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

Before Wei Gao could speak, there was a burst of noise outside the door. I saw a flash of deep purple walking in with a few Shence Army generals arrogantly. Sergeant Shence behind him was also carrying a few boxes of things. Sergeant Huainan, who was pushed in by them, looked at Wei Gao in embarrassment.

Seeing that it was Dou Ji, Wei Gao smiled slightly. He raised his hand to signal him to step back first, then stood up and cupped his hands to Dou Ji, "Dou Hujun, what are you doing?"

"What should I do?" Dou Ji looked around, his eyes fell on Pei Jiaoran and he was stunned, "Pei Shangshu..."

Obviously not expecting Pei Jiaoran to be here, Dou Ji looked at her intently. Even Wei Gao was stunned.

Pei Jiaoran, who originally wanted to put on a curtain hat, slipped his fingers through the white gauze. She raised her lips and said slowly: "I was ordered to be the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Transport Envoy. Runzhou is also a transport fortress, so I wanted to come here to have a look. As for my identity..." She glanced at Wei Gao and continued: " I didn’t want to alarm too many people, so I deliberately concealed my identity.”

The reason she gave was so reasonable that Dou Ji didn't know how to answer the call.

Before Dou Ji could figure it out, Pei Jiaoran said: "I forgot to tell Dou Hujun. A certain person has been promoted to the position of Minister of Internal Affairs."

Although the rank of the Minister of Zhongshu and the Minister of Hubu are the same, they have different powers. Even Wei Gao, who was the military governor of Huainan, had to come and salute her in person.

"You and I are of the same rank, Wei Jieshuai doesn't have to be so polite." Pei Jiaoran returned the greeting with a smile.

The three of them sat down, and Dou Ji, who was still standing at this moment, became more eye-catching. Even the generals of the Shence Army who came in with him didn't know where to go. They could only stare at each other.

Looking at Dou Ji, Pei Jiaoran asked in surprise: "Dou Hujun, what are you doing carrying these boxes?"

"Prime Minister Pei, these are just worthless gadgets." Dou Ji glanced at Wei Gao, walked closer to Pei Jiaoran and leaned against her ear with a smile on his face, "What Zhang Jujuan means is to let someone from Huan Qi's Pick a few things from the treasury and send them to the palace. You also know that the treasury has consumed a lot during this period."

The two of them were close, using their bodies as a shield. Dou Ji stuffed a brocade bag into Pei Jiaoran's hand and winked.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at the kit in his hand and smiled. He silently put it into his sleeve and took a gentle sip of tea.

Seeing that Pei Jiaoran was bribed by him, Dou Ji breathed a sigh of relief. There was a bit of disdain in his eyes. The important officials in the central government and the important officials in the government are not just as greedy for money. Is Zhang Jujuan too nervous? What can such a person do?

Catching the contempt in Dou Ji's eyes, Pei Jiaoran looked at Wei Gao out of the corner of his eye.

After finishing Pei Jiaoran, Dou Ji showed joy on his face. Even his attitude became more arrogant than before.

"Wei Jieshuai, I am not ungrateful. It's just that your soldiers guard the warehouse and say that outsiders are not allowed to enter without your order. You know that I came here on the emperor's order. Is it true that His Majesty's order can't be carried out here by Jieshuai?" Does it have any effect?" Dou Ji gathered his clothes and sat down, looking at Wei Gao with a dissatisfied look on his face.

However, Wei Gao just smiled and said, "Dou Hujun's words are serious. How dare you disrespect your majesty when you eat the emperor's salary? It's just that the things in this treasury must be sealed and packed. If you allow others to take them at will, wouldn't it be chaos?" Trapped."

"But His Majesty has an order, ordering us to go to Huan Qi's treasury and transfer the property into the inner treasury. Is it possible that Wei Jie Shuai wants to disobey the order? Oh, I forgot that I had already punished those who disobeyed the order." As Dou Ji said this, he high-fived the two gods behind him. Sergeant Ce took the order and dragged two people in from the door.

