Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look180Please respect copyright.PENANAiWE1fd74oW
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his180Please respect copyright.PENANAgnFZ4n1III
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their180Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ib5lk080D
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and180Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7wRnIggtE
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 more180Please respect copyright.PENANAhmjSB3A8BE
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all180Please respect copyright.PENANANoJC4jHqPC
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their180Please respect copyright.PENANAJHzI2UEnmw
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother180Please respect copyright.PENANAO9tvr6bCQp
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the180Please respect copyright.PENANAl7EVB5BP9q
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side180Please respect copyright.PENANAZWnzKlXYuR
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being180Please respect copyright.PENANAKtimK6GD4s
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their180Please respect copyright.PENANAkuacWQn0gm
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they180Please respect copyright.PENANATdHJV2KlPS
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni180Please respect copyright.PENANAsntNpHVvfg
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,180Please respect copyright.PENANA0XgFAHep1W
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning180Please respect copyright.PENANAZmdO3o1ij5
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost180Please respect copyright.PENANAFUIcpJuD6m
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the180Please respect copyright.PENANAQGr69XV8P8
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 the180Please respect copyright.PENANACdFBLj2WH2
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.180Please respect copyright.PENANAwJyXaqM0cv
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the180Please respect copyright.PENANAeNyd68lGSt
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a180Please respect copyright.PENANAGbnaZBPavB
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,180Please respect copyright.PENANAC8pLcko65M
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different180Please respect copyright.PENANAyA9vLh9hFO
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were180Please respect copyright.PENANATKMPH9onql
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 was180Please respect copyright.PENANAxnMCCImSff
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to180Please respect copyright.PENANApOqVmRmuRL
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she180Please respect copyright.PENANA8eSoMxIFUi
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more180Please respect copyright.PENANAhPaewEK5R0
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word180Please respect copyright.PENANAOXxu59RTuA
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger180Please respect copyright.PENANADnJwbBIWEj
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously180Please respect copyright.PENANA4aYC9GdOnw
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had180Please respect copyright.PENANAtAzXLCaDW5
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks180Please respect copyright.PENANA6gkwIo5i95
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t180Please respect copyright.PENANAIDmqUqfMMf
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. That180Please respect copyright.PENANAs1tdhzN6kr
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that180Please respect copyright.PENANAWq4hgZmBep
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of180Please respect copyright.PENANABH3biy9i4F
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them180Please respect copyright.PENANA5kNRNGZwY3
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’180Please respect copyright.PENANAZbarh5bcf2
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by180Please respect copyright.PENANAKwhd61R6xf
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With180Please respect copyright.PENANAkdHbCNhIPS
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this180Please respect copyright.PENANA0FaAYFDyS1
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his180Please respect copyright.PENANACi1FhAanEH
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in180Please respect copyright.PENANAOjAOk4RSYX
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she180Please respect copyright.PENANAuKZSikMuLv
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace180Please respect copyright.PENANAd7MKeqhpgo
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened180Please respect copyright.PENANAuYtY1fT2b8
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she180Please respect copyright.PENANA7QBMEkGZum
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was180Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHYiLA3vk
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to180Please respect copyright.PENANAem4yfwCbH1
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 being180Please respect copyright.PENANAxBtQqtSyuR
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni180Please respect copyright.PENANAIY5X7YoP59
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish180Please respect copyright.PENANAi5Xk3Islca
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their180Please respect copyright.PENANAY7baeAdeZQ
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial180Please respect copyright.PENANA4XsS5QVoRn
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all180Please respect copyright.PENANAX8CnjGbitd
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think180Please respect copyright.PENANAABnzB9DsQE
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if180Please respect copyright.PENANAYK5pYOZMj1
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 prepare180Please respect copyright.PENANAGLMsLv1HM1
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was180Please respect copyright.PENANAWrzXrpvX5c
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of180Please respect copyright.PENANA9goC3EIiCN
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.180Please respect copyright.PENANA9FiHGMf7DG
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.180Please respect copyright.PENANAbeX8p6PSmn
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the180Please respect copyright.PENANAvNygfIGZWO
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would180Please respect copyright.PENANAmS5ZZs2PqE
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in180Please respect copyright.PENANAiiWKSCX2xl
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t180Please respect copyright.PENANABscFW91493
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any180Please respect copyright.PENANANfX79yGlJV
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the180Please respect copyright.PENANAvDM9I9q2Al
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that180Please respect copyright.PENANA0Rv3FrfSJz
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 as180Please respect copyright.PENANAPSC6waH1Cb
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt180Please respect copyright.PENANArZD0TWFnbp
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 like180Please respect copyright.PENANAOCTzxTyCWQ
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to180Please respect copyright.PENANABELSlzY8Qk
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.180Please respect copyright.PENANAODebDnoLAi
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really180Please respect copyright.PENANAX2okh7qzam
unlucky.