"Mother, I really am not lying to you. This little box really can sing. If you don't believe me, I'll play it for you."
Ye Tangtang pressed the button, and the little box really did sing. It was even the song she had sung at the banquet. Shen Qingqing especially loved that song and held the little box, unable to put it down.
"Tang Tang, this thing is so amazing."
"Yes! Mother, do you like listening to it? If you do, you can have it. You can change songs, too. Press this button to switch songs, but its battery won't last long. You might only be able to use it for a day or two."
Ye Tangtang patiently taught her mother how to use the MP3 player. Shen Qingqing remembered everything after watching just once.
Hearing the familiar song, Ye Yubei thought his daughter was singing again and quickened his steps into the Palace of Gathered Elegance.
"Emperor Father, you're here too!"
The sight of his darling daughter instantly lifted Ye Yubei's spirits. With a broad smile, he asked, "Yes. Are you singing again, Tang Tang?"
Ye Tangtang hurriedly hid the MP3 player behind her back.
"Um..."
Only then did Ye Yubei realize that Tang Tang was not singing at all, yet the song was still playing. What was going on?
"Tang Tang, aren't you singing this song? Who is singing it?" Ye Yubei looked around, finding it utterly eerie. The song had actually started singing itself.
Eunuch Wang trembled even harder with fright, his eyes scanning their surroundings. "Your Majesty, a ghost! There's a ghost!"
"Eunuch Wang, it isn't a ghost. It's this little box of mine singing."
Ye Tangtang took out the MP3 player, and Eunuch Wang was so frightened that he landed on his backside. Every visit