Chapter 5: Surprise at a Funeral

Chapter 5: Surprise at a Funeral

The night wind was blowing gently and howling violently, and Shen Jingxuan's vision was occupied by white.

A flower made of white silk was hung in the middle of the courtyard gate. The white silk hanging from the flower extended to both sides, spreading to the corners and then falling to the ground.

White lanterns were hung on both sides of the door, and even the two stone statues outside were covered with white silk...

Shen Jingxuan felt inexplicably nervous. She knew that the original owner's consciousness was still there, and she was worried about her mother and brother.

Shen Jingxuan had no other choice but to constantly comfort the original owner in her heart.

Don't worry, I will take good care of mother and brother, and will avenge you. Let's go and take a look first.

She walked to the gatehouse, saw that there was no one there, and continued walking inside.

Shen Jingxuan quickly walked through the corridor and arrived at the front hall.

A coffin was placed in the center of the front hall, with an incense table and a brazier in front of the coffin. There was no one around.

Shen Jingxuan slowly approached the coffin. When she saw the words clearly, it was as if a thousand horses were galloping through her heart...

Is this for yourself?

Throughout history, it has never been heard of anyone attending his or her own funeral.

How anxious she was to let herself die sooner. She would not let any of Shen Jinghuan, the people from the second house, or the prince go...

Shen Jingxuan walked back and forth a few times and wanted to visit her mother and brother first. At this time, she heard footsteps and voices outside.

"Your Highness, thank you for coming to see my elder sister. If she knew you came to see her, she would be very happy," a soft and weak voice sounded.

Shen Jingxuan guessed who it was at once.

Happy? No, she will never be happy.

She couldn't even make herself happy while alive, so you throw her off a cliff and expect her to be happy by offering condolences?

Could it be that they didn't wake up last night and are still dreaming?

"It's not my fault." Shen Jingxuan raised the corners of her lips and ran towards the place where the coffin was parked...

"Huan'er, if you weren't here, I wouldn't have come here at all." Xie Zihan glanced at the furnishings in the room, his face full of reluctance.

There are so many noble ladies in the entire Beiling Kingdom who want to marry him, and any one of them is better than that fool.

But I'm already engaged to this fool, and I can't cancel the engagement forcefully.

Shen Jingxuan's father was a general who defended Beiling State and died for his country. He couldn't let breaking off the engagement affect his reputation.

But she felt uncomfortable when she thought of that fool occupying her position as Crown Princess.

He would not allow even the slightest stain to happen to himself.

Shen Jingxuan is his stain. Only when she dies will the position of Crown Princess be replaced by someone else.

Shen Jinghuan and Xie Zihan walked into the front hall and looked at the coffin placed in front of them. They were so happy.

A fantasy of becoming the Crown Princess and the future Queen.

A man who thinks he is handsome and the dream boy of thousands of noble ladies, fantasizes that many noble ladies will beg to marry him.

"Bang" the coffin made a slight sound.

The two people, each with their own thoughts, were awakened by the sudden sound. They looked at each other suddenly, then turned and looked at the coffin.

The two people, who were frightened and tense, slowly relaxed when they heard no more sound.

"Crack..." the sound came again.

Xie Zihan and Shen Jinghuan suddenly looked at each other, and the prince pretended to be calm and said, "Who? Come out!"

What answered Xie Zihan was the sound of wind blowing in from outside the door and the window.

As the sound of the wind drifted in, the candlelight in the room began to flicker and the hanging white curtains swayed gently.

The "Crunch...Crunch..." sound continued.

Xie Zihan and Shen Jinghuan slowly took a few steps back and hugged each other tightly.

The wind blew out the flickering candlelight, the dishes and cups on the table kept making clashes, and the white curtains swayed faster and faster.

Xie Zihan and Shen Jinghuan looked at the clash of cups and the dancing white curtains in front of them, and their hearts were filled with fear.

"I was wrong, big sister, we shouldn't have hurt you, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Shen Jinghuan pleaded in panic, admitting her mistakes over and over again.

