LOT -Chapter 280 Almost Killed Her Own Sister

Lin Mo had known since she was little not to get close to people who treated her too warmly.

The Lin family was a noble scholarly family. Back when Old Master Lin was still alive, his students were spread across the land, and many people wanted to cling to the Lin family for connections.

Since they couldn’t approach the elders directly, they usually targeted the children instead.

Lin Mo had been taught by her parents and siblings since childhood that she didn’t need to pay attention to people who approached her with excessive enthusiasm. She should stay far away from them.

Not to mention that now her father held a high position, her older brother had a bright future, her future sister-in-law was a titled County Lord and a female general, and even her rather useless future brother-in-law was the heir of a prince and a celebrated general. As for herself, she was also an official of the court.

With such a family background, there were naturally countless people trying to curry favor with them. So she automatically grouped all those who tried to please her as people who wanted to climb up through her.

The Lin family all knew she misunderstood, but no one corrected her. After all, her reaction achieved the desired effect anyway.

So now, all the young ladies grew excited the moment they saw Lin Mo.

“Lord Little Lin, how come you had time to come today?” A young lady dressed in a goose-yellow gown was the first to approach her to forge connections.

Lin Mo looked at her as though she were stupid. “I have time every day. Why wouldn’t I come to my future sister-in-law’s house? What’s the problem?”

What did she mean by how come she had time today? Did she think this was her house?

County Lord Hua Yao nearly burst out laughing. Only someone straightforward like Lin Mo could defeat these types.

People who played at subtle schemes most feared straightforward people—because they didn’t play along. If you slipped even a little, you’d end up embarrassing yourself.

The girl in the yellow dress turned pale then flushed, retreating angrily.

Lin Mo looked at her expression and muttered to Bai Xiao: 【She actually glared at me—she dared to glare at me! Does she think my sister-in-law’s home is her own or what?】

Bai Xiao poured her a cup of tea and patted her back: 【Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Just glare back. Want me to tell you some gossip about her family?】

The moment Bai Xiao said this, the girl’s face went white.

Everyone else immediately revealed expressions of gloating.

Serves her right for trying to stand out and show off. Now she could suffer the consequences.

Just ask anyone in the capital: who would dare glare at Lin Mo with such malicious eyes? Was she trying to create trouble for herself?

County Lord Hua Yao also felt that this girl wasn’t too bright. Someone like this shouldn’t be let out too often—she might bring disaster upon her family.

And look, she’d already caused one.

Bai Xiao continued: 【That girl in the yellow gown is a concubine-born daughter. Because she was born on the exact same day as her legitimate elder sister but wasn’t treated the same, she grew up extremely jealous. When she was younger, she even tried to push her older sister into the water to drown her.】

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed.

It was normal for siblings to have conflicts, but attempting murder?

In large families, children might compete for their parents’ affection—that was expected. But very few would try to kill their siblings.

This clearly showed that her family’s household management was a complete mess. In a properly managed household, such a thing would never happen.

The girl could barely stand now, regret overwhelming her.
Why had she glared at Lin Mo just now?!

Lin Mo was completely intrigued now. 【Is she insane? She and her sister were born on the same day. Even if she killed her sister, would she actually get her sister’s treatment?】

No matter how kind the official wife was, she would always love her own daughter more. If you killed her daughter, she would never treat you as her own.

Bai Xiao explained: 【She resembles her sister by fifty to sixty percent. Among all the sisters, she looks the most like her. If her sister died, the official wife would be grief-stricken, and she wanted to use her similar face to fill that void. In short, she wanted to become her sister’s replacement.】

【Unfortunately for her, her sister’s life was tough. Even though she fell into a lake in the middle of winter, she only caught a serious cold. It was dangerous, but she survived. To this day, her family still doesn’t know the fall into the lake was her doing.】

Lin Mo felt this person was vicious. Judging by her current clothes and appearance, her family didn’t mistreat her either.

Yet she still wanted to kill someone.

Lin Mo suddenly felt like she’d stepped into a household-strife drama—this was exactly the vibe.

County Lord Hua Yao’s expression was also ice-cold as she looked at the girl.

Lin Mo asked: 【So she really isn’t treated poorly at home? Her family doesn’t dislike her or disregard her?】

Bai Xiao shook his head: 【No. Although her stepmother favors her own daughter, she doesn’t mistreat the concubine-born daughters. A mother always treats her own children better—that’s normal.】

【In most families, daughters’ allowances don’t differ that much. If the legitimate daughter gets more, it’s usually because her mother supplements her with her own dowry. Who can stop a mother from giving extra to her own child?】

【In big families, all children receive similar provisions. If there’s extra for some, it’s because their own mothers gave it.】

Everyone silently agreed.

This was how all noble families worked. The children’s monthly allowances were similar; legitimate daughters might get more, but that was normal—they were the wife’s own children.

Regardless of whether they were legitimate or concubine-born, they were still respectable young ladies, and many concubine-born daughters married well.

Most children were raised under the official wife’s name anyway, nurtured personally. How big could the difference really be?

Showing extra affection toward one’s own child was normal—siblings born of the same mother weren’t treated exactly the same either.

By now, all the girl’s companions had moved away from her. Who dared stay near someone so malicious? Who knew if she’d target them next?

Lin Mo, having eaten her fill of this gossip, lost interest. Other people’s family issues—she only needed to enjoy the gossip, not get involved and invite trouble.

If someone had died, she would’ve immediately reported it to the authorities. But no one had died, so stepping in might only make the involved family unhappy.

Lin Mo and Bai Xiao continued happily eating and drinking, and the rest watched them with various thoughts.

Everyone liked to gossip, but most of them were still just young girls at heart.