Chapter 6 - 4

Yu Yingyi stretched her neck as she got out of the carriage, she felt like she slept on something hard yet comfortable at the same time but didn't think too much about it.

"So, do you like my residence?" asked Song Liya.

Yu Yingyi looked around and was amazed at the sight, there was a courtyard as well as a garden right next to it. There was a small pond that was full of fish, the front of the residence already gave off a calm yet noble atmosphere.

"It's beautiful, who designed this?" asked Yu Yingyi.

"Fufufu, of course, this is designed by me. I wouldn't live in a house that wasn't designed by me, it wouldn't fit my taste," said Song Liya.

"There might be only two things good about you," said Yu Yingyi.

"And what're those two things?" asked Song Liya.

"You're rich and your creativity is good." Yu Yingyi.

"HAHAHA! Soon you'll find everything about me good, just you wait," said Song Liya.

"Tsch, you're too confident about yourself. I don't know how you're the emperor's favorite, it's quite hard to believe considering the way you are," said Yu Yingyi.

"Hmm? What're you trying to say?" asked Song Liya.

Yu Yingyi noticed the change in Liya's voice and decided to reply with, "Nothing, let's go already."

"That's what I thought." Song Liya muttered.

As they started entering the residence, Yu Yingyi couldn't help but admire her surroundings. Everything was placed perfectly and there wasn't a speck of mistake anywhere which only made her more immersed.

Back in Yu Yingyi's old life, she always wanted to be an architect. She always wanted to design, develop, and present all sorts of projects.

"Hmm? Are you interested in the designs?" asked Song Liya.

"Yeah, I've always wanted to be an architect if I had the chance," said Yu Yingyi.

"Not bad of a dream, why don't you learn from me?" asked Song Liya.

"In your dreams, I wouldn't learn anything from you even if I had to." Yu Yingyi replied.

"That's too bad then, among all of the architects in the imperial family, I am the most creative and the best out of all of them. If you learn from me, there's no doubt that you'll become a successful architect," said Song Liya.

Song Liya smiled mentally when Yu Yingyi didn't reply to her, that's how she knew she was thinking about what she said that. It was true though, no one could come close to her when it came to designing buildings or projects.

She alone could design a whole city if she put enough time into architecture but she didn't have time for that. She had to fulfill her role of being a princess, then there was training to make sure nothing would happen to her, and much more things.

Honestly, Song Liya wanted some rest, some days were just a bit too tiring for her. She felt as if Yu Yingyi could finally release her from all this stress and princess identity she had, that's why she was trying so hard to make Yingyi hers.

Something was special about that girl, other people might not notice, but that girl was smarter than what she thought she was.

"Fufu, I wonder what the future will hold for us," muttered Song Liya.

The hallway was filled with countless expensive vases, paintings, and statues that represented the imperial family. Everything had a luxurious atmosphere around them, even the red carpet seemed like it costed more than her house.

Yu Yingyi who was following Song Liya was confused about why she stopped until she saw the figure that came up to her.

"Dear sister, why is there a commoner here? You of all people know they aren't allowed here since their filthiness would dirty everything in here. Even the fragrance of the commoner is making me want to throw up." said Song Xie.

Song Xie, the first heir to the emperor, he's known for his cruel ways and his rudeness towards commoners. He despises them with all his heart, he even once went out of his way to catch the commoner who accidentally brushed against his arm and confiscated everything he had.

However, this didn't make Yu Yingyi feel a bit of fear. The stuff he's done doesn't even compare to what Song Liya has done in the novels. Her actions were as if the devil possessed her and started taking revenge on the humans, just thinking about it sent chills down Yingyi's spine.

"Elder brother, I think you should watch the way you talk to her, after all, she's going to be my future wife," said Song Liya.

Yu Yingyi was surprised when Song Liya actually defended her, it almost made her cheeks flush before remembering everything she did to her.

'Focus!'

"The commoner is your future wife?! HAHAHAHA! It seems you've finally fallen to the lowest of the low, did all the princes deny you because of your personality that you went out of your way and FORCED a commoner to marry you? Now I pity the commoner." said Song Xie.

From what Yu Yingyi recalled from the novel, Song Xie was always the ignorant type who always stayed cooped up in his own little world. Most of the time he didn't know what was happening in the world, if a new emperor was being elected, he wouldn't even know.

"You should watch yourself, brother Xie, don't forget who's you're talking to. And I didn't force her to marry me, you can ask her yourself but I don't suggest you do that cause if you do. You won't be able to walk the next day, so you better be careful." said Song Liya.

There it was, Song Liya's vicious and cunning side, no one dared to argue with her once that side of hers showed.

"Tsk..." was all Song Xie was able to say as he started walking away, not even he could argue with her despite being older.

"Let's go," said Song Liya.

"Where?" asked Yu Yingyi.

"Where else? We're going to meet my father."

"HA?!"