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

At dawn, an inconspicuous carriage drove out of the back door of Li's mansion. Inside the carriage were Xue and her two children, who were tied up.

Watching the carriage go away, Li Sikong turned around and instructed the servant beside him, "Go to Peiyuan and tell her that Xue's mother and son have left. Please rest assured."

The servant took the order and left.

As the morning light appeared, the neighborhood gradually became lively. The noise came over the courtyard wall.

Pei Jiaoran got up and went out, riding his horse away. Holding the rope, he headed towards the Suzaku Gate.

The crowds were still bustling in front of the gate. When the Suzaku Gate opened, Pei Jiaoran followed the others and waited for the Jinwu Guards to check the gate records. She got off the horse in the stable, crossed Chengtianmen Street and headed straight for the Zhongshu Wai Province.

As autumn deepened, the chill in Chang'an grew stronger. Looking around, the grass and trees outside the corridor were already covered with a layer of white frost. Even the wind blowing against my face was much cooler than before.

With a quick glance, he saw that the servant's fingers were red, as if he was frozen. Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "The weather is very cold, go to the warehouse and get some thick clothes. Also, prepare ginger soup and charcoal fire for all the officials and servants on duty to warm themselves up."

When the words fell into his ears, the servant hurriedly said, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."

Pei Jiaoran smiled and walked up to the second floor. The narrow corridor was dark, with no light or wind coming in. She climbed the stairs with her hands behind her back and walked to the corner. Suddenly, she paused and reached forward.

A painful groan was heard. Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and sneered. He dragged the other person and continued to walk up. The light was getting closer and closer. After walking up two more steps, the other person's face was completely revealed.

Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and looked at the person whose neck he was holding, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression. He pushed open the door of the east room, dragged the person in and threw him to the ground. Then he lit the candle in the room.

"Yuan Eunuch, what do you mean?" Pei Jiaoran asked coldly.

Touching his neck, Yuan Zhengze said, "Zhang Rang is very concerned about the Lu family. He has made suggestions to His Majesty many times."

Seeing Yuan Zhengze wearing a scarlet robe and scented with incense, Pei Jiaoran leaned over and stared at him, "It seems that you are quite favored by Zhang Rang now? You can even wear a scarlet robe."

"It's all for Mr. Pei." Yuan Zhengze got up from the ground and touched his neck, saying, "Mr. Pei, you're too cruel."

With a sneer, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and asked, "You came here just to tell me this?"

"No." Yuan Zhengze licked the corner of his lips and said slowly: "Zhang Juyuan wants me to recognize him as my father. I don't know whether to agree or not. I hope Mr. Pei can give me some advice."

"If you recognize him as your father, you will have a backer in the palace." Pei Jiaoran put on his clothes and sat down, looking at Yuan Zhengze with indifferent eyes.

Nodding thoughtfully, Yuan Zhengze continued, "Prince Pei, there have been rumors in the palace recently that the Su family is abusing their power to cause trouble in the village. Zhang Jue has already sent people to investigate. Who is the one who spread the rumor?"

Pei Jiaoran paused in his movement of picking up the pen, his eyes showing a thoughtful look.

I'm afraid someone has discovered something and is investigating the source of the rumor.

"Have you found any clues?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

"There are so many people in the palace, it's not easy to investigate. But it's just a matter of time, maybe we'll find out someday." Yuan Zhengze blinked, "Prince Pei, this Su Jinghui is your immediate superior."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran threw away his pen and waved for Yuan Zhengze to come over. "I read a lot of official documents yesterday. My back and waist are sore now. Come over and massage my shoulders. Let's have a good chat."

Yuan Zhengze's ears seemed to be struck by thunder. His smile froze, and finally he couldn't keep it up any longer. He stared at Pei Jiaoran with wide eyes. Pei Jiaoran said gently, "Come on, I won't eat you. Besides, if Yuan Zhongshi didn't have some skills, he wouldn't have become a red robe so quickly."

Yuan Zhengze fell silent when he heard this. He knew that his crime had been exposed. He knelt on the ground with a plop, "Pei Xianggong, please forgive me. I have no other intentions. I hope Pei Xianggong will forgive me this time..."

Pei Jiaoran sneered and raised his eyebrows, "It's just a shoulder massage, what are you afraid of?"

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Zhengze slowly crawled over to Pei Jiaoran, kneeling beside her, with his head down, not daring to look at her.

He placed his hand on Pei Jiaoran's shoulder and began to knead it gently.

Pei Jiaoran said leisurely: "Good looks and good movements. No wonder he can please the nobleman."

Yuan Zhengze paused and was about to open his mouth to explain, but he heard a sneer.

"You want to curry favor with me, isn't it just to find a way for yourself in the future?" Pei Jiaoran raised his lips, "You also want to become the original giant, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhengze immediately kowtowed, "Mr. Pei, I definitely did not mean that. I only wanted to be protected, so I went to serve Concubine Zhang. I have never told Concubine Zhang anything."

Pei Jiaoran smiled as she finished speaking. She didn't know how Yuan Zhengze got into the red robe, but from her understanding of Zhang Rang, he wouldn't trust someone so easily. There must be a reason.

Seeing Yuan Zhengze suddenly asked about Su Jinghui, she became alert and thought of a trick. Unexpectedly, she tricked him out.

Pei Jiaoran suddenly turned her head and looked straight at Yuan Zhengze. Yuan Zhengze almost buried his head in the ground and said with a smile: "I said Yuan Zhongguan was a capable person. Now he is behind the curtain of the empress, who is he trying to imitate?"

Yuan Zhengze was sweating profusely at this moment. He had never expected that this matter would be discovered. He used to be very smooth-talking, but now he became stammering, "I dare not. I was just bewildered... I never did anything beyond the rules."

With a cold sneer, Pei Jiaoran touched Yuan Zhengze's face and said with a smile: "You have already done it, what are you afraid of? Don't worry, His Majesty will not do anything to you. At most, he will cut you into pieces..."

She lowered her voice and said, "But your relatives will probably be implicated as well."

After he said this, Yuan Zhengze became even more panicked.

"Alas, since this is your choice, why would I ask about it. But..." Pei Jiaoran paused and said leisurely: "Since you have such a good appearance, why don't you keep an eye on Concubine Zhang and the Palace for me, and let this matter pass as soon as possible. If Su Jinghui falls, it will only benefit you, not harm you."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhengze nodded quickly.

"Then Yuan Zhongguan, please go back quickly." Pei Jiaoran waved his hand to signal him to leave.

After saying this, Yuan Zhengze walked out tumbling as if he had been pardoned.

After Yuan Zhengze left, Pei Jiaoran took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve with a look of disgust and wiped his shoulders and palms that had just been touched.

Pei Jiaoran threw the silk handkerchief into the incense burner beside him and called the servant in.

"Go to the Ye Ting and pass on a message. Tell Sun Shaofeng not to get involved in rumors in the near future and not to have any contact with the palace maids and eunuchs in Wuwei County." Pei Jiaoran said.