The familiar voice forcibly pulled Shen Chuwei out from her immersion in the romance novel.
Shen Chuwei looked up and was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Jinyan approaching at this time.
The hour was already well past dinner time.
She hurriedly put down the book and stood up to greet him, but Xiao Jinyan stopped her with his words.
"No need to curtsy."
Shen Chuwei's motion to discard the book halted, and taking Xiao Jinyan's disapproval of the curtsy as an excuse, she cuddled Xuetuan contently in her arms and sat back down properly.
When Xiao Jinyan approached, she asked, "Your Highness, are you no longer busy?"
"I just finished my work and thought to come see how you were," Xiao Jinyan said, sitting down on the couch.
Shen Chuwei breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he had merely come to check on her and did not summon her for bedtime attendance.
Xiao Jinyan, hearing her inner thoughts, had been so busy lately that he nearly forgot about the bedtime attendance.