RuYi's Royal Love [Novel ending]

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[@themrshorwitz]

The real villain is actually the emperor all along 😂😂😂

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

that's the same conclusion in "Empresses in the Palace" same energy as the "And then along came Zeus" meme

[@MH-ms1dg]

I would argue it’s not just the emperor. It’s the entire culture and social system. I’m not justifying him, but let’s not pretend that the concubines would not have done anything if the emperor was equal to all of them .

[@aa.ai888]

The real enemy is the patriarchy 😂😂

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

@@aa.ai888 specifically *Confucian patriarchy* just look at South Korea's curent social demographic, and tell me there should be no reason why "Hell Joseon" & Yoon Suk Yeol are happening

[@kaeona2303]

😂

[@MusicGirl881]

“For example, my sister likes the Emperor but I don’t” OMG that one line is giving me life and I wish it was a moment we saw in the drama

[@hironguyen1708]

Well i think we ALL know what (or who) Hai Lan like 😂

[@tsukareta_27]

HAI LAN SLAYING AT HER 50s 💅

[@jazzyyang8240]

SAMEEEE 😂

[@noreenkhan6915]

​@@hironguyen1708ruyi😂

[@studiohq]

@@noreenkhan6915 yup

[@IMP14914]

And just as with the first empress, after RuYiu dies, she become perfect in the eyes of the emperor.

[@poetrysinitial572]

I noticed that too! First it was "Empress XiaoXianChun always saw the bigger picture". Now it's "Step Empress always followed the rules. Don't change anything"

[@TimTheEnchanter0]

Narcs always miss someone they can no longer have

[@Winter74575]

Haha that’s just the writer’s wish, irl the emperor hated her right up to his death whilst he shut court( all business activities) for 5 days after imperial consort Ling died, it’s recorded that he visited Ling every single day right up to her death which left him devastated. He never loved Ruyi from beginning to end.

[@Stinoco]

Damn that line from Hailan. She put him in his place 😂

[@cheryl8069]

She chose a very appropriate still of a sweet and smug of Hailan after that "Ruyi loves the emperor but i don't" line too. Perfect!

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

but even then, Qianlong finally appreciated Hailan for being cool and calm and not being a "trouble-maker" (wink wink)

[@Stinoco]

@@user-ix1rp9ff3p of course! Hailan is one of the sweetest consorts in the harem ☺️

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

@@Stinoco ...as far as Ruyi was concerned

[@kyriacarica5862]

“Sister likes the Emperor but I don’t” Hailan really gives 0 effs at this point 😂

[@dramarecaps4217]

And I love her for that 😍

[@thuyhiennguyen3206]

actually, she did respond like this" i love you (in a respectful way) (yêu mến) not like my sister who love you (like love love) (yêu thích)" but there is a sarcastic undertone to this senctence

[@gojiberry7201]

Wow. It just goes to show that the system -- and the narcissistic power of the emperor over his female objects -- is the enemy that drove everyone to madness. Yeah, Ruyi better have met Yunche after death; that was the first thing I thought of when you described the sun shining. When he died in the drama, Ruyi saw the sun shining and it was supposed to be him.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

from the description alone my headcanon was it was Ling Yunche: from how Ruyi described him as a sturdy tree to Hailan, up to the mention of tung flowers

[@gojiberry7201]

@@user-ix1rp9ff3p I have to look up what tung flowers are now. I don't know what they are! 😄 P.S. Looked it up and they are very pretty flowers 😊

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

@@gojiberry7201 the tung flowers were a reference to the chapter where Langhua fell Ling Yunche was on patrol and he suddenly smelled the scent of tung oil (that was spread on the plank gangway on orders by Jin Yuyan), making him have flashbacks of his hometown (tung trees in the backyard of his local "primary school" + a minimal mention of Wei Yan'wan); Ling Yunche later reported this to Ruyi

[@gojiberry7201]

@@user-ix1rp9ff3p Ohhh, I get it now, thanks for clarifying

[@moonstarstories1298]

On a side note, in episode 67, Yanwan’s mother’s said that a fortuneteller told her something along the lines of “Yanwan has good luck but is ill fated while Ruyi has fate but no luck”. (maybe not a perfect translation) This is kind of true in the drama since Ruyi wasn’t lucky during her time as the Empress, but she died with dignity and with some form of closure. Yanwan died writhing in agony after losing everything, but she rose to the top and was given the name Empress after her death (a high position for a former servant girl). Also I’m happy for Wan! I’m glad she was finally appreciated by the Emperor. And by laying low and not scheming, she managed to live to her 90s.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

yes I pointed that out in my notes: 有命無運，有運無命 correcting you, Lady Weigiya was named Empress Consort (Xiaoyi) *after Qianlong Emperor's abdication and Jiaqing Emperor's ascension*

[@moonstarstories1298]

@@user-ix1rp9ff3p Yep. I knew that too, but I just didn’t put that in there for some reason. Well, it was technically after her death.

[@G.SCmaria]

​​@@user-ix1rp9ff3pThat's a common misconception. She was elevated to Empress Xiaoyi shortly before Qianlong's abdication and was already given a burial more elaborate than that of an imperial noble consort + was buried in Qianlong's own tomb along with Empress Fuca. The only thing done by Jiaqing was adding "chun" (Qianlong's posthumous name) to the posthumous names of Empress Xiaoxian and Empress Xiaoyi after Qianlong's own death.

