With the help of the people around her, Lu An'an slowly went downstairs and got into the car. It was quiet all around her, without any sound.
An eerie atmosphere permeated the car.
An hour later, the car stopped, the door opened, and a slightly high-pitched male voice rang out: "Your Highness, the auspicious time has arrived. Please move to the bridal sedan chair and do not keep the Prince waiting."
Lu An'an's heart skipped a beat, and beneath the veil, her delicate eyebrows lifted slightly.
[A princess? Or is it a story about a prince getting married?]
She gently reached out her hand, and someone took her hand, helped her down from the car, and after a few steps, settled her in a sedan chair.
Immediately afterwards, that shrill male voice shouted again, "Lift the sedan chair!"
As soon as the two words were uttered, the sedan chair slowly rose. Accompanying this movement, the music for the wedding procession began. Unlike the usual joyous and cheerful wedding music, it carried an indescribable gloom and eeriness, echoing in the empty air.
Lu An'an slightly curved her lips, her eyes sparkling with curiosity and amusement.
[Interesting, is it a ghost marriage or a marriage to a ghost?]
With a slight movement of her fingertips, she lifted the veil, gently parted the sedan curtain, and observed her surroundings.
Sure enough, the four people carrying the sedan chair were blurry figures, their faces painted with pale blue makeup, and round red blush, outlining their eerie, paper-doll-like faces.
Lu An'an looked around at her surroundings again, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
[Isn't he a prince? Why is he walking on the palace's bluestone path?]
She lifted the sedan curtain again, trying to peek more into the outside world.
What came into view was a grand wedding procession, an extraordinary sight.
The person in front is dressed as a palace eunuch, and those in front and behind are palace maids and guards. It's already against etiquette for a prince to marry in the palace, but to use the protocol for marrying the empress? However, it's not a phoenix carriage, but a bridal sedan chair.
[Director Xu's opening script this time is quite interesting!]
As she was deep in thought, she suddenly felt the sedan chair stop. When she looked up, she saw that everyone around her was staring at her with blank expressions. The scene was both eerie and terrifying.
Lu An'an blinked, her expression remaining completely unchanged. "Why did you stop? Didn't you say His Highness was getting impatient?"
The eunuch leading the procession gave a forced smile, his voice deep and cold: "Please, Your Highness, cover your head with your phoenix coronet and bridal veil again and sit comfortably in your sedan chair. It is getting late, lest some ignorant creature offend Your Highness."
Lu An'an understood.
[She can't lift the veil yet, and she's not allowed to look outside, but... what's wrong with her? Is there really a ghost?]
She removed her veil, sat down, and made an excuse, "Oh, I see. I'm sorry, I was a little hot just now, so I took some fresh air. Let's continue on our way."
As she finished speaking, the compelling gaze shifted away, and the line moved forward in an orderly fashion once again.
[Mom, save me: I admit I raised my voice at Director Xu before, and this episode is actually Chinese horror, I'm scared!]
[Did Director Xu cancel the show today?: Calm down upstairs, it's not even certain if it will continue airing. Come on, let's guess who the slated guest for this episode's prison cell is!]
[Among all the monkeys on the mountain, my butt is the reddest: The comment above really hurt Director Xu's feelings, hahaha, but I have to say, this beginning is quite exciting.]
[The most beautiful village belle in the world: Isn't that exciting! A prince marries a princess, but according to the rules for marrying an empress—it's all about the taboo!]
Just as Lu An'an was about to fall asleep from the swaying, the sedan chair quietly came to a stop, and the surrounding tranquility was broken by a sharp singing voice.
"The Princess Consort has arrived!"
As the eunuch's voice fell, the sedan curtain was slightly lifted, and a ray of light shone in. A hoarse and unpleasant voice called out to Lu An'an: "Your Highness, please follow this old servant alighting from the sedan."
As soon as Lu An'an got out of the sedan chair, two palace maids immediately stepped forward, one on each side, and held her tightly, as if afraid she would run away.
Lu An'an raised her eyebrows slightly, letting the two palace maids carry her across the threshold like a prisoner and lead her to the center of the main hall.
At this moment, a high-pitched eunuch reminded them, "Princess condescend to kneel and respectfully welcome His Highness's arrival."
Lu An'an: "???"
【They? Goodness, how many princesses are there?】
[And not only did this prince marry a bunch of princesses, but they also had to kneel down to greet him like an emperor? Is he a regent who holds real power?]
She guessed the prince's identity and squatted down.
Then, after the sound of the door opening and closing was heard, only a deep silence remained in the hall.
Lu An'an held her breath and listened attentively for a while.
In the air, besides her own slightly rapid breathing, there were several other breathing sounds.
She thought for a moment, then secretly lifted a corner of her red veil and cautiously peeked out.
Upon seeing the chairs placed above, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"My goodness, a dragon throne? A prince getting married in the Golden Palace?! How many heads would he need to have to do that?!"
Her shocked voice echoed in the silent hall, stirring up a ripple.
"An'an! You're finally here! I was so scared!"
"Jiajia?"
Shen Jiajia's voice suddenly rang out in the main hall. Lu An'an pulled off her veil and saw that, apart from her, all the other guests were also squatting in the main hall.
Upon hearing their voices, they both removed their veils.
In an instant, the two little girls' voices stopped abruptly.
Two seconds later, uncontrollable laughter erupted in the hall.
"Hahahaha, second brother, hahahaha, so you're a bride too! Hahahaha!"
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