Details[]
- Title: 如懿传 / Ru Yi Zhuan
- English title: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace
- Also known as: 后宫·如懿传 / Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan / Inner Palace: Legend of Ruyi
- Episodes: 87
- Broadcast network: Tencent Video
- Broadcast period: 2018-Aug-20 to 2018-Oct-15
- Air time: 20:00 Monday to Thursday (2 episodes back to back)
Synopsis[]
The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi (Zhou Xun) is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the royal court and move up the ranks. After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong (Wallace Huo) becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges. Can Ruyi maintain her role as Empress under such difficult circumstances?
“Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Jun. It is adapted from the novel Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan by Liu Lianzi and is a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 television drama “Empresses in the Palace.”
Cast[]
- Zhou Xun as Ruyi / Qingying
- Huangyang Tian Tian as young Ruyi
- Wallace Huo as Hongli
- Xu Wang Zi as young Hongli
- The Harem
- Janine Chang as Hailan, Consort Yu
- Dong Jie as Fucha Langhua, the first Empress of Emperor Qianlong
- Tong Yao as Gao Xiyue, posthumously titled Imperial Noble Consort Huixian
- Xin Zhi Lei as Jin Yuyan, posthumously titled Imperial Noble Consort Shujia
- Li Chun as Wei Yanwan, no posthumous title in the series, but historically titled Empress Xiaoyichun
- Chen Hao Yu as Yehe-Nara Yihuan, Consort Shu before death (no posthumous title)
- Zeng Yi Xuan as Ah Ruo, Imperial Concubine Shen but demoted to Commoner
- Hu Ke as Su Luyun, posthumously titled Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui
- Li Qin as Han Xiangjian, Consort Rong
- Cao Xi Wen as Chen Wanyin, Imperial Concubine Wan
- Zhang Jia Ning as Balin Meiruo, Consort Ying
- He Hong Shan as Bai Ruiji, no posthumous title
- Yu Zi Yang as Lu Muping, Imperial Concubine Qing
- Han Dan Tong as Huang Qiying, Imperial Concubine Yi
- Zhao Ke as Borjigit Eyinzhu, Consort Yu
- Liu Mei Tong as Bai'ergesi, Imperial Concubine Ke
- Wang Mian (王冕) as First Class Female Attendant Xi
- Song Qing Lin as First Class Female Attendant Lu
- Zhu Jue (朱珏) as Noble Lady Rui
- Sun Wen Ting as First Class Female Attendant Gong
- Huang Lu Lu as First Class Female Attendant Bai
- Zhao Ruo Xi as First Class Female Attendant Xiu
- Others
- Jing Chao as Ling Yunche, Imperial Guard.
- Wang Wei as Miaoqian, Ling Yunche's wife
- Yuan Wen Kang as Jiang Yubin, Imperial Physician.
- Yu Shao Qun as Anji Bosang, Master Buddhist Monk
- Wang Jin Song as Naerbu, Ruyi's Father
- Li Guang Jie as Prince Yu, Yuyan's lover
- Wang Quan You as Qi Ru, Imperial Physician
- Gao Lan Cun as Gao Bin, Xiyue's Father
- Qin Yan as Zhang Tingyu
- Ma Wei Fu as Liu Tongxun
- Jia Yan Long (贾延龙) as Fuca Fu Heng, Langhua's brother
- Yang Shuo (杨烁) as Xu An
- Fang Xiao Li as Madame Na, Ruyi's Mother
- Meng Xiu as Madame Wei, Yanwan's Mother
- Tian Miao as Nanny Tian, midwife and Yunjiao's Mother
- Cai Wen Yan as Madame Fuca, Langhua's Mother
- Steve Thomas Boergadine as Guiseppe Castiglione, also known as Lang Shining
- Huang De Yi as Tian Jun, Nanny Tian's son
- Song Jia Teng as Jia Qi
- Han Qun Ying (韩英群) as Astrologer
- Zhao Xiao Lin (张晓林) as An Duo
- Wang Liu Sheng (王留胜) as Physician Zhao
- Wang Zhi Min (王之民) as Physician Xu, Yanwan's close physician
- Royal Family
- Vivian Wu as Zhenhuan, Empress Dowager Chongqing
- Joan Chen as Yixiu, historically titled Empress Xianjingxian
- Zhang Feng Yi as Emperor Yongzheng
- Zhu Yan as Dowager Concubine Ji, Yongzheng's concubine confined to the Cold Palace
- Li Jie as Hongshi, Yongzheng's 3rd Prince
- Ma Qi Yue (马启越) as young Hongshi
- Guan Xue Ying as Princess Hejing, Qianlong's 1st Princess
- Liu Sitong as young Princess Hejing
- Ye Kai Wen as child Yonghuang, Qianlong's 1st Prince
- Wang Jian He (王柬禾) as teen Yonghuang
- Ding Qiao as adult Yonghuang
- Yu Yao as Yonglian, Qianlong's 2nd Prince and Langhua's first son
- Liu Ze Yu as teen Yongzhang, Qianlong's 3rd Prince and Luyun's first son
- Cheng Xing Yuan (程星源) as adult Yongzhang
- Rong Zi Shan as child Yongcheng, Qianlong's 4th Prince and Yuyan's first son
- Hu Xian Xu as teen Yongcheng
- An Jie (安杰) as adult Yongcheng
- Wu Ze Jin Xi as child Yongqi, Qianlong's 5th Prince and Hailan's son
- Bian Cheng as teen Yongqi
- Qu Chu Xiao as adult Yongqi
- Chi Xu Xuan Ze (池徐轩哲) as child Yongrong, Qianlong's 6th Prince and Luyun's second son
- Zhang Jin Ze (张津泽) as adult Yongrong
- Lin Jing Zhe (林靖喆) as child Yongji, Qianlong's 12th Prince and Ruyi's first son.
