"Two Pei characters can't be written in the same stroke. Sister Jiang Yao and sister-in-law are biological sisters, yet sister-in-law doesn't do anything about it?"

"When have you ever had the right to interrupt us sisters?"

Upon hearing Liu Yunyan's words, Jiang Yao's eyebrows shot up; she already disliked Liu Yunyan.

Having been given a second chance at life, in her view, the reason she didn't join forces with Jiang Shuwan to deal with Liu Yunyan was because she had a compassionate heart and a kind soul.

Liu Yunyan, on the other hand, is ungrateful and dares to attack her.

What's the meaning!

Do I still need Jiang Shuwan to manage me?

I can't handle Jiang Shuwan, but I'll handle you, you green tea bitch!

"Miss Liu, have you forgotten who you are?"

"You call yourself my cousin? What? Are you afraid people won't know that you and my brother-in-law grew up together?"

"Get this straight, nobody wants to hear your old, trivial matters!"

"It's been so many years, my brother-in-law might have even forgotten about it, but you keep talking nonstop."

"Furthermore, my eldest sister is the young mistress of the Marquis's mansion. Who are you to talk?"

"Shut up and chatter, you have no self-awareness at all. Who gives you the right to speak? Do you really think you're the master of the Marquis's mansion? Even if you leave the mansion, you'll still be a lowly concubine. What right do you have to speak..."

Jiang Yao mumbled her last words very softly, and Liu Yunyan didn't hear them. However, just hearing what she said earlier made her turn pale with anger and cough incessantly.

"You, you...you are utterly rude! You were the one who cursed my cousin first, and I was just speaking up for him...I..."

"What do you mean, 'I'? Stop talking about 'I'! You're not even engaged yet. Unmarried girls like you are always talking about other people's husbands. Have some shame!"

Liu Yunyan was so angry she almost fainted.

Her body trembled like a leaf in the wind. Jiang Shuwan quickly instructed the maid to soothe her and pour her water. Jiang Yao looked triumphantly at Liu Yunyan's frail and thin body and continued to attack her.

"Look at you, you're as skinny as a skeleton. Eat more! You can't even win an argument. You can only put on an act in front of men. Nobody here buys that."

"Putting on airs, acting all high and mighty, who are you trying to impress!"

"What cousin? I bet you'd rather call him brother-in-law or husband! You're eyeing other women's men and trying to sow discord between me and my older sister. You're supposed to come from a prestigious family, how can you be like this!"

"..."

Liu Yunyan coughed even louder, her finger trembling as she pointed at Jiang Yao. Unable to win the argument or the fight, she finally slunk away.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Watching her disheveled figure, Jiang Yao laughed triumphantly.

That was awesome!

In his previous life, he was bullied by Liu Yunyan, but in this life, he finally got his revenge.

Looking at Jiang Shuwan, the young mistress of the Marquis's mansion is indeed glamorous and has no shortage of money.

However, Pei Yanzhi offended so many people as soon as he entered officialdom, which shows that he is not good at managing relationships.

My husband is incompetent and has someone else in his heart.

hehe.

Jiang Shuwan's good days are over.

On the contrary, her best days are yet to come.

"I'm leaving, so don't bother seeing me off."

"..."

Watching Jiang Yao stride away, Qingxing muttered in confusion, "No one's going to see her off, and besides, what's so exciting about the Second Miss?"

"I just can't figure it out."

Jiang Shuwan couldn't understand it either. She didn't even know what Jiang Yao's purpose was in coming here, or why she was confronting Liu Yunyan.

That's good. If Jiang Yao doesn't bother her, and Liu Yunyan is angry with Jiang Yao, she probably won't come looking for her for a while.

She can relax too.

For the next few days, Jiang Shuwan had nothing to do and spent her days drinking tea and listening to operas. News about Pei Yanzhi never stopped.

"Miss, I heard that in addition to Consort Li's nephew, Lord Yao Zhijie, the young master has also sought out many poor scholars to discuss the new commercial tax law."

"Not only that, they also checked the business tax books from previous years. The new tax law hasn't even been released yet, but they've already uncovered a lot of corrupt officials and businessmen who colluded to evade taxes and even disregarded human life."

"Check the accounts?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuwan, who was walking towards the teahouse, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

The girl's expression hardened. This was just like in her previous life. In her previous life, when Pei Yanzhi went to work at the Ministry of Revenue, he also first investigated the accounts and killed a group of corrupt officials.

"But I've heard that everyone in the capital is living in fear, and many officials don't even dare to leave their homes."

As Qingxing was speaking, she heard a scream from an alley across the street.

"Ministry of Revenue, arrest the person. All irrelevant personnel, leave immediately."

"Let me go! How dare you! I am the brother-in-law of your Vice Minister of Revenue!"

"Miss, it is the young master."

Qingxing pulled Jiang Shuwan along and ran over. The little girl didn't even ask Jiang Shuwan if she wanted to, and in a few steps she pulled Jiang Shuwan over to watch the excitement.

At the crossroads, Jiang Shuwan had just arrived when she saw Pei Yanzhi leading a group of officials and soldiers to surround a house. No matter how much the people inside shouted, they just locked and arrested them. The onlookers applauded and cheered, but Pei Yanzhi remained unmoved.

"Miss, the young master is very impressive today."

He was still wearing the official robes of a sixth-rank official, his hair all tied up and held in place by a single white jade hairpin.

His plain sky-blue official robes were devoid of any embroidery, yet he looked exceptionally handsome in them. Layer upon layer of inner and outer garments piled up to create a grand and wide robe.

A gentle breeze stirred, causing the hem of her robe to flutter, revealing an extraordinary, ruthless, and merciless aura.

Behind her followed a group of fierce and ruthless officials and soldiers, whose appearance was exactly the same as the powerful ministers she had seen in her previous life.

For a moment, Jiang Shuwan saw the powerful minister supervising the execution at Caishikou again. He was so handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a face like jade, and a pair of affectionate eyes, but she never saw him smile.

His expression was indifferent, devoid of sorrow or joy, and in an instant, heads rolled to the ground.

Blood splattered all over the ground, yet it couldn't stir the slightest emotion in him.

He was a born executioner.

He was born to see bloodshed in this world.

"Miss, the young master is looking over here."

Qingxing's voice startled Jiang Shuwan. She looked up and saw Pei Yanzhi looking at her intently through the crowd.

That look in his eyes was unsettling.

She quickly lowered her head, and his gaze sharpened, his fingers clenching tightly.

"Hey, who's that young lady? Do you know her?"

"It's none of your business."

Yao Zhijie, who was craning his neck to look at Jiang Shuwan, was immediately rebuked by her.

"What do you mean! You're allowed to see it, but I'm not?"

"I insist on seeing it."

He not only looked, but also walked in that direction. He had just taken a step when Pei Yanzhi pulled him inside.

"Get down to business."

They entered the courtyard, which was surrounded by soldiers, in just a few steps.

In the courtyard, the soldiers had already captured the man, tied his hands behind his back, and pressed him to the ground. However, the man was very arrogant, shouting and cursing while kicking the soldiers next to him.

"You dog! Let me go! Don't you even know who I am?"

Pei Yanzhi looked down at him.

"I heard you're the brother-in-law of the Vice Minister of Revenue?"

"Yes, it's me. Scared now, aren't you..."

"Perfect, I need to impeach him."

"!"