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

Yu Hongjian had to go to the palace to meet the emperor first. After all, Old Man Yu was old, so he went back to the yard to rest.

Yu Hongjian recounted the dangers he encountered on the way here, "Luckily, Ah Hong was here, so we were able to reach Beijing safely."

Although Xiao Yibai had left behind fifteen secret guards, Xueying was the only one of the Yu family members with top-tier martial arts skills. Yu Hongjian also had martial arts skills, but they were only average. Tan Taihong was worried that he wouldn't be able to handle an assassination attempt along the way, so he sent a message to Xiaoliu, asking him to dispatch someone to meet them.

During the twenty-five days of travel, they encountered four waves of assassins. Initially, before Tan Tai Hong's men arrived, the secret guards could still handle it, especially since both Tan Tai Hong and Xue Ying were experts. The closer they got to Shangjing, the stronger the assassins became, and some of the secret guards were injured while protecting the Yu family. Fortunately, Tan Tai Hong's men arrived, and the Soul-Seizing Pavilion's men helped them deal with the next two waves. They were able to return to Shangjing safely without losing a single person, and even captured two people alive, though they were unable to extract any useful information.

Tan Taihong stayed with Luo Feng and did not come with them. He wanted to explain the affairs of the Soul-Seeking Pavilion and officially withdraw from the Soul-Seeking Pavilion.

Mu Xiyue sighed and said, "You're right. My grandfather's family has been away from Beijing for many years. Even if they return now, they'll need to build all their connections from scratch. What's the point of them doing this? I can't imagine how much benefit it will bring to them other than exposing themselves."

Everything Mu Xiyue knew about court affairs was told to her by Xiao Yibai, so she certainly didn't know the interests involved.

Xiao Yibai didn't answer her, but threw the question to Yu Jingping, "What do you think, cousin?"

If Yu Jingping wanted to pursue a career in government, he would have to analyze this kind of thing. "It's probably because my father has a good relationship with General Dongping."

General Dongping is the uncle of the Sixth and Seventh Princes, and Xiao Yibai has the best relationship with these two younger brothers among all his brothers. It is common knowledge in the court that Xiao Yibai disdains the position of crown prince, but his ability is there. Even if he really doesn't want to reach the top, I'm afraid he is only willing to support the Sixth or Seventh Prince.

Therefore, the Yu family and General Dongping are temporarily united, and they will of course try their best to eliminate those who are not beneficial to their faction.

Xiao Yibai nodded. "My cousin has explained it clearly. There's another point. Father is about to take action against them, and they've already sensed it. They're probably trying their best to eliminate dissidents, so they can gain more power and make Father even more wary of them."

Mu Xiyue felt that this matter was too complicated, and it would be best for her to just be a salted fish.

The next day, Mr. Yu was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor, and Xiao Yibai did not leave the palace with Mr. Yu until noon.

Mu Xiyue went to the Yu Mansion after getting up in the morning. She thought that the Yu family had just returned to Beijing, so if there was anything she could help with, she would help. On the one hand, the Yu family was Xiao Yibai's maternal grandfather's family, and Xiao Yibai valued them very much. On the other hand, the Yu family was Tan Taihong's future in-laws.

However, Xiao Yibai made good arrangements. It was only the second day since the Yu family returned, and no one would come to visit at this time.

On the third day after returning to the Yu family, Tan Tai Hong also came back. Tan Tai Hong and Xue Ying had not yet married and could not live in the Yu family, so he still lived in the Princess's Mansion.

After lunch, Mu Xiyue sat in the yard to bask in the sun. When Tan Taihong came in, he went to the side hall and moved a chair to sit opposite her.

"Sister, you have such a leisurely life these days!"

Mu Xiyue smiled and said, "You can relax as well. It's not like you're broke. By the way, the leisure plaza over there has already been built, but it might not be completed until the end of the year."

Tan Tai Hong praised, "That's really fast! Building a square like this in modern times wouldn't take two or three years. So, how does it feel to be a mother soon?"

"It's amazing. More than a year ago, I never thought I would get married and have children. You just came back today. Shouldn't you be accompanying my sister-in-law? How come you have the time to chat with me?"

Tan Tai Hong snorted, "They went to visit her grandmother's grave today, otherwise I would be sitting here with you in a daze."

Mu Xiyue pretended to be sad, "Tsk, it turns out that my sister is no longer important now that I have a wife."

Tan Tai Hong rolled his eyes. "Come on. Oh, and tell your man that Xiao Liu is now the head of the Soul-Devouring Pavilion. I'm free, so if you need me, just let me know."

Mu Xiyue knew that he also wanted to avenge Xueying. "I understand. I will definitely come to you if there is anything. Sister-in-law used to be an elite among them, but now it is not convenient for her to show her face in Shangjing City. Abai said that it will be almost over in two months."

The two chatted for a while, and then Tan Taihong went to the Yu family. According to the time, the people in the Yu family should have returned home after paying their respects.

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On the first day of April, a message arrived from the farm saying that the rapeseed had been harvested. Xiao Yibai accompanied Mu Xiyue to the farm again. The rapeseed had been dried, and a total of 130 kilograms of rapeseed had been harvested. This calculated that one acre of land could produce about 300 kilograms of rapeseed.

Xiao Yibai grabbed a handful of rapeseed seeds and asked, "Can oil really be squeezed out of such small seeds?"

Mu Xiyue smiled and nodded, "Of course, this oil is much more fragrant than soybean oil. Leave 50 kilograms for seeds and take the rest back."

Xiao Yibai turned around and told Qi Yun, "When you return to the city, talk to Qi Heng and ask him to lend you his oil mill."

Mu Xiyue was thinking about making her own oil pressing equipment if there was no reliable oil mill. Unexpectedly, Qi Heng had an oil mill at home, which saved her a lot of trouble.

The two of them brought 80 kilograms of rapeseed back to the city. The next day, Qi Heng took Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue to the Qi family's oil mill in person.

Mu Xiyue had seen oil mills in modern times, but those were all modern oil pressing machines. She didn't know how oil was pressed in ancient times, and she also wanted to see it.

The Qi family's oil mill is very large. Today, in order to press rapeseed oil for Mu Xiyue, they stopped pressing soybean oil and cleaned the equipment.

Mu Xiyue first asked the workshop manager about the soybean oil extraction process. The manager explained in detail that the soybeans were first roasted, then ground into powder, and then poured into a barrel to squeeze out the oil.

Mu Xiyue felt that the method of pressing rapeseed oil should be the same as that of pressing soybean oil. Modern oil pressing also involves frying the rapeseed first and then pouring it into the oil press.

The wok in the oil mill was very big, and Mu Xiyue watched the whole process.

After the rapeseed is roasted, it's ground into powder on a stone mill. The millstone at the oil mill is large, and three people work it: two push the millstone while one adds the ingredients. The mill pushers stand, and simply push a bamboo pole to the opposite side, and the millstone rotates once. It's very convenient and saves effort.

The oil pressing was in the afternoon. After the oil was pressed out and weighed, 22 kilograms of rapeseed oil were squeezed out of 80 kilograms of rapeseed. The oil mill was filled with the aroma of rapeseed oil, which was much stronger than the aroma of soybean oil, and the aroma of rapeseed oil was more pleasant.

According to the oil yield, it is about 27 or 28 percent. Mu Xiyue doesn’t know what the oil yield of rapeseed is now, but she is very satisfied with the current oil yield.