Zhao Yanxun's carriage drove slowly towards the palace and stopped at the palace gate.
Through the system, Zhao Yanxun could know that it was already ten o'clock in the morning and it took him half an hour to travel.
Helping Xue Baoyun out of the carriage, Zhao Yanxun turned around and gave Lin Quan instructions.
Xue Baoyun, on the other hand, stood there, looking at the tall gate tower of the palace gate in front of him.
She is the legitimate daughter of the Hou family. She has longed to marry a good husband since she was born, so that she can have a higher status. This can be understood as her career ambition.
Now that she is married to Zhao Yanxun, it can be said that she has achieved both career and love. There is nothing more noble and glorious in the world than marrying into the royal family.
"There is no way to ride a carriage in the palace... we have to walk!"
Awakened by Zhao Yanxun's words, Xue Baoyun smiled sweetly and said: "Your Majesty... I don't know how many people in the world want to enter this palace. Only by marrying the prince can I have this blessing. How can I dare to complain now!"
I have to say that these women from wealthy families speak very nicely, and Zhao Yanxun likes their flattery anyway.
A palace maid and eunuch opened the way. After checking that the waist badge information was correct at the palace gate, Zhao Yanxun and Xue Baoyun entered the palace together.
Zhao Yanxun was a man of two generations, so naturally he would not have any feelings for the palace, but Xue Baoyun was shocked when he entered the palace for the first time.
The tall palace is graceful and exudes majesty. It has a strong sense of oppression, but at the same time it is uniquely attractive.
Xue Baojun was half a step behind Zhao Yanxun. While looking at the surrounding palaces, he thought of another thing.
She heard from her family that the emperor had the idea of making her husband the crown prince, but now he was blocked by the court officials.
If her husband is made a prince, wouldn’t she become a princess?
From now on... she will be the master of this majestic palace and the empress of the world.
For a moment, Xue Baoyun was frightened by his own thoughts.
"My beloved concubine...what's wrong?"
Being awakened from his thoughts by Zhao Yanxun, Xue Baoyun couldn't help but smile and said: "No... nothing, this is the first time I entered the palace and made the prince laugh!"
Zhao Yanxun smiled. It was normal to feel like this when entering the palace for the first time.
Soon the two of them arrived at the queen's palace, and the whole interview process was quite orderly.
Before Zhao Yanxun became a vassal, neither the queen nor the prince would stir up trouble.
After leaving the Queen's place, Zhao Yanxun and Xue Baoyun went to Xianfu Palace, where they were warmly received by Concubine Duan.
In fact, Concubine Duan decided to make Xue Baoyun her daughter-in-law.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along well with each other, and Xue Baojun's witty remarks made Concubine Duan laugh non-stop.
In the end, Zhao Yanxun became a redundant person, and was eventually driven out of the house by Concubine Duan, leaving the two of them alone to whisper.
Lunch was eaten at Xianfu Palace. Concubine Duan originally wanted to invite the emperor to come, but the emperor was unable to make the trip due to the military affairs in the northwest.
During lunch, Zhao Yanxun received news from Concubine Duan that he would embark on the journey to become a feudal vassal on the sixth day of March, that is, four days later.
It can also be seen here that the courtiers did not want to see Zhao Yanxun and just wanted him to get out of the capital quickly.
As for Zhao Yanxun, he didn't want to leave the capital early and go to the fiefdom to prepare for the end of the world.
After lunch, Zhao Yanxun and Xue Baoyun chatted with Concubine Duan for a while, and then they left Xianfu Palace.
Her son was leaving in four days, and Concubine Duan was reluctant to let Zhao Yanxun go, but the rules in the palace were not something she could disobey.
Walking inside the palace wall, Zhao Yanxun was chatting with Xue Baoyun.
At this moment, exclamations rang out not far away, and they saw palace maids and eunuchs running as fast as they could at a palace gate, with some palace guards among them.
Something happened... Zhao Yanxun thought to himself.
Soon, the fastest running maids and eunuchs came closer, and Zhao Yanxun directly grabbed one of them.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yanxun asked loudly.
