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

Before Mrs. Wu could reply, Pei Jiaoran looked at the Zhaoying Chief Clerk standing beside him, raised his chin, and motioned him to invite Wen Shu over.

Seeing this, Madam Wu snorted coldly, "I thought Mr. Pei couldn't tell right from wrong."

"Since Mr. Lu said that Wen Shu started it first, we must confront him face to face. Besides..." Pei Jiaoran looked at the two of them and said softly, "Minister Yuan has asked me to do something, so I have no choice but to help him."

The chief clerk led his men to look for Wen Shu. Zhou Xian, who was kneeling on the ground, looked around and glanced at Lu Yi secretly. Seeing that the other party avoided his gaze, he had to lower his head.

Seeing the actions of the two, Pei Jiaoran shifted his gaze to look at Li Xiujing standing beside him.

There were many people in the hall, so it was difficult for the two to talk. Pei Jiaoran simply used military sign language with Li Xiujing.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Li Xiujing glanced at her and said, "I'm worried about you."

Pei Jiaoran smiled at him and curled her lips. She caught a glimpse of Yuan Yanchong looking at the two of them, and she raised her hand to make a gesture to silence them.

About a cup of tea later, Wen Shu was carried in. Not only were his limbs wrapped in white gauze, but his face was also wrapped in a thick layer of white gauze. He looked quite funny.

Looking at Wen Shu, Pei Jiaoran asked, "So County Magistrate Wen is so badly injured?"

"Thank you, Mr. Pei, for your concern." Wen Shu struggled to stand up and looked at Yuan Yanchong, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Pei, Minister Yuan, please forgive me for my injury and inability to perform the ceremony. I hope you will not blame me."

"It's okay." Pei Jiaoran waved his hand. "Madam Wu said that you insulted her and sent someone to drive her away. Do you admit it?"

"I deny it. It was Madam Wu who ordered the servants to ride the horses and hurt people first. In a hurry, I accidentally startled the horse, so that Madam Wu almost fell off the horse. After that, Madam Wu insulted me, saying that I was just an official of a low rank and I was nothing." Wen Shu sneered and tilted his head to point at Madam Wu, "She wanted to use her power to beat the catcher. I called her an old hag who relied on her power."

Hearing this, Lu Yi stood up suddenly, and brought the teacup on the table to the ground, and scolded: "Wen Shu, you son of a bitch. You are just a small eighth-rank official, and you are from a lower-rank official family, but you dare to insult the wife of the Wu Kingdom. Where do you put His Majesty?"

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he glanced at the broken teacup on the ground. Although Lu Yi had put a hat of contempt for the king on Wen Shu, it was not a particularly clever move, but it would still take some effort to get out of it.

"Mr. Lu, you seem to have forgotten that you are just a commoner now. Who allows you to shout here?" Yuan Yanchong scolded.

After being retorted by Yuan Yanchong, Lu Yi glared at a few people angrily and sat down in anger.

Yuan Yanchong continued to ask, "So Mrs. Wu fainted because of your anger. It happened that Mr. Lu came out at this time and saw his mother fainted on the ground. He thought it was you who did it. In anger, he ordered the servants and guards to beat you up?"

Wen Shu nodded, "Yes, Madam Wu fainted too suddenly, so I went to check on her out of kindness. But when Mr. Lu came out and saw me like this, he ordered the servants to beat me up without any reason. He also said that I was just a minor official, how could I compare with Madam Wu. Even if I was beaten to death, it didn't matter."

"Wen Shu, stop slandering me. It's obvious that you want to harm my mother. I see it clearly." Lu Yi stood up and pointed at Wen Shu and cursed.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and glanced at the few people, and curled his lips. Wen Shu's self-torture trick was very clever. He was an official, even if he was only an eighth-rank official, but if he really wanted to punish him, it would not be Lü Yi's turn to do it. Now that Lü Yi had taken action, Wen Shu also became the victim.

Pei Jiaoran brushed his clothes, stood up and walked slowly to Yuan Yanchong, "Minister Yuan, Wen Shu was ordered by the Censorate to search the Lu Mansion, but the Lu Mansion refused to allow him to enter. Mrs. Wu, who loves her son so much, rushed to Zhaoying to save him, and had a conflict with Wen Shu. What do you think should be done?"

The last glance was a little subtle. Yuan Yanchong was slightly startled, then calmed down. Looking at the pens, inkstones, and papers on the desk, "Wen Shu was following the orders of the Censorate. Madam Wu and Mr. Lu are closely connected, so it is normal to do so in a hurry. But the law is not merciful. I think Lu Yi and Zhou Xian should be imprisoned in Zhaoying County Prison together until the Censorate finds out the truth. As for Wen Shu, let him recover first. But he is not allowed to leave the county office."

No one was offended, but no one was let off. Yuan Yanchong has made some progress over the years. Satisfied with the answer, Pei Jiaoran looked at Yuan Yanchong and smiled, "Central Prime Minister Yuan is very methodical in his work, and he has two ends. Madam Wu, are you satisfied?"

Madam Wu sneered, "It's clear that Wen Shu was at fault first. Why do you want to lock my son up? Just now you said that my son has no official status and cannot make noise? The Imperial Concubine and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu have already gone to ask His Majesty for permission to give my son an official position."

"Asking for an official position? The imperial edict is indeed an official position." Pei Jiaoran turned his head to look at Madam Wu, with a hint of contempt on his face. "The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. What about a slave? Wen Shu acted on the orders of the emperor. If Lu Yi was not guilty, why would he stop him? I advise Madam Wu not to cause trouble again. If Mr. Lu is innocent, the court will punish Wen Shu severely."

The voice was clear, like the sound of gold and jade. A pair of eyes like obsidian were calm and cold, and a faint smile like a hairy moon hung on the corner of his mouth. Although he was only about 24 years old, he looked so calm and experienced that it was scary.

As if frightened by her aura, Mrs. Wu did not dare to answer. She put down the teacup heavily in anger.

Ignoring Mrs. Wu, Pei Jiaoran continued, "Central Minister Yuan, send the two men to the county jail."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yanchong immediately ordered that Lu and Zhou be taken to the county prison for investigation by the Censorate. As for Mrs. Wu, she was also sent back to Lu's house and was not allowed to go out, nor was anyone else allowed to enter. He even paid money to hire a doctor to temporarily live in Lu's house.

When only Pei Jiaoran, Li, Wen and Yuan were left in the room, he glanced at Wen Shu who was still lying on the stretcher.

Pei Jiaoran sneered and said, "Wen County Magistrate, if you use this self-torture trick incorrectly, you will be in trouble."

"Then I have no other choice." Wen Shu looked ashamed and said, "I hope Mr. Pei will forgive me. Otherwise, you can stay tonight and I will personally offer you wine to apologize."

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Wen Shu and said nothing. He returned to his seat and looked at Li Xiujing, "It seems that you don't know that Wen Shu used a self-torture trick."

Seeing Pei Jiaoran putting on an attitude of, "See, you are not as smart as me." Li Xiujing narrowed his eyes and smiled, "This kid is thick-skinned and tough, those people should not be able to kill him. Since he is determined to bring down the Lu family, he should pay a price."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised the corners of his lips.