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

Mu Xiyue has been living in the mountain village for more than a year since she came here. She doesn't know anything about court officials, and she has hardly heard of the officials that Xiao Yibai mentioned.

However, she was able to grasp the key point from Xiao Yibai's words, "Since Lin Chengzhi and Qin Feng are both close relatives of Prince Ning, is Prince Ning the mastermind?"

It wasn't surprising that Mu Xiyue could see such a simple truth. Xiao Yibai said, "Lin Chengzhi and Qin Feng took it upon themselves, insisting that Prince Ning was unaware of the incident. The officials involved were all represented by Lin Chengzhi and Qin Feng, so Prince Ning couldn't be blamed. Most importantly, this is what Father wanted."

Xiao Yibai regarded Mu Xiyue as his confidant, so he told her everything without reservation.

Mu Xiyue understood that no matter what, Prince Ning was the emperor's son. She could beat, scold, and punish her son, but she never wanted to actually send her son to the guillotine.

A trace of disdain flashed across Xiao Yibai's face. "But the Emperor understands this, and he's extremely disappointed in him. He stripped him of his title, and now he's just the Second Prince. Concubine Lin was demoted to a concubine and banished to the cold palace. In just a few days, many of the Second Prince's faction have already defected to Prince Rui and Prince An's side."

Concubine Lin was the mother of the Second Prince. She was banished to the cold palace and had little chance of ever coming out. She had no support from the harem. The Second Prince had his title stripped, and those who had originally stood by him defected. With no support from the court, the Second Prince was essentially doomed to the throne.

Mu Xiyue was there to watch the show and also wanted to know more about the situation in the capital.

Mu Fengnian is a hereditary marquis, and is considered to be the first rank in the Tianqi Kingdom, while Xiao Yibai is a prince, and is currently considered to be Mu Xiyue's friend. Mu Fengnian also wants her to deliberately get close to Xiao Yibai, so it is also necessary for her to know more about the situation in the capital and the direction of the court.

Mu Xiyue actually wanted to know which prince had the greatest chance of being selected as the crown prince, and which princes were vying for the position of crown prince.

However, no matter how curious she was about such a sensitive topic, she knew her limits and would not ask. Although Xiao Yibai had a good impression of Mu Xiyue, he would not tell her about these things in detail.

Changing the subject, Xiao Yibai said, "I have three days off. Miss Mu, do you want to learn horse riding?"

When they went to pick up the witness together that day, Mu Xiyue, sitting on the horse behind him, said that she would learn to ride a horse one day.

Mu Xiyue naturally wanted to learn horse riding when someone taught her, "Could you teach Xiao Tao too?"

Xiao Yibai obviously thought of it as well, "Let Qiyun teach Xiaotao. Qiyun is very good at horse riding."

It would be fine as long as someone teaches her. No matter how Xiao Tao explains her identity, she is just Mu Xiyue's maid. It is not appropriate for Xiao Yibai, a prince, to teach her.

After finishing the serious business and chatting about trivial matters, Mu Xiyue stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

Xiao Yibai hadn't seen Mu Xiyue for several days. He finally saw her today and didn't want to let her go so soon.

The more he interacted with Mu Xiyue, the more he understood his own heart. He liked this girl who was different from other young ladies from aristocratic families, not only because she was good at martial arts, but also because she was generous and unpretentious, had a straightforward personality, and was beautiful.

"Miss Mu, if you have nothing to do, please have lunch at the palace. After lunch, I will go with you to the mansion to see if there is anyone suitable."

Mu Xiyue had nothing else to do, and she was not a pretentious person, so she stayed for dinner so that she wouldn't have to go back and cook for herself.

Seeing Mu Xiyue's agreement, Xiao Yibai called the housekeeper over and said, "Uncle Fu, Miss Mu is having lunch at the mansion. Tell the kitchen to prepare a few of their signature dishes, such as pork tenderloin and chicken fillet."

