The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 912: Marriage Plan

For the next few days, the news that Irene had given birth to a daughter spread across the empire. The moment they heard it, many people felt happy about the arrival of a new member of Aldrian’s family.

They were still in the atmosphere of victory from the war a few days earlier, so with this news, the people of the empire felt another moment of joy.

Although it was not their child, with the birth of a daughter, their emperor now had a little sister, and this was something worth celebrating.

This also became a topic among many people. Would the daughter also have the same talent as her big brother? The daughter must be beautiful when she grows up with the combination of genes from Aldrey and Irene. The daughter must be pampered by her family and by others as well.

The news also came as another chance for many parties to strengthen their relationship with Aldrian’s family. Many nobles not only tried to visit Aldrian’s palace directly but also visited the Flamecrest and Rivas families to offer their congratulations.

These people brought their own gifts to show their sincerity and also in the hope of strengthening their relationship with any of Aldrian’s families.

These people not only came from within the empire but also from outside, mainly from the Ancient Blue Gate World. Some of Aldrian’s acquaintances also decided to send their envoys to Aldrian’s palace to deliver their congratulations to Aldrian’s family. They also gave gifts for the little angel and handed them directly to Aldrian.

As for Aldrian, he spent most of his time with his family in the palace. He also helped take care of Celestina as the good big brother that he was. He just wanted to spend his time beside his family and would only meet guests if they were his acquaintances or from their factions.

For example, at this moment, King Ladwin visited the palace to see the baby. The king was not alone, as he also came with his wife, Queen Elaria Evergreen. They were in the vast flower garden at this moment, looking at Aldrian not far from them with Celestina in his arms.

He was standing under the Tree of Life with Sylvia floating beside him, looking curiously at the small creature in his arms. She knew that this was a baby and that it was precious to Aldrian, so she wanted to take a closer look.

Aldrian smiled as he rocked the baby slowly, and the baby’s big eyes looked at Aldrian with a happy expression. The baby’s eye shape and color were just like her father’s, and with her black hair like her mother’s, she truly combined their features. Her big red eyes looked at Aldrian’s face as her small arms tried to reach for his face.

"Ack, ack," she voiced.

He smiled tenderly as he brought his face closer so his little sister could touch it. He then looked at Sylvia and smiled at her.

"Sylvia, this is my little sister. This is also your family," he said. Sylvia nodded while also trying to touch Celestina’s face slowly.

Aldrian let her touch Celestina gently, and he thought it would be okay. With Sylvia’s spirit body that was full of life laws, it also gave Celestina much comfort and health. Celestina, seeing Sylvia near her and trying to touch her cheek, also reacted to her.

"Ack, ack."

She moved her arms toward Sylvia, which made Sylvia not know what to do. She thought that she should touch the hand, so she touched it.

"Ack, ack." Celestina showed a happy expression, which made Aldrian smile even more. Watching how these two interacted made him imagine that they could become close friends in the future.

Seeing Aldrian enjoying his time with his little sister and Sylvia, his parents, who were seated with King Ladwin and his wife, smiled toward them. Irene could not help but speak with a slight sigh.

"He seems to spend more time with Celestina than I do with Celestina. I only have time to breastfeed her and hold her for a while before Aldrian takes her away. I think he will pamper his little sister even more in the future."

King Ladwin nodded with a smile. "I can see that. His Majesty really loves his little sister," he said. "Anyway, speaking of His Majesty, I also want to ask Lord Aldrey and Madam Irene for your opinion regarding His Majesty and Sylphia. Well, my apologies if this sounds sudden, but it is about their marriage."

Hearing that, Aldrey and Irene knew that this topic would come sooner or later, and they had also thought about it in the past.

"As we know, His Majesty is already eighteen years old, an age that is already appropriate for marriage. We would like to ask the opinion of Lord Aldrey and Madam Irene on whether it would be better for them to marry as soon as possible or much later," King Ladwin asked.

"Well, Irene and I have already discussed this matter in the past, and in the end, it still depends on Aldrian. He has the most say in it, and we support him. Even if he wants to hold the marriage at this moment, we will support him," Aldrey said.

King Ladwin nodded. "I see, well—"

"I will hold our marriage next year," Aldrian’s voice suddenly came, making all of them look in his direction. He approached them with a smile as he looked at King Ladwin and Queen Elaria.

"After taking care of some matters and making sure everything is settled, which I have given myself a time limit of next year, I will marry Sylphia, father-in-law, mother-in-law," he said with full certainty, which made the king’s and queen’s faces turn ecstatic.

"I see, we are glad to hear that, Your Majesty," King Ladwin said, which made Aldrian sigh.

"Please don’t call me that. Just act normally when we speak to each other. If father-in-law considers father and mother’s feelings, then you do not have to. We are already so close, and we will formally become family, so you do not have to act so formally, even in front of father and mother. I truly feel bad. Oh, this is also for you, mother-in-law."

King Ladwin and Queen Elaria smiled when they heard that, and they could not help but feel butterflies in their hearts every time Aldrian called them father-in-law or mother-in-law.

"I see. Then, son-in-law, how about we discuss this more deeply?" King Ladwin said.

"Of course, father-in-law," Aldrian answered, which made the others giggle. Celestina in his arms could only look curiously at the people surrounding her. Aldrian then gave her to his mother and discussed the marriage with the two elves.

Aldrian knew that this matter was mostly anticipated from his relationship with Sylphia all this time. As parents, of course, they wanted certainty about the status of their daughter beside him. Although many people already regarded her as the main empress of the empire, that was only because it was known that she was his woman.

Even the status of fiancée existed only because many people saw how close Aldrian and Sylphia were, and not from any formal announcement whatsoever.

In the hearts of King Ladwin and Queen Elaria, there was still worry about Sylphia’s fate. Although they had faith in his character and believed that he would not disappoint them, that worry still remained deep inside their hearts.

What they wanted was certainty.

And he would give them that, with his seriousness about their relationship.

While they were discussing Aldrian’s marriage, on the other side of the palace, three women were gathered around a small table. Three cups of tea were served as they discussed their own topic.

Sylphia and Baek Jimin seemed to be giggling with teasing expressions on their faces, while Angelica was too embarrassed to look at them, which made her lower her head. Her face was flushed, and it was because of what they were talking about right now.

"What are you talking about, Sylphia? I don’t know—"

"Jimin, it seems that our sister here is really shy. Even when I only asked her how far she is with Aldrian, she instantly became embarrassed without clearly answering my question," Sylphia said, cutting off Angelica’s words, which made Baek Jimin giggle even more.

"Come on, Angelica, do not act ignorant. I already heard from Aldrian and Baek Jimin about you. So tell me, Angelica, have you and Aldrian already done something more intimate than holding hands? For example..." Sylphia then gave a sign with her lips.

"Or maybe it is much further, like..." She then tried to give a sign with her fingers, but Angelica instantly stopped her.

"No, no, we did not do that. We just... we just..." She became embarrassed again, which made Sylphia and Baek Jimin laugh. They could not help but continue teasing her.

Although Angelica was much older than them, in this case, they were much more "senior" than her.

Sylphia then stopped laughing, but she put on a smiling expression, a reassuring smile.

"I am serious this time, Sister Angelica. I already saw how your hidden feelings toward Aldrian in the past. Your actions and behavior toward him were something that was difficult not to notice. You were clearly attracted to him, and I thought that this was only a matter of time before you would be brave enough to declare your affection to him," she said.

"And my prediction was true. It seemed that you could not hold back your feelings and they finally burst out. And I am glad that you did that."