Chapter 41 You are just a fake substitute
Surrounded by several male orcs, a graceful and elegant female noble came over, glanced at her belly, and smiled politely. "I'm Marsali Brent. I've heard of the noble lady Sanluo for a long time, but I've never had the chance to meet her. Would you be so kind as to have a meal with me?"
Another one comes here to offer free food.
Sang Luo agreed readily, "Obedience is worse than respect!"
Glenn Tuya looked at her in shock. Didn’t she just finish eating? Why was she hungry so soon?
"What about me?" He scratched his head, as if he had nothing to do.
"Teacher Tuya hasn't eaten much yet. Come over here too. You don't have any classes this afternoon anyway, so you'll have some free time."
Marsali Brent looked at the two of them and said, "I've arranged a table. Come over, it'll be more lively if there are more people."
Someone else took the initiative to invite her, and the nobles were not short of this money. Sang Luo ordered the food without any hesitation, and she only chose the meat. She ate with her mouth full of oil, and did not look like a noblewoman at all. If you didn't know, you would think that Caesar was abusing her.
Marsali Brent glanced at her belly, which even her maternity clothes could barely cover, and smiled, "...This baby will definitely be of excellent quality."
She was from the carnivorous Black Panther tribe and knew that the more she ate during pregnancy, the more energy the fetus would need, and usually, the stronger its talent would be.
"Who knows? They are what they are at birth. I don't really care about talent. Regardless of talent or bloodline, they are my children."
Marsali Brent couldn't hide his envy. "Hey, you're really amazing. You're pregnant with a king beast's child so quickly. Even if it's just a hybrid, as long as that adult's genes make up the majority, the child's talent won't be too bad. I wonder how many noble children will be vying to marry you..."
"Not necessarily. If they saw how much I eat, they would be discouraged."
"Haha, being able to eat is a blessing. If you can't even feed your own cubs, what's the point of having them?"
After Sang Luo had eaten and drunk his fill, he lay down in a chair and chatted with Marshall Brent.
She didn't have the arrogance of aristocratic females, and gave people a very comfortable feeling. Of course, it could also be that she had a very high emotional intelligence and was extremely smooth. Regardless, Sang Luo had a good first impression of her. If she could make friends, she would do so. It would also be nice to have a few friends who were easy to talk to.
A petite white shadow rushed over very quickly. Sang Luo paused and heard chaotic footsteps outside the door.
Several burly male orcs ran over anxiously. Seeing two noblewomen in the private room, the leading orc's face was filled with fear and respect. "Excuse me for disturbing you, ladies. I wonder if you two ladies saw the suspicious person breaking in?"
Marsali Brent shook her head. "Not really."
Glenn Tuya and several of her companions also said they did not see anything.
Sang Luo retracted his overflowing spiritual energy, glanced under the tablecloth, and curled the corners of his lips slightly, "I didn't see it either."
"Oh, thank you so much. Sorry to bother you guys! Go look over there."
The orcs didn't dare to disturb them any further and left quickly.
Before Sang Luo left, he held the shivering white rabbit hiding under the table in his arms.
Marsali Brent exclaimed, "Why is there a rabbit here? Is it an orc or..."
Glenn Tuya was surprised. "It looks like an unintelligent beast. Normally, beastmen wouldn't transform into beast form in this situation. It must be a rabbit that accidentally strayed in and was frightened by people, so it hid under the table."
Sang Luo nodded and touched the white rabbit with soft fur in his arms. The rabbit's tense body slowly relaxed.
"Madam, I finally found you. You haven't come back for so long, I thought something happened to you!" Leon opened the door curtain and rushed in. He saw the snow-white rabbit in Sang Luo's arms at a glance, and his leopard eyes suddenly lit up. "Wow, where did this rabbit come from? Let's have roasted rabbit tonight!"
Madam is so considerate. Knowing that he has been tired recently, she still thinks of giving him food!
The rabbit suddenly got angry and jumped up and down, and Bangbang punched him twice.
The Lyon people were stunned, "Yes, yes, yes... orcs?"
Sang Luo shook his head, "I don't know, I just picked it up."
The white rabbit jumped onto the lawn in the yard outside and nibbled the grass peacefully.
