EBE Chapter 1473 Rumors
Chapter 1473 Rumors
He intends to take her away and completely control her.
Just as he reached out to touch Zhan Miao!
Zhan Miao suddenly looked up.
Her eyes, which had been slightly weak just moments before, were now clear as knives, without a trace of confusion, only a cold mockery.
"Young Master Su, are you in such a hurry to help me because you want to take me to the underworld?"
His voice was clear and cold, resounding throughout the entire venue.
Everyone was taken aback.
Su Wenyan's expression changed drastically: "Miss Zhan, what...what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Am I talking nonsense?"
Zhan Miao chuckled, picked up the wooden box, reopened it, and tossed the jade pendant onto the table.
"This jade pendant contains a bewitching incense. Prolonged exposure will cause one to become confused and weak. You gave me this jade pendant not as an apology, but to embarrass me in public and ruin my reputation, isn't that right?"
His words stirred up a huge wave of discussion.
There was an uproar.
"Bewitching Incense?"
"How dare the Su family do such a thing?"
"This is going to harm people!"
The head of the Su family suddenly stood up and shouted angrily, "Zhan Miao! You're spouting nonsense! Without any evidence, how dare you slander my Su family!"
"Without any evidence?"
Zhan Miao raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the entire room, finally landing on two Su family servants who had been keeping their heads down and remaining silent in the corner.
"This bewitching incense was a secret recipe made in the backyard of your Su family, and was personally infused into the jade pendant by these two people. The fragrance still lingers on their bodies to this day."
The two men trembled and turned deathly pale.
Zhan Miao continued, her voice clear and distinct: "Why do you think I dared to enter your Su residence alone? From the moment you sent the invitation, I had people investigate every move of your Su family. You plotted to harm me, thinking you could get away with it?"
She had barely finished speaking when footsteps suddenly came from outside the mansion.
Her trusted confidant, who had been left outside, led two of the detained Su family servants into the hall, where they knelt down directly.
"Girl, the people have been brought here, and they have all confessed."
As soon as the two men entered, they couldn't hold back their nerves and kowtowed repeatedly: "Master, spare us! It was you who told us to do it! We dared not disobey! The incense was real, and we fumigated the jade pendant with it!"
Ironclad evidence.
The Su family patriarch's face turned deathly pale instantly, and Su Wenyan staggered backward, unable to deny it any longer.
The way the guests looked at the Su family changed completely.
From awe to contempt, to fear.
Previously, Zhou Chongshan poisoned the people, and now the Su family is using bewitching incense to harm Zhan Miao—these powerful families are so insidious!
Zhan Miao slowly stood up, his posture upright and his aura imposing.
"Master Su, Young Master Su."
She approached step by step, her gaze sharp as a knife, piercing straight into their hearts.
“At the celebration banquet, I refused the marriage because I didn’t want to be tied down by it, and to save face for you. But instead of restraining yourself, you went even further and used underhanded means to frame me.”
"Have you forgotten what happened to Zhou Chongshan?"
"You treat human life like dirt, disregard rules, and regard the City Lord's Mansion as mere decoration—what's the difference between you and Zhou Chongshan?"
Every word weighs as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Forced to retreat repeatedly, the head of the Su family, enraged and humiliated, suddenly waved his hand and shouted, "Take him down!"
The Su family guards who were lying in ambush all around immediately rushed out with their knives drawn.
But as soon as they moved, the sound of orderly footsteps rang out outside the mansion at the same time—the guards of the city lord's mansion had already surrounded the Su mansion.
Mo Ziyu, dressed in a short robe, stood at the door, his small face tense, his voice clear yet authoritative:
"Who dares to hurt Aunt Miao!"
"The Su family is plotting to frame us and intends to cause trouble. Take them all down!"
The outcome was already decided.
The Su family guards collapsed instantly, offering no resistance whatsoever.
The head of the Su family, Su Wenyan, and all those involved in the conspiracy were captured.
Overnight, the second largest family in Jingcheng collapsed.
When Zhan Miao left the Su residence, it was already dark.
Mo Ziyu trotted after her, looking up at her with eyes full of admiration: "Aunt Miao, you won again!"
Zhan Miao bent down and gently rubbed the top of his head, his voice gentle yet firm.
"Xiaoyu, you must remember this."
"Power gained through intrigue and trickery will not last long."
"A city that is defended by the hearts of the people and by righteousness will never collapse."
The boy nodded vigorously, making sure he remembered those words.
The winds that had swept through Jingcheng were once again completely swept away.
After this incident, no one in the entire city dared to harbor any disloyalty towards Zhan Miao.
She is not anyone's wife, nor is she anyone's pawn.
She is the true guardian in the hearts of the people of Jingcheng.
In the shadows, another pair of eyes watched everything unfold, their knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white.
Zhan Miao, don't get too cocky.
The situation in Jingcheng is not over yet.
This person was none other than Sheng Tianlin, a former subordinate of Su Ningshuang who had been severely suppressed and killed by Zhan Miao.
Sheng Tianlin was originally a deserter from the border. After meeting Su Ningshuang, he became a bandit king, plundering military supplies and oppressing the people.
He originally intended to use Su Ningshuang and Lu Jingheng's relationship to enter the capital and go from the shadows to the light, but unexpectedly Zhan Miao appeared out of nowhere.
She came from a powerful family and was decisive in her methods. In a short period of time, she eliminated all his undercover agents and purged his confidants. If he hadn't run away quickly, he would have been a victim of her blade long ago.
Now he was like a stray dog, hiding in the shadows, watching Zhan Miao enjoy boundless glory and be admired by the entire city, and the hatred in his heart almost devoured him.
He is not willing!
He had painstakingly built his career over many years; how could he possibly lose to a young lady from a noble family in the capital?
A ruthless glint flashed in Sheng Tianlin's eyes. He turned around menacingly and disappeared into the depths of the alley.
He wanted revenge, to ruin Zhan Miao's reputation, to make her fall from grace, and to become the ruler of Jingcheng.
A few days later, Jingcheng appeared calm on the surface, but undercurrents were already surging.
First, strange rumors suddenly spread throughout the city.
At first, it was just whispers in the streets and alleys, saying that Zhan Miao, a young lady from a noble family in the capital, had no soldiers or power, yet she was able to stabilize Jingcheng in a short period of time. Her methods were too strange, and she was afraid that she had used some kind of unorthodox methods.
Rumors spread like wildfire overnight, like weeds.
Gradually, the rumors became more and more outrageous.
Some say that Zhan Miao is not from a righteous military family at all; she is a member of an evil sect in the martial arts world, skilled at bewitching people, which is why she can make the young city lord obey her and the people devoted to her.
Some say that her purge of the rebels was not for the sake of Jingcheng at all, but merely to eliminate dissidents and seize power. Once she had a firm foothold, she would sideline the city lord and turn Jingcheng into the Zhan family's private property.
Even more viciously, they actually pinned all the blame for the previous turmoil in Jingcheng, the theft of grain and supplies, and the casualties of the people on her!
All that chaos was orchestrated by Zhan Miao herself. She first sent people to create panic, then appeared as a savior, gradually seizing power.
These rumors were quite detailed and, with some people secretly fueling them, they spread throughout the city in just one day.
The people, who were originally grateful to Zhan Miao, gradually began to have doubts.
People's hearts are most easily swayed.
They had witnessed her kindness, her tireless efforts for Jingcheng, and her selfless acts of saving lives. But as malicious rumors repeatedly reached their ears, that sliver of doubt quietly grew stronger.