Since Sima Jing left the cold courtyard that day, he ordered all the people in the mansion to pay homage to Yan Ruolin. Although Yan Ruolin is still under house arrest in the cold courtyard, Xiao Cui's description shows that her life is much better than before.
for example, in the past, the chefs in the mansion didn't prepare Yan Ruolin's meals. Xiaocui did it all by herself, and the ingredients were all left over by the chefs. But in Xiaocui's words, "it's because I'm good at cooking, and waste can be a treasure." I haven't found anything special about those meals.
actually, Xiaocui doesn't say Yan Ruolin doesn't know...