"The grass people thank the emperor for his grace." Xue Chen and Su Qiange responded at the same time, bowed down and raised the things in their hands above their heads, expressing their attitudes clearly.

The emperor motioned to the people around him to take the things, which was considered to be in response to the request of the two.

Feeling that the things in his hand were taken away, Xue Chen raised his head, saluted the emperor, and explained, "Your Majesty, in that brocade box, is the title deed of the Hou Mansion and the military seal of the grass people, and the tiger talisman was given to me by a friend of ours, Hu Liuer, after escorting Zuo Ye back to Beijing last time, he mentioned that the tiger talisman can be re-called the golden captain, but the time was too tight that day, so I went to the north first." I handed this thing to the emperor today, and asked the emperor to atone for his sins. ”

"Oh? And what else is there? The emperor opened the brocade box in response, and sure enough, he saw a tiger talisman lying inside.

The emperor didn't care, but quickly browsed the things in the brocade box, not surprisingly, Xue Chen put all the things in it, including the tiger talisman that he had not yet confirmed, it seemed that he really wanted to hand over the power in his hand, so that the emperor was also much more relieved.

"Now that you have handed over the Tiger Talisman to me, then this matter is over, and you don't need to worry about it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, then the two of us will retreat!" After retreating, there will be no chance to stand here in the future, but even so, Xue Chen did not give up at all, and all he thought about was the word relaxed.

"Xue Chen, if there is anything in the future, come to me at any time." The emperor called out to Xue Chen, who was about to leave, and felt a little reluctant in his heart.

For the emperor, Xue Chen is a very good courtier, he is brave and good at fighting and loves the people like a son, he has made great contributions to Dayun over the years, if it were not for the fear that his power is too great and affects his status, the emperor will never allow him to leave.

"Thank you for your concern." Xue Chen's heart moved slightly, hiding his emotions.

If you put aside the things outside the body such as power and property, then Xue Chen and the emperor should become close friends.

It's just that the world is unpredictable, and the relationship between the two of them can only end here.

After coming out of the palace, Xue Chen took Su Qiange's hand and walked towards the restaurant, never looking back at the majestic building behind him.

Outside the palace, there are green trees, occasionally the wind blows, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, Su Qiange closed his eyes with satisfaction, and took all the fragrance into his pocket.

"Where do we go next?" Su Qiange enjoyed it for a while, and then reopened his eyes and looked at Xue Chen, who had not spoken all this time.

Xue Chen glanced at Su Qiange and frowned aggrievedly, "Ge'er, I'm homeless now, and then, it's all up to my mother." ”

Su Qiange was amused by Xue Chen's words, raised his head proudly, raised his hand and put his arm on his shoulder.

Helplessly, the height was not enough, Su Qiange could only reach Xue Chen's neck on tiptoe, and there was no feeling that the young master was covering you as imagined.

"Xue Chen!" Su Qiange opened his mouth dissatisfied, and motioned for Xue Chen to cooperate with him.

Xue Chen smiled dotingly, bent down and let Su Qiange carry him, the two of them moved forward step by step, with difficulty, the picture was very funny, but it was also very warm.

On the city wall, the emperor stood there at some point, watching the figures of the two go farther and farther, and sighed invisibly, if you listen carefully, you can feel a trace of guilt.

Of course, Xue Chen and Su Qiange didn't know all this.

The two walked back to the restaurant step by step, although half of the profits of the restaurant were handed over to the emperor, but the actual management rights still belonged to Su Qiange.

Because he didn't want the people in the restaurant to worry, Su Qiange simply told everyone about it, everything was as usual, which was good.

"Miss Su, there are a few guests in the private room on the second floor, saying that they are here to find you." Xiao Er came up and reported to Su Qiange.

"Guest?" Su Qiange looked suspicious, at this time, what other guests are there. "Do you know each other?"

Xiao Er glanced at Xue Chen, "It's the original Hou Mansion, a Zheng Gongzi, and the rest of them are dressed in black, and they don't know the little ones." ”

In this short journey from the palace to the restaurant, the entire capital knows about Xue Chen's resignation as Pingnanhou, although so, he is still a trusted existence in the hearts of the people.

Especially for those who often see Xue Chen, that long-term respect is indelible, just like Xiao Er at this time.

"Could it be Zheng Yi and them?" Su Qiange looked at Xue Chen, and when he saw him nodding, he knew that he must have guessed correctly.

In the private room on the second floor, several people were sitting there angrily, not speaking, and the whole room was filled with a strange sense of horror.

As soon as Xue Chen entered the door, the three obedients were the first to speak, "Master Hou, what's the matter with you, why didn't you tell us about such a big thing?" Did the emperor force you? ”

"No, this matter is my own decision, and it has nothing to do with the emperor." Xue Chen shook his head in denial, and didn't explain too much.

"What happened and why did you suddenly make this decision?" What Zheng Yi cares about is not the result of dismissing the Hou Mansion, but the reason.

The dismissal of the Hou Mansion is not a trivial matter, several people did not get any news in advance, after the incident, the first thought was to go to the palace to snatch Xue Chen back, just because they were worried that something would happen to him.

Fortunately, before they could act, they heard the news that Xue Chen had left the palace, and a few people didn't want to disturb the peace of Xue Chen and Su Qiange, so they took the lead in coming to the restaurant and waiting.

