The royal sacrifice was held with great ceremony and the process lasted for more than three hours. In addition to all members of the royal family, the participants also included civil and military officials.

At the beginning, everyone enters.

Then, the national teacher went up to the altar to perform a ritual, worshipping the ancestors and praying for the Dongling Kingdom. More than two hundred monks and nuns sat cross-legged around the altar, reciting ancient and complex scriptures.

Everyone knelt on the ground, lowered their heads slightly, and mourned in silence.

As Qin Ye was pregnant, she couldn't kneel down, so she could only move a stool and sit on it, also with her head down, to mourn for her ancestors.

The weather was gloomy and drizzling, and the atmosphere on the scene was peaceful and solemn.

The mourning is over and the next process begins.

The process is proceeding in an orderly manner.

It was their turn to burn incense and candles. Everyone lined up and walked to the altar one by one to offer sacrifices, led by the Emperor, then Prince Li, and then the various princes.

After King Feng, King Jue, King Ding and King An finished, it was the turn of King Chen and his wife.

The two walked up to the altar side by side. A palace maid came forward respectfully holding a tray. The tray was covered with white cloth and was filled with incense, paper money and white candles.

Qin Ye picked up three incense sticks, lit them, walked forward, bent down and bowed to insert them.

When Zong Zhengchen picked up the white candle and was about to light it, something strange happened:

The candle that was white in the previous second turned red inch by inch in his hand, and in a breath, it turned into a red candle.

The nearest official saw it with sharp eyes and exclaimed:

"Your Highness Prince Chen, today is Qingming Festival. What does it mean that you are holding a red candle?"

With this call, thousands of people's eyes fell on King Chen.

It really is a red candle!

White candles are used for sacrificial ceremonies, symbolizing death, mourning and remembrance.

Red candles, on the other hand, represent joy and are usually used to celebrate festivals, the New Year, weddings, birthdays and other happy events.

In such a solemn occasion, Prince Chen held a very dazzling red candle in his hand, which made everyone change their expression. Some old ministers were very angry, and even the emperor frowned.

Half a month ago, he asked Prince Chen to handle the Qingming ancestor worship, but Prince Chen collapsed the imperial mausoleum.

He had finally suppressed the rumors, but now there is another red candle.

Is this going against him?

Below the altar, King Feng's mouth curled up with a triumphant smile, and he took a step forward and said loudly:

"Seventh brother, is it because the King of Li stole the mission that originally belonged to you, and you are holding a grudge against him and deliberately causing trouble?"

"The entire process of this sacrifice was arranged by King Li. The incident with the red candle was King Li's fault for not handling the matter properly, right?"

In this way, it is equivalent to revenge on King Li.

Zong Zhengli said hurriedly:

"Father, I checked again and again yesterday, and every process was standard! If I mixed red candles with white candles to frame King Chen, wouldn't it prove that I am the murderer? How could I do such a stupid thing?"

"Oh? It wasn't done by King Li?"

King Feng raised his eyebrows curiously.

"Could it be that the red candle was set by your seventh brother? He harmed himself and then put the blame on Prince Li. Seventh brother, you can't be so wicked!"

He sighed deeply and advised:

"You and Prince Li can resolve your disagreement privately. Why do you have to joke around on such an important occasion as the Qingming Festival? If you anger the immortals, the gods will punish Dongling Nation. Can you afford the consequences?"

He swung his sleeves, accusing and complaining indignantly.

It was as if King Chen had done something extremely outrageous.

Without giving King Chen a chance to explain, King Feng simply pinned a serious crime on King Chen.

The officials were even more dissatisfied.

Qin Ye seemed to have discovered something.

King Feng seems to be very concerned about the appearance of the red candle?