The noisy, crying, and wailing sounds forced Rong Qingqing to open her eyes.
The bright, festive red color immediately catches the eye, creating a stark contrast with the surrounding sounds of mourning.
What happened?
Her head was spinning, and her face was burning as if she had been slapped hard. There was also a metallic taste of blood in her mouth. She couldn't help but rub her forehead.
"What a jinx! He brought the Marquis to his death the moment he entered the door! Waaah..." A wailing voice pierced Qingqing's ears.
Her mind was buzzing.
A jinx?
Lord Marquis?
Death by circumstance?
Why did this string of words sound so familiar to her? It sounded like something from an ancient romance novel she had read last night.
“That’s right, the Marquis was perfectly fine just now, but as soon as she entered the door, he collapsed. She killed the Marquis, so she should be buried with him. Guards, arrest this jinx!” A powerful voice pierced Qingqing’s ears, and the noisy wedding hall suddenly fell silent.
Before Qingqing could react, she was pulled up from the ground by two burly old women.
"Yes, she should be buried with her!"
"I knew we shouldn't have let her in! She's a jinx, such bad luck!"
"Make her pay with her death!"
"Yes, make her be buried with the Marquis!"
More and more voices echoed this sentiment.
Rong Qingqing's mind went blank for a moment, but the words "to be buried alive with someone" jolted her awake, forcing her to struggle violently. "What are you doing? Murder is illegal! I'm going to sue you!"
"Sue us?" Suddenly, a finger covered in henna gripped her chin tightly. The woman's tone was vicious. "When the Rong family sent you here, they made it clear that they wouldn't care whether you lived or died. Even if we took your life right now, the Rong family wouldn't say a word. Besides, you were only here to bring good luck to the Marquis. Now that the Marquis is dead, what use are you?"
Qingqing was frightened.
She lives in the civilized modern 21st century, and has never seen such a scene before.
What exactly is going on?
She was peacefully reading at home, how did she end up here the moment she opened her eyes?
At that moment, she felt a sharp pain in her head, and a flood of memories that were not hers rushed into her mind.
After absorbing it, her eyes widened in shock.
She...she actually became the villainous stepmother with the same name as her in the ancient romance novel she was reading? To be precise, this stepmother and the villainous father hadn't even finished their wedding ceremony when the villainous father died.
She merely lamented her stepmother's tragic fate and end, and she herself became that stepmother!
Rong Qingqing wanted to cry but had no tears.
Why is she so unlucky? She can even transmigrate just by reading a book. And if she can't transmigrate, why can't she be the female lead or some other supporting character? Why does she have to be the stepmother who later climbs over the wall and gets skinned alive by the villain?
Moreover, it seems she won't even live to be skinned alive by the villain; she'll die now.
"Xingxiu, you tell me, this girl caused your father's death, shouldn't she be buried with him?" At this moment, an old and dignified voice rang out.
Qingqing snapped out of her daze, her panicked gaze suddenly fixing on one spot.
Xingxiu? Isn't that the courtesy name of the villain Xie Jingrun?
Amidst the noisy and bustling atmosphere, Xie Jingrun, dressed in black, sat alone in a corner, appearing out of place.
"Haven't you already made your decision? Why are you asking me?"
Xie Jingrun's voice was as cold as ice, sending chills down people's spines for no reason. His face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. Wherever his gaze fell, people felt as if they had been choked and instantly unable to move.
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