The cold husband can't warm me up, I don't love him anymore

In Laiyi Pavilion, Qingfeng was reporting to Shen Du tremblingly.

"My Lord, I have already found out that Miss Cui left with Li Changqing and went to the Immortal Grass Valley."

With a crisp "crack" sound, a crack appeared on the armrest of the chair in Shen Du's right hand.

Qingfeng knelt on the ground in panic. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, he saw his clothes fluttering and the man had kicked the door open and left.

Inside the Imperial City Department, the Imperial City guards, dressed in black costumes embroidered with eagles, were busy.

Some were sorting out idle files, and some were even doing the work of sweepers.

While he was busy, he did not forget to steal a glance at Shen Du who was sitting in the main seat in the middle.

"What's wrong, Commander? Something seems wrong!"

"I don't know, I'd better talk less..."

"..."

Suddenly Shen Du knocked twice on the table in front of him.

"Where's the deputy envoy? Why isn't he here?"

A guard hurried over to reply.

"In reply to the commander, the previous corruption case in Binzhou has already come to a conclusion, and the deputy commander left last night."

"Who allowed him to leave?" Behind the large desk, the coldness all over Shen Du's body dissipated in a second.

The guard fell to the ground, puzzled, "Your Excellency ordered him to go early and escort the prisoners back to the capital as soon as possible..."

"Ok?"

Shen Du frowned, and the young guard immediately changed his words.

"My Lord, maybe the Deputy Envoy got the time wrong..."

In fact, he had no idea what Shen Du meant and could only make random guesses.

Unexpectedly, Shen Du nodded.

"Go, send a message quickly, and ask the deputy envoy to return immediately to deal with the matter of the Earl of Yong'an's mansion in the capital."

"Ah..." The young guard was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

When the little guard met Shen Du's emotionless eyes, he immediately crawled out.

"I'm going to deliver the message right now."

The young guard was lucky as he ran into Xu Junyao as soon as he went out.

Xu Junyao is the second son of the Minister of Personnel, and he is a reckless person.

Apart from visiting the Red Mansion and the Chuguan, I spent the whole day listening to books and watching plays.

For some reason, he became good friends with Shen Du.

Whenever he has free time, he would come to the Imperial City Office and chat with Shen Du.

He also heard about Cui Lingyi's departure from Shangjing early in the morning and hurried over.

Seeing the young guard's panic, he knew something was wrong and quickly stopped him.

"...Wait a minute, did the young marquis give you an errand?"

The young guard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Junyao.

Their instructions keep the adults quiet and they are asked to guess all day long. Who can guess the answer?

Thanks to Xu Junyao's frequent visits, they were able to avoid a lot of trouble.

He immediately explained the situation, "Master Xu, what should I do? If the deputy envoy is to be withdrawn, there must be someone to take over, but the commander-in-chief didn't say anything. I'm worried about this. How about you help ask him, and I'll treat you to a drink later!"

Xu Junyao just thought about it for a moment and a smile appeared on his face.

"You go and do it. There is no need to hand over this matter. Your commander will go there in person."

"Ah?" The little guard opened his eyes wide, "How could it be? Doesn't your Excellency only handle major cases? The matter of Binzhou..."

"Just go ahead and do it." Xu Junyao swung his fan and waved it twice, with a mysterious smile on his face, "If there is any mistake, it will be my fault!"

The young guard then hurried away.

Xu Junyao walked in waving a folding fan and sat down opposite the table.

"Lord Shen, when you see me, can you change your expression a little bit and stop being so cold? Okay?"

Seeing that Shen Du didn't say anything, he slammed the fan on the table and acted as if he was ready to fight.

"I'm telling you, Lord Shen, could you please open your noble mouth and say something? If you continue like this, it will be useless even if you go to the Immortal Grass Valley!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Du's expressionless face finally showed a hint of doubt.

"Who said I was going to the Fairy Grass Valley?"

Xu Junyao snorted.

"You still want to lie to me? If you're not going to Xiancao Valley, why did you call the deputy envoy back? Even a fool knows that Xiancao Valley is just south of Binzhou!"

Shen Du didn't say anything, he lowered his eyes and wondered what he was thinking.

Just when Xu Junyao was about to curse in anger, Shen Du suddenly spoke.

"Why is it useless to go to Xiancao Valley?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Junyao burst into laughter on the spot.

"Hahaha, I never thought that a genius like you would also have things you can't figure out?!"

He stopped talking, picked up the folding fan on the table again, and waved it proudly.

He wanted to seize the opportunity to control Shen Du, but when that pair of cold black eyes swept across his face, he couldn't hold it back anymore.

"Lord Shen, I'm telling you, are you just being so eloquent? I know you're a genius, the smartest person in our Great Jing Country. You feel cheap talking to other fools! But..."

Because he spoke too quickly, he took a deep breath and continued, "Have you ever thought that the others are just ordinary people, including Miss Cui!"

"You are so cold all day long, not talking, not expressing yourself, and letting others guess, who can guess it? If they can guess it, then everyone would be a genius, right?"

"That is, I am the only one who can keep up with you and is willing to be your friend..."

"You're getting off topic!"

Xu Junyao, who was suddenly interrupted, twitched his lips and looked tired.

"Master Shen, isn't it true that when a person is alive, he should talk and laugh? Who would be like you all day long..."

"You're off topic!" Shen Du interrupted him again, his face showing impatience.

Xu Junyao had enough and shook his head.

"So, what was the first thing you were going to say? I forgot?"

Shen Du's cold eyes showed no emotion, "Why is it useless to go to the Immortal Grass Valley?"

"Oh, yes!" Xu Junyao quickly closed the fan and clapped his hands.

"Lord Shen, have you ever thought about why Miss Cui, who used to stick to you so much, suddenly became a different person? Not only did she refuse the marriage proposal, but she also ran away so far? She's obviously avoiding you!"

"What does that prove?" Shen Du's words were as cold as his face.

Xu Junyao couldn't help but laugh out of anger.

"Master Shen, you don't still think Miss Cui is in love with you! Do you?!"

Hearing this, Shen Du's expressionless face showed a hint of conceit, as if to say, Cui Lingyi? If she doesn't love me, will she love someone else?

Xu Junyao has had enough.

"You don't really think so, do you? As a friend, I must warn you seriously that Miss Cui's abnormal behavior this time is very serious. If you don't like her, it's fine if you don't want to marry her, but this is a good opportunity for me. That girl is dressed in white like a fairy. How come I didn't notice her in the past...ah!"

There was only a scream, and somehow Xu Junyao was thrown into the air along with the chair under his butt.