Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWt1FJDG3W
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIkBAnr341
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeRZiMvVsY
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufErj2x3sE
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 more349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98rSNqotch
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLNzEzv7I0
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs6RSCuuhA
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8TzJjbxKH
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5i4onixD3
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuY6VHeALjN
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf7L7h0epO
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhquWhik3W
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5c6dJSybx
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmnHL9nEPF
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNHHMRO8Bl
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYFk3cfe5R
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sHrlLLdVW
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmR7OAA8Wv
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 the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTlznRmFvw
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsecwvftrl
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8MHsf0PdX
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5574dSMTt
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8eS5nFla4
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXuo7nRa8j
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9L91fVHsi
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 was349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV5rRPBJvY
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeIwM4SHq3
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoasmABloin
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG6Y1lsqPL
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBXoKTGJVz
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbRWtUDpjv
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcptSgWv2z
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk1LFP4zPF
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8xyxMmngc
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8l2Do3PNEz
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. That349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz3sa00YaG
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEb2eVKa2c
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPMbyAeIuG
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWeJNJLSk6
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zuyybDW7u
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9cMzviKPl
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDTwC6sEc6
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDQeZn2DRv
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDSimKpzVJ
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDivTkuPxng
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnKPthSIAD
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0Xj5B98AY
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfptEUMBPH
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea5jIRAx61
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeE1OBoGzr
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJcQWOvmsV
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 being349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKixsc5IqP
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI9TknDfLM
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhNrIMKsdn
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzumBppXS75
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxdtvQ2xqG
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnxNenb3Nm
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzFH0dtvVg
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q0WP5NUQV
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 prepare349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpvQJ6rTHv
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk6NRGwWcF
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqWdSBJS45
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkeEUubYyi
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYjqMBu0RQ
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4A9ID0bm3
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiC2ZAeLgW
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD3xwivD4z
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8RjI1QZv6
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1woHO09wm
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOa8eInVns
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwhVwNtiEW
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 as349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9zlMpmCYO
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Cyppx1uY
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 like349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZbEb8i8yM
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB8XXmwxbx
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.349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58w2UqMozz
Now that she was born in this kind of family, she felt that she was really349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy1Z8pfSwP
unlucky.
