Chapter 489 Sounds like a good match
The son of Doctor Yushi's family... Xu Muhua thought about it but couldn't find anyone related in the ocean of memory. It seems that he is not someone he knows.
Since he doesn't know him, there is no way to say anything about him.
"So, he is a good match for Miss Geng."
Concubine Jing couldn't hide the smile on her face, "More than a good match, it's still too high to say."
Xu Muhua also understood why Concubine Jing said that.
Concubine Jing's family background is not prominent. In a place like the capital, a brick falling from the building is likely to hit a prince or noble. The Geng family is really nothing.
When Concubine Jing entered the palace, Lord Geng was just a small local official, and Concubine Jing entered the palace through a beauty selection.
After entering the palace to participate in the selection, she was lucky enough to stay, but her position was very low and she only got an offer. Three years later, she unexpectedly became favored and promoted to a concubine. Later, she waited until she gave birth to the eighth prince before she was promoted to Jingpin. It was not until last year that she was promoted to Jingfei.
It took nearly twenty years! The Geng family also benefited from her giving birth to the eighth prince. She was favored and became a Beijing official. However, now she is only a fifth-rank official, which is still a big gap compared to Doctor Yushi.
Therefore, the daughter of the Geng family was able to marry the son of Doctor Yushi, which was indeed a high-ranking marriage.
"In matters of marriage between men and women, the most important thing is suitability, and family background is secondary. I think your niece is suitable for living together, and she will definitely be a very good mistress after marriage. Whoever marries her will be blessed!"
Jing Fei smiled from ear to ear when she heard this.
It's not that she is bragging, her niece is indeed a good one. She is good-looking and well-behaved. She can not only recite poems and compose couplets, but also do accounting and housework, and has quite good cooking skills. She is really good at both the parlor and the kitchen.
"I just hope that she can live a stable life in her husband's family after marriage, and I don't ask for anything else."
"Your Majesty will definitely get what she wants!"
As they walked, they arrived at the zoo.
The zoo is of course very large, and it is divided into different areas, with different animals kept in it, so that the nobles in the palace can watch them. Although it is not as big as the menagerie in the North Palace, it can satisfy the desire of the nobles in the palace to see wild beasts.
Not only tigers, but also lions, leopards, bears, and even giraffes are kept there! You can see the long neck of the giraffe from a long distance! In addition, there are many common animals. It is not an exaggeration to call it a zoo.
The tiger cub that ran away on the way also ran back at this time.
When Concubine Jing and Miss Geng saw a tiger rushing towards them, they were terrified, their legs went soft, and they reflexively ran away. Concubine Jing did not forget to bring Xu Muhua along. Apparently, she had forgotten that Xu Muhua had raised a tiger, and she thought that this tiger had escaped from the zoo!
"Wait! Your Majesty, have you forgotten? I raised a tiger and brought it into the East Palace. This is the tiger I raised!"
Xu Muhua hurriedly grabbed Concubine Jing and explained.
Concubine Jing's panicked and frightened expression froze on her face in an instant.
"Ah?"
She blinked, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. When she looked, the tiger had already come to her, right next to Xu Muhua, and very close to her! She had never seen a tiger at such a close distance. She could see the color and pattern of its fur clearly, and even saw some broken petals on its fur!
She gasped and stammered, "This, this is the old tiger you raised?"
Xu Muhua sighed in her heart, reached out and touched Tiger's head, and then pinched its chin, "Yes, I raised it, it's called Tiger. Your Majesty, don't be afraid, as long as no one hurts Tiger, Tiger will not hurt anyone. It is very human, Tiger, don't you think?"
Tiger responded with a howling sound from his throat.
Concubine Jing looked at Tiger suspiciously: "It..."
Why did she feel that the tiger was rolling its eyes at her just now?
Xu Muhua smiled, "Well, it's a very good child. The Eighth Prince likes it very much, too. It made some noise in Changxin Palace the day before yesterday."
When she mentioned this, Concubine Jing immediately remembered this incident and suddenly realized, "So that tiger is this one!"
When she knew that this incident was over, Concubine Xu had already left, and the tiger had naturally left as well.
She waited for a long time until her son came back. After asking him about it, she was relieved to make sure that he was not frightened, let alone injured.
She was also puzzled by the fact that Concubine Xu brought a tiger to marry into the East Palace. She had never heard of anyone taking a tiger as a dowry.
But this was someone else's business, and she had no say in it. She only reminded her son to be smarter in the future. Don't get eaten by a tiger one day, or you will have no chance to regret it.
I didn't expect to run into this tiger today... It was really scary. Her heart was pounding!
Miss Geng was so scared that she leaned on Song Baotong, because her legs were like noodles, limp and weak.
Song Baotong supported her new friend with some effort, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, the tiger cub is very good. As long as you don't hurt it, it will never hurt you! Don't look at it as scary, but it's actually not as fierce as the cat raised by my cousin!"
Miss Geng's attention was immediately diverted, and she asked in surprise: "Are the cats raised by Concubine Xu so special and so powerful?"
More fierce than a tiger?
She really couldn't imagine how a cat could be more fierce than a tiger.
Song Baotong nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, this cat is called Da Ye, you can tell what kind of cat it is by its name. If you see Da Ye in the future, you should stay away from it, it's very fierce!"
Miss Geng knew that Song Baotong was Concubine Xu's cousin, and of course she believed it all when she heard her say that.
"Well, I know!"
After she agreed, she thought dully that she probably didn't have much chance to see the cat raised by Concubine Xu, right?
Xu Jinyu stood aside and didn't say anything.
Although she wanted to remind Baotong, forget it, Da Ye couldn't hear what she said anyway. If Da Ye knew that Baotong said that about it, he would definitely lose his temper again, and he would not admit that he was fierce. It took Concubine Jing a while to reluctantly accept that a tiger followed them.
They came to the place where the peacocks were kept. The peacock showed its respect and slowly spread its gorgeous tail, which attracted a burst of exclamations from the girls.
Xu Muhua also took a few more glances.