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Chapter 53 - The Cloaked Woman

A woman walked into a house through a hidden gate and went straight to the a hidden place behind a thick grove of plants.

She raised the cloak hood up and her eyes showed a lot of complicated emotions . She walked gently to a house.

"Welcome ma" A girl with a very pretty appearance and clear eyes. Her white dress fluttered with a gentle gale. She also looked at the approaching woman with complicated emotions.

"How are you my dear?" The woman in the cloak held the girl's hand.

"Am fine ma" The girl replied indifferently, trying to remove her hand from the woman's grip.

The cloaked woman eyes lowered at the struggling hands. She held on tightly and looked up stubbornly.

'let me be selfish!'

"Fei Fei" She called gently her voice deeply soaked in tenderness and overflowing love.

"I know I.."

"Am cold" Feiye interrupted rudely and walked inside the little house her hand still connected to the cloaked woman's.

The house looked tiny on the outside but is very large and spacious. It didn't seem to be magically modified but still have lingering magic in the air, like magic have been used here frequently.

Gu Dong came out of a room and beamed with a bright smile, his eyes sparkled with joy.

On seeing him the cloaked woman wears a frown. Her eyes only showed one type of emotion, hatred!

"You finally visited Lingling" Gu Dong said happily.

"Am not here for you Dong, am here for my daughter" Gu Ling said coldly.

Gu Dong eyes drooped a bit, a sinister aura rose from him.

"Is your respect for your elders gone?" Gu Dong said with a warm voice but the underlying tone made people shiver with fear and disgust.

"What elder?!" Gu Ling sneered" in hierarchy I am your elder!"

Gu Dong droopy eyes curved into a wide sinister smile.

"I am your older brother!" He said calmly.

" I am your.."

" If you both are done lets go to the table and eat" Feiye said with a tired look. They always do this every time Gu Ling is around, they will always end up blasting energy around the house in a fit of rage. The whole house always smells like air freshener due to the amount of malevolent energy blast odor lingering around.

Gu Ling quieted down and walked over to the table with a tender look. This is her favorite part of the visit. The three of them will sit down and eat like a family, even if it's only for half an hour she cherished this very much.

"Here" She picked up meat and placed it in Feiye's plate.

Feiye looked down at the plate with a complicated look. She always did this, in the earlier stages she tried resisting but Gu Dong warned her and she started eating the picked up food reluctantly. It always felt like wax on her tongue and the look on Gu Ling's face disgust her!

"Ah hem" Gu Dong cleared his throat with a meaningful look to Feiye.

Feiye reluctantly bent her head and picked up the meat. She twisted her face and swallowed the greasy and aromatic meat with disgust.

Gu Ling saw the look on her daughter's face and lowered her lashes hiding the disappointment in them. She brought them up looking bright and happy.

Feiye looked at her hiding eyes with a sneer.

'who is she pretending for?'

They finished the meal quietly and as usual Feiye stood with with a black face. Gu Ling kept serving her food making the whole meal unpleasant!

'Why is this odd woman even my mother?' Feiye picked up the dishes and went to wash them.

One of Gu Ling's one afternoon visit practice is to wash the plates as mother and daughter. Feiye has no problem with this actually since Gu Dong taught her how to do chores even with the dozens of maids he have in his estate.

After spending a whole afternoon Gu Ling wore her hood and walked outside.

"Goodbye ma" Feiye said a little happy.

She turned back and said to Feiye.

"You know Feifei I don't really like the when you address me as ma"

She turned and walked away her back hunched showing a lingering loneliness completely different from the image she usually displays outside.

"What should I refer you as then?..your majesty?" Feiye said her tone laced with bitterness.

The woman walking forward paused a bit, her shoulders sink further down and then she resumed walking.

.....

The little maid walked in once it's dinner time and delivered her message.

"The crown prince asks of your presence in the dining hall"

Winter stood up and went to the room herself. She didn't need a guide again after staying here for two days now she has memorized her way around the palace halls, or at least the place she has been to.

The servants at the entrance sneered at her rude behavior.

'she can't even wait to be announced?! How uncultured' A servant thought.

Winter paused, a deep color flashed through her eyes but she shook it off and kept on walking.

She pulled a seat and sat down.

Prince stood up from his seat and went to sit beside her. He started serving their food ignoring the shocked maid behind them.

Winter raised her brow amused.

'is he not waiting for the majesties to come?'

"The king can't be here because of official duties and it is still uncertain if the queen will grace us with her presence tonight" Prince said mid serving.

Winter nodded and picked up her spoon taking a sip of the soup.

"Pfft!" She sprayed it out quickly and took a sip of water. She wiped her mouth elegantly.

"That soup is not edible for me" She said calmly.

Prince snapped his fingers.

A group of maids came and cleared all the soup away from the table.

"Is that okay?" Prince asked.

"Mm" Winter nodded.

"Her majesty the Queen and Miss Gu approaches" The butler announced from outside the dining room.

The queen entered with a girl dressed in pure white looking soft like snow and blinking innocently and calmly. Her eyes contained innocence of youth and maturity of adult. They didn't conflict but instead create a dazzling image.

"Your majesty" Prince stood up and bowed.

Winter glanced at the queen and nodded at Feiye.

"Your highness" Feiye bowed to Prince.

"She is my guest" The queen said and went to sit at the highest seat.

She placed Feiye beside Prince closer to her seat creating an awkward atmosphere for Prince and Winter.

The latter didn't feel it as she reached for the next normal looking food on the table.