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

The farm steward had received a message from Liu Mei'er yesterday, stating that the farm was now the property of the eldest daughter. Of course, Liu Mei'er's original intention was to ensure that the steward would continue to obey her. As a young woman, she didn't understand farm work, so she could just fool Mu Xiyue.

The manager was called Sun Ming, Liu Meir's distant cousin. Naturally, he listened to his cousin, but he didn't expect Mu Xiyue to let him go without asking any questions.

Sun Ming was completely bewildered. "Miss, I've been managing this farm for ten years. I've made some contributions, but I've also worked hard. Isn't it inappropriate for you to kick me out like this? Besides, I'm your mother's cousin after all. You should call me uncle. Aren't you afraid of getting criticized if you act like this?"

This Sun Ming obviously did not know Xiao Yibai, otherwise he would not have the courage to speak in such an arrogant tone in front of King Jin.

Mu Xiyue was amused. "All your merits and hard work are for Liu Mei'er. What does it have to do with me? Liu Mei'er doesn't even dare to call herself mother in front of me. Who the hell are you? You still want me to call you uncle. How dare you? Pack up your things and get out of here immediately. If you dare to take anything that doesn't belong to you, I will chop off your hands."

Xiao Tao quickly drew out the soft sword from her waist, and Sun Ming was so scared that he immediately ran to pack up his things.

Mu Xiyue called the hired farmers on the farm. The hired farmers were two families, one surnamed Tian and the other surnamed He.

The old man of the Tian family was 42 years old. His eldest son, Tian Youli, was 24 years old and had a son and a daughter. His second son, Tian Youjin, was 20 years old and had a son. In his early years, the old man's wife fell ill and had no money for medical treatment. The old man sold his land and house to pay for her treatment. In the end, his wife's illness was not cured and he lost everything. He had to work as a farmhand to make a living.

The He family's husband, Daniu, was thirty-three years old, and the couple had only one son, He Xiaoman, thirteen years old. He Daniu's mother had died young, and after he married, his father, at the instigation of his stepmother, separated him and his wife from the family. While it was supposed to be a division of the family, he was left with nothing, not even a shabby house, effectively being kicked out of the house. In a fit of rage, He Daniu severed ties with his father's family in the presence of the village chief.

Both families are old hired farmers in the village. Old Man Tian's family has lived in the village for sixteen years, and He Daniu's family has lived in the village for thirteen years.

In this case, they are all old people who lived when the original owner's mother was alive. Mu Xiyue asked them who was the original manager of the manor.

Old Man Tian said the original steward was named Zhang Da, a guard under the old man's command. He had lost a leg on the battlefield, so the old man kept Zhang Da as steward. Later, he was driven out by Liu Mei'er. Now Zhang Da lived two miles away, in a thatched hut on the hillside, cultivated a small piece of land, and led a very difficult life.

Old Man Tian sighed as he spoke, "The stepmother gives us two taels of silver per family each month, and Manager Sun deducts 20% of our food. There's not much I can do to help Zhang Da."

The old man that Old Man Tian was referring to was the original owner’s grandfather, and Zhang Da used to be the original owner’s grandfather’s close bodyguard.

After Mu Xiyue had a general understanding, she asked Xiao Yibai to help investigate what Old Man Tian had said. Sun Ming was Liu Mei'er's cousin, and she could easily drive him away. However, both the Tian and He families relied on the manor for their livelihood. As long as what they said was true and they had no ill intentions towards her, she couldn't drive them away. Besides, the manor needed someone to take care of it.

Xiao Yibai brought a total of eight people this time, both openly and secretly, and ordered Qi Yun to arrange two people to investigate.

Mu Xiyue looked at the entire farm carefully. Apart from the land occupied by the houses and yards, there were 25 acres of land at the back where crops were planted, mainly wheat, as well as some potatoes and other vegetables.

Mu Xiyue was quite satisfied with this manor and thought it would be a nice idea to renovate the main courtyard and move in.

Old Man Tian told me that you can hunt rabbits and pheasants in Qi Yu Mountain, and there are also wild boars if you go deeper. Mu Xiyue thinks it's great. When she's bored, she can go into the mountains to hunt.

Mu Xiyue prepared lunch, which was completely vegetarian. The vegetables were all readily available at the farm, while the fish and meat were brought to Xiao Yibai's farm by his secret guards.

In fact, there was still a lot of meat in Mu Xiyue's space. She had only eaten a little of the wild boar meat stored in the space before coming to the capital, and the meat of the mutant animals she hunted in the apocalypse had not been eaten yet, but she couldn't take it out with so many people around.

After lunch, Mu Xiyue told Xiao Yibai that she wanted to move to the manor.

"I plan to renovate the main courtyard while we're away, and I'll live here when I get back. I really don't want to go back to that Marquis' Mansion. I have to find a way to sever this father-daughter relationship with Mu Fengnian. If I knew that the assassin last night was really his work, I would make him suffer a fate worse than death."

The Emperor had been assigning more and more tasks to Xiao Yibai recently. He felt that the time they spent together at the manor was decreasing, so he suggested, "Why don't I look for any vacant houses near the palace and buy them for you to live in. That way, it would be more convenient for us to meet."

Mu Xiyue refused. "Not for now. I think this place is great. I can go hunting in the mountains when I have nothing to do. Anyway, let's get someone to repair the main courtyard first."

The few of them stayed in the manor until noon and then returned to the city. It was still early when they got back to the city, so Mu Xiyue went straight to find the craftsman who had decorated the art gallery and asked him to go to the manor tomorrow to see if he could renovate it according to her ideas.

It was just getting dark when Chun Ya returned to the Marquis' Mansion. She saw Mu Xiyue looking a little nervous.

Mu Xiyue thought that she and Xiaotao had killed so many assassins last night that Chun Ya was scared. She laughed and joked, "Chun Ya, am I that scary?"

Chun Ya was a little afraid to look at her, "No, no. Miss, the meal is ready, and only two dishes have been cooked. I'll cook a few more and we can eat."

Mu Xiyue saw that Chun Ya seemed to be being chased by someone, so she hurried into the kitchen.

The food was placed on the table and Chun Ya left. Mu Xiyue felt something was wrong. Ever since Chun Ya came, she had been eating at the same table with them, but now she was so scared that she didn't even want to eat.

Mu Xiyue told Xiaotao not to eat it yet, and she found the colloidal gold test paper from the space.

Colloidal gold test paper is used to test for poison. In the apocalypse, plants and animals mutate, and many non-toxic substances can become deadly poisons after they mutate. Later, official base laboratories developed colloidal gold test paper that can 100% verify the presence of poison.

Mu Xiyue tested every dish and found that every one of them was poisonous.

No wonder Chun Ya acted so abnormally. When Xiao Tao saw that all the vegetables were poisonous, she was so angry that she went out and brought Chun Ya in.

"Chun Ya, why don't you eat with us? Come, the lady has given you all the food on the table."

Chun Ya was already scared, and now she was shaking even more. "Miss, I'm sorry, I can't help it. Madam arrested my family. I didn't want to do this. I was really forced to do this."

Mu Xiyue sneered, "Betrayal is betrayal. Anyone who betrays me will die no matter what their reasons. If you had told me right away, I would have helped you save your family. Now, you're just waiting to collect the bodies of your family. Do you really think Liu Mei'er will let your family go? Naive!"

Mu Xiyue told Xiaotao to let Chunya go. She knew she wouldn't live long even if she didn't do it herself. Liu Mei'er wouldn't let her live. It was getting late, so she cooked two bowls of noodles.