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

At this time, Lin Yuxi came hurriedly, with a hint of anxiety between her eyebrows.

She was wearing an emerald green dress, which made her figure look slender and particularly eye-catching.

"Cousin, aunt," she began as soon as she entered the hall, her voice filled with anxiety, "I have something important to tell you, and I must tell you now."

Gu Nanyuan frowned slightly, and said in a restrained tone: "Why are you so anxious?"

"This matter is of great importance." Lin Yuxi looked around with a serious look, raised his hand and waved, "Let the servants leave, this matter is not suitable for outsiders to hear."

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was slightly stunned, but seeing her serious expression, she nodded and signaled the maids to leave.

Lin Ruoxuan stood up and was about to leave, but she heard Lin Yuxi's emotionless voice: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to leave."

These words made Lin Ruoxuan pause. She turned to look at Lin Yuxi and said softly, "Since this is a private matter, it is not convenient for me to stay here."

"You should be here." Lin Yuxi's tone suddenly turned cold, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, with a bit of inexplicable meaning, "This matter is related to my sister-in-law."

Gu Nanyuan frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Lin Yuxi's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction, but her voice softened: "Since everyone is here, I won't beat around the bush."

She turned to look at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, bowed, and said with a hypocritical regret, "Aunt, I really don't want to expose my sister-in-law, but she deceived her superiors and deceived her cousin's feelings. As an elder, you must know."

Lin Yuxi's smile contained a hint of pride that she had won the victory.

Lin Ruoxuan stood aside, not at all flustered.

She raised her head slightly, looked at Lin Yuxi with a cold gaze, and said in a calm tone like a stream of spring water: "If you want to act wildly in the Gu family, you should learn to restrain yourself. Otherwise, you will have to pay the price for what happened today."

Lin Yuxi sneered and met her gaze without any concern: "You still dare to threaten me at this time? I want to see how long you can keep your mouth shut."

She took a step forward, her eyes gleaming with pride, "Today, I will let everyone know how hypocritical you really are under this false facade of 'virtuous'!"

Before he finished speaking, hurried footsteps were heard from outside, and Lin Yuxi's mother rushed in with an anxious look on her face.

She panted and forced a stiff smile: "Yuxi! What are you doing? Apologize to your aunt and Master Gu!"

She almost threw herself at Lin Yuxi, grabbed her daughter's arm tightly, and said anxiously in a low voice: "Are you crazy? This is the Gu family, not a place where we can act recklessly!"

Lin Yuxi shook off her mother's hand, and the mockery on her face became even more intense: "Mom, what are you afraid of? I am exposing a liar for the Gu family. Isn't that right?"

“Shut up!” Madam Lin’s face changed, and she pulled her even harder. “If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll break your legs when I get home today!”

"Don't stop me!" Lin Yuxi's eyes flashed with impatience, and she pushed her mother away. "Today, I must expose her!"

She paused, her eyes swept towards the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and Gu Nanyuan, her tone suddenly rose a few notches: "Cousin, aunt, I know you two have always trusted my sister-in-law, but do you know whether she has been secretly drinking contraceptive medicine and does not want to leave an heir to the Gu family?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expression on the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's face froze instantly, and a hint of surprise flashed between her brows.

Gu Nanyuan, who was standing aside, had his eyes darkened and his expression turned cold in an instant.

He did not rush to speak, but raised his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Ruoxuan.

Lin Ruoxuan stood straight, her face calm, without any panic in her eyes.

She smiled slightly and said calmly: "You said this with full confidence. But do you have any evidence? An empty accusation will only make people think that you are too eager to instigate."

"Evidence?" Lin Yuxi snorted coldly and raised her hand to gesture behind her, "Of course there is! Did you often ask the maid next to you to go to the pharmacy to get medicine? The waiter in the pharmacy has confessed that the medicine she took was the contraceptive soup. Sister-in-law, do you still want to quibble?"

The lady of the Zhenguo Duke's face became even uglier, and she looked at Lin Ruoxuan with complicated eyes: "Ruoxuan..."

Gu Nanyuan finally spoke at this time, his voice was low but carried a strong pressure: "Enough."

He stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Ruoxuan. He looked at Lin Yuxi with a cold gaze, and his tone was obviously unhappy: "I don't remember that the Gu family allowed anyone to accuse the Crown Prince's wife at will."

"I'm not accusing you, I'm exposing the truth!" Lin Yuxi refused to give in. "Have you also been deceived by her? She took the contraceptive medicine without telling you. This is cheating!"

Gu Nanyuan's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, but his tone became calmer: "Did she tell you that I didn't know about the contraceptive medicine?"

Lin Yuxi was slightly startled, and then her voice became louder: "Don't tell me, do you know?!"

Gu Nanyuan nodded slowly, his eyes calm and peaceful: "Of course I know, because this is the decision we discussed together."

Lin Yuxi's smile froze on her face, as if she didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"

"Two years ago, Ruoxuan discussed this with me." Gu Nanyuan turned around and looked at his mother, his expression softening. "I am now taking over some military affairs, and Ruoxuan has just married into the Gu family. Many things are not yet settled, so we decided not to have children for the time being and wait two years before deciding."

Lin Ruoxue leaned back in her chair, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness: "Lin Yuxi is related to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, and is also planning to form an alliance with the second branch of the Qi family. I'm afraid we sisters can't escape this time. Regardless of whether she is coming for us or not, she can't avoid our lives after all."

Lin Ruoxuan sighed, her eyes fixed on the yellowing sycamore leaves outside the window: "Big sister, you are right. Since we can't avoid it, we can only find a way to deal with it. However, some things seem unsolvable, but there will always be a turning point."

There were slight footsteps outside the door, and soon, Lin Huaixun walked in.

He lowered his head and walked hesitantly, as if he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Lin Shiyuan looked up and saw him, his face suddenly darkened, he flicked his sleeves coldly, stood up and walked out without saying a word.

Lin Huaixun's eyes were dim and his fists were clenched tightly, as if he had used up all his strength to prevent himself from catching up.

He gritted his teeth and said in a hoarse voice: "I know my father doesn't want to see me, and I don't dare to ask for his forgiveness. It's just that I'm really... really sorry for you."

Lin Ruoxue raised her eyes and glanced at him with a complicated expression, but said nothing.

Lin Ruoxuan pursed her lips slightly, her eyes stayed on Lin Huaixun for a moment, and finally said in a gentle tone: "Fourth brother, let's not talk about the past. As long as you start over, our family will gradually ease up."

Having said that, the resentment in her heart has not completely dissipated.

She knew that if the elders in the family were not still alive, many things would never be easily revealed.