Winter and little maid silent steps sounded particularly loud in the halls. The halls is like a ghost town without the usual bustling of the servants. At this time a servant or two will walk around doing one thing or the other.
The servants are indeee there doing what little maid would have called the unbelievable yesterday or unimaginable.
All the way they have walked here, two or three servants are in the hallway on their knees with their head firmly on the ground. They didn't say anything but the humble behavior of just bowing conveyed a million words. It is weird considering the way they behaved towards Winter just a few days ago. They all look like a sudden inspiration is dawned upon them.
Little maid looked up at Winter since the latter is taller than her her eyes only falling on the smooth cheek of Winter, the girl looks cool and calm under the invisible pressure the people created outside and is still calm. The entire palace servants bowing to someone can make the person fazed and disoriented but like the super lady she is, all she just did was a indifferent gaze. Infact little maid also deemed this meeting as the toughest but compared to the rest it is the easiest.
Like the people who were protesting on the streets a few days ago with loud voices and almost resulted in violence can't handle the pressure from Winter firsthand and submitted just like that.
It seems too unreal.
It must be noted royal guards have been deployed to stop them and even the crown prince stepped into the streets to calm them down to no avail.
And the miss just stop them like that!
If it is written in their history, it will be known as the greatest defeat without swords or an army.
'so cool' Little maid thought happily.
Winter is thinking otherwise. Those people didn't submit readily, they just needed a push. If she didn't come here and didn't lead them on those people would have committed rebellion sooner than later
The minds of simple people are the most complicated while a person in high position only think of two things, how to maintain his people and how to rise higher.
While those simple people are the ones spinning like a top. They have a lot of things on their mind like executing harsh commands while fearing if they will be the next, taking care of their family while guarding against their family. Worshipping those the ones in high position while coveting their position.
A lot of those boiled into making them who they are. However the most dominant thought in their mind is interest.
Everything in their lives all boiled to interest.
When she arrived at the balcony the murmurs and the resentment all is interpreted by her as interest, deep intricate interest. The former kings and queens didn't need their approval to reach their position having been born in a noble position, leading to them being unable to fight for their interest resulting in accumulated frustration and resentment.
When she came, she is the perfect person to bite and venge their pent up anger. The shrew ones quickly deduced that and set the plan in motion several days before shouting their lack of approval and with the help of some unknowing nobles they are granted a meeting with her. She is unaware of this reason and is only guarding against their approval and her big gift to Prince.
They believed she will be grateful if she is approved by them and she will only become a dog for their interest making her the perfect weapon against the noble and the biggest benefit to them. They had calculated some of them will be bribed by the nobles to provoke even more anger and is relieved to see her chase those ones away.
But they miscalculated her position in all of this, they didn't bother to find out her personality only relying solely on the fact she is weaker than the rest and is adopted.
This miscalculation led their their momentary lapse of mental fortitude when she came late and ordered them to bow. It instantly gave her the chance to attack back and Gu Feiye aided with her little attempts at provoking her.
The people saw the way she didn't back down and fought fiercely against Gu Feiye made them somewhat satisfied and when they realized they still need to control her and tried to shift the topic back to the main focus. When the man said, they still haven't approved of her with the crown prince and she replied she didn't need their permission immediately shut down their ideas.
They were only satisfied she will be a tool against the nobles. And as for those promised benefits by the nobles will be take down by them so she didn't need to worry.
"Hmmf" she sneered at the servants bowing and felt disgusted by their two face.
Just days when she arrived here, she is amazed by their unity and commended them on that, and now she saw the murky waters under this kingdom is no less than powers school where she grew up.
'a bunch of bloodsucking idiots'
"Miss what you did is so cool!"
"If I am a man, I will steal you from the crown prince. Too bad the crown prince don't know how to cherish you the way I will"
Little maid kept on talking with excitement and Winter kept on watching with amusement. Her enthusiasm is never ending.
"Okay miss get ready for the final meeting of the day, although this one isn't hard like the rest"
"We welcome miss Powers" the head butler announced loudly.
His deep and murky eyes never leaving Winter. The girl words keep echoing in his mind and unlike the others he isn't excited at her chance to free them.
He is worried.
Extremely worried.
'something will definitely go wrong' that bugging feeling kept saying and won't go away.
Winter walked into the room and acknowledge it is the king bedroom.
She saw the king and queen seated looking majestic and elegant. The queen have shed any of her previous madness of the breakfast yesterday. She sat with one leg crossed over the other, her eyes sharp and the strong. She regained her queenly aura in multiple folds, even Winter felt it.
"Your majesties" Winter smiled lightly and took her seat the only one left in the room.
"How are you Winter?" The king smiled warmly and amicably.
"Not bad" Winter replied with a smile in her eyes.
"So how were the meetings? Am sure they are a hassle and those old foxes"
"I handled them pretty good" Winter replied.
"Oh no don't be modest! Any where they have offended you please speak?"
"Not at all" Winter bent and picked up the wine provided on the table taking a slow sip.
"Are you sure?" The king asked.
Winter smiled got wider and she slowly swirled liquid inside her eyes on the liquid.
"Very"
"Girl you had better talk now" The queen said not in her shrill and mad filled voice but rather in a calm and playful voice.
Winter isn't surprised by this change since she expected it. The queen and her daughter have prepared multiple surprises for her and she will make sure to enjoy all of it.
"I am very fine thank you"
Since they are doing the nice card play along, when you are in rome behave like romans.
"That's good" The king patted his chest in relief. He is very well aware of the chiefs he left and their attacking power.
"It's a good thing I can handle myself properly in unfamiliar situations" Winter said meaningfully making the king blush in embarrassment.
The meetings today was originally meant for Winter and Prince to attend but the king held Prince down. If Prince attend that meeting he will be eaten raw by the chiefs, although he have defeated the chiefs countless times but today is full of traps intentionally dug for him and Winter and several places he will be unable to refute them. He will lose without even trying.
But Winter is different, those traps dug for her can't faze her, she will find a way to make them afraid and use that against them like she did with him. She is a very smart, cunning and intelligent person. For the concubines she don't need a strategy just to suppress them. Prince can't do that, he is a very meticulous person and believe everything should be taken step by step.
Then there is the crowd, he can't defend Winter in front of the kingdom citizens or it will ruin Winter reputation even more and make it harder for her to be the crown princess.
"Um Winter there is something I would like to tell you but am waiting for your..I mean for the crown prince"
"oh. Okay" Winter took more sips of the wine.