"Nothing... really..."
"You were beaten, plain and simple," he said, then vigorously waved his polo stick as if demonstrating a striking motion.
Si Chengjing couldn't help but rub his forehead for the person in front of him. He had just managed to quell the emperor's suspicions with great difficulty, but this guy was so brainless! Insulting the royal family and beating a member of it could lead to imprisonment at the least and execution at the worst.
"How dare you!" Fang Xi scolded.
But Su Wan'er raised her hand to stop him. She turned to look at that person, her expression calm. "May I ask this young master's name?"
"Young master?" That person and those behind him burst into laughter as if they had heard the funniest joke.
Su Wan'er didn't say a word. She just waited for them to finish laughing. After that, she continued, "If you don't tell me your names, don't blame me for giving you nicknames."
"For example... Pig's Head. How about that?" Su Wan'er said to the person in front of her.
"You!" That person was about to step forward but was stopped by the person behind him.
"Chang Ke, don't be impulsive."
The man named Chang Ke turned to look at the man behind him and finally put away his fist.
The man behind him slowly stepped forward and bowed to Su Wan'er. "Young master, Chang Ke was impulsive just now. I apologize on his behalf."
"So his name is Chang Ke," Su Wan'er nodded slightly.
"What do you mean by that?" Chang Ke's anger flared up again.
Su Wan'er smiled. "It doesn't mean anything. Since you beat my younger brother, as his elder brother, I have to get even."
"Your... Majesty... elder brother..." Si Chengjing was very worried that his elder brother would wave his hand and order the secret guards to wipe out everyone here.
Su Wan'er motioned for him to calm down and then continued, "Let's have a match. If you win, this five-hundred-tael silver will be yours." Su Wan'er put the silver on the table and looked provocatively into Chang Ke's eyes.
Everyone present was in an uproar. Since they opened this polo field, no one had ever bet five hundred taels on a single game. This person was either very confident in his strength or a fool.
They sized up Su Wan'er's body and unanimously concluded that the person in front of them was definitely a fool.
He didn't know how terrifying Chang Ke was. Chang Ke had never lost in twenty games. With his thin and weak body, could he even ride a horse?
Chang Ke burst out laughing. "You mean you want to compete with me?"
"What? Are you scared?" Su Wan'er continued to provoke him.
Chang Ke looked at the man who had walked up to him. "Yun Yi, what do you think?"
Yun Yi was also thinking. His eyes were a bit hesitant. This person in front of him didn't seem to be from an ordinary family. He seemed more like a noble from the palace...
"Do you really want to compete with Chang Ke?" He opened this polo field mainly for the nobles. If he offended someone of high status, all his hard work over the years would be in vain.
Su Wan'er tossed her hair. "I never take back my words. But seeing how worried you are, I'll add one more condition. Whether I win or lose, I won't cause any trouble for you or that Chang Ke. How about it?"
Su Wan'er's words were like a reassurance pill. Yun Yi finally made a decision. "Since the young master is so interested, I can't decline. Please follow me to change into the protective gear."
Su Wan'er didn't bother to be polite. She directly turned around and went to a guest room on one side to put on some protective equipment.
Fang Xi said worriedly to Su Wan'er, "Your Majesty, your health..."
"It's okay," Su Wan'er replied concisely.
"Elder brother, actually, you don't have to do this for me. If Mother finds out, she will never forgive me." Si Chengjing could already imagine the expression on his mother's face when she found out about this...
Just thinking about it made his heart tremble.
Su Wan'er raised her hand and patted his shoulder friendly. "Don't worry. Mother won't do anything to you. If you don't say and I don't say, who will know?"
Then, Su Wan'er went to the stable alone. Looking at these strong horses, a look of nostalgia flashed in Su Wan'er's eyes.
It seemed that there was a similar scene before she learned horseback riding from her grandfather.
Based on what her grandfather had told her in the Horse Appraisal Classic, Su Wan'er chose a deep black horse.
All the horses here had been carefully selected. They were all very gentle to avoid hurting the nobles who came here with their wild tempers.
However, Su Wan'er guessed that the nobles usually wouldn't play on the field themselves, right?
She mounted the horse and walked into the field with the polo stick on her shoulder.
That rogue-like look really opened Si Chengjing's eyes.
It turned out that his elder brother could also look like a rogue. But for some reason, he thought his elder brother looked quite handsome like this.
Chang Ke entered the field at this time. Looking at the slender Su Wan'er, he said disdainfully, "Since you've come to challenge me, I won't be polite to you. I'll show you how your younger brother lost."
Who would have thought that the prince would play on the field himself?
If Si Chengjing knew what she was thinking, he would definitely glare at her and complain that the emperor was playing on the field himself too!
Su Wan'er just waited for him to finish speaking. After he did, she said slowly, "You're too weak alone. Add four more people. Make it a team of five."
"What?!" Even someone like Chang Ke was stunned by Su Wan'er's words.
"I said, add four more people. All five of you come and stop me," Su Wan'er patiently repeated.
"Are you joking?" Chang Ke didn't think this was possible.
Su Wan'er looked at him calmly. "What? Are you scared?"
"Why would I be scared? Since you're asking for trouble, I'll teach you a good lesson!" Chang Ke was really enraged this time.
When people saw four more people entering the field, expressions of disbelief flashed in their eyes.
Some people who had originally bet on her to win now switched their bets to Chang Ke's side.
The steward of the polo field said worriedly to Yun Yi, "My lord, is this really okay? If he loses, will it affect our polo field?"
Yun Yi looked at the people in the field, and a look of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
Although the other person said he wouldn't cause any trouble, who knew if he would keep his word?