After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Li Xiujing was standing in the room, listening to Jiang's crying and scolding. Li Sikong, who was sitting nearby, lowered his head and drank tea. The people from the other rooms wanted to speak, but Li Sikong persuaded them to stop with his eyes.

The old lady took a sip of tea and tilted her head to look at Li Sikong. Seeing that everyone was looking at the two of them as if they were watching a show, she hesitated to speak. She had originally intended to resolve this matter privately, and she had never expected that these people would get the news and fill up the hall.

Seeing Li Sikong looking at her from the sidelines, Xue turned to look at Li Xiujing. She was not very good at scolding, but her ability to confuse right and wrong was amazing.

"Your fifth uncle has had a hard time these years, and your cousin is a useless man who only managed to become a military officer in Suizhou. He is not as good as your General Shen Ce. Your fifth uncle made a mistake, but who in the court is clean? It's okay if you don't want to help, Erlang..." She frowned, tears flowed from her eyes and mixed with the rouge on her face, "But why can't you help me introduce Mr. Pei? The weather is so hot, and your fifth uncle is in poor health and is most afraid of heat. Is it because your fifth uncle wants your cousin to be your father's adopted son? Your fifth aunt is wrong, it was all my idea..."

While playing the victim, Xue looked at Li Xiujing and said, "Your fifth aunt shouldn't have such evil thoughts. If you have any problems, come to me, don't blame your fifth uncle."

She cried harder and harder, holding Li Xiujing's sleeves tightly with both hands. Her legs were slightly bent, and she looked like she was about to kneel down.

Pei Jiaoran, who was standing aside, watched the scene. He turned around and whispered to Lady Changsun, "She wants Erlang to be in a difficult situation."

"This brat has been a rebellious person since he was young. Don't blame others for coveting his position. Nannan, wait for him to come out of the bureau on his own. It won't be too late for you to go later." Madam Changsun said.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran looked at the onlookers. Although the onlookers shook their heads, no one blamed Xue. Instead, they blamed Li Xiujing for not knowing what filial piety was and why family members had to endure the hardship of being a family.

Glancing at Xue, Li Xiujing sneered. He finally understood why Pei Jiaoran said that Xue had someone behind the scenes.

Xue's words were all about saying that he was unfilial and taking revenge because he held great power. And their fifth branch was the first to suffer.

But who is behind Xue?

With his uncle's rank, although he worked in the Secretariat, it was not a prominent position. A Tongshi Sheren turned a blind eye to Chu Pu and took advantage of it. This matter was not a big deal or a small one. He understood Pei Jiaoran's thoughts. But he did not understand the other party's thoughts.

Could it be that he wanted to alienate Pei Jiaoran and the Li family?

After thinking it over again and again, Li Xiujing bowed his head and said, "Aunt, you are wrong. Since I am a vassal, I should obey the law. It is a fact that my uncle violated the law. How can I shield him because of our relationship? If I shield him today, won't everyone follow suit in the future? Then the laws of our Great Wei will be meaningless. If the superiors don't respect the law, how can the subordinates teach the people? The prosperity of a country depends on the law. Those who follow selfishness will cause chaos, while those who follow the law will bring order."

After saying this in one breath, Xue's expression changed slightly.

"But there are human feelings outside the law. Erlang, why do you have to kill your uncle?" Xue took a deep breath, "Madam, please persuade Erlang. Wulang has been in prison for half a month, and his body is covered with sores. How can he survive?"

"The Fifth Aunt's Censorate is heavily guarded. How did you get in?" Li Xiujing asked coldly.

"I just asked someone to find out." A trace of panic flashed across Xue's face. "Your fifth uncle is popular. There are people in the government office who are willing to help him. I heard this from them."

"They? Who are they? Fifth aunt, bribing supervising officials is against the law." Li Xiujing said in a cold voice.

As soon as the words fell, Xue's face changed drastically. She quickly looked at the old lady above her. She originally wanted to trap Li Xiujing with filial piety, but she didn't expect the other party to turn the tables and use breaking the law to control her.

"Erlang, what are you talking about. Your fifth aunt..." Old Lady Li frowned and looked towards the door.

"Li Sikong, it seems that I came at the wrong time?"

A man in a sky-blue dress came from the door with a smile. Everyone who was watching the excitement turned back to look at the door. The person who came was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Pei Xianggong, whom they had all seen.

Stepping into the house, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips as he took in the surprised looks on the faces of the Li family members who were watching the fun.

"Who is this?" the old lady frowned.

"I am Pei Jiaoran, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. I am honored to meet the Grand Madam of the Kingdom of Yue."

As soon as the words fell, the old lady looked stunned. It seemed that she did not expect that the other party would call her "Madam of the State".

"Mr. Pei, you are finally here. I know you have a close relationship with Erlang, could you please show some mercy?" Xue gritted her teeth, rushed to Pei Jiaoran, and cried.

The sudden movement almost knocked Pei Jiaoran down, but fortunately, Lady Changsun, who was standing by, was quick to support her. She turned around and asked Xue, "Yu Niang, what are you doing!"

She acted like a female animal protecting her cubs, staring fiercely at Xue. Everyone around was startled by her, and Xue was also stunned.

Instead, the old lady stood up to greet him, "Mr. Pei, why did you suddenly come to the Li family?"

"Since Li Sikong has invited me, how dare I not come." Pei Jiaoran glanced at Mrs. Xue with a smile, "Madam Xue, you just said that I have a close relationship with General Li, and asked me to spare Li Run this time. But the laws of the Wei Dynasty were not compiled by me, so how can I condone them just like that?"

"Mr. Pei, didn't Prime Minister Li invite you here to discuss this matter?" Mrs. Xue widened her eyes and looked at Pei Jiaoran in disbelief.

"Invite me to discuss this matter? Li Run is only a sixth-rank official. Is it worth it for me to come and discuss this matter in person?" Pei Jiaoran sneered. "General Li is right. The Censorate is heavily guarded. How did Madam Xue know all the details? Why not give me a tip so that I can report this matter to the Shangshu Province?"

"That's right. Li Run is in the Censorate's Prison, but he can still pass on information. Aren't the rules of the Censorate meaningless?" Madam Changsun scolded coldly.

"Madam!" Xue turned her head and cried to the old lady, "Why is the first wife so aggressive? She even falsely accused me of bribing officials from the Censorate. I ask you to make a decision for me, mother."

Pei Jiaoran smiled and looked at everyone in the Li family, with the corners of his lips raised.

"False accusation? If it is a false accusation, how do you know what happened to Li Run in the Censorate? Yu Niang, although Erlang is now the General of the Divine Strategy, he is also at the center of the storm. Don't let those with ulterior motives lead you into the fire pit."

Xue's face was filled with astonishment, and she looked towards the silent old lady for help.

Others looked at the nose with their eyes, and the heart with their noses. They all turned their heads away tacitly, and no one wanted to get involved in the Fifth Room's affairs.

The old lady smiled slightly, "What Yan Niang said is right. But after all, they are family members, why are you so aggressive?"