I turned the cold palace into a paradise

It was not until the evening that Yunyue, who had just finished cleaning, pounded her aching waist, wiped her hands, and walked towards the gate of the cold palace.

It was almost time for dinner, and Yunyue prepared to go and check out the situation.

When she reached the gate of the cold palace, all the other concubines in the cold palace were already waiting there. Yun Yue looked around and saw only six people. Except for Yun Yue and Madam Xu, the others were all concubines of the previous emperor.

Those concubines who were sent to the cold palace were all those whose families were of some use to Xiao Yinchen, because those who were useless had long been taken away to be buried with the late emperor.

When these people saw Yun Yue coming over, some were surprised, some were gloating, and some were pitying...

"Knock knock." Two knocks on the door drew everyone's attention back.

Then the small window beside the door opened, and the concubines went over to receive their meals one by one.

Yunyue discovered that everyone received different meals. Concubine Liu's bowl actually contained meat, while the others only had porridge and steamed buns.

Yunyue guessed that Concubine Liu might have exchanged her own money and jewelry for it, or that her family paid for it. The others who had only plain rice porridge and steamed buns either had no money or were abandoned by their families.

Li Wanhua carried a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun. She walked aside in silence, with a look of sarcasm in her eyes. The Li family was really full of heartless people.

When he threatened me with my brother to enter the palace, he said all kinds of things, but now he doesn't care about me at all and doesn't even want to give me some money. I should have thought of this moment at that time. If my father was still alive, how could I end up in this cold palace...

I don't know if my brother can live safely in this wolf's den. It's a pity that I have fallen into this situation and can't protect myself...

Yunyue stood aside and watched everyone receive their meals. These concubines had been in the cold palace for less than half a year and still maintained a bit of their pride. Not wanting other concubines to see their miserable state, they all took their meals back to their own rooms to eat.

In fact, the main reason was that he couldn't bear to look at the two pieces of meat in Concubine Liu's bowl. If he didn't leave, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and snatch her food. It would be better to go back to his room to eat, out of sight, out of mind.

Li Wanhua looked at Yunyue, then at the eunuch outside the door, and finally bit her lip and took the food and left. She just winked at Yunyue when she passed by.

The eunuch who delivered the meal laughed at Yunyue through the window on the door, "I'm so sorry, Your Majesty, there's no food for you today. The small kitchen is understaffed. Please bear with me." After saying that, he gloated and left with another eunuch, taking the food box.

There is no other fun in this palace, I just love watching these nobles get into trouble.

You could offend anyone else, but you offended the Queen. You deserve it.

Zhang Jian and Lin Xiaohu, who were guarding the cold palace, looked at each other. What was the shortage of staff in the small kitchen? It was obvious that they had offended the nobles, so they were targeted. However, they could not help. Concubine Yun had harmed the queen's dragon fetus and implicated General Yun. It was a mercy from the emperor that she was still alive despite such a serious crime.

Yun Yue saw the two eunuchs walking away, and then she moved towards the gate.

"Two guard brothers."

"Don't dare, don't call me that, Miss Yun. We are just guards at the gate. My name is Zhang Jian, and his name is Lin Xiaohu." Zhang Jian said hurriedly. Even though she was no longer a concubine, she was still the emperor's woman.

Lin Xiaohu stood aside without saying anything, wanting to see what she was planning.

Yun Yue didn't beat around the bush: "You two should also know my current situation. I know that you two are kind-hearted and have some connections, and occasionally bring some things to everyone in the cold palace. I wonder if you can help me bring some things as well."

Seeing that Zhang Jianlin and Xiaohu wanted to refuse, he said: "Don't worry, these are not prohibited items. We just need some food and daily necessities." As he said that, he took out the silver from his purse and took off the gold hairpin on his head and the jade bracelet on his wrist.

"I don't have much cash on me, so I'd like to trouble you two to pawn these jewelry. This money is just the errand fee for you two."

Zhang Jian and Lin Xiaohu looked at each other and were both moved. Life was not easy for both of them. Zhang Jian had old parents and young children to take care of, while Lin Xiaohu's mother was seriously ill two years ago and he spent all the family savings. Now he couldn't even find a wife. And watching the cold palace was the most unpleasant and least lucrative job.

The two thought about it again and again, and felt that it was tempting to just bring some food and get some silver. Finally, they reached out and took the things in Yunyue's hand.

Yunyue was very happy, as she had thought it would take some more talking.

"What do I need to bring?" Lin Xiaohu asked.

"Bring some rice and flour. Also some vegetable seeds and hoes. As for how much rice and flour to buy, you two can decide how much these items can be worth, and then you can help me decide on the purchase."

Zhang Jian and the others were a little surprised. They had not expected Yun Yue to buy seeds and a hoe. It looked like she was going to grow vegetables, but they didn't know if such a rich lady could farm. Don't waste the seeds.

"Ms. Yun, what kind of vegetables do you want?"

Yun Yue didn't know whether the vegetables in this world were different from those in her own world, so she said, "In addition to some seasonal vegetable seeds, bring some uncommon seeds, preferably seeds from foreign countries."

"Bring some more meat, not too fatty, preferably with some lean meat and some spareribs."

Zhang Jian nodded, indicating that he understood. "Xiao Hu and I will take a day off tomorrow. I will bring it to you when we change shifts the day after tomorrow." I don't know what's wrong with these dignitaries. They like to eat lean meat and bones without much oil. It's really a sin to eat too much good stuff.

It is obvious that fatty meat is the most delicious. It is not only delicious but also can be used to make oil.