However, the joy was short-lived.
The palace doctor seemed to have been waiting for this moment and told them.
“There’s something I haven’t told you yet.”
Sepia and Roxanne’s gazes turned to the palace doctor.
Sepia’s mouth went dry because of the palace doctor who suddenly started talking.
‘What’s wrong?’
I heard that the baby was healthy, but what else could she say? Maybe it was because of the long wait, but her thoughts kept going in a bad direction.
Roxanne noticed Sepia’s anxiety and urged the palace doctor to answer.
“What do you mean?”
“It’s not an ominous thing. Rather, it’s a blessed fact. Judging from the fact that the Empress has three pulses. The grandson is twins.”
One was Sepia’s.
The other two were the heartbeats of the babies in her stomach.
Sepia covered her mouth and couldn’t continue speaking at the palace doctor’s words.
‘Oh my god.’
It seemed that she could feel the sting when she stroked her belly.
Just because she felt at ease, she thought her belly had grown flesh, but there was a new life growing underneath.
Two of them at that.
She felt sorry for the babies because she realized it so late.
While Sepia was calming down in Roxanne’s arms, the court doctor continued her instructions.
“I congratulate you, but there is something you must be careful about. If one baby is human and the other is a divine beast, the human baby may be born weak due to the difference, so you must be careful.”
The court doctor’s expression became quite serious.
However, her instructions did not end there.
“We will have to check with the divine beings to know for sure, but if both of the royal descendants are divine beasts, it could be a great burden on the Empress ’s body.”
Before Sepia could ask a question, Roxanne’s expression hardened first.
“Can’t we find out right now?”
“The pulse of the two grandsons is currently similar. Unlike the previous two facts, both of them may be human, so I think it would be wise to first confirm with the divine substance and then come up with a countermeasure.”
There were three possible cases to consider.
However, none of the three were easy issues to ignore.
It was the matter of giving birth to an heir to the royal family, and no one else. Since mixed races between humans and beastmen are not born, if there was to be an heir, the grandson had to be a divine beast.
If both twins were divine beasts, there was a high possibility that they would compete for the throne.
‘I just wanted to have a child.’
Her mind became complicated because she had to consider the possibilities for a life that had just been conceived.
He must have noticed Sepia’s feelings and said as he held her small hand.
“It’ll be okay.”
These words became her infinite strength.
Sepia smiled slightly and nodded, and he smiled back.
However, Roxanne’s expression as he turned his gaze back to the palace doctor looked quite serious.
His attention was focused on the Empress’s condition, not on the afterbirth.
Roxanne, who had been choosing his words for a moment toward the palace doctor, eventually changed direction to calming Sepia with a frown.
“I would like to prepare the sacred water at the time the Empress wants... but given the circumstances, I think it would be better to bring it forward.”
“I don’t mind now.”
Sepia looked at him.
Her position was that she needed to know to prepare.
They had the same opinion.
The sacred water was prepared immediately at the Emperor’s order.
However, Roxanne’s expression hardened when he saw the sacred water brought into the bedroom.
“Is there no other way than for the Empress to see the blood? For example, you could check it with just my blood.”
“That...”
The servant who brought the sacred water broke out in a sweat at the Emperor’s urging.
As all the court ladies knew, the only way to confirm whether the unborn grandson was a divine child was to drop the Emperor and Empress’s blood on the sacred water.
“I believe that even a small amount of blood can be confirmed.”
However, the Emperor’s frown would not subside.
In the end, Sepia stepped forward and rescued the poor attendant.
“It’s just a prick with a needle.”
After several attempts at persuasion, Roxanne reluctantly nodded, but his discontented expression still remained.
In the end, a small, sharp needle pricked Sepia’s ring finger.
“Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Not at all.”
It was partly because Roxanne had dealt with it so quickly, but it didn’t hurt, even though blood was flowing out.
After bleeding into the sacred water, he carefully wrapped Sepia’s ring finger and carelessly scraped his palm with a dagger.
Compared to Sepia’s, a large amount of blood filled the pool of sacred water.
