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

Knowing that what Li Xiujing said was true, Pei Jiaoran did not refute it. She made a mistake in this move. She actually ignored the question of whether there would be anyone else hiding behind Hexi as a pusher. Instead, he kept focusing on Dugu Chen.

Annoyance flashed across Pei Jiaoran's eyes. She was holding the pot to pour tea, and then poured another cup of tea for Li Xiujing.

The dusk is getting darker, and the lights in the mansion gradually light up one by one.

"If I'm not wrong, Dugu Chen will come to Guazhou in the near future for inspection." Pei Jiaoran smiled, his eyes narrowed, "Don't worry, I have already taken care of everything. Wang Shizhao can't speak, and other No one dares.”

The best way to prevent change is to silence those involved.

She had been to the Censor's Office in her previous life, so she naturally had a way to make Wang Shizhao confess to all charges. As long as he pleads guilty and is imprisoned, no matter how strong Dugu Chen is, he will not be able to change Wang Shizhao's crime of besieging the county government.

But, you still have to borrow external force.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows and stared at Li Xiujing, then smiled.

"Pei Mingfu, even if you want to plot against someone, you don't have to be so obvious about it, right?"

A cool word floated into my ears. Pei Jiaoran rolled up his sleeves and blinked innocently.

It was as if he didn't understand what Li Xiujing was talking about.

Seeing her like this, Li Xiujing tilted her lips indifferently, "You can just let go and do whatever you want. But there's one thing you have to remember."

As he reached the last few words, his voice suddenly turned serious.

Under Li Xiujing's gaze, Pei Jiaoran acted very cooperatively and looked attentive.

"It's easy to break when it's too strong, but it's easy to advance and retreat in a certain way."

Pei Jiaoran nodded with deep understanding, but his eyebrows were full of calculations. It looks like a giant python entrenched in the deep forest, with its red mouth open, intent on devouring everyone who passes by.

Looking at her, Li Xiujing frowned. His lips and teeth murmured, as if he wanted to say something.

Seeing that Li Xiujing was still looking at him, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but look away. She thought, the world always said that beauty is a disaster. According to her, men can also be a nuisance.

Li Xiujing glanced sideways, and Pei Jiaoran touched his chin. She remembered that Li Xiujing had never had any woman by his side in her previous life. Could it be that he has something unspeakable? Or is it because Long Yang is so kind?

While she was speculating, Li Xiujing stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. His fingers landed on her ears.

A slight sting spread from his ears, and Pei Jiaoran frowned and stared at Li Xiujing. The red lips parted slightly, and finally turned into a friendly expression.

"When you rescued me that day, you lost an earring." Li Xiujing spread his hands and said, "I bought it from Hu Shang a long time ago. You have fair skin, and this color matches you very well. Just think of it as me. A thank you gift."

Look at the bright red color lying on Li Xiujing's palm. Pei Jiaoran took it with a smile and bowed respectfully.

"Thank you, Governor."

After that, it didn’t matter whether Li Xiujing still wanted to drink tea. Pei Jiaoran put away the tea cup in front of him and stacked the two empty cups together. He put out the fire in the stove and put away a tea set.

This posture is clearly trying to drive people away.

The host no longer wanted to welcome guests, and Li Xiujing would not ask for trouble. After a few words of warning, he left under Pei Jiaoran's watch.

When Li Xiujing completely disappeared from sight, Pei Jiaoran let out a foul breath. As if by mistake, he reached out and touched his right ear, feeling a little stunned.

The scent of Xun Lingxiang still seems to linger on the ears.

After thinking for a moment, she took off her earrings. Open your palms and look at the red agate earrings. Together with the one I just took off, they were stuffed into the dowry.

Who knows what Li Xiujing is planning. As the saying goes, the weasel has no good intentions when paying New Year greetings to the rooster. This man had been at odds with her in her previous life, and now she had to deal with him severely in her next life.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

But the most important thing right now is the case at hand.

The autumn tax affairs are still going on as usual. But after the incident at Wangji Buzhuang, the merchants in the city became more at ease. Don't embarrass the people any more, lest you also die.

There is no leisure time in the county, and everyone is busy doing something. The Wang family, together with the people in the city, submitted a petition.

The petition is laid out in front of you. Although the total number of signatures and handprints on it was only dozens of people, the weight of it surprised her.

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he looked down at the petition. In addition to the merchants in the city and the people who had received favors from the Wang family, there were also many powerful noble families from the Anxi area.

The petition signed by these people was enough to make her pay attention.

"Ming Mansion, the Wang family sent someone to ask how the case went?" Li Qian came in from outside and put a bag in front of her, "This is what the Wang family asked me to pass on to you."

The brocade bag made of Shu brocade shines brightly in front of your eyes.

Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Qian, who was smiling with an inscrutable expression, suspiciously, and reached out to touch the brocade bag. It feels hard to the touch, and you can feel a ray of coldness through the Shu brocade.

Withdrawing his hand, Pei Jiaoran smiled faintly. Zhang claimed that someone in the court was putting pressure on her, while Wang threatened her with local powerful people. If she bends the law for personal gain because of her family background. These powerful powers will inevitably attack in groups, and it will be difficult to implement the executive order at that time.

but……

Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Qian.

It is absolutely impossible for a farmer or a merchant to come up with such an idea. There must be someone behind this to guide them.

The peach blossom eyes are half closed.

A name popped into her head.

Dugu Chen.

This was his plan to kill two birds with one stone, to test her weight in Wu Changli's eyes, and to drive a wedge between Wu Changli and her. Even if he fails, he will not offend anyone. In the end, it is the Chang'an family that offends the powerful people in Hexi.

However, Pei Jiaoran felt that Jia Gonglu himself might not directly intervene in Hexi affairs. Judging from her knowledge of Jia Gonglu in her previous life, this person cherished feathers very much. We will not enter the game easily until the necessary moment.

But this time he suddenly offered me a gift, probably because he sensed some kind of crisis and was eager to get out of trouble. The root of this crisis lies with Dugu Chen.

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran looked at the kit. A smile on his lips.

"Mingfu, the case has been going on for three days. You have to give me an answer as to how to judge." Li Qian poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her, "The county magistrate is an official who is close to the people."

White mist rose slowly from the tea, and Pei Jiaoran relaxed his eyebrows. When the fog dissipates, the clear and moist brown color appears before your eyes. Take a slow sip and sip the tea on the tip of your tongue.

"Li County Lieutenant, do you think someone should be sentenced to manslaughter or fighting?" Pei Jiaoran leaned back and crossed his hands on his chest. He had a lazy look.

"This..." Li Qian rolled his eyes with a look of hesitation on his face, "I don't dare to make my own decision without permission."

"The duty of a county lieutenant is to personally take care of the general affairs, judge among the officials, cut off the pursuit of punishment, and collect and coordinate the work. Now, even in judging cases, do you need to be taught by me personally?"

The tone suddenly changed. In the blink of an eye, it seems that Wu Tian is trembling and Hai Ruo is staggering.

Seeing Li Qian's stunned expression, Pei Jiaoran shuddered. She didn't mind showing some of her past life in front of these people.