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

The first floor of the restaurant was already crowded. When the doctor heard that the three people were going to the second floor, and saw that they were not dressed like ordinary people, he respectfully led the three people to the second floor.

"Whatever you want to eat, just order whatever you want." Pei Jiaoran looked at the doctor and stuffed thirty coins into his hand. He smiled and said, "I want to ask about something."

The doctor weighed the thirty coins in his hand, put them in his arms, and said with a smile, "Please go ahead."

"Is there a gentleman named Zhang dining in the building?" Pei Jiaoran poured tea into the other two cups and poured one for himself. He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "If you know, just tell me. I have enough money for you."

Seeing Pei Jiaoran taking out a purse from his sleeve again, Li Jing quickly waved his hand to stop him, "Ms. Pei... Miss Pei, you don't have to spend so much money."

Although he knew that Pei Jiaoran, as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, had a higher salary and savings than him, his official position was low, so how could it be worth her spending so much money?

The doctor's eyes swept over several people and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

"Don't worry, I'll go and ask around right away." The doctor bowed and took his leave.

After the doctor left, Li Jing sighed and said, "Mr. Pei, you don't have to be like this. This matter is not that important."

"Why not? Didn't you hear Mancao say that she heard one of them was named Zhang? There are many people named Zhang in Chang'an, but the one who can cause such a stir is the one closest to the sky." Pei Jiaoran smiled and pointed outside the house, "The doctor in this restaurant has to meet different people every day. For familiar faces, he basically knows their names and preferences. I gave him money because I wanted to get some information from him."

"Do you think this Zhang might be Concubine Zhang's Zhang?" Li Jing's mind was quick and he suddenly realized, "If your speculation is true. With the support of the Concubine, no wonder he dares to be so arrogant."

Pei Jiaoran smiled at Li Jing and relaxed his brows. In a place like Chang'an where aristocratic families are everywhere, it is not uncommon to have one or two arrogant families occasionally. The key is to see if this family has the ability or people to cover up the consequences afterwards.

Concubine Zhang's family background was not prominent, and she was able to serve the emperor only after marrying Zhang Rang. Such a family had no foundation to speak of, and only had the instinct to drive away wealth and interests.

"If they are sensible, they will behave in a low profile in a place like Chongyifang." Zhou Mancao showed disdain and sneered, "The other party is better, beating people openly. It is obvious that many people in the clan have no family background and no talent."

"Thank you for your advice, Madam Zhou. Compared with your knowledge, I feel deeply ashamed." Li Jing bowed his head and saluted.

"Don't say that. You studied Confucianism and the best of various schools of thought. I just read a few more books when I was young and know a few more words." Waving his hand, Zhou Mancao said, "My path is different from yours, so there is no need to compare us, let alone the word teaching."

"The food is here."

The doctor's voice outside the house interrupted the conversation between the three people.

Soon, the doctor came in with his servants and arranged the dishes they ordered one by one. After sending a few people away, the doctor looked at Pei Jiaoran and walked forward.

"Girl, please go out of this room. Walk straight to the end and turn right. There is a room at the end of the corridor where a new man is entertaining his friends." The doctor whispered.

After stuffing another thirty coins into the doctor's pocket, Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and said, "Go on."

"Mr. Zhang has no official position, but his father holds the title of Duke. He does have a sister who is a concubine in the harem." The doctor leaned forward and said, "If you want to know the time when they go out, I can tell you, but..."

The doctor rubbed his fingers together and said in a lower voice, "You need to pay extra money for that."

Pei Jiaoran was quite generous and gave the doctor another sixty coins.

As soon as the money was in hand, the doctor bowed and smiled, "They came an hour ago. The rest of the entourage was quite respectful to Mr. Zhang. He was wearing a robe with gold woven flowers. Girl, this is all I know."

"I understand. You go first." Pei Jiaoran said.

After sending the doctor away, Pei Jiaoran picked up his chopsticks again and moved them over the various dishes.

Pei Jiaoran picked up the crab roe biluo with chopsticks and took a bite. "Eat first. After we finish eating, we will go meet them."

After dinner, Pei Jiaoran put down his chopsticks. He walked slowly to the window, opened it, and stood by the railing with his hands behind his back. After a long while, he turned around and looked at the two of them.

"Let's go." Pei Jiaoran said.

"Girl, don't we need to cover up? It would be inappropriate to go there openly like this." Zhou Mancao pulled Pei Jiaoran's clothes, her tone slightly deep.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and said, "Who said we are going to look for them openly? As the saying goes, the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark, isn't that wonderful?"

The money stuffed into the doctor's pocket did have some effect. The doctor who had just ushered the guests in pointed to the staircase when he saw the two of them coming out.

The doctor looked around for a while and confirmed that no one was around. He stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Girl, they have left. They are drunk, but they haven't gone far. Maybe you can catch up with them."

Pei Jiaoran did not delay after hearing the words. He led Zhou Mancao and Li Jing out to chase after him. As the doctor said, a young man in a brocade flowered robe stumbled out of the door surrounded by four people.

Seeing this, Pei Jiaoran took the two of them and chased after them.

It was late at night, and the streets were crowded with people. A few people, led by those in flowered robes, staggered in front. Passersby saw that they were all drunk and moved aside like tigers.

"It seems like they are like this all the time." Zhou Mancao sneered.

Pei Jiaoran caught a glimpse of a mask stall on the roadside, so he stopped and bought three masks from the stall and picked out a Rakshasa mask to wear.

"Let's go. We'll catch up." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

I followed a few people and turned into a dark corner. There were many pedestrians on the road, and these people were basically drunk, so they seemed to be oblivious to the footsteps behind them. They walked in front, talking and laughing.

Finding the right moment, Pei Jiaoran bent down and quickly picked up the bamboo stick on the ground, then rushed forward and kicked the man in the flowered robe in front of him.

The young man was caught off guard and kicked by her, and several people around him fell forward together, and fell on him.

"Who is it? Who dares to kick me?" the man in the flowered robe shouted.

The other few men were half sober by now and hurriedly climbed up from him, then hurriedly helped the man in the flowered robe up.

"Who are you? How dare you commit murder in Chongyifang? Do you know who I am?" the man in the flowered robe shouted.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and lowered his voice, "Oh? Are you a prince?"

"Prince? My sister is the imperial concubine of the current dynasty! The future Empress Dowager." The man in the flowered robe shouted angrily.

"Then we are going to fight you. Go ahead!" Pei Jiaoran said lightly.