She has to go
Prince eyes turned deep a bit. His mother is blatantly disrespecting his authority in front of the servants.
She knows he is fighting to gain power from the chiefs and this little people that no one pays attention to will come in handy.
He cleared his throat uncomfortably and shuffled a bit in his seat.
"Thanks for inviting me to dinner your majesty" Feiye said elegantly with her tone still like the lady of the house. She noticed Prince little actions and years of closeness tile her he is displeased, she quickly talked to ease the atmosphere.
The queen beamed widely.
"Oh it's nothing Feifei"
"I still have to say thank you" Feiye wore a cool smile and bowed her head.
"Such impeccable manners, too bad not very young lady is like you" The queen cast a meaningful glance at Winter and couldn't help but sneer.
Winter lifted her eyes coolly and turned back to her food she had just served on her plate.
'please be edible' she thought.
While the queen was sneering she is wishing. The soup had tasted like death...if death has a taste...in a bowl, marinated in pain..if pain also have a taste.
She took a bite of the well grilled fish and turned to the side quickly spraying it out.
Prince took a tissue and wiped his face. He calmly turned to the maid and snapped his finger. The latter went to work clearly all the fish dishes in the table.
The side Winter had turned to is the side Prince is seated.
"Sorry" Winter gave her used napkin to the maid to dispose.
"What will you eat?" Prince turned to Winter and asked.
He had asked the kitchen to cook everything with very mild spices, the spices of his kingdom is very different from the outside world kingdom making the normal ingredients have a whole different taste.
However he overestimated Winter's tolerance. She couldn't even eat it without the spices. All she ate was the sandwich and roasted yam the maid he appointed brought for her. She had even returned the sauce that accompanied the yam.
"Am full" Winter stood up.
She had planned to watch a show tonight. That girl that she had accidentally spilled food on yesterday night is now eating at the royal table. She did seem to have a very deep connection with the royals and always had this time of benevolence that is very creepy to her!
Prince had some nasty thoughts about her that she knows he is very settled on and this girl will definately not like them.
She might even blow a fuse tonight!
A smile appeared through her eyes but soon dimmed with disappointment, the food on the table is too unappealing and what can she do at the dining table if she is not eating when the others are?
"You sit down girl" The queen raised her cold eyes at Winter.
This demonic 'ahem!' this vixen has always disrespected her and the king. The king might be cool about it but she's not!
And this girl will absolutely not disrespect her in front of her daughter!
"Mm" Winter hummed and sat down back. On the inside she danced with joy.
"What will you eat?" Prince asked again worriedly.
Winter furrowed her brows, she do need energy for the day after tomorrow. Her lips cracked a very tiny smile, she turned to reply to Prince cheerfully.
"Just some of that roasted yam and keep the sauce"
Prince didn't need to turn to her maid, the latter had jumped out the second Winter finished her sentence.
"Drink this, it's just freshly squeezed orange juice no additional flavors" Prince passed a cup filled with the juice to her.
Winter pushed the cup back to him.
"You just used this cup"
"Sorry" Prince passed another cup to her.
" I don't feel like drinking orange juice" she shook her head with disgust.
" What do you want then? Pineapple? mango? Or apple?" Prince asked patiently, his voice grew softer as he looked at Winter like someone coaxing a baby or girlfriend.
Winter"???" What the heck is wrong with his eyes? Is he holding his pee?
Feiye watched the interaction between the two and silently clutched her spoon. Prince is the one she had set her eyes in to marry since childhood and had been making deliberate plans. A perfect accidental meet, a case of liking the same thing and hating one major thing, a perfect close but not best friend relationship and making herself the most powerful lady in the kingdom apart from her mother. She had made all the royals love her even the concubines and their children.
She is very certain she will be the crown princess and future queen. But one girl from literally no where pops up and trust to snatch her spot!
She is aversive to hurting people, with her plan all this years she had never hurt anyone physically.
But no one said someone else can't do it for her.
'she has to go!'
Maids entered the hall bringing in several jugs of different flavors of juice. They placed it neatly in the table and lined up to serve Winter.
Maids..tears!!
Their Prince is under a love spell and they are the one suffering it!
"I don't want any" Winter said in a low and threatening voice.
"Just try some they are very refreshing" Prince said in that coaxing voice snapping the thin thread of patience Winter still have.
"Am going" She stood up in a fit of rage and walked out.
'not again!' she inwardly facepalm herself.
She forgot her rule of eat before getting angry.
'well the maid will bring my food to my room'
She walked happily back to the room. The room is now hers, the maid delivered prince message in the afternoon saying that.
This night is not a total disappointment, she confirmed her guess.
That girl doesn't have a bloodthirsty aura because she hasn't done anything herself, but gave a weird feeling because she has made other people do it for her.
"It's nice watching tonight's show"
She waited then patiently for the maid to bring her food.
After a while, Winter glanced at the clock.
Winter"..."
"One in the morning"
She guessed she is sleeping hungry.
The maid had a wide smile in her sleep.
Her prince might be too infatuated to punish the odd lady but she is happy to do it on his behalf.