He never “begs her for forgiveness” he basically says “it happened, it’s over, suck it up and forget about it and move on”. Begging for forgiveness would require him to admit he was wrong and to care more about her than his own pride-but he is too weak a man to do any of that.

The look on Ruyi's face when the emperor says he hopes she'll assume her role managing the harem, accept the treasure back, and him saying he'll wait for her says it all. She's not going to do any of that. She doesn't love him anymore, but she doesn't hate him either. She's just indifferent. She knows he'll never change and she just wants to be free of it all. The poem she recited definitely has multiple meanings. She told him their love blossomed and then wilted. And that their time together has past and wished him well in the future. She knows she's dying, and if he had paid more attention to her, he might have realized she was ill.

“一路保重啊” Her final words to him are “take care on the road ahead”. She was not just talking about his trip to the hunting grounds. The emperor once told her that he was lonely and wanted her to walk step by step to his side and be together going forward. She is telling him that she’ll no longer be by his side, the future road is now one which he will have to walk alone, and to take care. The emperor said he didn’t understand why Ruyi didn’t tell him she was dying but little did he know she clearly did. He’s just unable to understand the meaning of her goodbye anymore because he’s long forgotten what he had asked of her in the past and how much she has faithfully stood by, and stayed true to such a burdensome promise. He was always so occupied with either looking behind his shoulder out of misdirected suspicion and paranoia, distractedly gawking at what’s in front of him because he’s drooling over a woman or when he’s looking for someone to blame for his own selfishness, or looking at himself as he indulges his ridiculously infantile narcissism, and self centered love. He never looked beside himself so he never noticed and never appreciated that Ruyi had been patiently walking next to him the entire time. As an emperor who must spend his entire life stuck in a place like the Forbidden Palace, her genuine love and sincerity toward him was something he should have realized was more valuable than gold and yet he ended up treating it so cruelly and thoughtlessly, no better than garbage. Ruyi spent a lifetime devoting herself to a promise that in the end, meant nothing to that person. As the politics and cruelty of the palace slowly wear out each character, the truest inner nature of each of them is slowly revealed. When we finally see what really lies under everyone’s ‘mask’ and what’s left after the palace intrigue has worn away all the pretense, we as viewers see that under all of Ruyi’s gorgeous jewelry and opulent dresses was unwavering dignity and of course a pure soul and sincere heart of even greater beauty and value. Whereas, under Qianlong’s mask of a virtuous and responsible ruler is revealed a small and ugly man completely empty of accountability and filled with nothing but self love and insecurity. Beneath Jin Yuyan’s cunning and viciousness, was simply a woman in love and in pain because she was blinded by her unrequited affection for a man who only ever saw her as a tool to use. Buried under Hailan’s initial timidness and cowardice was unwavering and unconditional friendship and loyalty. Hidden under Wei Yanwan’s clever coquettish acting and words of flattery was disloyalty, ingratitude, and most of all, opportune greed and wickedness. The writing and character development in this story are just so beautiful yet so, so heartbreaking.

The main reason why ruyi avoided seeing other concubines was that she knows that she has tuberculosis and others can get it so she didn't meet anyone even at the end of her life she was taking care of everyone

I watched some behind-the-scenes videos for this series recently. Apparently, Wallace Huo, the actor who played Qianlong, started crying and cried for a full two minutes while filming this scene because he felt just how horrible his character had been to Ruyi, and it felt like he, Wallace, was the one speaking to Ruyi instead of Qianlong.

Ruyi's words to the emperor when he urges her to forget all the terrible wrongs of the past that had been done to her. "They are just faint memories to me" she says. He thinks she is prepared to forget and forgive. In truth, she is parting with all that fight, hate, intrigue and blood of his harem. She is leaving everything, including her love to him. She is preparing to die. Nothing earthly matters to her now. She has also crossed him out of her soul and leaves him behind, just a "faint memory". Fantastic script and superb acting. This gave me goosebumps.

Ruyi is an absolute queen. She had class, grace and composure. I would’ve hurled the damned bowl at him.

