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

After leaving the small building facing the lake, the rain has decreased. The surrounding scenery also became clearer and clearer. The two of them held umbrellas and took a walk by the Slender West Lake. Autumn willows were swaying beside them, and the Twenty-Four Bridge in the distance appeared as a vague outline in the autumn rain.

"How?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

"Wonderful." Li Xiujing tilted the umbrella towards Pei Jiaoran and brushed aside the weeping willows in front of him. "As soon as the news of you is released, you will tell them. If anyone can help the imperial court abolish obscene sacrifices, the Jiedu Envoy of Western Zhejiang will be the first to do so. Will consider him."

It's just a pie in the air, but it can make people flock to it. It's true that he is a powerful local, but if he can serve as a military governor, how can he not make people's hearts flutter. After all, everyone in the family has to eat, so it is understandable that he refuses to be given an official position in troubled times. When you are stable, if you don't seek an official position and have the reputation of a powerful family, you will be killed in your place sooner or later.

"No one knows me better than Xuanyin." Pei Jiaoran stretched out her hand outside the umbrella, and raindrops bloomed on her fingertips. "As soon as the matter of the prostitution and salt affairs is resolved, you can probably go back."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing stopped walking and turned to look at Pei Jiaoran.

"I'm not in a hurry." Li Xiujing's voice was muffled.

"This has nothing to do with whether you are in a hurry or not. It is a good excuse to rectify the military defense in western Zhejiang, but it will take too long and incomplete security will arouse suspicion and suspicion." Pei Jiaoran tilted his head to meet Li Xiujing's gaze, and raised his lips slightly, "Moreover, Now, you have to go back and keep an eye on Chang'an's movements for me."

She obviously wanted to drive him away, but she said it in the gentlest tone.

The two stood quietly in the rain holding umbrellas.

"Okay." Li Xiujing said.

He understood her worries and where her selfishness lay. Even though he wanted to stay, it was just as she said. His excuse worked for a while, but he stayed in the feudal town for a long time. It's easy for people to think about it, especially since he is in a sensitive position.

With a sigh, Li Xiujing took Pei Jiaoran's hand and said, "It's rare to have this free time. How about walking outside for a while."

"The autumn rain is wet and cold, and walking on the shore is boring. How about renting a boat in front, and you and I can go boating on the lake." Pei Jiaoran raised the corners of his lips slightly, and his eyes were full of smiles, "Don't worry, we are just boating and not discussing political affairs."

Because of the rain, there were not many people on the lake. The boatman took a nap in the cabin. When he heard that someone wanted to rent a boat, he was so excited that he sent the two of them off for two hours.

As soon as the boat went down, the water pushed the boat away, and everything on the shore was blurred in the rain. Only a few dead lotuses in the lake are left, swaying in the wind in a twisted posture.

"There is a poem in Yishan, 'The autumn clouds are lingering and the frost is flying late, leaving the remaining lotuses to listen to the sound of rain." Pei Jiaoran leaned to the side, reached into the water, and gently played with the lake water, "Listening to the lotuses in the rain is really unique."

Hearing what she said, Li Xiujing's eyes fell on her.

"Do you like Yishan's poems?" Li Xiujing asked warmly.

"I don't particularly like it. It's just that before I went out this morning, I was practicing calligraphy in front of the window, and the wind happened to blow to this page. It was Yishan's "Anding Castle Tower", and there was this sentence in it..." The beads moved to the corners of his eyes, and Pei Jiaoran suddenly A laugh broke out, "I don't know what it feels like to be a rotting rat, but I guess the chicks are still alive."

With a soft tone falling on her ears, Li Xiujing moved closer to Pei Jiaoran and looked at her cheek.

"If I remember correctly, I used four allusions in this poem. The line you just read comes from "Zhuangzi. Autumn Water Pian". The owl has a rotten rat in its beak, so it is forbidden for the chicks to snatch it, but the chicks disdain it. An allusion from Yi Gu. In your eyes, those wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River are eagles, and you are a young bird." Li Xiujing said with a smile.

"What they think is not what I want to do." Pei Jiaoran's eyes twitched, "All matters related to interests can be discussed. If other people follow the path, they will come looking for me in a few days."

"My wife is a wise man." Li Xiujing came up with four words in his throat and stretched out his hand to hold Pei Jiaoran's hand. "But just now, didn't you say that you only want to enjoy the scenery and not care about political affairs?"

Pei Jiaoran smiled and said goodbye silently. It's not that she wants to discuss political matters, it's just that both of them are in the game. It's easy to get the topic to this point accidentally.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran turned around and said, "I went to Chang'an once when I was a child. At that time, I was young and energetic and almost got into trouble."

As soon as she said this, Li Xiujing suddenly became interested.

"Come and tell me."

"Of course I was debating with someone in the restaurant. The man couldn't defeat me, so he started smashing things in the restaurant." Pei Jiaoran's eyes showed disgust, "I couldn't stand it, so I had a fight with him. As a result Jing Zhaoyin was alarmed, but fortunately there were people in the inner room of the restaurant at that time. I pushed the young man inside to block the trouble and took the opportunity to escape." After a pause, she continued: "After my mother knew about this, Let me go home and spend a month behind closed doors."

"How old were you then? Why were you fighting with others?" Li Xiujing pictured Pei Jiaoran's appearance at that time in her mind, and couldn't help laughing, "I felt like a little leopard with its teeth and claws."

"I was twelve years old."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiujing seemed to remember something, "Do you still remember the appearance of that young man?"

"I don't remember so much. But... the young man was wearing a blue crotchless robe and sitting cross-legged on the couch. His feet were much bigger than others." As he spoke, Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and said suspiciously: "Is it possible that the young man is you?"

Hearing this, Li Xiujing tilted her head and said nothing. With such a pair, nine out of ten people he met at the restaurant that year were Pei Jiaoran.

"Do you remember, when we were in Chang'an, you asked me why I gave up my family background and chose to join the divine strategy?" Li Xiujing looked at her with burning eyes, as if he had already determined that she was the same person a few years ago.

With a sneer, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "Remember."

"When I was fourteen years old, I met an aggressive girl in a restaurant. I was in the room at that time, listening to her impassioned debate with others, and I felt that what she said was true. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye she would He broke in and pushed me out without explanation. He ran along the window, leaving me alone to explain to Jing Zhaoyin." Pressing Pei Jiaoran into his arms, Li Xiujing smiled and said: "You said this person is Not you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jiaoran looked calm and said, "When people are in crisis, they always have to make a choice. Besides, you don't have any influence."

Not a word was mentioned about what he had done.

"Okay. I know Mr. Pei is decisive in his actions and has the style of a general." Li Xiujing lowered his head and looked at Pei Jiaoran, his hand fell on her neck and caressed her gently, "But do you want to consider making it up to me?"

Fingertips hooked the strand of hair on Pei Jiaoran's forehead, and Li Xiujing's eyes were full of smiles.

"Compensation?" Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "What kind of compensation do you want? I'll think about it."

There was a hint of confusion in the soft voice.

His eyes wandered to the red lips, and Li Xiujing placed his fingertips on Pei Jiaoran's lips, "I owe you for now. Let me think about it." After that, he added, "You little fox, you can't cheat."

"Don't worry, I have always been honest. When did I fail to fulfill my promise to you?" Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked at Li Xiujing, his thin lips slightly raised, "Erlang can't slander someone's reputation."

When the word Erlang hit his ears, Li Xiujing sighed, "I don't dare."