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

Song Zhennan's eyes were filled with anxiety and helplessness: "Miss Lin, I believe the prince will tell you some news. If possible, can you tell me a little bit about the situation? Song Yuqing is my elder sister after all. No matter what she did, I have to know how she is now."

Hearing this, Lin Ruoxuan frowned slightly and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She slowly put down the teacup in her hand, her eyes were cold, but her tone was still calm: "Mr. Song, you also said that Song Yuqing did something wrong. In this case, shouldn't she bear the consequences for her mistakes? Even if she is punished, it is reasonable. Besides, is it really useful for the Song family to ask people to open up connections everywhere? The emperor is personally paying attention to this matter. Who would be so blind as to risk offending the emperor for the Song family?"

Her tone was neither high nor low, but every word was sharp and pierced Song Zhennan's heart directly.

Song Zhennan's expression froze, his fingers clenched tightly around his clothes, shame flashed in his eyes. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to argue, but found that he had no way to refute it.

Seeing him like this, Lin Ruoxuan sneered, "Mr. Song, I don't mean to embarrass you, but there are some truths that you must understand. You came to me today, saying that it was for Song Yuqing, but have you ever considered that Song Yuqing has dragged the entire Song family into the quagmire by doing this? You don't want to stop the loss as soon as possible, but are still trying to save her here. Have you ever considered the future of the Song family?"

Song Zhennan's expression became even uglier, and he whispered, "I... Actually, I also looked for the prince, but..."

He paused, "The prince refused to see me. I didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy."

Hearing this, Lin Ruoxuan frowned even more tightly, took a deep breath, and said helplessly: "Isn't this clear enough? Nanyuan has already given you a signal, the Song family should just wait for the verdict. Since he won't see you, it means that Song Yuqing's selling of fake goods is a done deal, and there is no need to investigate further."

Her voice was calm and clear, like a blade, directly cutting through the last bit of hope in Song Zhennan's heart.

Lin Ruoxuan looked at him and sighed softly. Her voice softened a bit, but still carried a hint of rationality: "Mr. Song, you should understand that now is not the time to protect Song Yuqing."

"She is a daughter of the Song family, but the mistakes she made are too outrageous. Rather than offending the emperor for her and bringing trouble to the entire Song family, it is better to cut ties early and completely sever ties. This is the best choice for the Song family and for you."

The more Song Zhennan listened, the gloomier his face became. He couldn't help but fight back, his voice full of indignation: "Ms. Lin, you fought to the death with the Ou family for your elder sister. Now you are advising our Song family to give up. It's so easy for you to say such things without any pain in your waist!"

Lin Ruoxuan raised her eyebrows slightly, with a look in her eyes as if she was looking at a fool, and a sneer on her lips: "Mr. Song, are you blaming me for not helping the Song family?"

Her voice was neither hurried nor slow, but it was cold. "I fought against the Ou family because they were too bullying. If I didn't fight back, the entire Lin family would be dragged down. I had no way out and could only fight with my life. The current situation of the Song family is not a problem of the same level at all. What's more, you can't even see the mistakes of your own family, and you still expect others to fight for you?"

Her tone became sharper, and the sneer in her eyes became stronger: "Mr. Song, I advise you to think carefully whether you want to continue to take the blame for Song Yuqing or to plan a future for the Song family. What the Song family does has nothing to do with me. I congratulate your Song family in advance for winning this contradictory farce."

After she finished speaking, she no longer looked at Song Zhennan, turned around, took Lin Ruoqiao's hand, and walked out without looking back.

That free and easy figure made Song Zhennan open his mouth, but he couldn't say a word. His face turned pale and blue, full of regret.

After leaving the restaurant, Lin Ruoqiao couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "What you just said...wasn't it a bit harsh?"

Lin Ruoxuan raised her eyebrows, her expression returning to her usual calmness, but her tone was blunt: "I have said everything I should say. Song Zhennan is confused and wants to drag others into confusion. I don't have the time to accompany him in deceiving himself. Don't associate with people like him in the future."

Lin Ruoqiao was stunned and stopped: "Why?"

Lin Ruoxuan paused, and said lightly and jokingly, "Because if you associate with a fool, you will become a fool after a long time. It's called "birds of a feather flock together." Do you want to delay yourself because of his confusion?"

Lin Ruoqiao was stunned, and then she couldn't help but laughed, "You are so venomous. It sounds like what the prince said. It's so sharp and merciless."

Lin Ruoxuan smiled lightly, her expression indifferent: "Are you venomous? Sometimes you have to tell the truth with a little bit of thorns, otherwise these people won't listen."

She paused, looking into the distance with a gloomy gaze, "I don't want to get involved in the Song family's affairs from beginning to end. Since he insists on offending me, I won't be polite."

Two days later, Zhang Mo was acquitted, and the Zhang family was overly joyful as if it were a holiday.

Mr. Zhang personally took his family to pick up Zhang Mo, and also specially found a gong and drum team to pick him up from the Jingzhao Yin Mansion in a grand manner.

Along the way, crowds of people gathered around, many whispering, with inquiring and curious eyes.

Not only that, the Zhang family also provided free porridge for three days, from morning to night, and the shop even launched promotions, making the whole street bustling.

The Zhang family also sent people to the temple to donate a large amount of incense money and asked monks to chant scriptures and pray for blessings, claiming that it was to thank the emperor for his keen insight and to clear Zhang Mo's name.

Inside the Song family, Mr. Song and Mrs. Song's faces turned pale when they heard the news.

"This is simply too much!" Master Song slammed the table, furious. "The Zhang family did this on purpose, didn't they? As soon as Zhang Mo was released, everyone in the city knew about it. Isn't this obviously embarrassing for our Song family?"

Madam Song's face turned pale. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand and said in a trembling voice, "Yuqing is still on trial, but the Zhang family is celebrating. Everyone knows that Yuqing is implicated in this matter. This is clearly to destroy the last bit of Yuqing's reputation!"

"Let's go!" Master Song stood up suddenly, "Let's go to Zhang's house. I want to see why they are so arrogant!"

Mrs. Song hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth, stood up and followed.

At the gate of Zhang's house, Mr. Zhang and his family were distributing porridge.

The streets were crowded with people, and the people praised the Zhang family for their kindness and felt fortunate that Zhang Mo was rehabilitated.

Mr. Zhang's face was all smiles, and he would occasionally distribute a few steamed buns himself, his words full of gratitude.

"Master Zhang! You have the world in your heart and are accumulating blessings and virtues!" an old man exclaimed.

"No, no, this is all to express gratitude to the Holy Spirit!" Mr. Zhang smiled from ear to ear, "It is also thanks to the concern of all the villagers that my family will be able to redress the injustice soon!"