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

An expert can tell whether a player is good or not with just one move. The emperor's chess skills are indeed much better than Xiao Yibai's. Mu Xiyue's change from being careless at the beginning to being serious later on is enough to show how good the emperor's chess skills are.

The emperor only knew that Mu Xiyue had beaten the King of Qi in chess. He heard from the secret guards that Mu Xiyue's chess skills were much better than the King of Qi's. The King of Qi's chess skills were only average in the emperor's eyes, so the emperor didn't take Mu Xiyue seriously at first. He just wanted to take a break today.

Unexpectedly, the more I played, the more interesting it became. This girl’s chess skills were truly amazing, and the Emperor’s moves were truly thrilling.

Mu Xiyue wanted to win, and the title that Xiao Yibai asked for must have some background, but she couldn't win too arrogantly. This was more of a test of chess skills than simply winning a game. Mu Xiyue played slower and slower, and was very careful with every move.

The game of chess lasted nearly half an hour, and Mu Xiyue won by one move. She breathed a sigh of relief. Playing this kind of chess was really too brain-consuming.

The emperor rarely met a worthy opponent in chess, and was very happy even though he lost. If he didn't have government affairs to deal with, he would have wanted to play another game.

"This little girl's chess skills are truly amazing. I am convinced of my defeat."

Mu Xiyue was very humble, "Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment. It was just a stroke of luck."

Only after boarding the carriage did Mu Xiyue open the brocade box to examine the headpiece. The workmanship was exquisite yet uncomplicated. The top hairpin, sideburn hairpins, and long hairpin were all carved directly from red coral, while the earrings, bracelet, and ring were inlaid with coral beads on a gold base. The tiara was crafted using a silk-wrapped technique, and several other smaller items were equally exquisite.

Xiao Yibai said that the red coral used in this set of headwear was obtained from overseas by a royal merchant and presented to the emperor. When the emperor saw the good quality of the red coral, he ordered the craftsmen to make a set of headwear.

This headdress was originally intended for Xiao Yibai's mother, but she had passed away by the time it was made, so it had been kept in the emperor's private vault ever since. The empress and several other concubines had asked the emperor for it, but he refused. Even the eldest princess, who had requested it for her birthday, refused.

Mu Xiyue closed the brocade box and sighed, "It seems that the emperor is willing to give me this set of headwear because of your mother. How about we give the jade chess piece to the emperor? The emperor is such a good chess player, so he must be a chess lover."

Xiao Yibai chuckled, "Okay, it's Father's birthday in two months, so I'll give it to him as a birthday gift then."

Xiao Yibai had just returned to the palace when Qifeng hurried over. Mu Xiyue and Xiao Yibai had come together mainly to look for Huohu. Seeing what happened to Qifeng, she said, "I'll go look for Huohu. You go ahead and do your work."

Xiao Yibai held her back and said, "Firefox will show up later. You don't have to avoid anything I do."

Since Xiao Yibai said so, Mu Xiyue didn't avoid him deliberately and followed him into the study.

Qi Feng immediately reported the situation, "Master, our people have discovered the location of the Chen Guogong Mansion's death squad camp. It's behind the hunting grounds of Longji Mountain. Feng Er and Feng San have gone in to investigate. There are about 500 trained death squads inside, and at least 300 more children in training."

It was normal for wealthy families to have their own secret guards, and officials of different ranks were allowed to have different numbers of palace soldiers. However, the imperial court did not allow the use of death squads. Although many powerful officials had death squads, the emperor was aware of this, but as long as the number did not exceed twenty, the emperor would turn a blind eye.

The Chen family and the eldest prince sent their assassins to assassinate Xiao Yibai repeatedly. The emperor and Xiao Yibai were also investigating where the Chen family's assassins were kept. They didn't expect that the Chen family was so bold as to keep so many assassins.

Mu Xiyue had thought that death warriors were permitted just like secret guards. "Then what about those death warriors that Mu Fengnian had mixed up in the Beijing Guard Camp? He sent out fifty death warriors on my way to Prison Beast Mountain. Even though I killed them all, it's not like Mu Fengnian only had these fifty, right?"

Xiao Yibai said, "Mu Fengnian only had these fifty assassins, and the Imperial Guards have thoroughly investigated them. You told the Emperor that you circumvented the ambush route, and the Emperor sent people to investigate. You didn't even dispose of the bodies of the fifty assassins, and you still claimed you circumvented that route. Because you were instrumental in the private soldier incident, the Emperor didn't pursue the crime of deceiving the emperor."

Mu Xiyue stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, there's no evidence to prove I was the one who killed them. Didn't you say the emperor turned a blind eye to the fact that the number of assassins didn't exceed twenty? Then Mu Fengnian had fifty of them, and he kept them in the Beijing Guards. Why didn't the emperor investigate?"

"You told father about this after you returned from Prison Beast Mountain. By then, Mu Fengnian was already dead. When Mu Fengnian was alive, he was quite law-abiding and hadn't made any major mistakes. The former Marquis of Anyuan had made great military achievements, so father was ensuring that the Mu family lineage would have a legacy. However, even after inheriting the title, Mu Wei'an would not have been given a high position."

Mu Xiyue could understand Xiao Yibai's explanation. If Mu Fengnian was still alive, he would probably be punished. However, he was already dead, and Mu Fengnian had not done anything to harm the court, so the emperor would not pursue the matter any further. Most importantly, no one else should have known about Mu Fengnian's raising of assassins, so it did not cause any negative impact.

Mu Xiyue thought of the embezzlement account book she had taken from Mu Fengnian's study, "What about the account book I gave you? Isn't this considered evidence of Mu Fengnian's guilt?"

Xiao Yibai chuckled, "That account book alone isn't enough to prove Mu Fengnian's corruption. Besides, it's been so many years since the case, and reinvestigating it would take a lot of effort. Most importantly, half of the people listed in the account book have already been convicted in the Second and Third Princes' cases, so I've put this matter aside."

Qi Feng was still standing aside, so Xiao Yibai asked Qi Feng again, "What else?"

Qi Feng said, "Feng Er has already obtained evidence of corruption against Chen Zhiyou and Prince Rui during the snowstorm in Yangcheng last year. He was intercepted and killed on his way back. I have already sent Feng Wu with his men to rescue him."

Xiao Yibai nodded, "Well, keep a close eye on it and make sure Feng Er returns safely."

Qi Feng retreated in response. Mu Xiyue asked, "Is Chen Zhiyou the eldest son of Duke Chen?"

She seemed to remember this name, the father of the fool whom Mu Fengnian wanted her to marry in the beginning.

Xiao Yibai nodded, "Yes, that's him, the current Minister of Revenue. This family is so well hidden, and they cleaned up the mess so cleanly that it's hard to get any evidence."

Mu Xiyue knew that Xiao Yibai's mother was murdered by the Queen, and Xiao Yibai had always wanted to eradicate the Chen family, but how could it be so easy to overthrow the Chen family's century-old foundation.

Mu Xiyue made a suggestion, "Do you know the internal structure of the Duke of Chen's mansion? Why don't we go there tonight? Maybe there's evidence of their crimes hidden in one of their secret rooms. Also, make a list of the ministers in Duke Chen's faction. It would be best if we could figure out the layout of their mansion. We can go through each of them one by one. I don't believe we can't find any evidence of their crimes. Even if we can't find any useful evidence, we can drain their wealth. I wonder how much energy they will have to cause trouble."

Xiao Yibai suddenly laughed after hearing this, "That's a good idea. You have such a big space and it's empty anyway."