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Yellow, thumb-sized, Spider Venom was a type of spider that had a very small amount of toxicity. It could cause a person to pass out very quickly, but it could also quickly be eliminated by the body's autoimmune medicine, the effects were even more potent than knockout drugs. Not only was it quick, it did not leave any traces behind, so Gu Shiyi did not need to worry that anything she did now would be discovered.

When she returned to Tian Shui Inn, Xiao Zhi woke up after drinking a cup of water.

"Miss, Miss, this servant was useless and couldn't protect those jewelry!" Without jewelry, how could her young miss stand out among the Phoenix Festival? When she thought of this, Xiao Zhi began to blame herself endlessly.

"It's okay, those things don't matter. But you, the next time I see something like this, don't care about those worldly possessions. Your life is the most important, do you understand?" Gu Shiyi didn't know how to comfort her. She had never thought much of those things and hadn't planned to use them from the start. She also didn't know if Xiao Zhi would take her words to heart.

If Gu Shiyi knew, not only did she not truly make Xiao Zhi understand the meaning behind her words, she had even made him swear that if she encountered such a situation again, she would have to protect Miss's possessions even at the cost of her life.

Time passed quickly, and soon, it was November 20th.

On this day, it was the Phoenix Festival's fifteenth birthday. As usual, Sun Rumei should have held a birthday present for her, but there were none, as though Gu Shiyi had been forgotten by the world.

However, Gu Shiyi did not care much about it for the modern people, for her, she only wanted to say something, but she chose to ignore it.

For some things, the more she cared about them, the more upset those who cared about her would feel!

This day was very cold. Gu Shiyi's entire body, including her head, was wrapped in the white fur cloak that Xiao Zhi had made for her.

It was a very cold day and everyone was wrapped in a cloak, so it was hard to tell who was wearing any sort of clothes, but looking at the four of them, it was hard to tell from their hair accessories, but Eldest Miss Gu Moxue had actually abandoned her usual ostentatious and beautiful style. She only wore a loose bun with a jade hairpin on it, which made her look a lot more graceful and graceful.

On the contrary, Fourth Miss Gu Moyun appeared much more dignified. Although her hair was not completely green, her exquisite flying bun was also covered with a lot of steps, making it seem as if she was a Nine Heavens Divine Woman. Especially her gorgeous makeup and her red cherry lips, it made her seem much more imposing.

Only Second Miss Gu Morou was still the same as before. She had a Cloud Treasure Chest, Peach Blossom Makeup and looked normal, without any ambitions.

When Gu Moyun looked at Gu Shiyi's plain and light face and the hat with a cape covering her head, the complacency on the corner of her mouth was not concealed at all.

"Gu Shiyi, if I were you, I would have hidden at home and not dare to go out long ago. You actually have the face to go participate in the Phoenix Festival s, don't drag me down with you!"

"Fourth sister, if the empress Empress saw you being so disrespectful to her, would she …" Gu Shiyi did not say the remaining words. However, Gu Moyun's expression suddenly changed greatly as she walked towards the main entrance of the residence with a face full of indignation.

There were four carriages parked in front of the gate to the Prime Minister's residence. One of them was gorgeous, while the other two were ordinary. The last carriage didn't even have a lid. It was just a skinny old horse with a bare carriage.

Gu Moxue arrogantly took the lead and entered the gorgeous horse carriage, and Gu Moyun also followed closely behind. Gu Morou smiled, and entered the third horse carriage, leaving behind the bald horse carriage and Gu Shiyi who rode in the wind.

Furthermore, standing outside the carriage, those servants who had faces full of mockery, all of them felt that Gu Shiyi should have sat on the horse carriage that had nothing to hide!

"Third sister, come sit at my side!" The curtains of the third carriage was lifted, revealing a gentle face, Gu Morou looked at Gu Shiyi who was smiling, and expressed her good will.

"Thank you, second sister!" Gu Shiyi directly jumped into Gu Morou's horse carriage, and instantly felt a warm feeling in her heart. She couldn't help but glance towards Gu Morou, and saw her smiling as she looked at him, as if there was something on her face.

"Is there anything on my face?" Although Gu Morou had expressed good will towards her, in Gu Shiyi's memories, Gu Morou had always been the most popular person in the Prime Minister's house, beating up old and good people for ten thousand years. Even the usually haughty Gu Moxue and the charming Gu Moyun had always maintained friendly relations with her.

And Gu Shiyi in the past, under the condition that she didn't help him in any way, also displayed an infinite amount of trust in her.

Relying on her instincts as an assassin in her previous life, Gu Morou was like a poisonous snake being raised in a cage.

"Third sister, you seem different than before!" Gu Morou's smile did not change as she continued to look at Gu Shiyi indifferently, as if he wanted to see through her heart.

"Second sister, anyone who is thrown off the cliff and has finally regained their life and is immediately followed by the annulment of their marriage will be different from the past!" Under Gu Morou's gaze, Gu Shiyi did not dodge at all.

"I have wronged Third Sister!" Immediately after, the carriage became silent, Gu Shiyi no longer bothered with her and closed her eyes to rest.

It was said that by doing so, one would be able to see if the woman's heart was firm enough, and also be able to see if her body was healthy enough, and in the end, would be able to help the imperial family spread their branches and leaves. And those who could not endure the cold, would be expelled from the imperial garden, and would lose the qualifications to be selected.

The reason why Phoenix Festival were also known as Phoenix Festival was because the first emperor had met his most beloved woman on this day, and he had even seen the shadow of a phoenix in the sky.

So, in order to commemorate this meaningful day, the first generation emperor had designated twenty days of November as the Phoenix Festival. Originally, this was a small gathering attended by the members of the royal family, but on a certain day of a certain year, it became a happy occasion.

An hour later, the carriage stopped right in front of the palace entrance. Gu Shiyi got off the carriage with Gu Morou and accepted the routine inspection to enter the palace!

At this moment, aside from the four carriages of the Prime Minister's Estate, there were over a hundred large, small, and ornate carriages gathered at the entrance of the palace.

One by one, the young mistresses wrapped in cloaks began to walk towards the main door with delicate steps.