When a monkey jumped down from a rockery not far from the entrance of the Treasure Garden and hung on a low tree next to them, someone couldn't help but exclaim.
A maid behind Ren Yaoyin who had never seen a monkey couldn't help screaming when she saw the monkey hanging upside down on the tree trying to grab the silk flower on her head. After being sternly looked at by Ren Yaoyin, her scream suddenly stopped in her throat.
Yun Qiuchen had obviously been here more than once, and he quickly reassured her, "Don't be afraid, they won't hurt you."
Sure enough, the monkey bared its teeth and threatened them, but didn't actually attack them. A woman came out from behind the rockery and blew a whistle, and the monkey that had sneaked over immediately jumped down from the tree and ran away.
The people who came for the first time breathed a sigh of relief and were a little excited. Guo Yujiao was also startled by the monkey that suddenly jumped out, but now she said to Ren Yaoyin: "The monkeys raised in the garden have been trained for a long time and have no wildness anymore. My fifth uncle also has two. I heard from my fourth sister that they will bow to people and ask for food, so you don't have to panic." It was as if if Ren Yaoyin's maid was scared, Ren Yaoyin would definitely be scared too.
Ren Yaoyin was very unhappy in her heart, but she smiled gently and said, "Miss Guo knows a lot."
The maid who had blown the whistle to call the monkey away earlier hurried over and bowed to Xiao Jinglin to apologize, "Princess, please forgive me. It was my negligence that allowed that beast to disturb you and the young ladies."
"Have someone keep an eye on the animals in the yard and make sure they don't hurt anyone," Xiao Jinglin said.
The old woman quickly responded, "Don't worry, Princess. There were tigers and bears in the yard, but they were all sent away in advance according to the princess's instructions. The remaining animals are all docile and will not hurt anyone."
The princess was afraid that accidents might happen due to too many people, so she would send away all the dangerous animals in the garden during the banquet.
Xiao Jinglin nodded and let her go.
Yun Qiufang said disappointedly, "I never see any tigers every time I come here."
Guo Yujiao said, "I've seen one once. It was locked in a cage. It wasn't anything special to look at, just like a large cat with stripes on its body."
Ren Yaoyin smiled and said, "Miss Guo is indeed very knowledgeable. We haven't seen anything like her before."
Guo Yujiao was very happy to hear this and smiled at Ren Yaoyin.
Yun Qiufang was a little unhappy: "There's nothing to see. Otherwise, after you all go back, we can ask the princess to let us enter the garden again and see it."
Although Guo Yujiao was a bit strong-willed and willful, she was not stupid. After hearing Yun Qiufang's words, she knew that she was dissatisfied with her. She glanced at Yun Qiuchen but endured it and did not argue with Yun Qiufang, but her face was inevitably a little embarrassed.
Yun Qiuchen hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Let's go see the peacocks. I remember they're over there."
Perhaps the princess had moved many of the animals away, so there weren't many left in the Treasure Garden. Along the way, they saw sunflower parrots, elk, white foxes, and kangaroos.
Everyone was a little surprised when they saw a fat cat in a cage in the grass. Guo Yujiao asked, "Why would they put a domestic cat here?"
Ren Yaoqi took a closer look and realized it wasn't a cat. She and Xiao Jinglin exchanged glances, then both tacitly said nothing. Ren Yaoqi didn't want to draw attention and cause any unpleasantness. Xiao Jinglin, on the other hand, was impatient to educate people who would get upset over trivial matters.
At this time, a slightly cold female voice appeared behind them: "This is not a cat, it's called a lynx. Although it is not extremely rare, its fur is very popular."
Ren Yaoqi turned around and saw a beautiful young woman walking towards them. She was wearing a light blue jacket embroidered with silver magnolia flowers and a silver moon-lit skirt. Her headdress was simple, consisting of a gold hairpin, adorned with a precious pearl.
Guo Yujiao scoffed, "Who was it? It's the Qiu family's sister. The Qiu family's sister is truly knowledgeable." Ren Yaoyin had originally used this phrase to praise her. She had found it quite helpful at the time, but now she couldn't help but use it to mock Qiu Hong.
Qiu Hong pretended not to hear and walked forward to greet Xiao Jinglin, and then greeted Yun Qiuchen and others.
Yun Qiuchen smiled and said, "You're finally here. I was just thinking about you."