ENG SUB【Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 如懿传】EP37 | Starring: Zhou Xun, Wallace Huo

[@llchapman1234]

I like how there is enough back story so the characters aren't just black and white, good and evil. You can understand each character's motivation even if you don't agree with their actions.

[@septicember]

THIS. THIS is why I like these chinese historical dramas. They're SOOOO good at characterization, better than even many of my favorite animes.

[@Endorill]

The acting and writing are superb

[@Victoria-hy4lj]

I don't want to say how many times I've rewatched this series but I've finally figured out my favorite character for dialog. "You're the daughter in law I handpicked. No need to be so formal with me", with that sickly sweet smile plastered on her face. Direct translation; Don't forget I brought you in, I'll take you out. Empress Dowager and Fuijia match so well too.

[@homesweetesthome1726]

Remember the episode after Hui died and the Empress got told off for interfering in court matters after she asked the Emperor to watch over Hui's brother and father? Now, the Emperor has Ruyi listening behind a screen bcuz he wants her input. It says a lot about the different trust levels!

[@YannNovas]

37:32 the surprised pikachu face of the empress dowager will never not be funny. She just couldn't believe Langhua was actually back talking to her. 😂😂

[@layetgrace9086]

Having no kids in this harem is a blessing in disguise.

[@KabeloRamaila-z3l]

In this life actually

[@TheDivaIsIntheDetails]

Rejection can often actually be protection. I've learned in life foolishly wanting things so bad, and then life goes on and later the people who received what I thought I wanted tended to have that thing be a burden to them or be their complete downfall.

[@Жар-птица.БГ]

Having no kids means that if you outlive the emperor, you end up in the cold palace. Furthermore, kids give you importance and power. And staying out of the power struggle doesn't mean you'll be safe, it just makes you an easy prey. Even if you're not in anyone's way, you can always be used as a scapegoat. Also, you can't really stay out of others' way once you're in the harem. As long as you catch the emperor's attention, you're already in everyone's way. So yeah, not really a blessing. There are no safe spots when power and money are involved.

[@Gumgumdropbuttns]

But qianlong closed the cold palace during his reign. So his harem didnt have to worry about being forgotten and living in squalor ​@Жар-птица.БГ

[@Лисийворотник]

I am so happy to see this series with subtitles, with no voice localization. The original actor's voices are impossible to replace. The character's personality will disappear without their voices: this calm and silent voice of Ruyi is like the voice pure power that is able to stop the wind with a whisper.

[@pamela6198]

I know, I too love Ruyi's voice! 🕉

[@Black.Spades]

@@karilynn7486 It was generally seen as a good quality for a woman to be serene. Something like a virtuous woman will be calm and quiet when there's other people around. So they were not supposed to laugh too loud, or cry too loud, or show aggressive type of anger. Now what happened in the private chambers of the emperor is a different story. But the way they showed Huixian was only possible because she was high ranked. And even then she could disgrace herself and her family name by being called unmannered.

[@septicember]

their facial acting is so perfect, it HAS to match the voices; you're absolutely right. That's why I hate dubbed shows; you lose the whole character when you change their original voice.

[@kaylahl.1480]

i was lowkey caught off guard with the dowager hittin the bong 🤣

[@paulcrollo3226]

Probably opium

[@septicember]

its a NICE fuckin' bong too I was blown away. I want one !! for cannabis, ofc, not opium jshdfjhs

[@dlesher3101]

LOL....

[@dlesher3101]

@@septicember and when she gets her way, she blows the smoke in Fujia's face.....sharing a bit of the buzz!!

[@FlickMyBean-i4f]

​@@dlesher3101lmao

[@septicember]

damn he really asked Ruyi to hide behind the screen and eavesdrop on the conversation. he really does value her opinion on so much.

[@mariaescue5381]

I value Ruyi opinion.. Ruyi should be Emperor( never happen anyway).. She know how to resolve any problem that arises.. But harem doesn't deal with state affairs, especially in man world.. Could be, never know

[@kulturalkontrariankomedy]

@@mariaescue5381 like Wu Zetian

[@Icyking33]

@@kulturalkontrariankomedy or cixi

[@joanndeleon643]

The maids are so loyal to their mistresses no matter how evil they are. I guess their livlyhood depends on their mistresses, and how true they are to them.

