The news that the Zheng family had booked the alum building to celebrate their birthday spread throughout Bianjing within a few days, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves. The Zheng family immediately became the center of public opinion on the streets and alleys of Bianjing and became the focus of attention of the people of Bianjing.

The originally low-key Zheng family was not well known in the capital, but this time, the high-profile appearance made countless people in Bianjing know the existence of the Zheng family for the first time, and also knew that behind the prince, such a family with strong financial resources was supported.

Although tomorrow is the day when the Zheng family will book a house, the alum building will be decorated with lights and colors starting from noon...

Zheng Rongtai's grandfather was named Zheng Ming. He was a very kind old man. He maintained the unique family genes of the Zheng family as always. He was obese and had a pair of small mung bean eyes. However, he also had a huge rosacea.

There are five brothers in the family. He is the eldest son and is also looked down upon by his fellow clans in the family. It is not because he has a red rosacea and looks dirty, but because he has a problem that he never mentions to others but everyone knows: fear of inner self.

Zheng Ming's ex-wife died twenty years ago. He then married a widow in his forties. This widow is not an ordinary person, but the youngest sister of the Queen Mother Xiang.

It was also because of the back wife Xiang's connection that Zheng Ming and Zheng Shen, the father of the current Empress Zheng, believed that his granddaughter was able to go to the palace to serve the crown prince and was named concubine.

It was also because of Xiang's relationship that the Zheng family obtained the spice franchise from the government and began to engage in the spice business. Over the past 20 years, the Zheng family has accumulated billions of money.

Although Zheng Ming did not have a title, his wife Xiang was named a wife when she followed her ex-husband. This led to Mrs. Xiang's status in the Zheng family was supreme, and everyone was afraid of her, especially Zheng Ming was even more afraid of him, a teenage lady.

Zheng Ming's second wife, Mrs. Xiang, was a woman with a strong desire to manage affairs. She wanted to know all the big and small things in the family, inside and outside the court, and even the neighbors of Bianjing, except for major national affairs. Fortunately, the world is peaceful and in a prosperous era, the things that Xiang did not know were very small.

The main house of the Zheng family is located east of Yujie Street not far from Zhuquemen. It covers an area of ​​about 60 acres and has hundreds of buildings of various types, making it look magnificent and extremely grand.

A small river was introduced into the mansion and was bent and straight. When it flowed to the window towards his wife, he slowed down and let the wife of Baishitong observe and examine it before leaving with fear.

At this time, there was still some time before the birthday star entered the venue, but Mrs. Xiang was not putting on makeup in the room because she forgot to explain something about her husband's birthday today. At this time, she was holding the maid and rushing here.

In the living room, the birthday star Zheng was obviously a little nervous. Although he was the protagonist today, that was only the protagonist in name, and today's protagonist is actually the prince.

Crown Prince Zhao Huan certainly could not hold such a grand banquet in the East Palace. His aides gave him advice and asked the Zheng family to come forward to entertain celebrities in the capital in the name of birthday celebrations, and took this opportunity to expand the prince's influence in the capital to offset the recent gains of King Jia.

So when the invitation was sent out, all the officials of the court and the powerful and powerful relatives saw the prince hiding behind the birthday party. Everyone tacitly agreed and expressed their intention to come to celebrate Zheng Ming's birthday.

"Father, this is the jade fat that Baoyanzhai just invented. The child uses it to wash his face. It removes the grease very cleanly. After washing, the whole face is comfortable and refreshing. My father can also use it."

The eldest son Zheng Yin was introducing the gift from his father to the guests, but Zheng Ming was not very concerned at this time. He waved his hand and said, "Let me show it to your mother!"

"What do you want to show me?"

When Mrs. Xiang appeared at the door, Zheng Yin was startled and bowed quickly, "See mother!"

Mrs. Xiang walked over slowly, glanced at the gift box on the table, and said lightly: "It turned out to be Baoyanzhai's powder. Their perfume is good, but the rouge is not as delicate as Zhang Gu's. Dalang didn't want to use Baoyanzhai's gift box as a return gift!"

"Reporting to my mother, the gifts are three items. Zhang Linglong's four treasures in the study were given to the male guests and the female guests. However, the child considered that the agarwood box was too small and a little unfavorable, so he decided to use Baoyanzhai's gift as a supplement."

According to the prior agreement, receiving gifts was Xiang's wife's business, and returning gifts was the eldest son Zheng Yin. However, since Mrs. Xiang, who had a strong desire to manage the business, had a habitual control.