Xie Zihan hugged Shen Jinghuan, pursed his lips tightly, his brows gradually furrowed, and tried hard to restrain himself.

Suddenly, a white object in front of them suddenly rushed towards the two people, scratched their faces... and then quickly retreated...

"Ah...ah..." The screams came one after another.

The two men were so frightened that they fell to the ground and backed away bit by bit.

As they got farther and farther away from the coffin, they crawled out.

Shen Jingxuan, hiding behind the coffin, suddenly felt bored.

She originally wanted to get into the coffin, but after using so much strength, she couldn't move at all.

There was no way, Shen Jingxuan could only squat behind the coffin.

If he jumped out of the coffin, he would scare them to death.

Looking at their fleeing figures, Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but feel regretful.

Shen Jingxuan walked out the door and returned to the gatehouse.

Before she could walk over, she saw people outside the gate hurried into the house.

When they came closer, Shen Jingxuan could see clearly that it was her grandparents who had been away and had returned home.

Shen Jingxuan did not rush over, but followed the crowd and watched the family from afar.

Raising her hand and gently stroking her cheek, Shen Jingxuan's mouth corners gradually rose. It seemed that no one could recognize her current appearance.

The maids, old women and servants all moved towards the front hall, and after Mr. Shen and Madam Shen came in, the maids and servants waited in the yard for instructions.

"Call the people from the second house." Old Master Shen's angry voice came.

The servant standing outside the door turned and ran out of the yard.

After a while, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

Shen Jiande took Sun into the front hall and bowed to Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen.

"Dad, Mom, you're back?" Sun called them in a flattering manner.

Mr. Shen didn't even bother to look at her. He just stared at Shen Jiande and yelled, "Who told you to hold Xuan'er's funeral? What happened at home?"

"Dad, Xuan'er has been missing for a few days and there has been no news. We sent people to look for her but couldn't find her." Sun hurriedly explained, not caring at all about the embarrassment of Mr. Shen ignoring her just now.

"Can't find it? Have you sent anyone to look for it? Have you reported it to the police?" Although Mr. Shen was asking the people from the second house, any discerning person could see that Mr. Shen was sure that they had not looked for it and had not reported it to the police.

Sun was not happy when she heard this: "Dad, how can we report this to the authorities? How dare we let others know that a girl has been missing for several days before she got married? It will affect Huan'er's marriage."

"Pa..." Upon hearing what Sun said, Old Madam Shen raised her hand and slapped her.

As the voice rang out, Sun's face turned visibly red.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was originally a family of military generals. Old Madam Shen followed Old Man Shen for many years and also learned some martial arts.

Although it is not outstanding, it also plays a role in strengthening the body.

It was impossible for an ordinary woman or child to endure such a slap.

"Do you still have your parents in your eyes? Do you still have this family?"

"Human lives are at stake, but you only care about yourselves. If it happens again, you'll pack up your things and get out of the house." Madam Shen's voice trembled with anger.

She never thought that a family could get along to this extent.

They didn't care about their granddaughter's life or death, just to marry their daughter into a good family.

Seeing that Old Madam Shen was furious, Mr. Shen shook her hand and said, "Don't get so angry that you get sick. I will find it. I will send someone to look for it now."

"Come here, send more people out of the house to look for the eldest lady," he said as he helped Madam Shen sit down again.

"No need to look for me, I'm here," Shen Jingxuan slowly walked out from the maids and servants and walked into the front hall leisurely.

Looking at his granddaughter approaching step by step, Mr. Shen's eyes gradually turned red: "All of you, please leave."

After he finished speaking, he didn't even look at the expressions of the people from the second house, and walked towards Shen Jingxuan angrily.

Without waiting for Shen Jingxuan to stop, Mr. Shen grabbed the collar of her clothes, picked her up and walked away, all in one go.

"..." Lifting? Shen Jingxuan's face instantly turned red. Doesn't she have any dignity?