Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6o3DRqTau
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriXVscuNiO
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJvdutIyJO
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQH6zUHu95
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 more404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD9wjWFMdk
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4PPTW4JnB
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY266pVb26S
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhE5xxcFNT
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB9CiUE4KI
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyLcYVGU5W
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hdKT0d9uV
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vNSfkfXrS
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWriW9Ea5DJ
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekrYuqhLTL
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRHpWuzMYb
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qd4CF5dvX
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq1yh9OB61
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6lvCK18lg
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 the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv24oaNcb4W
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsw1Fgl6kt
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0inqC47c1z
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU0HuYUgpI
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQMm7r5gjh
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC7yN2IeX6
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs6ajCg5k6
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 was404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTFCT5ObsV
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBeNgHD7J5
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdNN89g9tJ
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukQrfVs9XE
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6HNDGg5H5
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0qJN0IJTm
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsihTRWvXOa
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUawqQlQY2
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75Gg9Pshgk
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH0n2leS25
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. That404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLtAdjKEEn
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhJCT0chLb
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaH8TvLrVhu
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwOl5ZqBqN
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxpZAPDpZV
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WgePtOOIS
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaequFGwfJt
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYgocQNsHW
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbwjo79k7K
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rq33XC89v
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqI5mTqvKL
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnKinfOJsX
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTkUVO3hFA
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEavSP2Ee7X
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QecAgDR2B
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtbwiYy7iL
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 being404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mnDsIE77I
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46gGfhjVch
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi0VMqXBSq
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAIBrS9xPI
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeejJ0dkgX
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aU3vFzKAH
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCsPZDlY3i
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JVwx3ZhXu
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 prepare404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYJLMWwYlX
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexOoEqU03j
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZuVMoFbhq
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutr8PywTya
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcDcafIV99
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF11NaWLGo
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8mbRfa0gC
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gGjqZgCdo
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2wd87amXb
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5EEKXuSFP
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aBUkgMoJf
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfOBoMF9PF
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 as404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1yTtH1nYp
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vQRvgCkpO
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 like404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nF6B7kXaK
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiN3bx6fl1
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmc8oGLh0yx
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLs4PBBwlg
unlucky.
