Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Episode 17 Recap
> Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Recap
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As Noble Lady Yi screamed in fright, Ruyi instructed her eunuchs to throw realgar powder onto the snake that had fallen from the beam, then use pincers to remove it. Ruyi rushed to comfort Noble Lady Yi, who was still terrified. Ruyi noted it was a poisonous snake and expressed relief that Noble Lady Yi hadn't been bitten, as both she and the baby would have been in grave danger.
She wondered aloud how a snake could have appeared in the warm room. Soon after, Noble Lady Yi cried out in pain, clutching her stomach. Ruyi immediately sent for an Imperial Physician. The Emperor, Empress, and Noble Lady Jia arrived. After learning from a servant that the Imperial Physician found Noble Lady Yi to be fine, the Emperor was relieved.
The Empress, citing the "awakening of insects" as a reason for snakes to emerge and the dampness and ongoing renovation of Jingyang Palace, suggested Noble Lady Yi move to a different palace. The Emperor then proposed Noble Lady Yi reside at Changchun Palace for the Empress to personally oversee her care. However, Noble Lady Jia interjected, mentioning that the Second Prince, Yonglian, was gravely ill with asthma. She questioned if the Empress could truly focus on Noble Lady Yi.
Noble Lady Jia then praised Consort Xian, Ruyi, for her calm handling of the snake incident and her excellent care for the First Prince, Yonghuang, suggesting she would be the most suitable person to care for Noble Lady Yi. Ruyi initially demurred, stating she had no experience with pregnancy. But Noble Lady Jia pressed on, reiterating Ruyi's excellent care for the First Prince, Yonghuang, as a key qualification.
Noble Lady Yi also pleaded for Ruyi's care, expressing her gratitude despite their past disagreements. Seeing no further way to decline, Ruyi agreed to accommodate Noble Lady Yi in Yanxi Palace. Back in Yanxi Palace, Ruyi instructed her maid, A'Rou, to prepare the warm room for Noble Lady Yi. A'Rou agreed but secretly harbored other intentions. Later, Hailan visited Ruyi, expressing concern that if Jingyang Palace could be targeted with snakes, Yanxi Palace might face similar issues.
To ward off any future threats, Hailan prepared mint, mugwort, and lotus stems to make fragrant sachets, believing they could deter evil and disaster. Ruyi observed that Hailan also suspected foul play in the snake incident. Meanwhile, Noble Lady Jia knelt before the Empress, feigning an apology for her suggestion regarding Ruyi, claiming to have had a "strong reason." She cunningly argued that the Second Prince's health was far more critical than Noble Lady Yi's care.
If Noble Lady Yi were to reside in Changchun Palace and experience any issues, the blame would fall entirely on the Empress, distracting her from Yonglian. She suggested that if anything were to happen to Noble Lady Yi while under Ruyi's care, Ruyi would take the fall, absolving the Empress. The Empress, however, maintained that a royal heir was a priority and declared that if Noble Lady Yi bore a prince, she would raise him herself.
At Xianfu Palace, Noble Consort Hui, worried the snake might have originated from her own collection, questioned Shuangxi. He assured her his snakes were non-poisonous and all accounted for, easing her mind. She still ordered him to dispose of them to avoid suspicion. Noble Consort Hui also expressed her displeasure that Ruyi was entrusted with Noble Lady Yi's care, feeling it encroached upon her own authority. After Noble Consort Hui left the Empress's palace, Noble Lady Jia approached her.
Noble Lady Jia warned Noble Consort Hui about Ruyi, suggesting that if Consort Xian were to raise Noble Lady Yi's child, she would gain another prince, making their positions more precarious. Noble Lady Jia subtly reminded Noble Consort Hui that A'Rou's father worked for her own, hinting at a potential ally in Yanxi Palace. Later, Sanbao brought Ruyi paint samples from Jingyang Palace. Hailan, upon examining them, immediately detected the scent of snake juice.
Ruyi, realizing that someone had deliberately tampered with the paint to attract poisonous snakes, decided to report this to the Emperor. When a maid brought Hailan pregnancy medicine from the Empress, Hailan promptly poured it out. She explained to Ruyi that she neither desired children nor the Emperor's favor, finding Ruyi to be her sole reliance.
