Chapter 233
Little Shenxi rushed into the hall with her short legs, and the palace servants hurriedly chased after her. Just now, this little girl was like an eel. Before the palace servants guarding outside could react, she 'slipped' in.
Before coming, Zhu Lan had told Xiao Shenxi that she was going to rescue her mother, so the little girl was naturally going all out.
Xiao Shenxi rushed in with a long line of palace servants. When she saw her mother and Xiaoju being held on the ground, her big grape-like eyes instantly turned red.
"Mother, Mother, don't be afraid, Xiao Xi is here to save you!" Little Shen Xi ignored the palace servants around her and the magnificent Empress Dowager sitting on the throne, and immediately rushed into Shen Qingnian's arms.
Her baby voice still carried a hint of crying; she looked utterly pitiful.
When the palace servants holding Shen Qingnian saw that Xiao Shenxi's face resembled Song Xuan's, they unconsciously loosened their grip on Shen Qingnian.
The palace maids looked at the Empress Dowager on the throne with some fear.
This little girl looks so much like His Majesty.
The Empress Dowager was also filled with surprise and doubt. She stared wide-eyed at the little girl being held in Shen Qingnian's arms.
Those eyebrows, those features, they're a miniature version of Xuan'er!
The Empress Dowager managed to suppress her shock and doubt, and waved to the palace servants, signaling them to step back.
Shen Qingnian was released from her restraints by the palace servants. She pulled up little Shen Xi from her arms and led the maid to the Empress Dowager.
"Xiao Xi, this is your father's mother, and also your grandmother. Quickly kowtow to your grandmother and pay your respects," Shen Qingnian said softly to little Shen Xi.
The little girl still had tears in the corners of her eyes, her nose was red, and her expression was reluctant. Especially when she saw the Empress Dowager, she hid even more in her mother's arms.
Although the lady was elegant, she looked fierce, and her mother was being bullied by her. She knew that her mother was being held captive because of this lady's orders.
The Empress Dowager looked at Xiao Shenxi. Even from a distance, she felt that the little girl looked very much like Xuan'er. Now that they were closer, she felt that they looked even more alike.
Her heart pounded, her anger completely replaced by excitement. Her voice trembled as she asked, "This...this is Xuan'er's child?"
Shen Qingnian wiped away the tears from the corners of Xiao Shenxi's eyes with her hand before answering, "Your Majesty, three years ago I was a pair of twins, and Song Xi is His Majesty's other child. Xiao Xi, quickly pay your respects to Your Majesty."
Xiao Shenxi was comforted by her mother. She looked at the lady in front of her and remembered what Zhu Lan had said earlier. She obediently bent her knees to kneel down, but the next moment her little arms were held up and she did not kneel down.
"Grandmother?" Little Shen Xi asked subconsciously, her soft, childlike voice filled with confusion.
The Empress Dowager looked at the little boy in front of her and couldn't help but ask, "He's a good child. It's good that he's back. Did he suffer outside the palace?"
Although she harbored resentment towards Shen Qingnian, the presence of a little princess who looked exactly like Xuan'er diminished even the greatest resentment.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager's attitude had softened, Xiao Shenxi immediately shook her head and said, "Grandmother, I'm not suffering. It's my mother who has suffered. Fortunately, my father and Xiaoqing found us."
The little girl was neatly dressed, spoke fluently, and had a chubby face and body with lingering baby fat, clearly indicating that she was very well cared for.
"Very well, very well, from now on you may live well in the palace," the Empress Dowager replied repeatedly, unable to stop smiling.
Seeing this, Xiao Shenxi blinked and immediately threw herself into the Empress Dowager's arms, saying in a sweet, childish voice, "From now on, Xiaoxi will stay in the palace with Father, Mother, and Xiaoqing, as well as with Grandmother."
The little girl is very good at reading people's expressions. Except for when she first entered the palace and saw her mother being bullied, she couldn't control herself and has been behaving very well now.
The Empress Dowager was overjoyed to see that young Shen Xi was so willing to be close to her.
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