The more Ye Qingwan listened, the paler her face became. She had never expected her trusted confidant to publicly humiliate Ye Xuan.
"It wasn't me, Xiao Xuan. Listen to my explanation—this truly wasn't my doing," Ye Qingwan said hurriedly.
But when she met Ye Xuan's distrustful gaze, her heart turned cold.
For a moment, it felt as though knives were twisting through her heart. Her most beloved younger brother actually suspected her. She had done so many dirty deeds for him, even helping Ye Xuan smear Ye Yu's name several times.
Thinking of Ye Yu, Ye Qingwan trembled all over.
Could it be that when Ye Yu had been mistrusted by her back then, he had felt this way too?
"Heh, Imperial Sister, you're just like Ye Yu—a selfish, self-serving person!" Ye Xuan said coldly.
At those words, Ye Qingwan shuddered and collapsed weakly onto the ground.
"Xiao Xuan, how can you speak to Eldest Sister like that?" Ye Qingshuang, who had been hiding in a corner, could not help speaking up. She truly could not bear to watch any longer.
Ye Xuan turned to glance at Ye Qingshuang, then took several steps back in disgust. "Why did you come out instead of staying in your own bedchamber? You've been tainted by Nine Nether Blood Qi, yet you still wander around everywhere. Aren't you afraid of harming others?"
"And looking at you like this is simply a disgrace to the royal family!"
Ye Xuan was furious now, so naturally he could not be bothered to keep pretending.
"You!" Ye Qingshuang's chest heaved violently. She pointed at Ye Xuan, yet could not utter a single word for a long while.
"Was I wrong? If you truly wanted what was best for me, you never should have appeared before me at all!"