Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 511 - 450: "To Treat as One’s Own

Yun Hua stared down at her belly, so shocked he couldn’t speak.

Half an hour later, the Imperial Physician, covered in a cold sweat, finished taking her pulse. Only after checking and re-checking to ensure he hadn’t made a mistake did he dare to look at the dignified man beside him, who was radiating a forboding aura. "Your Highness, the lady is indeed with child. The signs are just a bit faint. She should be no more than three months along."

It took Crown Prince Yun Hua a long time to process this fact. ’This dancer truly has one "surprise" after another for me!’

His expression darkened as he demanded, "Where’s the child’s real father?"

’What an irresponsible bastard, being the child’s father,’ he thought. ’Letting a woman with three children, and another one on the way, fall into such a life!’

Sang Luo looked at his handsome, irritated face and smirked mischievously. "The baby’s father ran off. Or maybe he died~ If Your Highness doesn’t mind, you could be the father of the child in my belly."

She had expected Yun Hua to become embarrassed and angry, but instead, he agreed without a moment’s hesitation. "Fine. I’ll raise the child."

She was taken aback. "...Does the Crown Prince really intend to provide for the two of us?"

Yun Hua suddenly pulled her hand, drawing her into his embrace. His voice was firm. "I will treat this child as my own."

Sang Luo’s feelings were a tangled mess; she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’This *is* his biological child.’ "In that case, Your Highness, you can’t go back on your word. I’m entrusting myself and my child to you."

"I will treat your child well, as if they were my own."

’Yun Hua himself didn’t know why he, a dignified Crown Prince, had fallen for a mere dancing girl at first sight. He prided himself on not being a man who lusted after beauty, yet he had to admit that the moment he saw her, he was utterly captivated. Her magnificent dance had stirred his very soul. He’d even gone against his own nature to do what he’d once found most shameful—bringing a dancer from a brothel back to the Eastern Palace and treating her with the ceremony due a principal consort. Even the child in her womb... he wanted it desperately!’

’She and the child—they were both his!’

Yun Hua ordered the Imperial Physician to prescribe herbs to protect the pregnancy—the very best available. Then he turned to reprimand Sang Luo. "How could you, a pregnant woman, dare to engage in that sort of work? You’re really..."

He couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh. Taking a deep breath, he said remorsefully, "This is huge. Why didn’t you tell me sooner?"

He asked, his voice tinged with sadness,

"You don’t see me as your man, do you?"

"...Men of the Royal Family are all fickle. I’ve seen too many pitiable women cast aside by their patrons once they’ve grown bored. I was afraid Your Highness’s interest in me was merely a passing whim. I didn’t dare gamble the rest of my life on such a shallow affection."

Crown Prince Yun Hua caressed Sang Luo’s face with his right hand. His deep, narrow black eyes gazed into hers as he said tenderly, "But what I feel for you isn’t some shallow infatuation."

"..."

"To be honest, I don’t know if I was bewitched that day, but I couldn’t be more certain of my own feelings. I want to keep you by my side, to care for you, cherish you, and the child in your womb."

The man’s low, gentle voice struck a chord with Sang Luo. "Your Highness..."

"Once you give birth, I will announce that the child is mine and make you my principal consort. Don’t worry about your background or anything else. I will arrange everything perfectly."

Sang Luo sighed internally. ’This silly fox!’

’She hadn’t planned on letting their relationship develop this far, but his sweet words were enough to make even her own heart waver.’

’Oh, whatever.’

’Why worry so much about it?’

’Crown Prince Yun Hua won’t live long anyway. There’s no harm in fulfilling his greatest wish in this lifetime.’

Sang Luo stood on her tiptoes and gave him a sweet-smiling kiss on the lips. "You’re so good to me, Your Highness. I like you, too."

For a moment, Crown Prince Yun Hua’s heart hammered wildly. He’d never felt anything like this before meeting her.