[@bythebayou5351]

JoAnn DeLeon, Their lives depend on it! They can be executed for disloyalty to their masters/mistresses. Remember A'Ruo & Hailan's maid.

[@kaiyakelly4279]

And you also got to remember that a lot of the 2 main personal servants grew up with their mistresses

[@treasureluna3218]

Some are for money but some are really devoted like moxin and consort jia maids

[@sms5246]

"A daughter is useless" does she write that on the birthday card?

[@waitwhat1029]

This made me cackle. Didn't even know I could cackle. XD If two German kids who dig gingerbread ring my doorbell tomorrow I'm blaming you. Lol.

[@pamkydes7826]

😅

[@baebypandabear7802]

😂😂😂

[@lovingsecrets]

34:10 I love how Li Yu didn’t even want to separate the Empress Dowager and the Empress😂

[@lucin2586]

Had the empress just focused on being an empress she wouldn’t be in this predicament! It’s sad that she targeted other women when she’s the official wife. Stirring up drama when she could’ve just sit there and let the concubines take each other out!

[@BeveC21E]

Those at the top want to stay on top. They feel they can only do that by suppressing those on the rise and fail to see the big picture. Fear then, becomes the condition. It can be blinding. The view is clearer if you're standing outside that condition. I wonder how she was really? She died at age 36.

[@asuraz2866]

She could've because the empress can hold her place until death. But miss gorl said no and wanted to go on lol

[@Black.Spades]

@@BeveC21E Many empresses didn't live very long. There's many that died even before getting 30 yo. Especially the first wives of the emperor (so the first wife to become empress). Probably because the new emperor would have to establish his rule in the court first, so there was more disorder in court and in the harem. And I guess the first 15-20 years of his reign he would get many concubines from every family that wanted some power. So more women to create chaos.

[@BeveC21E]

@@Black.Spades Causing the first set of wives/concubines to realize how meaningless their lives, esp if she bear offspring or any that any that survived! Example: Jia! She realized the vanity of her existence and she had 3 sons! It's a life of continuous competition with extra pressure placed on them from their individual tribes! Stress in producing/having children gets placed on them, too! It's no wonder their survival rate past 30yrs was so low! Those poor women! Not a lovely life as those outside the city might have believed it to be!

[@nataliee1257]

Eh well ig but like if she does nothing and just sit there people will try to take her seat and she needs power also

[@cr0wsnest]

The empress is so happy to insult her daughter but suddenly when push comes to shove she's so precious

[@septicember]

FACTS

[@mangachanfan1556]

RIGHT ON!

[@LunaMoonah]

I think it’s because she could still have a legitimate ally to use and instruct. She said it herself her daughter is just a decoration on a brocade. She doesn’t fully have the support of anyone else in the palace that is genuinely worried for and loves her. She shouldn’t have been so harsh at times 🥲

[@dlesher3101]

@@LunaMoonah I'm guessing that the empress spoke to her daughter just like her mother talked to her.......

[@cammillepopemcknight5345]

I can't stand the Empress

[@brownsuga7062]

It’s weird how the empress mourns the death of child, you killed the other women’s babies and prevented 2 from having children of their own all the while having other people shoulder the blame of you actions, yet you mourn for the loss of your child. Do you think you loved your children more or they deserve to live more,

[@septicember]

right? the hypocrisy of the empress is probably what pisses me off the most. How are you gonna kill like 8 babies and then be sooOO heartbroken when you lose yours? Like, bitch???? this is called karma, I KNOW you had that concept back then. You sent it around, and its coming back around >:(

[@vixendreamer]

not to mention as the empress and the main wife, all of the emperor's children are considered hers as well since they call her Royal Mother. By killing her husband's children, she's missing with the royal lineage

[@goodday200054]

Well yes she think no believe her children better then all other children. Just like today in 2022 in American all children not good enough unless the child is white. I live American born and raised. I have child my isn't white. I have opportunity to work in the school system every day I saw how children were treated just as queen believe her children is better her believe and think is same as American. It's ugly but that the way its is

[@suzane383]

Thats why i dont feel bad for her. She was friends w Hui for years and still prevented her from having children while actively consoling her whenever she was crying abt being childless; married lianxin and refused to help her, and when her first son got sick (because of her) her imediate thought was abt her position????? And she still believes shes good smh

[@MsKendra79]

Ruyi basically was the real Empress and the Emperor's adviser.

