Ye Jinyun followed Xiao Tao all the way to the polo field. The field was very lively. Many children of officials were sweating and fighting for the prize. There were also many young ladies from official families gathered outside the fence of the field, watching the young men fighting on the field.
Ye Jinyun felt that this scene was quite similar to the attitude of fans watching their idols play basketball in the 21st century.
Ye Jinyun and Xiao Tao did not come forward, but stood far away in a corner where they could see. Xiao Tao pointed at a young man riding a maroon horse and wearing a silver robe embroidered with bamboo patterns and said:
"My lady, this is that man. His name is Lu Zhan, the youngest son of the Dali Temple's official. Because his father and my master both work in the Dali Temple and have a good relationship, my lady and he grew up together. They are childhood sweethearts, and the masters of both shops have always wanted them to get married in the future. Who could have imagined it would be like this now?"
After Xiao Tao finished speaking, she also had a sad expression on her face, and then she took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Ye Jinyun patted her shoulder. She knew that Xiaotao was a maid who grew up with Yu Wan'er, and of course she was a witness to the past between the two. Now that the two had become like this, she would of course feel sad for her master.
Ye Jinyun looked at the young man on the horse, with a jade face, a silver crown, bright eyes and white teeth. He was riding on the horse with high spirits. He was really a handsome young man. If he stood with Yu Wan'er, they would be a perfect match made in heaven.
It’s a pity that fate played such a trick on them that the two lovers couldn’t end up together. It’s really a pity.
Unable to help but look up at the sky again, Ye Jinyun complained in his heart, God, you really are blind. Look at what you have done.
Of course, the clear sky did not give her any response.
At this time, a polo game had ended and Lu Zhan's team won. After cheering and receiving the prizes, the group gathered in a tent to the side to rest. Another young master called him and asked him to go to the tent to have a drink with them, but he refused.
He walked alone into his tent to rest. Not long after, a pretty girl in a light yellow dress came forward and sat beside him, pulling his sleeve as if to act coquettishly. Ye Jinyun listened attentively to what she said, and heard the girl say:
"Brother Zhan, didn't you just promise Yu'er that you would play another game of polo with me? Why are you going back on your word now?"
Lu Zhan looked at her coldly, silently pulled back his sleeves, lowered his head to drink the tea in his hand, and ignored her.
The woman immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Zhan, you were smiling at Yu'er just now, why are you ignoring her now? It's really annoying."
Lu Zhan pinched the cup, his face became even colder, and he said two words without any emotion: "Go away."
Seeing this, the woman was a little scared and stopped pestering him. She stood up and walked away shyly.
Seeing what was happening in the tent over there, Xiao Tao couldn't help but say angrily:
"That woman is Mr. Lu's cousin. She has always been pestering Mr. Lu and always targeting my master. I didn't expect that she would be so shameless as to attack him directly. Bah, she doesn't even look at her own character. How can she be worthy of Mr. Lu?"
After she finished speaking, she realized something and looked at Ye Jinyun embarrassedly. Ye Jinyun smiled at her and said it was okay.
Turning around, the two continued to watch the situation in the curtain. After Lu Zhan drove the woman away, he sat alone and drank tea silently. After a long time, he took out a jade pendant from his arms. With eyes as sharp as Ye Jinyun's, he noticed that there were cracks on the jade pendant, but it had been inlaid with gold wire.
"Isn't that..." Xiao Tao saw the jade pendant and her eyes widened in surprise. It was the jade pendant that Lu Zhan had given to his young lady before. When the two of them broke up, the young lady smashed the jade pendant in front of him. Unexpectedly, he picked it up and repaired it.
Although Xiaotao didn't say anything further, Ye Jinyun already knew what was going on. The jade pendant must be a token of their love.
Sure enough, Lu Zhan took out the jade pendant, placed it in his palm and touched it lovingly, with extreme tenderness in his eyes, as if he was looking at his beloved. Looking at the jade pendant, his expression became nostalgic, as if he was lost in some beautiful memories.
Then the expression on his face slowly changed from attachment to sadness, the tenderness in his eyes was also filled with endless pain, and he became dispirited. Finally, a tear slipped from his eyes and dripped onto the jade pendant.
Seeing this, Ye Jinyun felt uncomfortable and didn't want to continue reading. She already understood what was going on.
As she saw, Lu Zhan had not actually let go of Yu Wan'er. The way he treated other women that he showed her was probably because he had discovered her and was deliberately putting on a show for her, so that she could feel at ease and live a good life in the palace, while he was licking his wounds alone when no one was around.
Ye Jinyun turned and left the polo field, taking Xiao Tao back. Halfway along the way, she thought for a moment and said to Xiao Tao:
"You should have figured out what happened just now, but I hope you won't tell her the truth, because the two of them are now destined to be incompatible, and knowing this will not help. Besides, what Lu Zhan did today was for her to live a stable life in the palace, so don't tell her about this and add to her pain."
Xiao Tao nodded heavily after hearing this: "Yes, my lady, please rest assured, I understand."
The two of them returned to the yard in silence. Yu Wan'er was still sleeping and didn't seem to be waking up. After asking Xiaotao to go into the room to take care of her, Ye Jinyun took Qing'er back to his own room.
Qing'er looked at her master who had just returned from a trip. His face looked unhappy and he looked very heavy. She couldn't help but say with concern:
"My lady, what's wrong with you? You look like that."
Ye Jinyun shook his head and said: "It's nothing, I just saw some sad things, and I felt powerless because I couldn't do anything about it."
She sighed again, feeling helpless. She couldn't even decide her own destiny, so what could she change? She could only make more delicious food for Yu Wan'er in the future and let her live as happily as possible in the palace.
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