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

The Queen Mother also chuckled, "You naughty monkey, you are so unruly all day long. I don't know what Yue'er sees in you. I only have this appearance to look at."

Xiao Yibai had a look on his face that said you guessed it right. He walked over to Mu Xiyue and sat down beside her, "Grandmother, you figured it out? My grandson has nothing, but he relied on this good-looking appearance to win Yueyue's heart."

Xiao Yibai pulled Mu Xiyue's hand out of the empress dowager's palm and held it in his own. Mu Xiyue glared at him with annoyance. This was in Ci'an Palace, not the prince's palace. Could he be more restrained?

Xiao Yibai understood her look, smiled and said softly, "Why can't your husband hold your hand? Are you shy? What are you afraid of in front of the Empress Dowager?"

He, an ancient man, is so shameless, so why should Mu Xiyue, a modern soul, be shy?

The Queen Mother was naturally happy to see the affection between the two. Fearing that Mu Xiyue was really shy, she did not tease them. Instead, she told Xiao Yibai about the things that pregnant women should pay attention to, and Xiao Yibai took careful notes.

The two had lunch in Ci'an Palace before leaving the palace. After returning to the palace, Mu Xiyue finally had time to have a good chat with Xiaotao.

"Xiao Tao, it's been almost three months since you and Qi Feng got married. Is there any movement in your belly?"

Xiao Tao's face flushed. "No, I just had my period. Miss, please tell me about your trip to Luzhou. Did Brother Hong get into trouble with Xueying's family? Was Brother Hong's identity as a killer exposed?"

If you just listen to these words, you will think that she cares about Tan Tai Hong, but Xiao Tao's face was full of gloating.

Mu Xiyue briefly recounted what happened in Luzhou. "The prince's uncle's term of office will expire in early March, and the transfer order has been issued, so Brother Hong stayed in Luzhou and waited to return with the Yu family."

Xiao Tao was also happy for Tan Tai Hong, which showed that the killer's identity was acceptable and Xueying's family was really open-minded.

The two talked about the piece of land that they had their eyes on this year. Mu Xiyue already knew on the way back that the land had been exchanged and now all that was left was to start building the house.

Speaking of land, Xiaotao was also very happy. Qiyun and Xiaotao handled the land exchange together.

"Miss, Qiyun said that we can only decide what the building will look like after you come back, but the bricks and tiles are already being fired at the kiln."

Mu Xiyue nodded. "Well, the prince will find someone who is good at building houses to prepare the blueprints for the house. He must have been busy these days since we just got back. When he is free in a few days, we will finalize the blueprints and then we can start building the house. Think about what kind of shop you want to open first, and I will reserve two shops for you."

Xiao Tao quickly refused, "Miss, I don't need it. You've already given me so much. Qiyun and I are both in the palace and we don't lack money."

Mu Xiyue smiled and touched her belly. "When you have a child in the future, you have to leave something for the child. We can talk about these things later. Think about it first. You can tell me if you need anything."

There have been a lot of things happening in the past few days since Xiao Yibai returned. Although he had remote command when he was in Luzhou and many non-important matters were decided by Qifeng, there were also many things that were shelved.

Two days passed like this. Mu Xiyue had enough free time, so she stayed with him in the study during the day. In the blink of an eye, it was already early February.

The temperature began to warm up. After dinner, Xiao Yibai accompanied Mu Xiyue for a quarter of an hour's walk in the yard before returning to the room.

"Yueyue, I'll sleep with you for a while. I have to go out later. Don't worry if you wake up and I'm not here."

Mu Xiyue was a little excited, "Where are we going? Can I come with you?"

Xiao Yibai helped her take off her coat. "No, do you still remember being pregnant? Do you still remember the Minister of Justice, Hong Zhongliang? Last year, we went to four houses that night, but we didn't get anything from Hong Zhongliang's house."

Mu Xiyue certainly remembered Xiao Yibai's words about Hong Zhongliang being Duke Chen's student and obeying his orders. That night, not only did they not find anything related to clique-related activities in Hong Zhongliang's residence, but there wasn't much in the storeroom either.

Xiao Yibai continued, "Qi Feng found out that Hong Zhongliang had a childhood sweetheart, a concubine, who gave birth to three sons and a daughter. The eldest son is already eighteen years old. Can you guess where he settled that concubine's family?"

Mu Xiyue cooperated and guessed, "There aren't many big houses in the west and north of the city."

Xiao Yibai smiled. "It's right behind his Hong Mansion, just across a small alley. The mansion for his concubine is even larger than his Shangshu Mansion. He only needs to walk a few steps out of the small door in the backyard to reach the concubine. And he never lets anyone else follow him to his concubine's place except for a personal attendant, so no one has ever known about this."

Mu Xiyue felt that Hong Zhongliang was a talented person who dared to keep his mistress under his nose.

Hong Zhongliang had only one wife and one concubine. After giving birth to a daughter, his wife became ill and lost her fertility. In order to have an heir for the Hong family, his wife gave her maidservant to be a concubine to Hong Zhongliang. However, the concubine only gave birth to two daughters.

Mu Xiyue asked, "So, Hong Zhongliang hid his belongings in that mansion of his concubine?"

Xiao Yibai stuffed the person into the quilt, took off his outer robe and lay down in it, and then answered her.

"Well, I don't believe he's truly incorruptible. If he hides in the outer chambers, no one will find him. Qi Feng has people investigate, and they've found there are only four secret guards there, two of them taking turns on duty. Including the night watchmen, there are only two of them, so the security is quite loose. So don't worry, Feng Wu and I are enough."

Mu Xiyue knew that he had made up his mind so she let him do what he wanted. Although the space he had was not big, it was high enough to stack a lot of boxes.

"Okay, then be careful. Speaking of which, Hong Zhongliang's concubine has given birth to three sons and one daughter. Why not bring her in as a concubine? A concubine is better than a concubine, right? Besides, his wife can't have any more children and offered to give him a concubine. So, his wife should be able to accept him taking a concubine of her own choosing, right?"

Xiao Yibai sneered, "His eldest daughter is seventeen. If his wife knew that his concubine's son is eighteen, do you think she would be able to accept it? Hong Zhongliang was a poor boy back then. His wife is from the Chen family's side branch. Duke Chen gave him a favor by marrying his niece from the side branch. His father-in-law is a businessman and is considered the money bag of the Chen family. He is highly valued by Duke Chen. He dare not offend his father-in-law."

Although Hong Zhongliang's wife gave him a concubine, she was by no means a kind and generous person. A concubine that his wife took the initiative to give him was different from a concubine brought into the mansion. If his wife really knew that Hong Zhongliang's concubine's son was older than her daughter, and that the concubine was a childhood sweetheart of Hong Zhongliang, wow, you can imagine whether the Shangshu Mansion would be overturned.

Hong Zhongliang is also a brave man. He kept his mistress next door and his wife didn't find out for so many years. It shows that he is quite capable.