Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGcsIFEGLV
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcTIjFuMBT
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTV2HQjHWa
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7gPvEnQFP
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 more318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFgVfxldi8
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtxvhKc4yI
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnkzxO0rkt
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVIfZpJbRn
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhpPMbwQSo
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrXfIw6t0A
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnEYSvDQHx
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGgvArmLwh
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjE0QtARU6
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJvxxE8IEG
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReTBpyNVog
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS0yEQ1aEG
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn3eU0dbov
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDnYtdHEQd
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 the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73dUc1PjY9
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAlxxLA6Rt
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqKQewKzdo
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKRr3uodtT
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Q215RxGxq
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEDnA7C4Ku
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYmjpgy6gM
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 was318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRekRuQFAea
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXArfu9zi3
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhPmlGNY1k
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj8SKga7z0
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7pF52oSom
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rOhOj7FeF
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY06oSJ2cru
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDtgbVRsyv
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6xod1G69Z
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHN1tWauvH
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. That318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZvHpNU5hh
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr29GayvAs5
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgVijal015
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Lv0LP7On
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mmc3tbgfv
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL67mH4lbk8
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttO86e66wB
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8hcka7yxh
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uSwqipApn
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yKxn56yOQ
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TxEgoIi2d
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zbq33ZVnt
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo71U4crdF
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsg0dSQsyD
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7k0Z6GAab
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoXN9XyB8D
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 being318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cnFvEBUtX
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qzzxyp9an
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUEfE8U1hr
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7IwDVmrnU
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBOSceFnZA
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrMdBbQscN
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEKi2mbGFZ
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAZQxnVDxh
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 prepare318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QCo9Zu6n0
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4uoMukrXN
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvjhrUTz3s
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo8DaaDvmu
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRJhaL0n52
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKAnUh1N68
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhYq0Jz2qJ
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVm8XR4s3h
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PUj9zCBVl
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvMm5CUHZy
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa2Yhl5XHN
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJg5Gx5nCu
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 as318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1mLPNWYaD
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOy8uX2Vs7
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 like318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnWsjPhnnM
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLT23CQtLl
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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Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really318Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbrZVKkCk3
unlucky.