[@TheTCMfan]

I wish they had combined some these points of the novel to the ending of the drama especially with Li Yu being a plot master and Wan being an active participant in Wei’s takedown.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

you forgot...Communist Party of China

[@imogencrusader6306]

I like the novel ending much better, much more historically accurate and easier to swallow than the overdramatic drama ending, helps explain the big gaps in history that were left! Makes me want to read the other novels too but...i'm Chinese illiterate xD

[@amnal3983]

“My sister likes the emperor but I don’t” 😂 Thank you so much for making this series. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching it and it’s brought me so much happiness

[@tsukareta_27]

These poor women living miserable lives 😢 Tbh I prefer the series ending over the book because you can actually feel Ruyi had a hand over this process. But the novel shows the slow downfall on Yanwan, so that works too 🥺 Thank you for your hard work on these recaps, I absolutely love it ❤❤ hope that you have others series in mind (if you want ofc✨✨)

[@ceyrai]

The drama and the novel end satisfyingly in their own way. In the drama, I love how Ruyi made all the wheels turn behind the scenes despite being mostly confined. Yanwan's slow but sure downfall in the novel is pretty awesome too. I've always thought tho, that Yanwan's way of making the Emperor fall in love with her is reminiscent of spunky heroines in more lighthearted dramas - poor girl climbs the ranks by being clever and charming. Unfortunately she was in the wrong genre and those seductions and her poor family background really bit her in the ass, not even mentioning the murders.

[@IashaAli]

From the bottom of my heart, Thank You for these videos. I know I’m speaking on someone’s behalf when I say that your posts have either brightened someone’s day or provide a different perspective on the drama. This community truly appreciates what you have done and we are grateful that you redid all your lost videos too. Whether you choose to continue doing drama recaps or retiring this channel, I hope the best for you! Wishing you good health and a successful life. 🫶🏽🤎🤎🤎

[@littleprettypatetic497]

Yeah thanks ❤❤❤❤

[@yuko56]

Exactly ❤ feel the same I do wish for more but not my place to decide 😉 wish you the best!

[@gojiberry7201]

I second this! 😊😊

[@erikareyes8122]

I would’ve given anything for Hailan to say what she said at 16:47 in the drama and see what the emperor’s reaction was 😂 18:27 omg that Yunche edit fucking sent me 🤣 tbh he was probably thinking that in the afterlife lol. Speaking of afterlife has anybody ever thought of how awkward that must have been when Yonqi died and then Yunjiao died immediately afterwards like can you imagine begging for your wives to be taken care of before passing away, only for one to accuse your mother figure and then join you?

[@mimienchanted9339]

I think I like the series end more, but the novel is definitely interesting. So Yanwan really goes thru a similar misery as Ruyi did, but with basically no support bc she has no friends AND the emperor now doesn't even like her. It's interesting how she starts off becoming power hungry stemming from her being bullied as a maid and taught badly by her mom, to gaining all that power. and then in the end she's back right where she started. Being bullied and ignored by the other consorts, all alone and no leg to stand on. But this time she doesn't even have Yunche there to help her nor Ruyi to advocate for her as she had way earlier on. It's not as dramatically satisfying as Ruyi's banners, but intriguing still. What a journey this has been!!! I've had a lot of fun watching this series. I've heard you're doing Yanxi Palace next. I tried to watch it but couldn't get past the first few episodes. Just didn't do it for me after seeing Ruyi. So I'll "watch" it through your recap videos instead

[@krafka]

Nice to get a summary of what happened in the books. Clearly, by the end Hailan has become a master at harem politics and intrigue - I like it.

[@dusksunsetio6042]

Wang FuZhi/Consort Dun is basically Noble Lady Ying from LOZ 2.0. Thankfully there’s no dummy stepson to harass her and endlessly proclaim his love for her this time.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

the Wang Fuzhi equation: *(Ruyi + Hailan + Xiangjian) - Wei Yan'wan* unfortunately, if she's anything like her historical counterpart *she and her daughter 10th princess are basically Karens*

[@sawk1875]

16:47 GOT DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!! I won't lie, I think I prefer Ruyi's death in the tv drama, but the post-Ruyi stuff was cooler in the book (and what happened to Yanwan is more accurate to what's recorded from what I've read). I heard this series was supposed to be several episodes longer so I wonder if that's part of why they cut the ending so short.

[@user-pe4rb5qf1b]

I absolutely love people like Wan. Their calm and soft nature is absolutely lovely. However, just imagine entering her room and seeing only portraits of yourself. If I'd find all the palace walls in the paintings of my face, I'd run away scared.

[@gojiberry7201]

Not the Emperor, though ... he's too narcissistic 🤣🤣

[@user-pe4rb5qf1b]

@@gojiberry7201 I'd like to see a drama with the plottwist, where the emperor is murdered by a psychopatic schizophrenic and maniacal concubine. First he just sae her observing him, then he found himslef followed by her. She was sweet, kind and maybe too devoted. She transformed her palace into an exhibition of emperor's portraits and things he ever touched. And the day she was supposed to serve in his bed was the day the emperor disappeared with no traces of his to be found. xD

[@gojiberry7201]

@@user-pe4rb5qf1b Well, that could be Wan in a parallel universe 🤣🤣

[@ThatGmoney]

@@gojiberry7201exactly, he’d be like “she knows she can never do better than me.” With 50% of the men’s dicks cut off and the other half will be executed even if innocently at most look into their direction? Yes me too, me too.

[@ThatGmoney]

@@user-pe4rb5qf1bthat has happened. Welcome to the TANG dynasty.

[@shyler4444]

Wow, I love this show I rewatch it all the time, but hearing about how the book ends... I wish I could have seen that version put on the screen. The part where Yanwan finally gets to say what she wants makes more sense, she was put down and treated exactly if not worse than Ruyi for all those years and is as detached as Ruyi was towards the end. Her children hate her, no one respects her and she just lives in fear about what the Emperor does or doesn't know about her. The show version of Yanwan just speaking her mind instead of doubling down and trying to weasel her way out didn't gel with me. I am curious if the secondary characters were talked about in the end and if so what were their endings like? This was a crazy, tear-filled, but amazing journey. Thank you so much for finishing this series. Amazing, truly amazing job well done. 😘

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

Notes: 1. most of these I actually wrote in my ep. 84-87 notes sorry :( anyhoo I'll include parts that you missed 2.1. even *invoking Suoxin's name* didn't rouse Ruyi 2.2. Xiangjian: *At the end, the only one who cared for me was about to leave* 3.1. Jinzhong's "delivered a few things" was basically *ginseng* which would never have helped Ruyi anyways 3.2. Wei Yan'wan's outfit when she came to Ruyi was basically *the pink qizhuang she wore after Ling Yunche became Xiaolingzi* and Ruyi told her to "Get tf out of my palace!" 3.3. Wei Yan'wan cleaning Hu Yunjiao's prior history is expanded upon in the drama with Yuhu's investigation 3.4. Ruyi's last line was basically *"The Emperor will decide what happens to you and me" and "I'm so £ụčķıиĝ tired of all this bs"* ; and *Wei Yan'wan just basically Joker laughs like an idiot* until she couldn't anymore as well as pissed Ruyi isn't taking the bait 3.5. after leaving Yikun'gong Palace Wei Yan'wan was planning with Chunchan on *how to get rid of Ruyi* 4. I know Hailan saw Ruyi đıę because she went in as she breathed her last, but I didn't know even Barin Yanfu & 7th princess Jing'yuan ( *who were summoned by Ruyi* in the first place) also followed her inside; I thought they just gawked at the smug Wei Yan'wan 5. The "am I a tool" question was *from a conversation she had with Chunchan* not long after her children were separated from her 6. details about Wang Fuzhi aka *Ruyi 3.0* 6.1. one day some Flower Bureau maidservants were playing soccer in the Imperial Garden, unaware that Qianlong, Wei Yan'wan, & Xiangjian were strolling around at the same time 6.2. when the imperial party saw the ruckus, Wei Yan'wan scolded the girls horseplaying, and basically *Wang Fuzhi spoke up as their representative* 6.3. it's *basically a deja vu of that scene in the Imperial Garden where Jin Yuyan was mistreating her* , though this time *it's Xiangjian in the role of Jinzhong* : Look at this maidservant, doesn't she seem familiar to you? 6.4. *Wang Fuzhi was "flattered"* with the resemblance to Wei Yan'wan (and by extension to Ruyi), and after some exchanges (notably Fuzhi's admission that *she prefers tending to old plum plants* ) *Qianlong orders her to accompany him* 6.5. when Hailan (Pimp 1) & Xiangjian (Pimp 2) were talking afterwards, Hailan basically said *Wang Fuzhi = (Ruyi + Hailan + Xiangjian) - Wei Yan'wan* 6.6. obviously *Wang Fuzhi is in the anti-Wei Yan'wan faction* (the "flattery" was only skin deep, as obviously she got coaching from Pimp 1 & 2 + Mongolian Consortium™) 6.7. Wang Fuzhi was later given Chengqian'gong Palace and later Yikun'gong Palace (see below) 6.8. someone said *10th princess was supposedly named "Jingxian" (璟嫻)* but I can't confirm if this is indeed true... Kisses to the commenter who can explain why this is significant... 7. Edit: I just realized, "That night, [etc.]", coupled with the context of Qianlong's remembrance of Haircut™ Day, Qianlong had in mind what Jingse (and by extension Fuheng) told him soon after Southern Trip: *Wei Yan'wan already knew what was happening, or was going to happen* hence why she brough Jingse to that private yatch just in time to see The Haircut™ (and Qianlong replied dismissively "Wei Yan'wan sure has such a long arm", and thus began his suspicions of her) 8. 7th princess's marriage to Borjigit Lavandorji is in Netflix (as the sequel to "Yanxi Palace"), with Raine Wang (Hengti) as the actress 9.1. Jin Wan'yin is basically Consort Duan of "Empresses in the Palace" at that point 9.2. according to extant historical records *only after 50 years* was Lady Jin *promoted to Consort rank* 10.1. Wei Yan'wan's downfall was on the *eve of her 50th birthday* , and Hailan & Jin Wan'yin were bitter that Wei Yan'wan had the gall to even celebrate her birthday peacefully 10.2. the whole time Chunchan, Wangchan, & Wei Zuolu confessed *Wei Yan'wan was hidden behind one of the many screens* 10.3. *Wei Yan'wan rejoiced at Qianlong's agony* of singlehandedly destroying his relationship with Ruyi; after Wei Yan'wan was gone, *Qianlong was basically "I'm sorry Ruyi"* to the tune of Steelheart's "She's Gone" 10.4. Liyu teased Wei Yanwan by explaining *Jiang Yubin adjusted the herbs of the qianji poison* , hence why her đəąťн was slower than usual 10.5. Wei Yan'wan's last thoughts: *seeing her younger self as a Sinjeku maidservant running towards Ling Yunche* , *"I'm sorry Ling Yunche for not cherishing you before, I'm coming towards you."* , and the *yellow robe hanging by her dresser* 10.6. *Chunchan was ordered to announce her ðəąťң* in the guise of cooking breakfast and "accidentally" finding her, and that *the official cause be "heart palpitations"* 10.7. basically *Chunchan suffered the same fate as A'ruo* (even to the part where *Liyu force-fed the medicine down her throat* ), and as she was being carried in the palanquin all she could think of was being *sorry towards Lancui who didn't deserve that kind of betrayal* 10.8. *Wangchan's fate is unspecified* 11. after Wei Yan'wan's death... 11.1. there's a part regarding 15th prince Yong'yan & 17th prince Yong'lin, and it was related to *Wei Yan'wan's posthumous title "Ling'yi" (令懿) and Yong'lin could only ask why without receiving an answer* and Yong'yan supporting Qianlong while attempting to quiet his younger brother 11.2. an *old rumor resurfaced that Wei Yan'wan & Ruyi looked alike* , but even then *that rumor faded away as well* 12.1. lol Qianlong wants Ruyi free *but he is still pissed af* that *she wanted the normal lifestyle* and still views that as a *personal betrayal* 12.2. he even claims that -burying- shoving Ruyi's coffin inside Imperial Noble Consort's Chunhui's tomb is so *Ruyi can learn subservient obedience from Su Luyun in the afterlife* 12.3. Qianlong asked if Liyu made memorial offerings to Ruyi, and Liyu confessed that *for the past 9 years him, Suoxin, & Jiang Yubin were secretly doing it* , and Qianlong brushed it off, saying he would've had Liyu killed in the past for the crime of "deceiving the Emperor" 13. oh you didn't include the *annex chapter* , which *occurred during the 9-year period* 13.1. *Qianlong had just celebrated his birthday* which was coincidentally the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival 13.2. in his drunkenness he somehow *ended up at the perimeter of Yikun'gong Palace* 13.3. Qianlong was Pikachu face!"shocked" that the once vibrant palace of the Paragon Mother of the World was *in a state of neglected decay* (besides the dust, Yikunmen Gate had peeling paint and patinated copper nails) 13.4. after kneeling for a long time well into the night (and ignoring Liyu's pleas) *Qianlong decided to appoint Wang Fuzhi, Noble Lady Dun aka Qianlong's It Girl atm (aka Ruyi 3.0) as the new mistress of Yikun'gong Palace* 13.5. there was a creepy di Caprio part wherein Qianlong *admitted "he liked them young" because they were still wild and outspoken* , just like Ruyi once was (there was a similar line in the drama during infamous Southern Tour wherein he aired his dissatisfaction of his current concubines to Jinzhong, that *being rule-bound for years made them boring* , a hypocrisy considering he once chastised Xiangjian that one time for being "too willful" after being spoiled and pampered)