[@MissEnvy703]

She came from a clan lineage where most empresses were selected from, she has been groomed to be an empress all her life so she is very patient, educated and virtuous. The empress dowager preferred a different clan cuz she had beef with late empress and her clan so she rejected Ruyi from day one.

[@MistakenDeVil55]

And the D.Empress points it out too 🤣

[@jessiewilliams9059]

@@MissEnvy703 Yes Divinely Queen

[@froglady1169]

She was my favorite

[@chandanss4918]

@@MissEnvy703 actually she got rejected by the late emperor because of her aunt, or else she would’ve been the empress.

[@bertinemichelenafackbouken9302]

That empress got what she deserved!!! But I prefer when you revenge on the wrongdoers not on the their children which are innocent

[@mariaescue5381]

Empress getting back the evil she done.. She paying with her health and killing of the babies. Goin to be losing her only daughter to marriage

[@gojiberry7201]

Wow, I was tense through that whole argument, couldn't believe the Empress had the guts to stand up to the Empress Dowager

[@mednahlys2407]

Hhhhhh the empress doesn't know who she is playing with. She used to planning things her way and forgets no one messes with Empress Dowager... 😅😅

[@ethiopiaethiopia2718]

Princess Jingse is arrogant but can you blame her .Her mother considers her inferior to her sons that she is a worthless child so it had the effect of arrogance in her

[@septicember]

the empress really gave her daughter the exact same traumatizing self-esteem issues that made her go around murdering other women's babies. :/ it's a big yikes. honestly I'd like to call CPS on this whole harem pfff

[@dlesher3101]

just the way I'm sure her mother treated the empress growing up....

[@nanaakosuakathy]

I support the Empress Dowager on this. She already married one of her daughters away, that was a sacrifice. Now the empress doesn't want to sacrifice same for the country, yet claims to be the mother of the country. She expects the Empress Dowager to send her second daughter too. Does she reason at all?

[@RedrosePhoenixSophiaFLi]

That’s true, but the empress still has a point, even if the empress dowager’s daughter is married off, she still has the emperor as her son to be filial, and as the empress dowager, she is guaranteed to be living in luxury and happiness for the rest of her days. The empress, however, has lost both her sons and cannot give birth to anymore children, so Jingse is her only child, if Jingse was to marry far away, not only would the empress be suffering from the pain of losing her 2nd son just a little while prior, she would also be suffering from her illness and losing her daughter at the same time. And she would be all alone in her later years, without any children to accompany her.

[@nanaakosuakathy]

@@RedrosePhoenixSophiaFLi makes sense, yeah

[@bythebayou5351]

@Sujon Miah the Empress killed Mei's child, so Mei killed the Empress' child. Mei wanted the Empress to feel the same loss of a child as she did.

[@Luushui]

Yeah the empress deserves this. I have lost all respect for her. If she didn’t come so far into being such a toxic and horrible person I would’ve felt bad for her but now I have no more empathy for such a snake like her. Hopefully the cocky legitimate princess gets married off and the empress dies or smth. I couldn’t care less at this point.

[@nataliee1257]

@@RedrosePhoenixSophiaFLi eh not really because I mean jingse was the one that kept bragging that she’s the legitimate princess and kept boasting it about it, she should have seen it coming in the first place and plus for the empress it’s her fault that she lost her own child

[@davidroberts4248]

Ruyi looks so beautiful in darker colors like purple. Ive never seen them in black or dark brown. (The concubines etc.) Purple is definitely ruyi color.

[@melhawk8045]

I dig that purple/blue silk that seems to switch colors wherever the light strikes it. Would LOVE a few yards for a nice shirt.

[@dlesher3101]

@@melhawk8045 ruyi looks so much better in bright colors but she seldom chooses them....usually, dull ugly colors is what she wears....I know she goes for the understated look but she really shines when she is in bright colors.

[@yvettehobbs1063]

Anyone notice how shocked Princess Jingse looked when her father semi-reprimanded her when she commented the other women were 'concubines, nothing more'? She's as arrogant as her mother, and it's also obvious she's never been disciplined like the Princes were. If I had ever been rude like that, even as an adult, my father would have told me I 'wasn't too big to spank' before making me apologize for what I'd said

[@oliviacarter7193]

Jingse deserves ALL the bad shit that happens to her later on.

