It was only later that we learned that the reason why the eldest princess acted this way was all because of the instigation of the third prince. The third prince was such a meticulous and scheming person that he would only cheat in secret and never show his face. He would often pretend to be an incomparably good saint in front of everyone.
Honestly, if she hadn't learned the truth in the end and been reborn, she probably wouldn't have thought that the third brother was such a bad person.
Sure enough, standing behind the eldest princess, the calm and composed young girl in a light purple robe was none other than the third princess, Ye Zirong.
Ye Xiaowei was not alarmed by the sudden intrusion of the group, which interrupted her good time. On the contrary, she remained smiling and cheerful.
"Oh~ Aren't these the eldest princess and the third princess? What brings you two to the Eastern Palace today!"
This is the Eastern Palace, and she is the Crown Princess. Naturally, she is not afraid of being talked about for doing something ambiguous with her fiancé in her own palace.
Moreover, given the previous incident, she is now notorious for her womanizing ways and is even less inclined to shy away from these matters.
Even if Emperor Mingde blamed her for neglecting her duties and spending all her time indulging in boudoir affairs, he would only grumble. After all, she was the Crown Princess and was in her adolescence, so it was perfectly normal for her to do such things. Therefore, he would not speak ill of her.
The eldest princess was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged. In fact, up to this point, Ye Xiaowei didn't know whether the eldest princess was really angry because she liked Li Muyan, or because she was instigated by the third prince.
Forgetting all manners, he rushed into the house and started yelling at Ye Xiaowei.
☆、035 In broad daylight
"You, the Crown Princess, are utterly shameless and lack any sense of propriety, doing such a thing in broad daylight... such a thing..."
The eldest princess was truly prone to overthinking and rarely studied, hence her limited knowledge. She couldn't even speak idioms fluently, and at this moment, unable to find the right words, she stood there speechless, her face flushed red...
Ye Xiaowei continued, "Is this something so scandalous and improper, Eldest Princess?"
Ye Xiaowei had a gentle smile on her face, showing no sign of panic or embarrassment at being caught in someone's good time.
She lazily stood up from Li Muyan, casually smoothing her disheveled long hair. Qiu Mei quickly stepped forward and tied her dark hair with a ribbon, then bowed and stepped aside.
The eldest princess was furious, her weakness exposed. Although Ye Xiaowei didn't know why her eldest daughter had come to her palace to vent her anger, she was still furious.
The eldest princess's cheeks were flushed red, and her almond-shaped eyes were burning with intense anger.
"You have no shame!"
The eldest princess looked furious, but Ye Xiaowei acted as if nothing had happened, turning to the side and letting Dongxue and a group of waiting palace maids help her put on her outer robe.
After everything was arranged, I casually sat down in a chair.
Her dismissive attitude naturally infuriated Princess Ye Ziyu, whose face turned bright red.
After she sat down, she still had a faint smile on her face, looking relaxed and carefree, completely ignoring Ye Ziyu's angry expression.
"So it turns out that my eldest sister knows that I am the Crown Princess and that this is the Eastern Palace. I thought that my eldest sister was blinded by this inexplicable anger and had forgotten everything!"
She spoke with the gentlest smile and the softest voice, yet uttered words that sent chills down one's spine.
"It doesn't seem unreasonable for me and my fiancé to make some slightly intimate gestures in our own palace. I wonder why my elder sister is so agitated and angry about my favor towards my fiancé? I'm really puzzled!"
Ye Ziyu's expression changed slightly, his eyes widened, and he was speechless, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
She didn't know why, but after listening to the third brother's words, she suddenly became furious and rushed to the East Palace without caring about anything else. When she saw what had just happened, she was even more enraged and suddenly shouted out her words without thinking.
Now that I've calmed down a bit, I feel scared after hearing Ye Xiaowei's seemingly harmless but actually chilling words.
After all, she is the Crown Princess, the future emperor. If her actions just now were investigated, she could certainly be convicted.
Thinking of this, he became even more frightened and panicked. He stood there, his face changing repeatedly, and he stole glances at Ye Zirong, the third brother behind him.
Ye Zirong was only twelve years old, but she was mature beyond her years and her mind was more meticulous than that of an adult. She stepped forward without changing her expression and bowed to Ye Xiaowei.
"Your Majesty, I, your younger sister, have just met you! My elder sister lost her composure and offended Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty can forgive her!"
Ye Xiaowei did not answer, but stared at the gentle and docile girl in front of her with her deep eyes.
