Chapter 245: Cousin Arranges Marriage for Her

By the time Gao Wanxin finished her work in the kitchen, it was already dark.

When Zhao Xuan came back, he saw that there was no fire in the kitchen. He had been busy all afternoon, but there was no hot meal when he came back. Naturally, he was angry and threw things. The broken tiles fell in front of Gao Wanxin, and the food in the bowl stained her skirt.

"If you don't do this job, get out of here."

"Wanxin, come out with me."

Gao Wanxin nodded and followed Zhao Xuan out.

Gao Wanxin knew her identity, so she naturally didn't dare and wouldn't refute Zhao Xuan's words.

When he walked out of the kitchen, Zhao Xuan's face was still very cold.

Even though he's usually easy to talk to, he can be quite scary when he gets angry.

"Sir, today's incident involved a theft in the main kitchen. This matter could be serious or minor. If left unaddressed, I'm afraid it will only encourage this bad habit in the future. If you feel Wanxin is meddling too much, I will not say anything about it from now on."

Zhao Xuan softened his tone.

He looked at Gao Wanxin and said, "I don't blame you for this."

"Your clothes are dirty. Go to Huajinfang tomorrow to make a few and put them on my account."

His eyes fell on Gao Wanxin.

Only then did he realize that Gao Wanxin's clothes were mostly plain and elegant, and the materials were ordinary, which was completely different from his daughter Lingxi. Lingxi used the best for food and drink, and she would not even look at clothes made of this kind of material, let alone wear them.

Gao Wanxin smiled.

"No, I'll just go back and wash up."

"Don't be angry. I think you must be hungry now. If you don't mind, I can make something for you in the small kitchen and send it over."

Zhao Xuan didn't say anything and nodded.

Gao Wanxin turned around and went to the small kitchen in the backyard. She was not stupid. She took the ingredients from the big kitchen. The ingredients were still from the Zhao family. She just cooked them.

Of course, you cannot wear dirty clothes. Wearing dirty clothes in front of others is impolite.

She changed into a dark green dress, took the cooked food, and went to Zhao Xuan's study.

After delivering the food, she turned around and was about to leave.

Wang Wen looked at Gao Wanxin and asked with a smile, "Why don't you just send it in directly?"

"The Lord has been busy these days selecting officials for His Majesty. You should go in and tell him about your marriage. This is a great opportunity."

Gao Wanxin hesitated, but still listened to Wang Wen.

Gao Wanxin is a down-to-earth person and she is nice to everyone. Wang Wen knows what the mother and daughter of the Gao family are thinking, and Gao Wanxin has given Wang Wen some money before.

She whispered a thank you.

Knocked on the door and walked in.

Sure enough, Zhao Xuan was writing names on paper.

Gao Wanxin can read.

Gao Wangshi was originally a woman from a prominent family. She attended a private school and learned the Four Books and Five Classics. She taught her daughter herself.

Seeing Gao Wanxin coming in, Zhao Xuan threw the booklet aside.

"You're not cooking fast enough. I'm starving."

"Serve it up quickly."

Gao Wanxin walked to the small round table and put the food on it, "My lord, please eat first."

She said this, but she didn't say she was leaving. However, she didn't know how to say it when it came to her marriage.

"If you have something to say, just say it. No need to waste time."

Gao Wanxin said, "I also ask my cousin to pay attention to my marriage."

"About this." Zhao Xuan paused while eating. "I just wanted to tell you that I have a son who has passed the imperial examination. His family is not very well-off, but he is a good person. He has several younger brothers and sisters. If you are willing, I can help you introduce him to someone."

"Then I'll go back and discuss it with my mother. I think what you said should be good."

"You should have seen that man before. His name is Xu Ziwei. He has been to the Zhao family several times. You were there too."

Xu Ziwei?

Gao Wanxin had some recollection of it, so she immediately asked, "He was one of the young men who drank at Zhao's house that summer night."

She remembered.

The Zhao family has no mistress to take care of things. Old Madam Zhao is old and doesn't stay up late at night. But the eldest daughter of the Zhao family hates men who drink the most, so she is even more unwilling to entertain them.

Old Madam Zhao called Gao Wanxin to go and take a look.

When she walked over, she saw someone drunk and almost falling down, so she called the maid to help him up.

The drunk man was Xu Ziwei.

She had seen him before. He was very polite and good-looking. It didn't matter that he had many younger brothers and sisters at home. When they grew up and started their own families, they could help each other.

Gao Wanxin was quite satisfied when she heard Zhao Xuan say this.

As Zhao Xuan ate the food in his bowl, he had an indescribable strange feeling, as if he had not been taken care of like this for a long time.

In order to wash away the strange feeling, he went to the backyard after eating.

I went to Aunt Wang's room first.

Wang sat on a chair and ordered the maid to serve him...

Zhao Xuan looked at it and felt even more annoyed.

"Okay, I'm just here to take a look. No need for water. I'm not staying here overnight."

Wang looked at Zhao Xuan with resentful eyes, "Sir, you haven't stayed overnight in my room for two months."

Zhao Xuan ignored him and turned away.

He didn't go to the other concubines' rooms either.

The women in Zhao Xuan's backyard were older than him the first one to come, and the youngest was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Perhaps the novelty had worn off and he no longer had the energy to go to the backyard.

But women are always needed to serve him at night.

He went to the room of his young concubine and took a nap.

In the side courtyard, after Gao Wanxin told her mother Gao Wangshi about Xu Ziwei, Gao Wangshi went to see the old lady despite her illness and asked around.

Later, he called Gao Wanxin over.

She doesn't agree.

"Mother, you've been urging your daughter to get married. Now that your cousin has found a good one, why are you letting your daughter refuse?"

Gao Wanxin didn't understand what her mother meant.

"You're still too young. Xu Ziwei got through the exam from a humble background, and he has such a large family behind him. You know, Xu Ziwei is 25 years old this year. His two younger brothers have already married and have children, and he has two unmarried sisters. Now this family doesn't farm or do business, and has no income. They rely entirely on Xu Ziwei to support the family."

"Did you marry him to help him take care of such a large family?"

"I've already told the old lady about this, let's push it off."

"Wanxin, are you acquainted with the second wife of the Marquis' Mansion? I'm afraid the Zhao family doesn't want to find a good marriage for you. Even if there is a good one, it won't be your turn."

The one above is Lingxi, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family.

Zhao Xuan also had three illegitimate daughters who were also of marriageable age.

Even if you have a good family background, you should focus on your own daughter.

Gao Wanxin felt a headache after listening to her mother's words. Naturally, what her mother said was for her own good.

But, I'm already seventeen, and I'll be eighteen soon after the New Year...

If she doesn't get married before she turns 20, she will really become an old aunt.