Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqtzn4AGcq
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0Gwwm4zIQ
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7eNo8YJa8
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb176UXy2De
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 more446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMfhUgNJez
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnSco5pJRR
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MsCLrDij3
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRM4Bz4Sm5
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXs9PwSzrb
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo8m1kjBuA
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrz2Huh4sp
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1rOLUQQJr
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaqDurtoLs
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hM8ITqQu2
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh38SmTeTPc
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeHs7ccvBA
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSMfugCCHl
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryjfFAvhZ5
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 the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR742ryfzZz
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9TtIXUX4r
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZdh7pZoXI
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKKUYon81m
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyg4iQDimZ
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0oDQsPQ04
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDpRCkFXiQ
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 was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiu0aoUCxe
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP7HlHVb9j
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDXxuQSYgC
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw5YWK6Xlo
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYiOnSeXM3
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdwJgmTSwi
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRSJszd9za
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZHy2x3Wdu
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHvBVdjRUR
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dlALQfC06
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. That446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw14xsIhn3
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHMfkTS4QQ
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvBLHg3TRa
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7AOMtWhwW
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9rKa6aE2a
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4gmPb7dag
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZE7PG03li
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNYIjsSSIa
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZdKp0njsA
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKrvY0hqEm
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb8rAySYx0
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjslGhtRGe
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm6WRxINOL
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXxlhXiPJ3
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBEfGv3WCF
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdwKAhbY76
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 being446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxeue5kNF9
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWgzysTioR
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZNIbYjEWy
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJlXDBdMyT
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KdU1gOBPr
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqSaaS679Y
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe2oOAt4yh
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWP3hAFuOO
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 prepare446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtk4JH6FiB
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNaDcLS8l5
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn318epyfly
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1okESxpxE2
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoABqAfJXm
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BQJld4ihZ
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb6eebNkAx
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRZmhreZEX
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuAJ4FI9GP
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr7cNxh27s
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3s9n7jaYZV
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbByKnx1i6
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 as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvFOFf2inO
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWDG3uS3aX
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 like446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PCoenLt6J
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1AchVuTEW
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.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P9vqLIbmz
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzipErFaQgf
unlucky.
