Cui Ji gazed at Shen Yinning, his hands clenched tightly at his sides in agitation, his voice slightly choking with emotion: "I received word yesterday that you've returned to the Capital. I wanted to visit the Gao Family to see you, but propriety held me back. I figured you might come today to pay respects to the teacher, so I've been waiting here since early morning. We haven't seen each other for months—how has Madam been?"
He did not ask Shen Yinning where she had gone in the last two months, whom she had seen, or what she had encountered.
He understood that even though he now held the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, there were still countless matters in the world he had no right to interfere in.
As a man, if he lacked the ability to intervene effectively, then prying afterward would only make him seem insincere.
Shen Yinning smiled: "Don't worry, I'm quite well. But what about you? Does your position as Vice Minister feel comfortable?"
