"As for this..." Seeing Cui Yu’s serious expression, Ah Chen smiled gently and said, "You’ll find out in the future. I don’t want to tell you today."

After Ah Chen left, Cui Yu was full of worries, feeling that things were beyond his imagination.

But considering that she couldn’t easily overthrow Nan Qi, once her identity was revealed, she would be doomed, he felt slightly reassured.

Cui Yu thought about another matter; people with such abilities around her were obviously not there just for silver.

Could it be... Canglan Country?

Did she pledge allegiance to Canglan Country?

Thinking about this, Cui Yu became nervous.

If Canglan Country was behind her, and he didn’t know what conspiracy they had, what should he do? Were his arrangements enough? The previously calm Cui Yu was now uneasy, struggling internally.

If she really succeeded, wouldn’t the Cui Family be missing a great opportunity?

But if she didn’t succeed, the entire Cui Family would be lost, and they would be branded as rebels, even recorded in history, leaving a bad name for eternity.

Cui Yu took a deep breath and closed his eyes. In the end, he decided not to seek Ah Chen. After weighing the situation, he believed that within a short time, it wouldn’t be easy for Canglan Country to overthrow Nan Qi; Nan Qi was not Bei Qi.

If the Empress of Canglan Country came personally to Qi Country with her people, he surely wouldn’t hesitate.

He had some understanding of this daughter’s capabilities; she still fell short and relied on those around her to be so bold.

If Chenchen could deceive more people, she wouldn’t just deceive Your Majesty and Lady Li, taking over Nan Qi would be a breeze, wouldn’t it?

As he couldn’t leave the palace today, his wife would soon notice something was off and act according to his plan.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Fan and others are ready. They are just waiting for news from this side to declare war on Nan Qi."

The pretexts were all set; Nan Qi bullied their Emperor.

"The people who came have already entered the Underground Palace, waiting for Your Majesty’s command at any time." Lu Zhu said in a low voice when she saw Ah Chen return.

Ah Chen replied, "Good."

Mr. Fan leading the troops at the border of the two countries was more for pressure and intimidation. The real drama was still in Nan Qi; capturing the leaders first. As long as she captured the entire Nan Qi Royal Family, what more was there to fight? If Nan Qi’s generals insisted on fighting, they could go ahead; she was not afraid. It would be futile, consuming some time on their part.

Looking back, they dared not fight before, and just watched as Nan Qi and the Nan Qi Princess were humiliated. Once their king was captured, would they really dare to fight? Whether they did or not, it was quite amusing. By then, proving themselves unafraid and wanting to maintain a good name, wouldn’t it be laughable?

When Ah Chen left the palace to return to her mansion, she encountered Cui Jing.

Cui Jing didn’t expect Ah Chen to return at this time and couldn’t avoid her. She had no choice but to step forward and pay her respects, "Greetings, Crown Princess."

Song Chen wouldn’t concern herself with any personal connections; if one should pay respects, then do so to avoid any blunders and embarrassment. As long as she made no mistakes, Song Chen wouldn’t mind much. After all, she was the Crown Princess and would one day be the Emperor; why bother with such a minor figure?

"Rise." Ah Chen indeed had no intention of doing anything to Cui Jing. The current situation was already difficult enough for her. Besides, she was busy and didn’t have time to chat idly.

According to her guess, Cui Jing should soon know both of their identities.

Cui Yu was a careful person, and before entering the palace to see Song Chong, he must have made arrangements. If he didn’t return home, the Ning Family would act according to his plan. To overthrow her as the Crown Princess, the first step would be to reveal her identity. As they thought, this could diminish her momentum significantly.

Unless she could overturn everything, otherwise she was not legitimate and couldn’t assume control of Nan Qi as Crown Princess.

But what if she could overturn everything?

Not being troubled, sending off Ah Chen into the mansion, Cui Jing inexplicably felt relieved and turned to head to her residence.

Actually, she didn’t know why she came here; perhaps it was hard to believe that Song Chen was made Crown Princess, so she wanted to see for herself. Unfortunately, she was seen by her.

Cui Jing shook her head gently; how could she compare with someone miles above? It’s better to appear less in front of Song Chen in the future. After all, she’s Your Majesty’s most beloved daughter, destined to be Emperor someday, and not someone to provoke.

With complex thoughts, she walked into the mansion, and immediately a servant informed her that someone from the Cui Mansion had come, and it was Cui Chen.

"Jing’er, mother said there’s something urgent, and you should go over. It sounds serious, hurry up." Cui Chen said.

He actually didn’t know what the matter was, but the expression on his mother’s face was one he had never seen before. It seemed something major was about to happen, so he dared not delay and hurried to find Cui Jing, only to learn she had gone out, not knowing where, and had to wait in the mansion, fortunately not for long.

Cui Chen was so anxious, Cui Jing dared not delay, and without changing even a garment, they got into the carriage and went to the Cui Mansion.

When they arrived, the Ning Family and Cui Zhao were there.

The Ning Family dismissed everyone else, leaving only a few of them. Seeing the three waiting for her, she sighed inwardly, feeling a bit saddened by how things had come to this.

Chenchen planning a rebellion, as her husband predicted, couldn’t possibly succeed. If one misstep, it could bring disaster to the Cui Family. To prevent the Cui Family from being implicated, they could only try to stop Chenchen. However, Chenchen taking this step was surely a dead end.

There was nothing she could do but follow her husband’s arrangements.

"Mother, what exactly happened?" Cui Chen, being the anxious type, couldn’t bear the silence and the expression on the Ning Family’s face watching them, unsettling his heart.

The Ning Family sighed and said, "Your father went to the palace today and hasn’t returned yet; it’s likely he won’t."

The three’s faces changed dramatically. What was going on?

"Is Song Chen targeting father?" Cui Chen instinctively asked. Your Majesty is wise, and father is loyal; Your Majesty wouldn’t randomly do anything to father. If someone wanted to harm him, it was none other than Song Chen.

The Ning Family didn’t refute, thinking it might have something to do with it. Your Majesty was also influenced by Chenchen. Before going to the palace, her husband said he might not come out.

"You’re aware that Your Majesty declared the Crown Princess, right?"

The three nodded; the whole city knew, and the news probably spread further, it was so outrageous.

"Mother, what exactly are you trying to say? Shouldn’t we be thinking about saving father now?" Cui Chen asked.

The Ning Family replied, "As long as Chenchen is the Crown Princess for a day, your father won’t come out."