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

Your subject Ling Yun Che greets Your Highness.

Get up.

Your Highness, I've continued to investigate the case

and saw Zachi entering Wei Manor.

I also saw him drink and gamble with Consort Ling's younger brother, Zuo Lu.

Consort Ling's brother?

But I've only seen him there once.

There isn't any solid evidence to prove anything.

Your Highness, rest assured.

I'll be sure to get to the bottom of it.

I'll find out how Zachi and Zuo Lu are related.

Don't bother.

You've already found out quite a lot for me.

You'll still have to serve at His Majesty's side.

I'll send someone else to look into this matter.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I'll take my leave.

Your Highness, Master Ling is so capable.

Why won't you let him investigate any further?

Ling Yun Che is trustworthy.

However, Wei Yan Wan and her brother are now involved in this matter.

Ling Yun Che grew up with them.

I shouldn't put him in such a fix.

I understand.

Your Highness is ever the more thoughtful one.

Bring me Li Yu and Jiang Yu Bin.

Mother, slow down.

Yan Wan, your brother Zuo Lu is now at a marriageable age.

You have to find him someone in a rich official's family.

Mother, you should get Zuo Lu to learn some skills.

He shouldn't just go around as Consort Ling's brother doing nothing.

He even drank and gambled with Consort Yu's useless nephew Zachi.

Your brother did that for you.

- Didn't you-- - Mother.

All right. I won't talk about it.

At the moment, the one inside you matters the most.

The more I look at it, the more I love it.

Your belly is pointy.

It's just the same as when I was carrying Zuo Lu.

It's surely a prince.

Mother, do you only care about sons?

You looked forward to having son when you were pregnant with my brother

and now, you expect that of me as well.

Am I not doing this for your sake?

You can only get strong footing if you give birth to a prince.

What's the use in having a princess?

Even if this is a princess, I can still have a prince later.

This child is always kicking me.

My Ladyship, you have to be more careful.

A life of endless luxury is now tied to this little one.

My dear little precious one.

Once you are born, your mother might already become the empress.

Mother!

Don't spout such nonsense!

I'm not.

I had the most renowned fortuneteller at the East Gate read your destiny.

He said that you were born to be an empress.

What else did he say?

He must have swindled you out of quite a lot of money?

The fortuneteller said that you have the luck, but not the fate.

The empress has the fate, but not the luck.

It's hard to say if she can remain an empress for long.

Mother!

This isn't auspicious at all. You must be muddleheaded.

How am I muddleheaded?

As long as you can become the empress, you won't have to fear luck or fate.

The fortuneteller already said that the empress's luck is now at rock bottom.

You just need to try a little harder and you'll be able to drag her down.

This is a taboo in the palace.

How dare you!

Aren't there no outsiders here?

All right, I won't bring this up.

Madam, it's already getting late.

It's time to have dinner.

How about Wang Chan and I help you carry these gifts back?

That's right.

Good, good!

Be sure to get everything. Be careful with them.

Yan Wan, I'll head back to my room first.

My lady, Old Madam Wei has always been like this.

Don't get angry. It's not worth it.

She simply has no filter on her mouth, and no clue of anything at all.

Drag the empress down?

If anyone overhears that, the empress can have me killed.

Isn't Old Madam Wei just concerned about you and your child?

Do you really think that my mother cares about me and my child?

She just hopes that we'll both bring her wealth.

It's so hard for me to have anyone to rely on when I have such a family.

My lady, just recuperate with ease.

The one you can rely on is the one inside you now.

It's connected to you by blood.

By the way, my lady, Eunuch Jin Zhong said earlier that

Consort Yu refused to confess.

Zachi can't hang in there much longer after the torturing.

Zachi only worked for us for the money, and because he hates Consort Yu.

If he changes his mind and...

He's already given his testimony.

Tell Jin Zhong to do as he should.

Bless my daughter Yan Wan with a safe delivery of a son

and make her the empress.

Bless my daughter Yan Wan with a safe delivery of a son

and make her the empress.

Give birth to a son and become the empress.

Become the empress, become the empress.

Give birth to a son and become the empress.

Quickly move aside, you!

Move aside, you! Move aside, you!

Did you see clearly?

Practicing witchcraft is a grave sin. I don't dare to conceal the truth.

You're very clever.

If it's found out and confirmed that it's witchcraft

you can't get away with it either since you serve her.

Eunuch Li! You must save me!

Get up.

Since you've come to me, I'll save you.

Not only will I save you

but also get you out of the palace soon next year.

Thank you, Eunuch Li.

Here, tell me.

What does that puppet look like?

Your Majesty, the Office of Palace Justice just reported back.

Zachi couldn't stand the torture, and he died.

Forgive me for speaking out of turn.

Zachi is dead, but his testimony has yet to change.

Consort Yu didn't confess either.

This matter...

The witnesses and evidence all point to Consort Yu.

Even if the empress trusts Consort Yu, I can't keep ignoring the facts.

This is one matter.

I also learned of another matter that I dare not withhold from Your Majesty.

What is it?

A great harm that was done in the previous reign has reappeared.

Your Majesty...

There's witchcraft being used inside and outside the palace!

My lady, you must be tired?

Yes, now that my belly is bigger, I can't walk around that much.

My lady, you're home.

Where is my mother?

Yu Hu said that the empress has invited consort dowagers and old madams over

for tea and to talk about childbirth.

Is there such an event?

Since I'm pregnant, I can't stop eating.

The Forbidden City really looks different when sitting on a sedan chair

than walking on the ground.

I've never been in a sedan chair.

I can't relate to how you feel, Old Madam Wei.

The walls and tiles are particularly clear

when sitting upon someone's shoulders.

When walking, all I saw was the gaps in between the rocks.

You should make the best out of your time here

to look at the different side to the Forbidden City.

Most noblewomen don't get to ride in sedan chairs.

Definitely.

Our Consort Ling simply is adored by His Majesty.

You're lucky to have a good daughter.

Lass, come and help me up.

I've been in the sedan chair all the way here.

My back and legs get sore when I stand up so abruptly.

Madam Wei, Madam Yu Hu is His Majesty's personal maid.

She doesn't attend to others. You...

Lass, I am so--

It doesn't matter.

Consort Ling is filial to you, so you've had the best of everything.

Madam, lift your honorable feet up.

We're already at the Palace of Earthly Honor.

That's true.

My daughter is particularly filial to me.

She obeys my every word.

The empress is waiting for me in there.

How pretty.

I thought that Consort Ling's palace was already like a dragon king's palace.

Who knew that the empress's palace is like the abode of immortals?

It's no wonder that everyone wants to be the empress!

Madam, be careful with what you say.

The empress is waiting for you.

Come in with me quickly.

Here, come quickly.

Look at this array.

How majestic!

It's way more majestic than Consort Ling's palace!

Madam Wei, this way.

Come with me quickly.

Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Highness.

- Greetings, Your Ladyships. - Your Majesty!

My son-in-law!

Greetings.

Greetings! Greetings!

Madam, you must quickly bow.

We're in the palace, not outside.

You must get the etiquette right.

The etiquette... the etiquette.

I, Mrs. Wei, née Yang, greets Your Majesty and Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Get up.

Madam Wei is so friendly upon seeing us for the first time.

How rare.

These two ladies are...

This is Consort Ying.

This is Noble Consort Chun.