I had my suspicion as well after watching the several last episodes. It seems she had her hands in everything.
For real. Now I even doubt her "sacrifice" for the emperor, where she supposedly saved his life. I wouldn't be surprised, if she staged that too to keep his trust and favour. And her "support" of the crown prince too. Those walnuts? She probably had them added herself, blamed it on Concubine Xian, and played the noble saviour in front of everyone. Three flies with one stone: gain the Crown Prince's trust, estrange him from other potentially powerful figures in the palace (Concubine Xian), and make said potential threat to her power loose points in front of the emperor. Well played, Princess Royal.
Trust really is a funny thing. If you see someone act with a hidden agenda once, you start questioning all their actions...
Kind of sad seeing the spoilers that such a beloved empress had such a spineless brat for a son becoming crown…
I haven't even thought of that yet, but true... how sad for her... And for the crown prince too. He doesn't even realise he's just a chess piece in the Princess Royal's game of power... Or maybe that's it? Rather than spineless, he is just too naive still...? But I haven't seen the spoilers, so you probably know more than me. I "try" to stay away from tem XD
I bet the Princess Royal killed the former empress (the one, the emperor loved) too. If she was Jiang Si's role model, she probably was like her, compassionate but strong. So, she would not have tolerated the Princess Royal's schemes. Having the emperor's favour on top of that, she threatened the Princess Royal's position as the emperor's "most treasured woman in the palace" and thus her power. Thus, she had to go. The current empress is probably but a puppet of the Princess Royal. Can't wait for Jiang Si and Yu Jin to uncover that and bring the Princess Royal to justice!
And her "support" of the crown prince too. Those walnuts? She probably had them added herself, blamed it on Concubine Xian, and played the noble saviour in front of everyone. Three flies with one stone: gain the Crown Prince's trust, estrange him from other potentially powerful figures in the palace (Concubine Xian), and make said potential threat to her power loose points in front of the emperor. Well played, Princess Royal.
Trust really is a funny thing. If you see someone act with a hidden agenda once, you start questioning all their actions...
And for the crown prince too. He doesn't even realise he's just a chess piece in the Princess Royal's game of power...
Or maybe that's it? Rather than spineless, he is just too naive still...?
But I haven't seen the spoilers, so you probably know more than me. I "try" to stay away from tem XD
Can't wait for Jiang Si and Yu Jin to uncover that and bring the Princess Royal to justice!
I have yet to watch JOL, so I can't say anything about that. But for me, GODF reminds me of Ever Night, if anyting... (another masterpiece btw)
and also the undercover-martial-arts-etc.
a guy twice, lol