang felt he was like a plump, white lamb surrounded by wolves.

Amidst a flurry of excited chatter, the crowd grew denser, and the boys on the sidelines mounted their horses, clubs in hand, and slowly made their way onto the court.

One team wore red wristbands and red headscarves, while the other team wore blue; both colors were so bright that it was hard to tell them apart.

Xie Sui'an was on the red team. He sat proudly on his horse, his red headband fluttering in the wind. Carrying a golf club, he slowly walked around the front desk like many other young masters, and then walked towards Qin Sang and the others.

Suddenly, many flowers flew towards him in a flurry.

Xie Suian was also polite; he nodded and thanked each person who threw him a flower. Then, his gaze went directly and intensely to Qin Sang and the flower in her hand.

Qin Sang held the flower stem, intending to give him face, but suddenly heard the girls around her whispering even more enthusiastically.

Her gaze shifted, and she saw a blue figure not far behind Xie Sui'an.

White clothes, long black hair, and a blue hairband.

Bai Yiqing has fair skin and rosy lips, like a bright red dot in the snow, creating a unique and exquisite beauty.

Even though he has a detached expression and always carries a melancholy air of being indebted to someone, it is precisely because of this that people feel he is special, and he makes people want to spend a fortune to make him smile, like a cat scratching at their heart.

Suddenly, more flowers were thrown at him, but he remained unmoved, coldly watching something unknown, lost in thought.

Qin Sang twirled the flower branch in her hand, thinking that she shouldn't waste the flower, since at least someone was waiting to catch it.

She tossed the flowers to Xie Sui'an, who happily opened his arms to catch them.

However, a sudden gust of wind swept in, and the flower that was originally thrown towards Xie Sui'an inexplicably turned a small arc and, by sheer coincidence, landed right in Bai Yiqing's arms.

Like all the flowers that were thrown at him, it shouldn't have stirred any emotion in him. But no one expected that this aloof young man, with his cold gaze and seemingly indifferent attitude, would suddenly look up at the owner of the flower.

Those icy eyes seemed to bloom, shatter, or perhaps melt for a moment... In short, their gaze seemed to come alive.

Even though he remained expressionless, that one vivid glance was enough to arouse envy.

The young women all looked at the person who threw the flowers.

Qin Sang didn't know why this was happening, but suddenly she saw Xie Sui'an's resentment, Bai Yiqing's furrowed brows, and the envy and disdain of the crowd...

Qin Sang covered her mouth and nose with a folding fan, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and gave Xie Sui'an an apologetic smile.

He immediately grabbed the flower from Xie Wu's hand before it could be thrown and tossed it to Xie Sui'an with swift and precise movements.

Xie Sui'an was pleased with this, but the young master Bai and the many young ladies looked extremely ugly.

How can you throw away two flowers at once? Isn't that just being fickle and promiscuous?

Xie Sui'an, feeling incredibly smug, deliberately lingered a couple of steps to retrieve the flower that had been blown away by the wind from Bai Yiqing's arms.

He tucked one flower behind his ear and tucked the other into his robes, then shouted to Qin Sang, "You wait and see, your brother will win you a prize!"

Unbridled recklessness.

The young women all sneered.

Bai Yiqing, however, kept a cold expression, his gaze sweeping over Qin Sang with a chilling intensity. The emotion in his eyes vanished once more, turning back into an unyielding, icy aura.

Qin Sang suddenly felt a chill and shivered slightly.

***

With the sound of a gong and drum, both the red and blue teams on the field raised their bats, ready to go.

After the second gong sounded, the polo ball was thrown out, followed by the crack of whips, the long neighing of horses, and the dust and grass kicked up behind the boys.

The game has started.

Although the stadium was spacious and the horses and attire of the people coming and going were similar, once a person's eyes were drawn to someone, they could always easily find the one they were looking for in a group of people.

Qin Sang could easily find Xie Sui'an, and she could also easily find Bai Yiqing.

She thought to herself, these two truly deserve to be listed among the Four Great Young Masters of Kyoto; they are indeed both exceptionally handsome and elegant.

One is unrestrained and bright like the sun, while the other is reserved and serene like the moon.

On the course, the clatter of hooves echoed occasionally, punctuated by the thud of balls being struck. Xie Sui'an and Bai Yiqing were both playing exceptionally well. At that moment, a boy in blue passed the ball to Bai Yiqing, who immediately spurred his horse and pulled on the reins to chase after it. However, just as the club was about to touch the ball, it was suddenly deflected by a club that extended outwards.

