LOT – Chapter 177 Newly Rich, Poor People Don’t Treat Others as Human

This person was actually still inwardly annoyed at Lin Mo for meddling in other people’s business.

Luckily, Lin Mo didn’t know what was in her heart—otherwise, she definitely would have kicked her.

A perfectly fine wedding banquet had now turned into a complete mess. But it was somewhat fortunate—it was better that the chaos happened now rather than after the banquet ended. Otherwise, it would have been too late to fix anything.

Even if the couple divorced afterward, it would affect their reputation.

“Bring that woman down immediately and send her to the Li family! I want to see what they’re really thinking!”

The Third Prince had finally found something to do. He had been busy with state affairs recently, and now at least he had the chance to witness some drama firsthand.

The news quickly reached the Crown Prince and the Emperor.

Having lived so many years, Emperor Xuande had never seen anything like this before.

“These people are simply too bold—outrageous and lawless!”

The Emperor wanted to grab that runaway Miss Li and give her a good beating.

Favoring the rich and looking down on the poor! Arrogant beyond measure!

It would be understandable if your status was higher than someone else’s, and you looked down on them, seeking a match of equal social standing.

But the key point was that your family relied on the Zhao family. They were actually interested in your family, invited many influential people to attend the wedding banquet, and were even helping you expand your social network.

And what did you do? The bride ran away, and your family even had a maid stand in as a substitute bride.

Who knows what the Li family was thinking? If they had just told the truth and apologized properly, things wouldn’t have become so complicated.

Eunuch Li, seeing the Emperor’s anger, quickly poured him a cup of tea. “Your Majesty, please don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Please don’t harm your health worrying over someone else’s affairs. The Third Prince has already taken charge of this matter; I believe he will give the Zhao family an explanation.”

“And Master Lin is there stirring up the fun. With her nature of hating injustice, she will definitely make life difficult for the Li family.”

Eunuch Li was absolutely right. Lin Mo happily followed the Third Prince to the Li residence.

A large crowd followed behind them, their faces showing a hint of excitement.

This was an official, open spectacle of gossip—and it was a juicy one!

The Li family had also sent people to the wedding. When the incident occurred, someone went back to inform them.

“What do we do? What do we do? Master, quickly think of a solution!”

Madam Li was on the verge of a breakdown. She had been quite proud when the bride was sent off, thinking they could get one over on the Zhao family. What a proud feeling!

She never expected things to escalate like this—and that the Third Prince would take charge.

Master Li was extremely annoyed. “Can you stop pacing back and forth in front of me? I was already frustrated, and now your pacing is making me dizzy!”

“Go and release Lin An. Let him face this matter!”

Li Lin An had been locked in a room for five days. When he learned that his sister didn’t want to marry, he wanted to go to the Zhao family to cancel the engagement.

But his family locked him up, planning to release him only after the wedding was over.

It had to be said—the couple were truly ruthless. When something went wrong, they had their son take the blame. In the whole family, he was the only one with any promise of success. They weren’t afraid at all that he might get dragged into this.

When Li Lin An was released, his head was spinning. To prevent him from escaping, they even withheld proper meals, ensuring he wouldn’t have the strength to resist.

However, this incident allowed him to fully recognize the true nature of his family.

Upon hearing from the servants what had just happened, Li Lin An actually started laughing—more and more freely, more and more joyfully.

“Serves you right! Karma! You deserve it! Go tell them—I absolutely won’t help them cover this up.”

The messenger was nearly trembling with fear. Master and Madam Li were ruthless by nature. Perhaps because they had suffered so much in the past, now that they were on top, their hearts had changed completely.

They were once oppressed, and now they sought to make others suffer the way they had.

For the servants they bought, these two never treated them as human beings.

“Master! Please save me! You can at least delay things, hold off until the Third Prince arrives. Then you can explain everything to him. But for now, you have to lie to Master Li; otherwise, they’ll lock you up again.”

These servants had truly had enough. The only normal ones in the household were the young master and the young lady. The young lady was a bit vain, but she wouldn’t hit or scold people.

The master and madam, on the other hand, didn’t consider their servants human at all.

Li Lin An thought it through and agreed. When he arrived at the main courtyard, looking at his parents’ ingratiating faces, he felt disgusted even to glance at them.

Over the years, he had been studying outside. His sister had been raised by his parents, originally a clever and kind-hearted child, but they had warped her into what she had become.

Had he known this would happen, he would have taken his sister with him to study.

“We’re here! This is the Li residence!”

The Li residence was newly purchased—not large, but decent.

Lin Mo and the Third Prince stood at the gate while those around quickly knocked.

“Hurry and open the door! The Third Prince is here and waiting!”

Hearing the knocks, those inside were terrified.

Lin Mo clicked her tongue, pushed aside the gentle door-knocker, and started banging loudly herself.

“Come out immediately! Don’t hide inside! If you have the guts to arrange a sham marriage, have the guts to face us!”

“Shameless bastards, a family of maggots, trying to leech off others and scheming against them—shameless!”

“People like you don’t deserve to live here; you should live in a stinking gutter!”

Lin Mo’s words not only stunned those inside, but even the crowd outside.

Bai Xiao enthusiastically praised her. “Not bad, not bad! Your scolding skills have improved! If you scolded me like that, I’d be angry. But why haven’t they come out yet? Are they scared little turtles?”

Lin Mo was about to crash the door open when suddenly it swung open.

“Finally, you dare open the door! If you have the guts to do shameless things, have the guts to face it!”

Li Lin An, with his parents, knelt down. “Your Highness the Third Prince, this is our fault. My parents are greedy, my sister is vain, and I failed to discipline them. We are willing to bear all the responsibility for this.”

Hearing Li Lin An’s words, the couple immediately stood up and started scolding him.

“We didn’t tell you to plead with the Third Prince! What are you saying?!”