The reason why she had deliberately tried so hard to splash dirty water on Ling Chuxi was precisely because she wanted to stir up chaos in the Ling family so that she could take advantage of it to gain benefits. She might even be able to call Ling huaixin and Ling Huai 'an back to the Ling family.
Unfortunately, her wishful thinking fell through. Although the third elder had his own selfish motives, he was still very clear when it came to matters concerning the revival of the Ling family. Only when the Ling family was strong and powerful would his branch have a way out. If the Ling family continued to decline, even if he became the head of the family, even if Ling Zi Yun could become the head of the family in the future, what was the point of guarding a shaky Ling family?