After dinner, Liu Mei'er asked her maid to bring some clothes to Mu Xiyue. The fabrics looked very good and the styles were also quite nice.

Xiao Tao asked in confusion, "Miss, why is the Second Madam suddenly so kind?"

Mu Xiyue smiled as she put all the clothes into the closet. "Maybe they're just trying to keep things simple. After all, they want to use me to establish a marriage with Duke Chen. They can't let me wear coarse cloth every day. Wouldn't that be blatant abuse?"

In the evening, the secret guard who had been keeping watch at Anyuan Marquis' Mansion for a whole day returned to Prince Jin's Mansion to report.

Xiao Yibai was finally relieved after hearing everything Mu Xiyue said after returning to the Marquis' Mansion. What happened on the mountain that day was just an accidental coincidence. As long as she didn't approach him intentionally, he would protect Mu Xiyue in the future when she was in the capital.

Seeing that his master remained silent for a long time after listening to his report, the secret guard carefully asked again, "Master, do you still want to go to Anyuan Marquis' Mansion to keep an eye on it?"

Xiao Yibai waved his hand, "No need, go down! Wait, we should keep an eye on it and send two people to take turns. If Miss Mu finds out, you can show up, but don't let the others in the Marquis' Mansion find out. Report anything immediately."

Mu Xiyue knew that someone was secretly watching her yard. Since she didn't feel any malicious intent, she didn't care. She just couldn't use the space at will in the future.

After a good night's sleep, as soon as Mu Xiyue got up, Chun Ya came in to serve her with water for washing.

After breakfast, Mu Xiyue brought Xiaotao to Wenqiyuan. Mu Fengnian hadn't left court yet, so Mu Xiyue approached the butler and asked directly, "Butler, I need money to go out. Who should I ask for it?"

The housekeeper knew the purpose of the Marquis bringing the eldest daughter back home. He said respectfully, "My lady, the household expenses of the mansion are managed by the Madam. If you need money, you have to ask the Madam for it."

Mu Xiyue didn't waste any time and went to find Liu Meir's Yaxinyuan.

Liu Mei'er was in the room. When she heard Mu Xiyue coming to find her, her heart skipped a beat for no reason and she immediately asked someone to bring Mu Xiyue in.

Mu Xiyue said directly: "Second Madam, I want to go out for a walk. Please give me the monthly allowance that has not been given to me for the past ten years!"

She had learned from Chun Ya yesterday that Mu Xiyu's official monthly allowance was twenty taels of silver. When she bought clothes or something, she would ask the shop assistant to deliver them directly to her house, and the housekeeper would settle the bill with the assistant.

Mu Xiyue calculated that her monthly allowance was two hundred and forty taels per year. Even if it started from the age of six, she was seventeen this year, so she should be given at least ten years of monthly allowance, otherwise she wouldn't mind taking it herself.

Twenty taels a month might not seem like much, but if ten years' worth of monthly allowances were paid out in one lump sum, that would be over two thousand taels. How could Liu Mei'er be willing to give it to her like that? Besides, Mu Xiyue had just called herself the Second Madam. For so many years, everyone in the outside world had acknowledged her as the Anyuan Marquis's wife, yet this little bitch actually called her the Second Madam.

"Yue'er, you just returned home and are not familiar with Shangjing City. Don't leave the house without permission. You should know that in Shangjing City, a brick thrown casually can hit a powerful person. If you offend someone you shouldn't, my mansion will not be able to protect you."

How could Mu Xiyue be so easily dealt with? However, she had no intention of getting entangled with Liu Meir. She could wait for Mu Fengnian to come back and then ask for the money back.

"Second Madam, you don't need to worry about this. Just give me the money and don't waste my time. I know how much the eldest daughter's monthly allowance is, so don't try to deceive me."

Liu Mei'er asked the nanny beside her to bring fifty taels of silver, "Yue'er, take these fifty taels and use them first. I'll calculate the monthly allowance for you when your father comes back."