Soon, the Empress’s blood rose, and only half of it mixed with Roxanne’s and disappeared.
“This is...”
“One divine beast. One human child.”
Roxanne said, looking down at the sacred water.
If both twins were divine beasts, it would be a huge burden on the human body.
If they swelled up even a little more, their lives would be in danger.
Fortunately, however, the most dangerous case was avoided.
However, this was not a complete avoidance of danger.
While the servant prepared the sacred water, the palace maids and court ladies moved quickly to bring in the relevant materials.
“Your Majesty, here are the records existing in the imperial palace. I will report other cases immediately.”
“Come here.”
Roxanne quickly scanned the data.
It was not entirely true that there were no records of people born between humans and beastmen.
However, this was the first time that a divine being was conceived in a human body, and records of twins between humans and beastmen were very rare.
Among the records stored in the imperial palace, there were only two cases of twins, and they were only records of one being stillborn or both dying in the womb.
Roxanne’s expression as he looked through the documents did not change much.
However, he immediately hid the document among other documents so that the Empress would not see it.
As he continued to look through the other documents, one section caught his eye.
“This case seems a bit different from the others.”
“Oh, I was going to look into it in advance and tell you about it...”
The court doctor trailed off.
However, unable to resist the silent urging, she had to open her mouth right away.
“That case was a case of a male beastmen and a female human. The male injected his pheromone into the female who was pregnant with the beastmen and was struggling, and it stabilized her mind and body. Perhaps because of the pheromone, the beastmen baby was born safely, and compared to other cases, there were no major health problems for the mother.”
Rather, the key point of the above case was that her health was quickly restored to a level where she could immediately return to her daily life.
The Emperor was interested in the palace doctor's words.
The most important issue for Roxanne was the Empress’s safety.
However, there was a clear reason why the palace doctor trailed off.
“It is the best plan, but there is one problem in this case.”
“Tell me.”
“It is not very difficult, but that does not mean it is not difficult, so I must tell you. If you stabilize the Empress with Your Majesty’s pheromones, you must not stop until the Empress gives birth.”
The male poured pheromones on the female because she was a human, not a beast.
This not only gave the life in the womb a sense of stability but also gave the fetus the power to adjust itself to fit the mother’s body.
However, when using this method, the male had to stay by the female’s side at all times.
It was okay to be apart for a short while, but if it lasted more than half a day, the bond between the biological father and the fetus would be severed, so the fetus, which had been growing stably, would change and be fatal to the mother’s health.
If it didn’t lead to childbirth, it would have been wiser not to try at all.
However, the Emperor didn’t even hesitate for a moment.
“From now on, all important matters will be reported to the Empress’s palace.”
“Yes?”
It was Sepia, not the servants, who answered.
The Emperor continued speaking in response to her question, flustered by the sudden decision.
“I will stay in the Empress’s palace until the safe delivery date. This seems the safest method.”
Moving residence?
Although it was said that treating pheromones was a wise plan, it came with many restrictions.
“Your Majesty, but... I will go to the imperial palace.”
“Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to be in a familiar place?”
However, the Emperor was already in no mood to listen.
While Sepia was speechless at the sight of him for the first time, the Emperor was constantly issuing orders to his servants.
The servants simply said, “Yes, I will hurry,” and input numerous orders into their heads.
“We will reduce the number of meetings from three to once a week. If you bring up a useless matter, make sure to tell them that it will be fun.”
Fun... good?
Sepia blinked, taken aback by the unusually harsh language.
However, Roxanne, who was focused on continuing to issue orders, did not notice this.
There were countless types of meetings taking place in the palace.
The grand conference could be narrowed down to three types.
The state council was attended by the Emperor and ministers.
The Empress and her close associates. The internal meetings to decide on major and minor matters of the palace.
And four times a year. The seasonal meetings where the Emperor and Empress were present together were representative.
Sepia could not know what kind of atmosphere the Emperor and ministers had in their meetings other than the seasonal meetings.
However, she could sense that the matters selected at the meetings were carried out very quickly and systematically.
What on earth was happening in the conference room when she was absent?
Forgetting the joy of conception for a moment, she was distracted by her male.
