Lin Hu Xi was around 11 years old, but he had a proud look464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1q056wsL3
on his face as he greeted his aunt. Smiling yet not smiling, he performed his464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgwmzyUKl8
greetings flawlessly.
Feng Ning watched everything from the back, amused by their464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17uHlYAlMU
performances, but she said nothing. She had no place to even interfere and464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNorZyqJunE
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 more464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvKeWWKeTr
than someone who was staying at the shadow and being unnoticed. In the end, all464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsJlcWrZbS
that she could do was to watch as others interacted and showed off their464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIopG1UPdh0
skills.
‘I like this silence, though.’
With no one bothering her, Feng Ning was watching her mother464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7fS8PlI3r
battle of words with the other Imperial Family members. She took the sip of the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69MUcm1eBx
tea while noticing that Feng Quan was trying hard to maintain her smile.
‘Did she notice someone?’ Feng Ning glanced to the side464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh3wFCGebi
naturally and noticed a group of people were staying not far from them. Being464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezP00RUcBv
able to sit in location near the Imperial Family only showed that their464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvLqTqm8KL
statuses were not bad.
Unfortunately, Feng Ning didn’t know everyone.
They would only introduce themselves later on when they464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcHsL7tHQL
reached that segment.
“His Majesty, Her Majesty, and Her Highness Princess Mei Ni464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZlrEQya4P
had arrived.”
The moment the eunuch announced the Emperor’s arrival,464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSs6Foyvmp
everyone stood up from their chairs and kowtowed to the ground. Feng Ning464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NjQLCXQ7N
followed their movement and noticed that the atmosphere turned tense almost464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fPYQ8Wi7v
immediately. The stifling atmosphere reminded her of her school days when the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCvqVPX5iZ
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 the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL8BBA21k7
same time, it carried hint of bloodlust that he didn’t even bother to conceal.464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup2I39xf8T
Some children were trembling and stifling their tears from the moment the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYShJz0kzS
Emperor had arrived.
Feng Ning took a deep breath as she raised her head for a464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiCBwTJDzV
brief moment before lowering her head once more. She only took a brief look,464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUFJ22FVXh
but she had seen the Emperor’s face. He didn’t look that much different464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONN5NqyTk5
compared to her mother, around 60 to 70 percent similar. However, his eyes were464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn1tH1XLRn
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 was464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf809Ha9XZf
meeting with someone who glanced at everyone here as if they owed billions to464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CxDw8Ob2u
him. It was not a nice feeling.
As for the Empress… she was a beautiful woman. However, she464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sTYaV3NJE
never gave birth to any child for the Emperor and was probably nothing more464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Txi9ddrlD
than a figurehead. However, the air that she exuded still gave out the word464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRGT00LQjw
authority.
Princess Lin Mei Ni was the only surviving younger464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQqmiKCtXk
generation.
As for why Feng Ning called her that way, it was obviously464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pm5NcCoVL
because she had heard that there were countless imperial concubines who had464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStLdOpHzpz
died in the past decade. Not to mention, there were also various attacks464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f5BOoMOyT
directed at the children who were born for the Emperor that many of them didn’t464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3tM6ZDDJq
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. That464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyO8QsklNkl
was quite an unfortunate luck for him.
Cruel and cold blooded. That was the only description that464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXRNUKqVq2
Feng Ning could give when she saw the Emperor.
“Today marks New Year and this time there are a lot of464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaetrc2Crc
vassal kingdoms have sent their regards. This banquet is also to welcome them464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai2xG6q5kz
all.”
Ah right…
Lin Tang Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that also ‘claimed’464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1pygexn6X
many areas as their vassal. Those who didn’t want to obey were destroyed one by464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0YHzWvTUR
one until this time, where everyone was basically forced to follow them. With464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX7NQAh93U
the power that Lin Tang Kingdom’s hold, Feng Ning had no doubt that this464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrq8vK0crI
kingdom would be heading towards its peak soon.
Of course, that was only if the Emperor could hold onto his464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIe7IpB5eN
chair.
‘What in the world am I thinking….’
Feng Ning lowered her head and focused on eating the food in464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZEtRHdNHR
front of her. For some reasons, she couldn’t help but think that the peace she464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzmTs46zWb
had right now was nothing more than being superficial. It was a fragile peace464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDvuvr1iaf
that could be broken so easily.
“Imperial Cousins.”
Hearing the cheerful voice, Feng Ning’s body stiffened464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRLXiv9nMS
slightly. She raised her head and made sure that she put on a blank look as she464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkAedp3mtU
looked at Princess Mei Ni who came towards them.
Lin Mei Ni.
The only child of the current Emperor who survived. It was464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt19fqz6LqX
needless to say that her mother was a favored concubine and that she managed to464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9ju5loVys
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 being464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGVMueySrb
only 7 years old. Nevertheless, Feng Ning recognized the gaze that Lin Mei Ni464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvVmHw7p5L
held when she was looking in their direction that appeared for a split second.
Disgust.
Feng Ning pushed her feelings down and showed a foolish464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z3vl2Z9zv
smile. “Imperial Cousin Mei Ni.”
Beside her, Feng Quan and Feng Zhu Liu also suppressed their464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDPT6s9NIo
expression as they greeted Lin Mei Ni politely.
“This is the first time we meet with each other. Imperial464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeAA2N8M81
Mother taught me that I should be polite, so I have prepared presents for all464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7jAcT3c6T
of you,” Lin Mei Ni said with sweet tone.
Feng Ning was utterly speechless. Did this Lin Mei Ni think464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim7CthBQP5
of herself as an elder? The way she conducted herself would make her look as if464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECbPNZjEIT
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 prepare464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJGsZcYvoo
anything for you.” Feng Ning looked troubled.
Feng Quan’s eyes burned with fury while Feng Zhi Liu was464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5meLektPem
more interested in what kind of present they were.
Lin Mei Ni smiled, her expression still looked like that of464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLWPNwhfy9
a sweet girl. “It’s fine. I’m the one who want to stay close with all of you.464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8JnoGNzH4
Do you perhaps dislike the presents?”
“Not at all, Imperial Cousin.” Feng Quan forced a smile.464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67le5ITpmp
However, she was older than Lin Mei Ni, so how could she not understand the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CzCHhTUhh
intention of her cousin? It was as if she was telling them that she would464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBevOMkj3L
always be above them in terms of seniority.
She was infuriated, but she couldn’t possibly lash out in464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlTTNIXkZl
this kind of place.
Feng Ning and Feng Zhu Liu also expressed that they didn’t464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtF3mfMRnCT
mind as they accepted the present.
“That’s good.” Lin Mei Ni curtsied and didn’t stay there any464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk9SME16BC
longer before returning to her parents. It was time for them to watch the464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U4RChQWvq
performance and to make sure that they all enjoyed the night.
Feng Quan snorted as her grip tightened. It was clear that464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzusPJF8kGL
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 as464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5RDbNRZgj
smiled faintly. In the past, she often watched historical drama and always felt464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yH3m2GgXc
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 like464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA73hg2Zr4b
that. But if they wanted to survive, they had no other choice but to grow up to464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKkLhvI43D
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 really464Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv9tFkyZBD
unlucky.
