Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (Legend of Ruyi / Hou Gong Ruyi Zhuan / 如懿传)

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Episode 57

For plans to drive away the boredom and sorrow, I reside in the imperial garden.

Flipping for no reason at all dulls the extreme sorrow.

But every time I encounter a scenery, I try to reminisce

I dare not say how much miserable I feel.

This is the poem that His Majesty wrote

while mourning for Empress Xiaoxian when he went to Yuanming Garden.

His Majesty never forgot about Empress Xiaoxian.

Once I leave,

will His Majesty also remember me?

Mistress, why are you saying these ominous words?

You are weak. You cannot bear tiring yourself this way.

Consort Shu,

you must take good care of your health.

There is not much that I can do for you.

Give it back to me...

You are still young. You will have a child again.

I know that my body is weak and will be hard to get pregnant again.

After drinking so many medicines for so many years,

it was not easy to finally have 10th Prince,

but I still wasn't able to make him stay.

I'm sorry.

It's because the child has very thin fortune. Do not blame yourself.

I am unable to preserve the life of my child.

I also am unable to repay you for you kindness in this life.

What I can do is to copy your poems and make them into a book.

In the future, if I really leave with my child,

Your Majesty can look at my writing and remember me.

Don't say nonsense.

The people from the Bureau of Imperial Physicians prescribed some nerve calming medicine. I'll feed you to drink them.

Consort Shu, once you have recovered. We'll start over.

Your Majesty.

Give her the prescription.

Let Consort Shu take her medicine on time. I will visit her often when I get the time.

Yes. Your Majesty really cares about Mistress.

Your Highness Empress, you are in high spirit today. Look,

you even reached the Wuling Spring Scenery in your stroll.

About Consort Shu...I can only be at ease once she gets better.

His Majesty will really come here?

Eunuch Jinzhong already said that after His Majesty finishes his official work, he would do strolls at more distant places lately.

Yesterday, he has come here and praised the scenery.

I will sing here then. Anyway, there are no one around.

- It would be best if His Majesty can hear it. - Yes.

It is also good to walk around more now that you are in the later months of your pregnancy.

When the time comes, you will be able to give birth faster.

Tenth Prince has just died and His Majesty is grieving. Who is singing those kinds of songs here?

It sounds like Consort Ling.

Replying to Your Highness Empress, I heard that Consort Ling hired a master lately to teach her Kunqu opera singing.

No wonder.

Rongpei, go take a look.

No matter who is it, for singing such happy songs and extravagant tunes during the mourning period of 10th Prince,

she must kneel in front of the memorial table of 10th Prince for a whole day as punishment.

Yes.

Gugu Rong!

The decree of Empress.

Anyone who sings happy songs and extravagant tunes during the mourning period of 10th Prince will be punished to kneel in front of the memorial tablet of 10th Prince for a whole day.

Mistress, don't be mad anymore. If you harm your body because of this, it's not worth it.

Who would have thought that His Majesty wouldn't come and it was even Her Highness Empress who heard it.

I have one body and no family.

Eunuch Jinzhong?

Jinzhong, what tip did you give Lancui?

Now, I was caught singing by Empress and was punished to kneel in front of Tenth Prince.

If I don't do that, you won't remember me, right?

You deliberately gave Lancui a wrong tip.

Since Ling Yunce returned, you have forgotten me.

Do you not trust me this much?

My heart have long forgotten about Ling Yunce.

Really?

If you do not believe me, I will swear.

Don't do that.

Look at how tender your hand is.

It is a pity if no one will cherish it.

Her Highness Empress is also a full moon that's about to wane.

You are a flower that is about to blossom fully.

Stop smooth talking me. You're not the one being punished to kneel.

So what if you'll be kneeling?

She's now at her prime. You should endure as much as you can. Or else, what can you achieve?

Jinzhong, I can only depend on you.

Don't say that. It's me who will be depending on you.

You said that I'm in your heart.

I do, but I still am just a servant. You should strive to climb up by yourself,

so I can use my shoulder to steady your climb.

But how do I climb up?

I am unable to do so right now.

If you are unable to climb up, observe the situation around you first.

Presently, Tenth Prince has just died and His Majesty dotes on Consort Shu a lot.

