Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 123 - 71: An Accident Occurs

"How careless of me. I’ll drink a cup as an apology." Martha Brent drank the wine in her cup and said to the Beast Servant at her side, "Bring us a fruit platter and some tea. I still have quite a bit of the Spirit Well Tea His Majesty sent me a few days ago. I usually can’t bear to drink it, but let’s bring it all out. Brew some for the Queen."

"Yes, noble females. Please wait a moment."

A handsome, white-haired Fox Clan male servant replied gently, his every move exuding an indescribable, bewitching charm.

Sang Luo couldn’t help but steal another glance at him. She spotted the red marks on his neck, then looked over at Martha Brent, who appeared all the more coquettish, as if nourished by passion. Sang Luo understood at once.

Martha Brent saw Sang Luo staring at the Fox Clan Beastman and smiled. "He’s just a servant I bought from the Beast Slave Market. He was rather handsome, so I purchased him. If the Queen likes him, I’ll give him to you."

"I wouldn’t dare accept. If His Majesty found out, he would be angry."

"You and His Majesty are so close..." Martha Brent was extremely envious.

Sang Luo said nothing and gazed out the window.

’Martha Brent can’t stand the loneliness of the deep palace. Superficially, she’s dismissed all her consorts, but the male servants here are more handsome than the last, each with his own unique appeal. They’re probably all lovers she keeps.’

’And Duotu really isn’t angry at all? He just lets her keep them?’

The Fox Clan male servant poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Martha Brent said with a smile, "Why don’t you try the tea from my palace?"

Sang Luo picked up the teacup, and a jolt went through her. The tea’s fragrance was mixed with a familiar scent. She instantly remembered the poison Sophie Asate had someone secretly administer to her before—a poison that could cause a pregnant woman to miscarry unnoticed. Prolonged use could result in the death of both mother and child, and if an accident were to happen, the cause would be completely untraceable afterward.

’I’d always suspected that while Sophie Asate was hot-headed and simple-minded, wearing all her emotions on her sleeve, a scheme as subtle as poisoning wasn’t something she could have come up with on her own. Not unless someone else was pulling the strings from the shadows!’

’So the poison came from Martha Brent.’

Sang Luo’s mind raced, but her expression betrayed nothing. She drained the tea in a single gulp and praised it, "This really is excellent tea!"

The instant she swallowed the tea, she immediately activated the Talent Power within her, purifying the poison.

The smile on Martha Brent’s face deepened. "If the Queen likes it, then please take all the tea in my palace. I’m not much of a tea drinker myself, anyway."

A plan formed in Sang Luo’s mind. She didn’t refuse. "In that case, thank you."

It was already getting late. After they exchanged a few more words, Sang Luo rose and took her leave.

Halfway there, a sharp pain suddenly twisted in her stomach, and she nearly fainted.

Duotu heard the news and rushed back. "What happened? Wasn’t she fine just a moment ago? How could there be a sudden accident!"

The witch doctor who came to examine her had beads of sweat on his forehead. "We are still determining the specifics of the situation. Please, Your Majesty, try not to be anxious..."

"How can I not be anxious? That’s my child! You bunch of quacks!"

"The diagnosis is in," a witch doctor said, hurrying out.

...

When Sang Luo woke up, it was already late at night. Duotu was sitting by her bed, holding her hand tightly, his face even paler than hers.

"Your Majesty, what happened to me?"

’That’s strange. It can’t be the poison, can it? My Purification already neutralized it. Besides, this kind of poison is a chronic one that builds up over time; it couldn’t possibly act up so suddenly.’

Sang Luo first ruled out poisoning.

’Then the only other possibility is...’

"The Talent of the child in your womb... it’s unstable," Duotu said, voicing the answer for her.

Sang Luo’s previous two pregnancies had both been with Pure-blooded King Beasts, so she had never encountered this situation before.

The most fundamental difference between a Pure-blooded King Beast and a Mixed Blood King Beast is the stability of their bloodline.

Every new type of Pure-blooded King Beast also evolves from Mixed Blood King Beasts over generations. Once the bloodline of a Mixed Blood King Beast stabilizes, it can be called a Pure-blooded King Beast.

But Duotu was a first-generation Mixed Blood King Beast, so his bloodline was extremely unstable. If the unformed fetus in her womb was stimulated in some way, the chances of an accident would increase dramatically.

His greatest worry wasn’t for the child, but for her.

If an offspring’s bloodline is powerful and unstable, it is highly likely to have a backlash against the mother.

The worst-case scenario: both mother and child would die.

After hearing this, Sang Luo fell silent. Then she grabbed his hand and bit down hard. "This child of yours is giving me the most trouble of all!"

’Were he and his cub sent by the heavens just to torment me?’