本宫 (běn gōng) — This Palace

Example Usage

本宫今日心情甚好，尔等平身。

This Palace is in a fine mood today. You may all rise.

Cultural Context

In imperial China, empresses and senior concubines referred to themselves as 本宫 (literally 'this palace') instead of 我 (I). The term exploded in popularity after 甄嬛传 and is now used online whenever someone wants to speak with exaggerated imperial authority — typically for comic effect.