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

The rain was heavier than when it came, and several lanterns on the porch were blown out. Pei Jiaoran simply returned to Zhongshu's hometown along the corridor to avoid getting his clothes wet in the heavy rain.

Under the verandah, Pei Jiaoran walked faster than before. In just one cup of tea, he returned to Zhongshu's outer provinces.

What a coincidence. Several Jinwu guards just walked out of the duty room. Each carried a lantern and was wearing a raincoat. The leader was Lu Zheng.

"General Lu, are you personally patrolling the night?" Pei Jiaoran said softly.

Looking around, Lu Zheng walked towards her. The tall figure blocked the light of the lantern above his head, and also blocked the curious sight of the Jinwu guards behind him.

"Can I take a step to speak?" Lu Zheng asked in a low voice.

Looking at Lu Zheng's face, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "What do you want to say, General Lu? You might as well just say it."

"It's inconvenient to have so many people." After Lu Zheng said this, he pulled Pei Jiaoran to one side and saw no one around. He lowered his voice and said, "Since he can do it, can I do it too? Isn't the Jinwu Guard better than the Shence Army?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Pei Jiaoran thought of what Li Xiujing said to her and curled her lips, "Only I know whether it's good or not. No matter how good it looks on the surface, I don't know what's going on inside. Wouldn't it be a pity if it's like a fish swimming in a cauldron? General Lu, you and I have known each other for a long time. It is better to say less and listen less. The Lu family is not qualified to bear the hardships with me. "

When he said this, Pei Jiaoran's eyes showed arrogance. It's not that she is not self-effacing, it's because she came to this conclusion after experiencing the skills of these Jiangnan nobles in Yangzhou. There are many people who watch the fire from the other side just for their own selfish purposes, and she doesn't need such hidden dangers as allies.

After throwing away Lu Zheng's hand, Pei Jiaoran walked away. He climbed the stairs in the dark and went to his office. When he opened the window, there was no trace of Lu Zheng downstairs.

Recalling what Lu Zheng said just now, Pei Jiaoran shook his head. As the army that Nanya relies on, the Jinwu Guards are naturally closer to each other than the Shence Army. But that wasn't what she was interested in, and she didn't choose Li Xiujing because of Shence Army.

Just as Li Xiujing said, he is what he is today because of her. The same thing is not that she needs the Li family, but that the Li family needs her. She and the Li family each get what they need in the court. As for her and Li Xiujing, they were political allies first and then lovers. Obviously, Lu Zheng didn't understand this.

Lu Zheng came to her today to say these words, most likely because he was deliberately instigated.

Thinking of this, Pei Jiaoran squeaked coldly. It’s really boring to play this kind of drama.

With only one candle left, Pei Jiaoran got up and went to the inner room of the public room.

It was quiet inside the house, and occasionally I could hear the sound of people walking in the defense pavilion outside the public house. The inner room is said to be used for night duty officials to rest, but it only has a short couch, a small table, and a low cabinet.

Pei Jiaoran lay on his back, resting his feet casually. The rain gradually stopped in the haze. I finally closed my eyes, and after the thunder and thunder overlapped, it started pouring rain again.

Fortunately, at dawn, the rain stopped. The morning light fell on me through the window frame. There was a knock on the door from a servant.

"Xiangong Pei, the Tubo envoy Rangan sent someone to ask. When will you be on duty? He will wait for you to go to the Western Market." The servant said.

Listening to the servant's voice, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead and said, "I know, let him go back and tell Ranqian that he will meet at Suzaku Gate in an hour. In addition, send someone to the East Palace and tell the prince to let him take action."

"Here."

After ordering the servants, Pei Jiaoran left Zhongshu and returned to his home in Chongyifang.

An hour later, Pei Jiaoran arrived at Zhuque Gate as promised. At this time, Ranqian was already waiting at the door with two followers.

"Mr. Pei," Rangan said.

"Rangan." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Let's go. It happens that the East and West markets are open, let's go together."

Before entering the West Market, you can already hear the noise. The Hu people came out in a gorgeous carriage, which exuded a strange fragrance.

"This West Market is indeed a prosperous place." Ranqian looked around and couldn't help but sigh, "Where does Mr. Pei plan to take me?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "I have sent people to notify the city order of the West City Department. Let's go to the West City Department first."

After hearing the news, the mayor of Xishi City was already waiting at the door. When he heard the movement, he led his people to greet them.

"Mr. Pei, please slow down." The mayor of Xishi went to help Pei Jiaoran with a smile on his face.

"It's okay. Kang Ling, you're welcome." Pei Jiaoran pointed to Rangan beside him, "This is Rangan, the envoy from Tibet."

Seeing that the mayor of Xishi City was obviously a Hu man, but he was so eager to treat Pei Jiaoran, Ranqian squeaked, "How can you treat the Han people at the same time?"

"I eat Wei Su and I also get Wei Lu. It is human nature to be polite to Mr. Pei. Please invite me, I have prepared some tea."

In addition to being the office of the city magistrate, the West City Office is also part of his family residence. Since the establishment of the Municipal Administration, Hu merchants from the Western Regions have basically served as municipal magistrates, and most of them have the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

The maid with bright makeup served tea to several people. Kang Ling pointed to the tea cup on the table and said: "This is our specialty tea over there. Would you like it, Mr. Pei?"

After holding the tea and tasting it, Pei Jiaoran frowned, "The taste of this tea is indeed different from the tea in the Central Plains."

"I added milk and salt. I have been in the Central Plains for many years. I see that some people also add salt foam, ginger, orange peel and other things to the tea to season it. The taste is very similar to the tea in our hometown." Kang Ling laughed. road.

"Ms. Pei, when are you going to take me to the Buddhist temple in the West City?" Rangan glanced at Kang Ling, "I already know the birthday of our Khan."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes to look at Kang Ling, blew away the mist rising on the tea surface, and said calmly: "Kang Ling, how are your arrangements?"

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Pei. I will personally take the Tibetan envoy to the Western Market to have a taste of the customs of our great Wei Dynasty." Kang Ling said.

"With the order of Laokang."

After saying this, Kang Ling stood up and made a gesture of invitation, and ordered his maid to entertain Pei Jiaoran well. He took Rangan out of the city office.

Not long after the two left, Pei Jiaoran also stood up and left the city office. We walked in the opposite direction and entered the Hu Ren Restaurant not far from the City Hall.

"I've met Master Lang." Pei Jiaoran stood outside the screen and bowed.

"come in."

There are two people in the house. One is the prince, and the other is Sun Yigui, the chief guard of the East Palace.

The prince who was sitting by the window turned his head, pointed to the seat opposite, and then glanced at Yigui, the eldest grandson next to him, "Yigui, why don't you sit with me too."

"Thank you, Sir."

The two of them sat down together.

The prince looked at Pei Jiaoran, "Has everything been arranged?"

"Kang Ling has already taken people to the temple." Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea and sighed slightly, "Sure enough, our tea tastes better."

"Gu just got the yellow buds from Huoshan Mountain. I will send someone to the palace tomorrow." The prince's eyebrows were gentle, "It can be regarded as a meeting gift from Gu to you, the prince's young master."

"Master Lang, why don't you wait until this matter is completed and then come back to thank me. In order to avoid causing criticism."

The prince smiled and said, "Why are you afraid that you won't be able to accomplish anything?"

"Unexpected things happen in the sky. We can't let down our guard until we see the results. Master Lang should have arranged manpower in the temple, right?" Pei Jiaoran said in a calm tone.

"Otherwise, what will you do? Pei Qing just wait and watch the show."