Throughout everything, not once did I ever heard of Qianlong saying, "Ruyi, I'm sorry. I apologize for everything that I have done (to you)". All I heard was, "Ruyi, I'm the emperor, I'm the leader of the world. Past is past, you don't need to blame me, forget about it and move on". Some things shall not be forgotten even when one moves on. He lost both Qingying and Ruyi.

Watching this scene over and over again makes you truly realize that he really didn't deserve ruyi. She had stayed true to him the entire damn time but he lost her the moment he first started believing any and all rumors about her. From killing the royal children to having an illicit affair with Ling yunche... if he was that suspicious why did he ask her to be the empress in the first place, ya know?

兩個人關係一旦鬧到這種相顧無言的地步 再面對彼此都覺得累 這段周迅也演的好極了 在面對 話都懶得說 多說一句都累 還不如面對一個討厭的陌生人來的舒坦

沒有愛也沒有恨，甚至無話可說了，便是真正的放下一切了。

Sad that she wouldn't let the concubines greet her again after she was proven innocent after the scandals. She didn't want to tell them that she was actually dying given her coughing. That was actually one of the very few times she was loved and cared about by the entire harem.. :( a true motherly figure

Everytime I see that scene where she bids him take care on the road ahead. And then the little curtsey she held on at the end as her own farewell because she knows it's the last time they'll ever see each other again. It has me crying everytime.

感覺如懿在跟皇上說：「我已經放下了，你也放下吧」

愛著的是以前的他，心裡記著的是以前他的笑顏 現在已經無愛無恨，只想把最後的體面留給自己，當這一生歸零

When Ruyi took her last breath, I couldn’t believe she was really gone and instantly want her back so that things could be alright again. Even as an audience, the acting, writing and production have made it so immersive that you felt like you are Ruyi and can actually feel her bleeding pain. I ugly cried throughout the last episode and I don’t think I have ever done that much for a drama. It wasn’t a momentary sadness but instead it was a true deep cry in mourning for Ruyi, not just for her death but her whole life. For how she was to herself, the emperor and to others, for what she went through, what she lost and gained. In a period and position where she couldn’t just drop everything and walk away not even by suicide, this natural death was really welcomed by her. If she hadn’t had the illness, she would’ve suffered more by having to continue being in a loveless marriage and being the empress as if everything never happened. It’s really bittersweet, I feel like I will forever be in mourning for her.

She still watered that tree till the end and she is wearing his jade bracelet he gave her. She was forgiving everyone as she prepared to die. When you know it’s all about to end you stop looking for fights and holding grudges because that’s not baggage you want to take with you. She finally saw the man he really was and it wasn’t much of a man so she let all the pain he caused her go. The anger he caused, the gaslighting the lies he told the loneliness he put her thru and the ppl he killed “ to defend her honor.” She saw that in the end of life it was all nothing. We live the best we can and then we die. She made peace. And greeted her children and old friends in the hereafter.

In this scene... when ruyi look at the emperor's face. Her eyes has no any emotions at all. Like all of her emotion towards him are disappear. It make me glad that ruyi can be truly free and finally find her own peace. Even know that she's dying soon.

渣隆：朕去木蘭圍場 妳可願意陪朕 如懿：不想 渣隆：那妳留下來管理六宮 如懿：不要 渣隆：那朕走了 如懿：皇上 知道什麼是蘭茵絮果 渣隆：？ 如懿：莫挨老子

He destroyed the only woman who love him for him...such a tragedy.

真正愛渣龍的兩個人 都用了火焰來祭奠這段情份⋯⋯

rewatching this I just realized that Ruyi's time in the show began in the springtime and ended in autumn, calling back to her last words to the emperor

當初不珍惜 再後悔有什麼用呢 人心都死了 早已無法挽回了

Only people who commit grave unjust against you say "these things are in the past", trouble is you cannot wipe the memory clean. Once you have done something bad to harm or hurt someone it cannot be undone or unsaid. You can forgive but you will never forget.

When I came to this part of the Drama .. the ending. My heart fell into my stomach and I just balled like a baby. She went through so much blame and torment ... especially by him. Yet he asks her to forget the past .. not think about it or take it to heart. F-That ... He didn't deserve her ... She didn't deserve in anyway shape or form to be treated the way she was by him and others. He shouldn't have allowed it PERIOD!!! To me he was just a Horney Cad .. that only cared about himself and believed only what he wanted to hear. When I hear that Royal men were like this or even Royal woman .. It's sickening & truly pathetic.