The palace doctor seemed to have been waiting for this moment and told them.
“There’s something I haven’t told you yet.”
Sepia and Roxanne’s gazes turned to the palace doctor.
Sepia’s mouth went dry because of the palace doctor who suddenly started talking.
‘What’s wrong?’
I heard that the baby was healthy, but what else could she say? Maybe it was because of the long wait, but her thoughts kept going in a bad direction.
Roxanne noticed Sepia’s anxiety and urged the palace doctor to answer.
“What do you mean?”
“It’s not an ominous thing. Rather, it’s a blessed fact. Judging from the fact that the Empress has three pulses. The grandson is twins.”
One was Sepia’s.
The other two were the heartbeats of the babies in her stomach.
Sepia covered her mouth and couldn’t continue speaking at the palace doctor’s words.
‘Oh my god.’
It seemed that she could feel the sting when she stroked her belly.
Just because she felt at ease, she thought her belly had grown flesh, but there was a new life growing underneath.
Two of them at that.
She felt sorry for the babies because she realized it so late.
While Sepia was calming down in Roxanne’s arms, the court doctor continued her instructions.
“I congratulate you, but there is something you must be careful about. If one baby is human and the other is a divine beast, the human baby may be born weak due to the difference, so you must be careful.”
The court doctor’s expression became quite serious.
However, her instructions did not end there.
“We will have to check with the divine beings to know for sure, but if both of the royal descendants are divine beasts, it could be a great burden on the Empress ’s body.”
Before Sepia could ask a question, Roxanne’s expression hardened first.
“Can’t we find out right now?”
“The pulse of the two grandsons is currently similar. Unlike the previous two facts, both of them may be human, so I think it would be wise to first confirm with the divine substance and then come up with a countermeasure.”
There were three possible cases to consider.
However, none of the three were easy issues to ignore.
It was the matter of giving birth to an heir to the royal family, and no one else. Since mixed races between humans and beastmen are not born, if there was to be an heir, the grandson had to be a divine beast.
If both twins were divine beasts, there was a high possibility that they would compete for the throne.
‘I just wanted to have a child.’
Her mind became complicated because she had to consider the possibilities for a life that had just been conceived.
He must have noticed Sepia’s feelings and said as he held her small hand.
“It’ll be okay.”
These words became her infinite strength.
Sepia smiled slightly and nodded, and he smiled back.
However, Roxanne’s expression as he turned his gaze back to the palace doctor looked quite serious.
His attention was focused on the Empress’s condition, not on the afterbirth.
Roxanne, who had been choosing his words for a moment toward the palace doctor, eventually changed direction to calming Sepia with a frown.
“I would like to prepare the sacred water at the time the Empress wants... but given the circumstances, I think it would be better to bring it forward.”
“I don’t mind now.”
Sepia looked at him.
Her position was that she needed to know to prepare.
They had the same opinion.
The sacred water was prepared immediately at the Emperor’s order.
However, Roxanne’s expression hardened when he saw the sacred water brought into the bedroom.
“Is there no other way than for the Empress to see the blood? For example, you could check it with just my blood.”
“That...”
The servant who brought the sacred water broke out in a sweat at the Emperor’s urging.
As all the court ladies knew, the only way to confirm whether the unborn grandson was a divine child was to drop the Emperor and Empress’s blood on the sacred water.
“I believe that even a small amount of blood can be confirmed.”
However, the Emperor’s frown would not subside.
In the end, Sepia stepped forward and rescued the poor attendant.
“It’s just a prick with a needle.”
After several attempts at persuasion, Roxanne reluctantly nodded, but his discontented expression still remained.
In the end, a small, sharp needle pricked Sepia’s ring finger.
“Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Not at all.”
It was partly because Roxanne had dealt with it so quickly, but it didn’t hurt, even though blood was flowing out.
After bleeding into the sacred water, he carefully wrapped Sepia’s ring finger and carelessly scraped his palm with a dagger.
Compared to Sepia’s, a large amount of blood filled the pool of sacred water.
Soon, the Empress’s blood rose, and only half of it mixed with Roxanne’s and disappeared.
