Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 176 – Funeral (1)

Although he had tried personally to find a Tomari who could counteract the strange potion, so far it had been difficult. Everyone tried to trick him with fake antidotes. Looking out the window, Byun Gyeongbaek clicked his tongue.

“Why is the sky so dark…?”

Dark clouds covered the sun, adding a somber cast even to midday. A gray sky suited a funeral. It had been like this ever since Byun Gyeongbaek had arrived in the capital.

After the funeral, he would have to obey the Princesss orders and return quickly. He had already written a rough letter and tied it to the messenger bird that had come from Kurkan, then let it fly.

Dressed in a black suit, he went to the palace for the Kings funeral.

All the nobles in Estia were gathered at the burial site, an empty plot in the cemetery behind the palace, where only royalty were buried. It looked like a perfect funeral, between the nobles in their black and the somber weather. After some ceremony, floral offerings for the King followed.

Byun Gyeongbaek was the first nobleman to offer flowers. With a white chrysanthemum in his hand, he approached the coffin where the Kings body lay.

Strangely, the Kings body lying amidst the white flowers looked more alive now than it had before his death. Looking at the corpse dressed in its ceremonial robe and wearing a crown on its head, he had a bad feeling.

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“……”

Byun Gyeongbaek hid his frown as he placed his flower beside the King and returned to his seat. As the other nobles were offering their own flowers, he looked at the first row of chairs. The Queen was wearing a black gown. Though her face was hidden under a black veil and hat, she did not look that sad.

He had never expected the Queen to cry over the Kings death. She was crazy about her son. She was likely just happy about the fact that the Crown Prince would finally ascend to the throne.