Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look185Please respect copyright.PENANAO1CfXJoLX2
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his185Please respect copyright.PENANAqmQ1ganTYC
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their185Please respect copyright.PENANASy1oh9n7QN
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and185Please respect copyright.PENANAMA276L2Uf1
joined in their conversation. After all, she was nothing more than an outsider.
In this party, she was nothing more than a spectator.
Spectator.
It might sound like a good word, but it was nothing more185Please respect copyright.PENANAmCUrRW4tD6
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all185Please respect copyright.PENANAyUDimq5P3k
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their185Please respect copyright.PENANAhXuz5yWTnn
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother185Please respect copyright.PENANAihpW7jV497
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the185Please respect copyright.PENANAzAriHy952n
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side185Please respect copyright.PENANAQljelapVDm
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being185Please respect copyright.PENANA56DRFlKzun
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their185Please respect copyright.PENANAAAWFO3DXpd
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they185Please respect copyright.PENANAFEEwKtGEO4
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni185Please respect copyright.PENANAeKphDqs0PS
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,185Please respect copyright.PENANAYUa5kTbq0Z
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning185Please respect copyright.PENANAjjPNrdksby
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost185Please respect copyright.PENANAPPiSXeNLLw
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the185Please respect copyright.PENANAUpJYSq6ypm
principal suddenly appeared.
It was fear and respect.
“We greets Your Majesty, long life Your Majesty.”
“Rise.”
The Emperor’s voice was low and pleasant to the ear. At the185Please respect copyright.PENANAKNHseMC9pr
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.185Please respect copyright.PENANABfK8jbK6dA
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the185Please respect copyright.PENANAcZKXSirPQ1
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a185Please respect copyright.PENANAG8ysgreuhz
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,185Please respect copyright.PENANATkdnyiHnvd
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different185Please respect copyright.PENANAArx5Vm4COI
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were185Please respect copyright.PENANA9gMFjVaATX
exceedingly cold that Feng Ning didn’t even want to look at him anymore.
Just that brief moment had made Feng Ning felt as if she was185Please respect copyright.PENANABfYq4Je6Vx
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to185Please respect copyright.PENANAP1bZKjVtbh
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she185Please respect copyright.PENANAXwqE6FSdno
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more185Please respect copyright.PENANAMW15kZNx1p
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word185Please respect copyright.PENANA5t0YOQqeFW
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger185Please respect copyright.PENANAXhkwxzFsVF
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously185Please respect copyright.PENANAN0ehNWr75j
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had185Please respect copyright.PENANAX28M93K6Bt
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks185Please respect copyright.PENANAVGNR0QrVgR
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t185Please respect copyright.PENANA49zEzl2pHs
survive even for a month.
It was a brutal battlefield.
And the Emperor did nothing to even stop them.
Probably because not a single one of them was a son. That185Please respect copyright.PENANAY2TmzvR4Gw
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that185Please respect copyright.PENANApTZNgYjKOh
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of185Please respect copyright.PENANAylI9A32Opp
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them185Please respect copyright.PENANAzFSOmwTDaj
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’185Please respect copyright.PENANAWCO8JOc1nl
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by185Please respect copyright.PENANAizqlDfrzT5
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With185Please respect copyright.PENANAFzPc7mMgRD
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this185Please respect copyright.PENANANUOmuSMu1G
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his185Please respect copyright.PENANAMVhdcY8KkT
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in185Please respect copyright.PENANAaaIX3LwdT3
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she185Please respect copyright.PENANABzpToWsK2G
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace185Please respect copyright.PENANAWQKZBog1Cl
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened185Please respect copyright.PENANAd0awat5Kl0
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she185Please respect copyright.PENANAhBujOCmQ1S
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was185Please respect copyright.PENANAtXctSBM8Rt
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to185Please respect copyright.PENANAzoLJCKQ7md
survive this long was not mere luck. She was also a very capable person.
Lin Mei Ni was only a year older than her, making her being185Please respect copyright.PENANAgVlWhg8rmJ
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni185Please respect copyright.PENANAHFq3eMBUKW
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish185Please respect copyright.PENANASkG8hofl16
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their185Please respect copyright.PENANAO9axeEy9Ew
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial185Please respect copyright.PENANAFB3MWTpJ1j
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all185Please respect copyright.PENANA7XDbGt4eK1
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think185Please respect copyright.PENANAx4ln3Llf7l
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if185Please respect copyright.PENANAdyVRnK2skZ
she was looking down on her and her sisters.
Though, Feng Ning didn’t care that much.
“Your Highness, isn’t it a bit too much? I didn’t prepare185Please respect copyright.PENANAfMOGQgjrmo
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was185Please respect copyright.PENANAWEnTASWOuO
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of185Please respect copyright.PENANAuBHrVZ13yk
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.185Please respect copyright.PENANAJqYSZOYO51
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.185Please respect copyright.PENANAlQ0LkUt8vE
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the185Please respect copyright.PENANAg2zEHqXqAi
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would185Please respect copyright.PENANA2VCNpR9Zv2
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in185Please respect copyright.PENANA0LjW96Tv9F
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t185Please respect copyright.PENANAYMemS0IxeP
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any185Please respect copyright.PENANAYymSrhn8WS
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the185Please respect copyright.PENANAZwDalLexn7
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that185Please respect copyright.PENANAtvm9Oq86bv
she was dissatisfied with this arrangement, but what could she possibly do?
She was nothing.
‘So this is a person from the Imperial Family.’
Feng Ning looked at the three people on the highest seat as185Please respect copyright.PENANAAntIdifCgi
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt185Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4ZvqNdPLu
awe to these people who could live their lives in this complicated place.
Now that she had seen them.
She understood that it was not like they wanted to be like185Please respect copyright.PENANAw7HYCATIFs
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to185Please respect copyright.PENANAhcanXtw6mb
be the scheming ones.
If they failed, they would die.
As simple as that.
‘The most glorious place is also the dirtiest place.’
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Feng Ning closed her eyes as she lowered her head once more.185Please respect copyright.PENANAMtMF9tjpxf
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really185Please respect copyright.PENANATmWoE0nNqU
unlucky.