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"No," Zhao Ruxi said. "I refuse all these marriage proposals." She looked intently at Lady Zhu: "Mother, you don't need to worry about my marriage anymore. I promise you, I will get married when I'm seventeen, and I will definitely not let you worry too much."

Her words made Lady Zhu feel uneasy.

She quickly replied, "It's alright, it's alright. I was just asking, I didn't mean to force you to get engaged. It's okay if you haven't found someone suitable by seventeen, your parents are reluctant to see you get married. Please don't just marry anyone to avoid worrying us. If you do, I'll never have peace of mind."

These words warmed Zhao Ruxi's heart.

She took Lady Zhu's arm and nuzzled against Lady Zhu's shoulder affectionately, saying, "Mother, you're so good to me."

Lady Zhu patted Zhao Ruxi's arm, gesturing for her to sit down, and said, "Besides those who came to propose marriage today, your Xu Family also came by to say that your brother Chongwen is engaged."

"Huh?" Zhao Ruxi asked, both surprised and Gao Xing, "Which one?"

"She's your seventh great-uncle's granddaughter."

Zhao Ruxi was somewhat surprised.

She had heard from Lady Zhu that someone from the Zhao Family family had taken a liking to Xu Chongwen and wanted the two families to arrange a marriage. Madam Xie also had this intention.

But she never expected that it was her seventh uncle's family that had taken a liking to Xu Chongwen.

This seventh uncle was one of the teachers of the Zhao Family Clan School.

He passed the imperial examination and served as a minor official for several years. However, he was already forty-seven years old when he passed the examination and was in poor health. Perhaps due to his personality, his career was not smooth during those years as an official, and he had few opportunities for promotion. After serving as an official for seven or eight years, he simply resigned and returned to teach at the clan school.

Although his family's circumstances couldn't compare to the Earl of Suiping's Residence, they still owned two or three hundred acres of land and two or three small shops, making them much better off than Xu Family family. In addition, the cousin who passed the imperial examination with Zhao Ruxi was the grandson of his seventh uncle.

Zhao Ruxi never expected that her seventh uncle's family would take a liking to Xu Chongwen.

After all, there is still a difference in social standing between the two families. It is the common practice for people to marry off their daughters to those of higher social standing and to take in wives from humbler backgrounds. But now, Uncle Seven's family has married their daughter down in marriage.

Lady Zhu said, "Your aunt said that your seventh uncle valued the Xu Family for their honesty, kindness, and harmony; he also valued your brother Chongwen for his diligence, intelligence, filial piety, and understanding."

"Seventh Uncle's family dotes on their daughter," Zhao Ruxi remarked, "And they have excellent taste."

The Xu Family family is small; Xu Yongyi and Madam Xie are both kind and honest people who would not mistreat their daughter-in-law; Xu Xue is sensible and capable. Xu Chongwen has an excellent character and is diligent and sensible.

Besides, as Xu Chongwen's teacher, Seventh Uncle must have been very optimistic about Xu Chongwen's future, believing that he would definitely pass the provincial examination next time. The Xu Family's business is also doing very well. Although their family's financial situation is not as good as Seventh Uncle's family at present, it will gradually improve.

In short, Uncle Qi's family doted on their daughter and also saw the potential of the Xu Family.

"How old is Seventh Uncle's granddaughter? What are her appearance and character like?" Zhao Ruxi asked again.

"She's two months older than you. She's very good-looking and of excellent character; your aunt likes her very much," said Lady Zhu.

The Earl of Suiping's Residence didn't have much contact with their relatives. Lady Zhu had only met her seventh uncle's granddaughter once.

However, neither Xu Yongyi nor Madam Xie were fools; they wouldn't let their son marry someone of questionable character and appearance just to arrange a marriage with their seventh uncle. It seemed that this Miss Zhao was a good girl.

"That's good. After the marriage, your uncle and aunt will be more comfortable living here." Zhao Ruxi was very happy about the marriage.