This third sister, who appears calm and composed in front of the world and acts like a good girl, is actually a vengeful, vicious, ambitious, and utterly wicked person.
In her past life, she was blinded by her hypocritical side, which led her down a path of no return. But in this life, she has seen through everything about her and will not repeat the same mistakes!
Seeing her put on these pretenses, seeing her feign pleading with the boss Ye Ziyu, she felt utterly disgusted.
If she hadn't instigated Ye Ziyu behind the scenes, why would Ye Ziyu have suddenly come over? Don't think that she doesn't know about the tricks she's using behind the scenes. She's not exposing them now only because the time isn't right.
However, she could not forget the hatred of having her husband stolen and her child killed, nor could she forget the hatred of having her father murdered, and she could not forget the hatred of being forced to jump off the attic with the body of her dead child!
Don't be fooled by her calm and composed demeanor at the moment; in her heart, she was already itching to skin Ye Zirong alive, tear her tendons out, and drink her blood!
Ye Zirong's gaze turned exceptionally sharp, filled with cold killing intent. After waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Ye Xiaowei, Ye Zirong was slightly puzzled and looked up. The moment her eyes met Ye Xiaowei's, Ye Xiaowei suddenly snapped back to reality, instantly changing her expression, and all killing intent vanished.
Ye Zirong's heart tightened inexplicably, and beads of cold sweat quickly broke out. She clenched her fists and her heart began to pound rapidly.
Was it a hallucination or something else? That sharp, bloodthirsty gaze shot towards her like an arrow, and she was powerless to dodge it. She felt her whole body go limp...
If she hadn't clenched her fist so tightly that her long nails dug into her palm, the pain in her palm forcing her to hold herself up, she probably would have collapsed from just that one look.
But if it were true, why was there nothing there when she looked closely? She was still smiling so casually and mysteriously, her eyes as gentle as a pool of spring water, where was that terrifying expression from before?
However, her current ambiguous and unfathomable demeanor was equally unsettling. Ye Zirong gritted her teeth and knelt down.
"Your Highness, please forgive my eldest sister's mistake!"
Upon seeing this, Ye Ziyu's anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again. He glared at Ye Xiaowei, about to explode, but was stopped by Ye Zirong, who pulled Ye Ziyu down to kneel down with her.
"Elder sister, although Her Highness the Crown Princess is your younger sister, she is still the Crown Princess, and her status is not as high as ours. You were indeed offended just now. Please join your sister in begging Her Highness to be lenient and not hold it against you!"
Ye Zirong seems like a really kind-hearted person. Her words are all about pleading for Ye Ziyu. This selfless and fearless spirit is something that the world should learn from.
On the other hand, Ye Xiaowei is not only promiscuous, but also intimate with men in broad daylight in her room. She is also extremely stingy, bullies others, and has no sense of respect for elders.
In this way, Ye Zirong's image is impeccably high and mighty, while Ye Xiaowei is portrayed as a lazy, unproductive, and petty person who is always vindictive.
Tsk tsk, their appearances are worlds apart. One is like a celestial being in the heavens, the other like a demon in a demon palace.
She had already knelt down; if she didn't show any appreciation, she might really be labeled as petty and vindictive. Although she didn't care about such things, she still didn't want to cause any trouble at this critical juncture.
He immediately stood up and reached out to help the two kneeling princesses.
☆、036 My Own Sisters
She laughed and said, "We're sisters, why bother with such empty formalities? Besides, I never said I would blame my eldest sister!"
After saying that, she helped the two up and looked at Ye Zirong with a meaningful gaze.
"To be honest, I really like straightforward people like my eldest sister!"
Her unspoken meaning was that she disliked people like you who beat around the bush, and like Li Muyan, who often wore a mask of pretense and presented a false image to others.
Those present naturally wouldn't have thought about the deeper meaning behind those words, but the third sister, Ye Zirong, was different from ordinary people. She was extremely shrewd and meticulous, and compared to the eldest princess, she was much smarter.
Ye Xiaowei wanted an effect that no one else knew, but only Ye Zirong understood. Ye Zirong's eyes flickered slightly, and she lowered her head to hide the ruthlessness in her eyes.
No matter how careful she was, Ye Xiaowei had already torn off her hypocritical mask. So no matter how meek and submissive she was now, she couldn't change the fact that Ye Xiaowei saw her as a ruthless and vicious person who would stop at nothing.
