Three days later.

Today is October 27th. It's been a full month since Guan Zhiyue transmigrated here.

Today she finally lost another five pounds, going from 187 pounds (which she had initially gained back) to 182 pounds (which she now weighs).

"Congratulations, host, on finally losing the weight you gained back a few days ago."

The space can be upgraded now. Would you like to upgrade now?

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "Okay, upgrade!"

"Okay, upgrade countdown begins!"

"five."

"Four."

"three."

"two."

"one."

"Upgrade in progress."

As Xiao Tuantuan's voice faded, Guan Zhiyue could no longer sense the existence of that space.

She smiled and didn't say anything more.

This left Bilian, who was watching from the side, somewhat at a loss.

"Your Majesty, what are you secretly laughing at?"

Bilian looked up from the embroidery hoop where she was still embroidering, and saw Guan Zhiyue standing to the side, grinning foolishly at something.

Guan Zhiyue sat up straight in the rocking chair.

Thinking of Li Qishang's words, he said to Bilian, "Bilian, what do you think about me opening a restaurant with the Prince of Xiaoyao?"

Upon hearing this, Bilian exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness, you can't even leave the Cold Palace, how can you open a restaurant with Prince Xiaoyao?"

These words completely jolted Guan Zhiyue out of her excitement. Yes,

She was just a concubine who had been abandoned by the emperor and relegated to the cold palace.

How could one possibly escape this world?

He wanted to open a restaurant, but he couldn't leave the palace walls.

I thought this was a great turning point for me, but little did I know it would be a reminder of a reality I couldn't change!

Should I give up?

Am I just supposed to spend my life waiting for death to approach in this square box?

What should I do? How should I proceed?

Rosamund Kwan seemed to be going crazy.

I kept asking myself how I should change.

Then he looked down at his own fleshy body.

He stood up from the rocking chair and continued jumping rope frantically under the sun.

Bilian looked at Guan Zhiyue, who seemed completely unaware of what had happened.

Feeling sorry for her, she stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, are you trying to kill yourself?"

"You're still jumping rope under this blazing sun!"

Guan Zhiyue soon began to sweat profusely and looked somewhat out of breath.

Even Bilian couldn't help but burst into tears upon seeing this, and she knelt down in front of Guan Zhiyue with a thud.

She pleaded with Guan Zhiyue to stop jumping, saying that her body couldn't take it anymore.

The hidden guards were awakened by Bilian's exclamation.

Yes, that's right. The two guards found a cool spot to rest and cool off during the afternoon because it was too hot.

Then they heard Bilian's heart-wrenching cries, and the two of them were jolted awake from their dream.

Peeking out, I saw Guan Zhiyue standing under the intense sunlight, frantically jumping rope despite Bilian's objections.

"Holy crap, has the Empress gone mad?"

"I am the guard," said the guard, watching Guan Zhiyue jump rope frantically.

Guard B chimed in, "Usually, people who are locked up in the cold palace for a month start to go crazy."

Today is the 27th, and the Empress has been confined to the Cold Palace for a whole month.

"Is she out of her mind?"

"No, we must report this to the Emperor immediately. You stay here and keep watch."

So, the guard B braved the scorching sun...

It leaped towards a palace gate at an astonishing speed.

He was afraid that if he ran too slowly, the empress in the cold palace would die.

Li Qiji, who had just returned to Chengqian Palace from outside, hadn't even sat down for a sip of tea yet.

Then he saw Ji Shang jump down from the roof beam and kneel in front of him, saying, "Your Majesty, something has happened in the Cold Palace."

Li Qiji asked somewhat nervously, "What is it?"

Ji Shang recounted what the guard had just told him.

This stunned everyone present, and Li Qiji lost his balance for a moment.

He lost his balance and stumbled, quickly bracing himself on the desk with both hands.

"emperor...."

Li Qiji leaned on the desk with his right hand, turned to look at the group, and waved his left hand, saying, "It's alright! Let's go see the Empress in the Cold Palace first!"

The Cold Palace.

