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

Yu Jingping arrived in Beijing at the end of February to take part in the Spring Examination in March.

The Yu family's old house in Shangjing had just been renovated and cleaned a few days ago. Uncle Fu also arranged for servants to go to the Yu Mansion, so Yu Jingping could move in directly as soon as he returned.

The temperature in late March was very comfortable. Mu Xiyue's belly was more than four months old, but she didn't look pregnant even with the clothes on. Her breasts were bigger than before.

In the early morning, Xiao Yibai stayed in bed with Mu Xiyue, his hand on her chest and his voice was hoarse, "My wife's touch is getting better and better. I, your husband, want to stay in bed with you all the time."

Mu Xiyue had been awake for quite a while. She wanted to get up but Xiao Yibai held her back and wouldn't let her.

"Hands off, I really need to get up. Today is the exam day, I wonder how my cousin did. Also, I have to go to the farm. Didn't the emperor ask you to oversee the sweet potato planting? Hurry up."

Xiao Yibai knew the rankings of the Spring Examination yesterday. "My cousin is eighth, not bad. We don't need to look at the list, we can go directly to the manor."

The sweet potatoes had been planted a month earlier at the farm, and Zhang Dalai had sent word yesterday that they were being transplanted today. Mu Xiyue wanted to go take a look. She also wanted to see how the rapeseed was doing; when she went there last month, the rapeseed flowers had already begun to set seed.

Xiao Yibai had already arranged for people from the Sino-Agricultural Department to go to the farm. When the two arrived, Old Man Tian and Zhang Da were directing the tenants of those lands to plant crops, and the people from the Sino-Agricultural Department were also helping the farmers to divide and plant seedlings.

Seeing Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue and their group coming over, everyone in the field stopped what they were doing. Qi Yun immediately said loudly: "Your Highness and Princess, please excuse us from the formalities. Everyone, please get back to your own work!"

The person from the Sino-Agricultural Department stopped what he was doing and stepped forward. "Greetings, Your Highness and Princess. The seed potatoes were planted a month ago and are growing much faster than other crops. We should be able to complete the transplanting and planting within the next two days."

Xiao Yibai nodded. "Well, record the growth of each stage. If you have any questions, ask Zhang Da and Old Man Tian. Don't be self-righteous. Also, record the growth of the rapeseed in Mingyue Manor. You will be responsible for the subsequent rapeseed and planting."

Mingyue Manor is the name of the manor where Mu Xiyue lived, and the manor that the emperor later bestowed upon her was named Langyue Manor. These two names were thought of by Mu Xiyue herself. Although she was not good at naming, they sounded better than Yueyi Manor and Yueer Manor.

The person from the Ministry of Agriculture bowed in response. He knew that the promotion of sweet potatoes was of great significance to the Tianqi Kingdom. Although he didn't know why rapeseed was planted, he knew one thing: rapeseed was what Princess Jin wanted to plant, so it must be a good thing. Maybe it could bring great benefits to the people just like sweet potatoes.

This man from the Sino-Agricultural Department was called Jing Qianwu. He was a student who had taken the imperial examination the previous year. He came from a poor family, with only an elderly mother and a married sister. After failing the exam, he had no money to return home, so he worked at Xiao Yibai's teahouse to earn money for his journey. Once, Xiao Yibai went to the teahouse and saw Jing Qianwu reading in his spare time. He asked him a few questions and was later recommended by Xiao Yibai to join the Sino-Agricultural Department as a minor official.

At that time, Xiao Yibai just thought that Jing Qianwu had unique insights into agriculture and farming, so he put him in the Ministry of Agriculture. Some talents do not necessarily have to be good at writing. Unexpectedly, when Mu Xiyue came up with the sweet potato incident, the emperor asked Xiao Yibai to be in charge. Naturally, he wanted to use the person he liked.

Jing Qianwu could be considered a man of great luck. Having joined the Ministry of Agriculture for two years, he hadn't accomplished much, having only accompanied his superiors on a few inspection tours of the countryside. Now, Xiao Yibai had assigned him responsibility for sweet potato cultivation, a truly impressive achievement. The plan was to expand the cultivation nationwide within three years. If successful, he would at least be promoted to the rank of governor.

