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

"You actually found a jade pendant?" Jingzhao Yin looked surprised, and then asked, "Can you show it to me? Maybe I can catch the murderer."

Pei Jiaoran waved his hand upon hearing this, "No need. This matter must be reported to the Political Affairs Hall. Now that Li Jing has offended many people, he should be given a few more guards to protect him."

"Mr. Pei is right. It is my fault for not thinking it through." Jingzhao Yin lowered his head and said.

Pei Jiaoran lowered her eyes and looked at Jingzhao Yin, her brows relaxed. She naturally knew what Jingzhao Yin was thinking. She just wanted to confirm whether the person who took action was someone of high status.

Zhang You, who was sitting nearby, heard the voice and limped over. He squinted at Pei Jiaoran in front of him, as if he was trying to figure out something.

Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly as he met Zhang You's gaze. He then looked at Jingzhao Yin, "Did Mr. Zhang get beaten up too?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang You pointed at Pei Jiaoran and shouted angrily: "I recognize this voice! You were the one who hit me."

"Ha." Pei Jiaoran laughed with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and said in a cold tone, "Prince, you have to provide evidence when you speak. Are you sure it's me? Falsely accusing an official of the imperial court is no small matter."

"Sir, I know you are angry now. But you can't let your anger cloud your mind. Prime Minister Pei is busy with many things every day, so he doesn't have the time for this. Besides..." Jingzhao Yin saw Pei Jiaoran looking at him with a smile, and hurriedly said, "Besides. Didn't you say that the place was dark? Didn't you see who did it?"

"Bullshit! I didn't see his face clearly, but I recognized that voice." Zhang You pointed at Pei Jiaoran and shouted, "I will go to Shangshudu Province to tell you!"

As soon as he raised his voice, passers-by all stopped and looked at the few people with a look of watching a show. His friends beside him all lowered their heads and dared not speak. Zhang You was the prince, and his sister was the imperial concubine, but they were not. The Pei Xianggong in front of them was a person who could make them disappear into ashes with just a slight breath, and they could not afford to offend him.

"Words are not enough. But if the prince really wants to go to Shangshudu Province to tell me, I won't stop him. But I'm afraid I have to trouble the Duke to pass a letter to the imperial concubine so that he can be allowed in." Pei Jiaoran curved his eyebrows and said slowly: "Of course, I can also introduce you to Shangshudu Province."

After these words came out, the corner of Jingzhao Yin's mouth twitched slightly. Although Zhang You was the prince, he had no real job. Unless Concubine Zhang specially invited him, or there was a banquet in the palace, he could not even enter the Suzaku Gate, let alone go to Shangshudu Province.

Although Zhang You was a dandy, he could tell that the people around him were holding back their laughter. They looked down on him but couldn't show it.

With a cold snort, Zhang You spat on the ground, "Pei Jiaoran, just wait. I must get an explanation for this matter."

With a useless curl of his lips, Pei Jiaoran pulled Zhou Mancao and turned away.

The house was not far from here, so the two of them entered the house after walking for a while.

After taking off his outer garment, he saw the letter to Bi Fei still on the desk. Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Look how stupid I was. I actually forgot to take the letter out to send to Bi Fei."

"I'll go to the girls' school for you tomorrow morning." Zhou Mancao handed over the teacup and asked curiously, "Girl, are you planning to go to the government hall tomorrow morning to inform them about this?"

"Yes. Li Jing was beaten half to death. If I don't seek justice for him, I will not be able to swallow this anger." Pei Jiaoran wiped off the foam on the tea with the lid of the jar, took a sip, and said, "But I am still surprised that the other party is Concubine Zhang's brother."

"That's just their bad luck. The person they bullied was not an ordinary person. Alas, that Li Langjun is also honest. Even after being beaten like that, he still wanted to handle the matter fairly." Zhou Mancao looked at the Boshan stove on the table thoughtfully. "Miss, although your idea is overbearing, it does make the other party unable to resist. The look on Zhang You's face just now is really pleasing to the eyes."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

"Okay, go and have a rest." Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and sent Zhou Mancao away.

The next day, Pei Jiaoran changed into a dark purple robe and went straight to the inn where Li Jing was resting.

Standing at the door of the hotel, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Jing limping down with the help of others, with white gauze wrapped all over his body.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Pei. I was in so much pain last night that I asked the doctor to call a doctor to see me." Li Jing bowed slightly.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran said gently, "Let's go. The sedan bearers I hired are already waiting at the door."

Li Jing was helped out of the door by Dr. Lou Zhong.

Looking at the sedan chair in front of him, Li Jing waved his hands quickly, "Prime Minister Pei... this... this is unreasonable. If the Censorate impeaches me, it will not help you."

"You are already injured like this. If you don't hang around in the crowd, how can they feel your pain?" Pei Jiaoran jumped on the horse and waved the whip, "Let's go."

One of them rode a horse, and the other sat on a sedan chair. They walked towards the Suzaku Gate under the moonlight.

There were constant sounds of tuts and discussions along the way. Li Jing buried his head in his chest and said nothing, while Pei Jiaoran sat on his horse with his head held high.

As soon as he arrived at the Suzaku Gate, all eyes from all directions fell on Li Jing. Some people stood where they were, while many people came forward to ask about his well-being.

Throwing the horse to the servant, Pei Jiaoran looked around the crowd and then at Jia Gonglu. He smiled and nodded at him, then looked at Cen Xi.

"Prime Minister Pei, what's going on with Li Buque?" Jia Gonglu said in a gentle tone.

"Hmm? Didn't Jingzhao Yin inform you, Lord Jia, about this?" Pei Jiaoran sighed with regret, "Li Buque was beaten up for no reason in Chongyifang yesterday. Fortunately, no vital parts were injured."

Hearing her voice, Su Jinghui came over and said, "Li Buque is no longer an ordinary person. Who is so bold as to take action?"

"Li Buque said that he was attacked from behind and did not see the other person clearly. But he was lucky and found a jade pendant on the ground." Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Jing worriedly.

"It's a good thing that we found the jade pendant. Maybe we can trace the murderer back to the source. Did Li Buque keep the jade pendant close to him?" Su Jinghui stroked his beard and spoke in a deep voice.

"Of course. He was the one who was beaten. He also said that the attacker said he was just a seventh-rank official, and the fish in the sea pond were more precious than his life. Beating him to death is not a big deal." Pei Jiaoran seemed to remember something and looked at Li Jing meaningfully, "I don't know who the other party is, but he dared to talk like this. It really makes people more curious about his background."

Staring at Pei Jiaoran in front of him, Jia Gonglu turned his eyes to Li Jing who was surrounded by people. His intuition told him that this matter was full of conspiracy, but Li Jing was indeed injured. What on earth did these two want to do?