Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look195Please respect copyright.PENANAd6XU7pBCUR
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his195Please respect copyright.PENANAgg1SjlWydE
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their195Please respect copyright.PENANA2hmn89Nd34
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and195Please respect copyright.PENANAtp1pwcsfue
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 more195Please respect copyright.PENANAMqu1nSWyMW
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all195Please respect copyright.PENANAh9cxTAfOee
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their195Please respect copyright.PENANAC6suqNhoKk
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother195Please respect copyright.PENANAyNmXizJq9m
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the195Please respect copyright.PENANAOKF7P10fVq
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side195Please respect copyright.PENANAkRqYNKm9I3
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being195Please respect copyright.PENANAxONnSYdmbW
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their195Please respect copyright.PENANAB6KLuCbUUS
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they195Please respect copyright.PENANAHX1AWWAobW
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni195Please respect copyright.PENANACKQrhbc4Tz
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,195Please respect copyright.PENANAfwtn1szBWF
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning195Please respect copyright.PENANAPAFUtq5tC2
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost195Please respect copyright.PENANAcuRQ5DVuZD
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the195Please respect copyright.PENANAN45aIcBPdt
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 the195Please respect copyright.PENANAgbWgkY93dX
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.195Please respect copyright.PENANAFor9WY4KBt
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the195Please respect copyright.PENANAlo3IbaBxW6
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a195Please respect copyright.PENANAYU8nzzv2pn
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,195Please respect copyright.PENANA0f20xKT9sC
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different195Please respect copyright.PENANA8TU08NoEpX
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were195Please respect copyright.PENANAQgtosVmgSZ
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 was195Please respect copyright.PENANAL4i9ytBOfz
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to195Please respect copyright.PENANAoiHR6YZfBZ
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she195Please respect copyright.PENANA6IJDuErH3H
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more195Please respect copyright.PENANAjwiJAh6r64
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word195Please respect copyright.PENANAWzLtDzC0fV
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger195Please respect copyright.PENANAffAOBgJhxv
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously195Please respect copyright.PENANAoL0wMfgtDJ
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had195Please respect copyright.PENANAnPC7aojh4v
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks195Please respect copyright.PENANAqGCQCjXe3T
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t195Please respect copyright.PENANAm9enqFeY2W
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. That195Please respect copyright.PENANAg6cPUlELTx
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that195Please respect copyright.PENANAxgMrFUjOxT
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of195Please respect copyright.PENANA2SBsEkCaET
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them195Please respect copyright.PENANAMfW95sfZrY
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’195Please respect copyright.PENANADwqc8m7Jyx
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by195Please respect copyright.PENANAUxXvBegahV
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With195Please respect copyright.PENANAeUCyqA5Z8Q
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this195Please respect copyright.PENANAlrlAcFhr1J
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his195Please respect copyright.PENANAu1TbR1VvOS
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in195Please respect copyright.PENANAOJyUahzAts
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she195Please respect copyright.PENANAGhC2C1yimD
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace195Please respect copyright.PENANANUA9NmoALT
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened195Please respect copyright.PENANAQoJbR6XkGZ
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she195Please respect copyright.PENANAc0LU6XCwyD
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was195Please respect copyright.PENANADG9teRfc4i
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to195Please respect copyright.PENANAD6Ke4fZ9Pg
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 being195Please respect copyright.PENANA4aXgVcSC0Z
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni195Please respect copyright.PENANAs1gtYPMEjb
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish195Please respect copyright.PENANALJm3zrdz6x
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their195Please respect copyright.PENANA48erjuBHon
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial195Please respect copyright.PENANABnjs0LpJEu
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all195Please respect copyright.PENANA8GI7pGtrYw
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think195Please respect copyright.PENANAIWVCdliqka
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if195Please respect copyright.PENANAeT4c1D9ULH
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 prepare195Please respect copyright.PENANAZu0j0oU8cy
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was195Please respect copyright.PENANA7v1d9qf6HA
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of195Please respect copyright.PENANAPbFTnHnglx
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.195Please respect copyright.PENANAgxwJS1j6Wo
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.195Please respect copyright.PENANA6w9hKBX0X9
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the195Please respect copyright.PENANAMxCfLsrZZz
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would195Please respect copyright.PENANA7BMSlQroxY
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in195Please respect copyright.PENANAdpqVPeCNkH
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t195Please respect copyright.PENANABoQLjpKZCK
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any195Please respect copyright.PENANA3sfaa4q7oa
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the195Please respect copyright.PENANA5UeoHoO06Q
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that195Please respect copyright.PENANAlfQSfcOWog
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 as195Please respect copyright.PENANA6gEFyrcNgB
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt195Please respect copyright.PENANAFkh7L73nzw
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 like195Please respect copyright.PENANA0LbUOt2i9u
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to195Please respect copyright.PENANAiZblKrMgl8
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.195Please respect copyright.PENANAK0lRCbCuA0
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really195Please respect copyright.PENANAbgVLoOemTr
unlucky.