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

Listening to her words, Yuan Yanchong felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. Looking around, he quickly ran to the table, picked up the Piyong inkstone placed on it, and looked at her warily.

Seeing this, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips slightly, crossed his arms and said, "Assaulting someone is punishable by punishment. Yuan Yanchong, you and I finally get to know each other. No matter what your purpose is, you recommend Li Xiujing. But I hope you understand that he It’s different from you.”

"Are you all the same?" Yuan Yanchong asked.

When asked about it, Pei Jiaoran looked at him like he was amused, slowly raised his lips, and did not answer. Just push the door open and leave.

Basking in the scorching sun, Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to hold the light cast by the leaves. She is similar to Li Xiujing, but not completely similar. But the two people have one thing in common, that is, they are both regarded as chess pieces that can be discarded at will.

She no longer wants to be a pawn in the hands of others, she wants to be the winner and rewrite the rules on the card table. However, you must have allies to help you along the way, otherwise you will easily be attacked from both sides. At the moment, only Li Xiujing is the most suitable candidate.

Of course, if this ally is no longer trustworthy. She would abandon him without hesitation. So before that, she would invite him to walk side by side, and at the same time, she would be wary of him.

By the time Pei Jiaoran slowly returned to the public house in the Ministry of Household Affairs, the tax calculation was nearing completion. After all calculations are completed, the people from Taifu Temple will tally the taxes received and then transfer them to Zuozangku.

Leaving the imperial censor here to watch, Pei Jiaoran found an excuse to go to the Bi Department to see how the chief bookkeeper surnamed Lu was doing with his accounts. The accounts of the three companies are complicated, so it is naturally not easy to recalculate them. So it takes time to find out the problem.

The voice of Bibe dialing the abacus is the same as that of Hube. All the staff were so focused on calculating the accounts that they didn't notice anyone coming in.

Pei Jiaoran looked at it for a long time, and suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground, and moved his eyes to look. I saw a chip falling on the ground, a white finger picking it up, and a jade bracelet on his wrist.

It's a girl.

When the man picked up the chips, he also raised his head. Just in time to meet Pei Jiaoran's gentle gaze, his face lit up with joy. Stand up suddenly.

"Qingjia!" the girl smiled.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran was slightly stunned, and immediately curled up his lips, "Aruo, why are you in Bibu?"

Ah Ruo smiled, "Isn't Bibu good? I don't want to be trapped in a house all my life. That would be too boring."

"Are you done? Let's go out and chat."

Ah Ruo has a special status, and some words are not suitable to be said in the Bibu public house.

Upon hearing this, A Ruo nodded, and the scribe at the same side handed over the matters in hand. Amidst the greetings, Pei Jiaoran was pulled out of Bibu's apartment.

As soon as the two of them walked out, a servant came forward to help them. But Ah Ruo waved her hand.

"You don't have to follow me, I want to talk to Qingjia." After that, A Ruo took her arm and walked toward the East Palace.

Looking at Ah Ruo, Pei Jiaoran pursed his lips. Ah Ruo, whose surname is Wei Dan, has the character Ruo. She is the only daughter of Wei Guolao, who was appointed Zhongshu Ling. She is a childhood sweetheart with the prince, and the two have a deep relationship. Married into the East Palace and became the Crown Princess four years ago.

"The reason why you are in Bibu is because the prince is not in Chang'an, right? I guess the prince went to Dongdu for inspection?" Pei Jiaoran teased.

Wei Ruowenwen reached out and poked her, "Qingjia, do you have to expose me? You don't know how boring the East Palace is. In such a big place, not many people can talk. If it were you, I'm afraid it would be... More boring."

Listening to Wei Ruo's complaints, Pei Jiaoran nodded with deep understanding. If she were to stay in the East Palace, she would look noble, but in reality she would be extremely lonely. She couldn't stand such a life. No matter how noble she was, she couldn't hold the power to control everything.

So even though she has seen the cold and darkness of the power field, she is still willing to invest in it without hesitation. She doesn't care whether she can have a pillow person, but if the pillow person can bring benefits and value to her, she is willing to sacrifice one or two.

She knows that the word lust for power has long been engraved in her blood. She also loves the brand of a powerful minister and is willing to pay for it.

So she understood Wei Ruo's desire. Becoming a lover with the future king is just a way to gain access to power. There is no need to indulge in this, but you can use it to seek more benefits.

"It's because you're bored, so you came to Bibu to help them settle the scores. So how are you doing?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

"It's not that easy to calculate. Did you see something wrong with Yan Zi Ku's account books?" After passing the sour plum drink sent by the palace maid to Pei Jiaoran, Wei Ruo sighed: "You found a good one for Bi Bu. Errand."

After taking a sip of the sour plum drink, Pei Jiaoran relaxed his eyebrows and said, "Wouldn't it just relieve your boredom? There are traces of tampering in Yanziku's account books. Although it is not obvious, you can still see it if you look closely."

"For example?" Wei Ruo asked.

"The ink marks are different."

The tampering of account books has always been prohibited in the past dynasties. There are endless means, the most outrageous one is that the governor of Bingzhou during the reign of Emperor Wen of this dynasty embezzled money for disaster relief, and actually forged a new account book with his colleague Zuo. Just when they thought they could deceive the censor, they were discovered. The account books of the state government are regulated, but the accounts of the states are different.

After that, the court marked all the account books to prevent forgery.

With a smile on his lips, Pei Jiaoran said: "There are regulations for the production of account books, and each book has a mark. Therefore, Yan Ziku can only add a note in certain places. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell it at all."

"They are so brave." Wei Ruo slammed the table and said angrily.

"Perhaps there is someone behind you. Otherwise, how dare you be so bold." Pei Jiaoran smiled sternly and pinched Wei Ruo's face, "In short, no matter what you see in Bibu, don't pay attention to it."

"Wei Ruo!"

A touch of yellow came into view, followed by the smell of white sandalwood.

Recognizing the person's identity, Pei Jiaoran knelt down and bowed, "Your Majesty, Pei Jiaoran, comes to greet His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Get up." The prince waved his hand and motioned for her to get up. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he said in a deep voice: "Are you the Pei Jiaoran who wrote a memorial to exempt Guazhou from taxes? The beloved disciple of Duke Changli?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "It's the lower official."

"Your memorial is very good. Okay, Gu and the Crown Princess still have something to say, so you can go back first." The Crown Prince glanced at her, his face as dark as water.

"Here."

It's better to say goodbye than a newlywed. Staying here is quite an eyesore, so it's better to leave as soon as possible. However, she heard from the prince's tone that he seemed to be dissatisfied with her. It was probably because she switched to Jia Gonglu.

When I returned to the household department with my thoughts in mind, I happened to meet the servant sent by the political affairs hall to deliver the message. I think she conveyed the opinions of the Political Affairs Hall and agreed that she would continue to let Bibu calculate the accounts of the Third Division once problems were discovered. She can directly arrest people into the Yushitai.

After the common servant finished passing the message, the expressions of the officials in the Third Division changed. He looked at Pei Jiaoran with a sad face.

"Don't worry, gentlemen, wait until the summer tax comes to Taifu Temple. We will come back to settle the accounts. Those who make mistakes will not be tolerated."