"What a rare opportunity! Hurry up and say yes!"

This system, which always runs away at the drop of a hat, is now causing trouble, and Xiang Wan doesn't want to listen to its nonsense. Hao Yuchun clearly has ill intentions, and she's not about to let her succeed so easily!

"Yuchun, now that you're sixteen, it's time to arrange a marriage."

This was a veiled reminder to Hao Yuchun that not only was she, the young lady, about to be married, but it was also time for her, Xiang Wan, the maid, to get married as well. What reason could they possibly have to keep her detained any longer?

"So, you have someone you like?"

Yes, it exists, but not in this era.

With a blushing face and a shy demeanor, Xiang Wan's acting skills were in no way inferior to Hao Yuchun's.

This behavior piqued Hao Yuchun's interest, and he stared intently at Xiang Wan, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Which family's young master is he? Have I met him before? Would you like me to put in a good word for you?"

Xiang Wan lowered her head, the blush on her face forced out by her inner energy.

"Xiang Wan, there shouldn't be any secrets between us, right? Tell me, maybe I can be a matchmaker."

Hao Yuchun stretched out her fingertips and tugged at Xiang Wan's hem, looking like a close friend who could talk about anything.

Since she was so sincere, she would reluctantly tell her.

"Yes, yes, it's Uncle Lin!"

Xiang Wan squeezed out the last word through her teeth; unless you were close enough, you couldn't hear it at all.

In everyone's eyes, Hao Lin is resourceful, loyal to the Hao family, and still unmarried. While not as handsome as Hao Xuan, he's not far off. He's a major contributor to the Hao family's current wealth. To bring down this behemoth, dismantling it from within is the best approach.

If Hao Yuchun hated her enough, she would definitely go after Hao Lin. If she didn't go, Xiang Wan would take action herself, but with her current strength, the chances of leaving incriminating evidence would be high. Xiang Wan never wanted to waste her own energy on anything that could be resolved through someone else.

"How could that be? He's so old, and he's never given you a kind look. You'd be better off liking my dad than him."

Hao Yuchun seemed to be very considerate of her, but his real intention was simply to get Xiang Wan to express her feelings for Hao Lin so that he could determine whether she was lying.

“You don’t understand. He seems stern on the surface, but he’s actually hiding his true feelings. Today, I went to see the master, and he scolded me, but I felt that he was thinking of me.”

I don't know why, but whenever I see him, even if he's very fierce towards me, I'm not afraid. I just hope he'll say a few more words, and that makes me happy.

As she spoke, she twisted her clothes, looking like she was secretly in love. Seeing that Hao Yuchun's expression was gradually becoming serious, Xiang Wan added fuel to the fire.

"Yuchun, please don't tell him. Liking him is my own business and has nothing to do with him. I don't want to cause him trouble, and I don't want to disturb his life."

Xiang Wan quoted the same old story about a mistress stealing someone's boyfriend, and she didn't believe Hao Yuchun would doubt it. She was sure Hao Yuchun had experienced that feeling of secretly liking someone but being unable to express it.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

Hao Yuchun lost interest in chatting, and the bath water had cooled down, so she got up and asked Xiang Wan to get her a bath towel to dry her body.

It was already difficult enough to help her take a bath, let alone wipe her body. Xiang Wan simply didn't have the mental fortitude to do it, so she made an excuse and ran away.

In her daily life, Xiang Wan would occasionally run into Hao Lin. Sometimes she would pretend to pass by unintentionally, and other times she would gaze at him for a long time after he left. Rumors began to spread, and Xiang Wan didn't care about the servants' gossip. She just kept silent in front of Hao Yuchun.

The less Hao Yuchun said, the more convinced he became that it was true.

Whether it was just Xiang Wan's imagination or not, she had a vague feeling that Hao Yuchun seemed to be looking for his next target.

That day, Xiang Wan accompanied her for a walk by the lotus pond. From afar, she saw Hao Lin hurrying off in another direction, as if something had happened.

From a great distance, Xiang Wan stood still, gazing in Hao Lin's direction, thinking that it was rare to see him alone, as Hao Xuan was not by his side.

With a "splash," Xiang Wan turned her head, but didn't see Hao Yuchun's figure, only a splash in the water.

Xiang Wan chuckled inwardly; Hao Yuchun was really going all out to seduce Hao Lin.

In order not to disappoint Hao Yuchun's performance, Xiang Wan anxiously shouted to Hao Lin, "Miss has fallen into the water! Uncle Lin, Uncle Lin, come and save her!"

There wasn't a single servant passing by, and Xiang Wan guessed that Hao Yuchun must have sent them away early in the morning. As for why Hao Lin was here, it was probably Hao Yuchun who used Hao Xuan to do it.

Hearing the commotion, Hao Lin hesitated for a moment, then quickly ran to the edge of the pool and plunged into the water.

Because she was rescued immediately after falling into the water, Hao Yuchun was otherwise unharmed except for being soaked, but she fainted in Hao Lin's arms.

"What should we do? What should we do? Should we call the master? What if something happens to the young lady?"

"No need, I'll take her back to the courtyard, don't make a fuss."

"Well, then we'll have to rely on Uncle Lin."

Hao Lin took off his outer robe and covered Hao Yuchun's entire body with it. He then carried Hao Yuchun into the courtyard.

Along the way, they didn't see a single person. Xiang Wan was speechless at this turn of events, as if it had all been rehearsed beforehand.

When they arrived at Hao Yuchun's room, Hao Lin put her on the bed, and she woke up, holding onto Hao Lin's hand tightly.

"Miss, should we call a doctor? Falling into the water and catching a chill is no joke. I'll go right now..."

"No need, Xiang Wan. Go and make me a bowl of ginger soup and bring it over as soon as possible."

"Oh well!"

Xiang Wan hesitated, reluctant to leave, her gaze fixed on Hao Lin, as if she wanted to say something but dared not. Finally, Hao Yuchun urged her to leave.

How could such a good show be left for her to watch alone? Xiang Wan started brewing the ginger soup and then turned to go find Hao Xuan.

As expected, Hao Xuan was not home. Xiang Wan thought for a moment and then went to Hao Zheng's courtyard gate.

Just as Shi Tou was about to go out, he saw Xiang Wan and was about to strike up a conversation when Xiang Wan interrupted him.

"Is the young master home? Miss has just fallen into the water, but she won't tell anyone. The master isn't home. Please come and see her, and see if you need a doctor."

After a moment's thought, Stone nodded in agreement.

Although Hao Zheng had a bad temper, he was quite concerned about Hao Yuchun's affairs, and he dared not neglect them even in order to win Hao Xuan's favor.

Once inside the courtyard, Xiang Wan grabbed Shi Tou and made him follow her to get the ginger soup.

Xiang Wan didn't ask the system what happened next. When she and Shi Tou brought the ginger soup over, they found Hao Zheng's face was flushed and he seemed a little absent-minded. He didn't even seem to hear Shi Tou calling him.

The mistress and servant left, and Xiang Wan stood guard at the door, feeling somewhat regretful. She had gone to such lengths to find men for Hao Yuchun, and they were all men of rather special status in the Hao household. Hao Yuchun, I hope you won't let her down.