LOT – Chapter 219 The County Lady of Cheng’an

The unlucky examinee was finally dragged out. But when he was pulled out, he made one request — that Lin Mo must stand far away.

Lin Mo immediately became dissatisfied. “Why should I stand far away? Are you discriminating against me? Don’t forget I’m your lifesaver. If I hadn’t brought everyone over here to play, who knows how long it would’ve taken you to wriggle yourself out!”

Flower Peacock and the others also nodded in agreement. “Exactly, it’s Lord Xiao Lin who saved you. You’re just coming out of a sack — why make her stand far away?”

The examinee squatted inside the sack, looking troubled. He didn’t even know how to explain.

At this moment, Bai Xiao stepped in: 【Momo, you really should stand back. Did you forget how he was kidnapped?】

Lin Mo instinctively replied: 【Wasn’t he kidnapped while going to relieve himself?】

Kidnapped while relieving himself… and it was this smelly?

Lin Mo’s eyes widened like saucers.

Looking at the examinee squatting in the sack, looking so conflicted, Lin Mo gasped in shock.  “You didn’t put your pants back on, did you! Those kidnappers are too immoral!”

That Third Young Lady really was vile. If she couldn’t get what she wanted, she resorted to humiliating others. If anyone passing by opened the sack, the examinee’s dignity would be utterly gone.

It might even affect his exam mindset. That woman was vicious!

“I’d better stand far away then. You guys should too. And hey—Second Young Master, give him one of the pants you’re holding.”

They never expected the pants he casually took earlier would actually be useful.

The Ministry of Justice Minister’s Second Young Master immediately shoved the bundle of pants into the examinee’s hands. “We’ll step aside first. There are four pairs here — pick whichever you like.”

He finally managed to dump the trash in his hands. Holding those pants had made his hands feel filthy.

Examinee: …Why does it feel like they pity me and despise me at the same time?

His mentality truly had taken a hit. If someone else had discovered him like this, he might have collapsed on the spot — and even if he explained the truth, no one would really believe him.

But being found by Lord Xiao Lin was different. With her curious nature, she would definitely dig out the truth. And plenty of important people had already embarrassed themselves in front of her — he was just one more.

Compared to the Grand Tutor, Grand Commandant, and Grand Minister who had been shamed before, his situation was child’s play.

After tidying himself, the examinee awkwardly walked out.

Seeing the group before him, he respectfully knelt. “Your humble student’s name is Jian Zhizhi. Many thanks to Lord Xiao Lin and the young masters for saving me. Without your help, I would have been utterly lost.”

Lin Mo looked at him with sympathy. “It’s fine, this is fate. Just be more careful when relieving yourself next time. Check whether someone’s around.”

It was depressing enough just imagining something like this happening at one’s most vulnerable moment.

Examinee: …I knew the capital was dangerous, but I didn’t know relieving myself was dangerous too…

Wei Zheng’an looked between Lin Mo and the examinee, unable to swallow his anger.

“Lord Xiao Lin, that Liu Biyáo has gone too far. She’s utterly lawless!”

Lin Mo: 【??? Who is Liu Biyáo?】

Bai Xiao: 【The third daughter of the Guozijian Sacrificial Wine.】

Lin Mo: 【Then she really is annoying. Acting this arrogant just because her mother is a County Lady? Even imperial princes and princesses don’t behave like that.】

Bai Xiao: 【Right? The eldest and second daughters are daughters of the Sacrificial Wine’s first wife. He personally taught those two. Cheng’an County Lady is the stepmother — she only has this one daughter, so she spoils her rotten. He used to try disciplining the girl, but the couple’s relationship is terrible.】

【That County Lady is absurd. Originally she wanted to marry Pingnan Marquis. But the marquis didn’t like her — he even applied for a post outside the capital to avoid her, and married on the frontier.】

【She waited for him for years. When she heard he married a commoner woman, she almost fainted. With no choice left, she married the Sacrificial Wine as a second wife at nearly thirty. After marrying in, she constantly targeted his first wife’s children. The Sacrificial Wine, of course, wouldn’t let her bully them, so the couple’s conflict grew worse.】

【Two years ago, Pingnan Marquis returned to the capital with his wife. The County Lady deliberately showed up in front of him and his father, saying cryptic things, almost provoking the marquis into hitting her. She even told his wife that he ruined her life — if not for him, she wouldn’t have delayed marriage so long or ended up a second wife.】

Lin Mo massaged her temples. Like mother, like daughter indeed.

You waited all those years — how is that anyone else’s fault? The man clearly said he didn’t like you, and even fled the capital to avoid you. And after you married someone else, you still go provoke a married couple?

Not only insulting them, but insulting the Sacrificial Wine as well.

No one forced you to marry him — absolutely ridiculous.

The eyes of the onlookers were spinning wildly as they absorbed the gossip, especially the examinee.

He didn’t expect being kidnapped once would earn him so much elite gossip — from the Ministry of Justice to the Guozijian. If he repeated this story outside, would he be silenced? He wasn’t sure about the others, but that County Lady definitely seemed capable of it.

“Lord Xiao Lin, should we do something about this? We can’t just let Liu Biyáo keep behaving like this.”

Wei Zheng’an grew angrier the more he listened. He couldn’t touch the County Lady — her status was too high, and she was an elder. But Liu Biyáo was a peer, and many people in the capital outranked her — none of whom behaved this badly.

Lin Mo snorted, eyes narrowing. “Don’t we have plenty of censors? Let the censors impeach them! Come on, let’s go find Censor Chen!”

At this moment, Censor Chen was apologizing to his wife. He had decided not to interfere in their daughter’s marriage anymore. If their daughter suffered even the slightest grievance after marrying, his wife would definitely poison him with croton beans. Who could guarantee a couple would never quarrel?

Then she would blame him for forcing their daughter into the match, and he would suffer along with her.

Just imagining it made his legs go weak.

So yes—he would not interfere again.