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

Lin House.

Lin Shiyuan sat at the desk, looking deeply at Lin Ruoxuan who was sitting opposite him.

He frowned slightly, with a hint of doubt in his tone: "Ruoxuan, now there are rumors everywhere that your marriage with the prince is off. What is going on? This rumor is spreading like wildfire. As your father, I should know the truth."

Lin Ruoxuan was startled when she heard this. She lowered her eyes slightly and smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, father. The situation is not as serious as the rumors say. It's just that Nan Yuan and I... do have some disagreements. We are in a cold war, so our relationship is not as smooth as usual for the time being."

After hearing her words, Lin Shiyuan frowned even deeper and sighed, "You two have a deep affection for each other, how can you just go into a cold war? Your wedding date is approaching, if you can't reconcile, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get married smoothly in the future."

As he said that, he shouted outside the door: "Someone, go and call the fourth young master!"

After a while, Lin Huaixun pushed the door open, bowed, and asked, "Father, are you looking for me?"

Lin Shiyuan said in a deep voice: "You should go find the prince immediately and have a good talk with him. Most of the things between young people are misunderstandings. If you can solve them, then solve them. After all, the wedding is imminent. If you delay for too long, it will only cause variables. You should ask Master Qi to come along. It will be easier to talk with more people."

When Lin Huaixun heard this, he couldn't help but mutter, with a bit of dissatisfaction on his lips: "Father, you are really biased. Seventh sister is still suffering in prison because of her injustice. Why are you so obsessed with the cold war between Ruoxuan and the prince?"

Lin Shiyuan frowned slightly, sighed softly, and his eyes were full of meaning: "How can I not be anxious about your seventh sister's affairs?"

"But right now, the only way to quickly clear the injustice is through the prince. The more stable his relationship with our Lin family is, the more likely the Jingzhao Yin will put aside his concerns and take responsibility for your seventh sister's affairs."

When Lin Huaixun heard his father's intention, a hint of understanding flashed across his eyes.

He nodded gently and sighed, "So father wanted the prince to come forward to help. If the prince is willing to find Jingzhao Yin, then the matter of releasing the people will be settled."

Lin Shiyuan stroked his beard, nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "Since the prince is concerned about Ruoxuan, you should take a long-term view and make sure to reach an agreement with him."

Lin Huaixun took a deep breath and responded firmly: "Don't worry, father, I will go find the prince right away."

In the restaurant's private room.

Lin Huaixun, Gu Nanyuan and Qi Zeshen looked at each other. The food on the table had not yet been touched, but the atmosphere was already subtle.

Lin Huaixun knew the purpose of this trip. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, breaking the silence: "Sir, I asked you to come here today mainly to ask about you and Ruoxuan's situation."

"There are rumors out there that the marriage is off. I'm really worried."

Gu Nanyuan smiled slightly, but did not respond immediately.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Lin Huaixun put down his teacup and continued to persuade him, "My Lord, we are all young people. If you have any disagreements, just talk it out. It's useless to keep the cold war going for a long time. It will only create estrangement. The wedding is coming soon, and the friendship between you two is more important. The two of you have a good relationship, so the wedding will be perfect, don't you think?"

Seeing Lin Huaixun's serious persuasion, Qi Zeshen could not help but nod and agree: "Yes, Nanyuan, neither of you will feel good without the other, so what? Small quarrels are good for the relationship, but big quarrels are harmful to the body. A cold war is even worse, because it will easily give outsiders an opportunity to attack."

Gu Nanyuan listened to the two's advice, sighed slightly, a trace of helplessness flashed across his face, and said softly: "I appreciate the kindness of the two brothers, but... this matter is really not something I can decide. Fourth brother, why don't you go back and ask Ruoxuan, she knows what's appropriate."

When Lin Huaixun and Qi Zeshen heard this, they were both stunned. They looked at each other and saw the same doubt in each other's eyes.

Lin Huaixun couldn't help but confirm again: "Prince, do you mean... the initiator of this cold war is Ruoxuan?"

Gu Nanyuan chuckled and nodded, with a doting look in his eyes. He seemed to avoid the two people's gazes intentionally, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said frankly: "Ruoxuan's personality, I have nothing to say, just go along with her."

Since he said so, Lin Huaixun had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Qi Zeshen changed the subject.

Lin House.

As soon as Lin Huaixun returned home, he told his parents the conclusion he and Qi Zeshen reached in the restaurant.

When Lin Shiyuan heard that his daughter was the initiator of the "cold war", he couldn't help but get angry and even felt like he was being teased.

Sun Rong was so angry that she frowned and shook her head, her face full of helplessness: "This girl Ruoxuan is just making a fuss! I thought it was the prince who was wrong, but who knew she would treat marriage as a joke, how shameless!"

Lin Shiyuan sighed, his expression showing a bit of anxiety: "If this matter is delayed any longer, I don't know how outsiders will talk about the Gu family and our Lin family. Let's go and find her to ask clearly."

Lin Huaixun hurriedly supported his mother and father, and the three of them walked quickly towards Lin Ruoxuan's yard.

At this time, Lin Ruoxuan was concentrating on arranging tasks for Hongya and Luqiao: "Tomorrow, follow my plan. One of you will follow the prince to investigate in the open, and the other will stay in the dark to investigate. You must follow the clues closely, and if there are any suspicious people, you must not let them go. We will act in the open and in the dark, and we must catch the murderer off guard."

Hongya and Luqiao nodded when they heard this and were about to get up and leave when they saw Lin Shiyuan, Sun Rong and Lin Huaixun walking in aggressively.

Lin Ruoxuan was slightly startled, raised her eyes to look at her parents and fourth brother, then gently waved her hand to signal Hongya and Luqiao to leave, confused in her heart: "Father, mother, fourth brother, what's going on?"

Lin Shiyuan snorted coldly, his eyes were stern, and he said mercilessly: "What's wrong? I wanted to ask you, Ruoxuan! You and the prince are getting married soon, but you are in a cold war over a small matter, and it has spread all over the place. How can this be disgraceful?"

Sun Rong looked displeased, with a reproachful look in her eyes: "How can you be so willful? If you and the prince had just had a minor quarrel, it would be fine, but why did you make it known to everyone? Even if you don't care about your own reputation, you have to consider the reputation of the Lin family and the Gu family!"

Lin Ruoxuan was confused and was about to explain, but she saw Lin Huaixun stepped forward and advised earnestly: "Ruoxuan, the prince is sincere to you. He has never said a word against you and has always been tolerant. If you get angry and cold-called for every turn when you marry him, the prince may tolerate it for a while, but over time he will resent you and your life will become more and more difficult."

Lin Ruoxuan looked at her parents and fourth brother with serious faces, and was full of confusion: "Fourth brother, what's going on? Why do you all think that Nanyuan and I are in a cold war?"

Lin Huaixun sighed slightly and told the story of his conversation with Gu Nanyuan in the private room of the restaurant today.

After hearing this explanation, Lin Ruoxuan finally understood and shook her head with a smile. It turned out that Gu Nanyuan actually admitted the "cold war" in front of his fourth brother, making his family mistakenly believe that he was treating the marriage as a joke.

Lin Ruoxuan calmed herself down, then whispered to Hongya and Luqiao, "You two go guard outside the gate, no one is allowed to approach."

Hongya and Luqiao immediately took the order and left, and the room was silent.