Just because she looks weak doesn't mean she's easy to bully.

Ling Xiao took the girl to the inn, and Cheng Jinchu saw it, but that day, she, she was seduced by the beauty...

It's true that beauty can mislead people. She didn't even bother to see what the girl looked like.

"Ahem...did she see it clearly?"

Cheng Jinchu pretended to have just realized it, his eyes widened and he looked at Ning Jiaoer in shock.

“She said, absolutely not wrong!”

"Oh? So, Yuanyuan, let me ask you another question. What do you think, if you marry your cousin and he takes a concubine..."

Ning Jiaoer sighed.

"My mother told me about this a long time ago. She was afraid that I would think that all men were like my father after seeing him behave like him. After all, when she first married my father, she didn't plan to be together for the rest of her life.

Because my father is the only male in the marquis's mansion, it is important to have a son, but my father himself does not want to do so.

I know my mother was doing this for my own good. She was afraid that I would be sad in the future, so she told me in advance that there are very few men in this world who do not take concubines.

So, she taught me that to be a good mistress of a rich family, I must be tolerant. I don’t mind my cousin having a concubine. There are too few men in Cangzhou who don’t have concubines. I won’t ask him to do so.

Cheng Jinchu was very surprised when he heard what Ning Jiaoer said. Ning Jiaoer's mother had recently given her these lessons, and she was quite receptive!

"Let's assume that the person you marry is Ling Xiao, and then he takes that girl as his concubine. I'm sure you can accept that, right?"

Cheng Jinchu's question really made Ning Jiaoer stuck. She had just answered calmly, but now, she didn't want to nod her head. She didn't want to see other women around Ling Xiao. This...

Ning Jiaoer bit her lip and tears started to flow again.

"I, I, I don't want to get married. I don't want to become an adult. It's not good at all. I've been feeling very uncomfortable recently. Sister, I, I suddenly feel like I want to escape."

Cheng Jinchu sighed and carefully wiped the tears of this cute girl. Ning Jiaoer was a very cute type and it was so heartbreaking to see her crying.

"Okay, okay, Yuanyuan won't get married, but your aunt and the others have almost finished their discussion!"

Ning Jiaoer stopped crying. She looked at Cheng Jinchu, pouted her lips in grievance, sniffed, and lowered her head sadly.

"That's right. Now that we've come to this, who can turn back? I'm the only one who's suffering. It's not good for everyone else to suffer with me. Sister, maybe I'm just like what mother said. I just feel uncomfortable because I'm going to get married suddenly."

Cheng Jinchu sighed and touched Ning Jiaoer's head.

The reason why Cheng Jinchu did not continue to guide Ning Jiaoer to realize that she actually liked Ling Xiao.

Or maybe Ning Jiaoer realized it now, but she also knew that there was no way back now, so she felt even more upset. She didn't want to hurt her family, but she knew that she didn't want to marry her cousin.

Cheng Jinchu knew that it was useless to say these things now or point them out. The key was to have a reason to cancel the engagement. He should not cancel the engagement without reason as it would easily hurt the feelings of the Duke's wife.

"Yuanyuan, do you want to see Lingxiao?"

Cheng Jinchu suddenly remembered that Ling Xiao was leaving in a few days. Ning Jiaoer mentioned that she had not seen him since she came back from Ling Xiao, so Cheng Jinchu asked this question.

"think!"

The answer came out without even thinking about it. Ning Jiaoer was stunned for a moment and she chuckled.

"Well, sister, I just want to apologize in person, but I live next door to him and I haven't even seen him. Sister, can you let me see Ling Xiao?"

Ning Jiao'er's eyes were bright, and Cheng Jinchu really didn't want to say anything that would disappoint her...

Unfortunately, she couldn't agree to her now. Xie Yu's people were watching Yuanyuan, and she was afraid that Xie Yu would do something to Ling Xiao right after Yuanyuan met Ling Xiao. She could see from the book how Xie Yu dealt with Ling Xiao in the later period, and the key point was that Xie Yu was the first to act.

"No, I just asked. Who knew our Yuanyuan was so excited?"

Cheng Jinchu looked at Ning Jiaoer with a smirk on his face. Ning Jiaoer's face turned red immediately. She stamped her feet, turned around and sat with her back to Cheng Jinchu.

Cheng Jinchu pulled Ning Jiaoer's clothes.

"Hey Yuanyuan, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? Don't be angry, do you want to stay for one night before leaving? I will cook for you myself as an apology, okay?"

When Ning Jiaoer heard that there was something delicious to eat, she swallowed, turned around, and looked at Cheng Jinchu with suspicion.

"Sister Shen, don't you know that you just look like you can't cook?"

Cheng Jinchu pinched the soft flesh on Ning Jiaoer's face.

“Who told you that the ability to cook is on your face, huh?”

Ning Jiaoer rubbed her face and pouted.

"For a fairy-like person like my sister, it is hard for me to imagine that she would be in a kitchen filled with the smell of cooking fumes!"

"What's wrong? Do I not need to eat or go to the toilet?"

"elder sister!"

Ning Jiaoer came over and covered Cheng Jinchu's mouth, saying something like "the toilet"!

"Oh~ Okay, I won't say anything more. This is normal. Um... Yuanyuan, tell me what you want to eat. You can order the food."

Ning Jiaoer thought for a long time, her brows furrowed.

"I can't think of one. This is the first time my sister is cooking for me. Just cook what you are good at. I am not picky about food."

Seeing Ning Jiaoer smiling at him obediently, Cheng Jinchu couldn't help but rub her head a few times.

"Okay! Then I'll send someone to talk to your mother?"

Ning Jiaoer didn't want to go back. The main reason was that she liked Sister Shen, and another reason was that she didn't like the aunt who lived at home.

"good!"

Cheng Jinchu asked Yunzhi to go to the front hall to find Mrs. Huo and tell her about Ning Jiaoer staying for one night. Mrs. Huo had finished the talk and was about to leave, but when she heard that her daughter wanted to play at her sister Shen's place, she thought it was no big deal and agreed directly.

Shen Yun saw Huo and the others off. Before Ning got on the carriage, she smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum. But when they got on, her face immediately darkened.

"What do you mean? When you proposed marriage today, why did you say that An'er was Feng'er's cousin? He is Feng'er's biological brother. How could you say that?"

Mrs. Huo knew that Mrs. Ning was unhappy about this, but she had discussed this with her husband last night. After all, this person had not yet been officially included in the family tree, and it would be inappropriate to give him the identity of the Marquis's brother right now.

"Aunt, Wei'an can only be my cousin now!"

Mrs. Huo still had a decent smile on her face, and Mrs. Ning glared at her.

"Tell me, what is your reason for saying that? When I get back, I will definitely have a good talk with your husband!"

Mrs. Huo didn't want to say more. It would be useless for her to say anything anyway, and her words didn't carry any weight in Mrs. Ning's heart. She would just wait until she went back to find the Marquis. When she set out this morning, her husband knew that her aunt would be angry, so he told her to keep silent and let her aunt go back and find him herself.

"Aunt is right. The Marquis is still the boss of the family. Aunt should tell him about what happened today. If he thinks I did something wrong, I will apologize to you!"

When Ning heard what Huo said, she was so angry that she couldn't calm down. She calmed down several times and told herself that she, as the niece-in-law, had an imperial decree after all, so she couldn't say anything. She would talk to her nephew when she got back.