Everyone in my harem is talented

Jiaofang Hall.

The morning light has not yet risen, the mist is thick, and the place is quiet and peaceful.

Shen Ningyue leaned against the windowsill, scanning the letter in her hand in the dim morning light.

The palace maid came hurriedly, and the sound of her report broke the silence.

"Empress, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has brought people from the Eastern Palace to capture a group of palace maids. They are currently escorting them to the Pepper Palace."

Shen Ningyue glanced at the palace servant who reported with a little surprise, and signaled the Crown Princess's subordinates following behind her to continue.

"Reporting to Her Majesty, the Crown Princess said that Liu Jinhuan and more than ten other palace servants were so audacious that they used the night raid on the Eastern Palace concubine to coerce and bribe the Crown Princess, try to curry favor with the Eastern Palace, and frame the concubines in the palace, adding fuel to the fire, intending to muddy the waters and disrupt order in the palace.

The Crown Princess pretended to be deceived by them, slowly plotting against them, deceiving their accomplices, and only then was she able to capture them all today."

"Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is bringing the suspect to the Pepper Palace. Her Majesty the Empress is here to make the final decision."

"Raise your head and answer. How did the suspect threaten and bribe the Crown Princess?" Shen Ningyue lowered her eyes, the faint smile on her lips faded, her expression turned serious, and she said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess's subordinates immediately kowtowed, then raised their heads and told her everything Liu Jinhuan had said to her that day. (Chapter 517: Surrender)

"The Crown Princess is stunningly beautiful, but she is also a dignified and upright person. Your Majesty and I have made the right choice for the Crown Princess." Shen Ningyue said softly.

"The Queen is so impressed."

"Okay, go down. You go and guard the palace door. I'll go to the main hall and wait for our upright Crown Princess to come." The smile on Shen Ningyue's face was only fleeting. Her tone was flat, and no emotional ups and downs could be heard.

"Yes, my dear, I will leave this servant."

Watching Xiaodian leave, Shen Ningyue sighed, "Did I do anything unnecessary? For that little suspicion, I placed someone to serve the Crown Princess, and ended up making things worse."

She has been operating in the palace for many years, and there are loyal people everywhere. Why would she go to such lengths to control the Crown Princess and arrange for Liu Jinhuan to surrender to her? (Chapter 520: Manpower)

This suspicion and desire for control quietly grew after Shen Ningyue ascended to the throne.

When she first became queen, she was still able to control herself.

But as time went by, the longer she held the Phoenix Seal, the more she would unconsciously ask one more question and take one more look, and she didn't even realize that this cautiousness had become the norm.

The longer she sat on the Phoenix Throne, the deeper the inner demon of suspicion and control became, like a cancer attached to her bones, like wild weeds growing wildly, unknowingly eroding her kindness and open-mindedness.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess did not take Liu Jinhuan to the Crown Prince immediately, but in the early morning of several months later, she brought her to her Pepper Palace with great fanfare.

What are you planning to do?

Show loyalty, prove that you can hold more power in the palace, or establish an upright personality to gain reputation?

It's impossible that she knew that Liu Jinhuan was hers and came to provoke her.

Even the Eighth Prince's wife, Song Su'e, was not so stupid.

Both she and His Majesty are still at the peak of their careers. The prince has not yet taken His Majesty's position, and she is not yet a thing of the past.

There is no benefit for the Crown Princess, the daughter-in-law, to go and provoke.

Your Majesty did not choose an irrational lunatic as the Crown Prince's principal wife.

She is the prince's mother, and to harm her is to harm the Eastern Palace.

Anyone who knew that Liu Jinhuan was hers would quietly eat the fruit, use it to gain her favor, and gain more power. This is the right way.

Judging from the current situation, is the Crown Princess using Liu Jinhuan to please her and seek credit from her?

That’s… funny.