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

Standing in front of Chongyifang, Pei Jiaoran looked at the scene of the people living and working in peace and contentment, and his lips curled up slightly. Only after leaving Zhuquemen can you smell the smell of fireworks belonging to the world. Staying too long in the enduring decayed atmosphere of Taiji Palace will make people physically and mentally exhausted.

As he entered the gate, the guard at the gate came up to him with a big smile on his face. He took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to him, "Mr. Pei. This is from the lady Bi Fei, who asked me to pass it on to you."

Pei Jiaoran nodded when he heard this, took the letter from the guard, and rode away.

The house was still deserted. The servants she hired did not live in the house, but only came to clean the yard at a fixed time every day. It was still early, so the servants had not come yet.

After pushing the door open and entering, Pei Jiaoran took off his black leather boots and footwear, and walked barefoot on the thick carpet, slowly walking towards the desk in front.

Putting down the letter, he lit the charcoal basin on the side. Pei Jiaoran sat down and opened the letter in her hand. She couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Bi Fei's study in the girls' school was quite effective. Not only was her handwriting more and more powerful, but it was also more and more correct. She even asked her questions in the letter.

With his hand resting casually on the table, Pei Jiaoran picked up a white jade wolf-hair brush, soaked it with ink, and then began to write a reply.

Soon, the book was finished. Pei Jiaoran nodded with satisfaction, waited for the ink to dry, stuffed it into the letter paper, and put it aside. Out of the corner of his eye, he unconsciously fell on the wolf-hair brush in his hand.

This wolf-hair brush was given to her by Shen Yunzhou after she rejected his first gift and before she left Yangzhou. The body of the brush was made of white jade with a dragon carved on it, and the wolf hair was made of the wool of the wolf king, which was quite soft.

Pei Jiaoran smiled as she studied the wolf-hair brush in her hand. This brush was a gift from Shen Yunzhou, and it was also a token of the Shen family's loyalty. After she came back, she looked through his resume. Next year would be his exam date. At the moment, the position of Yanzikushi was vacant, and was temporarily managed by someone from the Taifu Temple.

Although this position is not a popular one, most people who hold it will become prime ministers. She is quite interested in Shen Yunzhou and wants him to take this position. In this way, the Yanzi Treasury Director will be hers, and the pressure on the Ministry of Revenue and the Salt and Iron Bureau will be much less. The court can also relieve a lot of pressure.

Thinking of this, Pei Jiaoran flipped out a piece of wax paper. She needed to write a letter to Shen Yunzhou. As for whether he could understand her meaning and seize this opportunity, it depended on him.

I put down my pen and the letter is finished.

The letter only said one sentence, "The situation in Chang'an is changing rapidly, and everyone is ready to go. I invite you to visit Zhuyu with me to repay Yangzhou for its help. However, the danger of Chang'an is unknown, so you should choose carefully."

After blowing the ink dry, Pei Jiaoran took out his own private seal and stamped it on the letter. Then he took the letter out and sent someone to deliver it to Shen Yunzhou.

After delivering the letter, Pei Jiaoran's face was exhausted. He lay down on the couch, crossed his legs casually, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up again, dusk had enveloped the entire courtyard. The room was lit by a dim candlelight, and incense was curling from the Boshan stove on one side.

After frowning and staring at the smoke rising from the Boshan stove on the table for a while, Pei Jiaoran ran to the table. He lifted the hollow carved stove cover, closed his eyes and sniffed for a while to confirm that there was no peculiar smell. He stood up and walked out.

There were two people sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, with their backs to her and sitting around the lamp.

After taking a look at the two of them, Pei Jiaoran walked over slowly.

"How did it become like this?" Pei Jiaoran asked in a deep voice.

Hearing her voice, the two turned around. It was Zhou Mancao and Li Jing.

Li Jing stood up with an embarrassed look on his face and said respectfully, "I originally wanted to come here to thank you. I didn't expect to meet a few villains on the road who wanted to rob me. They covered my head with a cloth bag, pressed me to the ground and beat me, and forced me to hand over the money. I refused, so they... Fortunately, this Miss Zhou came to help..."

After saying that, Li Jing stood up again and bowed, "Thank you Miss Zhou for your help. Li... Li..."

Seeing that Li Jing didn't say anything for a long time, Zhou Mancao waved her hand and smiled, "No need. Mr. Li, you want to marry me, but I'm not happy. I'm living a happy life now."

"Mancao, can you see the appearance of those people clearly?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

"No. When they beat Li Langjun, they were so ferocious." Zhou Mancao sneered, "As soon as you heard me shouting, "What are you doing? I'm going to call the Jinwu Guards to arrest us! You all ran faster than rabbits."

Looking at the bruised Li Jing in front of him, Pei Jiaoran sat down and said, "Did you offend someone? This is Chongyifang, not those places in the south."

"No... I knew this was Chongyifang. So I didn't dare to cause trouble. It's just..." Li Jing narrowed his eyes, as if he was trying to recall something. After a while, he said, "When I was buying cakes in the restaurant, I accidentally bumped into a young man in brocade clothes. I apologized to him at the time, but he didn't expect me to be so persistent. He insisted that I pay for his clothes."

"Young Master in Brocade Clothes? There are quite a few aristocratic families in Chongyifang, so it might be a bit hard to find him." Pei Jiaoran sighed thoughtfully.

Hearing the sigh, Zhou Mancao looked at Li Jing, then at Pei Jiaoran and said, "Girl, I vaguely heard them calling out Mr. Zhang. Could it be Mr. Zhang from the neighborhood?"

Pei Jiaoran lowered his eyes and said nothing when asked. The Zhang family is considered a wealthy family in Chang'an City. There are three families with the surname Zhang in Chongyifang alone.

"Mr. Pei, how can you come here to deal with such a small matter in person? Anyway, my injuries are not serious, I can just go back and apply some medicine." Li Jing quickly stood up and said.

"Why are you all the same, nerds? Yuan Yanchong was one, and now you are another. Do you only study Confucianism and not martial arts?" Zhou Mancao couldn't help but roll her eyes at Li Jing. "You are a Right Assistant Censor. Beating an official appointed by the imperial court is no small crime. How can we let them get away with it?"

Being scolded by Zhou Mancao for no reason, Li Jing looked even more embarrassed. He hung his head and said nothing.

"Li Jing, although this is unpleasant to hear, it is not without reason. The other party dared to hit you, an official appointed by the imperial court. It is obvious that they do not take the Secretariat seriously, let alone His Majesty." Pei Jiaoran took a deep breath, "Let's go. Let's go to the restaurant where you bought the cakes just now and see which Zhang family is so bold."

After the lights came on, the area became much more lively than before.

"Girl, after we find the person, should we go to Wu Hou to catch him?" Zhou Mancao said in a low voice.

"Why arrest someone?" Pei Jiaoran smiled, with a sly look in his eyes, "Can't we use other methods?"

As they were talking, the three of them had already arrived in front of the largest restaurant in Chongyifang.

The three of them entered the room one after another. Pei Jiaoran looked around the room and pointed to the second floor.

"Take us upstairs." Pei Jiaoran said.