"Why don't you use Zhang Gu's old rouge box to give back gift? Isn't that more classy?"

"Reporting to my mother, Zhang Gu's old rouge box does not have jade fat."

"What is jade fat?"

"That's it!"

Zheng Ming handed the jade fat box on the table to his wife, "It's actually a kind of balm, but it's better than balm."

I opened my wife and looked at it. It was the first time she saw the snow-white and delicate soap. After she smelled it, a faint fragrance came to her face, and she suddenly became interested.

"Okay! Since Dalang has decided, I won't interfere. Dalang is here. Let's discuss together. Today is Wan'er's 16th birthday. I want to take this opportunity to find a good husband for her among the guests. What do you think?"

Mrs. Xiang had only one son with her ex-husband, but her only son had passed away, leaving behind a son and a daughter. The eldest son was a guard in the palace, and her granddaughter Zhang Wan'er lived with her. She was sixteen years old this year. She originally wanted to kiss her and betrothed her granddaughter to Zheng Rongtai. However, after hearing from the imperial doctor, Zheng Rongtai might not live to be thirty years old, she changed her mind again.

Zheng Ming and his son looked at each other and they all knew the thoughts of the head of the family. They said that they just wanted to find a future husband for Wan'er, but in fact, once it was implemented, they would probably be overwhelming. A good birthday party turned into a bride-seeking meeting, which made people laugh.

Zheng Ming was afraid of his own and did not dare to object, so he gave his son a wink. Zheng Yin had to bite the bullet and said, "My mother also knows that this time we treat him to celebrate his father's birthday, but in fact, it is to increase the influence of His Royal Highness the Prince and add Wan'er's affairs. We have no objection, but should we ask the prince's opinion first?"

"You go out first, I'll tell your father."

Zheng Yin had to bow and go out. As soon as he walked out of the study, he heard his mother's fierce voice echoing in the room.

"I'm a kid! You really think I'm celebrating your birthday and making you so beautiful. I'm just using your name to hold a party and give Wan'er a good family. If it's really changed to a 'bride conference', Wan'er would be ridiculed. I have a sense of my own in this matter, so you should stop talking too much."

"I didn't object, it was just the prince's side..."

"Don't think of using the prince to suppress me. The prince is the prince's business. Our Zheng family is also the Zheng family. We spent tens of thousands of pounds of money, and at least we would have to get a benefit. I may not necessarily live one more day to celebrate your birthday. It is a big deal to find a happy husband for Wan'er."

"You can do whatever you want! I don't care." Zheng Ming said angrily.

"I didn't let you care, Dalang comes in!"

Mrs. Xiang obviously knew that Zheng Yin was eavesdropping outside, so Zheng Yin quickly pushed the door and went in, "What are your mother's instructions!"

"I will open a list of customers for you. See if you have already invited them. If you haven't invited them, please make up for them. If you have already invited them, please send someone to remind you."

The princess did not need to think about it or flip the official list. Which yamen in the Bianjing official family had not yet married, and which family had already had sixteen, she knew everything. She blurted out the names of young talents. Regardless of their father's rank, mother's imperial edict, and even her own fame, they were all clearly stated, and they were not bad at all, as if they were counting the dresses, shoes and socks in their cabinet.

She kept reciting for half an hour before she stopped talking. She picked up a total of 122 talented young men. Zheng Yin was so busy that he was sweating profusely and was so happy that he wanted to have two hands long to deal with his mother's beautiful eloquence.

Mrs. Xiang left with satisfaction. Zheng Yin looked at the long list and couldn't help but feel a little as if he was a fight. So many young people were invited, wouldn't it turn into a blind date meeting?

"Father, look..."

"Don't ask me, I don't want to live a long life at all, this has nothing to do with me."

Zheng Ming shook his hand and threw Zheng Yin, who was embarrassed, into the study. Zheng Yin sighed and had to go to discuss with his brother Zheng Sheng.

However, everything has its disadvantages, and maybe Wan'er can really find a good husband, so Wan'er doesn't have to marry Tai'er.

Zheng Yin really didn't want his nephew to follow in his father's footsteps.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw his brother Zheng Sheng walking quickly with his shoulders.

"Brother, I have important things to come to you!"

Zheng Sheng is responsible for contacting the prince. If he has important matters, it must be that the prince has made some arrangements.

"What's the matter?"

Zheng Sheng walked down his son and pulled his brother aside, whispered: "The prince has added two guests and asked us to invite the Khitan envoy and the Western Xia envoy together."
Chapter completed!