When Jiang Xian and a few colleagues left, they happened to see this scene.

One of them said in surprise: "In the past two years, I have heard people say that Lord Qi is the most pedantic. Unexpectedly, today I saw Lord Qi handing an excerpt to His Majesty, and I couldn't believe this rumor. ”

Jiang Xian smiled when he heard this.

The man immediately came back to his senses and immediately smiled apologetically: "Brother Jiang, I'm sorry, I forgot your relationship with Lord Qi." ”

"It doesn't matter." Jiang Xian shook his head.

When the words fell, I saw Zhang Yanyuan and a group of old ministers walking out of the hall, and nodded to them as they passed.

Jiang Xian nodded without changing his face, and the two people passed by, after all, it was the group of old ministers who walked in front.

Wei Jiang, who was beside him, looked at Zhang Yanyuan's back in confusion and said in a low voice, "It's strange." ”

"What's so strange?" Jiang Xian looked sideways.

Wei Jiang chuckled: "The people in the DPRK and China call us the Jiangzhou Party, whether it is or not is another matter." But Master Zhang is obviously also from Qingyang Academy in Jiangzhou, why does he stay away from us and walk with the rest of the adults? ”

Before Jiang Xian could speak, someone said, "Can he be the same as us?" We are from a serious imperial examination. He relied on nepotism to get to power, and in the end, he killed his relatives and sued his father-in-law. If he comes, we will not dare ask for it. ”

This is the consistent opinion of everyone, Wei Jiang's temperament is relatively calm, but there are no objections.

Seeing that Jiang Xian didn't speak, he asked, "It is said that Master Jiang and that Zhang Yanyuan have been classmates for a few days, what is his knowledge?" ”

Jiang Xian glanced at the brilliant lights on both sides of the palace and asked, "I don't know if you remember, Zhang Liyuan, the second place in the Jiangzhou Township Examination in the imperial examination that year?" ”

"How not to remember? That Zhang Liyuan didn't know who he was, he obviously won the second place in the township test, but he didn't even come to the Lihu banquet held by Liu Taishou. ”

"yes, I don't even know what he looks like. How can anyone get the second and not enter Beijing to take the entrance examination? ”

……

There was a lot of discussion.

Wei Jiang was taken aback, looked at Jiang Xian and asked, "Could it be that Zhang Liyuan is Zhang Yanyuan?" ”

Jiang Xian nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect that Zhang Liyuan was Zhang Yanyuan at the beginning." At that time, Zhang Yanyuan had already served in Honglu Temple, and it stands to reason that he should not participate in the township examination, which is not in line with the laws of the Great Zhou. But later, Zhang Liyuan won the second place, but he did not take the examination, which attracted my attention. ”

Some of the officials recalled the Lihu Banquet that day and immediately said: "In other words, he came to the Lihu Banquet at all, but he came with his real identity!" He saw the appearance of each of us, but we didn't know that he was the second in the township test! ”

"When I was in Hanshan Academy, the academy had a literary list every time. Whenever he refused to accept me to take the first place, he tried his best to make a splendid article. Jiang Xian recalled the situation at that time, sighed, and said, "Come to think of it, the same is true during the township test." ”

In fact, Zhang Yanyuan's article is gorgeous and beautiful, and the idea is quite good. It's just that because of his personality, the pattern is always too small, but he is always obsessed with the authorities, and he always falls behind, so he has been repeatedly frustrated.

However, he and Zhang Yanyuan have always been at odds, let alone have any friendship. Therefore, there is no obligation to remind Zhang Yanyuan.

And now, it's a blessing that the two don't go head-to-head, so how can there be any room left?

Jiang Xian returned to the house, and Shen Wangxin had already slept.

When he had finished washing, he went to bed lightly, but he still woke her up.

"Ah Xian, are you back?" Shen Wangxin looked at him sleepily, so that he still couldn't stop a kiss on her forehead.

Jiang Xian was afraid of disturbing Shen Wangxin's sweet dream, and her movements were extremely light, but she didn't expect her to wake up, so she said softly: "It's me who came back too late and is arguing for you to rest." ”

"Where?" Shen Wangxin smiled and wrapped his arms around his neck, and said softly, "I don't feel sleepy tonight, and I have to wake up every half an hour." It's just that when you kissed me, I just woke up. ”

Now that the child in Shen Wangxin's belly is a month old, she sleeps at night, and every once in a while, she has to wake up at night, and she hasn't slept until dawn for a long time.

Jiang Xian also knew that looking at Shen Wangxin, who had lost a little weight, he felt a little distressed, touched her face and said, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"But in a few months, the baby will be born." Shen Wangxin touched her belly, feeling the child in her belly move with her movements, "Thinking that the child is about to come to this world to see me, what is this bit of suffering?" ”

Shen Wangxin said a few words to Jiang Xian, and there was no sleepiness on his body. The two leaned on the bed, lit a red candle by the window, and covered it with a lampshade painted with red plums, and the small square in front of the bed lit up with a dim candlelight.

Chatting and chatting, Shen Wangxin asked him about today's banquet: "I heard that the emperor is very happy, and the palace people up and down the palace have received an extra month's monthly money. This is a benefit that was only available during the Chinese New Year in previous years, and it can be seen that the emperor is really happy this time. ”

Jiang Xian saw that she was interested in the things at the banquet, so he nodded and said, "What's more?" The Great Zhou not only established diplomatic relations with Western countries, but also harvested the submission of a small country for His Majesty. Now that Lord Qi has been reinstated, he is still a secretary of the household department, and his future must be limitless. ”