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

"This bakery makes pretty good pastries." Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran and pushed the small plate in front of her, "Next time you come to Shence Gong Restaurant, I'll treat you to some honey puff pastry flowers."

"Forget it. Although I like sweets, I don't have to eat sweets every time." Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea with a look of resistance.

And although the name sounds good, it may not taste good in the mouth.

After all, after five days of busy work at the Ministry of Finance, Pei Jiaoran felt tired as he spoke. Finally, he left Li Xiujing behind, returned to his house and fell asleep.

She didn't wake up until the middle of the day on the second day. There was a loud banging at the door.

Pei Jiaoran reluctantly opened his eyes, dragged his tired body up and opened the door. When she saw the person's appearance clearly, her sleepiness disappeared immediately.

"I wonder why the noble man suddenly came to his humble residence?" Pei Jiaoran said in a deep voice.

The visitor is a chamberlain in the palace.

The chamberlain smiled and held his hand towards her, "Your Majesty heard that Minister Pei is very good at chess, so he sent a slave to take you into the palace."

Pei Jiaoran's mouth twitched slightly after hearing what the chamberlain said. If you are short of chess friends, why don't you go to the Hanlin Academy to find those chess doctors, but what to do with her who has been working hard for five days in the Ministry of Household Affairs?

Although he was very dissatisfied with Emperor Wei in his heart, Pei Jiaoran still smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Pei will go and wash up later."

After saying that, Pei Jiaoran turned around and went back to wash up. After making sure that his appearance was correct, he entered the palace with the chamberlain.

Emperor Wei summoned her at Penglai Hall. It faces water on three sides, and only the entrance is connected to the Feng Feng Shui Pavilion and the nine-curved corridor. The furnishings in the palace are quiet and elegant, and are quite reminiscent of the Six Dynasties. There is a chessboard on the black wooden couch.

"Your Majesty, Pei Jiaoran, kowtows to you." Pei Jiaoran gathered his clothes and kowtowed.

Hearing that Emperor Wei came out of the heavy yellow curtain, he gathered his clothes and sat down, then pointed to the seat in front of him and said, "Come and have a chat with me."

After glancing at the chessboard, Pei Jiaoran went over and sat down. The two sat opposite each other, each holding a piece of paper.

"I'll go first." Emperor Wei held the sunspot and landed on Tianyuan.

Patrolling around the chessboard, Pei Jiaoran made a move to avoid the Wei Emperor's offensive. Although the chessboard is dotted with stars, the black chess piece is obviously better.

"Why should Minister Pei hide his clumsiness?" Emperor Wei frowned, "There are no monarchs or ministers here today, only black and white."

"I once read in the "Song Book" that Xu Xian was good at chess and could not express his emotions or anger. Therefore, he had a clear understanding of the situation and seemed completely unaware of it."

After speaking, Pei Jiaoran looked at the chessboard and saw that the Wuyou and the star positions in the upper left and right corners had already matched each other. She calmly placed the piece in the middle, and Bai Zi, who was originally in a dead situation, instantly came to life.

Looking up at her, Emperor Wei chuckled, "You are so ruthless. No wonder you can personally go into battle to defend the city against the enemy."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary." Pei Jiaoran smiled gently.

By the time she stopped talking, she already understood the purpose of Emperor Wei's invitation to come here. She said how could this old fox play chess with her in such a good way. I'm afraid that the prince said something to him again and aroused his interest.

Pei Jiaoran actually understood that with Jia Gonglu's wisdom and the resources of the three towns of Heshuo, they would not enter the palace so easily. But they also have ambitions. Driven by ambition, as long as there are enough chips on the card table. Even if these people have been in the officialdom for many years, they will continue to move forward once faced with the temptation of huge profits.

From the corner of my eye, I could see thick clouds gathering in the sky. Pei Jiaoran smiled, raised his hand and then dropped it.

The servants waiting on the side hurriedly greeted the people around, and together they lowered the curtains to prevent the heavy rain from disturbing Emperor Wei.

There was rolling thunder in the thick ink-stained sky. Black and white are still fighting each other on the rosewood chessboard, and there is no sign of decline.

"Shilang Pei is really aggressive. I'm afraid it's hard to predict the outcome today." Emperor Wei picked up his son and dropped it.

Pei Jiaoran chuckled and said, "Those with flaws will lose first."

Accompanied by thunder, black and white strangled each other.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang is outside asking for an audience."

Hearing this, Emperor Wei said: "Didn't you see me playing chess? Just let him wait outside. Then go to the imperial kitchen and give him some food."

The chamberlain was ordered to leave. Pei Jiaoran glanced at Emperor Wei and raised his lips.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the black and white players are still anxiously together on the chess game.

"Who taught you this chess game? How come you are so merciless and don't give anyone a way out?" Emperor Wei frowned, his tone quite dissatisfied.

"Don't you dare to do this when playing chess? If your Majesty doesn't want to play this game, you can just lift the chessboard." Pei Jiaoran smiled meaninglessly, "But if you lift the chessboard, you will lose."

Looking at her, Emperor Wei snorted coldly.

"The word Qingjia of yours comes from Chonghu Dieqingqingjia?" Emperor Wei asked.

"Exactly."

"People often say that a person with noble character is like the moon. But no matter how I look at you, you cannot be worthy of being noble." Emperor Wei's eyes showed disgust, "On the contrary, you are like that green crow."

Accepting Emperor Wei's criticism, Pei Jiaoran said: "If I want to be a gentleman, I cannot be a courtier. How can I be a courtier who is a man of glory and glory?"

Seemingly choked by her words, Emperor Wei glared at her fiercely. The power of the sunspots in the hand is getting stronger and stronger, and it is unstoppable. Although White resisted vigorously, the tide was over and he was ultimately defeated.

"Go and call Wang Yu in and let him see how this game of chess should be played." Emperor Wei said in a deep voice.

The inner waiter then went to the outer room to call Wang Yu to come in.

Today, Wang Yu is not wearing a robe. He is wearing a crimson-colored robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves, and his hair is tied with a jade crown. He bowed his hands and saluted Emperor Wei, but there was no smile on his face, and he looked serious, showing that he was very upright.

Seeing Wang Yu enter, Pei Jiaoran consciously stood up and gave up his position. He stood aside.

The monarch and his ministers expounded the principles of chess and quoted from scriptures. Quite happy.

"Shilang Pei is also a master of chess. It's a pity that he was too precious and broke all the situations that were originally beneficial to you." Wang Yu pointed to a place and said: "These are winding paths and circuitous paths. If it can continue to be like this, it will be fine. We won’t lose ground in the middle game and then lose ground in the final game.”

"Success is Xiao He, failure is Xiao He. This young man still needs to hone himself. Mr. Pei should not praise his superb chess skills in the future, so as not to make others laugh." Emperor Wei interjected.

Pei Jiaoran listened and sneered inwardly. You didn't push me to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, so why do you think I'm not doing enough for you now?

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. I am indeed overly praised. However, I have thought carefully about these points and I like them quite a lot. It's a pity that I am not lazy in chess and only made your Majesty laugh." Pei Jiaoran bowed and said, "I also hope that your Majesty will Please give me some advice."

"I don't dare to teach you. Besides, Xianggong Wang said that your chess game was not bad, but that you should not be so precious. Look at this originally good situation, but you have turned it into this." Emperor Wei made a face. Reprimand her.

"I know I was wrong." Pei Jiaoran followed the good advice.

"Okay, okay, go back and have a good rest. And don't go to Shence Gong's house if you have nothing to do in the future. What a shame. I need to find someone to go to Li Sikong's house by myself."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran was stunned, bowed his head and stepped out.