Celebrating the past years, Liu Ruyu's background

Answer 1

Liu Ruyu's background was the wife of the Qing Kingdom's Minister of Revenue, Fan Jian. She was also Fan Sizhe's mother. She came from a family with a deep background and had a prominent position in the capital's society. Liu Ruyu and the Third Prince's mother, Yi Guipin, were cousins and had a very good relationship. She was described in the play as a smart woman who loved Fan Jian deeply and was willing to be Fan Jian's concubine. Although she had initially been hostile to Fan Xian and worried that he would fight for the family property, as the plot developed, Liu Ruyu's attitude gradually changed. In the end, she reconciled with Fan Xian and became as close as mother and son. She had seen Fan Xian's transformation and the relationship between the Fan brothers. She had also witnessed Fan Xian's rising status and the Fan manor's prosperity. Liu Ruyu's ending could be said to be relatively satisfactory.