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

Grieve!

Yong Huang.

Why have you not shed a single tear for your legal mother?

I... I was thinking that Father must be grieving deeply

and that I must help arrange Mother's funeral

so I can't grieve too strongly for fear of failing at my duty.

- Is that so? - Yes, Father.

Yong Huang has been saying lately

that as your eldest son, he has to help you out

so he doesn't dare grieve too strongly.

He's been guiding the rest of us through our mourning.

Yong Zhang, is that why...

you decided to imitate your brother and not shed a single tear?

Father, you have been submerged in sorrow since Mother passed.

It hurts me, but I feel I must maintain a sense of clarity and reason

and share your burden, so I dare not mourn too heavily.

I see.

You've both decided to begin thinking about me at this time.

- Please have my condolences, Father. - Please have my condolences, Father.

You mustn't harm your body with your grief.

Insolent son! Insolent son!

- Your Majesty, have mercy! - Your Majesty, have mercy!

Empress Xiaoxian is your legal mother. She is dead, yet you don't grieve or cry!

You scheme and fight under the guise of sharing my burdens.

How could I have borne such disloyal, unfilial sons?

Father, have mercy, we wouldn't dare!

Your Majesty, Yong Zhang is just thinking of you.

He has no other motives, Your Majesty!

Noble Consort Chun, you already have Yong Rong and Yong Zhang.

I gave Yong Huang to you to raise

and this is the kind of child you've raised for me?

Your Majesty, please forgive me!

Your Majesty, Yong Huang and Yong Zhang were simply thinking of your health.

They were not being intentionally unfilial.

If this is unintentional, would they then murder me to be intentional?

I regret not giving Yong Huang to you to raise.

He wouldn't be like this otherwise!

Father!

What else do you want to say?

Do you think I'm unaware?

The empress has died.

You think that because you're my eldest son

you can handle state affairs and have become greedy, isn't that right?

Father, that's untrue! Please understand!

You're still denying it?

- Father. - On this day of mourning...

haven't you acted arrogantly because you're the eldest son?

I see and hear all your actions and words!

You aren't worthy of being my son. You have no respect for your brother!

- I haven't... - Your Majesty!

Even if Yong Huang had such thoughts, Yong Zhang would never!

Your Majesty, he's only 14, what does he know? Your Majesty!

Only a mother like you could raise such a disastrous son!

Yong Zhang competes with Yong Huang for glory and favor of the nobles

so that he can fight for the position of crown prince!

And you, Noble Consort Chun, don't think I don't know what you're after!

Your Majesty, we wouldn't dare.

Officials respect the emperor.

Sons respect their fathers. A wife obeys her husband.

Those are rules set in stone.

Have the three of you forgotten all my words?

Noble Consort Shun, let me make this clear to you!

Yong Huang's actions are rebellious and Yong Zhang lacks a son's piety.

Neither of them will ever inherit my throne, is that clear?

- Father, please forgive me! - Father, please show mercy!

Father, please forgive me!

Even Yong Cheng is better and can be relied on!

- Father, have mercy! - Your Majesty, have mercy!

Your Majesty. Your Majesty...

- Mother! Mother! - Lü Yun!

- Lü Yun! - Lü Yun!

Get her out of here so she stops making a spectacle of herself!

Mother!

Mother!

- Carefully. - Be gentle!

Don't just stand there, call the imperial physicians!

- Get a pot of hot water! - Yes.

My lady! Wake up, my lady!

My lady!

Where am I?

Ke Xin, she's awake!

My lady, you've finally woken up! You gave me a fright.

Are you all right?

- Where am I? - We're back in your palace.

Wasn't I at the at the Hall of Observing Virtue?

We...

- Where's Yong Zhang? - My lady.

Eldest Prince and Third Prince have been

kneeling outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

- Empress Dowager. Help me down. - My lady.

My lady, slow down! My lady!

- Your Highness! - My lady!

- My lady! - Your Highness!

My lady!

