Before Yi Chenli's coffin was closed again, An Yuan'er took out a sharp dagger that she had been hiding in her sleeve.
The cold glint of the dagger flashed in Li Gui's eyes, and he cried out, "Miss An, please don't do anything foolish!"
The eunuchs also cried out, "No... Miss An, please don't do this!"
The scene spiraled out of control, causing the ministers who had turned away to turn back upon hearing the noise.
Those ministers who disliked An Yuan'er added fuel to the fire when they saw the situation, saying, "Miss An is going to commit suicide for love! It seems that we old ministers have misunderstood Miss An. Miss An is indeed a person of true feelings, not a heartless and ungrateful person."
The minister's words at this moment were clearly an attempt to force An Yuan'er to die.
Li Gui shouted, "Sir, watch your words! If you continue with such talk, please leave. The Sixth Prince probably doesn't want you here to see him off either."
The man snorted coldly and shut his mouth.
He rolled his eyes at Li Gui. What was with this eunuch acting so high and mighty? If it weren't for the special circumstances today, he wouldn't have put up with this. The Sixth Prince's grand investiture was something he only came to mourn for to gain some good reputation; otherwise, if it were the former Sixth Prince, he wouldn't have bothered to come!
This official kept quiet and endured it.
An Yuan'er raised her eyes and gave him a cold look: "It seems I will have to disappoint this minister. My life was bought with A-Li's death. I will not do anything rash to commit suicide for love."
When she was in extreme pain, An Yuan'er even thought about ending it all.
But death is the act of a coward, and she knew that Ali wouldn't want her to do it.
An Yuan'er suddenly laughed, a laugh filled with a desperate, poignant beauty and breathtaking allure. She used the sharp dagger in her hand to cut her own finger.
Blood gushed from my finger instantly.
An Yuan'er took her bloodied finger and dabbed it on her lips.
The originally pale lips were instantly made more vibrant by this touch of red.
An Yuan'er stretched out her finger and brought it to Yi Chenli's lips, staining them red with the blood in her hand.
An Yuan'er tore off her plain white clothes. Underneath, she wore another striking red wedding dress.
One minister shouted excitedly, "Has she gone mad? What is she trying to do? How can she wear red on a day of mourning?"
"This is an enormous disrespect to the Sixth Prince!"
"..."
Amidst the clamor and skepticism, someone suddenly realized something.
"Could it be that she intends to... commit adultery? A blood marriage?"
This practice also exists in Tiansheng Kingdom. It is mostly practiced by wealthy families. When children of wealthy families die young, in order to prevent ghosts from causing trouble and to ensure peace in the home, wealthy families will buy living or dead women from poor families to hold a funeral for their sons.
This practice is something that living people would avoid at all costs, as it is considered unlucky.
Who could have imagined that the peerless county princess, who was currently at the height of her power in Shengjing, would actually be willing to use herself to hold such a wedding for the sixth prince?
When An Yuan'er first arrived, those ministers were making sarcastic remarks, saying that An Yuan'er was probably eager to distance herself from the deceased Sixth Prince. But seeing this scene, they felt their faces burning with embarrassment, as if they had been slapped hard.
An Yuan'er never thought of severing ties; she only wanted to do everything possible to take their relationship to the next level and make up for the regrets between them.
A grand ceremony, the most magnificent ceremony, to be held between lovers.
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