[@SolitaryBee-wd5wf]

Huh, Qianlong named a part of Princess Hexiao's name after Ruyi's consort title. Just one of many things that really shows how he just can't let go of her in the novel.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wf as promised 😘💋💋💋

[@dusksunsetio6042]

It’s the same “Xian” as Ruyi’s!!!

[@dusksunsetio6042]

Where was Wangchan last seen in the novel? Asking so I can assess the possibility of him being killed offscreen (offpage?)

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

@@dusksunsetio6042 1. as promised 😘💋💋💋 2. when Qianlong was "interviewing" Chunchan, and was probably corroborating her statements since Drama Recaps mentioned Zuolu

[@Lisamisamoo]

YW tries that last visit before death moment but fails so hard! For a second I thought there was someone listening in as she confessed. I love that this ending included rongpei's last thoughts. ❤ Its so true about wht yw's mother said that ruyi was blessed but not lucky and yw was lucky but not blessed. Luck just ran out for her YW in the end, she really did fake it til she made it but couldn't keep up.

[@reply514]

wow the novel ending for YanWan is definitely much sadder. the tv show made it more satisfying but the novel just shows me that the worst evil really is the emperor. He was right he never changed sure he gained power but inside he didn't grow up. yes I was angry at the villains but who can blame them living in this palace. He could've and should've done better by all of them. the hate train for the emperor will forever run!

[@poetrysinitial572]

Oh man. I really wish I was fluent in reading and understanding mandarin. The novel sounds even more intense. And obviously, we can still see the bastard hasn't completely changed his ways with how he treats his women. In all honesty, if I were forced to live in a harem, I would like to live like Imperial Concubine Wang. Just chilling with no friends or enemies. However that's impossible bc the servants start acting out when a concubine is not favored. I'm going to miss these recaps but I can't wait to see what's next. You might even put me onto a new drama.

[@KC-ne1vi]

I kind of like this ending more than the drama ending, but I can understand why they rewrote it: 87 episodes is already pretty long for a drama, and given how depressing it got near the end, I'm not sure viewers would've had the stamina to endure several more episodes of people suffering (even if the person suffering is Yanwan---we get it, the palace sucked). Making Ruyi more morally upright also makes her easier to root for---I don't think scenes like her and Hailan celebrating 2nd Prince's death or A'ruo's 'cat punishment' would've passed the censors, let alone the audience. The show's ending also seems like a better end to Ruyi's arc to me, even if it comes at the cost of shortening Yanwan's and Wan Pin's: she gets to live to see Yanwan's downfall and know that Yongji, Hailan and the others will be safe from her machinations. It also is more historically accurate for Yanwan to get away with it for ten years; I always did wonder who the hell ran the harem if the Empress seat was vacant and the Imperial Noble Consort didn't wield any actual power; probably the higher-ranked consorts (Yu, Ying, Rong) managed themselves and the lower consorts on their own, and since the Emperor likely wasn't taking in as many women as he used to, running the harem was easier than before. Anyway, off to go comment on the earlier episodes.

