Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look241Please respect copyright.PENANASlAZpfrogZ
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his241Please respect copyright.PENANArlKYTxEY7J
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their241Please respect copyright.PENANAQltVcBS39L
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and241Please respect copyright.PENANAezai0AXOi5
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 more241Please respect copyright.PENANARgfKimdE8u
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all241Please respect copyright.PENANA7XPUv11KLJ
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their241Please respect copyright.PENANAiLXHrzE0Uu
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother241Please respect copyright.PENANA1iim38VXhF
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the241Please respect copyright.PENANAsEb7oA1tXM
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side241Please respect copyright.PENANAHAKc7T1uff
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being241Please respect copyright.PENANALo8pxNEICU
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their241Please respect copyright.PENANAdCvEcMwv4Z
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they241Please respect copyright.PENANAnisb3fqkTM
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni241Please respect copyright.PENANARPY6v5mhO3
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,241Please respect copyright.PENANAw5oUmVtye4
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning241Please respect copyright.PENANAxyL6MDgRj2
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost241Please respect copyright.PENANA7K34XEgEah
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the241Please respect copyright.PENANAJmfosuWcTX
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 the241Please respect copyright.PENANACGugi5Gofq
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.241Please respect copyright.PENANA4q4GOJv5Fk
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the241Please respect copyright.PENANAlSjK48UdbF
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a241Please respect copyright.PENANADDScKl1FZV
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,241Please respect copyright.PENANAc33SpATSV6
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different241Please respect copyright.PENANAlSt0D5viBY
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were241Please respect copyright.PENANACwhL3lJvir
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 was241Please respect copyright.PENANACuvafTGxC5
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to241Please respect copyright.PENANAwPt6NdVIXT
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she241Please respect copyright.PENANAmXmvUhpvR1
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more241Please respect copyright.PENANAs4uhHa6mkE
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word241Please respect copyright.PENANAthgjVVyaxY
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger241Please respect copyright.PENANAjkI5aLtj7k
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously241Please respect copyright.PENANA3QjjvSRnTR
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had241Please respect copyright.PENANAX8YOInvO7V
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks241Please respect copyright.PENANAmKZ2QNEt3m
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t241Please respect copyright.PENANA7OxiqaJmdB
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. That241Please respect copyright.PENANA0eC1fdfE9S
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that241Please respect copyright.PENANAlEzqnlZOQw
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of241Please respect copyright.PENANA8pFerlmLDz
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them241Please respect copyright.PENANA644DlTe3Yd
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’241Please respect copyright.PENANAyYibIuoLIg
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by241Please respect copyright.PENANAVHxXUkrrhq
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With241Please respect copyright.PENANADnG6mdJ83i
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this241Please respect copyright.PENANA1SJ0g0gvVn
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his241Please respect copyright.PENANA7LSggqwsyY
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in241Please respect copyright.PENANAlO3qnKukmo
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she241Please respect copyright.PENANAAY2L9NuV6F
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace241Please respect copyright.PENANA2UuPGPaUg0
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened241Please respect copyright.PENANAPMLFGq9jsd
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she241Please respect copyright.PENANAkMFjCmdxcU
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was241Please respect copyright.PENANAX7pWKT3Mw8
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to241Please respect copyright.PENANAFlIRbcQls9
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 being241Please respect copyright.PENANA3SRf7u1LUQ
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni241Please respect copyright.PENANAaHw5SgJd3r
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish241Please respect copyright.PENANALvl9CHWFoa
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their241Please respect copyright.PENANANkUE3f7mAI
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial241Please respect copyright.PENANA5q4Ds7aHAd
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all241Please respect copyright.PENANAKsanl84VmA
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think241Please respect copyright.PENANAccThJj8FLw
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if241Please respect copyright.PENANAZw8Y6Ziggr
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 prepare241Please respect copyright.PENANALmIcqXitJA
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was241Please respect copyright.PENANATeilMDwwMI
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of241Please respect copyright.PENANAMrVDxNsNt5
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.241Please respect copyright.PENANARPFmW5brrn
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.241Please respect copyright.PENANAo0IBPNmo2K
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the241Please respect copyright.PENANAMYjGnEandL
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would241Please respect copyright.PENANAVqJmYZV6dc
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in241Please respect copyright.PENANAWL7V1MNUZB
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t241Please respect copyright.PENANA1VXhkJrDD9
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any241Please respect copyright.PENANAB5gnFsbuiv
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the241Please respect copyright.PENANAsgVX7G78HT
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that241Please respect copyright.PENANAfaPozjXvGU
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 as241Please respect copyright.PENANAbuiRBUNrqc
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt241Please respect copyright.PENANA7xIKPHAiUS
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 like241Please respect copyright.PENANA02PF3uiohN
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to241Please respect copyright.PENANAH6NqXuxM5a
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANA2VnQTSOraS
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really241Please respect copyright.PENANA6OzPYC2Ke4
unlucky.