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

Looking at Wang Guolao, Pei Jiaoran smiled. He bowed and said, "I didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was at that time. I hope you can forgive me."

Wang Guo Lao looked around with a kind expression, "Everyone is young and frivolous at one time, so how can I blame them? Fortunately, Pei Xianggong showed mercy to my two granddaughters, so they were able to save their lives. Now they have the opportunity to serve the court."

Su Jinghui continued, "There is no more talented person in the world than Prime Minister Pei. It's a pity that such a talented person could not be born in our family. It's really a pity."

This is not the first time I have heard someone mention that they regret not being born into their family. People think that the family’s bloodline is what supports the family’s rule, but only those who are inside know that the family’s inheritance is supported by one talent after another.

Thinking of this, Pei Jiaoran's lips curled slightly, and then he regained his gentle look, quietly looking at Wang Guolao and Su Jinghui in front of him.

"It is a blessing for the country to have Minister Pei in the court." Cen Xi said with a smile.

He could actually see that Pei Jiaoran was not of the same kind as them. And given her current status, even if they wanted to marry her, it would probably not work out. Her family was even more out of reach. He instead hoped that she would have a closer relationship with the Longxi Li family, which would firstly restrain Li Xiujing and secondly allow her to have a closer relationship with them.

Now that the two of them have not made their relationship clear, it is actually a good thing for them. Even if they want to suppress Shen Ce in the future, they will not have any scruples.

As for the Crown Prince, it was a good thing to use Pei Jiaoran. The Crown Prince was the son of the Emperor, and it was inevitable that the father and son had similar ideas. Suppress the aristocratic families and make the imperial power supreme. After thinking for a while, Cen Xi smiled and said, "It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest early."

"The scenery today is particularly beautiful." Pei Jiaoran relaxed his brows and smiled.

The dusk in the sky faded away and the drum sounded, urging the closing of the market.

To avoid suspicion, Wang Guolao and Cui Shao left together. Then Yuan Yanchong and Su Jinghui left from the other side of the stairs. In the end, only Pei Jiaoran and Cen Xi were left.

The two walked up the stairs.

Looking at the murals nearby, Pei Jiaoran said, "Demons were dancing wildly, but the Buddha lowered his eyes. He did not see the demons, so his practice was not ruined. It's a pity that people worship Buddha only in form, not in heart. Even worse, some people use Buddha to make money, which is really ridiculous."

As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the bottom of the tower, and Zen Master Xuantan, who was waiting at the door, came up to greet them.

Pei Jiaoran avoided the gesture of Master Xuantan to salute and looked at the Buddha statue behind him. "The body is made of gold and jade, but the heart is made of rotten mud and earth. This Buddha statue was built by Mr. Cen's Zhaofu Temple with the money collected from incense. It is not worth seeing. It is better not to come here."

Pei Jiaoran smiled and left. She still didn't like the Buddha.

As she came out of Zhaofu Temple, the dusk deepened, and the sunset glow fell on her like a golden glow.

After standing at the intersection for a while, Pei Jiaoran did not return to his house in Chongyifang. Instead, he walked towards the gate of the square.

At this moment, the guard was closing the door, and when he saw Pei Jiaoran coming, he bowed and saluted.

"Mr. Pei, why are you leaving the block at this time? But there is an important matter at the government office." The block guard said with a smile.

Tilting his head to look at the peddler, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and said, "I suddenly remembered that I need to go to the West Market to buy some things. No problem, I can stay at the Didian in the West Market for one night."

He walked out of Chongyifang quickly. Seeing fewer and fewer people on the street, Pei Jiaoran walked towards the West Market. He bought two jars of Langguanqing at Hu's wine shop.

The last drum of closing the block sounded, and the gate was closed.

After looking around, Pei Jiaoran went to the clothing store to buy a black coat, walked to a secluded place in the square, and jumped over the wall directly.

The moon was bright at night, casting her shadow on the bluestone bricks.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves and hurried running not far away, Pei Jiaoran smiled, put on the hood of his coat, and turned to Wubenfang.

The sounds of horse hooves and footsteps gradually approached, and suddenly they all stopped.

"Who dares to break the rules?" someone shouted behind him.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran chuckled and continued walking forward without stopping.

"Empty string warning!"

After Kong Xian gave the warning, Pei Jiaoran did not stop. The man just now continued to shout: "Shoot at his feet."

The Jinwu Guards are all good at bows and arrows, so they naturally have some accuracy.

With a "swoosh" sound, a feathered arrow landed at his feet. He lowered his head and glanced at the arrow with its tail swaying slightly. Pei Jiaoran suddenly stepped forward and ran straight to the house next to him.

The patrolling Jinwu Guards soldier obviously didn't expect the other party to be so arrogant, and shouted angrily: "Just shoot him."

Hearing the arrow coming from behind, Pei Jiaoran dodged it by leaning sideways. He rolled on the eaves, flipped down from a shorter house on the side, and entered Wubenfang.

"Reporting to the general, the thief has fled into Wubenfang."

"The thief's whereabouts are unknown, and he may be a murderer. Go knock on the door and ask the guard to open it. I want to go in and search."

In Wubenfang, Pei Jiaoran jumped to a secluded place, took off his coat, threw it into the Imperial College, and then walked towards his house.

The lanterns in front of the door are lit.

When I pushed the door open, I saw Li Xiujing sitting on a bamboo couch, wiping his sword, with his long spear placed beside him.

Putting the wine jar on the stone table, Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing and smiled, "Would you like to drink Langguanqing?"

"Why do you suddenly want to drink?" Li Xiujing raised his head and looked at her, his hands moving non-stop.

"If you don't drink, I'll enjoy it all by myself." Pei Jiaoran curved his lips, "Li Run has confessed. Do you think we should celebrate?"

Li Xiujing put down his sword, glanced over, his eyes more inquiring, stood up and walked to her side, looking at the two small wine jars.

"Don't you need a bowl?" Li Xiujing asked with a smile.

"We are drinking together, why do we need a bowl?" Pei Jiaoran opened the mud seal on the jar, and the rich aroma of wine came out. She took a deep breath and said, "Mrs. Hu's wine is really good."

Just as he finished speaking and before he could drink the wine, he heard a knock on the door.

Li Xiujing looked towards the door while holding the wine jar, and asked in surprise, "Who would come at this time?"

"I don't know. Why don't you go and take a look?" Pei Jiaoran held the jar of wine and took a sip, saying with squinting eyes.

After taking a look at Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing put down the wine jar and walked towards the door.

"Who's knocking on the door?" Li Xiujing asked in a deep voice.

The man at the door heard the voice, "The Jinwu Guards saw a thief breaking the law during their night patrol. The thief fled to Chongyifang to avoid us. We were ordered to search the square and arrest the thief."

Li Xiujing turned around and looked at Pei Jiaoran, who was sitting at the stone table drinking leisurely and at ease. He shook his head and sighed.

Remove the bolt and open the door.

Looking at the Jinwu Guards in front of him, Li Xiujing's eyes fell on the leader, "General Linghu."

The man called General Linghu was surprised to see that it was Li Xiujing, and then he bowed and said, "I pay my respects to General Li."

"General, there is no need to be so polite. Why did we come to Chongyifang to catch the thief?" Li Xiujing put his hands behind his back and looked at General Linghu in front of him with a smile.