Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvpOCzF5Gy
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdDtvQmxF5
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZWjoEcbeV
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pYQ2Pn6zD
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 more352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtbKT16oZ2
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y1o5WmZsR
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41r0NpObYp
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPGX7eHqbg
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa0D9QDGyP
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv18UnuBRIh
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOlgD8OhJw
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR98kJuzK15
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqV4RugQ33
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxlLpCJ1Nf
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDwXtg5JdY
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7T1QfD3Mf
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrIx6MSK3M
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvmRsr3x6c
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 the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuuUkIFKSx
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4DceYuXeL
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaQhJA4FXG
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyUKvqM8U4
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO0qu9LyWB
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3kMe6Gr1z
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQlaP7EnNK
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 was352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLnM7m5XIf
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLdllY1KA5
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMWzI6w1BL
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0fkMzqHLR
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0plk14RH1b
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlFEaygpjS
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ0n2Ks18j
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDdCZlOPM9
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnLf7c4T4c
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHn7cng0Bd
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. That352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO70JvnJ5P
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEFT9nBIqq
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4fW9bgftX
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeMtsFYNV0
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NPrjjPAPn
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3A2dqODFT
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI71ow2mUsm
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiKxESxP38
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPDsctCfxj
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr87O4EueLg
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAohg47t9b
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB6FHKiHLe
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg0e6cadE4
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8JszVKP49
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX6glqQVIN
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAUHAtBZr4
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 being352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYKxQyp6G9
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVRemSDhqo
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW4I2JyCjc
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLQd1w440y
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8YDSLpoJg
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0Pw8hqO41
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKlnWS5sIH
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRJSvKTgMA
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 prepare352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cdPXrwLWD
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtPaAshie2
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCu07eHome
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ex01vmlje
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbpRitGQiV
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEA8QJbuia
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP377zwRDzN
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XFcG1rbfZ
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH5yPBRJjt
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyi22T0MFjd
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcvilUZSWg
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAxy6urcjR
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 as352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgIZhaZ8v5
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMwoXRCLx4
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 like352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEMOpxoXav
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgNzL5qk5y
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 really352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94wXFy62le
unlucky.