Mu Xiyue took the fifty taels. Although she didn't know what the prices were like in the capital, it didn't matter. If she liked something expensive, she could just ask the shop owner to send it to the Marquis' Mansion for settlement.

Seeing Mu Xiyue take the fifty taels of silver and turn around to leave, Liu Mei'er sneered and said to the nanny beside her, "This little bitch has never seen the world. She must have never seen fifty taels of silver before, and she still wants to take ten years of monthly allowance."

As the capital, Shangjing City is indeed prosperous and wealthy, and there are many things that the two have never seen in Yun'an County.

I spent the morning strolling through the city's busiest streets, and didn't dare go to a big restaurant for lunch, thinking it would be extremely expensive.

The two of them found a small restaurant, which attracted the attention of the diners. They didn't expect that such a small restaurant could attract young ladies from wealthy families.

The two of them were wearing the clothes that Liu Mei'er had someone send to her yard yesterday. They were obviously young ladies from wealthy families. In addition, Mu Xiyue was extremely beautiful, but she had gotten a little tanned after living in the countryside for these years.

The owner of the restaurant was flattered and nodded. "Excuse me, miss, what would you like to eat? The food in our restaurant is guaranteed to be clean and delicious."

When Mu Xiyue first entered the store, she glanced at the food in front of the diners. Most of the people were eating noodles. She smiled and said, "Give us two bowls of noodles!"

The two were very satisfied after eating the noodles. The noodles, which cost ten cents a bowl, also came with shredded pork. They didn't expect that there would be such a cheap and delicious small shop in such a prosperous Shangjing City.

In the afternoon, the two of them went shopping again, bought some clothes and shoes in a clothing store, and bought some jewelry at a jewelry store. They asked the store staff to deliver them directly to the marquis' mansion to settle the bill with the housekeeper.

The shop assistant came to the door of the marquis's mansion and said that these were the things bought by the eldest daughter. The doorman did not dare to delay and immediately reported to the housekeeper. After hearing this, the housekeeper went out to find out more and then ran back to the mansion to tell Mu Fengnian.

"Master, the young lady went out to buy some clothes and jewelry today. The shop assistant delivered the items, but the bill hasn't been settled yet. I asked around, and the total amount from the two shops is 560 taels."

Mu Fengnian's face darkened when he heard this. "It's all over. When the eldest lady comes back, ask her to come over."

The housekeeper responded and hurried out to settle the bill, then asked the maid to deliver all the things to Mu Xiyue's yard.

It was almost dusk when Mu Xiyue returned. As soon as she entered the mansion, a servant said that the master was looking for her. Mu Xiyue asked Xiaotao to go back to the courtyard to prepare dinner. She also wanted to ask Mu Fengnian for the monthly allowance she had received over the years.

Mu Xiyue walked slowly to Wenqiyuan. When she arrived at Mu Fengnian's study, she did not bow and found a place to sit down.

Seeing her nonchalant look, Mu Fengnian got angry. "Yue'er, how can you, a young lady from the boudoir, go out so early in the morning and come back so late? If outsiders knew about this, they would think our mansion was uneducated. Look at you, you don't know how to sit properly. Tomorrow your grandmother will send someone to your yard to teach you about boudoir etiquette."

Mu Xiyue waited until he finished speaking before she sneered, "Father, does the Marquis' Mansion really have such a thing as manners? You'd better stop joking. I didn't come here to listen to your lectures. Tell your Second Madam to deliver my monthly allowance for the past ten years to my courtyard before dark today. I don't like people owing me money all the time."

After Mu Xiyue finished speaking, she stood up and walked out without caring about Mu Fengnian.

Mu Fengnian was so angry that he really wanted to beat this rebellious girl to death on the spot, but when he thought of his plan, he endured it.

"Yue'er, sit down. Your father has something to say to you."

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