- Greetings, Noble Consort Chun. - Madam Fu!

- I want to see Her Highness. - My lady.

Her Highness heard what happened at the at the Hall of Observing Virtue.

No one can console His Majesty when he's raging.

Her Highness ordered me to tell you that if you wish to preserve your dignity

and the safety of Sixth Prince and Fourth Princess

you should calm down and stay within your own quarters.

Madam, please. Let me see Her Highness. I won't stay for long.

Noble Consort Chun, it's going to rain soon.

You should go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation

and pick Sixth Prince and Fourth Princess up.

Bring them home and don't cause more trouble.

All right.

Then I will come see Her Highness some other time.

My lady. My lady!

My lady!

My lady!

- Are they all gone? - Yes.

Her sons are a disaster and she's still not keeping to herself.

I can't help her either.

Who wouldn't get a little competitive with the passing of Empress Xiaoxian?

All the concubines want to be empress.

All the princes want to be the crown prince.

There is nothing His Majesty despises more.

She brought this upon herself and expects me to save her?

But this situation was kind of strange.

Both Eldest Prince and Third Prince

were stoic and emotionless at the Hall of Observing Virtue

as if they planned it together.

- Look into it. - Yes.

My lady, my lady!

- Hurry and get up, my child. - Mother!

You've been kneeling for four hours but His Majesty isn't seeing you.

Mother, does Father not want us anymore?

- He won't. He won't. - Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

The wind and rain are harsh. You should all head back.

Madam Yu Hu, please!

Announce the children's presence and let them see His Majesty!

Even if it's just to acknowledge their sins!

His Majesty does not wish to see them.

Eldest Prince, Third Prince.

His Majesty has issued orders to punish your tutors and friends.

Your tutors will have three years' pay taken

and your friends will receive 50 lashes each.

The two of you should follow Noble Consort Chun back to your palace

to think on your errors and repent behind shut doors.

Father! Father! I would never dare again!

Father!

- Yong Zhang. - Father!

I won't do it again!

- Yong Zhang, I'm here. - Father!

- I won't do it again! - Your Majesty...

Don't abandon us, Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty! - Let go.

Father, I won't do it again!

Leave me!

Your Majesty...

My lady, you've caught a cold from the rain.

Have some medicine.

Did I have any visitors these few days I've been ill?

On a usual day...

the Palace of Accumulated Purity is filled with visitors.

But now that we've sinned, all of them are staying far away.

My lady, that's simply what people are like.

Your health is the most important.

What about Consort Jia? She hasn't come either?

Consort Jia is pregnant, so it's natural she wouldn't walk around much.

And...

And during the funeral...

It was her Fourth Prince that led the princes to pay their respects.

Yes.

That day at the Hall of Observing Virtue

His Majesty criticized Yong Huang and Yong Zhang...

but he praised Fourth Prince.

He's only nine, but everything he does is perfect.

That's why His Majesty constantly praises him.

Su Yu, Su Ran.

- The two of you constantly... - What's going on outside?

- Kick them out. - You're mistaken! It wasn't us!

- We're innocent, it wasn't us! - De Xi, De Fu.

When Empress Xiaoxian passed away

the two of you were most enthusiastic about currying favor from the nobles.

Get rid of them as well.

- I'm innocent! - You're mistaken!

I'm innocent! I'm innocent!

I'm innocent!

What's happening? What's going on outside?

- Quick, Ke Xin, help me down. - My lady.

My lady, don't fret. I'll explain.

What is it?

There's gossip all over the palace that Empress Xiaoxian named you

as her successor before her death.

His Majesty is convinced one of your people spread the rumors

because you sought to be empress.

He ordered Jin Zhong to investigate all your servants

and to kick anyone suspicious out of the palace.

How could this happen?

His Majesty... His Majesty has begun searching and seizing from my palace.

Is it Noble Consort Xian?

Did she start this?

She's been busy with the funeral and hasn't had time for these things.

When you were ill these past few days

the imperial physicians refused to come