The next day, Lu Li entered the palace early in the morning to ask to see the emperor.

After yesterday's incident, the emperor felt very guilty about Lu Li, so he quickly announced that Lu Li had come in, and asked a lot of questions, including Xiaoman, the child, and the shops that everyone praised in Shangjing.

After asking a lot, the emperor mentioned yesterday's incident: "I wronged Lu Qing yesterday, and I feel very guilty. Say, whatever you want, I will do my best to compensate you. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister asked to resign from the post of general, and he is not in charge of the martial arts arena and many soldiers, if the emperor allows, I also ask you to remove the name of the minister and the prince, and let the minister be an ordinary person, and the minister will be satisfied." Lu Li left his seat, stood in front of the emperor and bowed his hand, and said sincerely.

"You want me to get rid of your name?" The emperor leaned over slightly, very puzzled. It is strange that he has never heard of such a request in all the years since he ascended the throne.

Lu Li's face did not change, and he said indifferently: "Yes, the minister implores the emperor to let the minister be an ordinary person." ”

The emperor said vigilantly: "Just because of yesterday's incident? ”

Is this going into the palace to make a face for himself, or does he really want to resign and return to his hometown? Lu Li's expression in the hall was firm, and the words were sonorous, and the emperor couldn't tell them for a while.

"Yes, but no." Lu Li said calmly: "The minister has no intention of going to court, if it weren't for the barbarians, the minister would never come back for the rest of his life." But the emperor lifted up, so that the minister did such a supreme glorious position, the minister knew that he was not capable of such a good position, day and night sleep and food is difficult, through yesterday's incident, completely figured out, so today specially came to meet the emperor. ”

Saying this, the emperor didn't know how to respond.

Promise, I can't explain it to the courtiers and people outside. Not long after Lu Li's victorious return, he wronged him yesterday because of a moment of confusion, so it is reasonable that he should not be suddenly dismissed from his position at this time, even if this is Lu Li's own request, but where do those people outside care about this? They will only feel that the emperor is afraid of Lu Li, and the emperor is also afraid that he will become a villain in the hearts of his subjects.

But what if you don't? Lu Li in the hall looked determined and determined, and what he said didn't seem to be fake, if he ignored Lu Li's true request in vain because he was afraid of outsiders' evaluation, wouldn't this be unfair to Lu Li?

The emperor, who hesitated in every way, was silent for a long time, and he didn't know how to solve the problem at hand.

"Your Majesty, the minister is sincerely resigning, and I hope that the emperor will fulfill it!" Lu Li knelt down and said sincerely.

In this way, the emperor became more and more entangled.

What to do? Lu Li seems to really don't want to be an official anymore, does he really want to fulfill his wishes and damage his image?

"Wow-"

A eunuch hurriedly ran over, stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, Concubine De in the palace suddenly fell into the water, and now she is unconscious, the imperial doctor has just passed, you see——"

Without waiting for the eunuch to finish speaking, the emperor got up, "I know, I will go immediately." ”

Saying that, the emperor looked at Lu Li in the hall, so he was embarrassed: "Lu Qing, I will deal with other things first, as for the matter of your resignation, I will reply to you after I think about it." ”

After speaking, the emperor left in a hurry with a kind of palace eunuch, and he didn't know whether he really cared about Concubine De Niangniang, or was in a hurry to avoid the problem of Lu Li.

Lu Li reluctantly got up, tidied up his robes and went out, and went back to the house.

At this time, Lu Mansion was also busy, Xiao Man was determined to leave Beijing with Lu Li, so this store had no time to operate, because of a series of things such as production, welcoming Su Qi, and full moon wine, Manrou Garment Workshop did not open for a long time, only Qin Chun and Aunt Yang's shop was still operating.

Originally, Xiaoman was still a little pity, but now that she has made this decision, she is grateful for her busyness at the beginning.

"I don't have that much time to run the shop in the future, so I won't interfere with the shop in the east of the city, whether it is rented out or sold, or if any of you want to continue to operate." Su Xiaoman sat in the first place, looked at a few familiar guys in the hall and said, "I have delayed everyone these days, I have asked the account office to allocate money over, and it will be regarded as compensation." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Man beckoned the account office in the house to come in and asked him to distribute the monthly money that had been divided a long time ago to everyone.

Seeing this, Wang Qi couldn't help but be anxious, "Shopkeeper Su, you don't run the shop anymore, what are you going to do?" Is it that Lu Guogong won't allow you to show up? Or some other reason, just let us know and we'll help you out! ”

This kid is simple-minded, facing Xiao Man like a teacher, he speaks straightforwardly, although this sounds a little awkward, but Xiao Man knows in his heart that the other party is for his own good.

