"That's pretty impressive."

Although he hadn't seen it, he was still family and outsiders, so he would definitely side with his own people.

Xu Yunci had no idea that her mere five words had already stirred up a storm of emotions within Fu Yunning. Looking at the four people already on the field, she saw that shade of light blue, a color she had never hated so much.

That kind of aversion is the same as not wanting it to appear again, not wanting to see it again; it would be great if it could just disappear.

Upon spotting the figure entering the Imperial Garden, Fu Yunning lowered her head to hide the smile on her lips: "I will not disturb Your Highness any longer, Yunning will take her leave."

Xu Yunci naturally ignored him and focused his gaze on the figure on the horse field. Although the light blue-haired man's technique was not very skilled, he was agile on horseback. He bypassed Xu Lingzi, took the ball that Xu Yunyao hit, and with a powerful swing, the ball went into the hole.

Li Shiyue's face broke into a wide smile as she squeezed her legs together and tightened the reins: "Giddy up!"

Another ball was served, and all four eyes were on it. Xu Yunyao was the fastest, hitting the ball far away with a single stroke. Li Shiyue had already spurred her horse over and was about to catch it when Xu Lingzi appeared before her, and the polo ball was intercepted.

"My dear Yan Yan, this ball is mine!"

The wind whispered in her ears, and Xu Lingzi almost shouted it out, her haughty voice tinged with a hint of indulgence. Li Shiyue chuckled, glanced at Xu Yunyao who was being pestered by Xu Yunxu, tightened the reins, and followed in another direction.

Xu Lingzi was clearly playing exceptionally well. Her skillful technique was one thing, but on horseback, she seemed to have entered another world, traversing between heaven and earth, and even the smile on her face became hearty.

"Giddy up!" Li Shiyue squeezed her legs tightly around the horse's flanks, and in the instant before Xu Lingzi's hand holding the polo mallet fell, she struck the ball with all her might, sending it flying in the opposite direction. She quickly changed direction, spurred her horse, bent low, and struck the ball again, sending it flying far into the air in a large arc.

"Fifth Cousin!" Li Shiyue called out, meeting Xu Yunyao's gaze. With another swift strike, she sent the polo ball hurtling towards Xu Yunyao. She rode her horse, blocking Xu Lingzi's path and unable to shake her off.

"You, Li Yanyan, you're not good at polo, but you're quite adept at entanglement on horseback." Xu Lingzi was very anxious as she saw herself tightly entangled and unable to break free.

Li Shiyue wasn't annoyed. She held the reins and kept up with Xu Lingzi's pace: "Cousin is praising my riding skills. Why don't we have a race to see who can ride faster?"

Xu Lingzi feigned anger, then shook her head and chuckled, "Playing polo? Who's going to race you on horseback?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and was about to chase after it, but Li Shiyue wouldn't let him. She whipped the horse's rump hard and followed after it.

Xu Yunyao took the polo ball, ready to strike, when Xu Yunxu appeared out of nowhere, knocking the ball away with a single shot and shouting, "Sixth Sister!"

"It's here!" Xu Lingzi's eyes lit up. Before she could even swing her club, she heard a gentle breeze beside her ear, and when she looked again, the ball had already gone into their hole.

"Great! That was a fantastic shot!" Xu Lingyu and Madam Yang stood on the viewing platform. Xu Lingzi obviously didn't see it, but everyone on the platform could see it clearly.

Li Shiyue moved even faster than Xu Lingzi. As she spurred her horse, she stood still and with a swift movement, her skirt unfurled like a fairy's. Her slender waist then gracefully returned to her seat.

After one round, Xu Lingzi dismounted and walked to the prize stand. She picked up the jade hairpin herself and returned to Li Shiyue. Her eyes looked at Li Shiyue's hair, found the begonia pearl flower, and inserted the jade hairpin into her hair.

Xu Yunyao and Xu Yunxu followed closely behind. Seeing Xu Lingzi being so proactive, Xu Yunxu was the most surprised: "Sixth Sister is too good to Yan Yan. Last time, I only used Sixth Sister's whip and she almost tore my ear off."

Xu Lingzi put her arm around Li Shiyue's shoulder and raised her chin: "What do you know? I call this a jade hairpin given to a beauty."

Li Shiyue raised her hand and couldn't help but touch the jade hairpin. It was cool to the touch, so it must be of very fine quality. Her eyes crinkled into a smile: "Let's play another round. I'll decide the stakes for the next round."

"How about using my pair of gold-threaded, tourmaline-inlaid, and kingfisher-feather-decorated hair ornaments?"

Others didn't know what it was, but Madam Yang was taken aback. She knew best that the pair of hairpins belonged to Madam Xu and were listed on Li Shiyue's dowry list.

Li Shiyue seemed unconcerned: "Last month, my cousin said that this was the first time she liked a hair ornament other than jade. Today, she's using it as a prize. I'm waiting for my cousin to win against me."

Xu Lingzi's eyes shone with disbelief: "You really want to?"

They studied the account book together. Xu Lingzi had seen Li Shiyue's dowry list before. She liked the hairpin, but it was, after all, a dowry left by her aunt to her cousin. She and her cousin were good friends and exchanged jewelry with each other, but she knew she couldn't accept such an expensive hairpin.

Unexpectedly, Li Shiyue brought it up today.

Li Shiyue raised her hand and touched the jade hairpin: "Yes, let's use those hairpins."

She was actually reluctant to part with the things her mother left behind, but the hairpin in her hair was also very precious. It was Xu Lingyu's gift to her younger sister. The hairpin, which was her coming-of-age gift, was given away so easily. After all, it was just an external thing. She believed that even if her mother were still alive, she would have done the same.

Xu Lingzi's eyes lit up, and she instantly became motivated: "Okay, if I win, the old rules apply."

Li Shiyue smiled sweetly: "Okay, the same as always."

The two held hands and were about to mount their horses again, leaving the two young men behind completely confused. Xu Yunyao scratched his head and looked at Xu Yunci, who had been silent all along: "Second brother, what old rules are you talking about?"

Xu Yunci pressed down on Xu Yunyao and took the polo mallet from his hand: "I'll play a round."

Sitting on her horse, Li Shiyue looked at Xu Yunci, who was walking over, with a puzzled expression: "Cousin, do you want to play?"

Xu Yunci nodded and mounted his horse: "You fought well just now."

The two sat on horseback, and from a distance, they looked like a handsome man and a beautiful woman.

Li Shiyue lowered her eyes shyly and tightened her grip on the reins: "I hope I don't mess up in a bit."

"Dong!" The gong sounded, and Xu Lingzi rushed out the fastest, followed closely by Li Shiyue.

Xu Lingzi shouted with extra force, "Seventh Brother!"

Xu Yunxu squeezed his legs tightly around the horse's flanks, quickly moved to the other side, caught the ball, and rushed towards the goal. Xu Yunci quickly followed, and Li Shiyue turned to go over, but was entangled by Xu Lingzi and couldn't break free.

Her eyes darted around, and she made a move to walk forward. Xu Lingzi gritted her teeth, gripped the whip, and lashed the horse's tail hard, catching up ahead. Li Shiyue suddenly turned and circled around from behind, heading straight for Xu Yunci.

Xu Lingzi looked regretful. With a shout of "Giddy up!", the horse beneath her galloped away.

Xu Yunci moved even faster than Xu Yunxu, his cue stick striking the ball faster, sending it through the air in a beautiful arc towards Li Shiyue's side.

Li Shiyue tightened the reins, gripped the polo mallet in the backhand, and struck the polo ball as she walked back, only to be met head-on by Xu Lingzi.