Bian Jin thinks about how she doesn't want Shen Ni to enter her dreams, because she doesn't want Shen Ni to see 'that scene'. Even though it's been many years since she had that dream, she's still very worried about that possibility. Then we get some mysterious references to it being an absurd greedy wish and how it has to be locked away, and the reason is apparently 'something that glows with enough light to imprison her soul', and that being 'the tomorrow she's heading towards'
What does this mean WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

and Zeng Qingluo gives her a progress report
Yay, she's back!

Cui Ning, however, takes this as a sign that Shen Ni is emotionally unattached and flirtatiously offers her a box of home-made cakes
Shen Ni is just attracting suitors EVERYWHERE.

So she runs off in the rain to buy some coloured silks, puts on a tutorial video, and starts making one
Bian Jin, terror of the north, weapon of the empire, making a doll.

Last paragraph: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE