But Gu Yanyue endured it rationally. Now is not the right time. In any case, she will make Concubine Su pay the price!

At this time, Yu Wenran also rushed over. Seeing the somewhat embarrassed Gu Yanyue, he was very anxious: "Ayue, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Seeing Yu Wenran, Gu Yanyue calmed down completely. She shook her head, but her eyes revealed sadness: "I'm fine, thanks to Liu Mei, otherwise I wouldn't have escaped so smoothly. As for her, I don't know how she is now..."

Gu Yanyue was about to cry by the end of her speech. Liu Mei was really stupid. Normally, she would be moved to tears just by having a meal with her, but now that she was in danger, she looked strong and didn't shed a single tear. She even wanted Gu Yanyue to run first...

Seeing that Yuwen Ran's eyes were full of Gu Yanyue and he didn't notice her at all, Concubine Su was immediately angry and said in a pinched voice, "Your Majesty, sister is lucky to have escaped such a big fire, but... this cold palace has burned down, and sister has nowhere to live! What should I do? I remember there is a haunted palace there, but most of them are just rumors. How can there be ghosts in this world? Besides, a good person like sister will definitely be blessed by the Buddha. Why don't you let sister live there?"

When Yuwen Ran heard her words, he was furious. This Concubine Su was really a dog with no ivory in her mouth. The haunted palace had been uninhabited for many years. It was eerie and gloomy. Maids often passed by and guards claimed to have seen ghosts in the palace when they were patrolling. It was really scary. Letting Gu Yanyue go there would make her life miserable, wouldn't it?

"No, is that haunted palace inhabited by people? A Yue can't go there. Since the cold palace is burned down, then go to my palace and live with me. You are my concubine, and I will not let you suffer." Yu Wen Ran said seriously, looking very determined.

"Bang!"

There was a sound like something falling to the ground, and Gu Yanyue quickly turned around to look.

It was Liu Mei! She had escaped, but now she was lying on the ground, looking very bad.

Gu Yanyue rushed over, very anxious: "Liu Mei, are you okay? How do you feel now? Can you speak? Imperial physician, quickly call the imperial physician!"

"Your Majesty, don't... worry. Liu Mei is fine, just a little bit painful..." Liu Mei forced a smile, but her brows were slightly wrinkled, and she looked very painful.

Gu Yanyue checked her injuries and found that her body was covered with burn marks in many places. It was already charred black, and some of her clothes were also burned. When she came out, her body was already on fire. It was the guards who put out the fire for her. She was still thinking about going to see how her queen was doing and what happened, but she collapsed after taking less than two steps. She was exhausted and had no strength left in her body.

Liu Mei was sent for treatment. Gu Yanyue wanted to accompany her, but Yuwen Ran stopped her: "Ayue, be obedient. Leave Liu Mei to the imperial physician. It's getting late, and you must be very tired after going through so much. You should come back to the palace with me to rest."

Gu Yanyue had no choice but to listen to Yuwen Ran and returned to his palace, where she slept in the same bed with him and spent the night there.

During the days he lived with Yu Wenran, Gu Yanyue made ice cream all day long to help him cool down, and Liu Mei was almost recovered under the treatment of the imperial physician.

Yuwen Ran often reviewed memorials in the study until very late, and Gu Yanyue always accompanied him, often unable to help but fall asleep on Yuwen Ran's shoulder.

Sometimes Gu Yanyue would be curious and go to look at the memorials reviewed by Yuwen Ran. Yuwen Ran said that she didn’t understand these things in her little head, but Gu Yanyue expressed her insights on the memorials, which amazed Yuwen Ran.

That night, Yuwen Ran and Gu Yanyue were reviewing memorials in the study as usual, enjoying their sweet time together.

The door creaked open, and Concubine Su came in with a smile on her face. When she saw Gu Yanyue was there, she was stunned for a moment, but quickly adjusted her mood: "Oh, my sister is here too!"

"Noble Concubine Su? I have to review memorials, what are you doing here?" Yu Wenran frowned slightly. In his heart, he didn't want Noble Concubine Su to disturb the world of two people between him and Gu Yanyue.

"Your Majesty, I know you're very busy with government affairs, so I went to the kitchen and made some nourishing soup myself. I hope Your Majesty will like it." Concubine Su said, gently placing the soup on the table. This soup is filled with various tonics, and Your Majesty will surely feel refreshed after drinking it! He will definitely praise her for being virtuous and considerate!

"Put down the soup. It's getting late. My beloved concubine, go back and have some rest early." Yuwen Ran lowered his head and continued to read the memorial without looking at Concubine Su again.

Concubine Su wanted to say something, or even stay to accompany the emperor, but Gu Yanyue was here, which really spoiled her mood. Moreover, the emperor didn't even look at her...

Concubine Su felt disappointed, replied "yes", and left the study.

Gu Yanyue looked at the bowl of nourishing soup, full of curiosity: "Your Majesty, look at the soup made by Concubine Su herself. It looks very delicious. Would you like to try it?"

"I didn't know that Concubine Su could actually make soup. It's really strange." Yu Wenran said. In fact, he was not very interested in the nourishing soup. As long as the soup gave off a strange smell, although it was not unpleasant, it was very strange.

"Your Majesty, won't you have a sip? I really want to know, is my cooking better, or is the food made by Concubine Su more to Your Majesty's taste~" Gu Yanyue acted coquettishly. She was very confident in her cooking skills.

So, Yuwen Ran had no choice but to put down the memorial and took a sip of the soup to taste...

"Ugh—" Yu Wenran jumped up, rushed out the door, and vomited...

"???" Gu Yanyue was a little confused. Was the soup made by Concubine Su really that unpalatable? Yu Wenran had just taken a sip and had such a strong reaction, vomiting directly? Was it really that bad?

Gu Yanyue was curious, so she took a sip, but she couldn't swallow it. The soup was extremely bitter and had a strange taste. It was extremely unpalatable. As a chef, she believed that she had never seen such a disgusting thing in her life. What's more, Yu Wenran suffered from anorexia, so it would be strange if he didn't vomit.

"Someone, pour out that bowl of soup!" Yu Wenran's face turned black, and he looked like he was exhausted from vomiting. He had never eaten such disgusting food in his life.

So the bowl of soup was poured out by the palace maid, and the news quickly spread throughout the palace.

"Did you hear about the incident where Concubine Su made soup for the Emperor and both the Emperor and the Empress vomited after drinking it?"

"That Concubine Su is so funny! She can't even cook and still made soup for the Emperor. The Emperor must have suffered so much that he vomited until his face turned blue!"

"Hahaha, really? A concubine doesn't serve the emperor properly, and spends all day doing these trivial things. The key is that she is not as good as the empress in any way, and instead annoys the emperor. It's too shameful."

"Shh! Concubine Su is here!"

Although the palace maids' gossip was quiet and cautious, Concubine Su still heard it and her face immediately darkened...