When Shan Liuxian arrived at the Cold Palace, Bilian was still kneeling by Guan Zhiyue's bedside. She didn't know how long it would take for her mistress to wake up, and all she could do was wait, endlessly wait.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, Grand Preceptor."

"Um!"

"I wonder what brings the Imperial Preceptor here so late at night?" A palace eunuch opened the gate to the Cold Palace and saw Shan Liuxian standing at the entrance.

Shanliuxian shook his feather fan and said with a smile, "I have come for Your Majesty."

The young eunuch quickly ran towards the inner courtyard.

A moment later, Bilian stumbled over and knelt down in front of Shanliuxian with a thud, crying her eyes out.

"Grand Preceptor, I heard you have come to visit my lady. Please, save my lady."

Shanliuxian laughed and said, "I am but a Taoist priest, and I know nothing of medicine or pharmacology. How can I save you?"

Bilian knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "This servant has heard that our Imperial Advisor is skilled in astrology and divination, and I believe he can surely help my Lady overcome this difficult time."

Shan Liuxian glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, then at Guan Zhiyue floating in the air, as if to say, "Look how sincere they are to you."

Guan Zhiyue looked at Bilian kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but shake her head. She wanted to help her up, but she couldn't reach out to touch her.

"Your wife's illness is a mental one."

"A mental illness requires a mental cure. I've only come to take a look." Shanliuxian glanced at Guan Zhiyue and then at Bilian kneeling on the ground.

"Take me to see your mistress."

Bilian got up from the ground and welcomed Shanliuxian to Guan Zhiyue's room. Guan Zhiyue was lying on the bed, completely pale, just a cold corpse. Guan Zhiyue looked at the original owner lying on the bed, and then at her own soul. She shook her head repeatedly. What was going on?

"Now that you're back, live a good life!" Zenryo said this out of the blue, and then fanned the person on the bed with his feather fan.

Guan Zhiyue was carried by the wind to the body lying down. She moved her fingers with some difficulty. Bilian did not know what Shan Liuxian meant, but she could feel that her mistress would definitely get better with Shan Liuxian's arrival. She did not know why she thought so.

"Alright, I'll take my leave now. Just take good care of your lady."

After sending Guan Zhiyue's soul into Guan Zhiyue's body, Shanliuxian didn't linger and headed straight back the way she came.

Bilian watched Shan Liuxian leave, then looked at Guan Zhiyue lying on the bed. She felt that her mistress's complexion seemed to have regained some color, and there seemed to be a hint of warmth coming from her mouth and nose. Could it be that her mistress was about to wake up?

Guan Zhiyue lay on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, unwilling to open them. She didn't want to open her eyes because if she did, she would find herself still in this place, which would be her final destination. She felt extremely lost.

After Shan Liuxian came out, he was stopped by a man in black who came from behind him after taking only a few steps.

"Grand Preceptor, His Majesty requests your presence!" said the bodyguard.

"Okay! Lead the way."

So the two men, instead of sleeping, began to wander through the palace at night, heading towards that magnificent, golden place.

Chengqian Palace.

"This humble Taoist greets Your Majesty." Shanliuxian looked at the man sitting behind the desk, whose hair was tied up high with a golden crown, while the rest of his hair flowed freely.

Li Qiji looked up at the man with silver-white hair and a purple Taoist robe who had entered. He said to him somewhat anxiously, "I heard that the Imperial Preceptor has been to the Cold Palace."

"yes."

"I wonder what the Imperial Preceptor is doing in the Cold Palace?"

Seonryu-seon sat in a reclining chair and said calmly, "Save people."

"And how is she...?"

"Mental illness requires mental medicine to heal."

After hearing Shan Liuxian's words, Li Qiji didn't ask any more questions, but instead had a feeling that he already knew.

Seonryu-seon stood up wearily and looked at the emperor, who was deep in thought, and said, "Your Majesty, since you are concerned, why not lift the confinement and give her a wide world to explore?"

