Shen Qingqing: "..."
A delicate little fairy, really?
She had knocked both women down all by herself and even moved such an enormous bucket. Where on earth had her daughter gotten that strength?
As expected of violent Tang Tang. But Tang Tang, will your beautiful mommy still like you when you're this violent?
"Mommy, what just happened? I don't know what happened at all. I'm so scared. Those two looked so fierce."
Ye Tangtang nestled in Shen Qingqing's arms, looking like a frail, delicate little girl, as though she had genuinely lost her memory.
If Shen Qingqing hadn't been able to hear Ye Tangtang's thoughts, she might actually have believed her nonsense.
"She's insane! Consort Shu, the Ninth Princess is a lunatic! Let's get out of here. She really is a lunatic!"
Lady Liu scrambled miserably to her feet and fled the palace hall, stumbling and crawling. She no longer dared take any of the things she had picked out earlier. That lunatic princess was unbelievably strong.
Consort Shu fared little better. Supported by an attendant, she limped out through the doors.
"Shen Qingqing, you... just you wait! I'll tell His Majesty about this and have him give me justice!"
Ye Tangtang hid behind her mommy and secretly waved her fists at the two women. Come on, then!
After all, she had come from the cultivation world. Besides, she still had a tiny trace of spiritual energy. Dealing with those two pieces of trash was a piece of cake.
How dare they bully my gorgeous mommy! If they come again, I'll send them flying, one punch apiece. Nobody gets to bully my gorgeous mommy!
Shen Qingqing rubbed her daughter's head, her expression helpless.
So she had done it for her.
Shen Qingqing hugged Ye Tangtang, tears glistening in her eyes. Her Tang Tang really had grown up. How had she been blessed with such a thoughtful daughter?
"Mommy, why are you crying? They didn't take those things. They're still yours."
"It's nothing, Tang Tang. Let's go eat."
"Yay!"
"Soup dumplings! Eight-treasure chicken! Roast duck! And braised fish, roast squab..."
Ye Tangtang gazed at the table laden with dishes, practically drooling.
So much food! Waaah, waaah, I can finally eat! Being a princess is pretty nice after all. No more gnawing on rock-hard flatbread!
Ye Tangtang was so excited she nearly wept with joy. She was just about to wolf everything down when she suddenly remembered she was a princess and needed to be dignified and elegant.
Just then-
"His Majesty has arrived."
Ye Yubei's tall figure slowly approached. He wore black dragon robes trimmed in gold, and the metal on his waist sash gleamed. His face was extraordinarily handsome, his features sharply defined and his brows stern, lending him an imposing presence.
Shen Qingqing immediately pulled Ye Tangtang to her feet to pay their respects. "Your Majesty."
"Rise, Lady-in-Waiting Shen. How do you find this place?"
Ye Yubei helped Shen Qingqing up. The instant his fingers touched her hand, an inexplicable sadness swept through him.
Even Ye Yubei couldn't describe the feeling. This woman seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.
Perhaps there were simply too many women in his harem.
Wahaha, why is my scumbag dad here? I was having such a lovely meal with Mommy, and now my mood's gone sour.
Ye Yubei looked at the little girl with her head lowered. She seemed so sweet and obedient. He truly couldn't understand why her mind was full of so many mischievous ideas.
"Do you like it here?"
Shen Qingqing nodded. "It's wonderful here. I like it."
"Good. Your name is Tang Tang, isn't it?" Ye Yubei asked mildly, looking at Ye Tangtang.
But how had his ugly daughter suddenly become so pretty?
She did look a little like him now.
Ye Tangtang said, "Mm-hmm."
Questions, questions, all you do is ask questions! I've been starving for ages and haven't eaten a single bite. You don't even know your own daughter's name. What a one-of-a-kind failure of a father.
Ye Yubei froze, then said coldly, "Let's eat first."
Shen Qingqing personally seated Ye Yubei, then sat beside her daughter. Looking at the empty space next to him, Ye Yubei felt somewhat dejected.
Was he really that frightening?
Ye Tangtang picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a large chicken drumstick, and began gnawing on it. She finally got to eat meat! She was so happy.
Waaah! This meat is so good! So delicious!
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Ye Tangtang excitedly hummed a song in her head while gnawing on the meat. She couldn't help it. She was so excited that even her head began bobbing along.
Ye Yubei: "..."
Shen Qingqing: "..."
Was something wrong with this child's head? Once they finished eating, they had better summon an imperial physician to examine her.
Her daughter's racket gave Shen Qingqing a headache. This girl was far too noisy.
Ye Yubei was also nearing the end of his patience. No one had ever made such a racket in his ears.
Endure... he would endure it. He had come today to listen for any important information.
Last time, Ye Tangtang had said he would be killed, his head hung from the city tower, and even his eyes pecked out by crows.
He was still somewhat doubtful.
Yet after listening for ages, all he heard were Ye Tangtang's self-indulgent songs, a chaotic jumble of everything imaginable. They gave Ye Yubei a splitting headache.
This child really was exceptionally noisy.
"Eat some more, Tang Tang."
Shen Qingqing kept putting food on her daughter's plate, hoping to shut her up.
"Thank you, Mommy. You eat too."
Ye Tangtang ate with boundless delight, so excited she hardly knew what to do with herself.
Tang Tang, fresh gossip is here. All you have to do is feast on gossip every day, and you can earn points for prize draws-draws for your favorite ice cream.
Ah! There's a deal that good? Hurry up and serve it to yours truly! Let me see what juicy gossip this palace has to offer. Give me Lady Liu's gossip.
Ye Tangtang crossed one leg over the other as she ordered her gossip.
It served Lady Liu right for bullying her dear mommy.
Ah, yes, yes, yes.
Gossip? Ye Yubei wondered. Does Tang Tang like eating watermelon?
A large LCD screen appeared before Ye Tangtang's eyes. The scenes playing across it were downright eye-searing. Parts had been censored, probably because they weren't suitable for children.
Ye Tangtang watched with wide eyes and unwavering attention. She couldn't get enough. She simply couldn't get enough.
Why were there mosaics? What an insult to her!
Lady Liu is tumbling in the clouds and rain with some other man in her palace! Oh my! This is so thrilling. Look at that skin, so tender you could squeeze water out of it... slurp, slurp. I really want to touch it.
Her lover has a pretty nice body too.
My scumbag dad's head is all green with cuckoldry. That lush green pasture on his head is big enough for horses to gallop across! Hahahahaha, I'm dying!
Shen Qingqing: "..."
What kind of daughter was this? And what was she watching now?
She was only twelve!
Shen Qingqing lowered her head and pressed a hand to her forehead, utterly helpless in the face of Ye Tangtang's antics.
Ye Yubei: "...!"
He pricked up his ears. Lady Liu?
Ye Yubei's expression turned so dark it could have dripped water. Although he didn't know which lady she was, every woman who entered the harem belonged to him. How dare she do such a thing!
Outrageous!
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