Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Episode 27 Recap
> Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Recap
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Imperial Concubine Jia informed the Empress that the Emperor had inquired about Consort Xian's green tag, signaling a potential return. Noble Consort Hui vehemently declared that the "poisonous woman" must not be allowed to leave the Cold Palace alive, prompting the Empress to caution her against being too brash. Later, in a conversation among the consorts, Imperial Concubine Jia suggested to Noble Consort Hui that she might have used cinnabar on Noble Lady Hai.
Noble Consort Hui denied it, accusing Imperial Concubine Jia in return. Noble Lady Shen then interjected, reminding Noble Consort Hui of her past actions against Ruyi in the Cold Palace. Angered, Noble Consort Hui rebuked Noble Lady Shen, calling her a "petty palace maid who sold out her mistress to crawl up," and threatened her father and sibling if she continued to speak out of turn.
Imperial Concubine Jia intervened to calm the situation, emphasizing that their priority was to deal with Ruyi. Noble Lady Shen proposed bribing guards to stage a suicide by hanging, and Noble Consort Hui instructed her to proceed with the plan. Meanwhile, in the Cold Palace, Physician Jiang Yubin informed Ruyi that the Emperor was again mentioning her name, hinting at her possible release.
Ruyi and Suoxin were initially delighted but soon expressed apprehension, fearing that their enemies would learn of the news and devise new ways to harm them. Ruyi then secretly asked Physician Jiang to bring her a package containing something important on his next visit. Elsewhere, Noble Lady Hai became severely uncomfortable with the calming incense sent by the Internal Affairs Department and ordered it to be thoroughly inspected.
Simultaneously, Ruyi and Suoxin began experiencing dizziness and incessant vomiting in the Cold Palace. Ling Yunche rushed to find Royal Physician Jiang. Soon, news reached the Emperor that Ruyi had been poisoned and that cinnabar had again been found in Noble Lady Hai's incense. Noble Lady Shen dismissively remarked that Ruyi's survival in the Cold Palace was inconsequential, and Noble Lady Hai already had a royal physician.
The Emperor, however, sternly rebuked Noble Lady Shen and immediately headed to the Cold Palace. Upon arrival, the Emperor found Ruyi lying unconscious. Physician Jiang reported that Ruyi had been poisoned with white arsenic. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and she was out of danger, though still unconscious and needing time to recover due to her weakened state from living in the Cold Palace.
The Emperor sat by her side, holding her hand and confessing that he had "compromised" her. He promised that once she could walk, he would personally escort her out of the Cold Palace. News of the Emperor's intention to bring Ruyi out of the Cold Palace spread to the Empress and Noble Consort Hui. They were both unsure who had administered the arsenic poison.
They decided not to act hastily, knowing that Noble Lady Shen harbored deep animosity towards Ruyi and would undoubtedly do everything in her power to prevent Ruyi's return. With no progress in identifying the culprits behind Ruyi and Noble Lady Hai's poisonings, the Emperor resolved to bring Ruyi back to the palace. He ordered that Ruyi reside in Yikun Palace, the most extravagant and noble palace after Kunning Palace, as a gesture to compensate for the suffering she had endured.
Meanwhile, Noble Lady Shen knelt outside Yangxin Hall, begging for the Emperor's forgiveness. The Emperor, however, ignored her pleas, expressing his long-standing displeasure with her actions, particularly her coldness towards Ruyi and Noble Lady Hai, who was carrying a royal heir. He instructed Li Yu to let her remain kneeling in the snow. Noble Lady Shen, fearing Ruyi's imminent return, felt a looming disaster. Her maid suggested that if she could bear a royal heir, her worries might lessen.
Noble Lady Shen despairingly responded that she would "never in this life" have a royal heir. Noble Lady Hai, learning that Ruyi was finally leaving the Cold Palace, expressed her genuine happiness and vowed to recover quickly so as not to cause Ruyi further concern. The day before her departure, Ruyi presented Ling Yunche with a pair of boots adorned with a cloud pattern, a thoughtful gift matching his name and wishing him peace.
Ling Yunche, deeply grateful, knelt and implored Ruyi to secure a better position for him outside the Cold Palace. Ruyi was pleased that he was finally considering his own welfare. The next day, Li Yu arrived to personally escort Ruyi back to Yikun Palace. Ruyi declared that since she had walked into the Cold Palace, she would walk out.
As she walked, she instructed her entourage to wait and, accompanied only by Suoxin and Li Yu, ascended a city wall to gaze upon the imperial palace. Upon arriving at Yikun Palace, Li Yu returned Suoxin's cherished velvet flower, which he had kept safe for her. The Emperor awaited Ruyi in the palace. Ruyi confronted him, questioning how he could have sent her to the Cold Palace, knowing she had been wronged.
The Emperor explained that at the time, his reign was new, and he faced immense pressure from the Empress Dowager, powerful consorts, their clan affiliations, and colluding old subjects, especially since the accusations involved two royal heirs. Every incident and witness pointed to her, and for the stability of the imperial court and harem, he felt Ruyi "could be sacrificed."
He confessed that he initially believed she would be safest in the Cold Palace, but after the recent attempts on her life, including the fire and the arsenic poisoning, he realized that keeping her by his side was the only way to ensure her true safety. He admitted he was truly afraid she would "be burned to death" or "come to your end by arsenic," hence his determination to bring her back.
He had already noticed her frostbitten hands and personally applied the finest frostbite medicine in the palace. As a special welcome, the Emperor presented Ruyi with a gift: a jar of green plum blossom powder. He explained he had personally researched the recipe and had it made for her, knowing her fondness for green plum blossoms.
Li Yu elaborated on the powder's complex and expensive ingredients, including yellow lead, white sandalwood, borneol herb, white lotus, white hollyhock, mountain crab-apple, and dunouxiang, combined with pearl dust and egg white, then carefully steamed within plum blossoms and aged for months. He emphasized the Emperor's painstaking effort, driven by anxiety over Ruyi's beauty fading in the Cold Palace, and his wish for her complexion to regain its pearly-white glow.
Overhearing from outside, Suoxin was deeply moved, tearfully relieved that her mistress had "finally got out." Ruyi thanked the Emperor, stating that to her, the most precious thing was his unwavering support, "that you won't let go of my hand at the end of a cliff." The Emperor, holding her hand tightly, promised, "I will never let you fall off a cliff again."
Ruyi then requested a favor, asking the Emperor to transfer Ling Yunche from the Cold Palace to a better position for having saved her life. The Emperor readily agreed, tasking Gugu Yuhu with the arrangement.
