Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look384Please respect copyright.PENANAFmwKDRqkdf
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his384Please respect copyright.PENANAxI9z97Sf5P
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their384Please respect copyright.PENANA44wvoOsLqP
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and384Please respect copyright.PENANA8yhiNQvXY2
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 more384Please respect copyright.PENANASHVTPT2V9S
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all384Please respect copyright.PENANACLd2D7uc3e
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their384Please respect copyright.PENANATaj3GREYYH
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother384Please respect copyright.PENANAsmycFSi4gG
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the384Please respect copyright.PENANAnKHRM29jqD
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side384Please respect copyright.PENANA8xFUbiF2iw
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being384Please respect copyright.PENANAVqfSnOSvLv
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their384Please respect copyright.PENANAaqBuIZvKAO
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they384Please respect copyright.PENANAjCctMNJm2i
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni384Please respect copyright.PENANAZrWcZvnXKv
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,384Please respect copyright.PENANAQAukKT8boH
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning384Please respect copyright.PENANASHi0XXCQWX
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost384Please respect copyright.PENANAZBtBfyXgh7
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the384Please respect copyright.PENANAaTlZToYaOA
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 the384Please respect copyright.PENANAQg1oUWYduN
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.384Please respect copyright.PENANA9SXUCm4AHQ
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the384Please respect copyright.PENANAeU1iDhmHVP
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a384Please respect copyright.PENANA2Uo5sarF1U
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,384Please respect copyright.PENANAvNiRfXReZm
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different384Please respect copyright.PENANAxQfAGtqPV9
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were384Please respect copyright.PENANA0T97OEhEcv
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 was384Please respect copyright.PENANA2ADVjrhWZD
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to384Please respect copyright.PENANA6uPBf4hWhM
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she384Please respect copyright.PENANALcU88m1wzh
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more384Please respect copyright.PENANA3R2yRxIgmh
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word384Please respect copyright.PENANArBY6DRad2d
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger384Please respect copyright.PENANA2d6vujuVUk
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously384Please respect copyright.PENANAESJgQzksKW
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had384Please respect copyright.PENANAotRdelzYmc
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks384Please respect copyright.PENANAbbIFfQhbvp
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t384Please respect copyright.PENANAIG8oKP8vLr
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. That384Please respect copyright.PENANAwCv4k3ZkTW
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that384Please respect copyright.PENANAmlhsENUE8z
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of384Please respect copyright.PENANAzzYA6DMBEQ
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them384Please respect copyright.PENANAJQ0xI0z3pd
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’384Please respect copyright.PENANA3RsCb0Terp
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by384Please respect copyright.PENANA4sZ1AnjM0Q
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With384Please respect copyright.PENANAZOyw7fRxij
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this384Please respect copyright.PENANA8M3v6kHgcB
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his384Please respect copyright.PENANAStJElrEjoT
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in384Please respect copyright.PENANAiEHZf3ycUX
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she384Please respect copyright.PENANAEmqRZHBxSC
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace384Please respect copyright.PENANAvNcSZQlp8y
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened384Please respect copyright.PENANAwHfKswAgMp
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she384Please respect copyright.PENANAtaUzykVuEf
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was384Please respect copyright.PENANAgaS80FGKuz
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to384Please respect copyright.PENANAawTP70M3hx
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 being384Please respect copyright.PENANA34HJ7wRAqA
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni384Please respect copyright.PENANANhL9XJvUnk
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish384Please respect copyright.PENANAmjk8fmCT8C
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their384Please respect copyright.PENANAPA8dt4rSvZ
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial384Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2ENub71kv
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all384Please respect copyright.PENANAmSxB1BP4OU
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think384Please respect copyright.PENANAwbT4ez39Av
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if384Please respect copyright.PENANAHBs8WBt0vT
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 prepare384Please respect copyright.PENANAj8rVaG7xiS
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was384Please respect copyright.PENANAIsgXR0lm85
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of384Please respect copyright.PENANAlFWQDdeqEK
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.384Please respect copyright.PENANAJAcBs8zOkD
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.384Please respect copyright.PENANAXICsArAnBZ
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the384Please respect copyright.PENANA5czAMAYk06
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would384Please respect copyright.PENANAeeXcEM98qs
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in384Please respect copyright.PENANAjztCANFmtK
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t384Please respect copyright.PENANAiWwDubxmIh
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any384Please respect copyright.PENANAHO9Rjbwfb9
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the384Please respect copyright.PENANAihtgpkv2YA
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that384Please respect copyright.PENANAMiqVpJJjeK
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 as384Please respect copyright.PENANAhMCFDGfKit
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt384Please respect copyright.PENANA9FUnN3c74v
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 like384Please respect copyright.PENANAR8FDcWdOSs
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to384Please respect copyright.PENANAMOQkszOEks
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.384Please respect copyright.PENANAFr7PYXeGWx
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really384Please respect copyright.PENANAgry8t3VL1b
unlucky.