Of course...they acquired these skills growing up, and having been exposed to every kind of dramas, issues and intrigues, one has to become hardy and coudn't be gullible or one would suffer its consequences...or because they experienced all these glories of being the favored ones, being revered as gods, then no wonder they became narcissists.
貴妃, in the end your wish did came through. Many decades later, you lived an ordinary life, got married and had a son. However your husband 出軌 but you handled it with grace, dignity and poise. You showed the world your struggles, your vulnerability and what it's like to be truly human. You showed how 偉大 a mother's love can be. Thank you 貴妃和顾佳 for gracing us your presence and 童謠 for giving life to these characters.
At the beginning Ruyi was trying to be friends, or at least friendly, with her. Since they knew each other for so long she wanted to at least fulfil her obligations as 'second wife' to ensure that Gao could be comfortable
The unfortunate life of Noble Consort Gao.She died without her family. She was used as a tool for glory and fame of her family. The Emperor see her as a hostage and for greed of power.
A maioria das esposas do Imperador morreu com um grande fardo, sendo assim, a maioria delas morreram querendo reencarna e casar com um homem normal e ter filhos com ele.
So I'm curious, wasn't Ruyi's title Xian? Now they all want to be given that title after they die too? Or is it something different that isn't translating well?
Although both word pronounced as xian, written form and meaning are different. Ruyi's title 娴 means refined. The posthumous title 贤 means virtuous. Same as homophones in the English language; ate and eight, same pronunciation, different meaning.
The music at the point that the Emperor is speaking about the bracelet is awesome . Invoking the sound of a dread that has befallen the Empress .....The jealousy is staggering , even the Empress wants consort Xians name ......And has no shame in asking for it .....Staggering
Actually the Xian (賢)they asked for is different from the Xian(嫻)in consort Xian’s name. They’re hoping the emperor still sees their virtue (賢)by granting them that name.
This is why the ladies of the palace always have servants holding on to them as they walk ,as they could easily fall.. Those rediculous shoes weren't practical at all for walking ..They were meant to make the women look as if they were floating . Or at least to look as if their feet were tiny . As this is the only part of the shoe to be seen close to the ground ......
So it's a bit complicated BUT I'll try and explain: The first one was concubine Mei, she was pregnant with a child which would be the first child born after the Emperor's ascension. She had this one killed for three reasons: 1) mei, like Shu was actually one of the Empress Dowager's spies, 2) Have Ruyi blamed and 3) to get the first boy of ascension out of the way. As you know this succeeded and the Fourth Prince was born to Jia whom the Empress had in her little coven of witches. Yi was later attacked because the Empress had a jealous streak with her because the Emperor gave her something lavish ((when she was a penny pinching miser, not that she wanted to be frugal but that she just hated people looking better than her)) and wanted to further the idea that the royal heirs were being harmed by Ruyi. When Ruyi was thrown into the cold palace and everything happened she had two sons already and thus her position and the lineage was secured so she had no reason to do anything to anyone. However Halian used their own methods against them to get her out.
Also her maid ( Suisian? ) did deeds in her name but I'm not sure about how much the empress knew. Like the first son's mother (letting her die in labor),