When Song Rui arrived outside Minister Shen's study, before anyone could go in to report, Minister Shen had already called out to let him in.
Song Rui entered and saw Minister Shen sitting behind the desk. He went forward and bowed to the older man.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Minister Shen's expression did not look very pleasant. He gestured with his hand at Song Rui with some annoyance.
"No need for formalities," he said before giving a sigh.
"Thank you, my lord," Song Rui straightened up.
"My lord, is something troubling you?" Song Rui asked tentatively.
Minister Shen then raised his head and looked at Song Rui.
After looking at Song Rui for a while, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did the Jia family look for you?"
Song Rui looked baffled.
"No. Why do you ask, my lord?" he asked.
Minister Shen frowned and continued to stare at Song Rui.
