Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look191Please respect copyright.PENANAQOV4AyexCu
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his191Please respect copyright.PENANARJDa9wQAD9
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their191Please respect copyright.PENANAtDD7U3WVfo
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and191Please respect copyright.PENANAhfKtHNmKvq
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 more191Please respect copyright.PENANAhXKEBM5ZFo
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all191Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Y31iGexG
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their191Please respect copyright.PENANAu9CdnCGXw3
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother191Please respect copyright.PENANAjKP6f2JKjD
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the191Please respect copyright.PENANAgoAd1e6MkN
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side191Please respect copyright.PENANAIO9V0Z22TO
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being191Please respect copyright.PENANA6XLOb85H2E
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their191Please respect copyright.PENANAxVxBzPUGix
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they191Please respect copyright.PENANAUMgJngecvz
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni191Please respect copyright.PENANAkO2fIbd7xW
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,191Please respect copyright.PENANAaJHmrKGzF8
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning191Please respect copyright.PENANAbskeCjAtQE
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost191Please respect copyright.PENANAz8685VJMBw
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the191Please respect copyright.PENANA0Xf6gVqxOp
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 the191Please respect copyright.PENANAJEX8HtYw2Y
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.191Please respect copyright.PENANAC55nw6uJHS
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the191Please respect copyright.PENANA6uYa6agi6d
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a191Please respect copyright.PENANAFG3XGDnO8w
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,191Please respect copyright.PENANASwRphVpxek
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different191Please respect copyright.PENANAGV0TMqLgve
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were191Please respect copyright.PENANAQ87jKYljez
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 was191Please respect copyright.PENANA6nO0c8OUYz
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to191Please respect copyright.PENANAGusNRhuOdg
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she191Please respect copyright.PENANA83YSPglPmg
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more191Please respect copyright.PENANA5WbjSk9hzL
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word191Please respect copyright.PENANAmpG7WDAHwi
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger191Please respect copyright.PENANA2JMDLF3eTn
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously191Please respect copyright.PENANA6deZPQMkGC
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had191Please respect copyright.PENANAIPCQawQQeP
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks191Please respect copyright.PENANAwxGYQzSG0y
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t191Please respect copyright.PENANAIWq3f8DBoW
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. That191Please respect copyright.PENANA8HOyCNogbK
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that191Please respect copyright.PENANAm03pejEzlF
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of191Please respect copyright.PENANArSKMDItfFk
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them191Please respect copyright.PENANAxIhyjeTHEz
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’191Please respect copyright.PENANAOEjNC0ByKr
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by191Please respect copyright.PENANA5jMgkdPTU4
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With191Please respect copyright.PENANA2qkmJSHx32
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this191Please respect copyright.PENANA219Jk3m8Ug
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his191Please respect copyright.PENANARSyWMYQyx8
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in191Please respect copyright.PENANAHo6pFi0MBJ
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she191Please respect copyright.PENANAYeabk9Ik00
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace191Please respect copyright.PENANAVdcpuYAPdI
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened191Please respect copyright.PENANA4CX24X9M40
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she191Please respect copyright.PENANAgsHSGFWKp1
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was191Please respect copyright.PENANAKgfWwbN6vE
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to191Please respect copyright.PENANAHovG71jHBt
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 being191Please respect copyright.PENANAJK82TQ6eMm
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni191Please respect copyright.PENANAc76jrBIfZ1
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish191Please respect copyright.PENANA4JC3tcQEht
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their191Please respect copyright.PENANAUGlnVH7nwr
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial191Please respect copyright.PENANAn66F2t4TBn
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all191Please respect copyright.PENANAocQ70GnWZm
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think191Please respect copyright.PENANAvAERAddhxI
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if191Please respect copyright.PENANAGe8T3v6Fpg
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 prepare191Please respect copyright.PENANA6yMZ3zWeZM
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was191Please respect copyright.PENANAa3DJFI5zio
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of191Please respect copyright.PENANASmty96nh8X
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.191Please respect copyright.PENANAA3ww0VR7he
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.191Please respect copyright.PENANA3ktldYwIUJ
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the191Please respect copyright.PENANANbhEblmzkV
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would191Please respect copyright.PENANAU4iaieiGVT
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in191Please respect copyright.PENANAh0UbNtML9I
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t191Please respect copyright.PENANAqHMJMpt9VZ
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any191Please respect copyright.PENANAot5lQ93rAQ
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the191Please respect copyright.PENANAnt7N61Zdx0
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that191Please respect copyright.PENANAMEMDzHZx9O
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 as191Please respect copyright.PENANAoiWhfQV7sK
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt191Please respect copyright.PENANAwxFXuciRMT
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 like191Please respect copyright.PENANAgSq5xAMS2v
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to191Please respect copyright.PENANAjI7gBexlTH
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.191Please respect copyright.PENANA6vYTfkHtgj
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really191Please respect copyright.PENANAfqlyn9sjMn
unlucky.