Ulanara discovered that she could not remember anything after eating the food that was delivered to her, and then she realized that Lanqin had put sleeping pills in her food, so she began to go on a hunger strike.

That day, when Cui Niang brought food, she noticed that Empress Ulanara hadn't touched the food she had brought last time. She said, "Your Majesty, I advise you to eat! Otherwise, what will you do if you starve yourself?"

Ulanara refused to acknowledge Cui Niang, keeping her head down and remaining silent. Cui Niang was displeased that Ulanara, even in her current predicament, remained so arrogant. "Your Majesty, you probably don't know your current situation! Are you perhaps still waiting for the Emperor to come and rescue you?"

When Ulanara heard the emperor's name, her heart was filled with turmoil. She had served the emperor for so many years, and the emperor just let Lanqin treat her like this?

Ulanara found the woman in front of her extremely annoying. "Are you done talking? If you are, then take your food and leave! I won't eat it!"

Seeing that Ulanara showed no sign of wanting to eat, Cui Niang put down the food, saying, "If you don't eat, you'll starve to death and may never see the Prince again!" before leaving. Cui Niang hoped to take this opportunity to extract information about Hongshi, hoping he would obediently comply.

Upon hearing Hongshi's name, Ulanara stood up from her seat, almost falling into Cui Niang's trap. "You have news of Hongshi?" There were traces of tears in the corners of Ulanara's eyes, but she quickly wiped them away.

Ulanara remained seated without moving, not even glancing at the food on the table.

Cui Niang reported Ulanara's fasting to Lan Qin, who was surprised that Ulanara would actually use a hunger strike to protest.

"Do you have any good ideas, Cui Niang?" Cui Niang shook her head. She had already tried everything, but Ulanara refused to eat.

“She is the Empress, it would be inappropriate to let her starve to death.” Lanqin lowered her head and pondered. “In that case, we have no choice but to force-feed her!” Lanqin had been mindful of her status as Empress and hadn’t been too harsh on her, but now that she was ungrateful and going against her, she had to be firm. Cui Niang accepted the order and left.

When it was time for mealtime, Ulanara was puzzled to find that no one had brought her food. A little while later, she lay down on the bed and drifted off to sleep.

Feeling her body being moved, Ulanara opened her eyes in fright. Several tall, burly old women were lifting her from the bed and carrying her to a stool. "What are you doing? What are you going to do to me?" Ulanara panicked; Lanqin had actually dared to have her bound.

Cui Niang had Ulanara tied to a stool. "Your Majesty, since you insist on not eating, there is nothing I can do. I cannot bear the responsibility if you starve yourself!" She then ordered people to force food into Ulanara's mouth.

One nanny grabbed Ulanara's head while another nanny began to feed her. Ulanara struggled desperately, making "woo-woo" sounds.

After feeding her, Ulanara shouted, "How dare you treat me like this!" Cui Niang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still think you're the Empress you used to be? I advise you to eat your food properly! Otherwise, you'll regret it."