Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look358Please respect copyright.PENANAmSPlVckS74
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his358Please respect copyright.PENANAxsMBCZmW5k
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their358Please respect copyright.PENANAg0eNxcfxcK
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and358Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4NL3PGbkq
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 more358Please respect copyright.PENANA9Vy1YrS2Ay
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all358Please respect copyright.PENANA0vWTor0sia
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their358Please respect copyright.PENANAIkEcMYyzqW
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother358Please respect copyright.PENANAxsozCw3EVC
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the358Please respect copyright.PENANAP2uwYnmje9
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side358Please respect copyright.PENANAGHnGKXAu6X
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being358Please respect copyright.PENANA00Aqezvaix
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their358Please respect copyright.PENANAt2amvHBw54
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they358Please respect copyright.PENANAqGZEr5Z4bo
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni358Please respect copyright.PENANAwvlqfSjtry
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,358Please respect copyright.PENANARBf0kKtmVI
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning358Please respect copyright.PENANAN2FU8dHn61
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost358Please respect copyright.PENANAHbfInUVSoS
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the358Please respect copyright.PENANAimKffxGZP4
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 the358Please respect copyright.PENANAIt1tSlTXr6
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.358Please respect copyright.PENANAlWBbozY86x
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the358Please respect copyright.PENANAD47VT6LmHN
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a358Please respect copyright.PENANAQkQLsfx1oF
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,358Please respect copyright.PENANAjw8WoXq6uv
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different358Please respect copyright.PENANAHOKkHbnXqm
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were358Please respect copyright.PENANATM3fVv8r89
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 was358Please respect copyright.PENANATjAga5xt5V
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to358Please respect copyright.PENANACSFFincF08
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she358Please respect copyright.PENANAtQjwUN4U9U
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more358Please respect copyright.PENANAUyphcWEX6Q
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word358Please respect copyright.PENANAY7VV0lb6dV
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger358Please respect copyright.PENANAGkWpfXuGxN
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously358Please respect copyright.PENANAP70Evl5gT4
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had358Please respect copyright.PENANAb2E4F5RuzZ
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks358Please respect copyright.PENANArJfOoHbn21
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t358Please respect copyright.PENANAT6kFALq8aq
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. That358Please respect copyright.PENANA6HQKTEJaqI
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that358Please respect copyright.PENANAr3GKGJyGMU
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of358Please respect copyright.PENANAMAol1jJMvY
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them358Please respect copyright.PENANAQnPSJzxaMz
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’358Please respect copyright.PENANAH6Sl43WieR
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by358Please respect copyright.PENANA5Roq3Y1GAS
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With358Please respect copyright.PENANAcMmjIYKo4U
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this358Please respect copyright.PENANA3cM8rOgvS1
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his358Please respect copyright.PENANA0OM3nPkEU9
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in358Please respect copyright.PENANAQDm3cBxDhB
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she358Please respect copyright.PENANAVOBESli8Rp
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace358Please respect copyright.PENANAKVvXLQWbRz
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened358Please respect copyright.PENANAveMhnmlnfV
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she358Please respect copyright.PENANA4jlkybcgMv
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was358Please respect copyright.PENANAWYNab08cVP
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to358Please respect copyright.PENANAtvio6vuAne
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 being358Please respect copyright.PENANAwOlhXjtJoV
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni358Please respect copyright.PENANA2ltGBUI0eU
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish358Please respect copyright.PENANA43K7dEDr0g
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their358Please respect copyright.PENANAtZkvcq4OK7
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial358Please respect copyright.PENANAuNZSleKhvW
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all358Please respect copyright.PENANAReGzhPyy1g
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think358Please respect copyright.PENANAHwfhjTkTP3
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if358Please respect copyright.PENANAD4g095LRWz
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 prepare358Please respect copyright.PENANALy0S3HBJIe
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was358Please respect copyright.PENANADHsxfEYkKw
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of358Please respect copyright.PENANAWkoWadAZug
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.358Please respect copyright.PENANAPKmL3qpG2h
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.358Please respect copyright.PENANAYjBFwYH8NR
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the358Please respect copyright.PENANAews7vW5tcA
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would358Please respect copyright.PENANAUiH1G0VkaJ
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in358Please respect copyright.PENANA6KdhiPuML2
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t358Please respect copyright.PENANAbo99H1dg1C
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any358Please respect copyright.PENANASzciLA8lx5
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the358Please respect copyright.PENANA6iDQz44EmV
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that358Please respect copyright.PENANATMWIDyQxVM
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 as358Please respect copyright.PENANA11sUubSynN
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt358Please respect copyright.PENANA8xfpDuuZ2c
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 like358Please respect copyright.PENANA8yoUHSWdPe
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to358Please respect copyright.PENANADBuxU7hHiu
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.358Please respect copyright.PENANA0PRpLTuZ6r
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really358Please respect copyright.PENANAyHrPfOLr3y
unlucky.