After watching the sweet potato seedlings being transplanted and planted, Mu Xiyue went to Mingyue Manor. The rapeseed was planted in less than half an acre of land and looked like it was about to mature. According to what Old Man Tian's wife said, it would definitely be ready for harvest in six or seven days at most. It seemed that it could be intercropped with sweet potatoes in the future.

It was already evening when they returned to the palace. Qi Feng came in to report, "Master, the Yu family has arrived in Luofeng and is now staying at Master Tantai's manor. They will be able to enter the capital at noon tomorrow."

Mu Xiyue was very happy to hear this. "Then we will go to the city gate to pick them up tomorrow. Grandfather and the others have returned just in time. My cousin is on the list today, so we can celebrate together tomorrow."

Xiao Yibai smiled and said, "Okay, they'll be arriving around noon, wait for me to get out of court and go pick them up together."

Originally, Tan Taihong and the Yu family had agreed to get him and Xueying married after they returned to Shangjing. However, they hadn't found a suitable house that Tan Taihong wanted. Xiao Yibai sent a message to Tan Taihong, asking him to wait for another two or three months. After the Chen family was dealt with, there would probably be a major upheaval in the officialdom of Shangjing, and there would definitely be a vacant house by then. However, Tan Taihong had to wait until the house was bought before getting married, so the wedding would probably have to be in the second half of the year.

The next day, after court, Xiao Yibai took Mu Xiyue to the city gate to wait.

The Yu family's group set out from Luofeng at dawn and arrived at the city gate at the end of the day.

Old Master Yu lifted the carriage curtain and was about to get out to salute Xiao Yibai, but Xiao Yibai got to the carriage first and stopped Old Master Yu.

"Grandfather, there's no need to be so polite. I'll return home first after all this journey."

Mu Xiyue got into the carriage of the Yu family's women and said, "Aunt, cousin-in-law, cousin, I've been waiting for you to come."

Mrs. Yu was relieved to see that Mu Xiyue had gained some weight compared to when she was in Luzhou. "Yue'er, why did you come to pick us up when you're pregnant? Are you feeling unwell?"

Mu Xiyue smiled, "Don't worry, aunt. I only had some morning sickness for the first half month. Maybe I was a little tired on the way home. After a few days of rest, I'm back to normal. Everything I eat tastes delicious."

Xueying looked much softer than before. She took out a Buddhist bead bracelet from her bosom and handed it to Mu Xiyue: "Princess, this was blessed by a master from Luzhou Temple. Although I don't know if it really has any effect, you can just wear it as an ornament for fun."

The bracelet had a fresh woody fragrance, and no one knew what kind of wood it was made of, but it smelled very pleasant. Mu Xiyue took it and put it directly on her wrist, then put it close to her nose and sniffed it.

"Thank you, cousin. This scent is very nice and refreshing."

Madam Yu said, "This is the unique Thuja thuja wood of Luzhou. It really has a calming effect. Yue'er, don't worry about wearing it. It won't affect the fetus."

The carriage drove all the way to the main gate of the Yu Mansion. The plaque of the Yu Mansion was still the original plaque, but it was repainted. The vermilion gate was also newly painted, and it looked very grand.

Old Master Yu got off the carriage with the help of Yu Jingping, and looked up at his home after being away for many years with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Yu Hongjian said, "Father, let's go into the mansion!"

The only servants who came back with the Yu family were the old butler's family and four indentured slaves. The old butler's eyes were red as he finally came back.

Uncle Fu was afraid that something might go wrong with the new servant, so he came over to keep an eye on him personally. After welcoming the new servant into the house, he stepped forward to pay his respects, his voice choked with sobs.

"This servant greets the master, the eldest son and his wife, the young lady and the young lady."

Old Master Yu personally helped Uncle Fu up and said, "Thank you for taking care of Jinzhi over the years."

Uncle Fu wiped his eyes and said, "It's my duty as a servant. How can it be hard? It's my blessing to be able to work for the prince in the palace."

Mu Xiyue then knew that Uncle Fu was originally a servant of the Yu family. After Xiao Yibai left the palace and built his own mansion, the Yu family sent Uncle Fu to the palace to take care of Xiao Yibai.