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

After breakfast, the two of them entered the palace. The emperor had not yet left the morning court, so they went to the empress dowager's palace first.

The Queen Mother was very happy to see the two people coming in. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, they looked like a perfect match.

After paying her respects to the Queen Mother, Mu Xiyue had a palace maid come over with a tray. Mu Xiyue picked up the teacup and handed it to the Queen Mother with both hands.

"Grandmother, please have some tea!"

The Queen Mother took the teacup with a smile, took a sip and put it on the table beside her. She then pulled Mu Xiyue up and sat beside her. She glanced at Nanny Wang behind her, and Nanny Wang immediately handed the brocade box in her hand to Mu Xiyue.

"Princess Jin, this was prepared by the Queen Mother as soon as she got up this morning."

Mu Xiyue took it with both hands, smiling. She opened the brocade box and saw a beautiful hairpin studded with diamonds. She knew diamonds existed in this era, but they were extremely rare, and even having one or two was a real treat. Tan Taihong had given her two, and Xiao Yibai only had two, both of which had been made into rings. This hairpin held six.

Seeing Mu Xiyue's surprised expression, the Queen Mother said, "This hairpin was given to me by the late Emperor. It's made of rare, lustrous stone. I think it's worthy of Yue'er's stunning beauty."

Mu Xiyue closed the brocade box and was about to stand up to salute, but the Empress Dowager held her back. "Yue'er, there's no need to be polite with the Empress Dowager. Jinzhi may seem playful and easygoing, but I've never met anyone he truly cares about, and you're the only one. Being in the royal family means a lot. I just hope you two can live the life you wish for."

Mu Xiyue was very touched, "Thank you, Grandmother. Yue'er understands everything."

The Empress Dowager was a very perceptive person. She hadn't initially favored Xiao Yibai over her many grandsons; she simply detested the fratricide and disliked the palace, which had trapped her for her entire life. Xiao Yibai, on the other hand, didn't want to compete for his position and never actively provoked the other princes, winning the Empress Dowager's favor. Now that Mu Xiyue's personality mirrored Xiao Yibai's, the Empress Dowager favored him even more.

After coming out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, the two went directly to the Queen's Fengqi Palace.

When the two arrived, the emperor was already sitting in the hall. Mu Xiyue served tea to the emperor and the empress one by one. The empress only maintained superficial kindness towards Xiao Yibai. After serving the tea, Mu Xiyue gave him a white jade bracelet as a gift of change of heart. However, the emperor gave Mu Xiyue a jade pendant, which made the empress almost unable to maintain the gentle expression on her face.

After they left the palace and boarded the carriage, Xiao Yibai told Mu Xiyue about the jade pendant given by the Emperor. "This jade pendant is considered a token of my father's love. Anyone with a bit of common sense, even if they haven't seen it before, would know it belongs exclusively to the Emperor just by looking at the carvings on it. Although it doesn't have the power of a death-proof medal or an imperial sword, seeing this jade pendant is like seeing the Emperor. Except for the Empress Dowager and the Empress, everyone who sees the jade pendant must kneel."

So, apart from not having the power of life and death, this jade pendant should be quite useful. Mu Xiyue was puzzled. "I admit that I am not your father's ideal daughter-in-law. Then why did he give me such a heavy gift of change of heart?"

Xiao Yibai certainly understood the emperor's intentions. "You know what my father expects of me. I told him that you are the only one in my life. But if one day I take that position as my father wishes, then you will definitely not be the only one in the harem."

Women in the harem have always been pawns in the emperor's quest for balance of power. Mu Xiyue had no backing, so the emperor gave her this jade pendant to show her his approval and his backing. The Tianqi Kingdom held rites and filial piety in high esteem. Even if the emperor became the previous emperor, as long as she hadn't committed a serious crime like treason, no one could shake her position with this jade pendant.

Mu Xiyue disdained this rhetoric. "If that day really comes, other women will have helpers behind them, but I will have no one. If they really want to kill me, they'll have no trouble finding excuses. By then, this broken jade pendant will be of no use. At most, it can only comfort me now. So why should it comfort me?"

Xiao Yibai knew that she was smart and didn't want to hide anything from her.

"Although I said you're the only one I want in this life, Father will definitely not stop trying to get people into the palace. Father wants you to know that no matter how powerful the women who come into the palace are, you're the Princess Jin recognized by Father, and no one can surpass you. Don't worry, Yueyue, Father's thoughts have nothing to do with me, and what I said will never change."

Mu Xiyue finally understood. "He was afraid that I wouldn't let you take a concubine. He thought that if I secured my position as the principal wife, he would allow you to take other women into the palace so that they wouldn't become a stumbling block for you. So, the emperor thought that I was important enough to you to influence your life plans."

She could also feel the emperor's appreciation and indulgence of Xiao Yibai, otherwise he would not have made her a princess. It was only because Xiao Yibai insisted on marrying her that the emperor had to compromise.

Xiao Yibai didn't want to continue discussing this issue. He never wanted that position anyway, and his feelings for Mu Xiyue had never wavered.

"Well, just think of it as an ordinary gift. Father will never force me to do anything I don't want to do, don't worry. Besides, we just got married, so even if Father wants me to take a concubine, it will take six months."

Mu Xiyue chuckled, "Well, you still have half a month of vacation, how about we go out and play for a while?"

Xiao Yibai nodded, "Okay, where do you want to go, my dear?"

Mu Xiyue still remembered raising a ferocious beast cub. "Let's go to the Beast Prison Mountain. Last time I wanted to catch a wolf cub, I was delayed by the private soldiers. Now that the weather is not too cold, I will go and see if I can catch one to raise."

Since the mining area in Prison Beast Mountain was now guarded by troops, Xiao Yibai, as a prince, was afraid of causing unnecessary suspicion if he went there, so he reported it to the emperor.

Although Xiao Yibai didn't have to attend court during this period, he had a lot of personal matters to attend to. He spent two days to arrange everything before planning to leave. The two of them didn't prepare anything, and they would buy food for the mountain when they arrived in Jiping Town.

This time Mu Xiyue did not bring Xiaotao with her. Xiaotao and Qiyun chose a wedding date one month later, and Mu Xiyue asked her to stay in the palace and prepare for the wedding.

Xiao Yibai naturally did not bring Qiyun with him. The secret guards Feng Wu and Feng Liu were the ones who accompanied him this time. There were also eight other secret guards hiding in the dark.

The two-tailed fire fox had never gone out with Mu Xiyue since it followed her to the Princess's Mansion. But this time, it seemed as if it knew that Mu Xiyue was going on a long journey, and squatted at the door of their bedroom early. As soon as Mu Xiyue opened the door, it jumped into Mu Xiyue's arms and refused to get down.

Mu Xiyue looked at the fire fox clinging to her arm with disdain, "Finally you found me today. Aren't you tired of running around with your claws?"

As he said this, he picked up the fire fox's paw and took a look. Fortunately, it looked clean.

Xiao Yibai just happened to come over to call her for breakfast. Seeing the Firefox in her arms, he asked, "Are you going to take this thing with you?"

Mu Xiyue followed him to the dining hall. "No, it jumped at me as soon as I opened the door. I left it at the mansion because I was afraid I'd lose it once we got into the mountains. If I lost my lucky charm, I'm afraid someone would deliberately cause trouble."

"Who dares to cause trouble? But this thing is really in the way." Xiao Yibai didn't want his princess to hold this thing all the time. If his wife wanted to hold something, she should hold him.