Odd to me how the Emperor's most animated reaction was being offended that Ling had intended to interfere with the royal bloodline... Also odd to me is that he kept allowing Ling to keep defending herself, weaving this tale and that, & listening to her.

Realmente, cada vez que veo este video, hace que me enfurezca mas. Realmente no le creí ninguna de las escuetas palabras que dijo éste........individuo. Valoro mucho más a Ruyi por haber mantenido en alto sus valores y convicciones, por no haberse traicionado a si misma. Oh bella mujer, hermosa por dentro y por fuera, digna de ser llamada Emperatriz. Lástima que los que te rodearon en ese Palacio, están cegados por los celos y la envidia. Tu final fue digno de una mujer con principios y valores, bien educada, capaz inteligente, estudiada y dedicada al Budismo.

All the women in this show are absolutely beautiful. But Ruyi... she's ethereal.

I hope Ruyi will not forgive him. He never apologize to her. His famous line is”I know you been compromised”. He never admitted his mistakes to her.

连简单的认错道歉都没有 就说过去的都过去...😢

Loved how she indirectly tells him that she doesn't love him anymore. He should have gotten the memo that she was done when she cut her hair. He had so many trust issues, there is no fixing that.😢

A sincere apology would've gone a long way. I think she held out hope for at least that...one last glimpse of her Hongli 💔😢💔 When he walked up on her, it was as if she felt an evil presence. 😢

渣龍：過去的都過去了 ，如意你別放在心上 如意：過去青櫻跟宏曆美好的事 已經漸漸淡忘了

Do not forgive him Ruyi, what he did to you is unforgiveable.

The song that comes to mind when I think about who Ruyi was is “These little wonders” by Rob Thomas. It’s such a touching song and describes her personality perfectly. Ruyi had the perfect makings of an Emperor. It’s just sad that women weren’t allowed to rule back in those days. Hongli was such an embarrassment as a ruler and as a man. I couldn’t stand his whining and indecisiveness. He let women with lower status manipulate and play him for a fool.

Que decepción con éste hombre. Gao mató al padre de Ruyi y QianLong lo sabía, luego Ling mato a la madre y también lo supo, no tuvo el más mínimo gesto siquiera de, llamarles la atención a las criminales, sabiendo que Ruyi estaba sola, sin nadie en quién apoyarse. Por eso digo que Ruyi vivió y descubrió la peor de las decepciones . Que la persona que más amaste, fué la que más te decepcionó. Cuánto dolor y decepción.....

her final bow to him is so heartbreaking :(

The most important message Ruyi gave to Qianlong. "If you didn't value me when I was alive, I don't want you to in my death." Ruyi cut her hair. I'm separating from you. I cropped my photo. I don't want to be by your side anymore. poem. From now on you will be alone. Letter to the son. I got rid of my biggest disease "QIANLONG THE EMPEROR"

Con qué dignidad vivió Ruyi, pese a las adversidades y enemigos con los que se enfrentó.

The look on his face when he realizes that Ruyi isn’t buying his BS anymore and he can keep his earthly treasures. You can’t buy love. As old as he is, he still hadn’t learned that. Ruyi was a prisoner of his fairy tales. She did the right thing to die on her own terms to be rid of him forever. I know her pain. I am a survivor of the same maltreatment. In life we have to take care of ourselves by loving ourselves enough to walk away from BS. It’s not our responsibility to change a person. You can only change you. The heart of a man is fickle in his youth, but woe to him that ages and never atone for his mistakes. Good riddance and hope he gets old and dies alone.

明明就是当初一心想娶的女人⋯为何才经过数年⋯旁的小三随便栽赃，他就随便怀疑🤨、随便信了？！ 这来来回回几次了🤔！这么经不起考验！⋯还要旁人证明，才能相信其清白！这爱情的基础也太薄弱了！

哀莫大於心死的心境，經歷過後 方能深刻體會!

