Shen Qingqing changed her clothes, threw on a cloak, and headed out. Ye Yubei immediately went with her. They had barely left the palace when word arrived that their daughter had been found.
Shen Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, a smile spreading across her face.
Ye Yubei let out a relieved breath too. As long as she was safe. As long as she was safe!
Not far away, a carriage slowly approached.
"Tang Tang! Tang Tang is back!" Ye Yubei called out joyfully.
The carriage stopped, and a guard lifted the curtain. The first person they saw was a young man, who slowly stepped down with the girl in his arms.
Shen Qingqing and Ye Yubei exchanged a glance.
"Jun Yuyuan, why is it you?" Ye Yubei's gaze darkened as he stared intently at the young man before him. This was the first person he had been unable to see through. Young as he was, his schemes ran deep, and Ye Yubei did not want Tang Tang having too much contact with him.
Ye Tangtang hazily heard her parents calling and opened her bleary eyes. "Mommy dearest, Emperor Father, is that you?"
Ye Yubei reached out and felt Ye Tangtang's forehead. "Tang Tang, tell Emperor Father, are you hurt? Where have you been these past few days?"
Ye Tangtang shook her head, then slipped out of Jun Yuyuan's arms. Ye Yubei reached out and gathered his daughter into a tight embrace. "Tang Tang, let Daddy see if you're hurt."
"I'm fine! Don't worry, Daddy. Look, aren't I perfectly all right?" Ye Tangtang grinned.
Seeing his daughter's radiant smile, Ye Yubei finally relaxed a little. Shen Qingqing's anxious heart settled too.
"Tang Tang, why did you come back with Jun Yuyuan?"
Ye Tangtang tilted her head. "He saved me! If