[@AmalieSlaathaug]

But later when Ryui isconfined and that despicable Wei Yanwan becomes Imperial Noble Consort, she sides with Ruyi and the other Mongolian consorts against Wei YanWan

[@mangachanfan1556]

Amen to that!! Such a spoiled brat running her little shit mouth like that. Bullies the other wives in her mother's defense, but her mom doesnt even *_see_* her.. Just a severe case of inferiority complex.. Uppity little dustmite! She surely got what she deserved in the end..

[@petunijadu]

I'm re-watching this (honestly, I don't know how many times, but a lot... 😊😊) And it is the first time that I've really noticed, that it was Jingse who told her mother about the travel. This blabbermouth never took the responsibility for anything. She is arrogant as her mother.

[@kayland.5724]

Zhen Huan being like, "well the original MAIN WIFE would've been the EMPRESS and NOT YOU. I wonder...if SHE would be as unfilial as you." Smart move 😂

[@mayuksurja8228]

lmaooo Empress Dowager’s face at 37:04 is gonna always crack me up😭

[@southernbelle6200]

The only time I have seen LiYu make an excuse not to do as the Emperor asked. lol

[@mariaescue5381]

If u were Li Yu, would u do as the Emperor asked..I wouldn't, especially If Empress Dowager, interrupting while talking with Empress

[@kayland.5724]

Even in her deepest despair she's still trying to fight Ruyi, dismiss her daughter and pitch a fit about absolutely everything. Being an empress is hard, she can't even grieve without being bothered by literally everyone. Lang Hua, sis, your high horse is so high, it's deluding you into thinking any woman who looks at you wants to steal everything away. Ruyi said so many times that she *does not* want to be an empress. The only person who wants the empress position is Jia - and she's still in love with someone else! Yuyan doesn't like Hongli imo. Maybe because her heart belongs to another she's not blinded like the other women and thus can see his bullshit. That's why she lasted so long. She's just following orders. She was summoned and she loves her sons. Even when they were talking to her like she was lesser than. Idk why she wants to be empress so bad but Lang Hua is pointed her well manicured finger at the wrong woman *Edited 4/7/23 for clarity*

[@justtofuit1635]

I think Jia wants to be empress because it's the most prestigious position that any woman can ever receive. With this, she can strengthen her clan's power and make her loved one proud (the Korean Joesen king). It will also legitimize her son's statuses and pave the way for one of them to become the crown prince and the next emperor :)

[@Black.Spades]

@@justtofuit1635 The problem is that she's Korean. The court will oppose to having a Korean empress. They only want their Manchu people to have the official seat. That's why even consort Chu can't become empress, even though she has multiple children. Because she is Han and not Manchu. I don't think Jia even thinks about being empress. But she wants her son on the throne and so she can become empress dowager. You can have two empresses dowager at the same time. One is the empress of the previous emperor, and the other is the mother of the next emperor. So I think it's that position which she wants. (or she just wants to survive the hellhole by climbing as high as possible)

[@flowermagnolia4551]

She loves hongli not Qianlong

[@allisonroderick5144]

@@flowermagnolia4551 same person, different name

[@flowermagnolia4551]

@@allisonroderick5144 Yeah they are different people moral wise Hongli was sweet and kind while qianlong was rude and cruel.

Empress Dowager smoking sends me She took a strong pull off it lollll

[@zzulm]

Lol the empresses at each other's throat.

[@shannonvoss3376]

The empress cured heartache and grief through pure pettiness. 😂😂😂

[@janetporteous6506]

The moral of this story is this be very careful of the seed you plant because it will some day come back around

[@jessiewilliams9059]

That slap tho...I remember the poison she gave to Ruyi she has not changed...this the best series ever some of this is true really happened

[@septicember]

right? she was really plotting such evil shit from the second she was taken as the main wife. She was always a toxic, poisonous woman. It's a shame it took Hongli so FuCKing long to find out :/

[@areeyareuan]

