Chapter 573 Adulthood

Hu Xiner was stunned for a moment, then she suddenly realized that girls in this era could have their coming-of-age ceremony at the age of 15.

The Jigui ceremony was the coming-of-age ceremony for women in ancient times!

In other words, Jiang Ning will be able to get married as an adult woman next year!

"This...this!" She couldn't help but speak incoherently, "But she's still a child!"

Seeing her face filled with shock, Mu Qing finally realized how tough his wife was. "You can't really treat her like a child. If others knew that my cousin had touched her, her reputation would be ruined!"

"Is it really that strict?" Hu Xiner couldn't help swallowing. She just felt sorry for the child and didn't have any bad intentions.

If Jiang Ning's innocence is affected by this, then she, as his sister-in-law, will never be able to clear herself of the blame even if she jumps into the Yellow River.

Mu Qing nodded very solemnly: "My lady, don't worry, I won't touch anyone else easily except you."

Hu Xiner stood up and took two steps on the spot to ease her shock.

She walked to the window and saw Jiang Ning still staring at her outside, his little face full of tear marks and his nose red from the cold.

Such a beautiful and lovely girl should be in junior high school now, but in this era, she can already get married?

In fact, it was Hu Xiner's own experience that limited her understanding of the world.

When they were in the countryside, Hu's parents had actually discussed selling the original owner to someone else, but they kept her until she came of age in order to let her do farm work for a few more years.

And her best friend, the eldest princess, was described as "rebellious" by the ministers. She kept a lot of male favorites in the backyard. Who would dare to marry her?

So the "best time to get married" was wasted, leaving her as an "old maid" at the age of twenty.

No one close to her had ever been married off at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

She suddenly felt something was amiss and turned to question, "No, in the past, many of the maids in our mansion were not married until they were seventeen or eighteen years old. Are you trying to scare me just because you don't want to appease Jiang Ning?"

Mu Qing looked at her without saying a word.

Hu Xin'er became more and more certain of her suspicions, and was so angry that her teeth itched: "Well, Mu Qing, I said that mother loved Jiang Ning so much, how could she let her get married so early? It turns out you learned to lie!"

She stomped over and patted Mu Qing's shoulders, not wanting to use too much force, just wanting to vent her emotions: "You really scared me just now."

Just now, her worldview was greatly threatened, okay?

"She is a grown-up girl." After Mu Qing said this, he closed his mouth proudly and refused to say another word.

It seems that he is actually angry!

Hu Xin'er was puzzled: "I'm not angry yet, but you're the first one to get angry?"

She imitated Mu Qing, tilted her head to the side, and hummed loudly.

This quarrel ended with Mu Qing softening his attitude.

He sat down beside Hu Xin'er silently and sighed, "My dear, please don't be angry. You might hurt the baby in your belly."

Hu Xin'er had no intention of arguing with him, she just didn't want him to be jealous... No, it was she who asked Mu Qing to coax Jiang Ning, and she wasn't jealous, so what was Mu Qing making a fuss about?

"It's no use for Jiang Ning to keep squatting by our door. You don't let me coax her, but she seems to trust you the most right now." Hu Xin'er asked, "Do you really hate her touch so much?"

If possible, she really wanted Mu Qing to take care of Jiang Ning for a while. After all, Jiang Ning was so cute and could distract her husband.

Mu Qing was silent for a moment: "If my lady wants me to do this, I can go."

When Hu Xiner heard this, she turned around and met Mu Qing's eyes full of grievance. She took off Mu Qing's mask and saw that her husband's face was already full of reluctance.

Mu Qing knew that since the person in the dark could attack Lu's mother, he might also attack Jiang Ning who was left unattended.

Hu Xin'er would not force him to do something for no reason.

"Is it really that difficult?" Hu Xin'er placed the mask on the pillow and asked in a softer tone, "Actually, the people of Qingzhou are open-minded. If you take care of her, there won't be any gossip."

Mu Qing nodded sullenly: "As long as my wife thinks it's okay."

"Don't you like her either?" Hu Xiner felt a little headache.

What happened between these two brothers? Lu Yunjue hadn't asked clearly yet, and Mu Qing showed his resistance to Jiang Ning again.

She thought about it and made a decision: "Okay, if you don't want to go, then don't go."

Mu Qing raised his head, a little surprised, but also seemed a little happy and proud: "My wife is jealous too?"

"You jealous bastard!" Hu Xin'er smacked him on the head in amusement. "Only you would argue with a child."

Mu Qing's mood became depressed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He has been rejected by his wife many times recently, and it is inevitable that he feels that his wife does not care about him.

At this moment, he heard Hu Xin'er say softly, "Silly boy, of course I'm jealous of you, I just don't let you find out. But I really treat Ningning as a child, so I don't care about it."

Mu Qing chose to ignore the second half of the sentence: "Madam, are you serious?"

"Yeah!" Hu Xin'er nodded seriously. She knew that this was the only way to please her husband.

However, looking at Mu Qing's happy expression, she couldn't help but reflect on herself - was she too busy with various things recently and hadn't given her husband enough emotional feedback?

Mu Qing was indeed comforted by her words, and even felt that Jiang Ning was not so annoying anymore: "If I don't take care of Jiang Ning, will my wife think I am heartless?"

Hu Xin'er shook her head and said, "No, Jiang Ning has only known us for a short time. You're slow to warm up, so it's normal that you're not familiar with her. We can send more people to her side, so there won't be any safety issues."

If he couldn't even send more people to prevent it, what was the point of Mu Qing going there? After all, he couldn't be by Jiang Ning's side all the time. He must have spent more time taking care of Hu Xin'er and investigating the insider clues.

How could she morally blackmail her husband because of such a thing?

What's more...

She took the initiative to hug Mu Qing: "No matter what decision you make, I will always support you. I understand you, you don't like to interact with others, and in your eyes, Ningning is about to become an adult, and keeping a distance from her is good for her, isn't it?"

Mu Qing was a native of this world. In his heart, Jiang Ning was just his distant cousin who was about to reach adulthood.

Since cousins ​​can get married, it is not surprising that he is so cautious.