Chapter 20 Xie Yan Saves Xue Qingning and Her Son

Chapter 20 Xie Yan Saves Xue Qingning and Her Son

After standing on tiptoe, Xie Yan's figure could finally be seen through the gap. He waved behind him, and a six-year-old child ran over.

Shen Nanzi had seen the child's appearance at the horse farm, although she couldn't see him clearly last night because the child was perched on Xie Yan's shoulder.

However, Shen Nanzi can be certain that they are all the same child.

Shen Nanzi felt as if his heart was being violently ravaged, making it difficult to even breathe. He was also carrying Xue Qingning's son.

Then she saw Xie Yan holding Xie Hongrui and placing him on her shoulder.

The child successfully touched the Monkey King's hand, a smug look on his face.

Xie Yan, on the other hand, looked at her with gentle eyes. He usually had a stern face, but now he had a doting smile on his face.

"Mother, have you seen Father?" Xie Chengze shook Shen Nanzi's hand.

The child, like her, always held a sliver of hope for Xie Yan.

Fearing that Cheng'er would see his father with Hongrui again, Shen Nanzi quickly pulled him away to another place.

Only after they were far away from the Monkey King did she hold the child and say, "No, you're seeing things."

“But…” Xie Chengze seemed to realize something and immediately nodded, echoing Shen Nanzi, “I must be seeing things, Mother, let’s go look at other ice sculptures.”

“Okay!” Shen Nanzi took his hand and led him to the next ice sculpture.

"Those are all fake," Xie Chengze muttered under his breath.

"What is fake?" Shen Nanzi asked.

"The Monkey King's hand."

Is there anything special about the Monkey King's hands?

"You can make a wish, and it will come true."

"Oh? What wish does our Cheng'er want to make?"

"Learn to ride a horse."

"Wow! Even if Cheng'er doesn't make a wish, he will definitely be able to learn it. But we will still go when Lie Feng comes."

"Um!"

Xie Chengze nodded. In fact, he didn't dare tell his mother that his wish was for his father to like his mother and him.

The two wandered around until they reached a secluded spot with an ice sculpture.

"There are so few people on this ice sculpture!" Xie Chengze examined the ice sculpture closely. "It's a puppy!"

Shen Nanzi nodded and looked up to see the three people standing opposite her.

My head was throbbing with blood, and I really wanted to go and question Xie Yan about why he was with Xue Qingning and her son again.

Let's see what excuse Xie Yan will give this time!

But when she thought of Cheng'er, her impulse turned into fear, and she immediately covered Cheng'er's eyes and ears, not wanting him to see or hear anything.

She and Xie Yan locked eyes, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Xie Yan's eyes were calm as still water, while Shen Nanzi's eyes burned like a raging fire.

Just as Shen Nanzi was about to turn around and leave, a cracking sound suddenly came from above.

Shen Nanzi looked up and saw the head of the ice sculpture dog explode and fall off in an instant.

The dog's head was enormous, almost the size of the carriage. If it fell, it would surely injure someone.

The direction from which the broken piece fell was directly towards them.

"Watch out!" Shen Nanzi shouted, protecting Cheng'er as she retreated.

Xie Yan had clearly noticed the crisis, but Xue Qingning and her son had not.

The next moment, she saw Xie Yan protecting Xue Qingning and her child, pulling them close to his body, his eyes filled with tension and panic.

Therefore, he lost his chance to escape, and the dog's head landed right on them.

The dog's head hit the ground and immediately shattered into pieces.

Beneath the shattered ice, Xie Yan shielded Xue Qingning and her child with his entire body.

Shen Nanzi was taken aback. She didn't want to save her, but she was right next to her. If she were to be crushed to death, it would seem unreasonable for her to stand idly by.

They had no choice but to let go of Xie Chengze and go over to carry the broken ice off Xie Yan's body.

Upon discovering that Xie Yan was pinned down by a large block of ice, they immediately cried out for help: "An ice sculpture has hit someone! Everyone, come and help!"

"Shut up!" Xie Yan, who was pressed under the broken ice, immediately stopped him, "What are you shouting about? You've disturbed the Emperor and spoiled everyone's fun."