The last time Mu Xiyue had lunch at the palace, she ate the most pork tenderloin and chicken fillet. Xiao Yibai thought she must like them.

The housekeeper bowed in response, and Xiao Yibai continued, "After lunch, I will go to the human market with Miss Mu. Please make arrangements."

The butler responded with "yes" and then left the study.

Mu Xiyue was worried that Xiaotao would get bored, so she made up an excuse, "Your Majesty, can I visit your palace? I saw a large pond in that garden just now."

Xiao Yibai stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll accompany you. That's not a pond, it's a small artificial lake. I raise some fish in it."

The two walked out of the study. Mu Xiyue saw Xiaotao, who was worried about being bored, chatting enthusiastically with Qiyun in the corridor. She didn't know what they were talking about, but Xiaotao was giggling happily.

Xiaotao didn't see the two people coming out of the study, but Qiyun was sharp-eyed and immediately stood up and waited.

Xiao Tao turned around and saw Mu Xiyue. She immediately smiled and trotted over to the two of them. She bowed perfunctorily to Xiao Yibai and said, "Greetings, Your Highness! Miss, are we going back?"

Mu Xiyue chuckled and said, "No, the prince asked us to stay for lunch. We have to go to the human market to buy people in the afternoon. Let's go and visit the palace together."

After hearing this, Xiaotao happily followed Mu Xiyue. Qiyun looked at the master and Miss Mu walking side by side in front of him. The master still had a smile on his face, and Xiaotao was only half a step behind Miss Mu. He muttered in his heart that this girl had no tact and didn't know how to create opportunities for her master.

Qi Yun took two quick steps forward and called out to Xiao Tao, "Miss Xiao Tao, are you still listening to the half of what I just said?"

Xiao Tao then remembered the funny story Qiyun had just told her in the corridor and slowed down her pace. "Listen, keep going!"

Qiyun deliberately walked slower, and Xiaotao also walked slower to match Qiyun's pace in order to hear what was said next.

Mu Xiyue glanced back and leaned over to Xiao Yibai and whispered, "Prince, does your Qiyun have a crush on our Xiaotao?"

Xiao Yibai knew that Qi Yun was smart, and also knew that Qi Yun was deliberately holding Xiao Tao back. Now after hearing what Mu Xiyue said, an idea flashed through his mind. If Qi Yun was interested in Xiao Tao, that would be a good thing. He had to ask Qi Yun to work harder to marry Xiao Tao.

Xiao Yibai said calmly: "Well, it's possible. If Qiyun really likes Xiaotao, will you marry Xiaotao to Qiyun?"

Mu Xiyue looked back again. The two seemed to be quite a good match. She smiled like an auntie and said, "I can't make the decision for Xiaotao. As long as she likes it, I will do my best to buy her a dowry and send her off."

Xiaotao was three months older than the original owner, and they were the same age. When Xiaotao was just one month old, her father died unexpectedly. Xiaotao's grandmother disliked Xiaotao because she was a girl, so she kicked Xiaotao and her mother out of the house and gave all the meager money left by Xiaotao's father to her youngest son.

Xiaotao's maternal grandparents were not wealthy and were unwilling to take her and her daughter in. When they were homeless, it was Mu Xiyue's mother who took her in. At the time, Mu Xiyue's mother was over seven months pregnant, so she asked Xiaotao's mother to be Mu Xiyue's wet nurse.

Mu Xiyue's mother did not ask Xiaotao's mother to sell herself into slavery. Even so, Xiaotao's mother regarded herself as a slave out of gratitude and let her daughter be Mu Xiyue's maid.

When Mu Xiyue was sent to the countryside, it was only Xiaotao's mother who took Xiaotao to follow Mu Xiyue. When they both grew up a little, Xiaotao's mother told Xiaotao everything that happened that year and told her that although we mother and daughter are good people, you must always respect the young lady as your master.