Therefore, she smiled and patiently explained: "I want to go out with my husband to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and this shop in Beijing naturally has no heart and time to take care of it, don't think about it." ”

"But you're gone, what are we going to do?" Lao Zhou is old, and he is very sad when he encounters this kind of separation, "I'm afraid we won't be able to find a shopkeeper like you anymore, hey." ”

As soon as he said this, several people around him also echoed him, you and I sighed from time to time, and the atmosphere was full of parting sadness.

Xiao Man couldn't help but smile lightly, "I just said, if you are reluctant, you can run this shop by yourself, so that everyone is still together, and you don't have to worry about anything else." ”

The development of the store in all aspects has stabilized, and it only needs to maintain operations every day, as for the styles and patterns of those clothes, Xiaoman has accumulated a lot of drawings drawn when she was bored during pregnancy, and the store originally had many patterns, so there is no need to worry.

This shop was bought a long time ago, so there is no need to worry about the rent.

"But you're not here, how can we continue to operate? Besides, our combined money is not enough to take down this shop. ”

Xiao Man smiled slightly, "I have already thought about this, I bought this shop with Sister Wanrou, you don't have to worry about the rent, as long as you operate diligently and give Sister Wanrou a part of the rent every month, you can share the rest of the profits." ”

Lao Zhou was surprised, "This... Isn't that good? ”

Since he met Xiaoman, he has been breaking his original cognition every day, such as the original woman can be so bold and courageous, and she will not lose to men in running a business, and Xiaoman is so smart and skillful, and now she has agreed to give this shop to the guys to operate......

Every point made Lao Zhou speechless in surprise.

"What's so bad?" Xiao Man always maintained a faint smile, his eyebrows and eyes crooked: "How much effort you put in, how much you will receive in return, what's so bad about this?" Don't worry, I have already discussed this matter with Sister Wanrou, and she hates to agree to this matter, so you can do it with confidence. ”

Since you have decided to leave, you must make all plans for these people, as well as Aunt Yang and Qin Chun, who have been operating the store for a long time, so there is naturally no need to ask for this matter. However, Qin Chun's mother is that kind of character, and Xiaoman is always uneasy, so he has already sent someone to send money to Qin Chun in case of emergency.

There is also Aunt Yang, she has been living in the backyard, and she is also familiar with the situation in the Lu Mansion, and when Xiaoman's family leaves, she can also help take care of the affairs in the house. Aunt Yang is a good person, and because of her age, she is very respected in the house, so Xiaoman doesn't have to worry.

So she only needs to settle the affairs of the store, and after the guys have been in business for a while and make sure that everything is safe, she can pack her luggage and leave Lu Li with peace of mind.

Hearing Xiaoman say all this, the guys in the hall all had red eyes.

Xiaoman is their shopkeeper, originally it was just an employment relationship, she could have avoided this, she didn't have to worry about their future, she didn't have to prepare so many things for them, but she still did it.

Lao Zhou rubbed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "Okay! Since Shopkeeper Su trusts us, let's take this responsibility! ”

"That's right! We will definitely run the store well in the future! Wang Qi echoed.

"Shopkeeper Su rest assured! We certainly live up to your expectations! ”

Everyone said a word, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively again, and Xiao Man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

As long as she settles all this, she can leave with Lu Li with peace of mind.

Although they may come back to visit their friends in the future, after all, the number of times is getting less and less, and Su Qi is older, they still have to go back to Bishui Village for more time, and they don't know how many times they will be able to come back in the future.

Xiao Manying smiled, but the tip of her nose was also a little sour, and her eyes were slightly moist.

But soon, she lowered her head and got up to hide this emotion deep in her heart, Xiao Man ordered someone to take the account book, and then walked to Lao Zhou's side in person, "Lao Zhou, you are old here, and you will be responsible for this account book in the future." Remember, you must check and fill in the gaps, pay taxes on time, and if there are other things you don't understand, just ask Aunt Yang or Qin Chun, if they don't understand, you can go to the Wei Mansion to find Sister Wanrou, don't be afraid of trouble, you know? ”

Lao Zhou stretched out a pair of calloused hands and took the account book tremblingly, as if he had accepted some major order, and nodded very solemnly, "Shopkeeper Su, I will live up to your expectations!" ”

Xiao Man put his backhand on Lao Zhou's hand and patted it lightly twice, "Okay." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horses barking was heard outside, followed by the familiar sound of footsteps.

Xiaoman walked to the door in surprise, opened the curtain, and came in really Lu Li.

"How is it, does the emperor agree?" Xiao Man looked at each other with bright eyes, full of anticipation.

Lu Li's face darkened a little, and there was a heavy sadness in his eyes that could not be dissolved, seeing this, Xiao Man chuckled in his heart, and a bad feeling struck.

I only heard Lu Li say: "The emperor didn't agree, but he didn't refuse, he said that he would consider it and give me an answer in a few days." ”