Seeing that he spoke with a strong voice and was sure that nothing was wrong, Shen Nanzi said angrily, "What do you mean by being afraid of disturbing His Majesty? You're afraid that everyone will see you in this state!"

Fortunately, the edge of the dog's head was pressing down on them.

If the entire body were to collapse, it would result in either death or serious injury.

Xie Yan felt a lightness in his body and bent over.

He didn't even glance at Shen Nanzi, but instead asked Xue Qingning, who was protecting him, "How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Xue Qingning shook her head, sat up slightly, and asked her son beneath her, "Hongrui, how are you?"

"It's okay, I'm fine, it's just that the ice is so cold."

As they spoke, Xie Yan helped the two of them up.

After checking on Hongrui, Xue Qingning found the child unharmed and said to Xie Yan:

"Thank you so much. If it weren't for your help, we might have been hurt."

"It's good that nothing happened!" Xie Yan's face showed relief.

"How are you?" Xue Qingning asked with concern.

Xie Yan then stretched out his hand, revealing obvious wear marks on his palm with beads of blood seeping out.

"Oh dear, you're hurt. I'm so sorry! It's all because of you that my son and I have dragged you down."

"It's nothing! Just a superficial wound!"

"This wound is bleeding, you need to put some medicine on it so it will heal faster."

"It's nothing," Xie Yan said, resting his hand on his waist.

Shen Nanzi looked at the two of them and found them extremely irritating.

The protection that she and Cheng'er desperately sought was easily obtained by others.

That's ridiculous.

He then coldly questioned, "How did you two get together?"

Her tone shouldn't be too obvious; she shouldn't be unhappy or upset.

Xue Qingning then noticed Shen Nanzi and hurriedly said awkwardly, "Nanzi, thank you for saving me."

As she spoke, she tugged at Hongrui, "Quickly thank Princess Jing."

"Thank you, Princess Jing."

The child spoke politely, but then grabbed Xie Yan's hand and pulled him close to his legs, as if Shen Nanzi were some kind of fierce person.

Xie Chengze watched this scene indifferently, desperately covering his hands.

Lie Feng rushed over and pulled Xie Chengze's hand away, "Your Highness's hand is bleeding!"

Shen Nanzi's heart tightened, and when she looked over, blood was flowing down the back of his small hand.

"How did you get hurt?" Shen Nanzi felt extremely guilty. She had clearly protected him with her body.

If I had known Cheng'er was injured, I wouldn't have saved those three eyesores.

"It was ice that splashed over." Xie Chengze shook his head quickly, afraid that his mother would worry. "It's alright, Mother, don't blame yourself."

Shen Nanzi felt extremely distressed and checked his wound. Fortunately, it was only the size of a crescent moon on a fingernail, but it was quite deep, which was why it bled so much.

Lie Feng carried medicine powder with him and took it out, shaking it onto the back of Xie Chengze's hand.

Xie Yan glanced at Xie Chengze, and Xie Hongrui immediately clutched his arm and cried out, "Ah! My arm hurts so much! It hurts so much!"

Xie Yan lowered his head and asked, "Wasn't everything fine just now?"

"It didn't hurt before, but it hurts a lot now."

"Could it be a broken bone?" Xue Qingning asked with a worried expression. "He's been weak since he was little, we can't let anything go wrong!"

"Let's go see the imperial physician!" Xie Yan suggested.

“Okay!” Xue Qingning said with difficulty, “I’m not feeling well, could you please help me take Hongrui for a while longer?”

Xie Yan glanced at Shen Nanzi and her daughter, and seeing that Xie Chengze only had superficial injuries, he picked up Xie Hongrui and quickly left.

The people who rushed over looked at Shen Nanzi and her son with pity in their eyes.

"What's going on with the Second Princess and Prince Jing? I've run into them several times today, and they're always together."

"Yes! I encountered it too! How strange! Aren't they afraid of gossip?"

"Oh dear! What does Prince Jing have to worry about regarding his reputation? He's a romantic prince, and his reputation is already well-known."

"But how can you treat your own sister-in-law like that? What will become of the royal family's reputation?"

Xie Chengze's face was ashen, his hands clenched into fists, his body taut, as he roared at the crowd.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you across the face."