LOT – Chapter 64 Lin Mo Takes the Blame for Qin Zheng, and Eunuch Li’s Explosive Scandal!

Qin Zheng was dragged home by the ear by his own father. When the Minister’s wife saw her son dressed in women’s clothing, she nearly fainted.

“Dad! Dad, I really know I was wrong. I just wanted to fool those guys, that’s all! I swear I didn’t do anything—I just got them drunk, nothing more!” Qin Zheng cowered, afraid his father’s fists might come flying.

The Vice Minister of Personnel was so furious his eyes turned white. “Even if you can’t stand those people, you can’t handle it like this! I don’t care what kind of beef you have with them out there, but how could you do something that harms a thousand enemies while costing yourself eight hundred?!”

The worst part? This incident had made him lose face big time.

He didn’t even dare imagine how lively the hunting grounds must be now—probably everyone was gossiping about it.

Qin Zheng knelt on the ground, shrank his neck, and glanced up cautiously at his father. Honestly, he looked quite pitiful like this.

The Minister’s wife had first been shocked by her son’s appearance—but now, she was actually impressed by how beautiful he looked dressed as a woman.

She lifted her son’s chin and sighed. “Putting everything else aside, Zheng’er really does look quite good like this. What a shame we don’t have a daughter. If we did, I bet she’d look just like this.”

After all, the Minister’s wife was a stunning beauty herself—how else could she have given birth to someone like Qin Zheng?

The Vice Minister, though still mad, couldn’t help but size up his son carefully after hearing his wife’s words.

Hmm… he really did have those feminine features. And dressed like this, he was a great beauty.

“If this little rascal were a girl, that’d be perfect. Daughters are usually more obedient and well-behaved.”

(Lin Mo: Hehehe, if it’s a daughter, of course she’d be obedient and well-behaved—just like me!)

Qin Zheng gulped and shrank back a little more as he watched his parents’ expressions.

Why did he feel like something was… off about the way they were looking at him? Wasn’t it good to be a man? Most people wanted sons—why did his parents prefer daughters?

Meanwhile, back at the brothel, the men who had been drunk the night before had woken up and were desperately searching for their “beauty.”

The madam of the brothel explained to them, “That beauty isn’t one of ours. She’s the daughter of a high-ranking official. But we don’t know the specifics.”

“I don’t know why that official’s daughter came to a brothel in the first place. Her father just came and dragged her away. Looked pretty angry, too.”

The young noblemen were struck like lightning upon hearing this—so their “beauty” was gone!

And worse, if she was the daughter of an official, then they wouldn’t be able to see her often. They might not even be able to get close to her again.

A highborn lady had to protect her reputation. If she’d been a courtesan, they could’ve simply bought her as a concubine.

“Sigh, maybe it really just wasn’t meant to be. I wonder which family’s daughter that beauty belonged to.”

“Most of the ladies in the capital are proper and graceful. Even the few wild ones wouldn’t go as far as to visit a brothel.”

They exchanged glances—and reached the same conclusion.

In the entire capital, the most unruly one right now was none other than… that young Lord Lin.

They’d never seen Young Lord Lin’s face in person, but his reputation? Oh, they’d heard plenty.

Plus, rumor had it that the official’s daughter had been dragged away by her ear by her own father. Didn’t Minister Lin often treat Young Lord Lin the same way?

They’d even heard about the time he chased him down the street!

The more they thought about it, the more convinced they became—the “beauty” had to be Lin Mo. After all, everyone in the Lin family was ridiculously good-looking, and Madam Lin was said to be a peerless beauty. Of course her daughter would be stunning too.

At that moment, Lin Mo was still at the hunting ground, completely unaware that this pot of trouble had fallen from the sky onto her head.

She didn’t have time to think about it either, because she had just gotten wind of a huge new scandal.

System: [Big gossip alert! Eunuch Li actually has a son outside the palace!]

Eunuch Li’s hand trembled mid-dust-sweep, his expression nearly slipping.

What the heck?! He had a son outside the palace? Was the system joking?

He’d been castrated and entered the palace at age six—and had served the emperor ever since. How could a six-year-old father a child?!

Emperor Xuande looked shocked as he turned to Eunuch Li. “I remember you’ve been by my side since we were kids. We practically grew up together. You mean to say you could father a child when you were six or seven? You’re that impressive?”

Everyone around was equally shell-shocked. They all knew Eunuch Li was an old eunuch who had been in the palace since childhood.

They didn’t know the exact age he entered the palace, but definitely no older than ten. And yet, a child that young had supposedly gotten someone pregnant?

Eunuch Li was on the verge of tears. “Your Majesty, this humble servant has served at your side since childhood. I was castrated and entered the palace at six! How could a six-year-old possibly make someone pregnant?!”

Was the system spouting nonsense now?!

Even Lin Mo was floored by the drama. After thinking for a moment, she asked the system:

Lin Mo: [Wait a minute… don’t tell me Eunuch Li wasn’t properly castrated! He’s a fake eunuch?!]

The moment those words left her mouth, Eunuch Li nearly dropped to his knees. He even had the urge to strip down right then and there to prove he was a real eunuch.

Everyone—including the emperor—was now staring at his lower half. Could it be true?

Eunuch Li couldn’t take it anymore and reached for his waistband on the spot.

“You mustn’t!” Imperial Physician Zhao rushed to stop him.

There were too many people here! Even if he had to prove it, this wasn’t the time or place. There were ladies present!

Eunuch Li’s face turned beet red with fury.

Luckily, the system gave more information:

System: [Eunuch Li is a real eunuch. He entered the palace at six. But he does have a son outside. After his parents sold him to the palace, they regretted cutting off their family line. So they brought in a widow—who happened to be pregnant—and married her in. The child she was carrying was a posthumous son. His name is Li Mingen.]

Lin Mo twitched her lips, a little stunned. [So the posthumous child in the widow’s belly is now officially considered Eunuch Li’s son?!]

System: [Yep! Eunuch Li’s parents passed away a long time ago, so now it’s just the widow and Li Mingen left at home. Oh, and Li Mingen is actually quite handsome—and he and the third daughter of Duke Zheng’s family have already pledged themselves to each other. They’re planning to elope in three days.]

Duke Zheng gasped: !!! What the heck?! Why does everything keep circling back to my family?!

Two massive scandals just exploded at once: Eunuch Li mysteriously had a son, and that son was about to run off with someone’s daughter!

Eunuch Li turned to Duke Zheng with an apologetic look in his eyes.

Even though he had no idea his “son” existed until now, the fact remained—it was technically his child.