Chapter 50 - 47

"Just what is this that you're making me wear?" Song Liya asked.

Song Liya was wearing an incredibly revealing dress, her upper back and shoulders could be seen, her slender legs could be seen too.

"Are you trying to make me seduce the prince? You know that's not going to happen, if he touches me, I'm going to cut off his arm and feed it to him," said Song Liya.

"Haha! What I'm trying to do is make Yingyi jealous," said Song Feng Mian.

"Why're you trying to do that?"

"Think about it, imagine if the prince gets to see you in something that Yingyi has never seen you in before. That would make her emotions go crazy, just trust me, this is all according to my plan."

Song Liya didn't complain, she wanted to see Yu Yingyi being jealous of her, just the thought made her heart race. She wondered how would Yingyi react, perhaps she would become possessive?

"Alright, everything is ready. You should probably go now, you know our mother hates it when you're late."

"What about-"

Before Song Liya could finish her sentence, her sister interrupted her.

"If you're worried about your lover, don't worry, I'll send her a letter where you're going and I might even sneakily bring her over to watch."

"Just...do whatever you want, I want to get this meeting over with so I don't have to deal with it ever again." Song Liya said tiredly.

With that said, Song Liya made her way to the hall where she would meet Jia Haoyu, Jia Yi's brother.

Song Liya took a deep breath before she opened the door, when she opened it, two lines of knights on the left and the right instantly bowed. At the end of the palace, her mother was sitting on the throne and an unfamiliar figure could be seen right before the small steps.

"Mother, I hope I'm not late," said Song Liya as she walked over the red carpet.

"Nope, you're right on time. Let me introduce you to the figure below me, he's the prince of the Jia empire, Jia Haoyu. He's also going to be your future consort." said Song Zihan, the empress.

Song Liya really didn't want to meet with him, but if she wanted to get it over with quickly, she needed to listen to her mother.

'How unpleasant, if only it was Yu Yingyi waiting for me.' thought Song Liya.

"Yes mother, I'll greet him now," said Song Liya as she walked over to Jia Haoyu.

"Good, at least you're being obedient. All knights, leave immediately!" Song Zihan shouted.

There were loud metal sounds as all the knights walked out of the door, it was soon filled with silence once they left.

"I'll leave you two to talk, there's a private room with lunch so you could talk in a better place. Don't cause trouble for me," said Song Zihan as she left.

Song Liya and Jia Haoyu made their way towards the private room and sat on the chair. In front of them were dumplings, steamed buns, and soup.

"I'll introduce myself again, I'm Jia Haoyu, the prince of the Jia empire."

Song Liya mentally cringed in disgust.

"I'm Song Liya, the princess of the Song empire. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, it's truly a pleasure to meet the famous princess who's known for being fierce. However, I don't see you like that," said Jia Haoyu.

"Then what do you see it is?" Song Liya questioned.

"I'm glad you asked, all you need is a bit of love from a man and your walls will break and reveal your true self. And that's why I'm here, I wish to bring out your true self," said Jia Haoyu.

Song Liya was about to throw up but luckily stifled it, she felt like she just heard the worst and cheesiest line of all time. There was no way this was coming from a prince.

Song Liya let out a chuckle. "I appreciate the thought, however, I'm already in love with someone else."

"I've heard about that, you're in love with a commoner isn't that right? There must be some hidden schemes behind the marriage, no member of royalty would marry a commoner," said Jia Haoyu.

"*Sigh* With that way of thinking, I don't think I'll be able to get along with you. The way I see it, commoners aren't much different from royalty."

"As a member of royalty yourself, how could you compare yourself to a commoner?"

"Royalty is people who are richer, more privileged, and we live in a better environment while commoners are the complete opposite. In the end, we're all humans."

Song Liya said that with pride, after all, it was Yu Yingiy who taught her that.

Jia Haoyu was surprised by the way Song Liya's opinion on commoners, he couldn't understand the way she thought.

"I see, the commoner must have brainwashed you. Come with me, I'll save you from the commoner."

At this point, Song Liya was getting tired of Jia Haoyu's comments, she was getting tired of his existence itself. Why can't he just dig a hole and plant himself in there? Jeez, how much more annoying could he get?

"Jia Haoyu, I think you're misunderstanding something. I'm not brainwashed by the commoner nor am I corrupted in some way. We both love each other genuinely, something you won't ever get to experience because of your way of thinking. To think my mother considered you a candidate to be my consort, embarrassing."

Jia Haoyu was stunned, however, he didn't give up.

"Song Liya, it doesn't matter what you think of me, I won't give up on you after the empress gave me this chance," said Jia Haoyu.

"Are you even listening to what I'm saying?" asked Song Liya.

Moreover, can she kill him right now? She was growing more and more tired of Jia Haoyu. Even his looks annoyed her, everything about him annoyed her.

Song Liya straight-up wanted to murder this guy. She needed to calm herself down before anything happens, with just the thought of Yu Yingyi being jealous of her.

A mischievous smile was brought to Song Liya's face.