The next day, at the same time, the palace servants from Chaoyang Palace came to Biyue Palace again.
This time, they invited the Second Princess, Ye Jingyan.
Although they said 'please,' their manner left Consort Wen no room to refuse.
"Even if she is the eldest princess, it's one thing for her to bully her younger sister's servants, but to bully her own sister is going too far! I must go to His Majesty today to demand justice!" Consort Wen said angrily.
However, no matter how angry she was, she still didn't dare to stop the people from Chaoyang Palace from taking Ye Jingyan away.
Ye Jingyan arrived at Chaoyang Palace crying all the way, just as Ye Jingshu and the others returned from school.
Today, Ye Jingshu specially invited Ye Jingyu to visit Chaoyang Palace, thinking that having another familiar person would make her less afraid.
Unexpectedly, the little girl was so frightened on the way that she started crying.
When the palace servants from Chaoyang Palace who went to invite her saw Ye Jingshu, they were as if they had seen a savior. They handed her over to them and hurriedly withdrew.
Ye Jingshu was actually very afraid of Ye Jingyan crying in front of her. Whenever Ye Jingyan cried, Ye Jingshu felt like she had a headache.
"Second sister, am I that scary? No matter what, I'm still your older sister. Do you think I'd eat you?" she asked with a sigh, covering her forehead.
Ye Jingyan hiccuped as she cried, raised her sleeve to cover her face, and dared not speak.
Her mother often said to her that as the eldest princess, her elder sister was the most arrogant and domineering. She couldn't stand anyone being prettier than her. She must not let her elder sister see her face. Maybe her elder sister would be jealous of her and scratch her face!
"Second sister, you're so pretty, why do you keep crying? You'll look ugly if you cry your face all messed up."
Seeing that she kept crying, without showing her face or looking up, Ye Jingchen deliberately used a greasy tone to scare her.
Ye Jingyan was indeed so frightened that she shuddered and turned to run away.
Ye Jingshu, quick-witted and agile, stopped him, and at the same time scolded Ye Jingchen with great dissatisfaction, "Royal brother, you know that Jingyan is timid, why did you still scare her?"
"They're all Father's daughters. Not to mention the poised and elegant elder sister, even Jingyu, who is so much younger than her, can always remain calm and composed. She's far superior to her!" Ye Jingchen said disdainfully.
“That’s right, I’m only four years old now, and I don’t cry anymore,” Ye Jinghe added.
Ye Jingyan: ……
Although she was timid, none of the palace servants in Biyue Palace dared to disrespect her because of her timidity. After all, Consort Wen was quite proud to have such a beautiful daughter who brought her honor.
So even little rabbits have tempers.
She was very unhappy with what Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe said, so she looked up and glared at them with her red, tear-filled eyes, then quickly lowered her head.
"Dare to glare at me, or I'll hit you!" Ye Jinghe really liked the villain role he was playing, speaking vicious words in a childish voice.
Ye Jingchen was both amused and exasperated. He patted his head and said, "You can't scare your elder sister like that. That's too much."
"Didn't my brother scare her too?" Ye Jinghe muttered discontentedly.
Their back-and-forth banter made Ye Jingyan unable to cry anymore.
She glanced at the people present, quickly assessed the situation, slightly pulled away from Ye Jingshu's hand, and carefully moved to the side of Ye Jingyu, who hadn't spoken yet, seemed the least threatening, and was also the one she knew best.
"Don't be afraid. Your elder sister invited you here today to have dinner with you. We're all family, so you don't need to be too reserved. No one will bully you!" Ye Jingshu said.
"Can I not eat it?" Ye Jingyan asked softly.
"No way!" Ye Jingshu refused forcefully.
"I'll take you home after you finish eating," she said in a gentler tone.
Ye Jingyan flinched, tears welling in her eyes, threatening to fall, making her look particularly pitiful.
"Second Imperial Sister, you look like you're easy to bully," Ye Jingyu said calmly.
Ye Jingyan: !
She looked up at Ye Jingyu in shock, unable to believe it.
Is this still the same quiet princess who is usually so reserved?
Ye Jingshu also looked at Ye Jingyu with a shocked expression.
Ye Jingchen, on the other hand, burst into laughter.
He had always thought Ye Jingyu was a smart person, but he never expected her to be such an interesting and smart person as well.
"Third sister is right! Second sister, do you know what kind of people bad people like to bully?" Ye Jingchen asked casually.
That Crown Prince is so annoying!
Ye Jingyan looked up and glared at Ye Jingchen again.
“Bad people like people like you who look easy to bully! It’s human nature for most people to bully the weak and fawn over the powerful. Since you look so weak, others will take advantage of you!” Ye Jingchen said.
"I'm not someone you can bully!" Ye Jingyan retorted softly.
She's just timid; she's not someone who won't fight back when bullied!
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered!
"It's time for dinner, let's have dinner first," Ye Jingshu said.
When she took her seat, Ye Jingyan chose a spot furthest away from Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe.
"Second Princess, are you naturally timid? Or did the servants in your palace bully you?" Ye Jingchen asked, feigning curiosity, during the meal.
It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up, because mentioning it reminded Ye Jingyan of Tong'er's miserable state yesterday.
Ye Jingyan glared at Ye Jingchen angrily: "No one bullied me. I'm not timid at all. I just don't like meeting outsiders!"
"But you are the ones who bullied my palace servants and tortured them so badly. You have gone too far!"
"Second sister, when did we ever torture your palace servants?" Ye Jingshu asked unhappily.
They only scared those palace servants for a while, without even touching a hair on their heads. What kind of torture is that?
Ye Jingchen patted Ye Jingshu's arm and continued to ask Ye Jingyan, "Why don't you like meeting outsiders? Are you afraid that if you're too beautiful, outsiders will have bad intentions?"
Ye Jingyan, having her secret thoughts exposed, remained silent.
If she agrees, wouldn't she seem too narcissistic?
"Aren't you being a bit too narcissistic? Your elder sister is much prettier than you, and she's not worried about anything, so why are you?" Ye Jingchen mocked.
"Nonsense! I'm clearly only—" Ye Jingyan wanted to say that she was prettier than Ye Jingshu, but she looked at Ye Jingshu and was too embarrassed to say it.
Although her mother always said she was prettier than her elder sister, when she actually stood next to her, she didn't even dare to lift her head. What good was being pretty? Who could see it?
Besides, she didn't think she was prettier than her elder sister. Her elder sister was so dazzling, while she—
"My elder sister is the eldest princess, favored by Father Emperor. Who would dare to bully her?" Ye Jingyan said sullenly.
“Aren’t you also Father’s daughter? If others don’t dare to bully my elder sister, would they dare to bully you? Wouldn’t bullying you be a slap in the face to Father and all of us brothers and sisters?” Ye Jingchen retorted.
"I don't want to be a femme fatale! I don't want to be a femme fatale like Moxi, Daji, or Baosi, who will be remembered for their infamy for thousands of years!" Ye Jingyan said with red eyes.
Her mother always used their stories to warn her, and always said how much the world despised them, how terrible!
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