Chapter 223: Chapter 222: Shocked After Seeing the Evidence of the Mischief

Shen Chuwei was engrossed in her drawing when a pleasant and familiar voice suddenly came from above her head. Startled, she lifted her head and saw Xiao Jinyan standing behind her, his gaze fixated on her sketch.

Getting caught by the very person she was sketching—how embarrassing.

"Your Highness, when did you arrive?" She stood up to greet him, silently turning the sketchboard face down on the desk.

"I just got here. I hadn't realized you enjoy painting so much," Xiao Jinyan said, glancing at the sketchboard on the desk. He remembered correctly that the style was identical to one from last year, a technique he had never seen before.

"Just practicing to pass the time," Shen Chuwei said with a forced smile, hurriedly packing up her paints and brushes.

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Why have you stopped painting?"

Feeling guilty, Shen Chuwei responded, "The day has grown late; it is time to rest. I will paint again when I have time tomorrow."