He didn't look up at the person, but he heard Xie Sui'an's voice: "Young Master, I'm sorry, someone is watching me. I can't let you have this ball." After saying that, he took the stick to touch the ball.

"..." Bai Yiqing was too lazy to speak. Just as Xie Suian's cue stick was about to touch the ball, he flicked it away with his backhand. At the same time, he pushed his horse to the side, knocking Xie Suian and his horse back an inch. Then he ran away with the ball, coldly leaving behind the words, "Thank you for the concession."

Xie Suian was unwilling to lose face in front of Qin Sang, so he immediately shook the reins and chased after them.

Suddenly, the two horses on the field became tense, their rumps pressed tightly together, and their two clubs went back and forth, even displaying sword-like moves... The other teammates surrounded the two, shouting for them to hit the ball away.

However, the two seemed to be competing with each other, hooking and hitting the poor little polo ball back and forth, but refusing to pass it out.

After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade them, the teammates gradually lost their nerve and, carrying the pole and riding their horses, started teasing each other: "Are you two still going to play? We'll let you have the show, okay?"

The speaker is the current seventh prince.

He was about the same age as Xie Sui'an, and had an ordinary appearance with no special features, even a somewhat comical appearance.

He had a blue wristband on his wrist, indicating that he was on the same team as Bai Yiqing.

Upon hearing this, Prince Bai finally struck the ball and flew straight toward him.

The seventh prince clearly hadn't reacted yet, so before he could even position the cue stick on his shoulder correctly, the ball fell far away and was snatched by the red team.

He gritted his teeth and cursed, but ultimately spurred his horse and followed.

After several rounds, he and Xie Sui'an became entangled.

The two horses bumped into each other, and the Seventh Prince laughed and said, "You fought so hard today, could it be related to the lady who threw flowers at you earlier? Tell me, whose wife is she?"

Xie Sui'an answered him without hesitation: "It's from my family!"

The Seventh Prince was taken aback: "When did you arrange this marriage? How come I didn't know?"

Xie Sui'an chuckled softly, then squeezed the horse's belly and galloped forward with all his might.

Who cares what he thinks? It's his property.

Grandpa wanted to adopt her as his goddaughter and marry her off, but he insisted on keeping her as his daughter-in-law.

Ever since the day the two left Worry-Free Island, Xie Sui'an has been kept under constant surveillance by his mother, who keeps telling him to be mindful of his behavior and to watch out for gossip.

He was locked in the room for several days, tossing and turning, and finally figured it out.

If he didn't understand his grandfather's intention to take Qin Sang as his adopted granddaughter before, he has gradually come to understand it now.

Qin Sang is Su Yun'er. Su Yun'er's return this time is at the behest of her grandfather. So the Su family's case back then was a miscarriage of justice. Her grandfather wants to seek justice for their family and also wants Su Yun'er to seek justice herself. Perhaps at the same time, he will also pull out a group of people that her grandfather wants to bring down.

But the old man also wanted to use Qin Sang to establish a good marriage alliance, one that didn't require him to worry about the other party's temperament or personality, and that it didn't matter if they were missing an arm or a leg.

He couldn't even accept his own daughters and granddaughters, so he still had to consider and cherish them. Therefore, Qin Sang was the best choice. In order to overturn the case for the family and clear her name, she had to marry whomever her grandfather told her to marry, and she had to endure all the hardships and difficulties on her own.

But the old man didn't cherish her; he cherished her himself.

She has already suffered so much, why should she continue to suffer?

She is the only remaining bloodline of the Su family, and the Su family certainly doesn't want her to live a life of revenge and suffer for the rest of her life... right?

Xie Sui'an played this game more seriously than usual, relentlessly chasing every ball and not giving an inch. It was unclear whether he was competing with himself or jealous of Qin Sang's flower flying into Bai Yiqing's arms earlier.

So much so that the Seventh Prince, after having several balls snatched from him, became furious and chased after Xie Suian, yelling, "You surnamed Xie, do you have no shame at all?"

At this moment, Xie Sui'an only wanted to win the prize for Qin Sang; everything else could wait.

He dribbled left and right with the ball, then with a beautiful swing, he hit the ball into the hole.

A cheer erupted from the audience, and for some reason, Qin Sang also felt a sense of pride, like a father whose son has grown up.