"Your Majesty, I beg you, please stop! Your Majesty..."

Bilian was still kowtowing repeatedly, her forehead already red, swollen, and bleeding.

But Guan Zhiyue still didn't seem to want to stop.

Guan Zhiyue's mind is now out of her control; she has fallen into deep self-doubt.

I'm already a caged bird; I'm destined to spend the rest of my life alone in this desolate palace.

She could no longer see the vast, boundless sky and earth; she was a queen abandoned by this country.

This isn't the life I wanted.

She longed for freedom, for all the joys of the world, and for the chance to escape this cage.

Bilian's exclamation had already alerted the people who were still taking a lunch break behind her.

When the palace servants saw Guan Zhiyue under the sun, they all knelt down and begged her to stop jumping.

Only one palace maid ran out of the Cold Palace and headed towards Chaoyang Palace.

"What? The Empress has gone mad?"

"Yes, Your Highness, please go and save my lady."

Li Qishang stood up from the chair and ran towards the Cold Palace without saying a word, because he knew martial arts.

Moreover, his palace was only three kilometers away from the Cold Palace, so he quickly used his lightness skill to get there.

Watching Guan Zhiyue continue jumping rope under the sun, regardless of whether the rope could hurt him...

He went straight behind Guan Zhiyue and chopped her neck with a chop.

Guan Zhiyue was so overwhelmed by Li Qishang's criticism that she fainted.

She fell towards the ground, but Li Qishang quickly caught her to prevent her from hitting her head.

Upon seeing this, Bilian quickly got up from the ground.

They instructed several palace servants to lift Guan Zhiyue to a rocking chair and place her there, then brought her warm water to wipe her cheeks.

Some palace servants brought fans and gently fanned Guan Zhiyue.

Looking at Guan Zhiyue, who had been completely bewildered by his criticism, Li Qishang asked Bilian with some reproach.

"Bilian, is this how you, as a maid, serve your master?"

Bilian flew into a rage upon hearing this, completely disregarding the blood on her forehead and the tears in her eyes.

He didn't care who the man in front of him was anymore.

She stepped forward and shoved Li Qishang hard, then completely lost her temper.

He shouted loudly at Li Qishang, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault!"

Li Qishang originally wanted to get angry, but Bilian's next words made him lose all his temper and arrogance.

"It's all your fault, everything is your fault, what right do you have to provoke my lady?"

"And what makes you think you can open a restaurant with my mistress?"

"My lady has been imprisoned in this cold palace ever since she married into the palace."

She must not step out of this cold palace, not even half a step, if she does!

She's going to be executed, but why should you let her work with you at the restaurant?

"Are you sending her to her death? She'll be trapped within these four palace walls for the rest of her life. Her Majesty longs to leave, but she can't!"

"How could you be so cruel as to rip out the Empress's heart?"

When Li Qiji arrived with Hua Quan, he heard Bi Lian's heart-wrenching screams.

Hua Quan wanted to make the announcement, but Li Qiji stopped him.

He listened silently as Bilian scolded his brother, as if he had done something wrong.

Maybe he really did make a mistake!

After Bilian unleashed a torrent of curses, she suddenly woke up with a start.

He knelt before Li Qishang, and said nothing more.

Guan Zhiyue, who was standing to the side, still showed no signs of waking up.

Li Qishang slumped down on the stone steps in the courtyard, looking somewhat dejected.

His mind was filled with Bi Lian's insults, all saying that Guan Zhiyue had gone crazy because of him.

Li Qiji, standing at the door, never took that final step.

Hua Quan said softly, "Why doesn't Your Majesty lift the Empress's confinement? That way, she will be able to freely enter and leave the palace."

Although Your Majesty doesn't say it, we servants can all see that Your Majesty actually cares for the Empress.

Li Qiji seemed to understand Hua Quan's words, yet also seemed not to.

He turned and walked back the way he came.

Before long, the imperial physician arrived at the Cold Palace to treat Guan Zhiyue's illness...

Guan Zhiyue was lost in her dream, unwilling to wake up...