"Your Majesty...Tiger, the tiger has escaped!"
The tiger escaped? Where did the tiger come from in the palace? Questions arose in Zhao Yanxun's mind.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun heard a roar of a beast, and saw several guards running out of the palace gate, peeing, and dragging the spears in their hands directly on the ground.
Following closely behind him was indeed a furious and colorful tiger, chasing the fleeing guards.
Looking at the blood on the side of the mouth, you can tell that the tiger has killed someone.
Seeing the tiger appear, out of human instinct, all the palace maids and eunuchs serving Zhao Yanxun panicked and retreated.
Xue Baoyun screamed and immediately hid behind Zhao Yanxun, raising his head and not daring to look further.
The escaping guards were approaching, as was the out-of-control tiger. Zhao Yanxun immediately pushed Xue Baoyun behind him and urged: "Run...run!"
Although Xue Baojun was so frightened that her legs were weak, she still lifted up her skirt and fled. Unfortunately, her fancy clothes made her move very clumsily.
In fact, even without this complicated costume, they could not outrun the tiger.
Zhao Yanxun was also retreating at this moment, but he carried strong fear and always protected Xue Baoyun from leaving.
"Go back...stop the tiger, otherwise you will all be punished with death!" Zhao Yanxun shouted at the guards.
This threat of "death penalty" barely made the guards alert.
If something happens to Zhao Yanxun, these people will be exterminated.
But tigers eating people were something that was happening right in front of them, and the guards were still surrounded by fear, so much so that they wanted to escape but did not dare.
Seeing these hesitations on their faces, Zhao Yanxun stopped and grabbed the spear from one of them.
"Put your spears outwards in unison and form a defensive formation. The tiger will not dare to come forward!" Zhao Yanxun shouted loudly.
If we turn around and run away, these hundreds of meters of palace passage will definitely become a hunting ground for tigers, and no one will survive by then.
With Zhao Yanxun personally supervising the formation, the guards reluctantly mustered up the courage to use their spears to form a formation.
Sure enough, seeing the spearhead in front of him, the tiger gradually slowed down.
But listening to the roar it makes, you can tell that it is looking for an opportunity to kill the weak humans in front of it with one blow.
The tiger is the king of beasts, and the fierce power it exudes makes the legs of all the guards present tremble.
"roar……"
With a high-pitched roar, the colorful tiger jumped up and charged towards Zhao Yanxun and his party.
"Stab..." Zhao Yanxun roared.
At this moment, there was no chance of escape. Instead, the guards' courage was aroused. They gripped the spear shafts and stabbed forward with all their strength.
There are eight spears in total, standing up to form a simple wall.
With three squeaking sounds, the tiger roared even more ferociously, and he looked particularly irritable after being stabbed.
"roar……"
With a loud roar, the tiger jumped up again and pounced towards the crowd.
"Stab..." Zhao Yanxun roared angrily.
According to someone's previous experience, the guards were obviously more unified this time, and five of the seven spears penetrated the tiger.
"Go to hell..."
As Zhao Yanxun shouted loudly, the spear in his hand came out and pierced the tiger's eye.
The tip of the spear broke through the flesh and blood, and was penetrated a full foot deep by Zhao Yanxun.
The tiger immediately let out a shocking wail, and then slowly fell to the ground, its ferocious power gradually dissipating.
This was a good opportunity. The guards picked up their spears and stabbed the fallen tiger repeatedly, taking advantage of his illness to kill him.
After being stabbed to death with spears by the guards one after another, and suffering a serious injury on his head, it seemed that the tiger was taking in less air and outgoing more air.
Zhao Yanxun stepped forward, took out the saber from the waist of a guard, walked to the tiger and stood still.
Seeing this, the guards all stopped what they were doing, but they were still wary of the tiger lying on the ground.
Zhao Yanxun stared at the dying tiger in front of him, and then he slowly raised the knife in his hand.
"Just in time to practice your courage!"
After Zhao Yanxun whispered these words, he swung the knife down with all his strength, and the tip of the knife stabbed straight into the tiger's neck.