"By the way, Your Highness, I want to leave the city tomorrow to find someone."

"Just tell me who you’re looking for. I can send my men to find them for you."

"This person has something I want. I have to go myself."

"Alright. Tell me who it is, and I’ll help you look."

"Does Your Highness remember the day the embroidered ball was tossed? It was the Flower Guest from whom you snatched it."

Hearing this, Crown Prince Yun Hua looked displeased. "The second son of the Prefect of Cangzhou? He’s a notorious wastrel. He used to hold a minor official post, but he was dismissed for breaking the law. What could he possibly have that you want?"

"A Jade Ring."

With the Crown Prince helping, finding the Ring was simple enough. The following afternoon, Sang Luo went to the Prefect Mansion and retrieved the Jade Ring. She just never expected to run into someone there—Fei Yuan!

’There’d been no sign of him for days. What was he doing at the Magistrate’s mansion?’

While the Crown Prince and the Magistrate were discussing official business, Sang Luo made an excuse to slip away. She dragged Fei Yuan into a deserted corner and demanded, "What are you doing here? And why didn’t you tell me?"

Fei Yuan’s gaze fell on her face, and he suddenly smirked. "You’re looking for that fox’s soul fragments?"

"That’s right. After you left, I located this soul fragment. There was a slight complication, but it’s fine. Now that I have it, what’s next? You never appeared, so I had no choice but to lie low."

"Oh? Take out the soul fragment. Let me see it."

Sang Luo took out the Jade Ring.

Fei Yuan took it, gave it a look, and laughed. "This is a fake."

Sang Luo’s eyes widened. "How could it be!?"

’She had clearly sensed the aura of Yan’s soul fragments on this Ring. How could it possibly be a fake?!’

"This is just an ordinary Jade Ring. Someone simply infused a wisp of a soul fragment’s aura into it to create a diversion." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"...Who did this? Does that mean we’ve fallen into a trap? What is their goal?"

Fei Yuan was about to say something when he suddenly glanced past her, a wicked, playful smile touching his lips.

Crown Prince Yun Hua strode forward, grabbed Sang Luo by the wrist, and pulled her into his arms. His gaze, filled with hostility, was fixed on Fei Yuan, but his question was for her. "Who is he?"

Sang Luo looked from one man to the other, a headache already starting.

Fei Yuan leaned against the wall, watching her with a leisurely air, clearly having no intention of helping her lie her way out of this.

Yun Hua seemed to guess something, and a rare look of fury crossed his face. "Is this man the child’s biological father?"

"No!" Sang Luo shook her head immediately. "The baby’s real father is dead! You, Your Highness, are the father of the child in my belly now!"

Hearing this, Fei Yuan’s gaze also shifted to Sang Luo’s abdomen, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

Crown Prince Yun Hua could see for himself that her children bore no resemblance to this strange man, so he didn’t doubt Sang Luo’s words. But the way they were exchanging glances and meeting in secret meant their relationship was clearly not a simple one. He asked jealously, "What is your relationship with him?"

Before Sang Luo could think of an excuse, Fei Yuan spoke up with a grin, "I’m also quite smitten with this lady. I wouldn’t mind being the child’s father!"

’What is wrong with this damned bird today? Aren’t things chaotic enough? He’s just trying to stir up trouble for me!’

Sang Luo shot him a vicious glare, then quickly turned to placate the Crown Prince, whose expression was grim. She swore, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, there’s nothing between us. He was just a Flower Guest who used to watch the dances at the brothel. He became infatuated with me a while back and pestered me endlessly, but then he took a liking to another girl, and I’ve had no contact with him since."

This seemed to reassure Crown Prince Yun Hua somewhat. He turned his gaze back to Fei Yuan, his voice a clear warning. "She belongs to the Eastern Palace now. I will show no mercy to anyone who harasses her!"

Fei Yuan watched the two of them, the smile on his lips fading slightly.