He would visit her every time he gets the time. Empress also is very close with her.

If Consort Shu is able to survive this ordeal,

the more you will get ignored in the future.

What then must I do?

With the health of Consort Shu, just lightly pushing it and she will be gone.

Don't you also frequently worry about her? Do not let all your hard work go in vain.

It's not even your child. Why are you here?

Older Sister, are you here to cry for Tenth Prince?

I'm here to cry for my child.

What child do you have?

Older Sister, you are grieving over Tenth Prince. You don't even take care of your health.

But compared to me, you are much better.

Much better?

When this baby was in your stomach,

he was delivered and survived for a day.

You cried and laughed with him.

But where is my child?

Your child?

That's right.

Fortunately, Tenth Prince lived for a day.

While I wish.

Wish for.

Wish for until my eyes have gone numb.

But my child can't come.

He can't come to my belly.

He can't come to the world either.

Do you know why?

Why?

The taste of this soup,

Older Sister, you must be very familiar with it.

This is...

Where did you get my anti-miscarriage medicine from?

I was stupid and greedy too.

I wanted a baby.

Hence, I picked up the residue of your medicine

and blended the exact ingredients for the anti-miscarriage medicine and secretly drank it.

You drank it too?

That's right.

I drank it more diligently than you and I still couldn't get pregnant.

You stopped for a while and got pregnant.

Older Sister,

don't you find it strange?

What's so strange?

The medicine didn't make us pregnant. Don't you find it strange?

Hence, I got someone to leave the palace

to check the medicine and its formula. I realized...

Realized what?

Didn't Her Highness tell you what this was?

Her Highness rarely take this medicine.

What would she tell me?

Fine.

Let me tell you then.

What we have been drinking all these years, it's not anti-miscarriage medicine.

It's medicine to prevent pregnancy.

I don't believe it.

You don't believe it?

Older Sister, take a look

and check if there is a mistake in this formula.

What's written here, it's from several renowned physicians in the capital.

This can't be a mistake.

Tenth Prince. What a pitiful child.

It can't be. It can't be.

No way. You are spouting nonsense!

Yongcheng, the errands that I gave you for today,

you did a decent job. I'm extremely pleased.

The errands that you gave me, I did them with dedication.

Consort Shu, what are you doing?

Your Majesty.

Why are you here?

I have something to ask you.

The rest, leave first.

- Yes. - I'm taking my leave.

Was Your Majesty sincere in treating me well?

Why are you suddenly asking this?

What was in the anti-miscarriage medicine that you have been giving me all those years?

It's from the Imperial pharmacy. Of course, it's to prevent miscarriage.

Why then? When I had it investigated outside the palace,

it was not so.

It was medicine to prevent pregnancies.

Those physicians in the community can't be trusted.

I would like to know. Those physicians are also renowned.

Why are their opinions different from the Imperial pharmacy?

Ever since Tenth Prince passed away, I have been having doubts

about why I have been taking this for a long period and didn't get pregnant.

When I stopped taking it, I was pregnant with Tenth Prince.

Consort, there are certain matters you should not pursue and get to the bottom of it.

A blind speculation will only bring pain.

Pursue and get to the bottom of it?

So, Your Majesty is afraid of this too?

Please allow me to pursue this matter.

Your Majesty, did you fake your affections for me all those years

or did you not want me to get pregnant?

Is the reason because Empress Dowager recommended me?

Yes, I wanted to be with you.

I was sincerely grateful to Empress Dowager

this doesn't mean that I will accept the directions of Empress Dowager.

All these years,

I have been sincere towards you. Don't tell me that you couldn't tell?

I could see your sincerity only after many years.

I only just realized it when you forced me to answer.

Consort Shu, could it be that our fate has already ended.?

There's no room for it anymore?

Your Majesty.

I have been in a dilemma for all many years.

I have never said more than what I shouldn't to Empress Dowager.

I wasn't willing to make it difficult for you.

But I didn't imagine that

an innocent woman

who was willing to enter the palace to be with the one she loves,

unexpectedly, became a pawn between you and your mother.

It was difficult for you. Did you think it wasn't difficult for me too?

In this world, who can know what's truly in my heart?

Who can also truly understand my situation?