The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 532 - 449 Communication is important between husband and wife, should we have a second child for more practice?

Chapter 532: Chapter 449 Communication is important between husband and wife, should we have a second child for more practice?

Shen Chuwei finished speaking and wrapped herself tight in the bedding, planning to sleep, but she was used to the warmth provided by Xiao Jinyan every night. However, tonight Xiao Jinyan hadn’t come, and on this winter night, the bed felt somewhat cold, her feet impossible to stretch out straight.

Thinking Chun Xi was still there, she further instructed, "Chun Xi, prepare two hot water bottles for me. It’s too cold; I can’t sleep."

Xiao Jinyan walked to the side of the bed, his hand about to lift the bed curtain, when he heard Shen Chuwei’s words. Having shared the bed for so long, he had never seen Chuwei use a hot water bottle before.

Why the sudden request for a hot water bottle?

His wife wanted it, so of course, he intended to satisfy her wish. He retracted his hand, turned around, and went out to instruct Chun Xi to prepare two hot water bottles.

Once they were ready, Xiao Jinyan entered, one hot water bottle in each hand.

Shen Chuwei heard the footsteps and knew Chun Xi had come, so she sat up in advance. Just as she had gotten comfortable, she saw the hot water bottle being brought in, reaching for it eagerly to put it inside the bedding, then pushing it down towards the end of the bed.

At that moment, the other hot water bottle was also brought in. She took it just as eagerly and hugged it to her chest. With two hot water bottles, she instantly felt warmer.

Soon, Shen Chuwei realized something was off about Chun Xi today. Normally, if Chun Xi knew she was cold, she would surely say a few sympathetic words.

She would have taken the initiative to place the hot water bottles inside the bedding for her, right at her feet.

She must be too tired.

"Chun Xi, don’t keep watch tonight; go back and rest," Shen Chuwei said as she lay back in the bedding. With the hot water bottles, she could stretch her feet straight without feeling cold.

As Xiao Jinyan was undoing his sash, he heard this and started to undress in an unhurried manner, throwing each article of clothing onto the rack on the opposite side.

Shen Chuwei heard the rustling sounds of clothes being taken off, and puzzled, she raised herself and reached out to lift the bed curtain, where she saw a silhouette standing by the bed, removing clothes.

She raised her arm, and now she could see clearly—it was Xiao Jinyan undressing.

Wasn’t the door locked?

How did Xiao Jinyan get in?

Was it Xiao Jinyan who passed her the hot water bottles just now?

"Your Highness, how did you get here?"

After undressing, Xiao Jinyan sat down on the bed, facing a surprised Shen Chuwei, "The palace came just in time, a moment later, and I wouldn’t have been able to enter."

It was only now that Shen Chuwei realized, when she had Chun Xi lock the door earlier, the person who came in was Xiao Jinyan.

After Xiao Jinyan got into bed, he let down the bed curtain and took out the Night Pearl to place it on the bedside, its glow allowing him to see Shen Chuwei’s delicate face.

"Why did you run off today?"

"Your concubine ran off, yet Your Highness didn’t chase," Shen Chuwei said, turning her head and lying back down inside the bedding, hugging the hot water bottle.

"The palace had matters to attend to," Xiao Jinyan turned her around to face him, continuing to ask, "Was it Taotao who ruined that painting?"

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan in shock, "Your Highness, how did you know?"

Xiao Jinyan asked again, "Taotao ruined that painting, why didn’t you tell the palace?"

Shen Chuwei explained, "Taotao is only one year old, and he doesn’t know how important that painting is. Taotao going to the study room indicates that he is a child who loves to study. Your concubine feels, Your Highness, you should praise Taotao for that."

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

Shen Chuwei added, "Besides, such an important painting, Your Highness should have put it away after admiring it, then Taotao wouldn’t have been able to ’hohaho’ it, right?"

Xiao Jinyan, finding himself at a loss for words by Chuwei’s argument, hugged her into his arms, "The palace was negligent."

Shen Chuwei was secretly pleased with her eloquence when she heard Xiao Jinyan say, "However, Taotao barging into the palace’s study without permission shows a complete lack of manners, and as palace’s legitimate eldest son, how could he be so unruly?"

Shen Chuwei reminded, "Your Highness, Taotao is only one year old."

Xiao Jinyan said seriously, "It is precisely because he’s one year old that he needs proper guidance."

Shen Chuwei sighed helplessly, thinking about her own hard work, and now her son also had to be burdened...

"Your Highness, wouldn’t it be nice to let our son have a happy childhood?"

Xiao Jinyan paused, a happy childhood?

Why did he feel like he had heard this phrase before?

Shen Chuwei went on, "When people grow up, they will face pressures and troubles, so childhood is very important. How about we raise him in a free-range manner?"

Free-range?

Xiao Jinyan paused again, recognizing this phrase too as distinctly familiar.

"What is free-range?"

Shen Chuwei thought for a moment and explained, "Free-range means, we don’t interfere with him or constrain him, we just let him grow tall and strong. After childhood is over, we’ll discuss it then."

Xiao Jinyan was skeptical, "Are you sure he will grow up straight and strong, and not crooked?"