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

In the afternoon, Xiao Yibai's men brought news that they had found out who lived in Mu Fengnian's house in the west of the city.

Feng Jiu handed Mu Xiyue a document. "The master said that the emperor is displeased with the matter of the imperial farm. Princess Qinyang was confined for half a month for mismanagement. The second daughter of the Shao family was punished by the Marquis of Chang'an to kneel in the ancestral hall for a night and was confined for a month. Marquis Mu was reprimanded by the emperor at the morning court for his poor parenting. In view of the serious injuries of the second daughter, no additional punishment will be imposed. The prince of Qi'an will reflect on his mistakes at home."

Mu Xiyue said that she would give Xiao Yibai a favor and not make a fuss with Princess Qinyang this time, so she didn't care about such a light punishment. As long as Shao Shuying didn't provoke her in the future, she could also let it go this time. After all, the mastermind Mu Xiyu had already been punished.

Mu Xiyue nodded to indicate that she understood, "By the way, Feng Jiu, help me keep an eye on Liu Mei'er these days."

Feng Jiu clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I understand."

After Feng Jiu left, Mu Xiyue unfolded the information and took a look. As she expected, the person living in that house was Mu Fengnian's mistress.

The woman's name was Yu Jiarou. Mu Fengnian had brought her home six years earlier while suppressing bandits. Her parents had died young, and she had a younger brother. To raise him, Yu Jiarou remained unmarried. She was only 22 when she met Mu Fengnian. Her beauty caught his eye, and he brought her home to raise her. She bore him a son and a daughter: a five-year-old son, Mu Weikang, and a three-year-old daughter, Mu Xilu. Mu Fengnian also arranged for Yu Jiarou's younger brother to join the Beijing Guards, where he now served as a centurion.

After reading the information, Mu Xiyue threw it into the space. She just wanted to know more about Mu Fengnian's affairs, but she didn't want to do anything about his mistress.

The days passed quickly, and ten days had passed in the blink of an eye. During these ten days, nothing unexpected happened to Liu Mei'er. In addition to going to the house in the west of the city to check on the program rehearsal, Mu Xiyue also went horseback riding outside the city with Xiao Yibai twice.

There was no one following or monitoring her these days, and no one was causing trouble in the mansion, so Mu Xiyue asked Feng Jiu and Feng Shi to go back to Prince Jin's Mansion.

After breakfast in the morning, Mu Xiyue took Xiaotao out. The owner of the teahouse sent someone to tell her yesterday that the decoration had been completed and asked Mu Xiyue to go and take a look.

When we arrived at Nan'an Street, the original plaque of the teahouse had been taken down, and the interior decoration had been modified according to what Mu Xiyue had said. A one-meter-high stage was built right above the first floor, and the original square tea tables below were changed into rectangular tables, which were half as narrow as the original square tables. All the chairs were placed facing the stage, so that more people could sit in the lobby on the first floor.

The second floor is still the original private room and there are not many changes inside. The original layout is very good.

The decoration took more than 20 days. It was not because the stage was built slowly, but because the sound amplification design around the stage was slow. This was also what Mu Xiyue was most interested in.

In modern times, sound amplification is achieved through the use of microphones and speakers. I never expected that in ancient times, buildings could be used for sound amplification. This was certainly not something Mu Xiyue came up with, but was designed by a craftsman hired by the shopkeeper.

A large recessed hole, called a caisson, was built above the stage. This design allows the actors' voices to be concentrated and transmitted to the top.

The sound coming out of the small hole on the top spreads out like water, increasing the reverberation effect and surround feeling of the sound, allowing the audience to feel a more vivid sound.

There is also a resonant well below the caisson, which can be seen as a kind of "voice booster". When the actors stand on the resonant well, their voices can be transmitted farther and louder through this design.

The shopkeeper, standing by, said, "The prince came to see us yesterday. He said everything will be done according to your requirements. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be changed?"

Mu Xiyue was very satisfied. "No, this is good enough. The price of tea should remain the same as before. Also, invite a few pastry chefs. I have a recipe for a pastry here. I'll come over and try it with the pastry chef to see if I can make it."

In her previous life, before the end of the world, Mu Xiyue's mother liked to make cakes, cookies and other things by herself. She didn't remember the specific recipe, but she knew the main ingredients. She just had to try out the proportions, and at worst she would be able to figure it out after a few tries.

When I think about it, I wonder if there is anything like an oven here. Those things need to be baked in an oven.

Mu Xiyue explained the function of the oven to the shopkeeper, who thought for a moment and said, "Miss Mu, this is a feasible idea. We can make a square charcoal stove at the bottom, and a square iron cage on top. Inside, we can make two shelves as you suggested. Wouldn't that make your oven?"

Mu Xiyue didn't have any other good ideas. "Why don't we try making one first? Wouldn't it be very expensive?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I'll go and find out later."

"Okay, thank you for taking care of this. I'll go to Prince Jin's Mansion to discuss the opening date with the prince."

When Mu Xiyue arrived at the palace, Xiao Yibai had just returned from court. Mu Xiyue told him what she had seen at the teahouse today.

"I want to try making some new pastries, which require something called an oven. The shopkeeper said he would find someone to make it." Mu Xiyue talked about what she thought was an oven.

Xiao Yibai smiled and poured her a cup of tea. "Well, it's no problem to leave this kind of small matter to Zhong Gao. You can rest assured."

Zhong Gao is the owner of the teahouse. Mu Xiyue knows that he is a capable person after meeting him a few times.

Mu Xiyue took a sip of tea. "I'm not worried. I just had to tell you about this. We're partners, so I need to let you know about everything. I'm almost done practicing the shows over there. The ones written by the Sixth Prince are pretty good, and the ones written by the two other scholars you found are also very profound. I think these shows will be popular, and they've all started practicing. I'm thinking of setting an opening date. How many shops do you have in the city? I'll do some promotion in your shop then."

In addition to having Xiao Yixuan write the manuscript, Xiao Yibai also found two failed scholars to write manuscripts. If the manuscript was accepted, they would be paid a buyout fee, ranging from 50 to 50 taels, depending on the content. So it was a pleasure to have someone do this kind of brain-intensive work, while Mu Xiyue only had to talk.

After discussing it, the two decided to open on April 15th. Mu Xiyue's promotional efforts were simple: posters were placed in front of every shop in Prince Jin's mansion, announcing the opening date and program, along with tea and food available, and the price of admission after the official opening. Seats in the lobby cost one tael of silver each, while private rooms were categorized by size: large rooms cost fifteen taels each, and small rooms cost ten taels each.

The shops provided free tickets for the first three days of the soft opening. If you spent a certain amount in a shop, you'd get a ticket to the lobby, and if you spent a certain amount, you'd get a ticket to a private room on the second floor. This not only promoted the art gallery, but also brought in more business for the shops.