Shocked! I've become a female-dominated powerhouse!

Wei Pu, who was driving the carriage outside, said that he had already stopped the carriage.

"Your Highness... Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace." Wei Pu wanted to address her as "Your Highness," but she remembered what happened this morning, so she swallowed the honorific she was about to utter and went to change it.

"Hmm." Upon hearing this, Miao Yi lifted the curtain, preparing to jump down easily, but Mu Shengyuan pulled her back.

“My bride, my lady… Mother doesn’t like Yuan Yuan playing, and Xiao Ai… If Mother sees Xiao Ai, she might get angry.” Mu Shengyuan seemed to recall the Empress’s angry appearance and couldn’t help but shrink back.

He was somewhat afraid that Her Majesty the Empress would be angry.

"It's alright, no one but you can see Xiao Ai." Seeing his silly little boy's cowering appearance, Miao Yi, as if possessed, reached out and patted his head.

Mu Shengyuan stiffened slightly, feeling a bit uneasy. Was Miao Yi trying to comfort him?!

Realizing this, Mu Shengyuan felt a mixture of joy and elation.

However, he was still a little stiff when Miao Yi patted his head, but he did try his best to relax. He felt that he should get used to it, and... being patted on the head by Miao Yi didn't feel so bad.

"Come down quickly." Miao Yi didn't look at Mu Shengyuan's lowered gaze. She had just touched the little fool's head, and her hand was placed at her side. Her five fingers couldn't help but curl slightly, as if they were rubbing against each other.

"Little husband, hurry up and get off the carriage. Apart from you and Dr. Miao, no one else can see Xiao Ai, so don't worry, little husband." Xiao Ai, acting like she was coaxing a child, had already flown onto Mu Shengyuan's shoulder.

Mu Shengyuan felt a little uneasy after being coaxed by Miao Yi, but when it was Xiao Ai's turn to coax him, it felt strange. After all, Xiao Ai's voice was that of a small, innocent boy, sounding like a two or three-year-old toddler, and he was using that childlike voice to coax him...

There's something strange about Mu Shengyuan.

I wonder when he'll be able to shed this "little fool" persona, and by then, these strange feelings should be gone.

Mu Shengyuan was lost in thought.

He nodded, as if responding to Xiao Ai's words, or perhaps to Miao Yi's words, and then obediently got off the carriage.

He was being led by the hand by Miao Yi.

Xiao Ai walked through the palace gates and, looking at the enormous palace, couldn't help but complain.

"We can't bring carriages into this palace, so we have to walk. It's such a hassle, a waste of time, and it's really testing our patience." Xiao Ai virtually stretched out her limbs, her two little feet swinging on Mu Shengyuan's shoulders. She even propped her chin up with her hand in a very human way, looking at the vast and magnificent palace.

“However, this palace is all about assassination and security. But I think that if it really is a matter of assassination and security, how can simply letting everyone walk into the palace prevent it? The palace here is full of loopholes. If someone wanted to commit suicide, they could do it in a minute.” Xiao Ai was talking to herself, and she didn’t need Dr. Miao or her husband to answer her questions.

"Xiao Ai observed that the soldiers here change shifts at regular intervals, making them easy targets. Xiao Ai also thinks their combat strength is far too low; they're not even enough for the stewards to take on a hundred men. The vast distance is another problem. With each layer of defenses, bad guys can easily infiltrate. With a little effort, anyone can reach the main hall. And there are so many people in the palace; Xiao Ai knows how treacherous people can be. Spending some money can achieve certain goals… And then there's the city wall… and the distance… not even enough for a single bullet to kill…"

He was talking while analyzing the location, distance, stability, and even defense of the entire palace. As he analyzed, he kept shaking his head, saying that it was still far inferior to their interstellar spacefaring system.

Miao Yi somewhat agreed with what Xiao Ai said; in fact, the safety level in this palace was not high for her.

Mu Shengyuan was utterly shocked by Xiao Ai's long and complex explanation, unless he was pretending to be a fool and not understand anything.

Just wait for Xiao Ai to point out many shortcomings in the palace. Moreover, Mu Shengyuan discovered that Xiao Ai seemed to have misunderstood many things about the palace's layout and even some of what she said. However, although he didn't understand some things, if it really reached the level Xiao Ai described, then the palace might indeed be a palace full of flaws.

Moreover, judging from the way he looked at Miao Yi, Miao Yi must have understood everything Xiao Ai said.

Unlike Mu Shengyuan, who was completely unaware of the many unfamiliar words Xiao Ai used, he was completely oblivious to them.

Perhaps he didn't understand, and just took what Xiao Ai said as a rant, but...

As they walked, Xiao Ai even described several secret passages in the palace, some of which Mu Shengyuan knew, and many others that Mu Shengyuan did not.

Unaware of these things, Mu Shengyuan secretly kept them in mind, memorizing each of these secret routes, intending to have someone check them out later to see if they were truly as Xiao Ai had described.

If that's really the case, then are all the things Xiao Ai said true? Is this sturdy palace, which is supposed to be unbreakable, really full of loopholes, just as Xiao Ai said?

Mu Shengyuan thought to himself.

Before they knew it, the two of them had arrived at Her Majesty the Queen's place.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll go and inform His Majesty first," said one of the eunuchs leading the way.

The eunuch's words weren't offensive, after all, this was a place where women were superior to men, and men entering the palace naturally didn't need to be castrated. Otherwise, if His Majesty were to sleep with any of the eunuchs, where would the royal children come from?

Therefore, the maids and servants in the palace had to be even more cautious and mindful of the strict rules between men and women, otherwise they might lose their lives, since the entire palace belonged to Her Majesty the Empress.

All the men in this palace can be said to belong to Her Majesty the Empress.

Otherwise, if a man reaches a certain age and does not receive a personal visit from Her Majesty the Empress, he can be released from the palace, and his marriage will be up to him.

In their Fengyang Kingdom, there are more women than men.

Therefore, some men who reach marriageable age without a spouse will be matched through the state marriage system, and whether they are assigned to a good or bad family is unknown.

"Your Majesty, the Third Princess and the Third Prince have arrived," the eunuch announced as he entered the palace.