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

As if he didn't hear Xu Yan's words, Pei Jiaoran stood up and walked to the small window not far away, looking up, "It's very lively outside today. Every household is hanging peach charms and pasting Spring Festival couplets."

"My family members are no longer alive, why are you talking to me like this? In your eyes, our lives are insignificant." Xu Yan's eyes were filled with resentment, "If you are not in the same group with them, why are you here! They asked you to come here because their plan failed."

"Madam Xu, the journey from Wuwei to Chang'an is long. How long did you walk to protect your widowed sister-in-law and your brother's little daughter?" Pei Jiaoran tilted his head to look at Xu Yan, his tone soft.

Xu Yan's eyes flickered when his true identity was revealed. He licked the blood stains from the corner of his mouth and said, "It's true that I am a girl, but I will do my best to protect my family and come to Chang'an. I want justice for my deceased family members."

After looking around, Pei Jiaoran pulled a chair and sat in front of Xu Yan, lowering his head and gazing at her gently.

Xun Lingxiang's scent kept drilling into Xu Yan's nose, and her mind gradually became clearer. She raised her head and opened her eyes, trying hard to look at the person in front of her, but everything was still blurry.

Soon, a cool and smooth touch touched her eyes. The blood on her eyes was wiped away, and the light returned to her eyes. She also saw the person in front of her clearly. Xun Lingxiang's breath lingered around her body along the handkerchief. What she saw was the gloomy and terrifying torture instruments. Only a silver-red round-necked robe not far away showed her a trace of warmth.

"Fortunately, your eyes weren't damaged. Otherwise, it would be a pity for such a smart woman." Pei Jiaoran smiled.

"Ahem. What are you doing here? You are not here to question me, nor are you here to kill me. I am a lowly commoner, and you are a high and mighty lord in the government hall. What is there that is worthy of you coming to see me specially?" Xu Yan asked back.

Without paying attention to Xu Yan, Pei Jiaoran tilted his head and looked outside. He saw the clerk from before walk in with a food box and open it on the table beside him. The aroma of food gushed out and all rushed into Xu Yan's nose. As if the memory of his appetite was aroused, Xu Yan's throat rolled slightly.

"Mr. Pei, we've sent the dumplings to the two ladies as you instructed." The clerk said respectfully.

"Well. Untie the chains on her. Today is New Year's Eve, there's no need to treat her so harshly." Pei Jiaoran signaled the clerk to go forward and untie the chains that bound Xu Yan.

After hesitating for a while, the clerk stepped forward and untied the chains on Xu Yan.

Xu Yan, who was released, covered his wound and looked at Pei Jiaoran in disbelief, "Aren't you afraid that I will take the opportunity to kidnap you and escape?"

"Since I dare to come here, why should I be afraid of what you do?" Pei Jiaoran pointed at the steaming dumplings in front of him and said, "The public kitchen has limited ingredients, and this plate of dumplings is the New Year's dinner. You eat first, and we'll talk slowly after you finish eating."

Hearing this, Xu Yan hurried to the table, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

I don't know if she had been hungry for a few days, but Xu Yan ate voraciously. Soon, the whole plate of dumplings was eaten up by her.

"Do you want to eat more?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

"If my family were still here, we would have a plate of mutton dumplings like this tonight. The sheep were slaughtered in the farm, and they were very fresh. The whole family ate a plate of dumplings with lucky money inside. It is said that those who eat it will have continuous blessings this year." Xu Yan's voice became choked up, "This year, my brother ate the lucky money, but it's a pity that he didn't have such good fortune. At the beginning of autumn, he was beaten to death in the field. In his hand, he was holding the windmill he bought for Anan, and that windmill was also trampled to pieces."

After a pause, Xu Yan continued, "Prince Pei, do you know why my brother died? Because the Su family said that my brother occupied their land and now he must give it up. My brother refused and argued with them. But they said that we are lowly people and it is not a pity to die. How can we fight with the emperor's close ministers? If we give up the land obediently, we will definitely benefit." With a sneer, she said, "But that is my family's ancestral property. Why should we give it to them? Seeing that my brother was not giving in, they arranged for people to burn down my house, so that we could only live in the fields, and then they beat my brother to death. Prince Pei, is this the country under the rule of Your Majesty?"

Pei Jiaoran walked to the window, stood with her hands behind her back, and the moonlight fell on her. There was wind in the room, and dark figures jumped on the mottled and old walls. A smile flashed on her lips, and her voice was like a cold spring in a deep stream, "No, this is not the country ruled by Your Majesty, but a country controlled by aristocratic families. If you want your voice to be heard by the heavens, you have to jump out of it. So you took this belief and killed all the way to Chang'an. But you found that even in Chang'an, you didn't get the fairness you wanted."

Thinking of Pei Jiaoran blocking him at the city gate and imprisoning him, Xu Yan sneered, "I know that officials in this world protect each other, but I still have a glimmer of hope. I think there will always be someone holding a sword to speak for us, and there are still people who believe in fairness in this world."

Pei Jiaoran tilted his head and looked at Xu Yan, smiling warmly, "No, there is no fairness in this world. But someone can give fairness to others."

"Haha. Are you talking about yourself, Mr. Pei?" Xu Yan sneered and sat down carelessly. "You don't talk about fairness, and you don't allow the people to ask for fairness, but you can give fairness to others. This is the evil intention of you people. We are poor and weak, but we are not as powerful as you rich people. The world will not give us fairness. So the rich people are high above, watching us cold bodies stained with blood. When we are desperate, you appear in time to give us fairness and let us exchange things for us."

"Strength is the key to promoting fairness. The world is cold and not everyone is merciful and willing to give fairness. I want to help you this time, of course, I have selfish motives." Pei Jiaoran raised a little arc, "I have a grudge against the Su family. You help me sue him, and I will kill him for you and give you fairness. This is my kindness to you, and it is also your reward to me."

Xu Yan sat in silence, her eyelashes drooping slightly. If it were anyone else, she would have been angry. But Pei Jiaoran remained indifferent, and her figure turned into a dark fog, piercing deep into her heart. The man in front of her was not the kind of greedy official she had met before, and his calmness was even more terrifying.

Seeing Xu Yan didn't say anything, Pei Jiaoran continued to push, "Madam Xu, although I am your husband, I am still trembling every day. I am afraid that I will be unfair to you. They only tried you today, don't forget that there are widows and children around. How will they treat them?"

The words were like a sharp blade, piercing Xu Yan's heart. She still had a soft spot, and they needed someone to give them fairness. But must she succumb to the power and become the blade in her hand in order to get fairness?