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

This time, Mu Xiyue's reaction to pregnancy was really strong, much more serious than Xiaotao's morning sickness. Although Doctor Lu's prescription alleviated the morning sickness to some extent, she still couldn't stand the smell of it. In just ten days, she lost visibly weight.

Concubine Liang sent a nanny to visit the prince's mansion with a lot of things, and brought plum jam to Mu Xiyue, saying that Concubine Liang also suffered from severe morning sickness in the past, and later her family heard that plum jam was very effective in relieving morning sickness.

Plum jam is really more useful than sour plums. Mu Xiyue can finally eat more food every day, but she still can't stand the smell.

At the end of July, the weather was still very hot.

Xiao Yibai had rarely attended court since Mu Xiyue became pregnant, and the emperor had grown accustomed to his occasional whims. Perhaps because things had gotten so busy these past few days, Xiao Yibai was ordered to attend court, and even afterward, he was kept there until noon.

Xiao Yibai came back before noon today and brought back shocking news: the King of Qi was sentenced to death by the Emperor!

Mu Xiyue was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. The Third Prince had raised tens of thousands of private soldiers, but they were only demoted to commoners and confined to the Third Prince's Mansion. Why would the Emperor be so cruel to the King of Qi this time?

Xiao Yibai looked very tired. He hadn't attended court for a month. As soon as he attended court, the emperor threw a lot of things at him. He was busy for three days and still couldn't finish them. Fortunately, the matter of dealing with the King of Qi did not fall on him.

Mu Xiyue asked, "Father is willing to let the King of Qi go this time. Has he already ordered his death?"

Xiao Yibai poured a cup of cold tea from the table and drank it in one gulp before saying, "Not yet. He has already been brought into the palace. Father must be thinking of seeing him again. Father has no choice but to make this decision. I still have a lot of evidence of the King of Qi's crimes from three years ago. If I show it to him, the King of Qi's life will be in danger."

Just after the two of them had finished lunch, a eunuch from the palace came to the palace to summon Xiao Yibai into the palace.

In the imperial study, the emperor sat behind the dragon desk and did not read the memorials. Before Xiao Yibai entered, the eunuch whispered to him that the King of Qi had given him poisoned wine, so the emperor did not need to sit there alone for lunch.

Xiao Yibai nodded, entered the imperial study and paid his respects. The emperor just looked at him and didn't let him get up, so Xiao Yibai also knelt down and said nothing.

The emperor looked at it for a long time before he slowly said, "Xiao Wu, it was you who broke the boss's legs, wasn't it?"

After the Prince of Qi was brought in, the Emperor felt a certain pity for his son. He questioned him about his actions. He had a serious conversation with him during the downfall of the Chen family. He had completely exonerated him from all that, yet he hadn't expected him to maintain such a large number of assassins. Besides capturing so many children, he had also bribed local officials to amass wealth and increase agricultural taxes.

The emperor cannot tolerate the private collection of agricultural taxes the most. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. How can farmers survive if the agricultural taxes are too heavy? Without farmers, who will guarantee the grain harvest?

The Prince of Qi laughed at the Emperor's questioning, "Father, your heart has always been with my fifth brother. If he didn't want the throne, he would have been the Crown Prince by now! You kept me here not because I'm your son, but because you were worried that my seventh brother couldn't handle it."

The emperor didn't say anything, but his heart grew colder.

The King of Qi looked at the Qilin Guards standing on either side. "You see, you don't trust me either, do you? Do you think Fifth Brother is a kind person? I didn't do that to Big Brother. Although I have no evidence that it was Fifth Brother, no one else could have done that. As for why he wanted to depose Big Brother, the reason is not difficult to guess. If Big Brother is deposed, my maternal family will definitely turn to support me. I have been dormant for so many years and now I have no choice but to step out into the open."

After Prince Rui's legs were crippled, the emperor also asked Prince Qi about it. Although Prince Qi refused to admit it, Ling Yi, the man who used the three-edged crescent knife, died in his palace after being chased for a few days. Prince Qi had no way to defend himself.

Now that the emperor asked Xiao Yibai in such a certain tone, Xiao Yibai immediately guessed that it was the King of Qi who said it.

Xiao Yibai sneered, "If Your Majesty is certain that I did it, then you wouldn't believe me even if I said otherwise, right? If I wanted to cripple my eldest brother, I wouldn't do it so covertly, like I did with my fourth brother. Three years ago, I crippled him with my own hands."

The emperor was stunned. Three years ago? Inhumane?

"The fourth son is only one year old. Is what you say true?"

Xiao Yibai snorted, "Didn't the emperor release the person at Prince Qi's mansion at that time? How can he take her back after she was cut off? Of course it's true."

The King of Qi was given poisoned wine and was already dead. The Emperor made a gesture in secret and a figure flashed out of the imperial study.

The emperor wanted to scold Xiao Yibai, but after thinking about it, he swallowed his words. Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family. Among his own brothers, the emperor only kept the virtuous prince, his half-brother. When has he ever talked about brotherly love? Besides, the princes Rui and Qi had tried to kill Xiao Yibai more than once.

The emperor took a deep breath and raised his hand, "Get up!"

Xiao Yibai knelt for a long time and staggered when he stood up. The emperor waved his hand and let him go.

The imperial study suddenly became quiet. A quarter of an hour later, the Shenyin Guard who had just left came back.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed as His Royal Highness Prince Jin said."

The emperor's last bit of reluctance towards the King of Qi turned into anger.

On the afternoon of the second day, Mu Xiyue took a nap and heard the latest news from Prince Qi's mansion after waking up. Princess Qi committed suicide to follow Prince Qi. Before hanging herself, she killed Prince Qi's three daughters and one-year-old son. As Jiang Yurou's maternal family, the entire family of Taifu Jiang was executed because Princess Qi killed the royal bloodline.

Mu Xiyue was very sad after hearing this. The son of King Qi was not his own, so it was normal for the emperor not to keep him. But the three daughters before him were always the emperor's granddaughters, and he didn't expect that they would be killed together.

"Abai, if one day Prince Duan can no longer do without your assistance, would you please withdraw from the court and become a leisurely prince?"

Xiao Yibai smiled and took the person into his arms, "Don't be afraid, we won't be like the King of Qi. The three daughters of the King of Qi were indeed killed by the Princess of Qi, and the Princess of Qi and her son were killed by the Qilin Guards."

The Qilin Guards arrived at the Prince of Qi's mansion to deliver the Emperor's oral order for the Princess to hang herself, citing the Emperor's knowledge that his son was not the Prince's. Knowing her son was doomed, the Princess, under the pretext of a final farewell, murdered all three of the Prince's daughters. The two concubines would have been fine, but she had the heart to kill the youngest legitimate daughter, Jiang Yurou's biological daughter.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Xiao Yibai said, "I promise you, when Prince Duan ascends the throne, I will no longer be involved in the affairs of the court. I will take you three out for a trip. You can also visit other countries if you want."

Mu Xiyue smiled. "I was just saying it casually. You're a prince, and you have responsibilities you can't escape. Just like Uncle Xian, even though he looks like a laid-back prince, he can't stay out of trouble when needed. It would be great if you can be like Uncle Xian in the future. We can talk about the future later, just focus on the present."

Now that the King of Qi is gone, if the Emperor insists on appointing Xiao Yibai as the Crown Prince, there is no way to refuse.