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 41

Lament.

Empress Xiaoxian's memorial tablet

Yonghuang, why do you not shed one tear for your main mother?

I was thinking you were extremely sad.

And so I need to help you manage the funeral for Royal Mother.

I don't dare to be overly sad, in order not to mess up my chore.

Is that so?

Yes, Royal Father, Eldest Brother has been saying that he's the eldest and he needs to assist you.

So he doesn't dare to lament overly and he's been leading us in our funeral preparations for Royal Mother.

Hence Yongzhang, you saw your big brother so you didn't even shed half a tear, is that right?

Royal Father, these days since Royal Mother passed away, you've been drowning in sorrow.

It pains me and I also feel that I must be clear-minded and controlled.

In order to share your burdens, hence I don't dare to exhaust in sorrow.

Alright.

At this time, you're thinking of me suddenly.

Please be consoled.

Please be consoled. Don't let sorrow harm your health.

Unfilial son! Unfilial son!

Your Majesty, may your anger be dissipated.

Empress Xiaoxian is your main mother and she died. Why don't you feel sorrow?

Excuse of sharing my burden is purely questionable motive! Impure in thought!

How can I have you ingrates as my sons?

May your anger be dissipated. We don't dare.

Your Majesty, Yongzhang is just worried about you. He's got no other motives, Your Majesty.

Noble Consort Chun, you've got Yongzhang already and I gave you Yonghuang to raise.

But you raise a kid like him for me?

Your Majesty, I know my wrong. Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, Yonghuang and Yongzhang are just worried about your health. They are not intentionally unfilial.

They are already like this unintentionally. Imagine if they were actually intentional!

I just regret I didn't let you raise Yonghuang then. In that case he wouldn't be like this today.

Royal Father.

You want to say what else? Huh?

You thought I didn't know?

Empress Xiaoxian died. You thought you were the most senior among the princes.

So you thought you could take on the heaviest responsibility and harbor greedy intention. Is that right?

Royal Father, I certainly never. May you see it clearly.

You dare to say you don't have it?

These days of mourning.

You never regarded yourself as the eldest hence, extraordinary?

I saw these all and heard them all.

You don't deserve to be my son. No sense of filial devotion.

I didn't.

Your Majesty, even if Yonghuang did have those thoughts,

Yongzhang never had any greedy intentions.

Your Majesty, Yongzhang is only 14 years in age. What does he know?

It's you being the mother that is the cause of such sloppy son!

Yongzhang rivals Yonghuang in every petty thing, trying to steal the crown prince seat.

And you too, Noble Consort Chun! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!

Your Majesty, we wouldn't dare.

Subjects serve the king. Sons obey fathers. Wives follow husbands. Thee are unchanging rules.

You three forgot all about them completely didn't you?

Noble Consort Chun, I make this clear to you now. Yonghuang's words and actions are disorderly. Yongzhang has no virtues.

Those two would never inherit my empire. Got that?

Royal Father, forgive us.

Royal Father, forgive us.

Yongcheng is much better than you guys. He's got potential.

Royal Father, forgive us.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

- Royal Mother. - Sister.

Noble Consort Chun.

Drag Noble Consort Chun out so she's not an embarrassment.

Royal Mother.

Slower. Lighter.

This way.

Don't stay here. Hurry and get the royal physician. Get some water.

Mistress. Mistress, wake up. Mistress.

Where am I?

Sister, Mistress is up.

Mistress, you're finally up. You startled me so much.

Mistress, are you alright?

Where am I?

We're already back at our palace.

No. Wasn't I at Guande Temple?

We --

Where's Yongzhang?

Third Prince and First Prince have been kneeling outside Yangxi Hall since they returned from Mount Jing.

Empress Dowager. Help me.

Mistress. Slow, Mistress.

- Empress Dowager. - Mistress.

- Mistress. - Empress Dowager.

Mistress.

Greetings to Noble Consort Chun.

Auntie Hu, I need to see Empress Dowager.

Noble Consort Chun, what happened at Guande Temple, the empress dowager already knows.

His Majesty is furious and no one can dissuade him.