“This is...”
“One divine beast. One human child.”
Roxanne said, looking down at the sacred water.
If both twins were divine beasts, it would be a huge burden on the human body.
If they swelled up even a little more, their lives would be in danger.
Fortunately, however, the most dangerous case was avoided.
However, this was not a complete avoidance of danger.
While the servant prepared the sacred water, the palace maids and court ladies moved quickly to bring in the relevant materials.
“Your Majesty, here are the records existing in the imperial palace. I will report other cases immediately.”
“Come here.”
Roxanne quickly scanned the data.
It was not entirely true that there were no records of people born between humans and beastmen.
However, this was the first time that a divine being was conceived in a human body, and records of twins between humans and beastmen were very rare.
Among the records stored in the imperial palace, there were only two cases of twins, and they were only records of one being stillborn or both dying in the womb.
Roxanne’s expression as he looked through the documents did not change much.
However, he immediately hid the document among other documents so that the Empress would not see it.
As he continued to look through the other documents, one section caught his eye.
“This case seems a bit different from the others.”
“Oh, I was going to look into it in advance and tell you about it...”
The court doctor trailed off.
However, unable to resist the silent urging, she had to open her mouth right away.
“That case was a case of a male beastmen and a female human. The male injected his pheromone into the female who was pregnant with the beastmen and was struggling, and it stabilized her mind and body. Perhaps because of the pheromone, the beastmen baby was born safely, and compared to other cases, there were no major health problems for the mother.”
Rather, the key point of the above case was that her health was quickly restored to a level where she could immediately return to her daily life.
The Emperor was interested in the palace doctor's words.
The most important issue for Roxanne was the Empress’s safety.
However, there was a clear reason why the palace doctor trailed off.
“It is the best plan, but there is one problem in this case.”
“Tell me.”
“It is not very difficult, but that does not mean it is not difficult, so I must tell you. If you stabilize the Empress with Your Majesty’s pheromones, you must not stop until the Empress gives birth.”
The male poured pheromones on the female because she was a human, not a beast.
This not only gave the life in the womb a sense of stability but also gave the fetus the power to adjust itself to fit the mother’s body.
However, when using this method, the male had to stay by the female’s side at all times.
It was okay to be apart for a short while, but if it lasted more than half a day, the bond between the biological father and the fetus would be severed, so the fetus, which had been growing stably, would change and be fatal to the mother’s health.
If it didn’t lead to childbirth, it would have been wiser not to try at all.
However, the Emperor didn’t even hesitate for a moment.
“From now on, all important matters will be reported to the Empress’s palace.”
“Yes?”
It was Sepia, not the servants, who answered.
The Emperor continued speaking in response to her question, flustered by the sudden decision.
“I will stay in the Empress’s palace until the safe delivery date. This seems the safest method.”
Moving residence?
Although it was said that treating pheromones was a wise plan, it came with many restrictions.
“Your Majesty, but... I will go to the imperial palace.”
“Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to be in a familiar place?”
However, the Emperor was already in no mood to listen.
While Sepia was speechless at the sight of him for the first time, the Emperor was constantly issuing orders to his servants.
The servants simply said, “Yes, I will hurry,” and input numerous orders into their heads.
“We will reduce the number of meetings from three to once a week. If you bring up a useless matter, make sure to tell them that it will be fun.”
Fun... good?
Sepia blinked, taken aback by the unusually harsh language.
However, Roxanne, who was focused on continuing to issue orders, did not notice this.
There were countless types of meetings taking place in the palace.
The grand conference could be narrowed down to three types.
The state council was attended by the Emperor and ministers.
The Empress and her close associates. The internal meetings to decide on major and minor matters of the palace.
And four times a year. The seasonal meetings where the Emperor and Empress were present together were representative.
Sepia could not know what kind of atmosphere the Emperor and ministers had in their meetings other than the seasonal meetings.
However, she could sense that the matters selected at the meetings were carried out very quickly and systematically.
What on earth was happening in the conference room when she was absent?
Forgetting the joy of conception for a moment, she was distracted by her male.
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