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

Lin Ruoxuan knew in her heart that she was Gu Nanyuan's mother, so she naturally couldn't neglect her.

"Luqiao, hurry up and help me wash and change clothes. Don't let the Duke's wife wait too long."

Luqiao nodded respectfully: "Yes, young lady."

It was supposed to take a quarter of an hour, but it was shortened to half a quarter of an hour. Seeing that the Duke's wife was in a hurry, Lin Ruoxuan asked, "Duke's wife, is there anything you want to visit me for?"

Her intuition told her that this matter was not simple.

The expression on the Duke's wife's face made it hard to tell whether she was happy or angry: "Of course I came here for something."

Before, Lin Ruoxuan was in the Lin Mansion, so it was not convenient for her to go there, nor was it convenient for her to ask Lin Ruoxuan to come. This time she finally got the chance.

Lin Ruoxuan blinked in confusion: "I wonder what it is?"

She smiled elegantly: "It's your elder sister's business, Sister Xuan, do you know that the things you said in the Ou family have been spread all over the streets? After all, they are a bit inappropriate..."

There was a hint of coldness in the doubt in Lin Ruoxuan's eyes, but it was not very obvious.

"Madam, Xuan'er doesn't think there is anything wrong. It was the Ou family who humiliated my elder sister first. If they hadn't done that, I wouldn't have said that. As for the rumors in the streets... they don't know right from wrong. Let them say whatever they want."

She doesn't care.

Living a new life, these rumors can no longer shake her at all. Protecting her family is what she should do most.

The Duke's wife's face darkened and she continued speaking along with Lin Ruoxuan's words.

"That's true, but you have to know that people's words are scary."

Lin Ruoxuan could probably guess that the Duke's wife had come with bad intentions, so she said bluntly, "Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

It's a waste of each other's time, and she is also a straightforward person.

Seeing this, the Duke's wife coughed unnaturally and said, "It's like this. I want my illegitimate daughter from my mother's family to marry Yuan Ge'er and be your equal wife. Your engagement has already been decided. It can't be cancelled, and there's no need to cancel it."

Fair wife?

Lin Ruoxuan's eyes widened and she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

The Duke's wife played the emotional card: "Xuan Jie'er, I know you are sensible and you definitely don't care about these things. My illegitimate daughter from my mother's family is not competitive. The most important thing is that you are in the center of the storm right now, so I have to think more about it."

Lin Ruoxuan clenched her slender fingers: "Does the young master know about this?"

She didn't answer directly: "What's the problem if he knows? What's the problem if he doesn't know? If you agree, how can he disagree? It's only a matter of time. Why don't you go in on the same day to suppress the rumors?"

Lin Ruoxuan's breathing became rapid. She really didn't want to agree, but for Gu Nanyuan's sake, she finally nodded.

"it is good."

When the Duke's wife saw Lin Ruoxuan give in, a long-lost smile appeared on her cheeks: "That's right."

When she saw that Lin Ruoxuan agreed and there was no need to stay, she left in a hurry without hesitation.

Lin Ruoxuan felt very uncomfortable and drank tea quickly to relieve the discomfort, one cup after another. Luqiao and Hongya were distressed watching from the side. They looked at each other and reached out to snatch the cup from her hand.

"Girl, you can't do this."

She breathed heavily: "I'm fine."

Hongya didn't believe it: "Miss, if you don't want to, you can tell the young master. Xiaoya believes that the young master will definitely side with you."

Lin Ruoxuan shook her head in resistance: "No, didn't you just hear the Duke's wife tell me not to implicate Gu Nanyuan?"

She didn't want to embarrass Gu Nanyuan.

Hongya and Luqiao sighed heavily, thinking that it was really hard for their girls.

night.

The drunk Gu Nanyuan rushed to Lin Ruoxuan, holding her slender wrist, his eyes were bloodshot: "Ruoxuan, have you ever loved me?"

Lin Ruoxuan was a little confused by what he did to her.

"Where do you start talking about this?"

Gu Nanyuan laughed at himself: "If you love me, how could you agree to let my mother's concubine's daughter marry you as your co-wife? Are you marrying me just because of the engagement made by our elders? Or are you marrying me because I am the only son of the Duke's Mansion?"

Lin Ruoxuan wanted to explain, but when she met his mocking gaze, she felt like something was blocking her throat.

She felt bad.

In the end, she explained it with difficulty.

"I want to marry you because of you. Your affection and love for me are what I want. It's not just for a marriage contract."

Gu Nanyuan didn't believe it.

"Really? If that's the case, why did you agree so readily?"

Lin Ruoxuan felt upset: "I... I just don't want to embarrass you. I care about you, so I choose to give in and endure it."

Gu Nanyuan's face was filled with despair, and he made the most vicious guesses.

"No! You want to marry me because of my identity so that I can better protect your family and support them."

Lin Ruoxuan's thoughts had already been led away by the man at this time. She didn't know why she admitted it without thinking.

"Yes, I have this idea."

Gu Nanyuan laughed at himself: "See, I was right."

Seeing that the man had misunderstood her, she quickly added, "Yes, but it's more because of your affection, not just because of your status. If it was someone of the same rank as you, I would definitely not marry her."

Gu Nanyuan naturally didn't believe it. He pushed her away angrily and left drunk.

Lin Ruoxuan was worried that something might happen to him, so she quickly told Luqiao to follow him and make sure to see if there was a servant with him before coming back.

Luqiao was obedient, and when she came back again, she saw her daughter sitting on the chair with a dazed look on her face.

She knew that Lin Ruoxuan was sad.

Lu Qiao coaxed her, "Miss, the young master must have misunderstood your meaning. So, you can ask him out tomorrow and explain the misunderstanding to him."

Lin Ruoxuan was very melancholy and felt powerless in her heart, but she thought Luqiao's idea was still very good, so she nodded.

"Okay, then you can ask the young master out tomorrow."

"it is good."

In the next few days, Lu Qiao was on her way to invite Gu Nanyuan, but the other party repeatedly refused to meet her. When she replied to Lin Ruoxuan, she kept saying nice things, but Lin Ruoxuan was discouraged.

"Forget it, if we can't make an appointment, forget it."

Can't force it.

Since Gu Nanyuan refused to come out and meet her, she couldn't focus on this matter alone, otherwise, she would be the only one who would get hurt.

"Let's go back and see big sister first."

Lu Qiao sighed deeply and continued along with Lin Ruoxuan's words: "Okay, girl."

Hongya went to contact the carriage first.