Now everyone understood that the person in front of them was probably really sent by someone to frame Fengji Restaurant.

The crowd gradually dispersed, but the man was dragged to the backyard by Gu Yanyue's orders.

"Empress, why don't you order him to be punished?" Liu Mei, the maid beside Gu Yanyue, was puzzled and asked her in confusion.

"This matter may not be as simple as I thought. Just wait and see." Gu Yanyue shook her head slightly, with some inexplicable meaning in her heart.

When they arrived at the backyard, the man who had been so arrogant before was trembling and curled up on the ground.

"What's wrong? You were so arrogant in front, why are you so scared now that you're here?" Gu Yanyue said in a joking tone, as if what just happened was just a trivial matter.

"Sir, sir, I was wrong. Please forgive me, please forgive me." The man knelt on the ground in panic and was very scared.

"I know you were instructed by someone. Come, tell me who is the mastermind behind this. I won't punish you as long as you tell me who that person is." Gu Yanyue looked very gentle, as if she really would not punish him.

"No, no one." The man glanced at Gu Yanyue, then gritted his teeth and gave an answer that surprised her.

"Really?" Gu Yanyue looked at his trembling appearance and knew at a glance that he was not the kind of person who could do such a thing. Although she could roughly guess who it was, she still wanted to confirm this matter from the person involved.

"No, really not. Sir, please don't force me." He lowered his head, as if he was determined to make his answer firm and would not change it.

"I'll ask you again. I know what you're afraid of, but I can protect you. My influence is definitely greater than the person behind you. Will you tell me?" Gu Yanyue's expression became a little stern. If soft tactics didn't work, then let's see if hard tactics could make him talk.

"No, I just wanted to have a free meal, so I did this. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and there was no mastermind behind it." He lowered his head even more, and his voice seemed to become even smaller with fear.

"Okay then." Gu Yanyue looked at the man and couldn't get a word out of him, so she could only think of another way. "Go away, I'll let you go."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

The man kowtowed several times on the ground, then turned around and jogged away.

"My queen, why don't you continue to ask? There must be someone behind him. It will be easier for us to do our job if we find out." Liu Mei didn't ask the doubts in her heart until the man left. She really didn't understand what her queen was up to.

"No, I'm going to use another method." Gu Yanyue shook her finger mysteriously. "Let's follow him and see where he goes next."

After many twists and turns, she finally followed him to the slums. Gu Yanyue watched him run into one of the houses, then let out a long sigh.

No need to continue, she already knew the man's reason. It was poverty that made him take such a risk.

"Liu Mei, go buy some vegetables and then come to his house." Gu Yanyue felt pity for him and wanted to help him seeing him like this.

"Sir, why are you here?" The man felt a chill in his heart when he saw Gu Yanyue.

Is this gentleman going to threaten me with my family? Should I tell him or not?

"Don't be afraid. I'm not here to force you to answer this question." Gu Yanyue looked at the man who looked like a frightened bird and couldn't help but shook her head slightly. "I'm just here to treat you to a meal."

In this way, Gu Yanyue used the old stove in the man's house to cook a pretty good dinner. Although it was not very exquisite due to the conditions, it was still a delicacy in the man's eyes.

"Thank you, sir." The man looked at Gu Yanyue, who not only invited him to dinner but also had no intention of causing him any trouble. His eyes were already slightly red.

"It's okay." Gu Yanyue was very calm, as if this was just a trivial matter.

"Sir, I was indeed instructed to cause trouble at your restaurant." The man hesitated, still looking a little frightened. "Although I don't recognize who it is, judging by his clothes, I'm afraid he's from the palace."

"Oh? Someone from the palace? Then do you remember what happened to that person?" Gu Yanyue saw the breakthrough of the matter, which was an unexpected surprise.

"It's... it's an orchid!"

"Okay, thank you so much." Gu Yanyue nodded.

If I remember correctly, the maid next to Gu Yanrou seemed to be wearing orchids? As she thought, this matter... was done by her good sister.

After returning to the palace, he deliberately went to the palace where Gu Yanrou was in the evening.

"Sister, I came to see you. I wonder how your health is lately?" Gu Yanyue smiled, looking completely harmless.

"I'm in good health. How come my sister has time to come to me? As the master of a palace, you should have a lot of things to do." Gu Yanrou narrowed her eyes slightly. She didn't know why Gu Yanyue came today.

"Nothing, I'm just worried there might be bugs in your food." Gu Yanyue stared at Gu Yanrou intently, as if trying to figure something out. "Since you're fine, I'll leave too."

Gu Yanyue smiled and said something that sounded nonsensical, but this made Gu Yanrou's face change drastically, and a few beads of sweat oozed out of her forehead. Even after Gu Yanyue left, she still hadn't reacted.

How could this good sister of mine know that I was the one who did that thing at her restaurant? No, it couldn't be. It was clearly a perfect match.

In the middle of the night, Yuwen Ran was suddenly awakened by something and sat up. Gu Yanyue was a light sleeper, so she woke up when Yuwen Ran stood up.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?" Gu Yanyue rubbed her sleepy eyes and said with a confused look on her face.

"Nothing... nothing." Yu Wenran calmed down, seeming a little down. "I'm craving your cooking, but I wonder if I can still have it this late at night."

"Since the emperor wants to eat, I will make it for him." Gu Yanyue looked at Yu Wenran with a distressed look. She got out of bed, casually put on a robe, and went to the small kitchen next to the palace.

As she stepped out into the night breeze, she suddenly felt refreshed. It was so late, what should I cook? If I made something heavy, it might be hard to digest.

Looking at these things in the small kitchen, Gu Yanyue felt a little tricky.

She felt that Yuwen Ran's current condition was like insomnia, which could not be solved by eating a meal, so she thought about going back to see Yuwen Ran.