Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look189Please respect copyright.PENANA8uzbzqzbGi
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his189Please respect copyright.PENANAwhsbXyuezs
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their189Please respect copyright.PENANAIqZEEDie0f
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and189Please respect copyright.PENANAB974voa4rC
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 more189Please respect copyright.PENANASgSUqieQqr
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all189Please respect copyright.PENANA5n734apXL4
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their189Please respect copyright.PENANAOM4m9Ta9Yy
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother189Please respect copyright.PENANAX6MCpCfB3Q
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the189Please respect copyright.PENANAfeTpO7KWL3
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side189Please respect copyright.PENANAVugxrsWJhc
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being189Please respect copyright.PENANASp7a4cbkEf
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their189Please respect copyright.PENANAdEoQvLdSB9
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they189Please respect copyright.PENANAncq9Z6V4fS
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni189Please respect copyright.PENANAZ29zmlz7mt
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,189Please respect copyright.PENANASOqShGoWmO
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning189Please respect copyright.PENANAqzUUxF9V9A
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost189Please respect copyright.PENANAzIItsLglxz
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the189Please respect copyright.PENANAS7chrOTbx0
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 the189Please respect copyright.PENANANkq62GJZEl
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.189Please respect copyright.PENANA22Q8UorV77
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the189Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ecp2fRmqx
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a189Please respect copyright.PENANA2qlAaFqO1z
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,189Please respect copyright.PENANABKXfMtQEiQ
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different189Please respect copyright.PENANACP7YYhdtai
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were189Please respect copyright.PENANARa3GPTDh7h
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 was189Please respect copyright.PENANAmkFl9h8SoX
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to189Please respect copyright.PENANA3lNPskgXxX
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she189Please respect copyright.PENANAvwy0yDcApy
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more189Please respect copyright.PENANAvCYLNzTCCK
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word189Please respect copyright.PENANAIoXKFUIF4R
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger189Please respect copyright.PENANA32FbGW042Q
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously189Please respect copyright.PENANAKOvvC4OXuq
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had189Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZouWedq7b
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks189Please respect copyright.PENANAWBMKAUvJbt
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t189Please respect copyright.PENANAozHvhvLCKo
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. That189Please respect copyright.PENANAbih9vgvbqe
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that189Please respect copyright.PENANAc5bduy4aSE
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of189Please respect copyright.PENANApWpXCwJD7N
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them189Please respect copyright.PENANA86AacQPYnb
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’189Please respect copyright.PENANA06jLC2J7Ea
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by189Please respect copyright.PENANAjuouJMx1LX
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With189Please respect copyright.PENANALNGAVCLCf3
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this189Please respect copyright.PENANAjQaWRLuhjN
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his189Please respect copyright.PENANANhwGTBKZoy
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in189Please respect copyright.PENANAd7fzcyjTA6
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she189Please respect copyright.PENANAhwPiQ7nPGu
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace189Please respect copyright.PENANAMmEadW0eKU
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened189Please respect copyright.PENANA1NgjY3ixTK
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she189Please respect copyright.PENANAj5rligLHGN
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was189Please respect copyright.PENANAtRW11ay2NX
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to189Please respect copyright.PENANAKcIqRLA9pT
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 being189Please respect copyright.PENANAfdnJA6GoyU
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni189Please respect copyright.PENANAzWUSfZpdwh
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish189Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5EMnWyn7p
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their189Please respect copyright.PENANAl1GAupVHbW
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial189Please respect copyright.PENANAvpMDDLKlBn
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all189Please respect copyright.PENANAvgYOratS8s
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think189Please respect copyright.PENANAsyd6sIlkj5
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if189Please respect copyright.PENANA4W4d4IP5ew
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 prepare189Please respect copyright.PENANAeU8M4Shu4H
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was189Please respect copyright.PENANAazDnpOw5Fa
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of189Please respect copyright.PENANAvx8pHy6m2X
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.189Please respect copyright.PENANAtnWZFUMaWZ
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.189Please respect copyright.PENANA8WxPUgUL5Z
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the189Please respect copyright.PENANApDvGTAjATO
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would189Please respect copyright.PENANABqGuBXnNmV
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in189Please respect copyright.PENANAz69fjb1Ppy
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t189Please respect copyright.PENANAPKqVFMU9CM
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any189Please respect copyright.PENANAWZdaOp2IYT
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the189Please respect copyright.PENANAkpNRgpQzQF
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that189Please respect copyright.PENANA7lX7bfhV9b
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 as189Please respect copyright.PENANAmcQ9J1g5Zy
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt189Please respect copyright.PENANARJbxLm6EXK
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 like189Please respect copyright.PENANAftT6VFbSIH
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to189Please respect copyright.PENANAavBRf0awO1
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.189Please respect copyright.PENANAjNq5szTIvU
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really189Please respect copyright.PENANApZRGVkvwSb
unlucky.