With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Chapter 424 It is your honor to die for the princess
Everyone who received the news from the Cui family was shocked. But they didn't have time to think too much. If the fake princess really succeeded, it would be a joke. For now, they should overthrow her and wait until His Majesty recovered before making any decisions.

The princes did have some extra thoughts, but the news was not known only to them. Now was not the time to fight among themselves, and their relations were better than ever.

The five princes sighed. It turned out that the arrogant princess was not their sister at all. Their father had really put a lot of thought into their ninth sister. This news was good news for the princes. At least their father had never thought of establishing a princess as the crown prince. Once this happened, when everything stabilized, it would be even more impossible for their father to have this idea again.

As for their real Ninth Princess, she had a good relationship with them before, no wonder they got along well with her, it turned out they were brother and sister. Of course, they automatically ignored the fact that Ah Qi was the Ninth Princess at the time and was very disgusted with her behavior.

Late at night, the Cui family members, who were almost done with their work, returned to their rooms.

Cui Chen sat in the room in a daze. Everything that happened in the afternoon was like a dream. He thought it was a dream, but he has not woken up yet. He can feel pain when pinching his arm, so this is not a dream.

Why is this?

What he said to her at the time was funny now. What right did he have to say that to her? She was the one who was oppressed by the imperial power and forced to suffer for the emperor's nine daughters. Although she was not a good person, that was the fact.

Cui Chen slammed his fist on the table. He felt uncomfortable when he thought about her future fate, but he couldn't do anything, let alone tell her about the current arrangements.

She is already eyeing that position, and if today's arrangements are revealed, she will definitely not let anyone off.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

He opened the door and the person standing outside was Cui Zhao.

After letting the person in and closing the door again, Cui Chen asked, "It's so late, why didn't you rest, brother? What's the matter with you coming here?"

"You have been absent-minded this afternoon. Are you still thinking about Cui'er? I know you can't accept it. After all, she is our sister, but now she has done something to confuse Your Majesty and usurp the throne. We have to kill her for the sake of justice, otherwise more people will suffer, not only the Cui family, but also the people of the entire Southern Qi. Second brother, do you think she can become a good emperor if she really succeeds?"

"These are unpredictable, but before that she will definitely eliminate the dissidents, and Nan Qi will be flooded with blood."

"And she may not succeed. If there is any mistake, our Cui family will be implicated if we do nothing. Therefore, the Cui family must do something to preserve itself. It is best to end this chaos as soon as possible. It is good for the Cui family and for the entire Southern Qi."

Cui Chen was a little annoyed. How could he not understand all this?

"Brother, I just felt that it was wrong from the beginning. We all hated her for sending Jing'er to Northern Qi to suffer. Even if she was a princess, it shouldn't be like this. After all, Northern Qi specifically asked for the Ninth Princess, and Jing'er shouldn't have to endure all this. But now the truth is, Jing'er is the Ninth Princess, she is not. She is our sister, and she is the one being used as a shield."

"Brother, aren't you angry? Aren't you furious? Whether it's us or her, we were all deceived. Although I can't bear to see Jing'er suffer, it was the Ninth Princess that Northern Qi wanted, not her. But everything was kept from her, and she thought she was the Ninth Princess who was sent away. If it weren't for good luck, things might have turned out like that."

"Later, when Jing'er came back, His Majesty compensated us and appeased our Cui family. He gave Jing'er the title of Princess and also gave me an official title. I thought he was a wise king, and I felt that his ideas were similar to mine. He didn't think that being a princess meant that someone else could die for him." Cui Chen's eyes were red with pain. "But I just found out today that it's not like that. His Majesty gave me the title just for the sake of convenience, so that people wouldn't think too much about why he only gave Jing'er the title. He really wanted to give his own daughter the title, right? It just so happened that he had no excuse to be nice to his own daughter, so this is what happened, isn't it?" "And then Concubine Li got sick, and it was Jing'er that made her get better. This was also a setup, wasn't it? A setup to elevate Jing'er, the true ninth princess." Cui Chen laughed sarcastically, "No wonder the title was given to her as Changning."

“How did I figure this out?”

"I'm really stupid."

Cui Zhao said, "Second brother, your majesty is the king and we are the subjects. We must not disobey what the king tells us to do. Dad and mom had no choice but to make that choice. If we disobeyed your majesty's order, the Cui family would probably have ceased to exist long ago."

"Jing'er has been the most favored one in this family since she was young. Dad and Mom always praise her for being sensible and well-behaved, saying that she is good in every way. It turns out that they want to give her the best. What did Dad and Mom say to Jing'er? They said they didn't dare to be high-profile because they were afraid that the villains would discover her identity. Pushing Jing'er out was just to use her as a shield." Cui Chen laughed, "Brother, until today, I really understand why Jing'er was unhappy and wanted to fight."

"If she doesn't fight for it, I'm afraid there won't even be fairness on the surface."

"From the moment they brought the Ninth Princess home to raise her, they were probably already prepared to let Qi'er die in her place."

"Since you're going to send her to death, why not treat her better?"

Cui Zhao sighed, "Second brother, think about the situation of the Cui family at that time. The whole family had to make a living, and you and I had to go to the academy to study, which was not cheap. His Majesty was afraid that the people of Northern Qi would find out something was wrong and would demote Dad far away. Jing'er is a princess, and she must not be wronged."

"Dad is not a corrupt official, and our family is not well off."

Cui Chen was silent.

Cui Zhao said: "Second brother, she is lucky to be able to come back. She has not suffered much. After returning, she is also glorious. If she did not do anything, she would have been safe and sound in this life. But she is not satisfied and is ambitious. She actually used means to confuse Your Majesty and made her the Crown Princess to seize the throne. This is a crime that requires the execution of the entire family. If things go wrong, not only her, but the entire Cui family will be implicated. By then, everyone will die. After all, Your Majesty knows that she is not the real Ninth Princess."

"It's all her own fault that she has come to this point. She could have lived a peaceful and prosperous life, but she was too greedy."

Cui Chen: "If she hadn't gone to Northern Qi, none of these things would have happened. She would have been the third young lady of the Cui family. Even though she had a bad temper, something else might have happened in her life, but she would definitely not have gone down a path of no return like she is now. In fact, it wasn't just her who pushed her to this point, big brother."

Just like when Cui Jing was sent to Northern Qi to suffer, Cui Chen once again became disgusted with the lofty imperial power.

How can it be so hateful?

If the emperor wants any of them to die, do they have to die?

Why?