It is said that Zhongli Wenjun has been an official for a few years and has been promoted rapidly, but he has always maintained his original high level, and although he is in the officialdom, he still maintains a suitable distance from the officialdom. Shu Yu Yu Wenjun does not like jewelry and antiques, does not like wine and beauty, only likes calligraphy, painting and books, every day in addition to the court and in the yamen office is to return to the house, rarely intimate with other officials, he is a horse and was valued by the emperors of the two dynasties, there are many officials in the court who want to tie up, but they are all rejected by Wenjun, over time his high is unique in the officialdom, and few people are willing to get close to it. Zhongli Wenjun is not an absolute loner in the officialdom, he has a good relationship with the old Prime Minister Xiao Suen and the current Prime Minister Xiao Yucheng, just because they are like-minded with him.

Murong Yichuan gave Zhongli Wenjun a pair of characters from Ouyang Xun, a great calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty, Wenjun loved him very much, and Prime Minister Xiao Yucheng borrowed it to copy it, and returned it five days later. When Zhongli Wenjun returned home after handling his official business, he locked himself in his study and concentrated on copying the Ouyang Xun calligraphy that had just been returned by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zi Yan hugged Xiao Yuwan and pushed Wen Jun's study away, "Wan'er, you see that your father's soul has been taken away by this calligraphy and painting again, so you ignore us." After a long time, Zi Yan saw that Wen Jun still didn't know that he was by his side, and he couldn't hold it back, so she complained to Xiao Yuwan in her arms, and Zhongli Wenjun raised her head at this time, "How long have you been here?" After that, Wen Jun reached out and hugged Yuwan over and kissed the little girl's pink and tender little face lovingly, "We have a cup of tea, this calligraphy was given to you by the imperial brother half a month ago?" Zi Yan picked up Wen Jun and just copied it in the notebook and looked at it carefully, she was not interested in these, she just glanced at it a few times and put it down, Wen Jun said;" Exactly, a few days ago, I asked the prime minister to borrow it, and Ouyang Xun's words have the rhyme of Wang Xizhi, which is very rare. Zhongli Wenjun's gaze crossed Zi Yan's face slightly, and his interest was still in the words.

Zi Yan said boringly; "I don't understand either, if only you liked it. But didn't you promise me to paint a picture of our Wan'er a few days ago, I'm here to accept it. After Zi Yan said this, Wen Jun remembered, and hurriedly got up and took down a scroll from the bookshelf next to him and handed it to Zi Yan, "It's already been painted, but recently the emperor asked me to be busy with the imperial examination with the prime minister and the Ministry of Rites, so I forgot about it." ”

The Taizheng imperial examination is held once every three years, according to common sense, last year should be opened to take scholars, only because of the alternation of the old and new regimes, and there is a war, the front line of the monarch and Qin politics, the scientific examination is delayed, the Sui and Tang scientific examinations are held in the spring, and the Jinshi branch is once a year, and there is a spring breeze after Meng Jiao Dengke, and one day to see all the Chang'an flowers, and the Taizheng Dynasty feasted the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, but it was changed from once a year to a three-year examination, from spring to autumn. Murong Yichuan asked Prime Minister Xiao Yucheng to be the main examiner, Zhong Liwenjun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Jia Daishan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the deputy chief examiner.

Zi Yan unfolded the painting scroll and suddenly her eyes lit up, a large cluster of red lotus bloomed on the silk silk as white as snow, or in full bloom, or with buds about to be released, or just made of bones, or about to fall, the color is moderate, next to the painting is Wen Jun's elegant words like the wind "Red Lotus locks Qingqiu, Yuwan warms people's arms"

Zi Yan took the painting and whispered to Xiao Yuwan in Wen Jun's arms, Wan'er saw how exquisite the red lotus picture your father drew for you, say thank you, father.

Wen Jun lovingly stroked Xiao Yuwan's face, and said with a fatherly heart, how can our Wan'er understand when she is still so young.

Zi Yan smiled and leaned her head on Wen Jun's shoulder, "In two days, Wan'er will call her father and mother." ”

Wen Jun's eyebrows were slightly locked, and he sighed slightly; "Time is like a twist of fingers, as if it was just a moment later, Wan'er has passed her first birthday, and I have been with you for more than four years."

Zi Yan said with regret; "If we can have a child, it's all over."

Wen Jun hurriedly shook his head and pointed at Yu Wan; "It's enough for us to have Wan'er."

Although Wen Jun seemed calm, Zi Yan still felt guilty because she had never been able to give birth to a boy and a girl.

Zhongli Wenjun glanced at the yellow calendar on the table and said that five days later will be my father's sacrifice day, Zi Yan, you take Wan'er with me to pay tribute to his old man, okay?

The two have been married for so long, whether it is Qingming or their parents' respective sacrifices, Wenjun will go by himself, he never wanted to take Zi Yan with him, and Zi Yan will not ask, today Wen Wenjun took the initiative to mention Zi Yan to effectively complain; "I've been married to you for several years, and you just said that you want to take me to see my father-in-law and mother-in-law, don't you think it's too much, do you think that if I Murong Ziyan is unsalted or unvirtuous, I will ask you to explain badly in front of my parents?"

Wen Jun hurriedly explained, "No, who doesn't know that Zi Yan is the best among the princesses of the Taizheng Dynasty, if you seem to be saltless, then there are good women in this world?"

Zi Yan was praised by Wen Jun a little fluttering, and listened to Wen Jun go on to say that the reason why I have not taken you to pay tribute to the second elder of the family is just because of your identity, although my father used to be the prime minister of Dezong, but after all, he retired when he was old, before me, my father and mother had three sons and a daughter who died young, and my parents had me in their old age, so I wanted my mother to take me to live in the countryside, and my mother made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva to bless me with a long life, and when I was over the age of twelve, she practiced Buddhism, because I was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so few people knew that my father had me, In the eyes of others, the union between me and you is not wrong, you are a princess, I am a pariah, how can there be a princess to worship the untouchable parents since ancient times? Besides, although my father has served as prime minister, Ziyan, you are the king, he is the minister, and the difference in identity makes me hesitate to take you to worship my parents.

After listening to Wen Jun's explanation, Zi Yan was a little annoyed, "What princess is a pariah, in my heart you and I are the same, your parents are my in-laws, how can I not respect my eldest daughter as the daughter-in-law of Zhongli's family?" I know that the princess's marrying family or poor family does not worship her in-laws and family elders, but although I Murong Ziyan has not read much and occasionally is arrogant, I am by no means rude. I heard that the daughter of Tang Dynasty Zong, Princess Shengping, married the son of Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang, as his wife, the princess did not respect Guo Ziyi, and Guo Ai, the captain of the horse, slapped Shengping in the face, and made trouble in the Golden Palace, because the princess beat the princess and angered the Guo family, but it subsided afterwards, although the princess is noble, she also has to respect the elderly. “

Wen Jun couldn't help but be impressed by Zi Yan's righteous words, and felt a little ashamed, in fact, not taking Zi Yan to meet his parents was his own selfishness in addition to the difference in identity, and he didn't want to step into a place where he shared memories.