[@devchekhov7512]

You know a lot about Chinese culture, and I would like to ask about when Hailan swore in front of the entire harem, she said that if she harmed Yongxuan, may she be cast into the deepest pit of hell, never to be reborn. In Chinese Buddhism, is there a chance of being so evil that you're eternally condemned? It contradicts the concepts of bodhissatvas...

[@KC-ne1vi]

@@devchekhov7512 I'm not an expert on Buddhism specifically, but I can try. There is actually a concept of hell in Buddhism, but it differs from the Western (specifically Abrahamic) concept of hell in that it isn't an eternal, divine punishment, but rather a natural result of accumulating a great deal of bad karma, which lasts for a long (but finite) time. There are also mentions of there being specific layers or 'halls' of hell, designed to punish sucessively greater sins. The lowest hell, Avici (Sanskrit for 'without waves', referred to as 'Mukenjigoku (lit. 'endless hell') in Chinese), is specifically for those who kill their parents, kill enlightened beings, or cause chaos within the Buddhist community. An average stay there is referred to as being 'innumerable kalpas', where a 'kalpa' is a length of time roughly corresponding to the entire existence of the universe. Specifically, it is sometimes cited as ~3.4 quintillion years. So, while one would eventually leave and be reincarnated, it would take an immense amount of time to do so. I believe that's what Hailan meant: the worst punishment imaginable, for a length of time incomprehensible to human minds. As far as I can tell, everyone is reincarnated eventually, but in different forms after different lengths of time.

[@devchekhov7512]

@@KC-ne1viomg thank you!!!

[@bumpbeast4044]

Thank you for your hard work making these. You’re a real one, it would’ve been easy to not recommit to making these after being away. I’ve been dealing with an excruciating back injury for months, and I can’t tell you how much joy and distraction these have given me. Thanks again ❤

[@dramarecaps4217]

I'm really glad to hear that! And I hope you're starting to feel better- I know back injuries are really, really tough 😮‍💨

[@charliemagnebautista2902]

In the Fan Bing Bing portrayal of the step empress Nara she really became mad and in the end of the movie you'll see her final scene of her running in the palace gardens having her hair messy and she didn't just cut one strand of hair but 3x

[@cheryl8069]

May i know which series this is in? The mysterious Nara empress really intrigues me!

[@charliemagnebautista2902]

@@cheryl8069 it's not a series but a film called the lady in the portrait here's the full movie link but it's in french subtitles kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6bdimuipLSGjpY

[@kayland.5724]

@@cheryl8069it's a movie! It's called the Lady in the Portrait. I wanna watch it so bad 😭

[@SignoraVaccari]

@@cheryl8069 It is a movie named The Lady in the Portrait (2017)

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

in the original novel *Ruyi cut her hair 2 times* 1st - when Qianlong asks Ruyi to take him back 2nd - "This is for Ula Nara Qing'ying who has gone" (aka the drama depiction)

[@Cindyhe88]

I never comment on yt videos but I wanted to let you know thank you so much!! I’ve been with your channel since the zhen huan days and I still rewatch them (all the time). I love your videos and they’re always what I look forward to every new day this month and I hope you continue (:

[@dramarecaps4217]

Awwww thank you so much! Absolutely will be back to daily uploads for YanXi soon enough :)

[@Zirazari]

Thank you for adding this extra video of the novel’s final!! I appreciate so much that you also included the differences in the novel and the drama, since it’s hard to find information of the novel for non chinese speaking people

[@senpailee1967]

You are appreciated. I watched the series about 10 times but was happy to find your recaps. You’re awesome girly !!!!!

[@Sensationalhehe]

Thank you so much for this it’s so hard to find translations for the novel💗

[@awesomw08]

Its crazy that not only were alot of the consorts loyal to Ruyi but the children of other consorts, maids, guards.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

during 7th princess's kidnapping, Hailan helped Barin Yanfu by loudly appealing to Qianlong who was watching a private play, and as per orders, *Yanfu declared that Jing'yuan actually took after Ruyi* , and in that space of time Yanfu was actually about to curse Hailan because Qianlong went quiet, but just says to take her as he is inviting them to lunch, and that was all Yanfu needed to rescue Jing'yuan

[@CocoaLavender]

Thank you so much for reviewing this drama and novel as well! This is like my daily newspaper and i loved to hear your sarcastic comments and funny lines 😂 this series was much more emotional in the novel though...Poor Ruyi, she had lived that life just because she fell in love with a wrong man to begin with. May she be happy in death with Yunche, her tree who gave her shade.

[@lavenderpoet]

16:48 would be 1 of my favourites, with all Rong's counter.. I wish we could do a compilation on that 😂

[@themrshorwitz]

Thank you so much for all of your hard work :)

[@vikletss9802]

Thank you so so much for all this hard work! And the snark.

[@minyu5612]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve alway loved the show but never knew much about the novels. I really love your channel ❤

[@TeroTheShortOne]

Thank you so much for all the time and dedication it took to make these videos. I hope we get more videos on other series, but completely understand if it's too much.

