Chapter 156: A Pack of Lies

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Mu Chaoyang looked so ferocious, he wished he could skin and eat Luo Yuyan alive.

Luo Yuyan didn’t care anything at this point, she braced herself and stared back at Mu Chaoyang, “Why do I need to shut up? You don’t like what I said, Your Highness? I demand a formal reply today, otherwise… otherwise I will report this whole thing to His Majesty! What will become of you if I really do that, Your Highness?”

‘To report this thing to father?’

“No! No way!’

Mu Chaoyang was well aware that the emperor didn’t approve him in a lot of ways, the emperor would only disapprove him even more if Luo Yuyan had reported this to the emperor.

Mu Chaoyang took a few deep breaths, he tried so hard to force a dry smile, “Yuyan, I told you I would marry you, I’m a man of my word! It’s just now isn’t a good timing, I would lose a lot of things if I submitted a statement to marry you, no, I mean we would lose a lot of things. Trust me, I’m only postponing this for our future together, it has nothing to do with Luo Qianqian!”

Mu Chaoyang was such a good liar, he didn’t blink his eyes when he ran his mouth like that.

Luo Yuyan wasn’t as gullible as her dead sister Luo Keer, she was more scheming that Mu Chaoyang, sometimes she couldn’t help but think she would be Murong Yun’s rival if she were the Crown Prince.

“Is that true?” Luo Yuyan rolled her eyes and pretended she fell for Mu Chaoyang’s lie again.

Seeing that, Mu Chaoyang heaved a sigh of relief, “Of course it’s true. You are my only princess-to-be, the one and only. It’s just I need some more time before I make a written statement about our betrothal. Please trust me and quit making a scene.”

Luo Yuyan’s eyes sparkled, “I’m only making a scene because of how you have treated me, you have been avoiding me since Luo Qianqian came back.”

Mu Chaoyang looked around cautiously, he held Luo Yuyan in his arms and coaxed after he was sure no one was nearby, “My darling Yuyan, I happen to be busy recently, and it has nothing to do with Luo Qianqian. I will visit Prime Minister Luo in person and tell him about us soon, and after that I will report this to His Majesty to request him to approve our marriage and preside over our wedding ceremony.”

Luo Yuyan looked at Mu Chaoyang in the eye and she saw no dishonesty in Mu Chaoyang’s eyes, “All right, I choose to believe you one more time. I need to make one thing clear beforehand, I won’t just shut my eyes if you are considering deceiving me and trying your luck with Luo Qianqian, mark my words, Your Highness, I would rather sink with you than being humiliated like that.”

Mu Chaoyang’s face darkened, but soon he regained his composure and coaxed Luo Yuyan even more, “Of course I won’t do that to you! I won’t lay my eyes on any other girl, Yuyan, just give me some time, I’m not lying.”

“I will.”

Seeing Luo Yuyan having resumed her spirits, Mu Chaoyang asked tentatively, “Luo Yuyan, why not you go back home now? People might see us, and it’s bad for your reputation.”

“I just want to remind Your Highness to keep what you’ve told me in mind before I leave.” Luo Yuyan straightened her clothes.

“Don’t worry, Yuyan.”

With that Luo Yuyan left.

Mu Chaoyang and Luo Jingxuan walked inside the tavern after Luo Yuyan had left.

Mu Chaoyang was so frustrated at the moment that it seemed like he had to marry Luo Yuyan, especially considering how much his mother hated Luo Qianqian and how Luo Yuyan had been fawning upon his mother. But he didn’t want to give up on Luo Qianqian, Luo Qianqian was superior to Luo Yuyan in every possible way.

‘It’s all because of that night! Luo Yuyan seduced me that night! And I have to accept Luo Jingxuan since that night! Luckily Prime Minister Luo isn’t in the know about this yet, I… I dread to think how much he will pressure me about this betrothal! And father… I need to hide this from father, otherwise father will deprive me of my title for sure!’

‘I’m lucky Murong Yun is impotent and he cannot be the Crown Prince, and the Tenth Prince takes no interest in politics! I can still be the Crown Prince as long as I speak and act cautiously.’

Mu Chaoyang’s mind was in a mess.

What Mu Chaoyang didn’t know was Murong Yun knew everything that had happened between him and Luo Yuyan. The scene where he and Luo Yuyan had some private time didn’t escape Luo Qianqian and her friends who were sitting upstairs.

“I can’t believe Luo Yuyan would do something this stupid.” Luo Qianqian was still in shock.

Luo Qianqian deliberately avoided mentioning Mu Chaoyang’s name in case it would cause some unnecessary jealousy, however, that someone had seen her through and kissed her gently on her cheek, “You are mine, no one can take you away from me.”

“All right, all right, no one can take me away from me, and I will crawl my way back to you if someone takes me away.”

People: Aren’t we here to see some interesting show? Why are we seeing so much PDA after the show?

“Hehe, how is the show performing by Mu Chaoyang and Luo Yuyan?” Su Liancheng broke the silence, he changed the subject for the audience’s good.

Murong Xue peeked at Lin Zimo and replied, “Pretty good.”

“Sister-in-law, it baffles me why your sister is so different from you? She is courting death.” continued Murong Xue.

‘Mu Chaoyang likes my sister-in-law, poor Luo Yuyan.’ Murong Xue felt sorry for Luo Yuyan, Mu Chaoyang was obviously trying to stall it as long as possible, but Luo Yuyan fell for it.

Well, it wasn’t like Luo Yuyan chose to believe Mu Chaoyang, it was more like she had to believe Mu Chaoyang. She didn’t really want to report this to the emperor because she might end up causing a fatal disaster for her entire family.

“Is that girl your sister, sister?” Guang Yao asked and he murmured, “You are such a better girl than her, and I don’t like the way she gnashed your teeth when she mentioned your name.”

“All right people, great show indeed, but let’s continue our dinner and see you around!”

Luo Qianqian soon explained to Guang Yao, “By see you around, I mean I will visit you soon, Guang Yao.”

Guang Yao nodded.

Luo Qianqian wished they hadn’t watched such a show, she didn’t want to deal with Mu Chaoyang at all.