It is reported that in the TV drama "Biography of Ruyi", Ruyi once married the emperor. If Ruyi chose to cut off her hair, it meant that she would break the relationship with the emperor.
In the play, after Ruyi's hair was cut off, the emperor was very angry and even wanted to abolish the empress dowager. Because the empress dowager tried hard to stop him, he gave up the idea. The empress dowager believed that Ruyi must have a reason for doing so, and accused the emperor of not abolishing the mother of a country for the sake of a prostitute.
Although the emperor ostensibly promised the empress dowager not to abolish Ruyi's throne, he sent Ruyi back to the palace overnight and took back all his privileges. After Ruyi returned to the palace, only Rongpei and a maid were left to wait on him. This kind of treatment in the Imperial Palace was not even as good as the lowest level promise.