[@Sarana174]

I was off KZbin for a while and was so happy to see you back. I binged the entire series in one day while studying and just love this series so much. Thank you so much for these videos ❤️

[@aubreysellman9413]

I'm very glad you decided to come back, and finish the series. I really hope you'll continue these, I'd very much enjoy seeing your discussion of Story of Yangxi Palace. But of course, only if you want to. I have enjoyed your videos a lot these past years!

[@Vanilla5ky]

Thank you so much for the recap series. Appreciate you!!

[@manjumachowdhury7153]

This drama and the comic called remarried empress.. The amount of time I said ,-" and what !?!? I'm supposed to feel bad for this bitch?! " Towards both emperor is too damn high

[@romika3577]

i personally like this ending more!!! gives so much depth to the characters but thank you for all these videos!!! loves them

[@superseries10]

So this is the end... Thank you so so so so much for doing this ❤ You are an incredible person and we all appreciate your existence so much. If you do stop the videos or continue them, I wish a happy (and not with all the drama 😂) life for you. And I have already seen Ruyi's Royal Love before you started your recaps, but they are so nice not only to remember things, discover new details or see the differences with the novel, so thank you for that too ❤❤❤

[@JennyZinaTavares]

Thank you so much! I love reading the last chapter first.

[@neemanjeri4761]

Omg this has been such a great series and we really appreciate your work. I got so excited everyday u would post. PLEASE DO YANXI PALACE NEXT

[@ganymede12283]

Yan Wan (after seeing the ring): My precious! 😂

[@ankitamondal7037]

As you said Yan Wan was no different from the others. In fact, none of the harem women were innocent. It was just a battle for survival. So I can't particularly hate any of the characters except for the emperor.

[@ruthradford897]

these videos are so great -- lots of back story and extra details that I just never picked up by watching.

[@dramarecaps4217]

Historically, before coming to the palace she was actually known as "Lady Wei". Her first name was never recorded so both dramas took their own liberties by naming her "Wei YanWan" / "Wei YingLuo"

[@annettemurphy9846]

Thank you Thank you 💜 love this episode so much 😊

[@Kayweezyfbabyy]

You did phenomenal on these reviews

[@dramarecaps4217]

Thank you :)

[@hihihihi8968]

I just wanted to say. I fucking love your videos FINALLY i can hear a person who speaks english opinion about chinese harem dramas. We are pretty scarse on the internet yk like i usually have to settle for crappy translations

[@apricotm3800]

I’m so glad I watched these videos instead of re-watching the entire series again. Such a depressing show! I really enjoyed your empresses in the palace recaps and Ruyi, thanks for making them! Hope you do Yanxi Palace next :)

[@dramarecaps4217]

You know what's funny? I now re-watch these videos instead of re-watching RuYi as well 🤣

[@paulinettejaenquirindongor9495]

Cool. I have read about the different endings between the series and the novel, and I cannot decide which one I like. Thanks for this video.

[@poppinmms8980]

Ooof! 😬 Not Ruyi smiling right before she [REDACTED] herself… I love Hailan even more!!! 😂 I don’t think her disdain towards the emperor is widely known, so it’s really interesting how Hailan got away with such a brazen comment. Hmm… maybe his majesty was just to old to cafe at that point….

[@cloverazar5315]

Hailan has mastered the fine art of talking shit with a smile

[@poppinmms8980]

@@cloverazar5315 she simply was the best at the craft

[@waiting4t-araot624]

Thank you for this.

[@sashaqueenie]

The book had to follow the constraints of history while also be a work of fiction. Typically, Consort Ling has always been depicted as the protagonist. This work of fiction switched and made Consort Ling the villain while making the Empress the protagonist. I don't know if it really works.

[@erikareyes8122]

I’m so sad it’s over 😭 you are a ✨queen✨ for doing this thought all your hard work for each video shows through. Thank you so much for all of your hard work! Can’t wait to see what you do next!

[@sydneylove0084]

Thank you for recapping this drama!! Might I recommend The Legend of Mi Yue next!! It’s really good.

[@sierrajohnson717]

The airhorns actually got me lmao

[@Leviatiemily]

Thank you! I can rest easy with the ending now!

[@Idontwantomakeupahandle]

And that is why Hailan is my favorite character.

[@TailoredTaylor]

I loved these recaps and reviews. I had already watched Ruyi but it seems I missed a bit a context or plot at times and your videos made watching the show more enjoyable. I would love to see a recap of Yanxi palace especially after Ruyi since they are both revolving around the Qinglong emperor. Love like the galaxy, or new life begins would all be shows I would to see recapped. Thank you for all your hard work!

You gotta keep doing content your a excellent creator. 😊

[@hazwanee25]

Thank you for all your hard work. I've now watched the series more than 4 times but none of my friends like chinese period dramas so it was hard to not being able to talk about this. I'm glad you pointed out things that we non-novel-readers viewers may have missed out. Feels really good to have this discussion with recap videos, it felt like we're two best friends at midnight, going over the episodes while wanting to punch qianlong and run over his long hair with a bulldozer 🤭

[@dramarecaps4217]

That is literally why I started this channel, I just want to talk to my friends about it but they are tired of hearing about the latest harem schemes lol I'm so glad we have made such a little community here!

[@ganymede12283]

I like the developments for Consort Wan, she finally have the recognition from the Emperor.

