Xiao Yibai said that what Qiyun was carrying on his back was a roe deer. Mu Xiyue had never seen a roe deer before. She didn't see a living one, but she did see a dead one.

Qiyun put down the roe deer on his back and the rabbit in his hands, and smiled as he helped Xiaotao massage her arms. Occasionally he would peck her on the face. Xiaotao turned her head away and tried to avoid him. Qiyun smiled and hugged her in his arms, whispering softly in her ears.

Mu Xiyue looked at her and smiled like a female hooligan. She whistled towards Xiao Tao and was about to shout something teasing at her when Xiao Yibai covered her mouth.

"Why are you scaring them?"

Mu Xiyue said unconvincedly: "How could I scare them? I was just trying to encourage Qi Yun!"

Qi Yun, a martial artist, naturally had better hearing than most people. He heard Mu Xiyue's whistle just now, and then he heard the prince's voice. He quickly let Xiao Tao go and said softly, "Master and Miss Mu are here."

Xiao Tao jumped a few steps away in a flash, and Mu Xiyue laughed exaggeratedly when she saw it.

Xiao Yibai carried the person down from the tree and walked to Qiyun. Qiyun was thick-skinned and pretended that his intimate behavior with Xiaotao had not been discovered.

"Master, Miss Mu, why are you here on the mountain?"

Mu Xiyue put her arm around Xiaotao's shoulders and teased, "Qiyun, when are you going to propose marriage?"

Qi Yun scratched his head and said with a smile, "Hasn't the wedding date for Master and Miss been set yet? Xiao Tao and I have discussed it. After Miss marries into the palace, I will marry her."

Xiao Tao blushed and retorted, "Who discussed this with you?"

Mu Xiyue raised an eyebrow, "Is that so, Xiao Yibai, let's set the wedding date for two years from now. Qiyun is so anxious."

Xiao Yibai smiled dotingly, "Don't make trouble, big brother said to choose a wedding date that's closer."

Qi Yun quickly agreed, "Yes, Miss Mu, can you bear to make me wait for another two years? I can't wait to get married tomorrow."

Mu Xiyue rolled her eyes at Qi Yun and said, "If you're anxious, just say so. You and Xiaotao can get married first. Why do you have to wait until after us?"

Qi Yun couldn't argue and could only respond flatteringly, "Yes, I am anxious to marry Xiao Tao. Miss Mu, please be merciful and don't set the wedding date too late."

Xiao Tao glared at Qi Yun and changed the subject, "Miss, look, we got some roe deer. Qi Yun said roe deer meat is delicious and very nutritious!"

Qi Yun made a gesture to the secret guards following behind, and they all jumped out from the darkness.

"You guys carry the wild boar down the mountain, and Xiaowu will help me carry the roe deer."

Everyone returned to the farm, and the servants in the farm would deal with the wild boar and other prey.

The wild boars were large, and there were other prey as well. There weren't many people in the village, so they couldn't finish eating them. In the hot weather, the meat couldn't be kept for long either. Mu Xiyue asked someone to send some to her village, as a benefit to the people in her village.

The next day, upon returning to the city, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had indeed selected several suitable dates for the wedding. The closest was August 18th. Today was June 26th, so it would be impossible to do it in less than two months; it was too rushed. There were three more dates: October 5th, February of the following year, and September of the following year.

Xiao Yibai pointed to the fifth day of October and discussed with Mu Xiyue, "Is this date okay? Next year would be too late. I think the fifth day of October is just right. There are still more than three months left, so there's still time to prepare."

Mu Xiyue's heart softened when she met Xiao Yibai's charming eyes, "Okay, then October 5th."

Xiao Yibai went to the palace with satisfaction to tell the emperor and the empress dowager about the wedding date. Although the Imperial Observatory would also report it to the emperor, Xiao Yibai decided to go to the palace and tell them himself.

As soon as the wedding date was set, the palace began to get busy. Mu Xiyue found it unbelievable. She didn't know why they were busy with the wedding preparations so early when there were still more than three months to go. What was there to be so busy about?

Xiao Tao had never experienced such a major event in her life, and her wet nurse had passed away. Mu Xiyue had no idea what the wealthy families here had to do before getting married, and there was no nanny around the master and servant to give them advice, so the two of them just went shopping, visited the art gallery, and tried the new pastries and fruit drinks from the gallery's kitchen. They didn't behave like a girl waiting to be married at all.

Xiao Yibai didn't want Mu Xiyue to be busy either. Most women would embroider their own wedding dresses as long as they had enough time. However, Mu Xiyue was the prince's wife, and her wedding dress was prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so apart from the dowry, there was not much to do.

The final verdict was made half a month after the case of private soldiers was closed. General Zhenyuan was sentenced to death along with his entire clan for raising private soldiers. The Third Prince condoned and sheltered General Zhenyuan and showed no remorse. He was demoted to a commoner and confined to the Third Prince's mansion, never to leave.

A month had passed in a flash, and the weather had cooled considerably. Rumors had spread throughout the city since childhood, claiming that Mu Xiyue had been sent to the countryside to be raised because a Taoist priest had declared her unlucky and unlucky. The Marquis of Anyuan's wife, mindful that she was already past the age of marriage, considered bringing her back to the mansion to find a suitable match. However, after Mu Xiyue's return, the mansion was plagued by a series of misfortunes, culminating in the death of both the Marquis and his wife.

As the rumor spread, the people in the capital were all worried that Prince Jin would be killed by Mu Xiyue. When Mu Xiyue found out, the rumor had already been circulating for two days. Xiao Yibai was busy with his wedding and the task assigned by the emperor, and he heard about the rumor two days later. He hurriedly ordered Qi Feng to investigate. This kind of rumor would not spread for no reason. There must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames.

There were only two people Mu Xiyue could think of, one was from the Mu family, and the other was King Rui's man. Since Xiao Yibai had already sent people to investigate, she just had to wait for news. If Xiao Yibai couldn't even figure this out, then all these years of his life would have been in vain.

Xiao Yibai's people were indeed capable. They found out in just one day that the rumor originated from the Mu family. At first, the maidservant beside Mu Xiyu met the maidservant beside another family's lady when she was out, and pretended to mention it unintentionally. Then the rumor was heard by passers-by and spread.

The two maids around Mu Xiyu were originally Liu Mei'er's servants, and they followed Mu Xiyu after Liu Mei'er's death. Qi Feng also found out that the Mu family's maids were mixing with the common people, spreading rumors, saying how good the Anyuan Marquisate was to Mu Xiyue after bringing her back home, and how Mu Xiyue wanted the Marquisate to do whatever she wanted, with all sorts of details and evidence.

Mu Xiyue sneered. It seemed that the lesson given to Mu Xiyu was not enough, and he was still jumping around.

Qi Feng continued, "Although the rumor was initially spread by someone from the Mu Mansion, I've also discovered that the Second Miss of the Chang'an Marquisate also fanned the flames. She spread the word that it was you, Miss Mu, who framed Second Miss Mu and Prince Ji at the Qinyang County Princess's flower viewing banquet. Prince Ji, because he was too proud, felt it was too humiliating for a grown man to be schemed against by a woman, so he refused to admit that you were the one who framed him."

Mu Xiyue had forgotten about Shao Shuying. "Oh, it seems that Shao Shuying thinks I'm too kind. The Marquis of Qi'an should be taught a lesson for not raising his daughter properly."

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