After Xu Yongyi and Madam Xie made their money, they bought Tenth Madam Zhao's house.

However, this was a place where the Zhao Family family lived together, and it was generally not allowed to be sold to outsiders. When Tenth Madam Zhao sold the house, there were some complaints from the clan. However, because Xu Yongyi's family had a good relationship with the Earl of Suiping's Residence, they did not strongly object. But they did not give them a friendly look, and would say a few sarcastic words from time to time.

Now that Xu Chongwen has married his seventh uncle's granddaughter, the Xu Family's foundation here is secure.

Lady Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, that's perfect. Even if your uncle and aunt have money and buy a house elsewhere, they won't feel as at ease living here."

Zhao Ruxi then asked, "What are your thoughts on Xiaoxue's marriage?"

She was busy studying for the exam recently, and Xu Xue would sometimes come over to see her and say a few words; the two met occasionally. Zhao Ruxi, however, hadn't seen Madam Xie for a long time.

"Your aunt said that some members of the Zhao Family family have taken a liking to Xiaoxue, but she didn't approve. She wants to choose someone else."

"Xiaoxue is younger than me, so there's no rush to choose," Zhao Ruxi said.

Lady Zhu sighed, "All four members of the second wife are of marriageable age, but there's still no sign of a child. It's really worrying."

Her feelings for Zhao Jingli were genuine. Of the four children from her second wife's family, the only one she was willing to worry about was Zhao Jingli's marriage. She didn't want to concern herself with the other three.

Zhao Rurui and Zhao Ruyu are both troublesome, Zhao Jing'an harbors resentment towards Lady Zhu because of Lady Wei's matter, so Lady Zhu is unwilling to help either of them.

However, Zhao Jingli's conditions couldn't even compare to those of his seventh uncle's grandson. How could he possibly marry someone with good conditions in every way? In Lady Zhu's eyes, Zhao Jingli was still the same outstanding boy he used to be, and she was unwilling to let Zhao Jingli marry a girl from an ordinary family.

"Any classmates from the Beining Women's Academy that you think are suitable? If so, how about you help your elder brother make arrangements?" Lady Zhu asked.

She did know that the Mu Family's daughter had visited Zhao Ruxi a few days ago, but the Mu Family's daughter was not someone Zhao Jingli could be worthy of. Even a daughter from a concubine's branch like Mu Qinglian was just a tool for the Mu Family's marriage alliances, and the head of the Mu Family would definitely not look favorably upon Zhao Jingli.

"Well..." Zhao Ruxi hesitated, "I'm more familiar with the teachers at the academy, but I'm not really that familiar with my classmates."

As she spoke, He Yuqi's image flashed through her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

She had many suitors in her past life, but she just never clicked with romance; she's only just found love in this life, so she shouldn't even think about becoming a matchmaker. She simply doesn't have that talent.

Moreover, He Yuqi's family situation seems quite complicated, as does the second branch of the Zhao Family. Organizing this matter would be more troublesome than writing ten articles, so it's best to skip it.

The mother and daughter chatted for a while, then went to the old lady's courtyard for a meal before Zhao Ruxi returned to her own Slender Bamboo Courtyard.

She sent Qingfeng and the other maids away, then opened the system screen and stared at the points displayed there for a while.

"I want to buy pills for Xiao Lingyan, is that okay?" she asked the system.

system:"..."

Seeing that the system remained silent, Zhao Ruxi coaxed, "Didn't you always want me to marry into a wealthy family? A princess consort, is there anything more luxurious than that? Unless Zhao Ruyu marries the emperor, she has absolutely no chance of being better than me. But if Xiao Lingyan dies, all of this will be ruined."

"Furthermore, when I wanted to buy the Recovery Pill for my master, grandmother, and father, you didn't say it was forbidden, did you? Logically speaking, it's also acceptable to buy them for Xiao Lingyan, right?"