Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 101 - 58: Secretly Raising a Child

"Hm? Who dares to fight me for our child?"

Duotu walked over with a smile. His tall, slender frame easily swept Sang Luo into his embrace. He leaned down and kissed her on the lips, his touch full of longing. "I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t been able to check on you. How are you feeling? Have you been eating your meals and taking your medicine on time?"

"Everything is fine. Rest assured, Prince..." Sang Luo extended a slender finger, gently hooking his chin. Her lips curved into a soft smile. "Should I be calling you ’Your Majesty’ now?"

"Ahem, I haven’t ascended the throne yet!"

"It’ll be you sooner or later." Sang Luo looked up at him, her expression coquettish as she cooed, "Your Majesty~"

Duotu’s Adam’s apple bobbed sharply, and lust instantly flared in his eyes. If he weren’t mindful of her pregnancy, he would have pinned her down for something more!

After lunch, Duotu carried Sang Luo back to the bedchamber for an afternoon nap. With no other trivial matters to attend to in the afternoon, he stayed with her and recounted the events that had occurred in the palace over the last few days.

Sang Luo hadn’t been out much lately, but she had certainly heard her share of gossip.

After Egarli Yalan’s death, the Yalan Empire had fallen into chaos. In addition to the various nobles and Princes at court trying to muddy the waters, there were also many rebel armies across the land, and some small neighboring countries were itching to make a move...

Everyone assumed the young, newly-ascended Prince would be completely unable to cope. But no one expected Duotu’s methods to be so forceful. He acted with swift and ruthless efficiency, quickly suppressing the major factions and seizing all power for himself.

Sang Luo was no less surprised than those Princes. Perhaps they had all underestimated this Prince, who on the surface seemed like a carefree, easygoing playboy.

Some high-ranking, powerful nobles, seeing that their losses were too great and that they couldn’t win the fight, decided to compromise.

"I heard Prince Brent wants to marry the noble female of his house into the palace to attend to you. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks about that?" she asked with a soft smile.

But Duotu jolted, rushing to pledge his loyalty. "Luoluo, you’re the only one I need!"

"Prince Consort, Martha Brent has come to request an audience... Oh, the Prince is here too!" Amman knocked before entering, then quickly bowed. "Should I go and refuse the noble female?"

"No, let her in. Have her wait in the side hall; I’ll be there shortly."

’Speak of the devil,’ Sang Luo thought. She gently pressed her right hand against the man’s firm, muscular chest and gave him a flirtatious look, telling him to wait for her in bed. "I’ll be right back."

Duotu didn’t know what she was planning, but he smiled and raised an eyebrow, replying obediently, "Alright, I’ll wait for you. Just don’t make your Majesty wait too long..." His low, seductive voice was laced with suggestion.

Sang Luo didn’t bother changing, going to the side hall in her comfortable maternity clothes. Martha Brent wasn’t accompanied by her Beast Husbands, having brought only a few male servants. They were holding various bags of precious gifts, all of which were placed on the table.

Seeing Sang Luo enter, she greeted her with a smile, warmly taking her hand. "It’s been such a long time since we last met! Just look at you, you’ve gotten even more beautiful. Your skin is so supple and smooth. No wonder the Prince is so fond of you."

Sang Luo wasn’t averse to others’ excessive enthusiasm, but she didn’t particularly like it either. She maintained a polite smile and returned the flattery, "It’s all thanks to the Prince taking such good care of me."

"You truly are blessed, it’s enviable... I heard that not long ago you conceived the child of, ahem, *that person*. And now, after such a short time, you’re pregnant with the Prince’s child! You’re destined to be the future Empress. I doubt anyone will be able to shake your position!" Martha Brent said, catching sight of her rounded belly and carefully helping her to a soft couch.

’Sang Luo couldn’t care less about being a Prince Consort or a Queen. It was just hollow authority that relied on a Beast King for support, far less attractive than tangible power. Besides, she wasn’t going to stay by Duotu’s side for long. Her objective had been clear from the very beginning.’

Sang Luo stroked her belly and said with a smile, "How could all the good fortune fall on me? This child isn’t the Prince’s. It’s my other Beast Husband’s. He’s... not here at the moment, so the Prince is taking care of me on his behalf."