"The merit is high!"

Xue Chen only said four words, he glanced at everyone, and saw that everyone was clear, so he didn't say anything more.

After working together for so many years, there are many things that don't need to be detailed, everyone understands.

"That's fine, you don't have to worry about those trivial things in the future, what are your arrangements in the future?"

Several people agreed with Xue Chen's approach, most of the emperor's family were ruthless people, and giving up at this time was the best choice.

Xue Chen smiled proudly and took Su Qiange's hand, "What do you think of taking my lady to the end of the world?" ”

"Abuse dogs, abuse dogs!"

The three obedient looked like they didn't look at it, so they didn't look over their heads and didn't look at the happy little couple who were smiling.

"It's good to wander the world, Miss Su, how about taking me one?"

The little girl was ostensibly discussing with Su Qiange, but in fact, she was already standing by Su Qiange's side with her burden, making it clear that she was relying on her.

"Little girl, you stinky boy, you said let's go together, how can you only care about yourself?"

Where can the three good people show weakness, and hurriedly followed.

Su Qiange found out that several people were carrying baggage, just because there were not many things, and they were all black baggage, and if they didn't pay attention to it, they couldn't see it clearly at all.

"What are you?" Su Qiange pointed to the burden behind them, "Are you ready?" ”

Several people nodded at the same time, surprisingly unified.

Zheng Yi frowned, "You two don't discuss it with us in advance, it just so happens that we also want to go sightseeing, so we just go with you, and we can protect you on the way." ”

"Yes, yes, the most important thing is that Miss Su has already nourished my stomach, if I can't eat the food you cook, I'm afraid I'll be hungry and thin."

"I said it in advance, it's hard enough for me to raise Xue Chen alone, I can't control so many people who want to eat at once!" Su Qiange glared at her very facelessly, daring to treat her as a free cook.

The third obedient was not annoyed, lost a smile, leaned towards her again, and patted his burden very consciously, "Miss Su, my savings over the years are here, don't worry, it's absolutely no problem for a few of us to eat." ”

Su Qiange nodded with satisfaction, this is like words.

Several people laughed when they heard this, and were discussing where to go first in the first step, when a notice came from outside the door, "Miss Su, Song Yushi is here." ”

Hearing this name, Su Qiange reacted, and it seemed that he had forgotten a very important thing.

"Yes, please." Su Qiange whispered to Xue Chen while responding to the outside, "I went to see Princess Ping'an yesterday, and Her Royal Highness said that she was also happy with Song Yushi, but I don't know if I have expressed my heart to him." ”

"We'll see!" Xue Chen said, looked at the door, and Song Yushi entered the door.

"It doesn't look good." Xue Chen first whispered to Su Qiange before facing Song Yushi, "How do you know I'm here?" ”

Song Yushi's face was very bad, his eyes were also full of red bloodshots, there was no blood on his already fair face for some reason, his lips were white, there were faint signs of cracking, his clothes and hair were messy, and the whole person showed one word from head to toe, that is, miserable.

Su Qiange was taken aback when she saw Song Yushi's appearance, she glanced at Xue Chen, and asked the other party if she knew what was going on.

Xue Chen shook his head, helped Song Yushi to the side of the stool and asked him to sit down, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Xue Chen, I hurt you, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have ended up like this." Song Yushi's face was full of guilt, and there were faint tears flowing in his eyes, thinking that he wanted to cry, but because of a man's face, he forcibly endured it.

Xue Chen hurriedly comforted him when he heard this, so they did something wrong, "This matter has nothing to do with you, it is between us and the emperor, how did you make yourself like this." ”

"It's all because I didn't recognize my identity, thinking about spending the rest of my life with Princess Ping'an, and letting you take risks for me, now it's okay, I can't even be friends with the princess, and you even lost your official position, and there is no such miserable story in the book I wrote."

Song Yushi just blamed everything on his head, especially thinking that he went to beg Princess Ping'an to release Xue Chen that day, the other party didn't even give him a chance, and he felt that he had done something wrong.

"Song Yushi, let me ask you, have you gone to see Princess Ping'an in the past two days?" Su Qiange resisted the urge to roll his eyes, this idiot never thought that Princess Ping'an would be tempted by him, he only cared about his own sadness, in this way, wasn't their game that day in vain?

Song Yushi shook his head, the pain on his face was even worse, "I think His Royal Highness is also annoyed with me, I'm afraid that I will go to her, she will be angry, and if she punishes you again, wouldn't it be worth the loss." ”

"Then why don't you go and meet Princess Ping'an, maybe there is room for maneuver in this matter?" Su Qiange suggested softly.

Song Yushi shook his head at first, but immediately raised his head and met Su Qiange's eyes again, "You say, if I go to ask Princess Ping'an now, will she look at the face of the book I wrote for her before and return the position of the Hou Ye to Xue Chen?" ”

Su Qiange really couldn't bear to hit the excitement that Song Yushi had brought up with great difficulty, so he had to give an apologetic smile, "Xue Chen's position as the marquis has been handed over to the emperor, and Princess Ping'an naturally has no right to recover, but between you, Princess Ping'an can call the shots, and you can discuss this matter with her when you go this time." ”

"Between us?" Song Yushi looked puzzled, then thought of something, and said tentatively, "What does Miss Su mean, between me and Princess Ping'an, there is still a chance?" ”