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

Your Majesty.

You've been reading for a long time.

Take a break.

I might as well.

Reading all this is making me dizzy.

This is the soothing tea that Jiang Yu Bin prescribed.

Drink it up quickly.

Your Majesty, stop reading these.

Go inside the room and get some rest.

All right.

His Majesty has conferred quite a few female attendants recently.

He's also been summoning concubines more often than before.

Yes.

I know about it now.

I take my leave.

His Majesty really should take care of his own health.

Your Highness, don't be too worried.

Your Highness, there's good news that will cheer you up.

Suo Xin is with child.

Really?

I ran into Imperial Physician Jiang this morning

when I went to pick up medicine.

He told me that Suo Xin is pregnant.

However, she's not very stable yet.

Therefore, Imperial Physician Jiang asked to look after her at home.

Tell Imperial Physician Jiang to take good care of Suo Xin.

He doesn't have to rush back to the palace for work too soon.

Yes.

Your Highness, Noble Consort Chun has arrived.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Have a seat.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I've come over today regarding a matter.

Your Highness, I shouldn't be the one to tell you this

but has His Majesty been too busy with state affairs that he's spaced out?

He panted in the middle of the night and became quite feeble.

He took several supplements but to no avail.

I really am very worried.

What supplement did His Majesty take?

It's from the Imperial Academy of Medicine.

I'm not too certain.

I'll be sure to persuade His Majesty to take care of his health.

Your Highness, I'll have to trouble you on this.

How is my pulse?

Your Majesty, everything is fine and there's nothing amiss.

But my energy levels are much lower than it once was.

The supplement to boost my energy doesn't work at all.

Jiang Yu Bin.

You're not very efficient these days.

Your Majesty.

I dare not resort to harsh treatments for fear of damaging your health

nor do I wish to seek results rapidly.

Should the medicinal effect be too strong

it can also do you harm.

You'll have to nourish your body gradually.

Incompetent!

There are so many sika deer in the Deer Garden.

I remember the former emperor used to take deer blood with wine.

Your Majesty.

It's true that deer blood can boost energy greatly.

It reenergizes and helps with blood circulation.

Its effects are even better when taken with wine.

However, its medicinal effects come on too strongly.

It's incompatible with your current health condition.

I really wouldn't dare to use it.

Forget it.

Go and bring me more good medicine.

If nothing works, you don't have to be in the Imperial Academy of Medicine.

Yes.

Does deer blood wine really work?

Deer blood wine can boost energy greatly.

It replenishes blood and energy, so officials like taking it.

It's just that the effects are too strong.

His Majesty is too tired from handling the state affairs

so he might be too weak to take such a supplement.

It might then harm his health.

Is there nothing else apart from deer blood wine?

No. This is the only one with a miraculous effect.

Consort Ling, before you have a child of your own

your first task at hand is to remain in His Majesty's favor.

Your Majesty, get some rest before reviewing the reports.

Maybe have some milk tea?

I'll help you sit up.

Your Majesty.

It's a bit different from the Imperial Kitchen's?

Your Majesty is so wise.

Consort Ling made this herself.

She can cook quite well.

Consort Ling is worried that Your Majesty is too tired

so she specially sent this over.

I also told her that

since she already prepared deer blood wine

shouldn't she send it over as well?

The effect is best when these two are taken together.

Where did Consort Ling get the deer blood wine from?

Your Majesty, have you forgotten?

Consort Ling was originally from Mukden.

Before our ancestors passed the Great Wall

didn't they always drink that during fall and winter?

That's why Consort Ling knows how to make deer blood wine.

Your Majesty... why don't you try some at the Palace of Eternal Longevity?

Sure, we'll head over there.

Yes.

My lady, take a break and have some congee.

I'm not having any.

My lady, you haven't eaten all day. Have some.

I've been trapped in my quarters for so long.

It's like being in prison.

Who could have an appetite?

My lady, you...

Could it be that you're pregnant?

I remember that your period has been late for quite some time.

You're now nauseous and unwell.

It must be.

This feels all too familiar.

It must be.

This is great.

I was worried that I couldn't get out of this predicament.

Who wants to write such rubbish?

My lady, don't get mad. I'll report this right away.

Hold on.

No, this isn't the time yet.

I just conceived and it might not be stable yet.

I can't deal with the empress now or the imperial offspring might be hurt.

The empress regards me as a thorn in her flesh

and wishes to get rid of me.

I will have to put up with it first.

Once my child has grown much more inside me

I'll report it to His Majesty.

My lady, it's been tough on you.

I didn't manage to give birth to Ninth Prince.

I must hold on to this child.

Lately when we report to His Majesty, he seems spaced out.

He's always tired and sleepy.

Sometimes, there's even a stench of alcohol about him.

What are we to do?

Listen!

You're all dismissed.

Yes.

What's the matter, Your Highness?

I'm a bit dizzy.

I'll summon the imperial physician over.

Don't bother. How is the investigation going?

Your Highness.

I heard that His Majesty asked Imperial Physician Jiang for deer blood

but he said that it's too strong and it'd be no good for His Majesty's health.

He already turned him down.

But I've noticed that servants of the Palace of Eternal Longevity

have been taking deer blood every day from Deer Garden.

Consort Ling is taking deer blood?

Could she have made deer blood wine for His Majesty?

His Majesty couldn't get it from Imperial Physician Jiang

so I'm afraid someone is using deer blood wine to win His Majesty over.

Where is His Majesty now?

- The Palace of Eternal Longevity. - We'll go there now.

Do without the greeting. You're all dismissed.

Where is the mistress of the Palace of Eternal Longevity?

What should I do, Your Majesty?

My head is very dizzy. I'm going to sleep for a while.

Head out there and tell the empress to leave.

Your Majesty, don't sleep!

Her Highness will blame me.

She's the empress and you're a concubine.

Just let her reprimand you and it'll be fine when she's not angry.

I'll visit the empress when I feel better.

Head outside.

Yes.

I didn't know that Your Highness was here.

Please forgive me for not welcoming you in sooner.

Where is His Majesty?

His Majesty...

His Majesty is drunk...

He's asleep in my private quarters.

Did you get deer blood for His Majesty to have it with wine?

Your Highness, His Majesty wishes to nourish his health.

I also wanted to persuade His Majesty to take care of his health

but I couldn't...

You're so good at shirking responsibility.

His Majesty asked that I accompany him. I don't dare to defy him.

If you couldn't convince His Majesty

you could have told me or Empress Dowager.

You just went along with what His Majesty wanted.

This is deliberately withholding information for an ulterior motive.

I should accept Your Highness's criticism but for the sake of His Majesty

please head back first to get some rest.

His Majesty said that he'll visit you when he feels better.

As a concubine, how dare you drive the empress away?

Consort Ling, aren't you too bold?

I wouldn't dare!

His Majesty is drunk. It not only harms his health

but also makes him neglect state affairs.

Yet none of you talked him out of it. You just fawn upon him.

Can you bear the consequences of bewitching His Majesty?

We admit to our mistakes.

Empress, what brings you here?

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You may all get up.

I only had a bit of wine.

It's nothing serious.

Empress, don't worry.