Wenzheng had been the crown prince for ten years and the queen for three years. Once she was deposed and thrown into the cold palace, others thought that she would grieve and take revenge, but she just wanted to get paid and sleep in peace. She cleared wasteland to grow vegetables, built nests to raise chickens, turned a blind eye to showing off her new favorite, used the Queen Mother's Buddhist scriptures as tinder, and responded calmly to the emperor's temptations. Her Buddhist skills were poorly displayed, and were interpreted by the entire royal family as a hidden ultimatum. It wasn't until she unexpectedly learned that her son who died in infancy was still alive that she transformed from a salted fish to a chess player. She used her son's identity to stabilize the imperial power and protect her family. She finally refused to be reset and stayed in the cold palace to live her retirement life, leaving the emperor to hold the two positions of emperor and empress. She completely realized the freedom of life.
