Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wREyBOuhL
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOOw1dTOnl
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡje1ffjKo71
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbvd5XGVyo
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 more360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjhAdIjjyW
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5EDBhcBL4
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLmtX5BADv
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJakon4hYNx
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbulonTLHeV
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIEW3tgX7i
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu19jSKh8n9
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgwcwjUXdp
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUTP0NZ7bz
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EXfsgJCCN
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjpEQfimpv
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUHCdgz2AI
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7Uq5zB0bO
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfCrqhlanR
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 the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVcXFVnKDZ
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV1oleryTG
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuLaRaUsxk
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHbbfB7nVy
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyue0OimnzM
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPEcRZItwt
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuncL2ojjVP
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 was360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRztpobVYRb
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXK2yi9fBe
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkTJgVMugr
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzX1itp8PYN
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U3qcwK0PU
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsRmbzYuq7
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWUJDBEWfX
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcec6HJGQU
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaY6XrBfK0
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvateGlAUl
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. That360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkcT6OrVzp
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKSOQyomGq
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpffHS2GIY7
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jL2nI6Pqx
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NTZJHsz0g
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKmQrMEd0k
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSj5GUMF0Hu
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLgPAeDXeC
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dBni6Az31
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrRysMQfnz
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0yfSzIZWN
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3umTNUy0bz
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFLgbxcW44
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ygLCNM3bE
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxD3ODkf3s
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwpJQHAcBT
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 being360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RX2Mbe53z
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ3rwAVB3B
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmGvEtInWV
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiu5f7D2TlV
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SlPcD2QKu
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogmVBrOR6k
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabH4vdh6dF
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPspQea3t5
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 prepare360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQq6BmeykeV
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3wKDXyxr3
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lqEh7fOcG
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW70dGOXOVk
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjdr71TAo4
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKGEp13rAA
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN46v5iPEa
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7yQhE5vxn
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60CRSakiAc
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYm5N5kkiP
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUS9JCOnt1
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b9zzXxcYo
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 as360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9UAeXVRWm
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8oCFm0u8B
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 like360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugSs5SUX4V
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wXOY4okyT
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 really360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfzC0KiyFG
unlucky.