- Ye Sheng Tong as teen Yongji
- Xu Ling Chen as young adult Yongji
- Xuan Lu as Grand Princess Duanshu, eldest daughter of Zhenhuan who married into the Dzungar Mongol tribe
- Wang He Run as Grand Princess Roushu, second daughter of Zhenhuan who married within the kingdom
- Dong Li Wu You as Yongxing, Qianlong's 11th Prince and Yuyan's third son
- Zhang Yao Yang (张耀阳) as child Yongxing
- Ma Bo Quan as Yongxuan, Qianlong's 8th Prince and Yuyan's second son
- He Xin Rui as Jingyuan, Qianlong's 7th Princess and Yanwan's first daughter
- Wei Zi Han as Yongyan, Qianlong's Crowned Prince and Yanwan's youngest son
- Li Yi Ru (李宜儒) as Lady Sirin Gioro, Yongqi's Wife
- Ma Ya Nan as Lady Ilari, Yonghuang's wife from Luyun's side
- Attendants
- Shen Bao Ping as Su Peisheng, Head Eunuch of Emperor Yongzheng
- Huang You Ming as Li Yu, Head Eunuch (after Wang Qin) of Qianlong
- Chen Xiao Yun as Suoxin, Head Maid of Ruyi
- Zheng Shui Jing as Lingzhi, maid of Ruyi
- Chen Qi as Yunzhi, maid of Ruyi
- Qi Huan as Rong Pei, Head Maid (after Suoxin) of Ruyi
- Gong Xiao Xuan as Yuhu, Head Maid of Qianlong
- Guo Hong as Fujia, Head Maid of Empress Dowager
- Hu Ming as Wang Qin, Head Eunuch of Qianlong
- Li Qi (李奇) as Sanbao, Head Eunuch of Ruyi
- Jiang Xue Ming as Jinzhong, eunuch of Qianlong
- Xia Nan as Lixin, Head Maid (after Zhenshu) of Yuyan
- Meng Zhao Zhong as Zhao Jiuxiao, friend of Ling Yunche
- Janice Wu as Hu Yunjian, Yongqi's concubine and Nanny Tian's daughter
- Ma Bo (马波) as Zhao Yitai, Head Eunuch of Langhua
- Chen Mu Yi as Wang Chan, Head Eunuch of Wei Yanwan
- Liu Zi Kai (刘子恺) as Qian Shuangxi, Head Eunuch of Xiyue
- Zhang Ju Ju (张举举) as Jin Bao, eunuch of Qianlong
- Zhang Yan Yan as Xiuxia, maid of Empress Yixiu
- Yu Tong (俞瞳) as Qinli
- Zhang Yu Xi as Shui Linglong, head escort
- Bai Lan as Kexin, maid of Su Luyun
- Wang Zi Wen (王梓芠) as Ah Bao, Head Maid of Meiruo
- Lin Cheng as Zhenshu, Head Maid of Yuyan
- Zhou Xiao Qin as Palace maid Yan
- Min Chun Xiao as Sulian, Head Maid of Langhua
- Kong Qian Qian as Moxin, Head Maid of Xiyue
- Wang Xiao Cheng as Lianxin, maid of Langhua.
- Liu Jia as Yexin, Head Maid of Hailan
- Wang Chun as Chunchan, Head Maid of Yanwan
- Yang Liu as Lancui, maid of Yanwan
- Wang Jing Ya as Shunxin
- Ding Liu Yan as Suyun, Head Maid of Ruiji
- Li Meng Yang as Xingxuan, maid of Xiyue
- Gao Dong Yu (高冬雨) as Ha Li
- Zhang Xin Ying as Xinyan
- Chen Meng Xi as Xi Po
- Li Lin Fei as Shuizhi
- Huang Wen (黄雯) as Huaixin
- Zhao Jing (赵菁) as Duoyun
- Zhong Wei Hua as Cheng Han, Head Eunuch of Empress Dowager
- Chen Zhuo (陈卓) as Wufu
- Tu Yu Fang as Han Niang
- Liu Zi Kai as Qian Shuangxi
- Lin Xi as Xiao Lei'zi
- Wang Pei Dong (王培栋) as Xiao Lizi
- Chang Cheng as Xiao Guizi
- Yuan Jing Yi (袁祎一) as Ai'er, palace maid
Production Credits[]
- Original writing: Novel Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan (后宫·如懿传) by Liu Lianzi (流潋紫)
- Screenwriter: Liu Lianzi (流潋紫)
- Director: Wang Jun
- Producer: Huang Lan (黄澜)
Notes[]
- Filming period: 2016-Aug-15 to 2017-May-04 (264 days)
- The original novel was written as a sequel to Empresses in the Palace.
- Ranks of imperial consorts: Empress, Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort, Consort, Concubine, Noble Lady, First Class Female Attendant, Second Class Female Attendant, Female Attendant