Ruyi, though, advised Hailan to embrace motherhood for support in old age, but Hailan cited the misfortunes of Noble Lady Mei and Noble Lady Yi as reasons to avoid pregnancy and simply live in peace. Ruyi conveyed her findings about the tainted paint to the Emperor, who acknowledged the difficulty of investigating given the numerous people involved in the palace's renovation.
He urged Ruyi to be exceedingly careful in caring for Noble Lady Yi, emphasizing his desire to avoid another tragic loss like Noble Lady Mei's child. Ruyi promised to fulfill her duty diligently. Ruyi, meanwhile, diligently oversaw Noble Lady Yi's care, even having Suoxin arrange for Imperial Physician Jiang to meticulously examine the dregs of Noble Lady Yi's tonic prescriptions. Ruyi teased Suoxin about her fondness for Physician Jiang, promising to facilitate their marriage if he proved capable.
To further ensure Noble Lady Yi's safety, Ruyi ordered that all her meals be tested with a silver needle. Hailan noticed that Noble Lady Yi's meals included many fish and prawns, which are "irritants" and could cause skin blisters. Noble Lady Yi dismissed her concerns, claiming she had heard from Imperial Concubine Chun and Noble Lady Jia that consuming fish and prawns would make the child smarter.
Ruyi, acknowledging Imperial Concubine Chun's experience as a mother of a prince, did not press the issue further. Noble Lady Yi also insisted on having numerous charcoal pots lit in her room, despite Ruyi's observation that they made the air stuffy and contributed to her headaches and "internal heat." Noble Lady Yi claimed to feel chilly since her pregnancy and even requested more charcoal pots.
At Cricket Gate, the Empress knelt in fervent prayer, vowing to sacrifice twenty years of her life if her son, the Second Prince Yonglian, could recover from his asthma. The Emperor, witnessing her devotion, learned of Yonglian's illness and immediately went to Changchun Palace to see him. He dispatched Eunuch Li Yu to inform Ruyi not to wait for him that night, an order Ruyi understood as a reflection of his deep paternal concern.
Later that evening, Noble Lady Yi complained of a severe headache and inability to sleep. Ruyi immediately summoned Physician Xu, who diagnosed her with "internal heat" due to her first pregnancy and prescribed cooling tonics. Ruyi suggested turning off some of the charcoal pots, believing they caused the dryness and heat. However, Noble Lady Yi insisted she felt a constant chill since becoming pregnant and even demanded two more charcoal pots be brought in.
In Changchun Palace, the Empress forced the Second Prince to study, despite his cough and clear exhaustion. She worried he was falling behind the First Prince in his studies and, given his inability to engage in martial arts due to his asthma, emphasized the importance of academic excellence. Meanwhile, outside, Lady Fucha, the Empress's mother, met with Su Lian. Su Lian informed Lady Fucha that the Emperor greatly favored the First Prince.
Lady Fucha worried that the Emperor's affection for the First Prince stemmed from Consort Xian, and if Consort Xian were to lose favor, the First Prince would also lose his standing. Su Lian promised to help the Empress alleviate her concerns.
Back in Yanxi Palace, as Ruyi was reading with the First Prince, Yonghuang, advising him to conceal his abilities as a future "survival skill," her maid frantically burst in, reporting that Noble Lady Yi was bleeding heavily and had fainted. Ruyi, deeply alarmed, immediately rushed to Noble Lady Yi's side, instructing Yonghuang to remain in his room, no matter what he heard. Upon lifting Noble Lady Yi's blanket, Ruyi's face paled.
News of the incident reached Noble Lady Jia, who, while admiring her new earrings, feigned distress upon hearing that another noble lady might lose her child. She dramatically collapsed, pretending to be overwhelmed. In Yanxi Palace, a midwife grimly informed Ruyi that Noble Lady Yi's fetus had no movement.
The Imperial Physician stated that the only way to save Noble Lady Yi's life was to induce the delivery of the dead fetus, and that the cause of the loss could only be determined after the delivery. Ruyi was distraught, unable to comprehend how this tragedy could have occurred despite her meticulous care. The Emperor soon arrived at Yanxi Palace. Overwhelmed with grief and hesitation, he refused to enter Noble Lady Yi's chamber.
Standing outside, he lamented the recurring loss of his children since his enthronement, believing heaven was punishing him by denying him the fundamental joy of father-son companionship, despite his status as the Son of Heaven. Ruyi tried to console him, reminding him he still had three living sons and would surely be blessed with more.