"It seems that you are not very popular with this little rabbit." Sang Luo walked out, hugged the rabbit in his arms again, and rubbed it. "It seems that it is really a low-level star beast that accidentally broke in. It can be said that we are destined to meet. Take it away and raise it."
"Ma'am, just focus on your pregnancy and let me take care of the rabbit. I'm free to do it!" Leon's eyes lit up when he saw the snow-white little rabbit. He couldn't wait to touch it. "This is the first time I've seen a white rabbit. It's the same color as me!"
"Okay, I'll give it to you." Without waiting for Sang Luo to give him the rabbit, Leon held the rabbit in his arms as if it were a treasure. He rubbed its snow-white and soft fur, which felt so good. "Madam, do you want to give it a name?"
"Since you're so white, let's call you Xiaobai."
Well, she's terrible at naming.
Sang Luo didn't expect that Leon was a hidden furry lover. He held the rabbit beast in his arms every day and took good care of it.
Sang Luo had raised two rabbits on Earth before. This kind of pet is easy to raise and does not require much trouble. There is a forest in the manor, and the rabbits are usually left there to graze on the grass, and they hardly need to be taken care of.
That day, several servants went to the kitchen with the food that had just been delivered.
The rabbit beast shook its ears and raised its front legs. An orc looked around and slipped into the kitchen.
It finished eating the grass in its mouth and followed.
The orc took out a small bag of colorless powder and poured it into the water...
When the man was about to turn around, it quickly ran away.
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One and a half months have passed since the pregnancy, and the appetite has become stable. Sang Luo has to eat five or six meals a day, so the kitchen has been very busy these days.
An orc brought the meal up.
Sang Luo poured a glass of water and was about to drink it when a white shadow suddenly rushed up, knocked over the glass, and half of her skirt was wet.
Sang Luo's forehead jumped, and he grabbed the rabbit's ears and lifted it up, "Looks like we'll have to add a spicy rabbit head to the meal tonight."
"Madam, how can you bully Xiaobai!" Leon suddenly appeared, snatched the rabbit beast and put it on his head.
"You're really caring for it. This little rabbit just suddenly rushed up and knocked over the water."
When Leon heard this, he got angry and slapped its butt. "You are too reckless, rabbit. My wife is pregnant. If she gets bumped into by accident, we will have a spicy rabbit head and a spicy leopard head."
Xiaobai hurriedly got out of his hands, jumped onto the table, raised his front paws, pretended to take a bite of food, leaned back, and lay flat on the table.
“…”
“…”
Leon seemed to understand this abstract body language, his face suddenly cold. He took out a few storage bottles from the space, poured the remaining half cup of water into them, and took a few food samples. "...There may be something wrong with this food. Madam, please wait a moment, I will take it for testing!"
After a while, he came back in a hurry, his face extremely grim, "The food and water are poisonous!"
Sang Luo's eyes widened, "Someone poisoned me?"
“Well, this poison is very special. It can…” Leon carefully glanced at her face, “It can cause pregnant women to have miscarriages!”
“…”
"This drug won't cause an immediate miscarriage, but will slowly damage the fetus. If the cause can't be identified, people will only suspect another miscarriage. If the dosage is high, both mother and child may die before delivery!"
Sang Luo stood up instantly. Who did this? How vicious and insidious.
"Madam, rest assured. I will thoroughly investigate this matter and will not tolerate it!"
Then, the two of them turned their attention to Xiaobai.
"Tell me, who are you?" A being with this kind of intelligence cannot be a wild beast, it can only be an orc.
There was no point in hiding it any longer. The rabbit beast timidly spoke in human language, "Um, can you give me a piece of clothing?"
Is it... a little female?
Leon was stunned.
After being surprised, Sang Luo handed over one of her skirts. The white rabbit crawled into the clothes and transformed into a young female with short white hair.
She has red eyes, a round face, very fair skin, and looks very pretty and cute, but a little thin.
Females are precious in the animal world, and the aesthetic preference is for plump and strong beauty. The conditions in the tribe are not good, and occasionally some thin females can be seen, but in the Western Continent, Sang Luo rarely sees such thin females.
Leon's face suddenly flushed. He had been holding her naked body and sleeping with her for so many days...
And, he spanked her!
