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

Mu Xiyue put down her bowl and chopsticks, leaned back and said, "I don't know any of the noble ladies in the capital. Since you and the princess are good friends, you should tell the princess that I won't go to the banquet. The princess will definitely not blame me for your sake, right?"

Mu Xiyu said hurriedly, "How can I not go when the princess invites me? Big sister, you have returned to the capital, so you will definitely have some interactions with the noble ladies in the capital. Besides, you are the eldest daughter of our marquis's family, so it is inevitable that you will go out and socialize. Big sister, you should go. The banquets outside are not as strict as those in the palace. It would be good to go and see it."

Mu Xiyue felt something was wrong when Mu Xiyu took out the note just now. She could just ask a servant to deliver the note. With Mu Xiyu's arrogant personality, how could he deliver it personally?

Now that she's trying so hard to convince herself to participate, there must be some conspiracy.

Mu Xiyu came over and stood while talking to her, while Mu Xiyue and her servant were still eating by themselves, and Mu Xiyu actually stood there and tried to persuade her.

It’s not that Mu Xiyue is suspicious, it’s that Mu Xiyu’s attitude is too abnormal.

Mu Xiyue also wanted to see how Mu Xiyu planned to plot against her, so she agreed. "Okay, then I'll go and see what you say!"

Mu Xiyu completed the task and happily returned with her maid. She was so happy as if her plan had succeeded.

Xiao Tao also noticed something was wrong. "Miss, the Second Miss might be ill. Why is she so happy that you agreed to go? Maybe she wants you to embarrass yourself at the flower viewing banquet?"

Mu Xiyue smiled and said, "It's okay. She can't come up with any brilliant ideas. Life is boring, so it's okay to go out and have some fun."

Her courtyard was quite lively today. Not long after Mu Xiyu left, Liu Mei'er came to visit.

Mu Xiyue and Xiaotao were just about to go out for a walk in the yard to help digest their food, as they were feeling a little full after eating too much boiled fish.

Liu Meier smiled and said, "Yue'er, do you want to go out?"

Mu Xiyue said casually: "Yeah, I ate too much for dinner, so I'll take a few steps to help digest it."

After returning home, Mu Xiyu went to Liu Mei'er's courtyard and told her how delicious Mu Xiyue's dinner was, with a large basin of fish. She then recounted their conversation to her. Liu Mei'er's mind clicked. She had previously supplemented Mu Xiyue's monthly allowance by nearly four thousand yuan, so asking her to contribute two or three thousand yuan after the theft in the mansion seemed reasonable. So she rushed over, fearing she'd fallen asleep if she was too late.

"Yue'er, you know there was a burglary in our mansion last night. Both the main storehouse and my private storehouse were stolen. The money the servants used to buy things today was paid for by your grandmother, but you can't ask her for money every day. Can you give the money to the mansion first for emergency purposes? You don't have to give it all. Keep one thousand taels for yourself so you can buy something you like when you go shopping."

Mu Xiyue really didn't expect Liu Mei'er to come to her to ask for money. She curled her lips and said, "Second Madam wants my money? How much did Second Sister pay? And how much did the other brothers, sisters, and aunties pay?"

Of course not. In addition to the shop under Liu Meir's name, the Marquis' Mansion also has two shops and a restaurant in Shangjing City. Moreover, it is almost the end of the month. Liu Meir has already sent people to notify the shopkeepers to send this month's profits tomorrow, so the mansion will not really be without money to live.

But how could Liu Mei'er say she didn't have any? If no one else offered any money and they only came to her for it, she would definitely not give it out.

"Yu'er contributed five thousand taels, An'er contributed four thousand taels, Ping'er was still young and didn't have that much money, so he contributed the two thousand taels he had saved. The two concubines also contributed three thousand each. Xue'er and Liang'er are illegitimate children and don't have much money to begin with, so I didn't want to ask them for anything."

After she finished speaking, the silver contributed by her daughter and two sons added up to 11,000 yuan, and with the money contributed by her two concubines, the total amount was 17,000 yuan.

Liu Mei'er just said it casually without thinking about it. The purpose of saying this was to express that everyone else had contributed so much silver, and Mu Xiyu, her sister, had already contributed 5,000 taels. I didn't ask you to give all 4,000 taels, so shouldn't you give 3,000 taels as well?

Mu Xiyue chuckled. "Second sister is really rich. The 3,800 taels Second Madam gave me is ten years' monthly allowance plus the money for clothes and jewelry that should have been bought for me over the past ten years. Second sister's clothes were all made by the mansion, and her jewelry was also bought by the mansion. She still managed to save so much money. It seems that she didn't spend any of her monthly allowance. So the question is, Second Madam, if second sister can save so much money, how much is her monthly allowance?"

Liu Mei'er's heart skipped a beat. She had been careless. How could this bitch react so quickly? She stuttered for a moment and immediately thought of something to say.

"Well, Yu'er, it's normal for Yu'er to save this much. With the money her maternal grandparents gave her, it's natural that she saved more."

Mu Xiyue nodded in agreement, praising him. "Well, those who have a maternal grandparents are blessed. According to the Second Madam, we've already collected 17,000 silver coins today. This amount should be enough for the mansion to use for a few months. I won't contribute my little bit of silver. If the mansion ever runs out of money, I'll definitely give it all."

Liu Mei'er didn't expect this result. She was choked and didn't know what to say for a moment. After a moment of silence, she said, "Yue'er, everyone else has contributed money. As the eldest daughter of the mansion, shouldn't you also show some appreciation? You can't just not contribute at all, right?"

Mu Xiyue sighed, "Second Madam is right. This makes me look immature."

As he spoke, he groped around a few times and pulled out a piece of silver, placing it in Liu Mei'er's hand. "Second Madam, this is just a small gift from me. Don't think it's too little. I'm an abandoned girl from a marquisate, and I can only offer one or two taels of silver because I have my father's blood in my veins. I can't give more. Second Madam, you should also understand the principle of being content with what you have."

Liu Mei'er knew that she couldn't get any money from Mu Xiyue, so she turned around and left angrily.

Mu Xiyue shouted at her back, "Second Madam, it's almost the end of the month. Don't forget to have someone send me my monthly allowance, otherwise I won't have the motivation to do what my father asked me to do."

Liu Mei'er paused and then quickened her pace. Xiao Tao went from covering her mouth with her hands to laughing heartily.

"Miss, do you think the Second Miss and the others really took so much money to use in the mansion?"

Mu Xiyue pointed outside the yard and said, "Let's go for a walk, Chunya, do you want to take a walk together to help digest your food?"

Chun Ya was washing dishes inside just now, and now she has come out after cleaning up. "Okay, Miss."

After the three of them left the courtyard, Mu Xiyue continued, "I think the Second Madam's claims about how much money those people contributed were all lies. She even said that the money used to buy things this morning was contributed by the Old Madam. If they really raised that much money, would the Old Madam still need to contribute? She's just trying to cheat me out of my money. She deliberately said that Mu Xiyu contributed five thousand taels, thinking that I would feel embarrassed if she said that I contributed less."

Xiao Tao chuckled and said, "It's just that the Second Madam didn't expect you to only give her one or two taels of silver. Look at her just now, she was so angry that smoke was coming out of her head."