Looking at the two Huainan sergeants who were dragged in, Wei Gao stood up suddenly and his sharp eyes fell on Dou Ji.

"Don't Dou Hujun plan to give an explanation?" Wei Gao's voice was filled with anger.

"Explanation? These two people treat His Majesty's order as if it is nothing. They are just a small punishment." Dou Ji flicked his cuffs with his fingers and snorted coldly, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Dou Ji waved his hands and walked out.

At Wei Gao's signal, the guards beside him stepped forward to help the two seriously injured Huainan sergeants up.

"Take the two of them down to treat their injuries. Then use my money to appease them." Wei Gao waved his hand to the others to leave.

"The eunuch has been running rampant for many years, so it is not surprising that he behaves like this." Pei Jiaoran raised his head and grinned, "A person like Dou Ji is a complete idiot. If you want to make him die, you must make him crazy."

Wei Gao frowned as if he was thinking about the meaning of her words.

Since there was still an hour before the lantern festival started, Wei Gao arranged for someone to take the two of them down to rest first. Under the guidance of the maid, the two of them strolled through the mansion.

Stroking the pillars with his hands, Pei Jiaoran said with emotion: "The imperial court relies on Jianghuai for taxes, and Huan Qi can still invest huge sums of money to build a mansion. It's no wonder that he is unwilling to delegate power to the imperial court, and I would not be willing to change it."

"But how could the imperial court tolerate him becoming king in Jianghuai? The Eastern Jin Dynasty was able to use Jingkou to control Huan Xuanwu's Jingxiang. How can Jianghuai be allowed to breed arrogant soldiers today?" Li Xiujing held her hand and said, "Just now Dou Ji What did I stuff into you?”

"What could it be? It's just that he stuffed me with money and wanted me to stay out of this matter. Why can't I do what he wants?" Pei Jiaoran blinked and spoke softly.

"How about tonight, you and I just look at the lights?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said nothing.

The lantern festival arrived as scheduled.

Li Xiujing took Pei Jiaoran with him, but did not go out to the lantern festival with Wei Gao. Instead, he found a boat at the nearby pier and rafted on the waterway.

There are bright lanterns hanging on the green tiles and pink walls along both sides of the river. There are also lotus lanterns in the river, and the bright moon and stars above our heads hang upside down in the water.

"How long can you row?" Pei Jiaoran fiddled with the water and said with a smile, "Besides the lantern festival, there is nothing else to do today, right?"

"What's the rush? Anyway, let Wei Gao talk more first, and you and I can finish it later. I have already arranged for He Liang and Feng Yuanxian to come forward on my behalf first." Li Xiujing lost the oar and approached Pei Jiaoran. He sat down next to him and said, "I remember your home is in the south. Why don't you take me home this time and meet your Aye mother-in-law?"

Although Li Xiujing knew that it was impossible for him and Pei Jiaoran to discuss marriage for the time being, he also wanted to know more about her.

Putting his finger on Li Xiujing's lips, Pei Jiaoran sighed, "Even if my home is nearby, my mother-in-law Aye is not at home either. They may not know where to go to admire the wind and the moon."

The rejection was obvious in his words. Li Xiujing looked at her face, stood up and paddled forward.

The ship stopped not far away. The two of them landed on the shore and walked through the crowd towards the waterside pavilion.

That's where the lantern festival will be held tonight.

As he approached the water pavilion, Pei Jiaoran discovered that in addition to Li Xiujing and Wei Gao, as well as senior generals from the two armies, there were many unfamiliar faces participating in the lantern festival tonight. Judging from their clothes, they were probably from the wealthy families of Runzhou City.

Because of Pei Jiaoran's request, her identity should not be exposed. When Wei Gao introduced her. They only said that she was a member of Li Xiujing's family and didn't mention anything else.