No matter how wronged or uncomfortable she felt, she still had to continue living in the cold palace. Gu Yanyue encouraged herself in her heart.

Since we are here, we should just make the best of it. This little difficulty shouldn’t be a big deal, right?

Taking advantage of the good weather and the fact that the sun had not yet completely set, Gu Yanyue quickly hung her quilt outside to dry it in the sun, and then borrowed a broom from several other palace maids to tidy up her room.

After half an hour, the cleaning was finally completed. Gu Yanyue wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the house. Hmm, it was still habitable.

Not long after, Gu Yanyue saw all the concubines and servants in the cold palace running into a small door, crowding together as if they were fighting for something precious.

Gu Yanyue also went to take a look out of curiosity, but who would have thought that what those people were holding were bowls of food that was not even as good as pig food.

"How can people eat this?" Gu Yanyue frowned and asked the eunuch who was distributing the food.

Unexpectedly, the eunuch, though of low status, had a rather bad temper. He snatched Gu Yanyue's bowl and scolded her, "Eat it or not! If you don't want to eat, there are plenty of others who want to!"

With that, the eunuch tossed the bowl of rice aside. Four or five frail concubines, seemingly in their sixties or seventies, immediately scrambled for the food. They didn't even bother with chopsticks or spoons, grabbing it with their bare hands and shoveling it into their mouths recklessly, regardless of the filth stained on the food.

"Are they all crazy?" Gu Yanyue found the scene before her unbelievable.

"The little girl has just arrived at the cold palace." A relatively normal woman next to her kindly advised her.

"The food in this cold palace is all like this. There's nothing else for you. If you don't eat... you'll starve."

"Do you know why those women next to you are scrambling to eat? Because their slightly better meals have all been snatched up by the young and strong men! If they don't rush to eat, they will really starve to death."

"They don't have to use such food, do they? After all, they are concubines who have served the emperor." Gu Yanyue was a little angry.

Although Yuwen Ran never deposed any concubine during his reign, and no one knows how many dynasties these women have existed for, this kind of pain is real.

"Of course the food sent down from above is not like this, but which of those servants doesn't embezzle it? You are in this cold palace. Not to mention being bullied, no one will care even if you die." The woman looked at her coldly.

Gu Yanyue thanked the woman, but still couldn't stand this situation and went back directly.

But how can I solve the problem of eating? Gu Yanyue was thinking while walking, and suddenly an inspiration flashed in her mind. Since I am a chef, why can't I cook it myself?

Gu Yanyue quickly used some money to bribe the gatekeeper and asked him to bring some potatoes and flour.

Yuwen Ran was worried about Gu Yanyue, thinking that she was usually so picky about her appetite and would definitely not be able to get used to the food in the cold palace. So he quickly packed some cakes and sneaked into the cold palace under the cover of night. However, before he could enter, he saw Gu Yanyue cooking inside.

"Yu...Yuwen Ran?" Gu Yanyue just raised her head while cooking, and saw Yuwen Ran.

"Why are you here?"

"I was worried that you weren't used to being here, so I came to see you." Yu Wenran took out a bag of pastries from his arms and handed it to Gu Yanyue.

"What are you doing here?" Before Yu Wenran got close, he could smell the aroma of food, which aroused his appetite.

"I'm making potato lasagna." Gu Yanyue said happily as she touched the pastry that Yu Wenran handed to her, which still had his body temperature.

"Would you like to stay and eat with me?"

If it were any other time, Yuwen Ran would definitely not refuse, but unlike before, he came to the cold palace secretly, time was precious, and he could not have dinner with Gu Yanyue.

"Ayue, I don't have anything to say today. I just want to tell you something. Please wait for me."

He paused, then continued, "I have never touched Concubine Su. That night was completely according to our plan, and Concubine Su was unaware of it, which led to the false pregnancy. Now, for the sake of his sister, General Su will definitely support us in sending troops to quell the rebellion. He can no longer threaten us."

Yuwen Ran's tone was full of sincerity and solemnity, as if he was swearing an oath: "When things calm down a little, I will immediately take you out of the cold palace. Please be patient and wait for me."

"I thought you were going to say something big, you scared me." Gu Yanyue said as she took a cloth bag and put the potato lasagna she had just baked into the bag.

She smiled and said, "You don't need to explain. I believe you. I'm doing this for you. I'll be waiting here for you to pick me up."

"With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?" Yu Wenran's eyes were half filled with guilt and half with gratitude.

"Okay, let's talk about that." Gu Yanyue handed him the cake.

"I know your intentions. It's getting late, so leave quickly before General Su's men find out."

Yu Wenran nodded, took the potato pancake, and left the cold palace, looking back every few steps, causing Gu Yanyue to laugh at him several times behind him.

…

Early the next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Gu Yanyue was still asleep when someone called her loudly.

She was half asleep and half awake. She put on her clothes in a daze and rubbed her sleepy eyes. Just as she was about to ask what was going on, she was knocked unconscious by a heavy blow from behind.

The man was so fast that she had no time to react. She only vaguely caught a glimpse of a large group of people surrounding her.

The blow left Gu Yanyue dizzy and dazed. She only vaguely felt herself boarding a carriage and leaving the palace. The group of people drove the carriage at high speed and transported her to a certain place.

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