The Emperor treated her so bad and it is his fault she got sick. Ruyi was loyal to him and loved him with everything she had.

如懿說花開花落自有時 是在說我們不可能了

If he had met someone as evil and corrupt as Ling, the emperor would have undoubtedly put Ruyi into a turmoil again. And it’s a total disgrace that he thinks she will put up with his bs all the time. Thank goodness she stood her ground and knew what to do. Yes, it probably hurt her soul but it needed to be done.

Yes, in the beginning is a beautiful thing but you are the one who let it fall or die because the way you treated your Empress. You abuse her tremendously. Where are your beloved consorts and concubine. You do not need Ruyi and Ruyi doesn’t need you.

想想現代人很幸福，再是糟糕的婚戀，都有求去的機會，不似劇中人那樣被捆縛一生，不得自由。

我了解這樣的心境。因為我也做了同樣的事。是真的不想與之牽扯一絲一毫。心便不會再疼了。

皇后演的非常好，我都不知道哭了多少次？

看了那麼多次（花開花落自有時）真的是讓人心情難過

無愛亦無恨了，一切都過去了 如待常人一般，再無情感了。

watched this scenes 4x already but still each line of Ruyi goes into my heart and it hurts:-(

Muy bien Ruyi. Mujer, fuerte, digna, adorable y leal. Diste batallas con mucha dignidad. Te enfrentaste al León y al Dragón con inteligencia y dignidad. Los derrotas de la misma manera, con inteligencia y dignidad. Ellos no te merecían. Ahora te encontrarás con tus amados después de dejar al resguardo a tu único hijo a quien defendiste y protegiste con uñas y dientes. Hermosa mujer, adorable y Digna Emperatriz....

Wow he never beg for forgiveness actually he never say sorry after all he have done to her, he never regret all the humiliation he made for her.. he trust his mistress than his wife.. because of pride, he only thought of himself nothing more nothing less..

Increíble el egoísmo de éste hombre. Si ya la había olvidado, porqué fué en su busca. Solo fué para limpiar su conciencia. Para que los demás vean lo preocupado que estuvo. Ésta, es la verdadera cara de QianLong. Él, ni pensaba más en Ruyi. Pese a ésto, la serpiente que tenía, digo esto porque no era un Harem lo que tenía, era un SERPENTARIO, siguió haciéndole daño a Ruyi

Finally the king knew the truth. Her heart died long ago after the dead of her children.she died peacefully

Well finally I understand what was going on at the ending of the relationship between Ruyi and the Emperor, and it was just that, the end. And it's really kind of sad . I don't mean that it was sad because Ruyi stopped loving him because I don't think she did, but sad because she waited so many years before she stopped loving him unconditionally.

美人在骨不在皮⋯周迅真的美

I really loved this compilation. The translation/subtitles are great. I've watched several videos and it's only now that I truly understand what that last phrase about their marriage meant. Thank you.

He didn’t beg for nothing he told her the past is the past and to move on and forget it! He didn’t apologized for his actions over the years that caused his wife pain, betrayal and abandonment. He pretty much told her just to let it go what’s done is done!!! He’s an arrogant S! O! B! his women murdered his wife children and he did nothing about it because he didn’t care or believed her!!!

Despues de el hacer sufrir tanto a Ruyi ,de acostarse con muchas mujeres y de quitarle el titulo a ella de emperatriz y descubrir todo lo que hizo su concubina preferida ella ya habia perdido el amor por el.

Going back to the testimony of the concubine's brother, it sounds like the death of Ruyi's daughter came down to the simple fact that she and the young prince swapped clothing before going out into the garden. The Young prince was supposed to wear the red clothes and the girl, the green ones, but both preferred the others', and as both sets were of equal quality, Ruyi saw no issue with the swap. It's clear now that the dog had been conditioned to attack the individual wearing the red set of clothes: from the sound of it, he was trained to go by scent rather than colour, and it was the red set of garments that were scented with Rhododendron flower perfume. The young prince was meant to be the target: thanks to childish preference, and a mother's wish to please both children, it was Ruyi's daughter who died.

她的笑容是給弘曆的最後一絲體面

Esse imperador dava mais valor as outras concubinas assassinas do que para Ruyi que o amava.

渣渣龍沒看到那藥也是蠻傻眼的🙄🙄🙄

i bet she was like "go away and give me peace please" in the inside. poor ruyi

Ruyi se dió cuenta que, todo lo que vivió con QianLong, fué una gran mentira. Por eso no quiso dejar ningún rastro de su paso por ése palacio. Todo fué mentira. Muy inteligente. No le dió la oportunidad a QianLong de acercarse a ella otra vez. Nunca más lo vería. QianLong no tuvo piedad con Ruyi, la castigó de las peores maneras que pudo.

Часто упрекают дам из гарема в нечистоплотности в средствах, зависти и жадности, но необходимо помнить среду, в которой они родились и воспитывались. Дети были словно породистые щенки от разных жён с разным статусом и они с детства привыкли, что необходимо всеми своими силами бороться за благосклонность старших и особенно отца, ведь от этого зависело их будущее. Интриги и коварство сопровождали их на всем пути. А дамы, попадая в гарем к императору, боролись не просто за его любовь, там ставка была на жизнь женщины и её рода, детей. Это очень страшно. Почти каждая уходила на тот свет со своим шкафом, полным скелетов. Вообще, вся эта тема с гаремом всегда мне казалась контрпродуктивной) вместо обилия наследников императоры и прочие высокородные мужи плодили могильные холмы и хаос, который прорастал в государство...и даже, если всех этих дам расселить по разным дворцам на большом удалении друг от друга, они бы все равно успевали бы шпионить и портить кровь. Потрясающе, что Жуи сумела сохранить свои принципы в этом кошмарном серпентарии, она прошла сквозь личный свой ад и пытки, к сожалению, мало из женщин были способны на это в гаремской среде, поэтому эта леди и была уникальна.

Он стал другим в ее глазах! Он опустился очень низко, это недостойное поведение для мужчины такого ранга. Это так больно, когда ты разочаровываешься в муже. И лучше смерть, чем жить с человеком ,который не ценит верность, мудрость и любовь

Her last bow to him. A final goodbye.

Какая же Руи красивая в этом простом одеянии. И голос актрисы мягкий, бархатный. Очень грустная сцена прошания. Мудрая Руи и так и не понявший ее император.

In the end Ruyi got tired. She's tired of always being compromised. She's tired of always being speculated about her faithfulness. She served faithfully but the Emperor didn't notice it. He expects that after all that happened Ruyi will accept the scroll and treasures of an Empress? No, she's tired. Even if I was in her shoes, to be with a man like the Emperor, I won't.

Hailan learned the game well ...and forgot none of the injustices done! Turns out Hailan had the one thing Ruyi lack...vindictiveness.☠️☠️☠️😈

冰冷无情的宫墙里，造就了无数的悲剧。最是无情帝王家，弘历对她是有情的，只是后来弘历成了乾隆，他们之间掺杂了太多其他，此情不再，兰因絮果，他终究有负于她。 在墙头上痛哭流涕的是当初的弘历，下来的却是乾隆皇帝。皇家从来都是先君臣后夫妻父子母女，皇家里什么都有，唯独是没有情，没有人情味，夫妻，兄弟，彼此猜疑，防备，甚至是互相厮杀。如果弘历只是一个普通的王爷，或者他还可以和青樱琴瑟和谐，夫妻情重的走一辈子，但是偏偏他成了皇帝。 本来以为现在的世界是不可能见到如此这般无情的悲剧，但结果却见到有人被迫承受这种如冰冷宫墙里所发生过的冤屈，终究还是有人一再重复在这宫墙里的悲剧。有人明知有冤情，但为了明哲保身，不敢过问不敢发声，不敢挑战权贵，官官相护，而在位者更不可能为了小小的百姓伸冤主持公道，而受害者就一再面对苦难，欲加之罪，何患无辞，冤案难昭，有口难言，可悲可叹！！！

Какой же степень мудрости Руи чтобы горькие воспоминания оставить

如懿這件鵝黃色的衣服，實在是太清雅好看了。

Впервый раз, когда я посмотрела не большую часть этой дорамы, это был момент когда приехала принцесса по-моему Ронг. У неё был очень красивый танец. Вот тогда мой взгляд попал на Императрицу. Она выделялась из всех красивых женщин. Я даже не знала, что это за дорама. Но она меня заворажила, своей сдержанностью, красотой, умом. Она яркая, сразу запоминается. Очень харизматичная.