It’s sad to see the Royal mother speak of having a son over a daughter. I understand that, one holds more power over another but I can’t argue enough that both are intelligent and full of wisdom in their own ways. It’s definitely, to have a son to win over the emperor and becomes his favors. Along with having the son carry along the mother’s name in the long end, but still.. it’s sad to see royal mother speak of that 9:49

[@lalisasmr]

Empress' words to her daughter were cruel but so normal for the time. Daughters didn't continue the family line, they were only good to send off to other families. All the harem women wanted sons, not only to potentially ascend the throne, but to protect them once they got older and less important to the Emperor. Really sad all around

[@luciferm.7904]

Oh my goodness, I don't even feel bad for this empress. She only wanted to have children to satisfy her own needs. She needed sons to secure her seat and power as Empress. She doesn't care about them. Look how far she pushed her first son. Right off the cliff. Goodness gracious.

[@20PINKluvr]

Lol the dowry argument between empress and empress dowager

[@elsaaustin5728]

and all the Empress Dowager has to do is mention the fact that the Empress nearly wasn't the Empress and sis started coughing and I was like damn...hit her insecurities, why don't yah

[@20PINKluvr]

@@elsaaustin5728 i laughed at her then

[@keristoyanov7805]

I love this series! I am watching through second time, keeps getting better

[@Fave_Osas]

Mine,over ten times. I keep coming back

[@g.morales7717]

Im on second too. It's a amazing drama. So thought out and emotional

[@kionastewart-major8068]

I’m watching for the second time also!

[@MsSheilaC]

me too second time through

[@keristoyanov7805]

@Elizabeth Martin yes

[@omggiiirl2077]

Yep sip yer meds Empress....sip yer mess and and calm tf down!

[@MK-uu8dh]

33:40 Even the Emperor does not want to get in the middle of his Mom & Wife 😂 He is no diff from any other husband in that regard 🤣

[@empresszoe9351]

If I were married to the emperor I wouldn't go into marriage with the delusion of love. I would totally put love aside. I'd enjoy as much of the fancy horror as I could. Wear nice clothes, get massaged, beauty treatments and amazing food. I'd be the wallflower. Fighting No1 and definitely not fighting to be the "pick me girl". If I bore children great, someone to keep boredom at bay. If not who cares! I would definitely not give a damn about the emperor's fake affections. If I served him in bed I'd make sure it was mediocre. If I served him once a year even better. Peaceful life.😁

[@mariaescue5381]

Bn married to Emperor, their no glory in it.. Ruyi married for love, she didn't care for fame, wealth, or title.. All materials things was given by her Emperor.. Palace full of competition, jealousy, hatred, and backstabbing wifes Life in Forbidden City I would pass at opportunity For Ruyi, she was accused, framed, and confined, she never change a bit.. Even her beloved Emperor failed her.. She continues to be loved by many, who knew her

[@lea4834]

In theory yes but in practice life in the palace without favor from the Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager or a highranking concubine would probably be rather bleak. Without someone to protect you, you would easily be bullied by other concubines and servants. You might not get paid your whole stipend in money, food and charcoal (think Hailan and even Ruyi when she is out of favor) and without that life wouldn't be so easy in the palace. And without a son it would be even harder once the Emperor is dead. Especially if you are still very young when you become a dowager concubine. I think the best case scenario would be to come from a smaller clan, get the title of Guiren or Pin and not compete for too much favor but still try to bear a child and if you're very lucky you'd get a son who would advocate and care for you when the Emperor is dead. Yuyan had some very lucky circumstances and was also very smart in the beginning. As a foreigner she was not perceived as too much of a threat and she kept a low profile, used contraceptive medicine and waited until the Empress had a legitimate heir and she also made herself appear useful and loyal to both the Empress and Gao Guifei so there wouldn't be much opposition to her once she got pregnant.

[@KrissyOverill]

​@@mariaescue5381if I were Ruyi I'd buy the biggest pair of boxing gloves 😅

[@hera_m]

Seems the Empress has forgotten who the empress dowager is , she is Zhen huan the one who knocked out the former empress and took the control she is a legend.

[@sinake7479]

The acting in this series is superb. The empress and Ruyi are good!!!!!

