Chapter 36

"Yes I do and you're the only one who can help me with this," said Song Liya.

Song Feng Mian was unsure of this since Song Liya sounded too serious and not once has she ever asked her for help before. This was the first time since she was born.

"Is that so? Unfortunately, I don't think I can help you since I must go to my room and study." Song Feng Mian replied.

"I'll set you free from your room, I'll give you the freedom you want as long as you help me," said Song Liya.

Song Feng Mian looked at her sister in surprise, not once did she expect her to say that. Though if she had to resort to that offer, wasn't the matter really serious then?

"And how would you get me out of my room sister? After all, our mother has been using all types of strategies to keep me in here. Even I couldn't break free from this cage."

"I know you couldn't break out of it, that was because you didn't know mother like how I knew her. She favored me, I was her favorite, there wasn't a time where she denied me. But now that I have Yingyi as my consort, she's started to do all types of things to separate us."

"What're you trying to say here?"

"I'm trying to say that if you keep listening to our mother's words, you'll never break free from her grasp, just like how I was manipulated by her to become the princess she wanted me to be."

"But just disobeying her isn't enough, you should know our mother has plenty of more ways to keep me in here."

"Of course I know, that's why I'm going to help you. With your capable, cunning, and genius twin sister helping you, how would mother keep you in this room? This is the deal I'm making, I'll help you and you'll help me, it's a fair deal. What do you say, my dear sister?"

Song Feng Mian contemplated what her sister offered her. If her sister helped her, there was no way their mother would be able to keep her in here considering her mother still favored Song Liya.

After all, a parent wouldn't hate their child, even if that parent was the empress.

"What do you want me to help you with?"

"That's what I wanted to hear, I'll tell you here. I want you to help me legalize the relationship between the same genders," said Song Liya.

"You want to legalize the relationship between the same genders? Hearing that from you doesn't sound right, let me guess, it's Yu Yingyi's idea isn't it?" asked Song Feng Mian.

"You caught me there, although she seems fine dressing as a man and hiding her true identity, I can tell deep down she doesn't want to be like this. She's just like you, she wants to be free."

"You'd really do anything for her huh?"

"If she's willing to do the same for me, what else am I supposed to do?"

"Fair enough. I'll help you, but you must never break your promise."

"Of course, how could I break a promise with my sister?"

"So, what would you like me to do to help you? I don't know anything you're planning."

"It's easy, just attend every banquet for me and tell me what my mother is intending to do or figure out her plans. While you do that, I'll keep Yingyi safe from the princes."

"Alright, I get it. This is basically a strategic battle and we have to outsmart our mother isn't it?"

"Haha! I guess you could say that, except we can't lose no matter what, or else things will go downhill for the both of us."

"That's true, moreover, I think you should go check on your lover, she might need a bit of help."

"That's what I'm going to do now. Anyway, it was nice speaking to you after all this time sister. Good luck."

Those were Song Liya's final words to Song Feng Mian before she started heading towards their room where she'll find a surprising sight.

There was Yu Yingyi with a rope in her hand and Jia Yi who was still asleep tied to a chair. Jia Yi's hands were tied to the armrest of the chair and her legs were tied together. There was no way Jia Yi could escape from this. Moreover, where did Yu Yingyi learn these techniques?

"Oh, Liya you're back! I just finished securing Jia Yi so she couldn't escape, but I didn't know how to tie her up so I randomly did it.

'There's no way Yingyi also had a natural talent for sadism too right?' Song Liya asked herself.

"I see, you did a good job of tying her up, though I would've done it better."

"The way you say it sounded like you're thinking of something indecent, in fact, you're thinking of something indecent aren't you?"

"Ah, my girlfriend knows me best, I can't hide my thoughts from her."

"You're not even going to try to deny it!? Moreover, what should we do with Jia Yi?"

"Perhaps we should wake her up?"

"How do we do that if she's asleep, your sister gave her one hard punch in the stomach that made her instantly pass out."

"I see, then she won't be awake for a while which is good. We'll question her when she wakes up."

"Alright- Wait what? How is that good?"

"Of course it's good, that way, I can have fun with you in the meantime."

Song Liya started slowly walking towards Yu Yingyi with a smile full of perverted intentions.

"Wait! Song Liya! What if she wakes up?!"

"So what if she wakes up? She'll just have to watch me devour you whole."

"Shameless! Utterly shameless!"

At this point, there was nothing Yu Yingyi could do that would save her from Song Liya, but she didn't give up and tried her best to stop her.

"Liya you better not- Mmmh! Mmh!"

"You're delicious."