Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look203Please respect copyright.PENANAEn2aaHXU8y
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his203Please respect copyright.PENANAgvmZhMv0mC
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their203Please respect copyright.PENANAQx9qLm8s8H
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and203Please respect copyright.PENANA1UQK7p5r3I
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 more203Please respect copyright.PENANAzFGw2x5x23
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all203Please respect copyright.PENANAgh0Ch032dH
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their203Please respect copyright.PENANAh1Fjut7isN
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother203Please respect copyright.PENANAMRmr4Knx5Y
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the203Please respect copyright.PENANAFYPacTdn0m
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side203Please respect copyright.PENANAf4H5OpxTp7
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being203Please respect copyright.PENANAp2Dy9NdtWu
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their203Please respect copyright.PENANAtFGRp3EAtY
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they203Please respect copyright.PENANA97gzdU8Q6h
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni203Please respect copyright.PENANAJSOrPlhs04
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,203Please respect copyright.PENANAKNBZNtDd5T
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning203Please respect copyright.PENANAfU5bdZ7xUm
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost203Please respect copyright.PENANAnTLVuxrX9O
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the203Please respect copyright.PENANAzOgUNcXf4A
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 the203Please respect copyright.PENANArS3WdJylv8
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.203Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ikb4zdmLL
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the203Please respect copyright.PENANAuEK672dHj9
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a203Please respect copyright.PENANAwxu8R9g7ps
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,203Please respect copyright.PENANAjGNEn68nVi
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different203Please respect copyright.PENANAbLy0r6ZC3O
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were203Please respect copyright.PENANAjvKzvjcEHl
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 was203Please respect copyright.PENANAyDmBSpQgfh
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to203Please respect copyright.PENANAPqXggPhdck
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she203Please respect copyright.PENANAHbMmlnIhcZ
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more203Please respect copyright.PENANAKqou3ZJWHU
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word203Please respect copyright.PENANAj5j7g9gwHS
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger203Please respect copyright.PENANAgLgla8GwRC
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously203Please respect copyright.PENANAGkJZb1Va9M
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had203Please respect copyright.PENANARm45LDDUif
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks203Please respect copyright.PENANApLnPTzTeRF
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t203Please respect copyright.PENANAV7diVTw9Sq
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. That203Please respect copyright.PENANAyb6tVi0aYk
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that203Please respect copyright.PENANAX2RJHQK6w9
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of203Please respect copyright.PENANAbvnccwrPa5
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them203Please respect copyright.PENANA6tF3BcCJks
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’203Please respect copyright.PENANAfWUIpYA8Wu
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by203Please respect copyright.PENANAnEjdqkvdlM
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With203Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2iSBcFuXi
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this203Please respect copyright.PENANAomcq897dHg
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his203Please respect copyright.PENANAxUvnhpq5zo
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in203Please respect copyright.PENANAz3QU2gWfAE
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she203Please respect copyright.PENANAyVtjZjj2lq
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace203Please respect copyright.PENANApguz58ZfEQ
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened203Please respect copyright.PENANAflVBBO5cjr
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she203Please respect copyright.PENANAPqltclIs3Y
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was203Please respect copyright.PENANA5vfSDbmIvT
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to203Please respect copyright.PENANAMQykuPCWvt
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 being203Please respect copyright.PENANAxeVb3sQPl6
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni203Please respect copyright.PENANAljNFzi638i
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish203Please respect copyright.PENANAOEy05cwkLW
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their203Please respect copyright.PENANAg6aCc6fsJF
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial203Please respect copyright.PENANA33z57Ky7LY
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all203Please respect copyright.PENANAJU6qa25skS
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think203Please respect copyright.PENANAdEX5YnH9hH
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if203Please respect copyright.PENANAL8Xg4ZYiD2
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 prepare203Please respect copyright.PENANAF8v5q7Xlqm
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was203Please respect copyright.PENANAAr5ffgQnaz
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of203Please respect copyright.PENANAeDnytpWyMA
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.203Please respect copyright.PENANAq4JSk7PTxA
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.203Please respect copyright.PENANAcYJO2g7XVE
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the203Please respect copyright.PENANAnejqrdsqas
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would203Please respect copyright.PENANA1H4PfqPELJ
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in203Please respect copyright.PENANAm7DJPyYZHW
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t203Please respect copyright.PENANAqjDCviy92K
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any203Please respect copyright.PENANAVIDJ6ar1Fp
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the203Please respect copyright.PENANAiQvvssPjhn
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that203Please respect copyright.PENANA0bgriQ3p9U
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 as203Please respect copyright.PENANA22EFZOuJkP
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt203Please respect copyright.PENANAhg6nc1Pgi4
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 like203Please respect copyright.PENANAWDQpkBAz8d
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to203Please respect copyright.PENANA6UvyFJ4Hrx
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.203Please respect copyright.PENANA7xO1ba1gYN
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really203Please respect copyright.PENANAlFIkA0vrI9
unlucky.