Ye Jueyao felt quite confident. She let out a disdainful snort at Jiang Ning's question on behalf of Ye Xi, which had hit the nail on the head.
She said dismissively,
"Sister, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. There's no such thing as any inappropriate physical contact or partiality towards me."
"On the Qixi Festival, if you couldn't keep Lord Cao by your side, how can you blame me? Unlike you, sister, I'm good at socializing. I'm always invited to so many poetry gatherings and banquets during festivals. No wonder you can't find me."
"As for that blue jade writing brush, there are plenty of them in the world. It's not the only one. You can't claim that every brush someone buys belongs to you. That thing might be a treasure to you, but to me, it's just an ordinary item. Why would I go begging your betrothed husband for a mere brush? It's a joke!"
Ye Jueyao was so over - confident that she became a bit arrogant.
Her words revealed that she didn't really love Ye Xi as much as she seemed to on the surface. She even exposed the Ye family's inconsistent treatment of her and Ye Xi, completely oblivious to the fact that everyone present had changed their expressions.
And all her innermost thoughts were clearly heard by Ye Xi —
"Humph! Inappropriate relationship? Who do you think you are to accuse me of having an inappropriate relationship! Let me tell you, Lord Cao took a fancy to me the first day he came to the Ye Mansion to propose marriage. What can you do about it?"
"You're so ugly and never reflect on yourself. How dare you blame me for being too beautiful and stealing your betrothed? As for inappropriate physical contact, we've held hands and hugged. What more inappropriate physical contact do you want? A wedding night? If you were a third as beautiful as me, would Lord Cao even be willing to touch you? You're so disgusting!"
"Every Qixi Festival, he's really with me. So what? If you have the guts, come and take him back this Qixi Festival!"
"Is that birthday gift for you even worthy of the name? You're just a wild girl. You treasure such trash. Not only was my birthday gift a hundred times more valuable than yours, but Lord Cao has also given me countless gifts at other times..."
"Haha... Among them, besides that writing brush you saved up to buy, there are many other things you've worked so hard to get. I just mentioned them casually, and Lord Cao immediately sent them to me."
"Your so - called sincere feelings and efforts are even more worthless than grass. Lord Cao doesn't even bother to mention them. Haha..."
"You're so self - indulgent in your affection. It's a pity that your so - called deep feelings as an ugly and despicable woman are even less valuable than the wildflowers and weeds by the roadside!"
"Yaoyao!"
Ye Jueyao was still cursing Ye Xi venomously in her heart. Seeing that Lord Cao's face had turned sour, Qian Fangxue, in order to maintain Ye Jueyao's image, frowned and scolded,
"Even if you're heartbroken that your sister doesn't trust you, you can't say such angry words! You'll only make people misunderstand."
Ye Jueyao immediately understood and lowered her head, silently shedding tears.
She looked extremely aggrieved.
Ignoring their act, Ye Xi asked directly,
"Does Miss Ye have any more questions?"
"I have one last question," Jiang Ning took a deep breath. There was actually a hint of excitement in her heart. She was gradually finding that feeling of heart - breaking despair.
Her voice was extremely calm yet extremely sad. Jiang Ning asked,
"Elder sister, do you truly love Lord Cao?"
Ye Jueyao couldn't help but sneer.
When did her stupid sister learn to set traps for people?
This question was tricky. If she answered "yes", it would be wrong. But if she answered "no", wouldn't it be like admitting that she had an inappropriate relationship with Lord Cao and that her feelings for him were insincere?
No matter how she answered, there would be problems.
But she was Ye Jueyao, not a fool like Ye Xi.
A flash of disdain and arrogance crossed her eyes. Then she turned to show a face full of sincerity and grievance:
"Sister, your question doesn't make any sense. Since I've never overstepped the mark with Lord Cao and there's no such dirty business between us, what does it matter whether I have sincere feelings or not?"
"Moreover, Lord Cao is your betrothed husband. I've never had any improper thoughts about him. If you're really unsure about Lord Cao's feelings, you should ask him directly. Why do you always blame everything on me?"
【Stupid girl. If it weren't for Lord Cao's family being supported by Lord Cao and having a queen in the family, given the current situation of the Cao family getting worse with each generation, how could I possibly take a fancy to him? Let alone giving him my sincere feelings.】
【Bah! If it were His Highness the Prince of Yu'an, a real dragon among men, it would be another story. But what is Lord Cao? Only a low - born and stupid girl like you would treasure him!】
【His Highness the Prince of Yu'an must be blind to take a fancy to a stupid and ugly girl like you. Oh~ It must be because of the young heir. Otherwise, how could His Highness the Prince of Yu'an look at a despicable and stupid girl like you? Bah!】
Of course, others couldn't hear Ye Jueyao's innermost thoughts. They could only hear what she said. Her words really made her seem aggrieved.
The Cao family had heard Lord Cao's defenses at home these days. Now, after listening to the same arguments for a long time,
Cao Dexiu couldn't bear it any longer. He waved his long sleeve and said,
"We've been asking for so long, and it's all the same thing. What's the actual result? The Immortal Maiden should clarify it now."
"Brother Cao is right," Ye Pengcheng chimed in. His sharp eyes were like knives, staring directly at Ye Xi. "This concerns the innocence of the two children. Immortal Maiden..."
Ye Pengcheng paused for a moment. The overwhelming pressure around him rushed towards Ye Xi. Then he continued,
"You must be careful when you speak and strive for the truth."
Ye Xi wasn't afraid of Ye Pengcheng now. She didn't take Ye Pengcheng's imposing manner seriously at all. Ye Xi bowed slowly and said,
"Naturally. Since all of you invited me today, you must trust my 'fate - questioning' technique. If I were to talk nonsense, wouldn't I be disappointing your trust and ruining my own reputation?"
"According to the results of my questioning just now, this young lady and Lord Cao..."
A slow smile curved Ye Xi's lips. She deliberately slowed down her voice, making everyone present involuntarily tense up.
"Do have an inappropriate relationship."
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Ye Jueyao slapped the table and stood up. Roaring in a fit of rage, her long and sharp fingernails almost poked through the veil of Ye Xi's hat.
Ye Xi seemed not to notice at all and didn't pause for a moment:
"Miss Ye and Lord Cao hooked up secretly and developed an ambiguous relationship the first time they met in the Ye Mansion..."
Ye Xi quickly repeated what she had just heard from Ye Jueyao's heart loudly, making sure that everyone present could hear clearly.
The hall was in chaos. Ye Xi continued to speak on her own, while Ye Jueyao went crazy and tried to rush forward to tear Ye Xi's mouth. Qian Fangxue also looked furious: This damned Taoist nun was really unreliable!
But she still had to pretend to stop Ye Jueyao to make the scene not look too much like someone being angry after being exposed. After all, the Cao family was still here, and they had to keep up appearances.
In fact, she wanted to follow Ye Jueyao and beat Ye Xi up severely.
But Lingyan wasn't easy to deal with. With one hand on each of them, she easily blocked the two in front of Ye Xi.
"That's all,"
After Ye Xi finished her long speech, she finally concluded,
"The two of them have been secretly communicating for a long time. The inappropriate relationship is true and undeniable."