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

"Cui County Cheng, do we remember that you were responsible for tax collection in the past? This year is different from previous years, I'm afraid things won't be so easy to do." Taking a sip of tea, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "I will have to ask you to go to the merchants." Move around a little or two.”

Although businessmen are also common people and she can let things go in the past, but if they cause trouble again this time, she doesn't mind taking action against them. Anyway, the same applies to the two tax laws, which levy taxes based on the amount of property.

If someone doesn't cooperate, she can consider adding a small amount of tax.

"Don't worry, this official will understand what to do." Cui Xiancheng nodded quickly, fear flashing in his eyes.

Catching the fear in Cui County Cheng's eyes, Pei Jiaoran's lips curled up slightly. She thought that after the last incident, these people would be more at ease in the short term.

"Ming Mansion, the public kitchen has prepared a banquet."

Chu You's voice came from outside.

Hearing the word "banquet", the expressions of Li Qian and others changed almost at the same time. He looked at her with fear on his face, as if he didn't know what to do, and seemed to be worried that she was causing trouble again.

"Don't worry, everyone, I sincerely want to entertain you." Pei Jiaoran smiled softly, "After all, you all have contributed a lot to getting rid of Wang Shizhao this time."

His face was gentle, but in the eyes of a few people, he seemed to have a different look.

In panic, Li Qian accidentally knocked over the tea in his hand, and the tea cup rolled uncontrollably to the middle.

Look at the tea cup in the middle. Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to speak.

"Let's go." Pei Jiaoran said calmly.

Hearing this, Li Qian and others had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her to the public kitchen.

As soon as he arrived at the public kitchen, Li Qian couldn't help but start looking around. As if confirming something, he sat down after a long time.

As soon as they sat down, the servants began to serve the dishes. The dishes were all ordinary dishes with a side of mutton in the middle. It is also the only meaty dish today.

The servant brought several more jars of wine and set them down in front of several people. After unsealing, the mellow and strong aroma of wine hit your face, making you unable to open your eyes.

"Shao Dao Zi outside the pass, here's a toast to you all." Pei Jiaoran raised his glass.

Seeing this, several people raised their glasses in return.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food. Although there was no silk and bamboo, I still had a lot of fun drinking it.

Pei Jiaoran seemed to be drunk, and he was dragging Cui Xiancheng to drink with him. Upon seeing this, Li Qian saw the opportunity to leave.

"Then Lieutenant Li, be careful on the road. It's late at night and the road is difficult." Pei Jiaoran hugged the wine jar and half-opened his eyes.

"Okay. You should also rest early." Li Qian answered quickly.

Li Qian had just left for a while when Cui Xiancheng and Gao Chief Secretary also got up and left.

"It's really disappointing. Forget it, you all go back. Remember to come to the Yamen office tomorrow." Pei Jiaoran waved his hand for the two of them to leave quickly. Holding the wine jar, he continued to drink as he thought, "Just drink it for a certain person."

After confirming that all three people had left, Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes. Peach Blossom's eyes were clear and she didn't look half drunk. He looked down at the wine jar on the ground.

"The wine tastes pretty good."

He stood up neatly and straightened his clothes. Pei Jiaoran turned around and stepped out of the public kitchen.

Standing at the door with his hands behind his hands, he took a deep breath, but he couldn't help but shiver due to the blowing night wind. Pei Jiaoran looked up into the night. The hazy moon quietly exudes the sparse moonlight.

He put his hand into his sleeve and suddenly touched something. Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but frown.

She almost forgot. There was a letter from Chang'an and other things in her sleeve, but she hadn't read them yet.

Take a step forward and jump onto the eaves. After climbing several times on the roof, he landed in his own courtyard.

As soon as she stepped onto the stone steps, she saw a green figure rushing towards her.

Pei Jiaoran subconsciously stepped aside, but still stretched out his hand to stop the rushing figure.

There was a sound of green skirt, it was Bi Fei.

"Girl, you're drinking again!" Bi Fei looked at her angrily and reached out to grab her face, "I told you not to drink so many times, but you just didn't listen."

Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and chose to pretend to be dead.

