The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Zhang Jia's shoulders trembled slightly. She lowered her head and choked a few times, trying to hold back her tears. However, her inner collapse made it difficult for her to maintain her disguise.

"The Zhang family... although our ancestors were once wealthy, they never begged for food when they were poor. My father is a man of integrity and would never let me be someone's concubine in such a lowly way..."

Zhang Jia choked up, her words revealing despair and humiliation, "But this time, it was the old lady who forced me to do it. She...she threatened the lives of my entire family!"

Lin Ruoxuan's eyes instantly became more fierce. She slowly straightened up and said in a calm voice with a hint of chill: "To threaten you with the lives of eight members of the Zhang family? The old lady is really cruel."

Zhang Jia finally couldn't suppress the fear in her heart and tears flowed like a fountain.

She was choking with sobs and could hardly speak. She told the truth in a halting manner: "Old Madam...she knew that my parents and brothers all depended on the Qi family for support. Without the Qi family's protection, the Zhang family would have died long ago. She...she used this to threaten me, saying that as long as I stayed in the Qi family's main house and became the young master's concubine, otherwise, all eight members of the Zhang family would have lost their lives."

At this point, Zhang Jia was already sobbing, covering her face with her hands, and curling up on the ground, as if the last bit of her fragile will had been crushed by fear.

Lin Ruoqiao was stunned as she watched from the sidelines. She whispered, "How could this old lady be so cruel? She is so heartless!"

Zhang Jia raised her tearful face and said, "I really have no choice. I...I can only try my best for my family."

Lin Ruoxuan roughly understood what happened, so she arranged for Lin Ruoqiao to say, "Seventh sister, please continue to calm Zhang Jia down and don't let her do anything impulsive."

Although Lin Ruoqiao was a little nervous, she believed in her sister's arrangement, nodded, and replied softly: "Don't worry, I will watch her and won't let her do anything wrong."

Lin Ruoxuan nodded with satisfaction, then left the Rose Garden and quickly headed towards the inner hall where Madam Qi was.

The Qi couple and Lin Ruoxue were sitting in the living room at this moment, and Qi Zeshen was standing beside them with obvious anxiety on his face.

After Lin Ruoxuan came in, she directly told the truth that Zhang Jia had confessed. After hearing this, the Qi couple and Qi Zeshen's faces became solemn.

Especially Mrs. Qi, when she heard that the old lady actually threatened Zhang Jia with the lives of eight members of the Zhang family, her face turned pale and she couldn't accept it.

"This...this is too much! How could mother do this!" Mrs. Qi couldn't help but said angrily.

Qi Zeshen clenched his fists tightly, frowned, and anger was evident in his eyes.

He looked at Lin Ruoxuan: "Ruoxuan, you decide what to do, and we will follow your arrangements."

Lin Ruoxuan's eyes were as calm as water, and her tone was steady: "The key to the matter now lies in the old lady, so we must cut off the old lady's thread, otherwise the matter will not end."

Madam Qi nodded, with a look of determination in her eyes, "Ruoxuan, just make the arrangements and we will do it."

Lin Ruoxuan calmly analyzed: "Of course the problem can be solved, but it will require the old lady to suffer a little."

After she finished speaking, she observed the expressions of the Qi family and found that there was nothing unusual before she said, "First, I have to trouble Madam Qi to invite the old lady over."

Mrs. Qi agreed immediately: "That's no problem, I'll go and ask mother right away."

Lin Ruoxuan was very satisfied with her execution speed and added: "Brother-in-law needs to take Zhang Jia away from here temporarily. No matter if it means coaxing or intimidation, just take her away."

Qi Zeshen trusts Lin Ruoxuan unconditionally: "Okay, I will find a way to take her away."

At the same time, Lin Ruoxuan asked Hong Ya to find Gu Nanyuan and ask him to send a few strangers to follow Madam Qi and the people around her.

After arranging all this, Lin Ruoxuan waited at the Qi Mansion for Old Madam Qi to arrive.

Qi Zeshen went to find Zhang Jia and explained to her: "Miss Zhang Jia, to be a concubine you also need the documents from Jingzhao Yinfu. We have to go and complete all the formalities now, so that it can be considered legitimate."

Zhang Jia listened, nodded slightly, believed Qi Zeshen's words, and then followed him into the carriage.

Tears sparkled in her eyes, and she was very grateful in her heart, "Sir, I am so grateful for your kindness to me. If it weren't for saving my family, I would rather die than become anyone's concubine."

Qi Zeshen's eyes trembled slightly, and he felt a little sorry in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface and said softly: "I understand the pain in your heart. Things have come to this point, and many things are not our choice, but I will definitely do my best to ensure that your family is safe."

Zhang Jia nodded and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Although she said no more, she already understood in her heart.

The carriage was moving very fast, and the street scenes outside the window passed by quickly, and Zhang Jia felt increasingly heavy in his heart.

She looked around and found that Qi Zeshen had a calm expression and nothing seemed unusual, so she said no more.

The uneasiness in her heart was gradually suppressed by reality, and she could only silently accept the fate before her.

Soon after, the carriage slowly stopped in front of a quiet house.

Qi Zeshen got off the carriage, turned around, held Zhang Jia's arm, and said softly, "We're here. This is my friend's house."

Zhang Jia stepped out of the carriage carefully and looked up at the house in front of him - Zizhuyuan.

The swaying bamboo shadows in the courtyard seem to be isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

She frowned slightly, feeling puzzled, and asked, "Sir, why didn't you go directly to Jingzhao Yinfu, but came here first?"

Qi Ze Shen explained naturally: "Come here first to get the necessary documents."

As he said that, he walked into the yard first. Zhang Jia had no choice but to follow him.

After entering the house, she saw Lin Ruoxue sitting in the living room with a gentle smile on her face.

"Miss Zhang, please sit down first and don't be nervous." Lin Ruoxue stood up and greeted her kindly.

Zhang Jia felt even more confused, but she remained alert. She sat down carefully and looked around from time to time, but she found nothing.

In the front hall of the Qi family.

Old Madam Qi was called over by Madam Qi. When she saw Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao sitting in the hall, her heart tightened slightly, and she instantly realized that the atmosphere was wrong.

Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao looked a little cold, and did not hide their purpose at all.

Madam Qi coughed a few times, stroked her chest, and said weakly, "Alas, the weather has been bad recently, and I feel a little unwell. I'm afraid I have to go back and rest. Let's talk about it another day."

After saying that, he wanted to turn around and leave.

Lin Ruoxuan sneered, not giving her the chance to leave, and stood up to block her way, saying bluntly: "Old lady, stop pretending."

"We have sent Zhang Jia away. I'm afraid she has left the capital and has come to Qingzhou, the hometown of our Lin family. Since you want to keep her by your side so much, I'm afraid you won't have much chance to see her again in this life."