"I, I'll go investigate first!" He changed into a beast and ran away.
"This leopard is really strange." Xiaobai turned his head and took a look.
"Don't worry about him." Sang Luo asked with interest, "What's your name?"
"Shelaine Towles Boot."
"..." The names of the orcs in the Western Continent were so difficult to remember. Sang Luo sighed, "I'd better call you Xiaobai. Do you mind?"
"Yes, ma'am, you can call me whatever you want. I don't like this name anyway." Xiaobai said obediently.
"Did those orcs capture you that day?"
"……Um."
"Why? What did you do?"
"Those people want to capture me and take me back to participate in the genetic program in place of the family's females. I, I don't want to be sent to a laboratory to create artificial females!"
"What? What does being a genetic female have to do with you?"
"Genetic females are bred using the DNA of viviparous females. Every year, the Empire selects one of the most fertile females and uses her blood to cultivate viviparous females. Our rabbit beasts have always had good fertility. Unfortunately, a female in our family was chosen this year. She is the chief's beloved and only female cub. The chief doesn't want to give her away because of the risk of death in the experiment, so he wants to give me away to replace the female with excellent fertility." Xiaobai lowered his head. "I'm an albino rabbit with only average to low fertility. Handing me over won't cause any loss to the family."
Sang Luo's expression was serious. So this is how artificial females were created. It was really crazy!
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Imperial Palace.
The princess's bedroom.
There was a crackling sound of something thrashing.
"Is the princess still making a fuss?"
When the servant saw Marsali Brent coming, he immediately put on a flattering smile and said attentively, "Miss Brent, you are finally here. We can't persuade the princess, so why don't you try to persuade her?"
"You guys go back first, I'll come and coax her. She has always had a weird temper." Marsali Bruntwin said with a smile.
After everyone left, Marsali Brent walked into the room, looked at the broken porcelain on the floor, then looked at Sophie Asate, who was sitting on the bed with a swollen face from crying, and her smile faded. "...Did you poison that female?"
"What? You want to stop me? I tell you, it's impossible!" Sophie Asatay was almost dying of jealousy. "She actually dared to snatch Caesar away, and... and that baby! She got pregnant so quickly? I will never allow the baby in her belly to be born!"
"madness."
Marsali Brent sat down beside the bed and poured a cup of tea, her posture elegant. "...I met her a few days ago. It's very likely that her baby is more than half Caesar's bloodline. A mixed-blood offspring will have great talent and be qualified to be the heir."
"Then I can't let that litter of children be born!"
"Caesar values this offspring extremely highly, and they're keeping a close eye on it. After the last accident, it's even more impossible for you to successfully intervene. Besides, it's the offspring of a natural king beast. Even if it's a hybrid, its vitality far exceeds that of others. Even if your plan succeeds, it's not certain you can cause a miscarriage."
“…”
"Luckily, the orc you sent last time bit his tongue and committed suicide, so the mastermind wasn't found. If it happens again, and you're the one who's responsible, do you think you can withstand the wrath of a beast king?"
Marsali Brent sipped her tea slowly and continued, "A male beast values his offspring the most. To frame the offspring of a king beast is the same as taking his life. Even if you succeed, you won't survive once you're discovered."
"Then, what should we do?"
Sophie Asatay's eyes flashed with panic, and she gritted her teeth, "Otherwise, let this child stay. I only want to get Caesar, but that female must die!"
"Even if she dies, Caesar will never marry another female in order to raise his offspring." Marsali Brent sneered, "No matter how hard you try, it's useless."
"But I won't give up!"
"What if you're unwilling? Do you really think you can compare to others?"
Sophie Asate stood up, furious. "I'm a princess, how can I be inferior to her? A rat! How can she be compared to me?"
"Oh, even if you're just a female rat, you're still a legitimate viviparous female. Who do you think you are?"
Marsali Brent took out a file and handed it to her, "Take a good look at how you got the title of princess."
After Sophie Asate opened the file and read it, her body trembled and she was speechless.
"How...how is it possible..."
"Why do you think the old Beast King chose you as his princess and arranged for you to marry Caesar?" Marsali Brent smiled gently. "Do you remember? The real Sophie Asate died long ago. You're just a fabricated replacement."
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