[@ebancshantel7400]

the emperor is so broken hence forth the reason for his deeds..sigh...if only the empress had good intensions and a good heart this would have not happen. But as we were taught from a young age children has to suffer for their parents evil deeds

[@mariaescue5381]

Empress pay with 2nd Prince and 7th Prince death... She paying with her health, never goin admitted the wrong she done.. Emperor to blamed for everything she done to Ruyi..

[@quincejackson1854]

Let Jingse get married she is legitmate princess.

[@mariaescue5381]

Empress lost 2nd Prince and 8th Prince, if losing Jingse to marriage.. Would be Empress ultimate downfall.. She deserves what comin to her.. For all she done to be deciteful to Ruyi.. Emperor continues to be blinded that Empress could never do wrong

[@20PINKluvr]

@@mariaescue5381 7th* prince

[@septicember]

consort Jia is sooooo scheme-y, in a very .... i guess, subtle manner? she's certainly much more careful than the others, even the Empress.

[@patsheppard2616]

Someday I would appreciate having the game with the black and white pieces explained to me..

[@melhawk8045]

It's called Go, and it's a pain in the ASS to learn. I will admit to trying. It's all strategy.

[@kdhj88]

Easy, look it up, lol! 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@MariaCGomez-mc2sl]

The princess is like her mother.

[@20PINKluvr]

@@analup3186 her mother gave her the stink eye when she said that every concubine must kneel to her lol

[@Callas4409]

@@20PINKluvr Yeah but only cause she said it out loud. The Empress really feels that way on the inside though.

[@michellerenee92580]

i will rewatch this series over and over for the rest of my life!!!!

[@michellerenee92580]

same its really intense I've to be in the mood to watch @AThiefInTheNight

[@MistakenDeVil55]

Hate the Empress but i give her points for dedication on wanting to protect her daughter for knowing what its like to marry. Same goes for the D.Empress. theyre banter between whos daughter should be married

[@mere247]

The only thing I hate about this is at one of the festival banquets like 10 episodes ago, Hengti was already married to someone who lives in the capital. It bothers my brain lol

[@racoonsinraincoats8703]

The empress dowager taking a fat toke off that bong lol

[@bambam2923]

Battle of 2 empresses......like Liyu said the 2 empresses are going at it....LOL...who will win. Emperor afraid to stop the argument.....COWARD.

[@suzannahseidel6031]

No, but she's the dowager Empress ( queen mother)

[@suzannahseidel6031]

@just just ok, my mistake. But she is still essentially queen mother so I dont bkame the emporer for not wanting to put his head in the door. Fights between mother and wife are ugly.

[@AsianDudeOnline]

I know right and he had the nerve to ask Li Yu to go and stop them, then called him worthless when Li Yu chickened out too lol

[@septicember]

I finally got to see the Dowager's opium bong. I want a rig like that for my dabs, daaaaamn gurl.

[@oliviacarter7193]

NOT opium. It’s water pipe for tobacco

[@burudemburu5180]

I want Jingse to marry someone from far place, because she's so arrogant and always brags things, I really hate her. I like Hengti more than Jingse

[@avalyn28]

Being called useless by your mother every single time you meet her, being dismissed, being seen as less worthy than a boy will have that effect on someone.

[@TheTCMfan]

@@avalyn28 her whole life she’s been pampered and told how important she is cause she’s an legitimate princess so she feels she can disregard everyone else.. that’s why ruyi gave her the reality check that the empress never did

[@shanellemoore2414]

@@TheTCMfan Facts Jingse was horrible

[@Amareehall101]

Right Hengti is a sweetie pie

[@mariaescue5381]

Jingse so disrespectful...No respect for Ruyi and Chun opinion.. Not even Empress correct her...Jingse get what coming to her, sooner or later

[@sofiad.698]

Hengti is the same actress from Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures, I love this

[@sayhaanqudqud5799]

I rather live as a begger than live in the palace with no peace

[@nakittomayimusa9729]

The empress must face it for sure

[@LoveStar333]

If he cared about children then he would have shown equal love and care to all of them. He only cared about his legacy.

[@davidroberts4248]

It's so sad that a son is so much more than a daughter. But yet w/out daughters how cud they carry on their wish of children/ lineages?

[@Amareehall101]

More so on the empress mother side here and lmaooo not her bringing up consort xian to be petty she know thats the empress weak spot to hit is bringing ruyi up😂😂😂

[@Callas4409]

8:46 Damn, talk about cold amd messed up! How do you say that to your own child!