Upon hearing Shan Liuxian's words, Li Qiji raised his head and said, "Didn't the Imperial Preceptor say that we shouldn't move the position of the auspicious star?"

Shanliuxian rolled his eyes, unable to resist the urge to pry open the skull of this superior to see what was wrong with him. Unlocking the seal was not about moving his position.

"It's enough that she's still living in the Cold Palace!"

"Since His Majesty has nothing else to attend to, then this humble Taoist will take his leave!" Shan Liuxian said, turning and leaving before Li Qiji could reply.

In the Southern Kingdom, only Shan Liuxian dared to be so arrogant. Anyone else who dared to act like that would only lose their head.

The reason why the Emperor values ​​Seon Ryu-seon so highly must be because Seon Ryu-seon has saved his life countless times. They have a life-or-death bond, and the Emperor can readily agree to whatever Seon Ryu-seon does.

After Shan Liuxian left, Li Qiji sat at his desk for a long time, feeling very agitated. Hua Quan couldn't help but tremble, but Li Qiji hadn't even thought about resting.

"Your Majesty, it's time to retire for the night."

Li Qiji snapped out of his daze and looked at Hua Quan beside him, seemingly asking a question or talking to himself.

"Why were you so eager to come to my side back then, and now you want to leave so much?"

"Guan Zhiyue, what kind of person are you really?"

"Hua Quan, bring me pen and ink."

Hua Quan opened his eyes amidst the shouts and began grinding ink for Li Qiji. Before long, a golden imperial edict was written and tossed into Hua Quan's arms, instructing him to read it aloud at dawn.

Hua Quan looked at the imperial edict in his arms and couldn't help but shake his head. How could he describe his emperor? Was it love or reluctance?

Or perhaps he was moved? He didn't know any of that. All he knew was that the Emperor treated the Empress differently. He had plenty of patience with her, unlike the other concubines in the harem, whom he found utterly repulsive.

Hua Quan watched as Li Qiji left his desk, then, clutching the imperial edict, he scurried after Li Qiji, feeling extremely happy for Guan Zhiyue in the Cold Palace.

Having slept soundly through the night without a dream, Guan Zhiyue, whose soul had already wandered freely, was now fast asleep.

The next morning.

The servants in the Cold Palace had just gotten up and hadn't even finished washing up when they heard a knock on the palace gate. The little eunuch guarding the door quickly opened it.

Upon opening the door, one could see Hua Quan standing at the entrance with several eunuchs, each holding something yellowish-orange.

"Eunuch Hua, what brings you here?" the young eunuch quickly knelt down and bowed.

Hua Quan raised his head high, glanced at the little eunuch on the ground, and said, "Has Her Majesty the Empress woken up?"

The young eunuch shook his head, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated, and said softly, "Her Majesty has not yet woken up."

Hua Quan sighed, unsure what to say. He looked down at the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Send someone out to receive the edict!"

Before long, the eunuch gathered all the palace servants from the Cold Palace in the front courtyard, except for Guan Zhiyue, who was lying on the bed.

Hua Quan looked at the palace servants kneeling on the ground and shook his head helplessly.

"This servant, Bilian, receives the imperial decree on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress!" Hua Quan announced loudly.

Bilian quickly knelt forward a few steps, and Hua Quan stood on the high steps, looking at the palace servants on the ground, and began to read the imperial edict.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Guan family has a daughter, Guan Zhiyue, who, on the day of her wedding to me, inadvertently lost her composure. Considering that Your Majesty is the Empress, dignified and graceful, knowledgeable and courteous, I have confined her to the Cold Palace within the inner palace. Moreover, Your Majesty has spent many days in the Cold Palace reflecting on your actions. Today, I hereby issue this decree to lift Your Majesty's confinement, granting you free movement within and outside the palace. So be it!"

Upon hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Bilian burst into tears and excitedly kowtowed three times to Hua Quan.

Hua Quan didn't linger any longer. After handing the imperial edict to Bi Lian, he left with the eunuchs who had come with him.

He was on his way to report back to his emperor.