Before Young Master Cui spoke, everyone assumed that he would side with the Cui family and repeat what Consort Xian and Cui Yan had said.
However, things turned out to be completely different from what they expected.
When Young Master Cui spoke, everyone was shocked, because he said: "...Previously, Princess Jing and the Ninth Prince did not get along, and Consort Xian has always held a grudge against them."
"Furthermore, because Prince Jing and Princess Jing are exceptionally capable, Consort Xian regards them as the biggest obstacle on the Ninth Prince's path to the throne."
Before Young Master Cui could finish speaking, Consort Xian rushed over, shouting hoarsely, "What did you say? What are you saying?!"
Zhuang Xin seemed to have been prepared, and immediately stood in front of the young master of the Cui family, preventing Consort Xian from getting close to him.
The virtuous concubine was panting heavily, disregarding her image, and seemed to want to tear Young Master Cui apart.
The emperor frowned slightly and immediately gave Huaifu a look. Huaifu then led his men forward and pulled Consort Xian aside.
The emperor looked at Young Master Cui: "Continue!"
Consort Xian shouted hoarsely, "Little brother, were you threatened by Prince Jing, so you said some things that are detrimental to our Cui family? If you were threatened, then tell the Emperor!"
The young master of the Cui family merely glanced at her indifferently.
Beneath the indifference lies endless pain and hatred.
He looked away and continued, "So, Consort Xian and my father discussed hiring assassins to break into Prince Jing's residence and kill him while he and his wife were off guard on their wedding day. I was the leader of the group, and unfortunately, I was captured alive by Prince Jing on the spot."
“My father and Consort Xian were afraid that I would implicate them, so they arranged for people to enter Prince Jing’s residence to kill me, so that I could turn around and blame Prince Jing and Princess Jing and send them to their deaths.”
emperor:"……"
Everyone: "…………"
Cui Yan and Consort Xian: "!!!"
The father and daughter were immediately drenched in sweat, their faces drained of color.
Consort Xian was struggling to breathe. She looked at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I would never dare to do such a thing! You must see the truth! My brother was captured alive by Prince Jing and subjected to unimaginable torture. He must have listened to Prince Jing and slandered me and my father!"
She cried uncontrollably.
It's as if that's the truth!
The young master of the Cui family slowly stood up, looked at Cui Yan, and then at Consort Xian. A broken, cold light gradually appeared in his eyes, along with hatred and anger.
"I was watching as you sent people to kill 'me' at Prince Jing's residence. I saw with my own eyes how your men killed 'me'."
"Zhuang Xin told me beforehand that you were going to kill me, but I didn't believe him. He made me exchange clothes with a dying assassin, and your men mistook that assassin for me. With a swift stroke, that 'me' died!"
God knows how shocked he was!
He simply couldn't believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes!
Even when he was disguised and waiting outside the Zichen Palace, he still couldn't believe that his father and sister wanted to kill him.
He suspected that this might be a scheme by Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue to deliberately sow discord between him, his father, and his sister.
"I heard everything you said in the Zichen Palace." The young master of the Cui family's eyes reddened as he stared at Consort Xian:
"Sister, for your and Xiao Jiu'er's grand plan, I, your own brother, chose to charge into battle, but you want to use my life to bring down Prince Jing and Princess Jing!"
He stepped forward, saying, "Didn't you and Father say I was a member of the Cui family? Didn't you say we were family? Why are you treating me like this!"
Yes, everything he heard outside the hall, including everything Ye Qingxue recounted, made all his doubts disappear.
His father and sister truly chose to sacrifice him; they genuinely chose to sacrifice him! It wasn't that Prince Jing and his wife deliberately sowed discord between him and his family!
Why should he be sacrificed? He's the young master of the Cui family, pampered since childhood. The entire Cui family will belong to him in the future.
He wouldn't agree, he wasn't willing, he wasn't happy!
Since we're going to hell anyway, let the whole family go to hell together!
"My personal guard went back to report to you, and you killed him too, didn't you?" the young master of the Cui family asked again, his eyes filled with deep mockery.
Silence, complete silence throughout the hall.
Only Cui Yan's heavy breathing could be heard.
Ye Qingxue said, "Your Majesty, we also captured several assassins alive, and they can also testify!"
The emperor nodded slightly.
The assassin was brought up.
They recounted in detail how the Cui family paid them, how they broke into Prince Jing's mansion to kill people, and how they were captured alive.
The Empress's mind was reeling. It was all over!
With all her might, she broke free from her restraints and rushed over to grab the young master of the Cui family's arm: "Hasn't the Cui family treated you well? Haven't I treated you well? I've given you the best things in the world, why are you doing this?"
"What's wrong with you sacrificing a little for the Cui family! What's wrong with you making a little sacrifice for me and Xiao Jiu'er! If Xiao Jiu'er becomes the crown prince one day, you will be the greatest contributor!"
She knew the situation was hopeless, and she lost her mind.
When she lost her temper and shouted these words, everyone knew that what the young master of the Cui family said was the truth.
"Does being kind to me mean you have to take my life? I already said I know I'm a member of the Cui family, and I've always considered you all family. Just because you sacrificed me doesn't mean I have to be happy about it. Now I'm asking you to suffer with me, why aren't you willing?!"
Consort Xian froze, trembling all over. She looked at her younger brother as if he were a stranger.
But how could it be a stranger?
She remembered that her younger brother had been spoiled since he was a child. He could get whatever he wanted, and he was the one who had to sacrifice others, but he would never ask others to sacrifice him.
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