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Sure enough, it was because of this.

Jiang Yuyue sneered inwardly, but sighed and immediately explained, "Grandmother, don't you know my current situation? After Erlang paid off his gambling debt of four thousand taels, I have no money left. Today, Sister Yuan'er wants to buy jewelry that costs more than five hundred taels of silver. Where would I get so much money?"

“If I had plenty of money in the past, five hundred taels of silver would have been no problem. I have bought my sister a lot of jewelry before. It’s not that I’m stingy and unwilling to pay, it’s just that I really can’t afford it.”

When Madam Xie heard this, her face turned extremely ugly. She had thought that Jiang Yuyue was faking that she had no money, but now it seemed that she really did.

After all, just as she said, Jiang Yuyue had spent a lot of money on the Xie family in the past, and today, even in front of everyone, they couldn't get any money out of them, so it must be true.

"Even if you're broke, you shouldn't expose our family's dirty secrets to outsiders!"

Madam Xie continued her scolding, "You revealed the Xie family's predicament in front of so many people, where does that leave our family's face?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuyue's expression became even more innocent. She pointed at Xie Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "But Grandmother, I told Yuan'er that I had no money this morning, but she still insisted on dragging me into that jewelry shop. What could I do?"

Xie Yuan suddenly looked up, wishing she could tear her apart.

Who knew that what that bitch said was true!

"I only thought my sister-in-law was just being modest because she easily paid off four thousand taels of silver for my second brother! Who would have thought she couldn't even come up with five hundred taels of silver?!"

"Oh?"

Jiang Yuyue looked at her, "But didn't my sister also have trouble getting it out?"

Seeing that Xie Yuan had no way to refute, Jiang Yuyue looked at Old Madam Xie and continued, "Alright, Grandmother, although Yuan'er is a bit willful, a young lady's body is precious and cannot withstand such punishment of kneeling. In the end, it's just a matter of losing face. Please let her get up."

"If it were just a matter of losing face, that would be fine!"

Hearing this, Madam Xie became even angrier and slammed her cane hard on the ground. "That wretched girl! Seeing that you didn't have money to pay for her bill, she actually went home and stole more than two hundred taels of silver from me to buy jewelry!"

Is there such a thing?

Jiang Yuyue was genuinely surprised. Even though she knew Xie Yuan was proud and concerned about her image, she never expected her to go home and steal money just to pretend she was rich and buy jewelry.

No wonder Xie Yuan is kneeling here as punishment. And looking at the old lady Xie's furious appearance, it's only a matter of two hundred taels of silver. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Xie Yuan had stolen all of her family's wealth.

It seems the Xie family is truly desperate for money; Old Madam Xie is so angry over a mere two hundred taels of silver.

At that moment, Madam Xie had just received the news and rushed over. Seeing her beloved daughter kneeling on the ground, she couldn't hide her heartache.

"My little kite! Why are you kneeling on the ground!"

Madam Xie hurriedly helped her up from the ground, and seeing Xie Yuan's tearful appearance, she became even more anxious.

"Mother! What did Yuan'er do wrong to deserve such punishment?! Haven't you always doted on Yuan'er the most?"

"pet!?"

Madam Xie snorted coldly, "It's all because of my pampering that I've produced such a good granddaughter who steals money to buy jewelry!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie's expression froze for a moment, truly not expecting her daughter to do such a thing.

"Just now, the eldest young mistress tried to help the second young lady up, but the second young lady tried to push the eldest young mistress to the ground!"

Xiao Liu added fuel to the fire, saying, "Madam, the young mistress is carrying the young master's only child!"

These words made the expression on the First Madam's face even more interesting.

But she always knew her daughter's temperament; Xie Yuan was used to being domineering, and she was indeed capable of doing these things.

The most important thing right now is to calm the old lady down.

"Mother, I will discipline Yuan'er properly in a moment, so you don't need to trouble yourself to teach her."

The First Madam quickly spoke up, not forgetting to inquire about Jiang Yuyue who was standing to the side, "Yuyue, have you had dinner? Why don't you come and eat in my courtyard together?"

"No need."

Jiang Yuyue said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Mother. Ah Xi and I have already eaten at Shi Ding Lou."

Upon hearing the mention of Shi Ding Lou, a ruthless glint flashed in Xie Yuan's eyes, and her face turned even more ashen.

Jiang Yuyue had taken her to Shidinglou several times before, and Xie Yuan knew the prices of the dishes there very well. She never expected that this bitch Jiang Yuyue had money to eat at Shidinglou but no money to pay for her!

"Sister-in-law, you really don't flaunt your wealth. Just now you were complaining about being poor and saying you had no money, so how can you afford to eat at Shidinglou Restaurant? If you don't want to spend money on your sister, just say so. We're all family, why hide it?"

After saying this, Xie Yuan noticed the pastries Xiao Liu was carrying. Judging from the packaging, she knew they were from Fuyuanzhai, and she began to mock them even more.

"Look, my sister-in-law went to Shidinglou for a big feast, and that wasn't enough. She even bought some pastries from Fuyuanzhai! Everyone knows that Fuyuanzhai's pastries are always expensive and hard to find. My sister-in-law is really lucky!"

"And you bought such expensive pastries but didn't even share them with your mother and grandmother. Could it be that you're planning to hide them and eat the good ones yourself?"

As expected, upon hearing this, both Old Madam Xie and the First Madam's expressions changed. Jiang Yuyue, having listened to Xie Yuan's long and rambling speech, must have been harboring anger for a long time.

"What you're saying, sister, is strange."

Jiang Yuyue looked puzzled. "This Shidinglou restaurant was hosted for me by my younger brother. What does it have to do with whether I have money or not? Is it not allowed that my brother can't even treat me to a meal?"

In front of the Xie family, Jiang Yuyue would naturally not mention Pei Jingchuan's matter, but instead blamed it all on Jiang Huanxi.

"As for these pastries, my younger brother bought them for me because he knew I loved these white jade frost square cakes. If Mother and Grandmother want some, they can have them."

Fuyuanzhai's pastries have always been top-notch, and to be honest, it's been a long time since Madam Xie and Madam Xie have had the pleasure of enjoying them. But when Jiang Yuyue said that her younger brother bought them for her, they felt awkward accepting them.

"Since your brother bought it for you, you can keep it for yourself."

With a stern face, Madam Xie realized it was getting late and she didn't have the energy to watch the drama continue. After saying this, she looked at the First Madam and said, "Go back and discipline your daughter properly. If she does such petty theft again, our Xie family will have no good people!"