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

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran chuckled and walked into the house. He added a piece of Princess Shouyang's plum blossom incense to the Boshan stove on the table, turned around and walked to the dressing table, untied his futou, and adjusted the hairpin that tied his hair.

Seeing Li Xiujing approaching, he moved to the right, giving up most of his space.

Sitting next to her, Li Xiujing took an orange from the table beside him and handed it to her.

The fruits are abundant and the oranges are fragrant and golden. Most of the golden oranges are ripe in the south and are transported from a long distance via the canal. Smart merchants do not sell them, but instead seal and store them in ice cellars. When they are sold in winter, their value can increase several times.

Pei Jiaoran stared at the water droplets on the orange. She took the orange and felt a chill in her hand. She held the orange in front of her eyes for a while and took out a small golden knife from the side. The small and light golden knife and her white wrist moved together. Half of the orange peel was peeled off in an instant.

The delicate hands broke the new orange. The slightly transparent outer layer of the flesh, along with the sour, sweet and fresh scent of the flesh, jumped out. Pei Jiaoran's movements were not only pleasing to the eye, but also had a kind of untainted elegance.

Although Pei Jiaoran hadn't finished peeling the orange, Li Xiujing couldn't help but say, "Your knife skills in peeling oranges are better than your skills in slicing fish."

Pei Jiaoran looked indifferent and sneered, "Erlang, it seems that he is quite favored. He even has tribute oranges."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and said, "She is as smart as Jiajia. Your Majesty sent someone to deliver it to the generals of Shen Ce today."

Pei Jiaoran paused and sighed, then continued to move the knife.

"Jia Jia." Li Xiujing called, "Are you worried today? What happened in the Zhongshuwai Province?" His eyes were fixed on Pei Jiaoran, but he saw that she was staring at him. In the blink of an eye, a peeled orange was handed to his lips. He silently opened his mouth and bit the orange.

Seeing him like this, Pei Jiaoran let go of his hand. After a long silence, he said, "Someone came to report to me this morning that he saw Zhang Rang go out and return to the palace late at night. I told the prince about this, and when I returned to the province, I happened to see someone spying. There were also signs of rummaging through the documents in my official room."

Li Xiujing asked, "Has anything been stolen? Or did you find anything?"

"The things are all there. It's just that he used the key to open the door of the bookcase." Pei Jiaoran put down the golden knife and ate the orange. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Although the area is small, I can't check it. This is not a good thing for me."

Li Xiujing frowned upon hearing this. He had a general understanding of the operation of the three ministries. Only four people had the keys to the bookcases where the imperial edicts were stored in the Zhongshu and other provinces. The first two were the heads of the Zhongshu Province, and the keys held by the latter two, although they were kept by designated people, did not follow them. Low-level officials on duty in other provinces could access them.

After thinking for a while, Li Xiujing said, "Do you have any idea now? But Zhang Rang can actually open the palace gate at night. We must be on guard against this."

"Don't worry, Erlang. I have already informed Cen Xi and the Crown Prince of the pros and cons of this matter." Pei Jiaoran changed his expression to solemn, "The King of Wu will leave the palace to set up a government office, and he will definitely choose the Jinwu Guards to serve as the government guards. This is a good opportunity. As for someone trespassing into the Zhongshu Province, it may not be a bad thing."

"You want to..." Li Xiujing suddenly frowned.

Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Of course I will use this opportunity to eliminate dissidents."

Opportunities always appear inadvertently. Those who take the lead need to learn to take the initiative to seize opportunities in order to go higher.

The peeled orange peel on the table still exuded fragrance, and Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran deeply. She planned everything, just like her movements when peeling the orange peel, a fatal and clean move.

"I guess you are going to take action against Su Jinghui, right?" Li Xiujing suddenly said.

Pei Jiaoran didn't say anything after hearing the words. He bit off the last piece of orange in his hand, and the juice burst in his mouth. He closed his eyes and nodded. His voice was light, "Yes."

She thought Li Xiujing could guess what she was doing. After all, Cui Boyu seldom came to see her, and this time he came to see her. The two of them avoided him and his brother and talked for half an incense stick. Anyone with a little bit of intelligence could guess what she was going to do.

Pei Jiaoran took the letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xiujing. He said calmly, "This is what the Wuwei Su family has done over the years."

Li Xiujing lowered his head and glanced at the letter, then pursed his lips. The letter was a little thick, obviously it was written on several pages.

"Su Jinghui followed the Cui family's path back then. On the surface, he was an important official in the government, but in reality, he was a pawn of the Cui family." Pei Jiaoran raised his eyelids, revealing sneer in his eyes, "The Su family invested heavily in supporting the Cui family, allowing the Cui family to support Su Jinghui. This funding came from the local people. Over time, there will inevitably be resentment."

After what happened to Wang Yu, she understood that most of the time when the family needs you, they will choose you without hesitation. From then on, the family will become a platform that provides you with fame and overall strength. Of course, this platform is limited to aristocratic families. If you want the platform to abandon you, the other party needs to offer a higher bargaining chip. If the family only has a few officials and a little wealth to support it, it is not included in this list.

However, given the Su family's current strength, she does not regard them as opponents.

"No wonder I saw Uncle Boyu looked so exhausted. It turns out you sent him to Wuwei." Li Xiujing smiled slightly.

"If anyone else goes, they may not be as capable as Uncle Boyu in handling the matter." Pei Jiaoran raised his lip slightly, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

The dim candlelight reflected on the letter, faintly revealing some words.

Li Xiujing smiled and put the letter under the dressing table. He looked at Pei Jiaoran and said, "You didn't open it, why should I open it?"

"Then let's take it apart together." Pei Jiaoran said softly.

She took out a golden hairpin from her dressing case and used the end of the hairpin to pry open the wax seal at the opening. Inside were five neatly stacked sheets of jade paper.

He took out a letter and unfolded it. The handwriting was quite sloppy and varied, obviously not written by the same person.

"In June of the first year of Zhenyuan, the Su family occupied six mu of land of Wang Ren, a commoner in Guzang County, and burned his house."

"In December of the same year, the Su family ordered farmers to hunt in winter."

……

Pei Jiaoran read out slowly and clearly what was written on the letter in his hand.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Pei Jiaoran continued, "What is written on this letter is more important than the letter to the people."

"The handwriting on the letter is different. I think Uncle Boyu asked local people to write it. It would be more touching if the local people wrote it themselves instead of him." Li Xiujing sighed.

"The letter is only part of the process of bringing down Su Jinghui. Public opinion is also needed as a support. I have also prepared a big gift for him in the palace." Pei Jiaoran smiled.

As the appetizer of public opinion has not yet been served, it is naturally not the time for her to play this card. However, Sun Shaofeng can indeed take action.

With a sigh, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips, "Don't worry, Erlang, I will not let you down when I ascend to the Secretariat."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and nodded.