LOT -Chapter 284 The Most Fashionable Outfit Blogger in the Capital — Lord Xiao Lin!

Ji Qianhua thought back on his life experiences of being set up from childhood to now—honestly, it was nothing short of a bloody history of tears.

Ever since he was young, he had been entrusted with disciplining that little brat, yet he had never once managed to control her. Worse still, he was always the one who got tricked.

Facing his respected teacher and future father-in-law, Ji Qianhua forced a strained smile and said awkwardly, “Uncle, I do want to help with this, but you know about my situation with Mo’er ever since we were young. I’ve never been able to control her. I can help, sure—but whether I can actually keep her in line is another matter.”

The daily routine between the two of them was basically mutual sabotage. He would unintentionally set up his future little sister-in-law, usually because he needed an excuse to go see her older sister.

But this future little sister-in-law—she was a bottomless pit of trouble. You never knew what she’d do next.

Minister Lin also recalled the two children’s everyday antics growing up, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Qianhua really was a good kid, and he truly had suffered badly at the hands of their little troublemaker. But now there was simply no one else who could rein her in.

He was genuinely afraid that during this period, that little menace might actually go to heaven. He’d heard they were already planning to crawl through a dog hole into the imperial palace.

Indeed, after Lin Mo and Bai Xiao had played through every interesting thing in the capital, they discovered a dog hole in the outer wall of the palace. Though overgrown with weeds, it connected to an abandoned palace where all kinds of vegetables and fruits were planted.

Just last night, he’d even heard the two little bastards saying they wanted to write a letter to the Empress, telling her they were going to tour the palace—but not through the main gate.

Wasn’t that clearly planning to crawl through the dog hole? A perfectly good main gate, yet they insisted on crawling through a dog hole—who knew what those two were thinking.

Letting them run wild inside the palace—could that really be allowed?

“Qianhua,” Minister Lin said, “I know this puts you in a difficult position. Your little sister has been mischievous since childhood, and now she’s got someone indulging her, so she’s even worse. The main issue is that she’s become far too lawless. We simply can’t spare the time to discipline her ourselves.”

“Just consider it doing me a favor. After all, you’ll be her brother-in-law in the future.”

The phrase future brother-in-law directly hard-locked Ji Qianhua. His expression instantly softened, and a silly smile crept onto his face.

The moment Minister Lin saw that expression, he knew it would work.

This kid was smart, and a brilliant commander in battle—but the moment he faced Lin’s eldest daughter, his IQ dropped straight down. And the moment he faced the younger daughter, his anger shot straight up.

These two daughters were practically this nephew’s nemeses—and among the three of them, the one standing at the very top was his eldest daughter.

With the eldest daughter as bait, no matter what, Ji Qianhua would agree.

And sure enough, he was hooked immediately.

“Please rest assured, Uncle,” Ji Qianhua said solemnly. “I will definitely discipline Mo’er properly and absolutely won’t let her do anything out of line!”

At that moment, Lin Mo—one chicken leg in each hand, cheeks bulging as she smacked her lips—stood at the doorway, staring at them with an innocent expression.

“Dad, Brother Ji Ji, what are you guys doing? Who are you planning to discipline?”

Bai Xiao said inwardly:【I just heard what they said. It sounds like they want to discipline you.】

Lin Mo turned to Bai Xiao:【Discipline me? Why would they discipline me? I’ve been very well-behaved lately.】

Minister Lin, Ji Qianhua: …You? Well-behaved? If you’re well-behaved, then there’s no such thing as a disobedient person in this world.

Looking at the two greasy chicken legs in her hands and the way she was eating, Minister Lin honestly felt his eyes hurting.

“Lin Mo’er! How many times have I told you to eat at the table! And what’s going on with your clothes? So sloppy! And that hat—this is an official’s hat! Don’t just mix it randomly with other clothes!”

Lin Mo’s clothes were generally rather gender-neutral—basically small men’s outfits. Among all her official attire, her favorite was her official hat. As long as there was sun, she’d wear it and stroll around everywhere, practicing a completely free-form style of outfit matching.

If anyone else dressed like that, the Censorate would’ve impeached them to death. Other officials would get impeached just for wearing their hats crooked.

But this little ancestor? She could roam all over the capital wearing official robes, and no one dared say a single word.

At first, Lin Mo was somewhat restrained. Later, seeing how indulgent everyone was toward her, she completely went wild.

Her reasoning was simple: there was only one female official in the entire court—her—and she posed no threat to anyone else. A single red bloom among countless green leaves. Of course everyone would indulge her.

It was like a huge family with dozens of sons suddenly having one daughter—how could they not dote on her? She had found herself a perfectly logical justification.

Listening to her father’s scolding, Lin Mo casually touched her hat with her hand.

Minister Lin shouted, “Don’t touch your hat with those greasy hands! Ah! You’re a young lady—can you pay just a little bit of attention to your behavior?!”

Lin Mo chewed on her meat and nodded perfunctorily. “Okay okay, I’ll pay attention next time.”

Looking at Minister Lin, who was practically about to explode, and then at Lin Mo, who stood there with carefree posture, Ji Qianhua suddenly felt like he had taken on a task harder than ascending to heaven.

Actually, Lin Mo didn’t look ugly or filthy like this. On the contrary, there was a kind of dashing, carefree charm about her—the kind of aura unique to people who live completely unrestrained lives.

But in a parent’s eyes, that kind of aura was simply seen as sloppiness.

Seeing that his father was on the verge of being driven mad, Lin Mo glanced around, then stuffed the larger chicken leg into her father’s hand.

“Dad, here, you eat this. It tastes really good.”

“If there’s nothing else, I’m heading out. I’ll bring you something tasty tonight.”

Bai Xiao said, “Uncle, we’re heading off then. You two keep chatting.”

Lin Mo:【Woohoo! Off to play in the palace!】

Bai Xiao:【Off to steal vegetables!】

Minister Lin, Ji Qianhua: !!! What the hell?!

“Both of you, get back here right now!” Minister Lin shouted.

Hearing his yell, the two of them ran even faster. As if they’d roll back—no way.

The Empress had already replied, welcoming them to the palace and saying they could enter from any entrance they liked. As for picking vegetables—go ahead, they grew plenty anyway.

To be fair, the two of them were quite polite. Before stealing vegetables, they even gave advance notice.

They wrote in the letter that they wanted to experience something thrilling, so they didn’t plan to pick vegetables in the usual way—they wanted to experience the feeling of stealing.

The Empress agreed. During this period, they were free to come whenever they wanted.

The palace walls were guarded by sentries, and naturally, the dog hole was no exception. When the two of them went to scout it out, the Empress already knew—and of course knew which entrance they’d use.

Since they had clearly said they wouldn’t enter through the main gate, it could only be the dog hole they had investigated. Kids, after all—just let them have their fun.

She secretly instructed the guards: as long as they saw those two, just pretend not to see them. Whether they were stealing vegetables or fruits, let them be.