Upon receiving Qin Su's probing gaze, Mo Lan knew what he was thinking.
"This matter has nothing to do with whether I believe you or not. The result you want is simply to prevent Jiang Mian from getting involved. As long as they can't form an alliance, the goal will be achieved. As for the rest, it doesn't seem to be within my scope of concern, does it?"
If Qin Su really does make other deals or form an alliance with Jiang Mian in private, she doesn't care. After all, it's a deal between the two of them, and as long as it doesn't affect Tianjiao Peak, it's fine.
They were originally unrelated people, why are you meddling in their social life? Her reach isn't that long.
"You're right, I was overthinking it. I originally thought you would enjoy watching plays."
Whether she's broad-minded or not is another matter, but this girl certainly has a clear understanding of things.
"Watching a show? No interest. I don't want people to know that we were the ones who pulled this together." I'd rather not do something that makes me lose face.
After the two reached an agreement, Qin Su returned home and wrote a letter, which was then sent out by fast horse, at just the right time.
After the three young masters settled in Ye County and inquired about Jiang Mian's preferences, they prepared gifts and went to visit him. At that time, the streets and alleys of Ye County were filled with rumors about the three young masters from the Song, Wang, and Han families. They said that the three young masters had appeared in Ye County without warning and wanted to use the Jiang family to achieve their own goals.
The rumors, which started from an unknown source, grew increasingly heated, and the people of the entire county began to hate the three major families. Now they all believed that the three major families were going too far in bullying people.
Not only did he run amok in Ye County without the governor's knowledge, but when he was beaten down and unable to fight back, he still didn't give up and even asked the governor for help. He was utterly shameless.
It is said that the three major families did not genuinely invite the prefect, but rather wanted him to take the lead in solving their problems, so that the three families would ultimately benefit. This is what is called "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," and their prefect was the poor mantis.
In the streets and alleys, in teahouses and restaurants, in the vegetable markets, wherever there are people, there will be someone who sighs or makes a few remarks.
"The people from the three major families have come to our territory to act wildly. This is outrageous. They are treating our prefect like a fool."
"Who says otherwise? They caused trouble themselves and made our lord clean up their mess, while they themselves hid in the back for fear of death. That's really too much."
"Alas, I heard that the three great families have joined forces, their power is immense, and our lord is outnumbered and outmatched..."
When Jiang Mian heard these rumors, he was really stunned for a while. He was busy with the barter trade fair, so how did these baseless rumors come about?
"Investigate who is causing trouble at this critical juncture." What three great families? During the barter trade, even the current emperor could come without any problem, let alone those powerful clans.
Thinking of the rumors, Jiang Mian couldn't help but chuckle. What mantis? Was he such a coward?
Mu Zi agreed, and before he could push it down, someone from the gatehouse came over.
"Your Highness, the third young master of the Song family, the eldest young master of the Wang family, and the eldest young master of the Han family have sent their visiting cards."
Jiang Mian glanced at Mu Zi and shook his head. "They've come so quickly? That's just in time."
"Your Highness, this is too much of a coincidence." I just heard the rumors, and now someone has come to my door. No one would believe there's no connection.
Could it be true, as the rumors suggest, that the three major families have joined forces to harm their lord?
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