Chapter 89 Time Mommy, when are you coming back?
As Manra's first princess, time certainly wouldn't be hard to find a partner.
From birth, she was the apple of her parents' eye, and her two older brothers also doted on her, to the point of spoiling her.
The moment she opened her eyes, everyone was stunned by her pure, sea-blue eyes.
Time could speak from birth, and her first words were: "I don't want to be called Angelina."
So the princess chose the name Manra herself, and in Manra, she was more commonly known as Princess Ankarena.
Her close family members call her "Time".
time--
When the little princess first wrote this name, she felt a magical charm of the universe and nature in each stroke: time always moves forward, never stopping for anything, always advancing, and propelling the spirit toward eternity.
“Time, that’s destined to be a great name,” she wrote.
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Because both parents were very busy, the little princess was mainly cared for by nannies and attendants. When Cyril wasn't busy, he would check on his sister's studies and occasionally take her outside the palace to play. Similan was stationed abroad most of the year, but whenever he had free time, he would bring her to his post—the two brothers were also fiercely competing in this regard.
After the lady made it clear that she would not have any more children, the little princess, who had already differentiated into an Omega, naturally no longer posed a threat to the two princes. On the contrary, an Omega sister with strong mental power and extremely high concentration of source blood was undoubtedly worth winning over.
However, according to Jiang Chuge's observation, the two princes still had a strong brotherly and sisterly affection for the little princess and genuinely loved her—after all, Princess Ankarena was so intelligent and lovely that everyone who met her would be irresistibly drawn to her.
At only a few years old, her intelligence far surpasses that of her peers, and her mental strength is also growing rapidly. The research institute asserts that in another thirty or forty years, Manra will definitely have another grandmaster of mental strength.
Shi Jian was held in Jiang Chuge's arms, looking curiously at the blue bird in his family's yard, and asked, "Is this a blue turquoise? I've never seen this color before."
“It’s a new mutated species. The male birds grow very beautiful blue feathers after they reach adulthood, which can be used to make jewelry.” Jiang Chuge patiently explained to her. Seeing that she looked at it again, he said, “If you like it, I will send a pair to the palace and put them in your palace. That way, you can watch them preen their feathers outside the window while you comb your hair every morning.”
"No." The little princess tugged at the end of her slightly curly hair and said with disgust, "Judging from the shape of its skull and neck, the call of this bird must be very unpleasant. I don't want them to disturb my sleep."
Jiang Chuge chuckled: "Alright, it's such a pity that we couldn't fool His Highness... Come, this way please—their calls are really annoying. When we got home, my uncle took them to my aunt's yard, and then the next morning, the whole building could hear the birds' hoarse calls, and everyone woke up."
Time followed him into the house and gave him a disdainful look.
"Then, before the morning was even over, they were chased far away." Jiang Chuge squatted down, helped the little princess straighten her skirt, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, go play. Changting got up early this morning to urge me to pick you up. Did you remember to bring him a birthday present? If he doesn't even see a present, he'll definitely cry."
"I brought it, I brought it." The little princess lowered her head, her long hair falling softly down her back like a jellyfish. Her two little hands rummaged through the bear-shaped bag on her back, and soon pulled out a palm-sized box. She covered it up so that Jiang Chuge wouldn't see it: "It's a very precious gift."
Jiang Chuge smiled and patted her head. As long as there was a gift, that was fine. Even if the little princess gave him a stone, his son would treasure it like a precious gem.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Even though she was at someone else's house, the little princess would impatiently tell the host to leave.
Jiang Chuge stood up and sighed, "Alright, alright, I won't bother Your Highness any longer. Go find Changting and the others to play. His Highness Sirius will come to pick you up when it's over."
"Okay, okay." The little princess strode up the steps and waved her little hand at him: "You talk more than Mr. Allen."
Shi Jian frequently visited the Jiang family's manor. Jiang Chuge was a good friend of her older brother, Cyril, and would always bring her gifts when she went to the palace. She was beautiful and had a particularly pleasant voice. Although Shi Jian didn't usually pay much attention to outsiders, she was willing to say a few more words to this young noble Alpha.
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"Did Your Highness come here specifically to celebrate my birthday?" A boy of about seven or eight years old stood by the garden fountain and spoke to a little girl sitting on the edge of the fountain. He looked nervous and looked at her expectantly.
The little princess rolled her eyes at him and said fiercely, "Otherwise what? It's because it's your birthday that I have to get up at seven this morning to change clothes, pick out jewelry, and prepare..."
"What have you prepared?" The young Alpha was dressed like a little adult, but his innocent face betrayed his inner thoughts.
Time, of course, knew what he was expecting, and pretended to fumble around in his pocket.
The little boy's eyes grew even more eager.
Then he saw her pull out a candy—he tried to make out the details, and it really was just a candy, with words even printed on the packaging.
"Did His Highness make it himself?" He still held a sliver of hope.
