The princess has super powers and space, so what's wrong with being a little arrogant?

The hunting competition is about to begin. Both men and women are welcome to participate, but Mu Xiyue doesn't want to be in the spotlight today. If she wanted to be in the spotlight, she would probably have no problem getting first place.

Early September is the season of clear, crisp autumn air, and today was also beautiful. The Emperor ordered the hunt to begin, and all participants rushed to the hunting grounds. Almost all the young men who could ride and shoot had participated. Not all of them were striving for first place; the main reason was the rare opportunity to show their faces in front of the Emperor and the other princes.

The younger generation all went to compete. The emperor returned to his bedroom, changed into riding clothes, and entered the hunting ground accompanied by several generals.

Most of the people left in the manor were female relatives and some civil officials.

When the noble ladies saw the fire fox in Mu Xiyue's arms, they all wanted to go forward and hug the fire fox. They heard that the fire fox ran into Mu Xiyue's yard by itself last night. Mu Xiyue was really lucky. It must be because there were few people in the yard where she lived, so the fire fox ran there.

Before the noble ladies could make a move, Princess Qinyang had already done so. "This fire fox is so cute, Xinping, let me hold it and see."

Mu Xiyue smiled and said, "Okay, little thing, let go of your claws."

The fire fox held Mu Xiyue's arm tightly and Princess Qinyang couldn't hug it. It was useless to stroke its fur and say nice things to it.

The other noble ladies were also eager to try it when they saw it. It seemed that this fire fox was really a spirit and could choose who to hold it. If they could also hold the fire fox, would they be special too?

Mu Xiyue saw what these people were thinking. She smiled and said, "Do you all want to hug the fire fox? How about this? I'll put it on this stone table and you can try it one by one."

Firefox didn't want to cooperate, so Mu Xiyue threatened him, "Little guy, stand on the table obediently, or you won't be allowed to follow me in the future."

The fire fox seemed to understand what people were saying. It slowly loosened its claws, but its eyes were still fixed on Mu Xiyue, as if it was afraid that she would leave it and run away.

Princess Qinyang still didn't give up and wanted to hug the fire fox. The fire fox grinned and bared its teeth at Princess Qinyang, and its expression became vicious.

Qin Yang was frightened by Firefox's reaction, and she didn't dare to think about hugging her anymore. Just now, when Mu Xiyue hugged her, she could still touch her.

When other noble ladies were brave enough to go forward and hug the fox, the fire fox also bared its teeth and even raised its claws to scratch them. The noble ladies were so scared that they took several steps back.

Mu Xiyue could confirm whether this little beast was truly human-like or was extremely cunning.

The emperor left the hunting ground at noon and called Mu Xiyue over to have lunch together, which was an enviable honor in the eyes of others.

Besides the Queen, there were several ministers accompanying the Emperor for lunch, and Mu Xiyue was the only two women.

The fire fox still nestled in Mu Xiyue's arms and refused to come down. The emperor ordered someone to put another set of bowls and chopsticks in front of Mu Xiyue, asking her to feed the fire fox some food as well.

Foxes are omnivores that eat both meat and vegetables. However, they used to eat raw food. Today, when they ate cooked food, they squinted their eyes and made an expression of enjoyment, which made everyone at the table laugh.

This was the first time Mu Xiyue had eaten such a terrible meal. It wasn't that the food tasted bad; if the imperial chef's dishes weren't tasty, he wouldn't be an imperial chef. It was more about the discomfort of eating. The emperor and empress were served food by palace maids, but they ate very little. The other ministers ate politely, not without talking, but rather chatting more and eating less.

Everyone at the table ate very little, but Mu Xiyue couldn't eat as much as she wanted. She felt like she was getting hungrier the more she ate.

The emperor seemed to see through Mu Xiyue's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Xinping, don't be restrained. This mutton is well cooked. And this chicken soup is made with seven-colored pheasants that are only available in the hunting grounds here. Women should eat more to replenish their qi and blood."

As she spoke, she asked the palace maid behind her to scoop a small bowl of chicken soup for Mu Xiyue. Mu Xiyue thanked her generously and took a sip. It was indeed fresh and not greasy and very delicious.

After lunch, Mu Xiyue took Fire Fox back to her residence for a nap. Finally, it was evening and the contestants had returned one after another. Mu Xiyue then took Xiao Tao and Fire Fox out to watch the fun.

Everyone who came back had some gains, more or less. In the open space on one side, eunuchs were recording the number of prey caught. When Xiao Yibai and Qi Yun came out, there were many large and small prey hanging on their horses, which seemed to be more than those of other young masters.

After a while, several other princes also came out. In the end, Prince Rui had the most prey. The second place was a young general named Lu Xuliang, the third place was last year's new martial arts champion Mao Zifeng, and Xiao Yibai was fourth, only a little more than the fifth place.

The top three will receive prizes. Mu Xiyue thinks Xiao Yibai is hiding his abilities. Even King Rui can get first place, so there is no way Xiao Yibai can be inferior to King Rui.

At night, piles of bonfires were lit in the open space, and the eunuchs processed the prey and distributed it to everyone for barbecue.

Mu Xiyue's seasonings were all made by herself when she was in Mujia Village, which are very different from the seasonings provided by the imperial chef.

The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince brought their own meat to Mu Xiyue and Xiao Yibai. They all knew how to grill meat, but none of it was as fragrant as the one grilled by Mu Xiyue.

The aroma of barbecue from Mu Xiyue's place was so tempting that even Eunuch Lu, who was beside the emperor, came over.

"This servant greets Princess Xinping, His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and the Sixth and Seventh Princes."

Xiao Yibai raised his hand, "Eunuch Lu, there's no need to be so polite. Does the emperor have any instructions?"

Eunuch Lu smiled and said, "It's because your barbecue here has a unique aroma. The emperor sent this old servant to ask, what seasonings do you use to enhance the flavor?"

Mu Xiyue took a can of her own barbecue seasoning and gave it to Eunuch Lu. "This is the seasoning I made myself. Would you like to try it?"

Xiao Yibai placed a freshly roasted pheasant on a plate and handed it to Eunuch Lu. "Eunuch Lu, this chicken is already roasted. Bring it to Father as well!"

Eunuch Lu returned to the emperor with satisfaction, sliced the chicken and placed it in front of the emperor.

Mu Xiyue's seat was not far from the emperor's. Seeing the emperor eat a few slices of meat, Mu Xiyue was very happy. She gave some of the meat to the queen and the virtuous prince and his wife, and also gave some to eunuch Lu.

As expected, no one can resist this barbecue seasoning.

The fire fox also liked this kind of barbecue. Xiao Yibai fed Mu Xiyue and the fire fox while he was grilling. Just one barbecue made the fire fox no longer resist Xiao Yibai. Finally, it jumped onto Xiao Yibai and stared at him grilling meat.

The fourth day was a hunting competition, but there were no explicit rewards for the winners. A team could only have five people, and each person could only bring one follower, which meant a team of ten.

The competition is no longer about the number of prey, but the total weight of the prey.

It was the last day and Mu Xiyue still wanted to go out and have some fun. If Mu Xiyue wanted to play, Xiao Yibai must be with her. Mu Xiyue was not surprised that Qi Heng wanted to join their group. After all, Qi Heng and Xiao Yibai were good friends. Mu Xiyue didn't understand why Princess Qinyang insisted on following her. Although she and Princess Qinyang had reconciled, they were not as close as best friends.

Xiao Yibai readily agreed to take Qin Yang along. Mu Xiyue thought that he did it for the sake of the wise king, or that he had a brotherly relationship with his cousin.