"It's like this every time. Chang'an gave you a big box of stuff! Don't you want to see it?"

Pei Jiaoran continued to pretend to be dead.

Seeing this, Bi Fei said angrily: "You don't have much salary. If you want to eat something delicious again, I won't cook it for you."

Pei Jiaoran then opened his eyes and slowly crossed the threshold.

There was a dark wooden box on the table, exuding fragrance. He walked up and took a closer look at the box. It is carved from rosewood and has a picture of Baize carved on it.

Bi Fei, who was standing at the door with his hands on his hips, saw that Pei Jiaoran hadn't spoken for a long time, so he came over. Look at the rosewood box with her.

"Did it come from the girl's house?" Bi Fei's eyes lit up.

After hearing this, Pei Jiaoran still didn't answer, but placed his hand on the lock of the box.

This thing is too precious. It would be fine if it came from the south, but it happened to be Chang'an.

Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and opened the lock. Inside the box were several pieces of silk, jade jewelry, and several boxes of rouge and gouache.

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he looked at the contents in the box. Quickly open the letter in your sleeve.

"Qingjia, I see my words as my face. I have heard what you have done, so I give you a piece of cloth and jade as a gift to comfort you. I hope you will accept it with a smile. This is a gift from your friend Lingjia."

Who is Lingjia? The daughter of her mentor Wuchang Li, now teaches at Hongwen Hall.

Although Pei Jiaoran recognized whose name it was, she still frowned. Keep looking at the contents of the box.

Bi Fei looked at her, reached out and touched the cloth and jade in the box, stared blankly and said: "Wow, these materials feel so comfortable. If you sell them in the market, you should be able to get a lot of money! Girl, Is this Lingjia your friend?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded and suddenly closed the box.

These silk brocades are not very necessary items for her. The imperial court will issue official uniforms, and you can only wear official uniforms when you come to the government office. As for other times, the few clothes you brought with you are enough.

What's more, although a ruqipu made of silk looks good, in a place like Guazhou, a round-neck ruijin robe is still more comfortable and convenient.

So Wu Lingjia sent her these things just to deceive others.

Huo Di opened the wooden box again and poured out the contents. Looking at the empty box, Pei Jiaoran reached out and groped in the box.

Under Bi Fei's surprised gaze, the wooden box made a soft "click" sound. Pei Jiaoran turned the wooden box over and saw a page of paper falling down. She reached out and caught it.

There is only one poem on the paper.

"Mr. Jia peeked behind the curtain, Young Master Han Yuan, under the tree of Prince Wang Sunfang. A thousand peaks appeared with the sound of offering birthdays, and three halls opened deep in the auspicious smoke."

This is not a complete poem, but several poems pieced together. The handwriting is not that of Wu Lingjia, but that of Changli Gong Wuchangli.

Take the beginning of each sentence and add it together.

"Jia Gong presents his gift." Pei Jiaoran whispered.

Bi Fei on the side heard Pei Jiaoran's words and came over curiously, looking at the paper in her hand.

"Girl, what do you mean? Who sent you this thing?"

"Sent by my mentor." Pei Jiaoran came back to his senses and touched Bi Fei's head, "It's late, go back and rest. You put these things away for me first."

Bi Fei looked at her suspiciously, picked up the wooden box and put it in a cabinet nearby. Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell her to rest early.

After Bi Fei left, Pei Jiaoran closed the door. Keep looking at the poem.

Jia Gong presented auspicious gifts. Since ancient times, most of those who offer auspicious gifts do so for power and profit. As for Jia Gonglu, I am sending him a gift immediately on my birthday. I am afraid that I will trust him even more in the future.

Pei Jiaoran frowned at the thought.

She remembers. In his previous life, Jia Gonglu did not offer the gift at this time, but much later.

Could it be that Dugu Chen delivered the letter to him, so that Jia Gonglu sensed the danger and offered a favor in advance to consolidate the emperor's favor.

With that being said, I'm afraid Jia Gonglu has already set his sights on her. So what kind of secrets are hidden in Hexi that make Jia Gonglu so afraid?

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran suddenly raised his eyes.

I'm just afraid that the storm is coming.