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Gu Shiyi was stupefied, just what was going on? What were they planning to do?

Time seemed to stand still, after a long while, the room also recovered its silence, and when Gu Shiyi regained her senses, the group of servants were still kneeling on the floor with their trays raised high, as though they would not be able to get up if Gu Shiyi had not called for them.

"Stand up!"

Gu Shiyi frowned, seeing how they were acting, she probably wouldn't know why either, so she decided to see what they wanted to do first!

"Eldest Miss, this servant will help you change and wash up!"

The one who spoke was the beautiful maid who had entered the room at the beginning. She seemed to be the leader of the group of maids.

"You guys can put it down and leave. I'll do it myself!"

Gu Shiyi's face was cold. Firstly, not to mention that she was wary of this group of maids, secondly, over the past few years, she had long ago gotten used to doing everything by herself.

All of the maids had a difficult expression on their faces. Only after the leading maid nodded her head did they put down the tray and leave the room in order.

Only when the room became quiet again, did Gu Shiyi walk down from the bed. After washing her face and rinsing her mouth, Gu Shiyi searched the room but did not find his own clothes. Only after confirming with a sense of helplessness that there was nothing wrong with the clothes on the tray did she feel at ease to put them on.

It was a gorgeous and complicated gold coloured long dress. The material was like ten Jade Province Phoenix brocade that only appeared in three years, the style was a little like palace clothing, but it was even more grand than palace clothing. Gu Shiyi even felt that the Empress's phoenix robe would lose its luster in front of this outfit.

This also made Gu Shiyi curious about the woman in black. What kind of person could possess such wealth?

It wasn't until she was dressed up that Gu Shiyi realized that not only did the clothes look complicated, they also looked extremely complicated. Gu Shiyi had to spend an entire quarter of an hour to put the clothes on herself.

Although the phoenix brocade looked like it was hanging, it was actually as light as a feather, thus when Gu Shiyi wore the clothes, she felt very relaxed and comfortable.

It was no wonder that the phoenix brocade was so rare and valuable, but even so, wasn't this person treating her a bit too generously? Moreover, all of those maids actually called her big miss, just what was going on?

It seemed that if she wanted to find out about all of this, she would have to walk out of this room and meet the woman with the soft voice.

After Gu Shiyi thought about it, she opened the door. The sky outside was completely dark, but in front of the door, countless lanterns illuminated it as bright as day. They even made the precious and beautiful flowers look even gentler.

The moment Gu Shiyi opened the door, they bowed in unison.

"Eldest Miss!"

"Eldest Miss, dinner is ready. This servant will help you go to the dining hall to eat!"

The one who spoke was still the delicate and pretty maid. After bowing to Gu Shiyi, she walked in front of Gu Shiyi and wanted to support her arm, but Gu Shiyi took two steps back and dodged her attempt.

"No need, just lead the way!"

Gu Shiyi's face was filled with coldness. She did not like to be in physical contact with others, let alone someone she did not know with a suspicious identity.

"Yes, Eldest Miss, please follow me!"

The maid walked in front of Gu Shiyi with an extremely respectful attitude. Even the servants of the Duke Palace were not as calm and composed as her.

From Gu Shiyi's room to the dining hall, they had to cross her current courtyard, and because the courtyard was very big, lanterns were hung everywhere, so even at night, Gu Shiyi could still see everything clearly.

Every part of the courtyard exuded a luxurious and elegant feeling. This was originally two styles that ran in opposite directions, but now they were mixed together in one courtyard. They complemented each other and were not at all out of place.

It was just a single courtyard, yet it was already done to such an extent, then what was the meaning of this entire house or palace, Gu Shiyi could not help but begin to be curious.

After passing through the courtyard, they walked along a path paved with green bamboo and marble. They arrived at an open door of a hall. There was a signboard hung on the door, and there were five words written: "Hall of Five Flavors". This was the dining hall.

On the left side of the kitchen was a large round table made of yellow rosewood. The table was already filled with all kinds of dishes and was steaming hot.

After the maid invited him in, Gu Shiyi sat down and picked up her chopsticks made of ivory. She looked at the squirrel cinnamon fish in front of him, and before she even started to pick it up, a pair of silver chopsticks had already reached out and placed a piece of fish meat into the bowl in front of Gu Shiyi.

Gu Shiyi was not used to her sudden movements. When she raised her head again, she discovered that there were three female servants holding silver chopsticks, and none of them were the same as the previous ten. Gu Shiyi lowered her head and casually glanced at them, and before she could see what was there, she was grabbed by the female servant who was closest to her and placed the chopsticks into her bowl.

This feeling, Gu Shiyi felt like she was the empress dowager, but Gu Shiyi was unable to enjoy it at all. In the end, these three female servants were also kicked out of the dining hall by Gu Shiyi, and only then did she start eating in peace.

After he finished his food and tea, the person that Gu Shiyi wanted to see finally arrived.

Gu Shiyi calmly sat on the main seat of the parlour, looking coldly at the beautiful young woman who stood in front of him. It was as if she was the owner of this place, and Gu Shiyi didn't feel that she was acting as the host at all.

If not for the vicissitudes of life of her voice, Gu Shiyi would never have been able to connect the beautiful young woman and the masked woman in black.

"Not bad, you do have some of my Ning Family daughter's aura!"

The second sentence that the young woman spoke shocked Gu Shiyi to the point that she did not speak for a long time.

Ning Family? This place was the Ning Family, no wonder there were the words "rich and willful" everywhere, but the Ning Family, had long since declined, hadn't it?

"I know what you're thinking. The Ning Family has indeed nine clansmen killed, and indeed, it has declined, but with such a large clan, it's not difficult to protect one or two people. Furthermore, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and what you're seeing right now, is actually not even one tenth of the Ning Family of the clan from back then!"

As the young woman spoke, the emotions in her eyes constantly changed. Sometimes they were filled with malevolent hatred, sometimes with pride, and sometimes with sadness.

"Then who are you?"

Gu Shiyi looked at the young maiden. From the looks of it, she should also be a disciple of Ning Family, but Gu Shiyi remembered that Ning Waner was the only daughter of Ning Family. Her grandfather also did not have a concubine, nor did he have any other siblings.

"I'm your aunt!"

After the young woman finished speaking, she directly walked to Gu Shiyi's side and sat up.