[@amyhamaker7803]

I started in on Yangxi Palace, and I'm hooked! I can't wait until you review that one!

[@terryquery]

It's only been 3 days and I already miss your videos 😭

[@terryquery]

I wonder what's next? I vote Yanxi Palace 💜

[@dramarecaps4217]

@@terryquery That is the next drama :D Before that though I wanted to do the Legend of Zhenhuan novel so I'll be officially done with RuYi/ZhenHuan

[@terryquery]

@@dramarecaps4217 Yayyyyy I'm even more excited now for new videos! I didn't know there was a Legend of Zhen Huan book 😱 *sits patiently in front of youTube notifications smashing the refresh button*

[@TudorRose100]

Absolutely love these videos thanks so much for doing them. I wish the books were in English too

[@jeffstins2030]

🥹🥹🥹 thank you so much for that.

[@reginaworthey1401]

thanks for this.

[@TudorRose100]

I absolutely love watching and listening to your videos. It's just fantastic thanks so much. Would love you to do Yanxi palace sometime if you can

[@inimaaldi]

Ah! The end of Ruyi's Royal Love In The Palace Recap! Thank you so much for your hard work!❤ Your recap videos are enjoyable, especially your commentary inbetween!😄 Really looking forward to your recap on your next drama *cough cough Yanxi Palace cough cough* or *cough cough Story of Minglan cough cough* (if you plan on continuing with this channel of course🙈😂)

[@pearlstar5323]

Lol, I keep name dropping Minglan in the comment section hoping she'll review that soon. I think she did say that Yanxi is the next show she's covering.

[@Persona3Yukari]

All of them just like... Reap what they sow

[@stinepiiig]

I just wanted to say thank you for coming back to finish this series! I've enjoyed it so much, and I've already rewatched both this recap and the empresses in the palace recap multiple times, and still love them both. I love how you've managed to make it both funny and informative, and revealed details I never noticed. I hope you do another series!

[@dramarecaps4217]

I certainly will, thank you for the encouragement :)

[@DevjKaiser]

This was so fun! 🥰 Sooooooo what’s next? Maybe…..some Yanxi Palace? 👀

[@flowermagnolia4551]

Yes Yanxi palace should be next!! You have to do all the Qing classics first

[@themrshorwitz]

Oooo or Scarlet Heart!!! Another heart wrenching drama that’s really awesome. Plus the actors of main characters actually started dating and got married in real life ^^

[@romika3577]

please I can never enjoy yanxi after ruyi...

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

Drama Recaps already confirmed "Yanxi Palace" since last year

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

@@romika3577it's definitely best to watch the story of yanxi palace _before_ ruyi's royal love in the palace. ruyi's an altruistic person but her yanxi counterpart isn't, so it's way easier to swallow. it's kind of how in a video game, you sometimes want to get the bad endings first so that the good/true endings will be more cathartic. but just remember! ula nara ruyi and hoifa-nara shushen aren't the same person! her time in qianlong's harem was all but erased, and we only know her now as simply 'empress nara', so it's _way_ more easy for writers to use her as either a protagonist or antagonist. it's specifically _because_ of what she did (cutting her hair i mean) that there's so many ways to interpret her reasoning. historical palace dramas with female leads are often more like an AU than non-fiction. their first names we're never recorded, their personalities were recorded by the infamously misogynistic chinese archivists, so there's much to work with. wei yanwan and wei yingluo are also two different people, and the same goes for fuca langhua and fuca rongyin. to be honest, it feels like ruyi's spirit is inside empress fuca and langhua's is inside empress hoifa-nara.

[@jsychu]

Thank you so much for the recap! You are superb! I cannot get hold of the book anyway, it was out of print, also I will have problem reading simplified Chinese because I belong to the older generation 😂

[@anitat9727]

Love this so much

[@yvettemckinzie9082]

Ruyi"s death on the show showed up on my timeline. No english captions and i cried like a baby. Found it and started from the beginning. This was heavy. I personally like the other Wei Yinglou version.

[@shannonchrisco5369]

Thank you!!!!

[@YannNovas]

16:48 She said what she said! 😂

[@theresadeflitch8397]

Loved the series, after you explained the book ending, I want to read them

[@dramarecaps4217]

You should! I couldn't include every single detail so there is still more to discover!

[@the-onethatgotaway5257]

Thank you for the recaps. =) Pls do more recaps. I am too lazy to watch dramas. 😊

[@polinakrutonog4608]

Watched ALL the episodes of your recap series in one day! Brilliant! Waiting for more and more! While watching these series I've started to refer to Wikipedia to get a clue of a historical background and the real-life prototype of each character. I guess the authors play around with the characters just like Alexander Dumas did. Thus, it's really cool to see how the same historical persons are presented in different tv-dramas. Looks like, one of the most inspirational character of this historical period is YanWan. BTW, why is she called "Ingluo" in the other drama?

