The Bungsu Princess Inferior

20. Great gift for Varen

This morning I woke up with puffy eyes, as a result of crying all night. Not only that, I felt a tickling sensation throughout the body, almost like when meditating under the waterfall of immortality. It feels strange, but not too disturbing.

Today is Varen's birthday, everyone in the palace looks very busy. Varen's birthday party will be held later tonight, the morning is certainly busy with preparation. This morning some waiters delivered two dresses with shoes and some accessories to me, one dress in yellow and the other in white. They say a yellow dress to wear in the morning and a white dress to wear at the Crown Prince's party.

I had told the Empress that I was used to dressing myself, not needing servants and luckily the Empress respected my choice, whereas on the other hand I was trying to minimize physical contact with others.

The mirror in front of me featured me wearing a yellow dress, knee-length with tufted short sleeves. The plain material that fell down made my curves look a little more beautiful, simple but made me look young. I put on matching color shoes and started putting up small earrings with small yellow flowers with pearls in the middle, now just tidying up my hair, because I have no experience touching make up, it would be better if I let my face plain as usual.

"Tock.tok.tok.."

I turned to look at the door, as I was about to stand open it, the empress revealed her face.

"Stay sitting, my son" said the Empress, approaching me who was still sitting in front of the mirror. "As I thought, this dress is perfect for you. Can I comb your hair, son?"

"But Your Majesty, I dare not." My long black hair will probably be a little tangled and hard to comb, considering I went on a long journey without Sarala's foster mother.

The Empress smiled indifferently to my words, she picked up a comb and began to comb my hair slowly. "I want to do this, even once in a lifetime. Later tonight, let me dress you up, son."

The empress stared at my reflection through the mirror, asking for approval. I have no reason to refuse, afraid of being disrespectful. "It's an honor, Your Honor, thank you."

I scanned the mirror and saw a beautiful smile decorate the empress' face. This morning she also looked simple with a long nude dress, the dress material was the same as me, plain and fell, her hair was left unraveled and a beautiful blue sapphire crown perched perfectly on her head.

He put down his comb and took a little hair over my right ear, began to make a small braid. "17 years ago, I still remember hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people sincerely sacrificing themselves, they were on standby to fortify the empire from the threat of dark creatures' attack."

From the mirror I saw the empress telling stories while focusing on my hair. "The birth of Varen was certainly an immeasurable joy, but it was also a sorrow for the empire. Many people lost their lives to protect us. We are famous for our physical strength, but our weakness is that not all people are born with talent. The aura and magic that existed were unable to stem the dark power back then."

The movements of the empress' hand in my hair were noticeably stopped, "the decision of the god moon to instill a cold poison in Varen's body probably aimed to remind him of the pain of those who died back then. People who died to protect her." The empress began to move on, "I knew that Varen had only lived for us, her parents. It felt so broken, as a mother I couldn't give my own son any warmth. I can even heal other people, but I can't cure Varen. One time Varen said to me," the empress seemed to take a deep breath.

"Mother, if my birth is a blessing of the moon of gods, why was I born with a cold poison on my body? Are not all blessings beautiful?"

The deg! My heart felt beating faster, the words 'god's moon blessing' made me uneasy. The Queen's eyes began to tear, but she continued to hold the braids in my hair. He made a braid of a little hair over my right ear and my left ear, bringing together the braid in the middle of the back of my head.

The empress now leaned slightly on her body, her hands sticking out a small hairpin decorated with yellow flowers with pearls in the middle. Binding braids that have been put together.

"He only lives to do his duty as crown prince, but I know that he's just pretending to be okay." The empress picked up the comb and began again combing my long hair which she had let down under the braids she had made. "But ever since he brought you home, I've seen the changes in his eyes."

He put a comb on my dresser, then hugged my shoulder from behind. "There was warmth I saw in his eyes. It was as if he had found new hope in his life."

The empress kissed the tip of my head, "thank you son, maybe you're the most beautiful gift the Moon of the Gods has ever given my son."

The queen stepped her legs, to the right of my left, which was still sitting in front of the mirror. He flicked his right hand, a luxurious blue velvet box appeared on the empress' right hand. I shifted my sitting position until now facing the empress.

Slowly he opened the box, I gasped.A blue sapphire-studded ring looked very beautiful, maybe my eyes had shone looking at it. It looks simple but I know, its value must be infinite.

The empress took the ring in the box and suddenly pinned it on the ring finger of my left hand. I was stunned, why raise it to me?

"This ring is the epitome of my blessing and ancestral blessing."

I gawked, could it be that the empress mistook my relationship with Varen? Oh my goodness, what am I supposed to do?

"Your Majesty, this is too precious for a servant." My hand reflexively tried to take off the ring, I was uncomfortable, this ring might be the Varen family heirloom ring, how could I accept such an important thing?

"Don't let go son, once given can't be returned." The empress's two hands wrapped around my face, "I bless you and give you complete trust, may happiness always be with you son."

The empress dyed my forehead, blue light shot out from the ring, dancing all over my body until it finally entered through my skin, adding to the tickling feeling that existed.

"But His Majesty, the servant and His Highness the Crown Prince are just friends. Besides isn't that servant unworthy?" I stood up from my chair, lined my body before the empress and looked at her pair of brown eyes.

The empress smiled and clasped my hands together, "I know that you are more than worthy. Not just me, but the Moon God has brought you together first."