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

Knowing that what Pei Jiaoran said was true, Yuan Yanchong did not refute. But after all, he was plotted against, and even if he learned the whole story, he would still be angry.

"You can stay here with peace of mind, or go to a nearby inn." Pei Jiaoran looked at the camp and smiled, "I will take care of the matters in the salt courtyard. I will also properly arrange for Lady Mancao."

After the words fell, Yuan Yanchong raised his head suddenly, "What are you going to do? Although she did lie to me, she couldn't help it. Don't embarrass her!"

Looking at Yuan Yanchong, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and smiled meaningfully. He immediately turned around and entered the camp.

Inside the tent, the vines still sit beside the table. She raised her head when she heard footsteps and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Pei Jiaoran.

"I will go to the Salt Garden tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

Zhou Mancao nodded directly without any hesitation. However, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Pei Jiaoran, and he suddenly covered his lips and smiled softly.

Pei Jiaoran frowned upon hearing this, "Why are you laughing?"

"My wife and that husband just now..." Zhou Mancao's eyes narrowed, "It's so affectionate."

Pei Jiaoran was so smart that he immediately understood what Zhou Mancao was referring to. She didn't hide it, but smiled meaninglessly. He unbuttoned his clothes generously, revealing a section of his snowy neck.

Seeing that she was not shy, Zhou Mancao's smile deepened. Suddenly he came close to her, covered her hands with her and whispered. Under her narrow gaze, thoughts appeared in Pei Jiaoran's eyes.

"But, I don't think Madam is at all like a person who would fall into lust. How about I teach you some tricks to lure his soul away from you?" Zhou Mancao said with a smile.

The words made Pei Jiaoran quickly take a sip of water and look away in panic. It took a long time to squeeze out a few words from between my teeth. The look of embarrassment fell in Zhou Mancao's eyes, and she couldn't help but smile.

The two slept together that night, while Yuan Yanchong left the military town and returned to a nearby post house.

At dawn. Pei and Zhou got up and washed up, then immediately rode horses to the Yanyuan where Yuan Yanchong's accident occurred. The sky above them was gray, and the mountain wind blew on their faces.

Riding the horse forward, Zhou Mancao spreads its arms to welcome the wind. The eyebrows and eyes were full of wantonness, as if he hadn't been as happy as he was now for a long time.

Turning his head to look at Zhou Mancao, Pei Jiaoran smiled.

"Ms. Pei, walk three miles further and you will find the Salt Courtyard." Zhou Mancao said with a smile.

She originally thought that Pei Jiaoran was just an ordinary censor, but she didn't expect that he was actually a fourth-rank minister of household affairs. This status really made her envious and made her like her even more.

Pei Jiaoran nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

The two arrived at Yanyuan half an hour later.

Seeing the listless guard at the door, Pei Jiaoran stepped forward and announced his door.

The guard who was still drowsy opened his eyes instantly. Seeing a bag of silver fish dangling in front of his eyes, he rubbed his eyes hurriedly. He respectfully invited Pei Jiaoran in.

When a group of busy chamberlains and subordinates saw someone coming in, they came over to greet them.

"Where is He Zan?" Pei Jiaoran blocked the tea offered by the servant and looked at the officials next to him with a smile.

"We have sent someone to ask for Prisoner He. Mr. Pei, please sit down for a moment."

Seeing that the subordinate looked like he wanted to please her, Pei Jiaoran glanced at the tea next to his hand. When I opened the lid of the urn, there were many green onions and ginger things floating on it, which gave me a feeling of impending disaster.

Pei Jiaoran looked disgusted and said, "I don't drink tea like this, so just exchange it for it."

When the subordinate official heard this, he could only order someone to make another pot of tea.

"Isn't this Mrs. Zhou?" A chamberlain looked curiously at Zhou Mancao, who was wearing a power fence on her head, "Why is she with you?"

"Do you know each other? This is the lady I rescued on the road. Is she from the Yanyuan?" Pei Jiaoran looked at the waiter with a smile.

"No. Madam Zhou has always been weak. Maybe she was in a bad mood yesterday and got lost when she went out to relax. Thank you, Mr. Pei, for sending her back for us, otherwise we wouldn't know how to explain it to the salt envoy." With a smile on his face, he sent the people around him to take Zhou Mancao away, "Why don't you take Madam Zhou down to have a rest."

Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to stop a few people, and frowned, "What's the hurry?"

The chamberlain looked at her hesitating to speak, and seeing her strong look, he had no choice but to let Zhou Mancao stay for the time being.

"Sister Pei."

Two servant Pei calls came from outside at the same time, and Pei Jiaoran turned his head to look at the door. I saw a red-robed eunuch and an official in a light green robe entering one after another.

Before the two of them approached, Pei Jiaoran had already looked at the people around him respectfully based on the condition of the house he had seen before leaving. After judging the identity of the person, she stood up and handed him over.

"How can a noble person be promoted to an official position?"

The visitors were none other than Wu Chengbi, the tax collector, and He Zan, the official of the Salt Academy.

As soon as they entered, their eyes fell on Zhou Mancao beside them.

Sensing the gaze between the two of them, Pei Jiaoran said, "I just heard from the chamberlain that Mrs. Zhou is from the Yanyuan?"

"She is my maid. She disappeared after leaving the house yesterday. I didn't expect that it was you, Mr. Pei, who saved her." After saying that, He Zan gave Zhou Mancao a cold look and said, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you come and thank me?" Pass by Mr. Pei."

"Okay, it's just a piece of cake. But I have a merciless request, so why bother to be accommodating?" Pei Jiaoran smiled.

"Young Master Pei, please speak up, and your subordinates will try their best to cooperate."

After listening to his words, Pei Jiaoran looked at Zhou Mancao and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to stay in the Salt Courtyard for a while. Can Madam Zhou take care of my food and daily life, so that I can avoid trouble and make arrangements for me."

He Zan and Wu Chengbi looked at each other after hearing this. Her reason sounds reasonable. Although there are also internal servants in the Yanyuan, most of them work with Wu Chengbi, so how can they work as waiters. As for other servants, it is not convenient to take care of their food and daily life.

He Zan was about to speak, but Wu Chengbi smiled and said, "She's just a maid. Minister Pei can send her around. Zhou Mancao, why don't you go to the guest house to clean the room and make the bed for Minister Pei."

Watching Zhou Mancao leave, Pei Jiaoran thought briefly in his eyes. The waiter who had just gone to make tea now came back with tea again.

"By the way, has Shilang Pei seen Yuan Shiyu?" He Zan asked.

Putting down the tea he drank, Pei Jiaoran moved his eyes and said, "Although he and I came together, we are in different positions and we are not traveling together. But what happened?"

"It's nothing. It's just that we originally planned to ask him to inspect the salt pond early this morning. Unexpectedly, when we went to knock on the door, we found that he had already left." Wu Chengbi sighed, "He also left a letter. He said that he had to leave because of something unexpected. We thought he might have gone to find you, so we wanted to ask you if you had seen him."

She knew that these two people wanted to test whether Yuan Yanchong told her what happened. That's why I asked this deliberately.

"No. It has been raining for several days in a row. He and I have already separated before. How could we meet?" Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and said, "What? Could it be that he did something wrong in Yanyuan? Damage Yushitai’s identity?”