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

After being exhausted, I feel exhausted both physically and mentally. Pei Jiaoran lay on his back on the bed, his expression as calm as ever. It seemed that the madness last night had made her extremely tired, and she was still sleeping soundly. He didn't notice the departure of Li Xiujing beside him.

Light and shadow fell on her body as the curtain was lifted, followed by the sound of rustling clothing. Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes and turned to look outside the curtain.

Li Xiujing can be vaguely seen wearing clothes one by one, with a tall and tall figure. I noticed that the other party turned back again. Pei Jiaoran quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep. She didn't slowly open her eyes until there was the sound of the door opening.

She actually woke up early. The madness last night was not enough to keep her from getting up. The reason why he pretended to be asleep was simply because he didn't want to respond to Li Xiujing's question. She could satisfy his physical desire for her, and she could satisfy his emotional desire in private.

But he is unwilling to let this relationship be open and honest. Even if someone has already spotted some clues, as long as no one exposes or mentions it, it doesn’t count. And to ensure that the political alliance between the two would not be entangled by emotions and become difficult to move forward, she would not agree to anything regarding his status.

Guessing that Li Xiujing had gone far, Pei Jiaoran got up and washed up.

After she finished washing, Li Xiujing came back with a food box.

Looking at each other and smiling, the two of them took their seats. After quietly finishing his meal, he set off back to Chang'an. They parted in front of Zhuque Gate and went to their respective government offices. Along the way, the two of them tacitly didn't mention last night's problem again.

Pei Jiaoran originally took a rest today. However, due to Huan Qi's rebellion, and more than half of the accounts of the world that had been inspected by the Ministry of Accounts, had been sent to the Ministry of Accounts. As for Wu Lingjia, a member of the Hubu branch, he was still in Heshuo, so he was obviously short of manpower. So now is the busiest time for the household department.

"Pei Shangshu, why are you here?" the servant at the door said with a surprised look on his face.

"If you and I have nothing to do, why don't we come together to help." Pei Jiaoran stepped into the public room with a smile on his face. He waved his hand to stop the household officer who wanted to salute when he saw her coming in.

The sound of the abacus moving in the public room was clearly audible. Spring has just begun, and the Department of Household Affairs has to prepare a state expenditure plan based on last year's income and expenditure. In addition, although Emperor Wei allocated the money from the internal treasury and agreed to let the commander of the feudal town pay for it out of his own pocket, it did not mean that the Ministry of Revenue did not have to pay. Military expenditures that should be allocated must still be allocated.

However, book production has not yet flowed out of the political hall, so the matter of military expenditures can be put on hold for a while. The top priority now is to compile a state expenditure plan as soon as possible.

Pei Jiaoran stayed there until sunset. However, there are still many matters piling up in the Household Department.

The servant who was watching the night came in to hold the lamp. He saw Pei Jiaoran still immersed in calculations in the public room, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Pei Shangshu, do you want to eat in the public kitchen?" the servant said in a respectful tone.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his neck and shook his head gently, "No, I don't really want to eat. You go and eat, Mr. Xu, and take a rest after eating."

Xu Shilang was originally on duty tonight, and was slightly shocked when his superior officer asked him to rest. Then he came back to his senses, thanked Pei Jiaoran, and left.

As soon as he left, Pei Jiaoran was the only one left in the household office. Pei Jiaoran kicked off his Liuhe boots and lay on his back on the ground with his hands behind his head.

In the past, when Lieutenant Liu was alive, she was not worried that You Shence would come to Hubu to cause trouble. But now Lieutenant Youshence is Cao Wenzhong, so let’s not mention the feud between him and Li Xiujing for the time being. There was a long-standing relationship between her and him.

Now Emperor Wei deliberately suppressed Li Xiujing and gave Lieutenant Shence and the Central Guards the corresponding powers. With Cao Wenzhong's temperament, he would probably make the Ministry of Household Affairs allocate more money. The amount he wants, the Ministry of Revenue has to go to the Taifu to cashier it.

Just as Pei Jiaoran was thinking, there was a burst of very light footsteps outside the window nearby. She raised her eyes and saw that the window was pushed open and a person came in from the outside.

The man approached her carrying a food box. Soon the tall figure covered her body.

Glancing over, he saw a familiar purple robe. His eyes moved up along the hem of his clothes, and he saw a handsome face.

It's Li Xiujing.

"Why are you here?" Pei Jiaoran asked lightly with an eyebrow raised.

"I'm on duty." Li Xiujing put down the food box and squatted down next to Pei Jiaoran, "I heard you didn't leave, so I came to take a look."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes, "When did the Shence Army's base expand to Shangshu Province?"

Although it is said that only a few of these Jinwu Guards have been occupied, the 24th Division of Shangshu Province is still the territory of Jinwu Guards.

"Money can make the world go round. It's not difficult to find someone and ask for information." Li Xiujing lowered his head and looked at Pei Jiaoran, "Do you want to get up?"

Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly because of his inconsistent answer. Taking Li Xiujing's outstretched hand, he got up from the ground.

Opening the food box, the meal inside is still exquisite.

Holding the chopsticks, Pei Jiaoran remembered that she had just calculated how much troops the Shence Army would need for this expedition. With the current strength of the household department, it can barely afford it. But once the war starts, no one can tell when it will end.

"In the next few days, the Zhengshitang will publish a book. Do you know Huan Qi?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

After hearing about it, Li Xiujing said, "It's all a false name. However, he has a lot of lies. Today he ordered his generals to kill the five governors."

"Then there's no way to talk about it. I hope you can deal with Huan Qi as soon as possible, so that the household department will not be stretched again." Pei Jiaoran's beady pupils like a deep well flickered to the corner of his eyes, he took a sip of soup from the bowl and said: "Where is King Wu?"

"After the defeat at Sanxikou, the King of Wu was very obedient. He obeyed Xu Mian's arrangements in everything. Although Bai Zhizhen was dissatisfied, he could not have an attack due to the presence of the King of Wu. And I heard..."

"It's a pity that King Wu and Xu Mian can never be on the same side. Unless Xu Mian is willing to offend the prince." As if thinking of something, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips, "The king of Wu was defeated miserably at Sanxikou. It was probably Xu Mian who covered it up for him. Young Master. King Wu is grateful for this and wants to take the opportunity to win over Xu Mian."

As Pei Jiaoran's voice fell, the smile on Li Xiujing's face deepened, "You guessed it before I said it. So, is Jiajia willing to plan something for me?"

"Plan? Haven't I already planned a good path for you? What kind of plan do you want?" Pei Jiaoran wiped his lips with a handkerchief and asked calmly.

Pei Jiaoran asked three questions in a row.

After hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and said, "I want the left and right Shence Army to be able to completely get rid of the control of the eunuchs."

Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips in silence.

There is a cost to maintaining the balance of power, and there is a cost to overturning the balance of power. And the cost will be higher than maintenance.

Admittedly, she did not think that Li Xiujing could bear the risk of overturning the balance of power, and she did not want to face such a danger at this time.