At the beginning, the little koi carp was grabbed by a wolf and became the favorite of the beasts.

After the wedding banquet, the capital returned to its former tranquility.

It was a sunny day with a gentle breeze and pure white clouds floating in the blue sky.

Jinbao was feeling a bit bored at home and was just about to take Xiao Tiantian out for a walk when the doorman suddenly brought an invitation.

"Sister, who sent the invitation?" Xiao Lin came over curiously.

Hearing this, the attention of others was also drawn over.

Jinbao was also very curious. Apart from Yuyan and Zhao Yusheng, she was not familiar with the noble ladies in the capital. Who would send her an invitation at this time?

With doubt, she took the invitation and looked at it. It turned out to be from Princess Kangle, inviting her and her brothers to attend a poetry reading at her mansion.

She had heard of Princess Kangle, the youngest daughter of Prince Gong, whose name was Long Kexin and who was very favored at home.

Prince Gong was the emperor's younger brother, and the two had a very good relationship. Therefore, Princess Kangle's status rose rapidly and she became more noble than some unpopular princesses in the palace.

Although she was personally conferred the title of Princess Fujin by the Emperor, she was not a member of the royal family after all, and had no connection with Princess Kangle. It was unknown what her intention was in inviting them to the poetry reading this time.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Jinbao frowning, Xiaoxiang looked at her worriedly.

Jin Bao shook his head, "Princess Kangle invited us to attend a poetry reading at Prince Gong's Mansion tomorrow."

It would be fine if he invited her to attend, but why did he invite all the brothers to go with him? Could it be that he had a crush on one of her brothers?

"Sister, did you read it right? The invitation is for us? Not for you?"

Others were surprised and some could not believe it after hearing this.

Jinbao shrugged and handed over the invitation. She thought she had seen it wrong, but unfortunately she hadn't.

The invitation was passed back and forth among the Zheng family. After reading it, everyone looked at each other in confusion, and no one could figure out what was going on.

Although it seems like just attending a poetry reading, it always feels like it’s not that simple.

What kind of poetry gathering needs to be organized in Prince Gong's Mansion? This is too much of an exaggeration.

After a moment of silence, Boss Zheng looked at Xiao Rui with suspicion: "You little bastard, you've been running around the city all day. Did you offend someone?"

Although I don’t know who Princess Kangle has invited to the poetry reading, it’s better to be cautious just in case.

"Dad, you can't wrongly accuse me. I have never spoken to other women except my family."

Xiao Rui was shocked by his words and quickly defended himself loudly.

He often hangs around the city because he is interested in business, not women.

The other brothers also shook their heads upon seeing this, fearing that they would have anything to do with Princess Kangle.

"Okay, let's not speculate here. Maybe we invited you just to make up the numbers. Be careful when you go to the Prince Gong's Mansion to attend the poetry gathering tomorrow, and don't say anything nonsense."

Zhou returned the invitation to Jinbao with a normal look on her face, not really caring about the matter.

Apart from the fifth child who passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, the other grandchildren in their family have not yet achieved fame. Even when choosing a husband, those noble ladies would not consider the Zheng family.

After hearing this, everyone stopped thinking about it and started to do their own things.

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Early the next morning, Jinbao and his brothers packed up and rushed to Prince Gong's Mansion with the invitation.

When they were halfway there, they met Yu Yan's carriage. She and her brother had also received invitations, and the two carriages happened to be traveling together.

At this time, tables and chairs had been set up in the open space in the back garden of Prince Gong's Mansion, and many young ladies and gentlemen from aristocratic families gathered there.

With the arrival of Jinbao and others, everyone's attention was drawn over.

There's no way, the whole family looks so outstanding that they attract attention wherever they go.

They had experienced this a lot and were used to it, so they found a seat and sat down without changing their expressions.

The other guests looked at them and began to whisper.

"That must be Princess Fujin, she's so pretty, and makes people happy just by looking at her."

"Even the emperor praised her for being blessed, otherwise how do you think she got the name 'Fujin'?"

"The one next to her should be Minister Lin's daughter. She is so lucky. Not only is she on good terms with the princess, but she is also engaged to the number one scholar."

"You don't understand. It's because of her good relationship with the princess that she was able to find such a good husband as the number one scholar."

"What should I do? I also want to marry into the Zheng family. I heard that those gentlemen are Princess Fujin's brothers and are not married yet. I wonder if there is a chance for them to meet today."

……

Everyone in the capital knows that the men of the Zheng family only marry wives and do not take concubines. Not only do they not favor boys over girls, they also pamper their wives and daughters like treasures.

Speaking of the Zheng family, who wouldn’t want to marry into their family?

Zheng Jiacheng felt very uncomfortable being stared at by them, so he leaned over to Xiaoxiang's ear and asked:

"Do you feel that there's something wrong with the looks of those women? It's like they want to eat us up. It's so scary."

As he said this, he couldn't help but shiver.

He was indeed not suitable for this kind of occasion. If it weren't for the fact that it was difficult to refuse the princess' invitation and his sister was also coming, he would not have participated in any poetry meeting.

Xiaoxiang didn't respond to him, but his face was tense and his brows were wrinkled, making him look very annoyed.

The condition of the other brothers was not much better, and they were all restless.

Only Xiao Lin was not affected. He kept eating the snacks on the table as if nothing had happened.

He was not satisfied after finishing the meal. Seeing that the snacks on Xiaoxiang and the others' table were not touched, he stood up and exchanged his empty plate with theirs, then sat down and continued to eat seriously.

This scene happened to be seen by Princess Kang Le who was hiding behind the screen. She couldn't help laughing and whispered to the people around her: "Sister Mengyao, look, that young man is so interesting."

It was the first time she met such a greedy man. Seeing him eat so happily, she felt a little hungry.

After saying this, he told the maid to prepare some more snacks and send them over.

The woman named Mengyao seemed not to hear her words, and her eyes were always fixed on a man.

When Princess Kang Le saw that she didn't respond to her, she followed her gaze and her eyes suddenly lit up.

I saw a man sitting at the table, wearing a moon-white brocade robe and a silver hair crown on his head. He had deep and bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips. He looked as gentle as jade and yet heroic.

"Sister Mengyao, did you ask me to organize the poetry gathering just to meet him? He is indeed a modest gentleman."

Meng Yao's cheeks turned red when she heard what she said, and she whispered back, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm just bored in the palace and want to have some fun and get some fresh air."

Seeing that she neither admitted it nor exposed her, Princess Kangle covered her face and laughed for a while, then continued to hide behind the screen, observing the people who came to the poetry meeting.

After all, it was still early and not everyone was there yet. If she went out now, it would make everyone uncomfortable.