Ye Xiaowei suddenly became so friendly, smiling warmly and praising Ye Ziyu. This boss was originally a simple-minded person, but seeing Ye Xiaowei's goodwill and praise, he immediately felt a sense of closeness to her and became quite pleased with himself.
She thought to herself, no matter how much Ye Xiaowei was the Crown Princess, there was still an order of seniority. She was still the eldest princess, and was older than her. In this respect, she should be respected.
Thinking about it this way, he had no doubt whatsoever about Ye Xiaowei's initiative to befriend him, and he became quite smug, completely forgetting his original purpose for coming here.
Although Ye Zirong lowered her eyes, she still took in her boss's behavior. She cursed this idiot Ye Ziyu no less than ten times in her heart. She was really good for nothing and good for nothing. If she didn't still have some use, she would have wanted to cripple her immediately!
Anger churned within him, but he had to maintain a calm and composed demeanor, with his head bowed and eyes lowered.
Ye Xiaowei then smiled and said to the third brother:
"Third Princess, you're just too quiet and reserved. You're too reserved and don't like to talk, which makes you seem aloof and unapproachable. I wonder what's on your mind all the time..."
Suddenly, she smiled meaningfully and said, "Is there some secret you don't want your elder sisters to know?"
Ye Zirong smiled faintly, looked up, and seemed a little shy.
"Your Highness is overthinking it. I just don't know how to start the conversation. I'm afraid I'll say something wrong and upset you, which would be really bad."
Ye Xiaowei scoffed inwardly. "You can't even speak properly? You're so careful, every word you uttered was carefully considered, and you didn't show any sign that you can't speak properly at all."
Ye Xiaowei laughed loudly, "Since we are sisters, we naturally won't mind. Besides, you are still young. Even if you said something wrong, my elder sister and I will treat you as a child and won't hold it against you."
Hmph! You are indeed a child, but you are more mature and steady than the average child, and you only flirt with your own sisters!
If I remember correctly, in my past life, Ye Zirong and Ye Ziyu were always colluding together. Ye Ziyu, that good-for-nothing, openly opposed her and challenged her in everything. What I didn't know at the time was that Ye Ziyu did this only because he was instigated by Ye Zirong behind the scenes.
Ye Zirong simply smiled and remained silent. Ye Ziyu glanced back at her, but she didn't make any further moves. She merely gave Ye Ziyu a brief look before looking away.
Ye Ziyu looked puzzled and frowned, as if he was asking Ye Zirong something. However, seeing that Ye Zirong was ignoring him, he was at a loss and looked anxious.
Ye Zirong remained calm, deliberately avoiding looking at Ye Ziyu. However, this fool was oblivious to her feelings. Ye Zirong clearly didn't want her to be too obvious and didn't want to pay attention to her, but the more she stared at her, the more anxious she became.
Even a blind person could sense that eager look in her eyes, let alone Ye Xiaowei, who has excellent eyesight and is certainly not blind.
She knew at a glance that these two female heroes were up to no good; they must be carrying some kind of conspiracy.
The three of them were so close that they would visit each other all the time.
But she didn't expose it on the spot; instead, she pretended not to notice and simply smiled:
"It's rare for my eldest sister and third sister to come to my East Palace together. It's been a long time since the three of us sisters have gathered like this. Why don't we go to the side hall to rest for a while?"
Princess Ye Ziyu looked at the third princess again, seeking her opinion. It seemed that their identities had been switched. The third princess was the eldest princess, and the eldest princess was the third princess. It seemed that the eldest princess's every move had to follow the third princess's opinion, and it seemed that everything was arranged by the third princess.
The eldest princess looked at her so frequently, and with such a questioning gaze, that even the most composed third prince could no longer hold back.
She knew Ye Xiaowei wasn't stupid, and she also knew she was quite cunning. Ye Ziyu's frequent glances at her meant Ye Xiaowei must have some thoughts. Rather than letting her guess, she might as well say it herself: the third brother is indeed the third brother!
"Elder sister, you always stare at me with such a questioning look. Anyone who didn't know better would think that you are constantly controlled by me and have to do everything according to my wishes!"
Ye Ziyu had no idea what the third brother was up to. He was a little flustered when his thoughts were exposed, but when he looked at Ye Zirong, he saw that she was calm and not nervous at all, so he relaxed a lot.
Before Ye Ziyu could speak, Ye Xiaowei said with a smile:
"I always thought that Third Princess was a serious person, but today I see that this is not the case. It seems that I need to reconsider my opinion of you."