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

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, Li Xiujing opened his eyes. He met a pair of eyes as calm as an ancient well, and smiled. He moved closer to her face.

Pei Jiaoran blocked Li Xiujing's approaching face and sneered, "It's so stinking, stay away from me."

"Jia Jia." Li Xiujing called out, "I didn't mean to pretend to be drunk. It's just that this matter is of great importance, and I really don't know how to start talking to you."

He raised his head and looked at her with burning eyes, and there was no sign of drunkenness in his eyes anymore.

Pei Jiaoran stared at him for a long time before saying, "Who is that person that is worthy of you acting with him?"

After climbing up from Li Xiujing's body, Pei Jiaoran walked straight to the table and sat down. Seeing her sit down, he quickly climbed up and sat opposite her.

A cup of tea was poured, and the warm aroma spread throughout the table.

White mist rose from the tea. She looked up at him and said softly, "So you and Wen Shu were not drunk during the dinner? You just took advantage of being drunk to reveal this matter. You hoped to draw my attention to it so that I can intervene. I am curious about the other party's identity."

Li Xiujing pondered for a while and said in a deep voice: "Wen Shu said that the other party was the son of Wu Wang's wet nurse Lu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jiaoran pursed his lips. Although this dynasty did not have the custom of the Northern Wei Dynasty that the son was noble and the mother died, and the nanny was the queen mother, the wet nurse was also quite respected. Even though the King of Wu was not the crown prince now, he was still a favored prince. The wet nurse who nursed him gained a lot of wealth and some power, and this grace eventually benefited her family. It was not uncommon for them to run rampant in the countryside and collude with local officials under the drive of money and power.

"When one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. This is really true. It's just that the King of Wu was raised by his mother, how dare his family do this?" Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing, "Zhaoying also has an imperial censor to inspect. Why doesn't he report it directly to the imperial censor?"

"He is afraid that the officials in Chang'an will protect each other, so this matter will not cause any waves. The Lu family can still run rampant. When I went to see him, I told him your identity. He has heard about you, so he wanted to give it a try." Li Xiujing said.

After listening to Li Xiujing's words, Pei Jiaoran nodded thoughtfully. He nodded and looked at the teacup on the table. The mist on the teacup gradually dissipated, and the tea leaves hidden in it could be vaguely seen.

Of course, she was not afraid of the King of Wu's wet nurse's house. But what benefit would this bring her was a question worth her careful consideration.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran said, "The other party is the son of the King of Wu's wet nurse. He is at least half his wet brother. This matter is very risky. I can help with this. But what benefits can you give me?"

Li Xiujing smiled, "What do you want? How about I ask Wen Shu to bring the Taiyuan Wen Clan to cooperate with you?"

"After the Wen family was repeatedly demoted a hundred years ago, they no longer have any influence in the court." Pei Jiaoran shook his head, "And I want to deal with the Wu king's wet nurse, the risk is too great. Even if the Wen family has power in the local area, it is of little use to me. If I want to do this, it can only be regarded as an extra favor from me."

Li Xiujing and Wen Shu were friends, that was their business. It had nothing to do with her. And matters involving interests had to be settled clearly.

Li Xiujing frowned, "Then what do you want?"

Pei Jiaoran said: "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's put it aside for now. It won't be too late to talk about it later."

"It's fine with me. I will also tell Wen Shu the truth, but I can't interfere with what he can give you."

He actually advised Wen Shu to act prudently. He and Pei Jiaoran had been together for so long that he knew each other's character. Once things involved interests, she would carefully calculate how much benefit this matter could bring.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing with a smile and relaxed his brows, "Let's put things aside. Don't you think you need to compensate me for pretending to be drunk?"

"Little fox, just tell me what you want." Li Xiujing reached out and held her hand, "I'll do whatever you say."

"Please me." Pei Jiaoran smiled and blinked.

There were many birds singing in the mountains, and Pei Jiaoran was used to getting up early. When she saw the east, she opened her eyes. She rested her head in the warm arms of a man, and when she raised her eyes, she could see his strong body.

With a smile on his lips, Pei Jiaoran touched it with evil intentions, and gradually brought his five fingers together. He gently pinched it with two fingers.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xiujing opened his eyes, took the other person's hand away from his body, and held it tightly.

"Jia Jia, stop making trouble."

"Now that you're awake, get up quickly. After dinner, you and I will go to Zhaoying County for a walk." Pei Jiaoran withdrew his hand and placed it behind his head.

After dinner, the two of them went out to Zhaoying County.

Compared to last night, Zhaoying County was even more lively during the day, with hawking sounds all along the street.

Wearing a veil, Pei Jiaoran walked side by side with Li Xiujing. Pei Jiaoran looked around and walked to a vegetable stall.

"Father, I would like to ask you a question. Is there any family with the surname Lu in this city?" Pei Jiaoran asked in a gentle voice.

"Lü?" The old man raised his hand and pointed ahead. "See? Turn right at the alley ahead and walk to the end. The largest mansion is the Lü family. Girl, that Lü is not a good person. If you have nothing to do, you'd better not go there."

"Thank you for telling me, old man. I came to Lu's house to look for someone on someone's behalf."

After thanking the father-in-law, Pei Jiaoran took Li Xiujing and walked in the direction the father-in-law pointed.

At the end of the alley was a magnificent mansion with six guards patrolling the door. After thinking for a while, the two entered the teahouse on the side of the mansion.

"What are you going to do?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran sneered, "I came to Zhaoying to have fun and recuperate, not to receive a complaint. I will write a letter to Chang'an and let the Censorate handle this matter."

Li Xiujing said, "It's useless to rely on the Censorate alone, right? The Lu family is not a court official, and the Censorate can only deal with Magistrate Zhou. If you want to deal with the Lu family who are running rampant here by relying on the power of the King of Wu, you still have to think of other ways."

"The Censorate can do nothing about the Lu family. But the Lu family is backed by the King of Wu. They just raised him. Now the King of Wu is just a prince, and the Lu family dares to be so presumptuous." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Will it be even worse in the future? Jia Gonglu is now very careful about the King of Wu's feathers. I don't think he will tolerate any stains around the King of Wu."

For the monarch, the most important thing is a good reputation. If the Lu family exists as a stain on the emperor's side, the people will think that everything they do is the emperor's. Jia Gonglu will not allow such a thing to happen.

"If that's the case, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble." Li Xiujing said with a smile.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and did not respond. This was just her inference and assumption. If the other party was not Jia Gonglu, he might have been fooled by her. But the other party happened to be the shrewd Jia Gonglu. This matter needs to be discussed.