心：不是一天涼的 情：不是會永遠在 渣皇永遠不懂珍惜真心🖤 過去的都過去～ 少時的愛己不復存在。

Rogar por el perdón!!!!!!! XD, que descarado. Que mujer tan valiente y recta hasta el final fue fiel a sus misma soportando humillaciones y desprecios

Oh QianLong. "No dejes que esos recuerdos se queden en tu mente". No, esos recuerdos ya no existen para mi porque, en ellos estabas Tú.

After he humiliated her you think she going to forgive him fortgetted, he treat her like a shit due he believed others not her now she feels free

Even though I am sad for her I am happy she had last laugh.

Eu senti um sabor agridoce vendo esse macho tóxico sofrendo no final. Ruyi rasgou pintura, não disse que estava doente pra não se despedir dele, se negou a receber o lugar de imperatriz. Ele mereceu pelo péssimo marido que foi. O problema era sempre dos outros e nunca dele, esse egocêntrico, possessivo, paranóico.

Оскорбление при всех, извинения наедине... Чтобы его Эго не пострадало.

All his fault. He has no faith nor trust in the woman he truly loves. He does not deserves her.

she looked at birds fly in the sky, and she's smiling ..she feels that birds a so free

为了男人付出自己的一生到头来却发现只是一个笑话！

皇上難過 觀眾舒服

I despise this drama the Emperor treated her so badly through their entire marriage. He found every way he could to humiliate and punish her.

Although all the terrible things that woman did, he never demoted her until she died. To Ruyi, he snatched her scroll, limit her authority and threaten to depose her. I am so glad Ruyi stood up to him til the end after she cut her hair. The Chinese ancient culture were sick to my stomach. Emperor owns all the people. And women were treated very unfairly. I dislike royal family traditions. I am not saying Ruyi should hold grudge against him but I am glad she remembers how she was treated after all. I love the part she cut her picture off from the painting. In the end he got abandon which he did not want people to know. 👏👏👏👏

The reality of this ending...stopped loving the man who abused her! And left!! 👍💯❣️

Ruyi, fuerte y estoica frente a toda adversidad. Adiós HongLi, hasta nunca QianLong.

I realise it now that by burning her portrait she just freed herself of a title she never wanted. She didn't want to be remembered as an Empress, but as herself and herself only.

Aww you cut out the Empress Dowager 's uppercut flawless victory scene....

Доверии нет уже к императору,сколько раз он Руйи наказывал, издевался. Она была игрушкой в его руках, нашёл над кем можно издеваться! То жалует,то отбирает,то жалует,то отбирает! Даже став императрицей Издевались и над ней, все!

Fact is: No matter how many priceless treasures u have, if u get depressed, those treasures will mean nothing. Money's worth is mainly about having clothes to wear, enough to eat and a roof over ur head. More than that is considered a luxury, and can always lose it's meanings when u have no happiness in life.

It is one of the best dramas ever o have seen

Muy tarde el arrependimiento. Se olbidor de toda la tristeza que hiso pasar...

Well it shows how a fine actor is until you're hated even if it's only that character portrayed... Then you've mastered the art. As to how beloved Ruyi is even to her actress... This show is in essence a masterclass...

This ML character is one of the most hateful I've ever seen and I was truly happy with Ruyi sent him packing having told him in not uncertain terms that she was totally indifferent to him and that he had killed any love she may had for him in the past. He dying alone is the very least this character deserved... pity it wasn't due to a very painful sickness or killed by a new emperor. To put aside the love that the classy, kind, queenly, beautiful Ruyi had for him in exchange for all those harpies... that was unforgivable. All she did just before dying and afterwards, her resting place requirements, all of it told him in not uncertain terms that he wasn't and never will be forgiven. So happy he understood and was truly hurt, pity it did not hurt even more.