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

On the second day, when chatting with Tan Taihong about buying a house, Mu Xiyue told Tan Taihong about Xiao Yibai's words, which made Tan Taihong laugh.

"Your Highness, this is a very sinister move, but I like it. You can choose any house, and you two can help me choose it. But if you really can't buy it, there's no need to really try to trick them. Don't let my affairs affect your plans."

Xiao Yibai nodded, "Don't worry, I have a plan. As for the house, I think it would be best if I could find one that suits my taste in terms of structure and layout. If I can't, that's fine. The worst that can happen is I can just tear it down and rebuild it, which will cost me a bit more money. The main thing is that it's not easy to buy a large house in the capital."

The next few days were relatively uneventful. Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue would occasionally play chess with the old man. Xiao Yibai's chess skills were considered top-tier, and the old man's were about the same. Mu Xiyue and the old man played chess several times, and each time, the old man would win by a stone or two, making the old man laugh heartily.

"Your chess skills are much better than Jin Zhi's. It's not easy to control every game and only lose one or two pieces. In the next game, don't give up any pieces, and play according to your true level."

Mu Xiyue thought she had lost on purpose and didn't reveal any flaws, but she didn't expect the old man to see through it.

"Haha, Grandpa saw through me. Grandpa, are you sure you want to see my true level?"

Xiao Yibai smiled and pursed his lips. "Yueyue, Grandfather is not afraid of being attacked. It's almost time for dinner, so let's make a quick decision."

Mu Xiyue looked at the person who was fanning the flames and said with a smile, "If you say that, I won't pretend anymore!"

This quirky look made the old man very happy, "Come on, girl, just show me your skills."

Mu Xiyue stopped pretending and played chess much faster.

If it was her first time playing chess with the old man, she wouldn't have been able to play so quickly, after all, the old man was really good at chess. However, after playing chess with the old man for two days, she already knew his moves very well. As soon as the old man made a move, she followed suit without even a second's consideration.

The game of chess probably lasted only about five minutes, and Mu Xiyue's white pieces occupied two-thirds of the chessboard, winning.

"Okay, okay, I didn't expect you to be so good at chess. I guess there's no one who can rival you in the entire Apocalypse Kingdom."

Mu Xiyue put all the chess pieces into the chess pot. "Grandfather, among all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, I only know chess, not to mention needlework. If you spend the time others spend learning various skills on just one, you'll naturally become a little better at it."

Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue stayed in Luzhou for half a month. On the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month, they set out to return to Beijing. When they came, there were sixteen people in total, including the secret guards who accompanied him and the secret guards who came before. On the way back, Xiao Yibai only brought Feng Wu. The others were led by Feng Liu and stayed behind to protect the Yu family and return to Beijing together in mid-March.

The old man strongly disagreed, "Jinzhi, how can you two go back without anyone to protect you? Just leave four of us. Don't we still have Ah Hong here?"

Yu Jianhong and Madam Yu also said so. Xiao Yibai smiled and comforted them, "Grandfather, uncle, aunt, you can rest assured. Yueyue and I will be fine. You all know what happened last year. They don't dare to act rashly now. Brother Hong knows how skilled Yueyue and I are. We'll be fine."

Tan Tai Hong also said, "Don't worry, Grandfather. The prince and princess are enough to defeat hundreds of people."

Although it was a bit exaggerated, I was still comforted in the end.

Xiao Yibai's arrangement was necessary. The Yu family's return to Beijing was obviously to support Xiao Yibai, for fear that those in Beijing who wanted to get rid of Xiao Yibai would attack the Yu family halfway.

The return of the Yu family to the capital was a foregone conclusion. Xiao Yibai had already sent a letter to the emperor during the year, telling him about transferring the Yu family back to the capital.

Inside the carriage, Mu Xiyue asked, "What official position will my uncle be assigned to when he returns to the capital?"

Xiao Yibai said, "The Dali Temple Minister, my uncle is currently a county governor of the fourth rank. It's natural that he will be promoted when he is transferred to Shangjing, but it's not a good idea to get promoted too high all at once. The Dali Temple Minister is a third rank official, in charge of criminal cases, and reports directly to the emperor."

"What about the former Dali Temple Minister?"

It's not like he just took someone else's official position and took over. Mu Xiyue remembered what Xiao Yibai had told her before. The former Dali Temple Minister Shi Jiwen was a neutral person who was decisive and resolute in his work. He was considered the emperor's right-hand man.

"Transferred to the Censorate as Chief Censor."

In Mu Xiyue's understanding, the Censor was a censor who relied on his eloquence to point out which minister had problems or which minister had a bad family tradition. He was also the kind of person who would hit his head against a pillar to express his determination to die during the morning court session.

Although the Dali Siqing was a civil servant, he was also a capable and skillful expert in investigating cases. Why was he transferred to be a censor? It felt like he was put in a dispensable position.

Xiao Yibai was amused by her idea. "Are you stupid? The Chief Censor is a second-rank official. How can it be an insignificant position?"

It turns out that the Censor of Tianqi Kingdom is not the kind of censor that Mu Xiyue knew. The Censorate is responsible for supervising all officials inside and outside the country, and may also have to jointly try major cases with the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. In particular, the investigation of officials' illegal behavior is mainly carried out by the Censorate. If there are major problems with local officials, the Censorate will also send people to investigate.

"The current Chief Censor is the Empress's man. He's been sitting there doing nothing for years. Father has long wanted to take action against him, but he never had any evidence against him. This year, my people found a lot of evidence of his illegal activities."

The two chatted until noon, and the town ahead was still an hour away. The weather was still very cold. Mu Xiyue and Xiao Yibai were fine sitting in the carriage, but it was much colder when Feng Wu was driving.

Mu Xiyue took a stainless steel soup pot and three sets of bowls and chopsticks from the space, and asked Feng Wu to build a fire. Cooking some hot food would also keep people warm.

Feng Wu knew exactly what was in the carriage. He had never seen a stainless steel soup pot before, and even the bowls and chopsticks were missing. Where did the princess get all these from? However, Feng Wu was not a talkative person, so he didn't ask unless his master said anything.

Mu Xiyue took out a bunch of seasonings and ingredients. She didn't take many ingredients, just simple meat, vegetables and noodles. When the noodles were cooked, just smelling the aroma made people's mouths water.

After the three of them finished eating, Feng Wu took the dishes to the river to wash them.

The journey back to Beijing was indeed very peaceful, but after traveling for half a month, Mu Xiyue felt nauseous no matter what she ate. That night, they finally arrived in Fengfeng City. As soon as the three of them entered the inn, Xiao Yibai asked Feng Wu to go to the city to find a doctor to see Mu Xiyue.

Mu Xiyue was helpless. "It's dark now, and it's hard to find a doctor. I guess he's just tired from rushing so fast."

Xiao Yibai knew that Mu Xiyue used her supernatural powers to relieve her fatigue every day, so how could she be said to be exhausted? She didn't seem tired on the way to Luzhou, so how could he be at ease with Mu Xiyue in this state?