Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look240Please respect copyright.PENANAEwssqJfGtF
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his240Please respect copyright.PENANAzFQCChZVcn
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their240Please respect copyright.PENANAImC75Kboz1
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and240Please respect copyright.PENANAW40RbmLmRD
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 more240Please respect copyright.PENANAe1VXwiGnHw
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all240Please respect copyright.PENANAOI4fAkAMNt
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their240Please respect copyright.PENANAUdrMEQdOUI
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother240Please respect copyright.PENANAF0l5xKiuUp
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the240Please respect copyright.PENANAKYWeo2uiuG
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side240Please respect copyright.PENANAbLm3yuvVj9
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being240Please respect copyright.PENANAmhrlqS2n5E
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their240Please respect copyright.PENANAVx2eoQNe29
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they240Please respect copyright.PENANAMAFUt8ivw1
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni240Please respect copyright.PENANAEW5z4pRaZh
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,240Please respect copyright.PENANAogcVwhWurG
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning240Please respect copyright.PENANAk3VlyCfEkU
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost240Please respect copyright.PENANAcCO8xhcI8G
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the240Please respect copyright.PENANASFSGtMbhQX
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 the240Please respect copyright.PENANAgUKX1OHRdb
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.240Please respect copyright.PENANAttFm5EnFKh
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the240Please respect copyright.PENANAi0fquewhCA
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a240Please respect copyright.PENANAz9FjDQlSCj
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,240Please respect copyright.PENANAr4vJ6WiywR
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different240Please respect copyright.PENANApSnqX5rwQO
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were240Please respect copyright.PENANA75b8rXIAjH
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 was240Please respect copyright.PENANADCgrfXZ7vL
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to240Please respect copyright.PENANAoo8PgaviJk
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she240Please respect copyright.PENANAwPE2owrkAX
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more240Please respect copyright.PENANAK4PTo1cvVQ
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word240Please respect copyright.PENANAOLh0IXa8xf
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger240Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9IvfQrzVl
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously240Please respect copyright.PENANAx6GwQb054g
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had240Please respect copyright.PENANAI0iArJplTd
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks240Please respect copyright.PENANAM5g4MwOHeL
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t240Please respect copyright.PENANA3zAEgomtNq
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. That240Please respect copyright.PENANAiTNV9IdiY9
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that240Please respect copyright.PENANA9dtvnwGk5n
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of240Please respect copyright.PENANAcUOqWI6shJ
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them240Please respect copyright.PENANAFlxrhJn5Rn
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’240Please respect copyright.PENANAZPjRlTCcu6
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by240Please respect copyright.PENANAZd1KtN144u
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With240Please respect copyright.PENANA2I1dgCX6Vc
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this240Please respect copyright.PENANAmA5yfUm0PN
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his240Please respect copyright.PENANA5klZFibNRN
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in240Please respect copyright.PENANAbOOYJc8HqA
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she240Please respect copyright.PENANAEzoBo6a8pZ
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace240Please respect copyright.PENANAamFc4KJ8w8
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened240Please respect copyright.PENANACJPdNrxtRp
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she240Please respect copyright.PENANAnipIatyImT
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was240Please respect copyright.PENANAg6FpgTDc90
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to240Please respect copyright.PENANAkv5H1bzMAr
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 being240Please respect copyright.PENANAZPen1k0hwS
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni240Please respect copyright.PENANA7I0auGBtpu
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish240Please respect copyright.PENANAGa2aKYg81F
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their240Please respect copyright.PENANAKlZjpQo2Kt
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial240Please respect copyright.PENANA17wO2YAoMA
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all240Please respect copyright.PENANATVeAM8YALM
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think240Please respect copyright.PENANAKnLOuFB9zs
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if240Please respect copyright.PENANAAXfA20LpwS
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 prepare240Please respect copyright.PENANAP6eEEgX9mq
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was240Please respect copyright.PENANAvGCPyf3t1n
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of240Please respect copyright.PENANArlEI7tc6wF
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.240Please respect copyright.PENANAdNjrX2prX7
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.240Please respect copyright.PENANArKP2YpcydL
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the240Please respect copyright.PENANA1h7LImu8y3
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would240Please respect copyright.PENANAyaEzw0zUgK
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in240Please respect copyright.PENANASKkPSZHAkW
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t240Please respect copyright.PENANAuFa4aAufnr
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any240Please respect copyright.PENANAHvU0b3f2G0
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the240Please respect copyright.PENANAY3avMdvqGb
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that240Please respect copyright.PENANABrWZpx90Ki
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 as240Please respect copyright.PENANAV9GfyZFj8P
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt240Please respect copyright.PENANAmBFg4tFjnR
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 like240Please respect copyright.PENANAPzyRvItPjv
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to240Please respect copyright.PENANAAALAlxTi7D
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.240Please respect copyright.PENANASTNT03PFUv
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really240Please respect copyright.PENANAcnGywAP6kS
unlucky.