LOT – Chapter 67 Third Young Miss Zheng Baochuan!

When Li Mingen was dragged away, he was still swearing non-stop — and it was pretty foul, too.

Lin Mo couldn’t help but start doubting the Third Miss’s taste. She asked the system doubtfully, [Are you sure that Third Miss really has good taste? She actually likes someone like that?]

Everyone else shared Lin Mo’s opinion. Apart from his decent looks, this man didn’t seem to have a single redeeming quality.

He sneaked into someone else’s house to secretly meet their daughter. When caught, he tried to flee out the back door. After being caught, all he could do was spew vulgarities.

Tsk. One had to wonder — did Eunuch Li know that the son he’d never met and wasn’t even related to by blood turned out to be this kind of person?

Hidden in the shadows, Eunuch Li felt an emotional storm raging in his heart. What kind of “root” was this supposed to be?! He didn’t want this kind of “root”! It was humiliating! Why would anyone want to preserve such a disgraceful “root”?!

The crown prince and the two other princes crouched behind a haystack, looking at Eunuch Li with expressions full of pity.

Eunuch Li had spent most of his life in glory, serving by the emperor’s side and holding a position that was essentially second only to one. Even they, the sons of the emperor, didn’t dare act too rashly around Eunuch Li — after all, he had watched them grow up and was practically a senior family member in their eyes.

Now, for someone like this to pop out of nowhere and be called his son — one with no blood relation and such terrible behavior — well, this could only be described as a fall from grace.

The last person to experience such a fall was Minister Lin. Minister Lin had lived his whole life with strict propriety, only for Lin Mo to suddenly appear out of nowhere as his daughter. And from that point on, his descent down the slope was unstoppable.

(Minister Lin: …Do you people have no manners?)

“Your Highnesses, does His Majesty know you’re hiding here?” Eunuch Li stared at the three princes crouched nearby, utterly exasperated.

These three — why were they everywhere? Hadn’t His Majesty told them to return to the palace early to deal with memorials?

The third prince chuckled sheepishly, then gave a seemingly solid excuse: “We were thinking for Father’s sake. Surely Father would want to know what’s going on here too. So we came ahead to investigate — that way, when we return to the palace, we can report the full details to him.”

The other two princes quickly nodded in agreement. “Yes, yes, exactly!”

Eunuch Li: …I don’t believe a word you say. This whole family — not a single decent one among you.

Lin Mo had been happily watching the drama unfold from the outside when she was suddenly invited into the Duke’s residence.

The three men who had been lying on the ground were also dragged in — including Zhuyeqing, who still had several boot prints on his face.

Lin Mo was quietly thrilled: [Hahaha, we actually ran into the melon patch and are now inside eating the melon! This is great!]

System: [I think the Duke might be hoping you can help persuade their Third Miss. You better give it your all later! Use those brainwashing skills of yours!]

The Duke had originally just invited Lin Mo over to witness some juicy gossip and maybe dig up more dirt on Li Mingen. But unexpectedly, the system had now given him a new idea.

This Little Lin Official might not be great in other areas, but when it came to talking — she was an absolute expert. A couple of casual words from her and she could dig up someone’s family history back eighteen generations. Maybe, just maybe, if she talked to his daughter, she could actually knock some sense into her.

“Lord Lin, what a coincidence to see you outside just now. I have a small request — my unworthy daughter has gotten herself into a bit of a mess recently. I was hoping Lord Lin could help talk some sense into her.”

Duke Zheng put on an awkward yet earnest expression as he spoke, “You saw it for yourself earlier — that man is truly worthless. But my daughter seems to have been bewitched and insists on being with him. Lord Lin, your eloquence and wisdom are extraordinary. I believe you can definitely help persuade her.”

Lin Mo was so flattered she was nearly grinning from ear to ear — she hadn’t expected to be held in such high regard.

“Aiya, no no, just leave this matter to me! I’m the best when it comes to persuading people!”

The system chimed in: [Exactly! When it comes to brainwashing, no one’s better than us!]

The three unfortunate saps who had been dragged in looked at Duke Zheng with terrified expressions: Your Grace, are you seriously saying this?!

Before long, Lin Mo met with the Third Miss. The Third Miss was actually quite good-looking—an elegant and delicate beauty.

But right now, this beauty had teary eyes and a heartbroken expression on her face, clearly upset about her father breaking up her relationship.

The system said to Lin Mo: [Li Mingen really is trash. You better hurry up and talk some sense into this Third Miss—he’s a used good!]

Lin Mo was shocked on the inside, but outwardly remained calm. She sighed and said, “Third Miss, why be so attached to a single blade of grass? Especially one that’s already been chewed by someone else.”

Third Miss: ???

Everyone else: ???

What did that even mean? Chewed by someone else? Used by who?!

The system echoed Lin Mo’s sentiment: [Sigh, why do beautiful women always have such poor taste? That Li Mingen doesn’t just have one confidante—he’s a regular at brothels and pleasure houses! He’s got mushrooms growing down there! Do you like him for the mushrooms or what?!]

Even Lin Mo gasped at that: [What the hell?! He’s even diseased?! Oh no, I didn’t touch him just now, did I? I better not have caught something!]

At this moment, Zhuye Qing’s eyes rolled back: Oh my god! I even hugged that man’s thigh! Am I going to die?! I’m still young, I don’t want to die!!

The two noble young men next to her quickly edged away. Though their faces showed concern, their bodies wasted no time moving.

Lin Mo composed herself and said to the Third Miss, “You’re a proper noble lady. Why throw yourself at some fickle man? Look at these three goofballs over here—they’re all better than that guy!”

The three goofballs: ???

The Third Miss glanced at the three of them—indeed, they were quite handsome. More so than Li Mingen.

Seeing her waver, Lin Mo hurriedly added, “There are so many noble young men in the capital. Any one of them would be better than Li Mingen! That kind of reckless man probably has something nasty down there.”

“When you compare love to your life, is it really worth it? That man doesn’t care about you—if he did, he would never have let you elope with him. Wake up, Zheng Baochuan!”

Third Miss Zheng: “??? How do you know my name is Zheng Baochuan? Does Lord Xiaolin know me?”

She rarely left home, and most people only knew her older sisters. She hadn’t expected Lord Xiaolin to know her name!

Lin Mo was momentarily stunned: [Holy crap! Her name really is Baochuan?! No wonder she’s such a hopeless romantic!]

Duke Zheng’s face was about to crack from holding back his expression. The last person this little ancestor called a hopeless romantic was the General of National Defense.

That incident had already spread through the capital—sleeping with someone else’s woman, raising someone else’s child, and even serving the guy.

So now his own daughter was going down the same path?! Noooo!