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

The noise came from the direction of Anfu Gate. This is where the families of the palace maids and female officials meet them. Standing on the corridor on the second floor of the outer province, you can see the palace maids and female officials coming out in batches and walking forward under the leadership of the Jinwu Guards.

Pei Jiaoran stood in the corridor holding a teacup, with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

After a while, the sound of brisk footsteps spread from the direction of the stairs to behind him.

"Mr. Pei." The visitor called softly.

Pei Jiaoran nodded when asked, "Have you seen your mother?"

"I saw it." Sun Shaofeng walked behind Pei Jiaoran and said respectfully, "Mother has given me your letter."

"Have you read the letter?" Pei Jiaoran asked softly.

"Not yet."

Turning his head and glancing at Sun Shaofeng, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Now watch."

Sun Shaofeng opened the letter as instructed.

Watching Sun Shaofeng's expression constantly changing, Pei Jiaoran raised a curve at the corner of his lips and gently patted her shoulder, "Have you found any female officials or maids from Wuwei County in the palace?"

"There are one or two. But..." Sun Shaofeng sighed, "Many of them left home early and don't know much about their family's current situation."

"It's okay. It's not too late to tell them now." Seeing Sun Shaofeng tightly holding the letter, Pei Jiaoran lowered his eyes, "Just keep your salary for yourself. I will hire a maid for your mother."

"Mr. Pei..." Sun Shaofeng raised his eyes, his lips trembling slightly, and he was about to bow.

Reaching out to stop Sun Shaofeng, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Shaofeng, why should we be like this? You just need to be a good female official and don't worry about other things. I will take care of your mother for you."

"Yes, Shaofeng has noted it. Or do you want to follow your previous arrangements?" Sun Shaofeng asked.

"Well. Go back. You don't have to leave this letter."

After a graceful bow, Sun Shaofeng turned and left.

Pei Jiaoran lowered his eyes as he looked at the letter that Sun Shaofeng had returned. He walked into the office and threw the letter into the incense burner on the table. Then he sat down, closed his eyes and leaned against the table.

Soon, the voice of a servant was heard outside the door.

"Mr. Pei, Minister Yuan wants you to go to the Censorate. He said that Li Run has confessed." said the servant.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyelids and turned to look at the half-open window on his left hand side. He stroked the engraved Qilin pattern on the table with his fingers.

"I understand." Pei Jiaoran said.

After packing up, Pei Jiaoran left the Secretariat and walked along Chengtianmen Street towards the Censorate.

The Jinwu guards at the door saw Pei Jiaoran and bowed respectfully.

There are dozens of cypress trees planted in the Imperial Censorate. Even in the hottest summer days, people can feel a cool breeze when they enter the office.

He walked skillfully through the corridors and headed to the interrogation room of the Censorate.

The blue-clothed official standing at the door saw Pei Jiaoran coming over. He hurriedly came forward and said, "Greetings, Mr. Pei."

Pei Jiaoran smiled and answered. She put her sleeves together and her hands behind her back, letting the blue-clothed assistant open the door for her.

There was a screen blocking the door, so I couldn't see what was going on inside, but I could still hear the conversation inside.

Walking around the screen, besides Yuan Yanchong, Cui Taizhu was also in the room, as well as two young imperial censors.

"Mr. Pei." Master Cui called out.

"Master Cui, Prime Minister Yuan." Pei Jiaoran responded with a smile. He looked around and chose an empty seat to sit down.

Seeing her sit down, Yuan Yanchong spoke, "Do you want to see Li Run's confession?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran looked up at the two imperial censors who were bowing their heads beside him, and sighed, "Central Minister Yuan, read it yourself. Since it is a confession, it doesn't look good to me."

After exchanging a glance with Master Cui beside him, Yuan Yanchong read out the contents of Li Run's confession.

Before Yuan Yanchong finished reading, Pei Jiaoran suddenly sneered. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Didn't Li Run say anything else?"

"No..." Yuan Yanchong raised his eyes with doubt, "Do you know what he will say?"

"How is that possible? I just feel that this confession seems to be missing something." Pei Jiaoran turned his eyes to the two imperial censors and pointed at them. "Did they interrogate Li Run? I think it's better to interrogate Li Run again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Cui looked surprised and frowned as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing this, Pei Jiaoran did not urge him, but drank the tea slowly. With a look of disdain in his eyes, he put down the teacup. He rested his chin on the table with his right hand.

It was not until the servants came in and served tea to the group that Master Cui spoke up, "If we want to re-examine Li Run, I'm afraid we should inform the gentlemen."

"I am just a messenger, there is no need to trouble you gentlemen, right?" Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Why don't you, Master Cui, Yuan Zhongcheng and I go and interrogate Li Run again."

"Since Prime Minister Pei insists on retrialing Li Run, then let's do it again. But if Li Run's confession remains the same, I will report the matter to the Shangshu Province truthfully." said Master Cui.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows and smiled when he heard this, "Okay."

The confession was just written by Li Run, and he is still in the interrogation room next door.

The gatekeeper opened the door for the few people and called out "Li Run" to the figure curled up on the ground.

"Haven't you confessed everything? What else do you want me to say?" Li Run scolded.

Glancing at Li Run, Pei Jiaoran signaled the clerk to help the man up.

Compared to before, Li Run was indeed in a miserable state. He was covered in wounds and his hair was a mess.

As soon as he saw Pei Jiaoran, Li Run fell to his knees.

"Mr. Pei, please save me. I don't want to stay in this place anymore. They are torturing me." Li Run cried.

Taking a step back to avoid Li Run's hand that was about to grab the corner of his clothes, Pei Jiaoran looked down at him, "If you had confessed earlier, how could you have suffered this? It's all your own fault. I warned you at the beginning that hiding the truth would not end well."

"Prince Pei, I... dare not confess. I am just a lowly official, how dare I offend them." Li Run's eyes were almost glued to Pei Jiaoran, with joy in his eyes, "Prince Pei, I have confessed now. Can you let me go?"

Pei Jiaoran sneered, "You only confessed that you accepted bribes to protect the servants of Sifang Pavilion from gambling. You did not explain who instructed you to ask your wife to find me to save you. Now that Master Cui and Yuan Zhongcheng are here, if you tell the truth, you may still be able to survive."

At this moment, Li Run's face changed in an instant. But he also stared at Pei Jiaoran intently, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Is what Prime Minister Pei said true?" Li Run said.

"Of course." Pei Jiaoran did not keep him in suspense. "The more you confess, the more chances you have to survive. You said you were a good Tongshi Sheren, why did you get involved? If you conceal and protect the other party, he may not thank you. It's better to rewrite your confession."

These words made Master Cui and Yuan Yanchong stunned.

"Master Cui, I want to change my statement! It was Xie Taiduan who informed my wife of my situation and asked her to find Mr. Pei. He said that Mr. Pei would definitely save me!" Li Run said loudly.

Yuan Yanchong was stunned, "What?"