Ye Tangtang had no idea her mother had already started finding her annoying. She kept nuzzling into her mother's arms, only to be lifted up by the back of her collar.
"Mother..."
Shen Qingqing pinched her daughter's chubby little cheek. "Tang Tang, you're grown up now. You can't cling to me anymore. Go sleep by yourself."
"Wah, no, no, no! Tang Tang doesn't want to sleep alone! Tang Tang wants to sleep with Mother!"
Ye Tangtang waved her two little paws, trying to throw herself into her mother's arms, but Shen Qingqing held her collar from behind, leaving her unable to move.
"Mother, no! Tang Tang doesn't want to sleep alone. Tang Tang is scared."
Shen Qingqing looked at her daughter's innocent little face. She seemed so frightened she was about to cry, and Shen Qingqing's heart softened a little. Her daughter had always stayed with her.
She wouldn't feel at ease having her daughter sleep alone, either.
[As long as I put on a convincing act, Mommy will definitely let me sleep with her. I want to hug Mommy, too. Mommy is the softest-so big and soft!]
[Let me bury my face in there!]
Shen Qingqing: "..."
That little trace of reluctance vanished like smoke.
Tang Tang was already twelve. Some girls her age were nearly ready to marry.
Shen Qingqing steeled her heart and set her daughter on the floor. Ye Tangtang immediately threw herself into her mother's arms. She knew her mother couldn't bear to make her sleep alone. Hehehe.
"Chunyu, go tidy up the Side Room. From now on, the princess will sleep there."
Hearing that, Ye Tangtang nearly cracked in two with an audible snap. Her mother was serious!
Her mother really was making her sleep in another room!!
"Mother, Tang Tang wants to sleep with you. Tang Tang is scared."
Ye Tangtang wrapped her arms around Shen Qingqing's waist, refusing to let go no matter what.
[How am I supposed to sleep without sweet-smelling, soft Mommy beside me? No, no!]
"Tang Tang, you're a big girl now. You need to sleep by yourself. You can't keep clinging to Mother."
Seeing that wheedling, acting cute, and being shameless were all useless, Ye Tangtang could only nod in agreement. She wasn't afraid of sleeping alone; she was afraid she wouldn't get to hug her mother.
"That's a good girl. Mother will go take a look at your room."
Ye Tangtang walked into the Side Room. It was only a few steps from the main room, but it was completely separate and roughly the same size.
Shen Qingqing had servants clean it thoroughly and light incense, filling the room with a faint, pleasant fragrance.
Overall, Ye Tangtang was quite satisfied. The only drawback was that she couldn't hug her beautiful mother. Next time, she would try hard to draw a giant teddy bear so she could hug it to sleep every night.
[Little Useless System, how many points do I have left?]
[Tang Tang, you've already spent all your points on draws.]
[What! They're gone? Did you secretly deduct my points again?]
System: [Tang Tang, I really didn't. I've been wrongfully accused!]
[Where's the juicy gossip? Hurry up and give me some! I want to feast on gossip!!]
Come on, her darling little gossip melons! Hurry up! Once she feasted on gossip, she would have points, and she could watch some thrilling scenes, too.
Except this system couldn't play fair. It actually pixelated things. What an insult to her!
Absolutely outrageous!
"Qingqing, I've come to have dinner with you and Tang Tang. Tang Tang came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation today and asked me to eat with you."
A deep voice rang out, followed by Ye Yubei's figure appearing again, and again, and again, and again, and again.
Ye Tangtang: "...?"
She didn't think she had said that.
Shen Qingqing dipped into a curtsy, and Ye Yubei personally helped her up.
"No need for formalities. I'm only here to have dinner with you and Tang Tang. Tang Tang is to attend the Royal Academy tomorrow. I've already had everything prepared."
Joy brightened Shen Qingqing's face. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Tang Tang's lack of schooling had always been a source of regret for her. The other princes and princesses spoke with literary grace and brimmed with talent. She hoped her Tang Tang could be like that, too.
"No need to thank me. Tang Tang is my daughter, too."
The two had just sat down, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Shen Qingqing raised her eyes and found herself gazing into Ye Yubei's unfathomable eyes. Her expression shifted slightly, and she immediately looked away.
Just as they were sharing this tender moment, an ill-timed voice rang out.
[Breaking news! Consort Li is admiring the moon with her childhood sweetheart in the rear garden! Awesome! She doesn't give a damn about scumbag dad!]
[Hahahaha, they're so, so, so well matched! A talented man and a beautiful woman-a perfect pair! Is my scumbag dad glowing green all over now?]
[I'm dying! Three green cuckold's hats! Scumbag dad's third cuckold's crown, hahahaha!]
Ye Yubei: "..."
Shen Qingqing: "..."
Ye Tangtang did her utmost to stifle her laughter, but she couldn't stop the corners of her mouth from rising.
[I can't! Now I want to laugh whenever I see scumbag dad. Seeing him makes me think of his three enormous green cuckold's hats. Hahahaha!]
Ye Tangtang lowered her head and forcibly stuffed food into her mouth. When she looked up again, her imperial scumbag dad and her mother were both gone.
Where had her two whole parents gone?
Ye Yubei stormed out of the palace hall. Wonderful, just wonderful! Last time it had been Lady Liu and Lady Shu!
This time it was Consort Li!
"Why are you following me?"
Ye Yubei suddenly turned around. Beneath the moonlight, half his face lay hidden in darkness.
Shen Qingqing stopped in her tracks. "N-nothing. I merely wanted to see the scenery in the rear garden."
She certainly wouldn't admit that she just wanted to feast on gossip.
She had missed the first two juicy spectacles. This time, she had to see it, no matter what.
After all, this was a huge scandal involving Ye Yubei-another green cuckold's hat.
Ye Tangtang said, "Imperial Daddy, why did you and Mommy walk so fast? I want to see the scenery in the rear garden, too."
Ye Yubei said, "What scenery does a child need to see? Go back."
"Nooo, I just want to see the scenery with Mommy."
[Hahahaha, this time I get to watch scumbag dad being cuckolded with Mommy! So happy, so happy!]
[Scumbag dad's green hats come one after another, la-la-la~]
Ye Yubei: "..."
Now you're even singing about it, are you?
Not far away, two people sat on a tree branch, a man and a woman. The woman leaned against the man's shoulder as they admired the moon together.
The woman said, "The moon is so beautiful tonight."
The man said, "Li'er, no matter how beautiful the moon is, it can't compare to you."
"Master Xue, stop talking nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Every word is true. Li'er, you're beautiful."
The two whispered sweet nothings on the branch, a picture of romance. Ye Yubei stood below with a dark expression, pricking up his ears to listen.
Consort Li?
Which one was that? There were too many consorts. He couldn't remember.
Still, she was a woman from his harem, yet she dared to whisper sweet nothings with another man. Absolutely outrageous!
[I'm fucking dying! He's flirting with scumbag dad's woman right in front of him! Master Xue, you get a big thumbs-up from me. Awesome!]
[Hahaha, scumbag dad's face has turned green! How tragic. Let me pity him for two seconds first. Don't tell me every woman in his harem has cuckolded him? Then I'll have to find Mommy a pretty boy, too.]
Ye Yubei: "..."
Every one of them had cuckolded him?
[No way, no way. Could it be that my scumbag dad can't perform, so all the women in his harem found other men? Then how did I come into existence?]
Shen Qingqing: "..."
Couldn't perform?
She knew better than anyone just how capable this man was. One time had been enough to conceive Tang Tang...
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