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

The next day. Li Xiujing held a banquet in Shence's camp in the name of receiving the ambassador. In addition to the high-ranking Shence generals who had followed Li Xiujing on the expedition, those soldiers who were originally affiliated with Liu Dexin were also invited.

After all, Pei Jiaoran is an envoy of the emperor and represents the attitude of the central government. Therefore, the banquet was still quite grand.

Pei Jiaoran and Li Xiujing are both sitting at the top. They are both wearing dark purple robes and thirteen-piece gold and jade belts. There is a bright war burning next to him, and the generals are sitting at the bottom.

When the banquet started, Pei Jiaoran took the lead in raising the lamp. With a smile on his face, he praised the sergeants of the gods in the tone of Emperor Wei, and affirmed their achievements in Heshuo without hesitation.

Under her praise, the Shence sergeants all raised their glasses respectfully in the direction of Fengtian in thanks.

All the sergeants drank and talked happily. Li Xiujing's eyes moved to Pei Jiaoran.

She smelled of wine, and Li Xiujing looked around. Seeing that everyone was drinking happily, he quietly moved next to her. When no one was looking, he took hold of her hand that was resting on his lap.

Aware of the heat in his palm, Pei Jiaoran turned his head and looked over, raising the tip of his lips. Holding the wine cup, he opened his lips and lightly touched the rim of the cup. Under the moonlight, her lips were crimson and gleaming with moisture, making her look as alluring as the mountain ghost described by Chu people.

She squeezed Pei Jiaoran's hand hard, but her eyes were even more contemptuous. She put her fingertips into the cup and dipped some wine in it, swayed it in front of his eyes, and reached out to him with a nonchalant expression.

Looking at the fingers in front of her, Li Xiujing took a deep breath when she heard the sound of changing glasses. All her movements were clearly challenging his control and desire to conquer.

Gritting his teeth, Li Xiujing grabbed Pei Jiaoran's hand. Suddenly he turned around, used his body as a shield, and bit into it. Nibbled carefully.

By the time Pei Jiaoran noticed something was wrong, Li Xiujing had already clamped her hand firmly. Then he lifted her up and held her close to him.

"Everyone, Pei Shangshu is too drunk, so I will help her go back to rest first. He Liang, you and Feng Yuanxian continue to entertain."

Listening to Li Xiujing's serious nonsense, Pei Jiaoran silently kicked him. The other party remained motionless, calmly supporting her and walking towards his tent under the watchful eye.

After helping Pei Jiaoran back to the camp, Li Xiujing did not do anything to show love. Instead, she hugged her silently for a while before letting her go. After washing himself with cold water, Pei Jiaoran lay on his back on the couch. All the buns and hair bindings have been removed, and the black hair is hanging on the pillow.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Pei Jiaoran turned over. Seeing this, Li Xiujing lay next to her, stroking her protruding neck bones with his hand, moving it up to the Fengfu point on the back of her head. He pressed gently with his fingertips, and as he moved, satin-like hair wrapped around his fingers. He clearly felt her steady breathing, and she didn't seem to resist his closeness at all.

Li Xiujing smiled and lifted up her black hair with her free hand. Seeing the black hair sliding down between his fingers like running water, there was a deep meaning in his eyes.

As if remembering something, Li Xiujing grabbed Pei Jiaoran's waist and pulled him into his arms. He lowered his head and kissed her shoulder gently.

"Jiajia. Don't let yourself be so tired when you go back." Li Xiujing murmured in her ear.

"it is good."

Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes to the sound of the military morning drill bugle. Looking at Li Xiujing beside him, he was still sleeping deeply.

"I'm leaving." Pei Jiaoran whispered in his ear.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing opened his eyes and looked at her, and then they both washed themselves. They both rode out of the camp.

The wind in Longshan is still blowing. Pei Jiaoran rolled up his black fur coat.

"Jiajia, when can I see you again?" Li Xiujing asked in a deep voice.

Pulling the reins in his hands, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and smiled, "I don't know. Maybe we have to wait until Chang'an is restored? Okay, just send it here... I should go."

Li Xiujing was about to speak when a sudden gust of wind filled her mouth. When he came to his senses, Pei Jiaoran had already climbed onto his horse. He stopped and watched the figure drift away in the wind, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

Even if the two of them are in love. But when facing her, he still felt helpless that he couldn't hold her.

I galloped all the way back to Fengtian and changed clothes at home. Pei Jiaoran then entered the palace to report to Emperor Wei. After submitting the memorial, he went directly to the public house of the Ministry of Revenue.

The public room of the Ministry of Revenue was deserted, except for a young official in a green robe. He was taking a nap near the charcoal basin and turned a deaf ear to the footsteps outside the door.

Looking at the young official in green robe, Pei Jiaoran coughed lightly.

The young official in green robe opened his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "Who is disturbing the young master's dream?" After saying that, he rubbed his eyes, and a wisp of purple swayed in front of his eyes.

Seemingly startled by the sudden purple color, the young official in green robe kowtowed as if pounding garlic, and muttered the words "Shangguan forgive me".

"Get up." Pei Jiaoran gathered his clothes and sat down, "Are you new here? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Going back to Shangguan, the younger one is Liu Yu, the official secretary of the Yushitai. Didn't the Yuan Yushi just escort a batch of taxes? The Ministry of Household Manpower was short of manpower, and the younger one happened to be in Fengtian. The Yuan Yushi then decided to let the younger one come. Helped."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "Where are the others?"

"It seems that they were asked away by people from Taifu Temple. Is there anything wrong, Shangguan?" Liu Yu said respectfully.

"That's it, then you can continue to rest. I'll be fine here." Pei Jiaoran took out a stack of white deer paper, picked a pen at random, and started writing.

She took advantage of these few days in Shence's camp to get an overview of Shence's food damage. Although the Shence Army has its own grain envoys, water transportation is now open. When Chang'an has not been restored, it is extremely important to calculate the loss of food and grass. By estimating the discount rate in advance, you can prepare in advance.

She was dialing the abacus in one hand and writing incessantly with the other. She was calculating quickly, and just as she put down her pen, the voice of a chambermaid came from outside.

"Shang Shu Pei, Your Majesty invites you to go to Cuiwei Hall."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded, put down his pen, stood up, and followed the chamberlain to Cuiwei Palace.

Looking at the dim skylight, thoughts appeared in Pei Jiaoran's eyes.

"Guard Wu, do you know why your Majesty is looking for someone?"

Wu Naiguan paused, bowed with a smile and said: "I don't know, I am. However, several of my husbands are here, maybe they want to discuss some important military matters."

After stroking the goldfish bag tied to his belt, Pei Jiaoran nodded.

After entering Cuiwei Hall, Emperor Wei was not seen. Only the prince sat on the left side of the throne. The remaining purple-robed officials sat at the bottom. Zhang Rang and the two privy envoys stood on the right side of the throne.

"Your Majesty, Pei Jiaoran, pays homage to His Highness." Pei Jiaoran bowed his hands calmly and saluted.

The absence of Emperor Wei meant that this sudden discussion might be for other purposes.

After lowering his eyes and thinking for a moment, Pei Jiaoran walked aside. Take your clothes and sit down.