The Bungsu Princess Inferior

30. Father and Mother

After the celebration was over, the people gathered at the banquet, joy was very felt tonight. All looking happy, I looked towards the throne, two people I missed were still staring at me endlessly. My heart was shaking violently, my eyes were hot and I couldn't hold back my tears. I rushed down to approach the two.

"Oh my dear daughter!" Mother ran to hug me, I felt her tears wet my shoulders. "Thank God, baby, thank goodness! I am so worried and miss you!"

"Why so long, I also want to hug my youngest daughter, come change with me!" Dad approached me from behind his mother.

"No, you're bad to me!" I pretended to frown and tighten my arms, but she let go of her arms and looked at me later. "Father and mother have a heart for me, I even thought that I was just a foster child and you guys don't love me anymore!"

My tears were pouring down, I cried loudly in front of my father, mother and brothers.

"It's a little kid again!" Brother Prisa approached me and rubbed my back a few times. "Unexpectedly, the magnificent grand crown princess turned instantly into a spoiled whiny girl! Haha..."

I pouted more, "iih adeknya cry instead of being entertained even mocked!"

They were all laughing out loud, I felt the warmth of my family, the joy running through my body. This happiness will be maintained forever, the deep love feels very warm. My father and mother hugged me tightly. I wiped my tears and replaced them with a smile.

"Aira, don't you owe me an explanation?" kak Nala's voice broke the existing novelty. Sister Nala's eyes turned towards my back, I followed her eyes which turned out to be on Vio.

"Oh, meet Ryu and this is Vio." I introduced them both. "I created Ryu, whereas Vio, I was awarded by the Empress of the Silver Empire."

"Silver empire?" this time father and mother asked back at me, their gazes looking probing.

"Yes dad, mom. The empress gave me this ring, and it turns out that it connects me to Vio." I showed the ring on the ring finger of my left hand.

"That means you've accepted someone's proposal?" Mother asked, her tone sounded a little excited. But I kept quiet, I was confused as to how to explain. "Son, the ring you're wearing is not an ordinary ring that can be given to just anyone. There is an ancient tradition that is still maintained until now is to give a family heirloom ring that is passed down through generations to a woman who is the next empress, the woman who will accompany the next emperor, and the next emperor, if the silver imperial consort gives you the ring, then he chooses you to be his son's companion."

Mother looked at the father beside her for an opinion, father nodded. "Dad agrees with your mother. Grandma gave him an heirloom ring, of course, at my father's request." Dad embraces mom with affection. I glanced at the ring that was on my mother's left hand, a black pearl ring with dragon carvings, as if the pearl was a black fireball that came out from the dragon's mouth. "So who has dared to snatch father's youngest daughter?"

I blinked a few times, then turned my body to face Ryu and Vio, "rest!" The two saluted and then disappeared without leaving.

"Do you dare ignore my questions?" dad looked at me with his sharp eyes.

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Now that we had moved into the core building of the grand banquet hall, we sat around the dining table. Father sat at one end, to the right of father, sat mother and I, while to the left sat Kak Nala and Kak Prisa, respectively, both my brothers-in-law have returned to their respective palaces because there is a responsibility that must be done immediately, their duties have been long delayed due to watching my journey all this time, then they should resolve all pending as soon as possible.

"Dad wants to see it," Dad started the subject while I was eating the delicacy I missed so much.

"Honey, at least let Aira swallow her food first!" Mother stood up for me, making me continue eating without worrying about not giving an answer.

"Dad to be honest, I thought Aira was just imagining about the ring she was wearing due to the unification ritual, but as soon as I saw Vio who was the real proof, I became curious." Sister Nala said the words of father, looking very interested in the conversation that father started. "Dadn't this a little unfair?"

Sister Prisa nodded her head, "my husband and husband Kak Nala had to go through a tough challenge from father just to propose, but Aira accepted the male proposal so easily! Shouldn't you investigate?"

I glared and immediately swallowed the food that was inside my mouth, "my father really did not do the forbidden things! I'm still holy!" I said in a slightly high tone, afraid that Dad would misunderstand me. How could I do something that was forbidden? I even just think of Varen as a friend.

"Mother don't accept lies in this, Aira." Mom's gaze turned sharply at me, "mom raised you wholeheartedly, mother wants you to be a great woman who is valued by men, a woman who is able to maintain her pride and protect her chastity until the right man pledges to marry officially, of course with the blessing of parents from both sides."

I nodded in understanding, I know exactly what mother's words meant. Mother was afraid that I might have been exposed to male deceit, "this is all just a misunderstanding!"

All eyes were on me, and I told them everything from beginning to end. "So the point is me and Varen are just friends or at least friends. I had absolutely no thoughts of marrying her, I really had no idea what love was, how I decided to marry her if I didn't know if I loved her or not."

"But you have to marry her" sister Nala interrupted my words. "Although perhaps the first Empress of the silver empire gave the ring to you as her right because she liked you and wanted you to marry Varen, and your right later to accept or refuse, but.."

"But you have sworn your answer to Vio, based on your answer to Vio, then you are willing to accept Varen and promise to accompany her later!" Brother Prisa ambush continued the words of sister Nala.

"Aware or not, the promise you made to Vio is not at all to be taken lightly! That promise has tied you to Vio and inevitably you have to accept the consequences! Now you can't just think of Varen as a friend or a best friend, like it or not, Varen is now your fiancee Aira!"

I glared at both of my brother's words and the last of my mother's impeccably sharp speech. Yes, if my answer to Vio just before fighting Bedros was a lie then just as I was unwise and only wanted the help of Vio's power, I miss. I really felt guilty for Vio and in my heart I cursed myself, how stupid I was to not think about the consequences of what I said.

"Then bring him here!" Dad now gave his most serious look, I could only look at him for a moment, my body goosebumps. Father's aura was loud in the air.