[@Cri5antajon3s]

Ruyi is the Emporor best friend since childhood. Her opinion matters of course! Ruyi do not want to take Empress position. The Empress deserve All her KARMA BECAUSE HET HEART IS NOT RIGHT, its pure WICKED full of jealousy

[@NoemiCabral]

This empress it's so deluded go against Zhen Huan are you serious girl , she is sick and still hating on Ruyi who is harmless. On this Cdrama Zhen Huan it's my favorite still she on game so much time and she knows how spot the presion point on this empress

[@vanessapopescu6200]

I know the empress is sad but can she like stop insulting her daughter on a daily baisis :/ and then she's like- nooo pls let me keep her plsssss yes yes back then it was true, but like, come on

[@j.marshellrobinson5275]

Oooo weee! The Empress Dowager is going for the Empress' neck!! It's time for the legitmate princess to be married off....since she keep crowing about how "legitmate" she is.. smh

[@FF-ub7bn]

Here Emperor doesn’t place much stock in the astrologers- but later on, it’s all about the astrological signs. 😒

[@bernie-be]

Some one please pray for me because I’m going to be late for work again tomorrow !! Because I can’t stop lol

[@chungchensun7288]

親自挑的兒媳，結果完全不知感恩圖報，也是一種報應！

[@jeezursilly5252]

I find it hilarious the Empress was like "I'm gonna honor my Fuca Clan." Then immediately backtracks when the Emperor says marriage. I was weak 🤣

[@amindazou8252]

Can I just say that the costuming crew did not do Ruyi justice, even Hailan dressed better than her. While every one else is wearing these shear flowing dresses with embroidery on them, Ruyi wears clothes that even clash colors such as dark purple and bright green.

[@luciechapello1008]

Agree totally. Ruyi looks so washed out in many of the outfits. They can still dress her elegantly and not be flashy.

[@chxrryuwu8866]

Lucie Chapello i think it has something to do with the meaning of her original name “qingying”

[@Queen-cf7pr]

It’s gets better after she becomes empress though

[@milinlim5211]

Purple and green is gorgeous. A colour not many can carry.

[@mfonetukeno9710]

She dressed down after leaving the cold palace.

[@Stinoco]

28:15 Although I don’t agree with how the Empress Dowager uses concubines to influence her son, I like her line: “You will suffer a big blow sooner or later.” The Empress Dowager was a consort, and she knows being in love with an emperor is useless because emperors don’t love anyone. Concubines will only be disappointed, and that’s exactly Shu’s fate 😢

[@brothersco8723]

37:30 = boss music 😂😂

[@catmate8358]

Shu seems to be a nice person I hope we find out more about her as the story goes on.

[@annemariezammit1750]

I feel sorry for Princess Jingse, I really do. What mother constantly calls her daughter "useless"? But she is such a brat!! Urgh 🤮

[@RUAQTI12NV]

Oh my Gosh, Noooo 😭😭😭😭😭😭so much heartache !

[@Audie529]

“…and watch from above” -the Empress. She killed so many & think she is going to heaven 😮😂😂😂 “This life’s not settled yet & Empress, you already think of the next life. No wonder in your unconscious state, you kept saying out ‘measure for measure’. But today upon who has it fallen? Are you eating the evil fruit of your own growing?” -His Majesty. BOOM in her face 😂😂😂😂 wicked woman.

[@KrissyOverill]

When she gets up there That gate will be slammed in her face 😅😅😅😅

[@h3llnite]

The amount of military strategy used in marrying off daughters to ensure certain persons in the court do not become too powerful is interesting. I do prefer the empress dowager over the empress, however, I’m certain the ED would have had to fight her way to that position and to remain there. Grateful I and my children were not born back then in any country.

[@mathewcole827]

The irony is, Zhen Huan had the ultimate line she could have used, one to which the Empress had no rebuttal at all: She was never the Empress, so her daughter is NOT the daughter of an Empress at all! Therefore, Jingse is not just the *best* candidate, she's the ONLY candidate. (The reason she's the Dowager Empress is that she's officially the mother of the present Emperor. But ZH was never the legal wife - the Empress Consort - of the previous Emperor. That was covered in the early episodes; ZH was addressed as "Xi-guifei", or "Noble Consort Xi". Ruyi's aunt was the Empress of that era, and was never deposed.)

