Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYd2MITsGu
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxRg2w68Ag
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw4OsxdDJp
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3dxTpQMs6
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 more448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk0AY42QJ5
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg5Wg87bEy
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbsZMX5g0A
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKgcAh0Rhr
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCe6BLTors
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVnFDAnAL9
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg2adVRlqL
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuxBoXgs4g
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWb9PgsGkp
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j0rMplMC3
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG10sl7LmLe
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFDLOSAgo2
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2T2jrqUTqp
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ973K1Z8wob
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 the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY1feokFEN
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDpetNBlFU
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sWCEPo9Fo
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefl5IrBipN
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jnwMGQDO8
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk2VLJtHnC
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMubYs4YLpZ
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 was448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYmw94ITaW
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70KaoEp1d1
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuzEPDoeD1
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lTls4Aa3W
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDsqwNlDMv
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOktDYYfXt
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr07e2UMziq
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogBhywRhBo
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIpLFIexGd
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAHs48Xbdl
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. That448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBb4H10lrj
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxwsSZkJ9U
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kbPIMZYtH
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPglq9I0OY
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXp4uJ03VQ
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5QgojVXuL
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGkKVPxjYL
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtrz8Otv9A
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuCaM5qATj
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUJ1erMrdZ
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpGHcHnLWi
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk5PE4idpG
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeX9hUQ0uX
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJEzoppiSe
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sgwmotH9X
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegOkITJru0
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 being448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQveCK4AQL5
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8igSY7vC2
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz832QM6fC
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8Ex4I1eVY
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JXf5tYrzC
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUKxgcT82p
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdKTcDkjHT
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pesaRleaz
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 prepare448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf3qLv6nJ3
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwwRg0E59T
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BCdurSBWY
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAm0unCrz3
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO3s04HIbh
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIixvWFCpa
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuqqGI39b2
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjHi6cy9hR
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5lHnpqaXG
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKbf7zBpzh
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBa332H5jw
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIGULvKzq7
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 as448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVv9IQsovz
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC8BuVLZeB
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 like448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7niJpjKQR8
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHDEEDDXRK
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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Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really448Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvevOz4qt6w
unlucky.
