After leaving the palace, the two went straight to the farm outside the city. In the carriage, Xiao Yibai told Mu Xiyue the story between the empress dowager and the late emperor.

In her youth, the Empress Dowager was a renowned beauty in Shangjing, versed in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The late Emperor, at the time, was still a humble prince. They met by chance while offering incense at Baoguo Temple, and the late Emperor fell in love with the Empress Dowager at first sight. In fact, at the time, it could be argued that at least half of the young men and women in Shangjing were enamored with her.

In order to win the heart of the beauty, the late emperor created many encounters, and finally attracted the attention of the empress dowager. The late emperor was knowledgeable and talented, and originally had no idea of reaching the top. In order to win the heart of the empress dowager, he frequently showed his talents and began to stand out in the court.

Later, naturally, they fell in love, and the late emperor promised the empress dowager that they would be together forever. However, an outstanding prince would inevitably be favored by the emperor, but it would also inevitably lead to the conspiracy of other princes. The empress dowager became the late emperor's weak spot. In order to protect the empress dowager, the late emperor also became strong and finally succeeded in sitting on the throne.

After sitting on the supreme position, the late emperor could not help but expand his harem. All the women who could enter the harem were daughters of ministers. They were all brought into the palace to balance the court. The late emperor not only had to favor them, but sometimes he had to show his favor to a concubine in order to win people's hearts.

The Empress Dowager was well aware of the delicate relationship between the harem and the court, and she also understood the late emperor's affairs with other women, but in the end, the late emperor betrayed his original promise, and there was a thorn in her heart that she could never remove.

The current emperor is the empress dowager's legitimate son. Initially, the empress dowager did not want the emperor to succeed to the throne. This position seems to be in charge of the world, but in reality it is like a cage that traps people. However, the emperor is ambitious, so the empress dowager did her best to support him.

Mu Xiyue was deeply moved after hearing this. "The Queen Mother actually doesn't like harem life, but she has been trapped in the harem her entire life. Does she know that the Emperor has the highest expectations of you?"

If she had known, the Queen Mother would not have said what she said today. It is impossible for a couple to be together for life in that position.

Xiao Yibai nodded. "I know. The Imperial Grandmother also knows that I don't want that position. She told me not to give it up if I don't want it. Maybe in my father's eyes, I am more suitable, but the others may also be able to take on the responsibility. She said that life is actually very short, so I should work hard to live the way I want."

Mu Xiyue chuckled, "The Queen Mother is an understanding person."

After finishing the Queen Mother's story, Xiao Yibai suddenly grasped Mu Xiyue's hand and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Yueyue, can you tell me what diamonds are and what this era is?"

Mu Xiyue was stunned by this sudden change of topic. "Um, diamond is a type of gemstone, and this era refers to the current world."

Xiao Yibai said quietly, "I'm quite well-read, and the word 'diamond' has never appeared in the history of the world, except for the ranking of assassins in the Soul-Seizing Pavilion. The gemstone that the Pavilion Master gave you is also available in the palace's treasury. It's called Kunlun Stone."

So diamonds really did exist in this era, they were just called differently.

Mu Xiyue turned her body and found a comfortable position in his arms. She wanted to say something but stopped herself. She wanted to tell Xiao Yibai that she was a person from another world whose soul had traveled through time and space, but she was afraid that Xiao Yibai would think she was a monster after knowing it.

Xiao Yibai noticed her tangle and sighed, "Yueyue, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. I don't mean to force you to know."

"Xiao Yibai, give me some time." Mu Xiyue felt that Xiao Yibai was trustworthy, and she made up her mind to tell him everything about herself. However, it was not appropriate to talk about these things while they were still in the carriage.

It was past noon when the carriage arrived at the farm. Fortunately, the two had eaten some snacks in the carriage. The steward of the farm had already prepared lunch. Qi Feng came over just as the two had finished their meal. Qi Feng was staying at the palace. Xiao Yibai thought something had happened because he chased after him so quickly.

"Master, Miss Mu, the director of the Imperial Observatory couldn't find Miss Mu, so he went to the palace. He said he wanted to calculate the date of your wedding and wanted Miss Mu's birth date. Because Miss Mu and the Anyuan Marquis's family have severed ties, he couldn't go to the Anyuan Marquis's palace to ask."

Originally, the birth dates and horoscopes of the two people should be reported before the marriage is granted to test whether their horoscopes are compatible. However, this time the emperor directly issued the imperial decree to grant the marriage, so the Imperial Observatory did not have Mu Xiyue's birth date and horoscope.

Mu Xiyue searched her mind for a long time before she finally found it from the original owner's memory. She reached into her sleeve and took out a pen and notebook from the space. She ignored the inquiring gazes of several people and quickly wrote it down, then tore off the paper and handed it to Qi Feng.

After doing all this, she calmly put the pen and notebook into her sleeve. Anyway, she didn't intend to hide it from Xiao Yibai. As for the others, Xiao Tao was an insider, and the others were Xiao Yibai's people, so they wouldn't ask even if they had doubts.

Xiao Yibai didn't ask. He had seen many things in Mu Xiyue's space that he had never seen before. One day, she would be completely open with him!

"Yueyue, do you want to go into the water today or tomorrow?"

Mu Xiyue was very curious about the underwater cave. It was inside the manor anyway, and it was still early.

"Is now okay?"

Xiao Yibai smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to my room first."

Mu Xiyue thought she went to his room for something, but unexpectedly, Xiao Yibai took a set of robes from the cabinet, folded them, and said with a smile: "Please put them in your space for me. You should have a change of clothes in your space, right? I'll show you around after we go downstairs, and we'll come out tomorrow."

Mu Xiyue put his clothes into the space, "Is it this big down there? What happened to your clothes when you went into the cave? And since we don't come out at night, there's room to sleep inside?"

You can't go down with the bag with you, as it will get wet. The most important thing is how did you make the sleeping place, how did the quilt, bed and other things get into the cave?

"There's a bed, but the bedding will definitely smell musty. Take the bedding in this cupboard with you. I've had some food prepared, so take that with you later. You can also take your robes down with you by wrapping them in a few layers of oilcloth. You'll know the rest once you get down there. Can you swim?"

Of course I know how to swim. It was a required subject for the high school entrance exam that year, and in the apocalypse, I sometimes had to go into the water. "Yes, but I can't hold my breath for long. You don't need to bring bedding, I have new ones, and I have food too."

In her space, she had various quilts she had collected from the mall at the beginning of the apocalypse, and there were still many new, unused ones. The food stored in her space was enough to last her for a month or two, so she didn't need to bring anything else.

However, she saw that Xiao Yibai had not only prepared fish and meat, but also some cakes and pastries, all of which she liked to eat. She did not have any cakes in her space, so since they were all prepared, she put them all into her space.

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