"Is... is that true?"

Sang Luo didn’t miss the flicker of relief and secret delight that flashed through Martha Brent’s eyes.

’She understood instantly. The woman hadn’t come to congratulate her, but to find out the truth about her pregnancy.’

’If she conceived the child of an Innate King Beast every single time, with such short intervals in between, the entire Empire would be in an uproar. What awaited her would not necessarily be a blessing.’

Sang Luo exchanged a few more roundabout pleasantries with Martha Brent. After getting the information she wanted, the other woman was clearly distracted. Making an excuse about having something to attend to at home, she took her servants and left.

The tonics and jewelry Martha Brent had brought were indeed fine things, but they no longer caught Sang Luo’s eye. She distributed them among the palace servants.

Sang Luo returned to the bedchamber.

Duotu had already shed his complex, ornate court attire and changed into a white sleeping robe. He was leaning against the headboard, bored, reading a document. Seeing her return, his eyes lit up. He tossed the document aside and threw back the covers.

Sang Luo slid smoothly under the covers and was immediately pulled into his arms. She smiled, tapping his soft, sensual lips. "You’re quite in demand. Martha Brent may have come to visit me on the surface, but her mind was entirely on you."

"Plenty of females are interested in me. Am I supposed to give each of them a piece of my attention? There wouldn’t be enough of me to go around."

Duotu buried his face in her chest, gently kissing her collarbone and the soft, white expanse of her skin. Although there wasn’t much they could do right now, he loved being close to her, letting his hands roam and take a few liberties. "She’s had her eye on me for a long time, this is nothing new. But I don’t like her. She’s just like her father—ambitious and greedy. All she’s interested in is the power I hold."

’Having been born into the highly scrutinized Royal Family and mixed with all the great noble houses since he was a child, he most detested insincere dealings and false affection.’

"What if I’m only interested in your power and status, too?" Sang Luo asked, gently stroking his soft, fluffy golden hair. She leaned in, catching the fresh, clean scent from his recent bath.

"Heh, then I should be grateful. At least I have one thing worthy of catching your eye."

"I’m kidding. Actually~ it’s your talent I’m after~" Sang Luo said with a sweet smile.

Duotu paused for a moment, his voice muffled as he said, "Sangsang, I’ve ascended to the True King Realm."

"So quickly?"

Duotu hadn’t slept with her since he found out about the pregnancy. He also usually restrained his aura around her, so it wasn’t obvious. Only when Sang Luo used her spiritual power did she realize that his strength had indeed grown much richer and more powerful.

"Then after I give birth to this baby, I’ll have to properly experience Your Majesty’s ’combat strength’."

The tips of Duotu’s ears instantly turned red. "You’re still pregnant... Behave yourself!"

If she kept teasing him, he really wasn’t sure he could hold back!

...

Perhaps it was because of this baby’s race, but the further Sang Luo got into her pregnancy, the more she craved food from the sea. She found all kinds of land-based meat bland and had lost interest in them.

She recalled those days in the ocean, eating all kinds of fresh fish, shrimp, scallops, and sea greens. They were so crisp and sweet to the taste that the memory made her crave them uncontrollably.

The very next day after she mentioned it, the imperial kitchen prepared a variety of seafood dishes. The ingredients used were exceptionally fresh!

The Beastmen of the Western Continent didn’t pay much attention to food preparation. Even when they ate things from the sea, most of it was transported without being cleaned of its innards beforehand, so the meat quality was never particularly fresh. It was nothing compared to seafood that was caught and eaten on the spot.

This time, however, the sweet flavor of the meat was like it had just been caught from the sea! The flesh was firm and contained a rich Spiritual Energy, of even higher quality than the fish she had eaten in the sea a while back!

Sang Luo assumed Duotu had given special instructions to the kitchens, so she didn’t think much of it. That is, until one time she changed into the Shark Sha Clothes she’d had made back in Salt Sand City, taking them from her personal space. She sighed with regret that she hadn’t bought more. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

When she woke up the next morning, there were dozens of bolts of intricately and beautifully colored Shark Sha on the table. It felt cool and smooth to the touch, even more wonderful than the finest silk.

"..."