[@lindaackerman4412]

This was awesome to see. I can see her going out on her own terms. I just wish rong pei had lived. I really liked her

[@IGUniverse]

Omg such a big difference..... And I didn't expect that ruyi was that bad in the novel I want to read it

[@Andrea-nom]

Wanyan’s ending was extra satisfying

[@knightcool7769]

The emperor’s mind games are next level cruelty

[@alexl.-a.1125]

After I read in the comments of a video here in YT that Ruyi sliced her throat in a cell to implicate Yanwan, I desperatedly tried to purchase the physical book, but is only available in chinese from what I've found. At the end I downloaded the PDF in chinese in my browser and with Chrome I read the horrifying translations where I have to infer that "his" is actually "her" or that Three Treasures is Sanbao 😂 the eunuch. Suoxin has three different versions of her name also, and when a word is repeated twice it means "very". I am still in the part when NC Hui has her last audience with the emperor, but I struggle to continue. However watching your videos encourage me to keep reading, so thank you! I've really enjoyed watching them.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

Suoxin's name is 惢心 he is 他 she is 她

[@dramarecaps4217]

Hahahaha spot on with all of those things! Chinese often omits pronouns entirely, so translation software will just pick whatever pronoun it thinks fits. But it usually doesn't 🤣 not to mention sometimes it just gives up and spits out the chinese in english letters (pinyin). It's a wild ride, but definitely better than it was just a few years ago

[@ursajules8642]

I would love a recap of the rest of the novel!

[@amikireicraftstore]

I really want to read the novel, but I can't find it anywhere ;-; Thank you for doing this!!!

[@dramarecaps4217]

Of course! Glad you enjoyed it 😌

[@kevinfun6630]

I loved these so much! Is there another drama you’ll be reviewing next?

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

"Yanxi Palace"

[@kevinfun6630]

@@user-ix1rp9ff3p Periodt! Yinglou is queen

[@awesomw08]

Ruyi was only retaliating though.

[@cheryl8069]

You did spectacular!! I looked forward to waking up every morning to watch your reviews. Thank you!! I'm so impressed you read the novel. Are you fluent in other languages besides English and Chinese? How long did it take to learn Chinese? I strudied (struggled + studied) it for twelves years and it was never easy with reading and writing even though i passed the Cambridge A levels. You did an amazing job with explaining the culture too. ❤

[@jsychu]

Learning Chinese or any language is a lifelong task. In this case it also depends on what kind of Chinese script you were taught. I had basic traditional Chinese, even though I have not used that for half a century, now I can still read, not the simplified modern version. I cannot write anymore, not even my name but will re-learn again. I grew up with 4 other European languages and they are comparatively easier (except Russian). If you can read traditional Chinese you will be able to read ancient texts. Our language did not change much over the centuries except when mainland China simplified it. I speak Cantonese and never learnt Mandarin, the language I chose in my French convent school. Now watching this series (and other Zhou Xun films & her other works - she speaks very clearly!) I am learning to speak Mandarin!! I think the novel was written in the new script and it is out of print too so I won't be able to get it to try reading it. Pity. This is the first Chinese drama series I have ever watched!

[@dramarecaps4217]

I wouldn't even say I am fluent in Chinese haha, it took a lot of time, looking things up, and also google translate helped a lot! But like @jsychu said, it's a lifelong task. We just keep trying and getting better bit by bit. Thank you for the encouragement :)

[@cheryl8069]

@@jsychu I was schooled in the simpler script and taught in Mandarin. Chinese TV series did help me understand Mandarin somewhat, but I did need English subtitles growing up. I made it to my Cambridge AO levels, but I think it was partly thanks to cramming and partly down to luck. I can't write in Chinese now, can barely read it (may I can read up to lower elementary standard), and usually I can uderstand what people are saying to me in a casual conversation and with difficulty, cobble an ineloquent answer. And this is me growing up ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia! If you like Chinese period drama series, the Hong Kong TVB 'War and Beauty' (2004) is good. It is based on Emperor Jiaqing's (Qianlong's successor) harem. It is a 宫斗剧, produced years before Empresses in the Palace/ Zhenhuan. (Its sequel, Beauty at War 2013, wasn't as good - it was poetic but confusing and convoluted.)

[@cheryl8069]

@@dramarecaps4217 thank you for patiently looking things up and reading. I'm very very impressed. I studied Chinese, took exams, am surrounded by Chinese speakers in daily life, and yet it challenges me so much. I love your explanations about the culture and etiquette too.

[@cheryl8069]

@@jsychu oh by the way, about names in Chinese. So yesterday, I had ocassion to ask 24 people individually to write out their names in Chinese characters. All but two had to give it some thought, including one who googled to be sure. We were all quite tickled about it.

[@ThatGmoney]

Remember just get LiYu to do 30 scenes of impending doom and make sure there are many strands of long hair stuck in and the icky feeling of removing long strands from their butts crack. That is Li Yu and how he delivers his decrees. The confusing yet violating feelings of pulling a long strand of hair from your butt crack, you don’t know if it number 2but feels number 2!

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

tbf Liyu did that to Ruyi as well: when he was escorting her to Cold Palace and she heard court music

[@eleciarobinson2584]

Hi love! I wanted to say I really appreciate all of your recaps, I adore your channel ☺️ I wanted to ask, do you still have the translated version of the novel somewhere? I attempted to find a few days prior and couldn’t find them 😫

[@dramarecaps4217]

Hey, thank you so much! So I actually don't have the English translation of the novel, only the Chinese version. I speak Chinese, the translated parts you see in the video were done by me for the video. Here's the Chinese version (www.ruyizhuan8.com/ ) If it helps at all

[@aonline_abridged]

Yasssss Wan's ending yassss

[@rivernymph84]

What c drama should I watch next?

[@KittenAtheDisco]

So glad I found this video. It feels like better justice for Ruyi. I always felt the emperor was a d*ck, he treated his wives like garbage, especially Ruyi. Hated it so much.

[@AnimeLover069]

Is the name of the book series the same as the serial? How many book are there?