Time shook its head, watching the much taller fool accept the candy with a look of dejection. He looked like he was about to cry, but he tried to force a smile: "Thank you for the birthday present, Your Highness. I like it very much... um, I really like it. I hope Your Highness can come and celebrate my birthday with me next year."
Looking at Jiang Changting's wrinkled face, Shi Jian suddenly felt a little guilty, but she didn't say anything because it was fun to bully this little boy who was several years older than her.
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"Changting, Changting, what did His Highness send you?"
"Let me see, let me see! Didn't you say you're His Highness's best friend? I want to see what gift His Highness gave you!"
"Haha, I just saw the princess hand it to him, it's so tiny! When my sister Changting had her birthday, the princess brought two guards to deliver her birthday present. You've never seen one that's over a meter tall before..."
Jiang Changting clutched the candy in his pocket tightly, feeling as if it was about to melt from the heat of his hand. His face flushed red. The other children were urging him to take out gifts, and at that moment he suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed.
He meant nothing to the princess.
Some of the sharper-eyed Alphas saw his hand in his pocket and grinned as they surrounded him. One of them hugged his waist from behind, while the others tried to control his limbs and rummage through his pockets to see what was inside.
Although Jiang Changting was talented, he was no match for the crowd. He gradually lost the fight against several peers. Someone grabbed his wrist, and he gritted his teeth, leaned back, and used the back of his head to knock the head of the boy who was hugging his waist away. Then he kicked away the girl who was holding his hand. As a result, he was grabbed by the ankle by a boy who was lying on the ground and fell hard to the ground.
The moment he fell, he felt something fly out of his pocket.
"Oops, something fell out!"
"Wow! What's this?!"
"Huh~~ No wonder they wouldn't let us see it!"
Jiang Changting got up from the ground and walked towards them, looking like he wanted to eat them alive.
Then he saw the group of young men and women holding a delicate box with jealous expressions. An Alpha girl said to him, "You stingy guy! His Highness gave us something nice, what's wrong with letting us take a look? Who would steal it!"
Jiang Changting snatched the box and saw that inside was a brooch carved from Star Origin Stone, shaped like a flying bird—exactly the same as his usual portrait.
There was also a handwritten note in the box that read: Happy Birthday, Brother Changting.
His face suddenly turned red: so His Highness had carefully prepared a birthday gift, but... but he hadn't noticed. He was such an idiot.
His Highness must have secretly slipped it into his pocket when he wasn't looking, wanting to surprise him. But he only discovered it now. And that expression he made earlier—was His Highness very disappointed, which is why he hasn't come to play with him yet?
A group of teenagers saw that Jiang Changting's face was red and white, and thought he was angry, so they all came to apologize to him.
He suddenly turned around and left, even running away.
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"How was it? Isn't the gift Mommy picked out for you great? Was that little rascal especially happy?" In the video call, Shi Wei was asking her daughter if she had fun today.
Time sat on the garden swing, looking at the illusory figure before it, and pursed its lips: "He's an idiot. I put it in his pocket all morning and didn't even notice. When we were eating cake, he came running over to say thank you, all coy and hesitant..."
"Haha, this kid didn't inherit any of his great-uncle's shrewdness," Shi Wei said to the man beside her.
The Emperor's voice also came over: "That child's spiritual power is very ordinary, and he's also a bit slow. You should know when to stop bullying him when he's young."
"Understood." Time stood on the swing, telling the attendants behind him to stand further away, and swung high: "Mommy, when are you coming back? Aunt Wang said the meeting ended yesterday."
"Does your little one miss Mommy and Daddy? How about we wait a few more days? The meeting is over, but there's still a press conference to be held." Shi Wei coaxed her daughter, then promised to bring her a gift.
"How about Mommy takes Xiaoshi to Milan Star for the holidays next month? Uncle will be going too." Shi Wei skillfully coaxed her daughter.
Sure enough, when Xiao Shijian heard his uncle, he thought for a moment and said, "Okay then, you guys should come back soon."
"Yes, yes." Shi Wei and His Majesty did go on a business trip, but after the meeting yesterday, they went directly to visit several famous scenic spots on the neighboring star. Anyway, it's not easy to come out, so they decided to take a few more days off.
Never mind that, the couple, who were taking a break, tacitly appeased their daughter and then continued to enjoy their time together.
After all, if we wait any longer until they're a little older, it'll be harder to fool them.
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Author's note: Let's stop here for now and pause time here.
Stop at the happiest moment.
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There will be two side stories later. The first one clarifies the fate of everyone (you can choose to subscribe to this one, because everyone's fate has already been determined in another book. Many people do not get a happy ending, so the tone is somewhat sad).
The second side story is an "what if" scenario, telling the story of Shi Wei's encounter with His Majesty when he was young. This is purely a sweet story, so feel free to check it out if you're interested.
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