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

Standing under the corridor of the Secretariat, Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and took a long breath. The wind from the inner court blew the goldfish bag tied to his belt.

She stood there for a while, then walked away. Just as she stepped onto the corridor leading to the public housing in other provinces, a blue-clothed eunuch suddenly walked towards her in a hurry. Perhaps he had something on his mind, so he ran straight into her. He stumbled, and the water in the wooden basin in his hand spilled out. The water splashed on Pei Jiaoran's clothes and boots.

"You damn thing, how dare you offend Prime Minister Pei. If you don't admit your mistake quickly, I will show you how I will deal with you when I get back." A eunuch in red rushed over, forced the eunuch in green to kneel down and apologize, while looking at Pei Jiaoran with a smile on his face.

Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and glanced at the wet corner of his clothes. He smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. Eunuch Jiang, he didn't mean to do it. Why should you blame him?"

Internal official Jiang nodded quickly and glared at the blue-robed eunuch who was keeping his head down and not saying a word. "You bastard, why don't you thank Mr. Pei? Thank her for being magnanimous and not making a fuss about you."

I caught a glimpse of the blue-robed eunuch's hand hanging by his side, which was clenched into a fist and trembling slightly.

"No need." Pei Jiaoran said gently.

Pei Jiaoran returned to her public room and glanced at the wet corners of her clothes. She took off her clothes and took out a coat from the box in the inner room. Because she had to be on duty, she put a few round-necked robes in her public room in case of emergency.

Recalling the strange thing that happened to the eunuch just now, Pei Jiaoran called the servant in.

"Go and find out who the eunuch who was sent to the other province to clean the place today is." Pei Jiaoran said in a deep voice.

"Here."

As soon as the servant left, the defense cabinet outside reported that the prince had sent someone to deliver the recent homework.

Seeing the eunuchs coming in with documents halfway up the mountain under the guidance of the Fangge, Pei Jiaoran's mouth twitched slightly, but the smile on his face did not diminish.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is really hardworking." Pei Jiaoran said softly.

The two eunuchs carefully put down the documents in their hands, bowed and smiled, "Prince Pei, His Highness said that he likes reading books in the Eastern Palace recently and has gained a lot. What I sent you today is his thoughts. Please read it carefully, so that you can reply when His Majesty asks about it in the future."

"Of course." Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I will report to His Majesty tomorrow and tell you about the Crown Prince's hard work. Please go back and tell His Majesty the truth."

As soon as the eunuchs from the Eastern Palace left, Pei Jiaoran tapped the table with her fingers and picked up the paper on it and flipped through it. As she thought, the words inside looked very similar to the prince's handwriting, but if you look closely, you can still find some differences. Everyone holds the pen with different strength, and the words they produce will also be different.

With a slight chuckle, Pei Jiaoran lowered her head and began to carefully read the homework sent by the prince. When she had read more than half of it, she found that the prince's own writing was also mixed in.

Pei Jiaoran curled his lips as he looked at the paper in front of him. Written on the paper was the prince's opinion on some of the new orders she had previously implemented, including approval, opposition, and suggestions for revision.

This is how government decrees work; they always need to be constantly revised to get the most appropriate answer.

Dusk gradually enveloped the public house. The servants had come in several times to change her tea, and the lights under the eaves were lit one by one.

The servant who came in with a candlestick asked, "Mr. Pei, can we ask the kitchen to bring us dinner?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran put down his pen, glanced at the document which was still some distance from being finished, rubbed his sore eyes, and nodded.

She was not on duty today, so she made a separate portion of the meal sent by the public kitchen.

The dishes were emitting steam, adding a bit of warmth to the quiet office. The candlelight on the table flickered slightly with the summer breeze, and the occasional chirping of summer insects could be heard from outside. On the white porcelain plate were steamed buns and chopped mutton, with a separate sauce. The steamed buns were wrapped with mutton dipped in sauce, and served with steaming sesame porridge.

With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Pei Jiaoran looked up at the blue-robed eunuch in front of him. It was a young but ordinary face, with only a pair of eyes as bright as autumn water, revealing indignation.

Pei Jiaoran stirred the sesame porridge in the bowl and said gently, "Would you like to stay and eat together? I'll have someone send another portion."

"No need. I'm here just..." The blue-robed eunuch's lips and teeth trembled, and after a while he said, "Just to thank you for not punishing me."

"You broke into the Ministry of Internal Affairs at night to thank me?" Pei Jiaoran sneered, "You are quite courageous. If any document is stolen from this public office, I will send someone to the palace to drag you out and interrogate you."

As soon as the words fell, the blue-robed eunuch's expression changed instantly, staring at Pei Jiaoran fiercely.

"What's your name?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

"Zheng Lingjun."

"My name is Zhengzexi, and my courtesy name is Lingjun. Your real name should be Yuan Zhengze, right?" Pei Jiaoran looked at Yuan Zhengze, whose face changed drastically, with great interest. "Since I've already thanked you, then go back quickly. Otherwise, if you're caught by the night patrolling Jinwu Guards, I won't care about you."

Holding the lid of the jar, he gently brushed away the foam on the tea. Seeing Yuan Zhengze still standing there, Pei Jiaoran raised the corners of his lips slightly.

"If you don't leave, I will call the Jinwu Guards to arrest you." Pei Jiaoran raised his eyelids and said calmly.

Hearing the words "Jinwu Guard", Yuan Zhengze gritted his teeth and glared at Pei Jiaoran. He turned around, pushed the door open, and ran away.

Looking at the swaying wooden door, Pei Jiaoran shook his head helplessly, "How rude."

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the door again. A tall figure slowly walked out of the shadows into the light.

"It seems that the patrol of the Jinwu Guard today is not very effective. How can anyone sneak in?" Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and looked at his fingers seriously. "Do you think the dyed Danmo looks good?"

The visitor sat down in front of Pei Jiaoran and held her hand. He smiled slightly and said, "How about I go pick some Impatiens balsamina and mash it into juice. You can try it?"

Looking up at Li Xiujing in front of him, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "When you came here just now, did you see a eunuch in blue clothes?"

"I saw it. He jumped directly from the second floor." Seeing Pei Jiaoran frowning and looking thoughtful, Li Xiujing said in a deep voice: "This point is exactly the point where the Jinwu Guards change guards."

"A man who knows a little bit of Kung Fu is very dangerous." Pei Jiaoran tapped the table with his fingers. "When I met him this morning, he bumped into me and Eunuch Jiang wanted to scold him. I stopped him, but who would have thought that he would choose to thank me at night instead of during the day."

"It sounds interesting. How about I send someone to inquire about him for you? Who knows, he might be useful in the future." Li Xiujing said.

Pei Jiaoran didn't respond to the question, but pulled his hand away, "I've sent someone to inquire. But why did you come here suddenly?"

"It just so happens that I'm on duty today." Li Xiujing looked at the document on the table, "What is this?"

"Just think of it as the prince's revenge." Pei Jiaoran picked up the document on the table, a smile gathered in his eyes, "The government office is busy, my dear, please stay and watch it with me for a while."

Catching the smile in Pei Jiaoran's eyes, Li Xiujing picked up the instant noodles beside him and said, "I am willing to hold the fan for Mr. Pei."