Empress Dowager told me to relay the message to you. If you want to preserve your dignity and preserve 6th prince and 4th princess,

you must stay docile and stay at your palace.

Auntie, please. Let me see Empress Dowager. I will only say a few.

Noble Consort Chun, it's about to rain.

You should go to Yangxin Hall and take first and third princes back. Don't cause more trouble.

Alright. Then I will come greet Empress Dowager another time.

Mistress.

Mistress.

Mistress.

Has everyone gone?

Yes.

She failed in teaching her son well and she doesn't know to stay docile. I can't help her either.

Empress Xiaoxian left and who doesn't want to give it a fight?

All the consorts and concubines want to be the empress.

All the princes want to fight to be crown prince.

Generations of emperors shunned this part the most.

They got themselves in the pick and they she wants me to save her?

But this incident was strange.

When we were in Guande Hall, First and Third Prince showed no signs of sorrow at all.

As though they were having great understanding.

You look into it in detail.

Yes.

Mistress.

- Hurry and get up, little child. - Mother.

You've been kneeling for two hours and His Majesty shows no signs of inviting you.

Mother, has Royal Father abandoned me?

He wouldn't. He wouldn't.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

It's stormy. You all should return.

Aunt Yu Hu, please I beg you. Please announce us.

Let the kids see His Majesty, if only just to apologize.

His Majesty has no intention to see you. First Prince. Third Prince.

His Majesty has already sent decree to punish your teachers and classmates.

Your teachers are to pay penalty of three years pay. Your classmates, 50 flockings.

You two princes should return with Noble Consort Chun. Repent quietly with your doors closed.

To calm your souls.

Royal Father. Royal Father, I will never dare to again.

Royal Father.

Royal Father.

I will never dare again.

Mother is here.

Your Majesty.

Don't abandon us mother and son.

Let go.

Royal Father.

I don't dare.

Let go.

I don't.

You got chills from being in the rain that day. Drink some medicine.

These days I've been sick.

Has anyone come to see me?

Usually my Zhongcui Palace is full of guests.

Now that my son and I are in trouble,

they all evade us far away.

Mistress, people are cold like that.

Getting your health back is the priority.

What about Consort Jia?

She didn't come either?

Consort Jia is pregnant so naturally she doesn't move much.

Also,

with the funeral now

is being led by Consort Jia's 4th Prince as the prince representative.

Yes.

That day at Guande Temple.

His Majesty reprimanded Yonghuang and Yongzhang.

But he complimented 4th Prince.

That 4th prince is still only 9 years old but everything he does he does it well.

So His Majesty keeps complimenting him.

Suyun, Sulan, you two usually love to go to other palace maids.

What is that noise?

It wasn't us. We've been wronged.

Hexi, Hefu.

Empress Xiaoxian's funeral, you two did most bargaining. Kick out too.

We're innocent. We're wrongly accused.

I'm innocent.

What's wrong? What's going on outside?

Help me get off.

Mistress, don't panic. Let me tell you slowly.

What's wrong outside?

Empress Xiaoxian recommended you as step empress before she passed away.

The entire palace talked about it.

His Majesty suspects people around you intentionally spread rumors of it.

So he's having Eunuch Jin Zhong investigate each and every one of your servants.

He's kicking anyone he doesn't seem pleased with.

How can this be?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty is attacking my palace.

It's Noble Consort Xian. Did she make this happen?

Noble Consort Xian is busy with funeral matters. She hasn't gotten the time.

But when you were ill, at first the royal physician wouldn't come.

It was Noble Consort Xian who made the royal physician come.

She is so good-hearted?

You and Noble Consort Xian used to be chummy.

If it wasn't Empress Xiaoxian's passing,

you wouldn't have gotten distant from her either.

Mistress. I think you should shut the door and take time to think.

Once His Majesty isn't angry everything will be alright.

I think it's too late.

Yongzhang's road to crown prince seat is cut off now.

It's my fault.

It's my retribution.

Don't be too upset.

It's my retribution.

I keep feeling my back is sore and head's dizzy.

Is there something wrong?

May you be assured. Your fetus is all well.

It's just that you are overly fatigue and stressed.