[@mangachanfan1556]

So irritated @15:33. Jingse tryin to be a badass, but she wasnt so tough a few days before, when her mother was telling her that a daughter is *basically useless and only better than "nothing at all."* She deserved everything that she got later, with her punk ass lol

[@sakootdacca6706]

Such good action that you actually end up hating and loving characters

[@mavisransfield5364]

Why was Yongcong so special he does have an older son. Aww Pennies just dropped shz the legal wife so he needed a legal heir son😮😮

[@jamefranco7483]

The evil emporers wives lost children but he lost all of their children!

[@Dora-vj6ww]

That's the sad thing. Like how many babies did that man lose and he is so heartbroken each time. And, living everyday with the knowledge that it was his wives scheming against each other that led to the death of those babies. It's enough to make someone turn evil.

[@Hemikun]

Empress Dowager was so right in so much.

[@miajones6271]

Consort Jai and Consort Mie they're going to get there own medicine one day.

[@septicember]

Chinese Dramas really drive home the point about karma. If you hurt people for your own gain, that shit comes ALL the fuckin' way around. Ngl, at this point I'm rooting for Mei. I think she's gonna die soon like the doc said but god damn I hope she gets her just desserts against the empress for everyone else's sake.

[@hakbug]

i skipped the Empress suffering lol I don't care for her, karma would have took care of it either way.

[@lasharonbrown9454]

Title music is sultry.

[@katrineuche9183]

τι ωραια κουλτουρα!απολαμβαβω τα παντα...το ντυσιμο τα σπιτια τυς τους τροπους τους...ακομη και τα σερβιτσια τους .είχα κτι κουταλια κινεζικα μικρη και τα ειχα περασει για τασακια...

[@chungchensun7288]

永琮是因皇后的毒心不讓如懿懷孕的報應

[@julieventura7517]

Langhua is lying the the bed she made. It's simple karma. I dont feel bad for her at all. She was yhe Empress and legitimate wife, all she had to do was sit there and look pretty. But No! She had to stir up so much drama and schemes! Edited to add: I dont like princess Jingse at all (she is arrogant and spoiled) but to be told you're useless and "better than nothing" is very hurtful to hear coming from your own mother 😢

[@chungchensun7288]

走的好，毒后不讓如懿、高妃懷孕，她就不配有子，娘做惡，子得報應正好而已！

[@lindaackerman4412]

That look at 31:20.......man if look could kill!

[@xuanhuynh8429]

Karma, the Emperor keeps taking in concubines, and concubines are never happy, and the king can not control his wives. The empress loves to hurt other women, but can not endure the same

[@TheDivaIsIntheDetails]

The Empress shattered her daughter. 💔 said she is useless and compared her to charcoal. And she is truly a mess...she was so depressed until she thought Ruyi would be on that tour without her. Then jumped out the bed...Ruyi lives rent-free in the lady's head.

[@asiandramafan6396]

37:04 If Consort Xian was the Empress she would have children no doubt bout that what is she saying

[@citruslemons5491]

There are only a few people that truly cares about the Emperor : Noble Consort Xian , Noble Consort Wan and Concubine Shu ( maybe Consort Yu ) . If he treated all of them really well and took care of them , he would have a happy life and in return they would also flourished in the harem .

[@lilypar6543]

Because of that evil Sulian.. the empress is suffering

[@jinwaii]

Her mom and Salian are the worst.

[@mariaescue5381]

Sulian can get her hand dirty, for her Mistress.. Empress downfall lost 2nd Prince and 8th Prince, with Jingse marriage finally arrange.. Empress pay ultimate price all evil she done

[@tsktsk6057]

Yo is empress dowager vaping-

[@bythebayou5351]

Most likely opium.

[@kdhj88]

Nope, wasn’t invented yet

[@nanaakosuakathy]

Zhang Tingyu is old Zhou or uncle Zhou from legend of Fu Yao

[@shellyb1932]

I think of this as a sequel to Empress in the Palace.

[@watchmedrift88]

lol the empress really thought dreaming of the Chinese grim reaper is a good omen lmao

[@aweenlee8246]

he always chose power and reputation before his family.