Just when the emperor was puzzled in his heart, Lu Li said again: "If you can, the emperor, the minister wants to take his wife and children back to Bishui Village to live, and go to Beijing to be prosperous, but the minister and his wife do not belong to this prosperous place." ”

"You want to go back?" The emperor's expression became more and more subtle, he frowned, his eyes that could not reveal the slightest emotion in the past, but now they were full of doubts and puzzles, he leaned slightly, staring at Lu Li's face tightly, trying to see something from it.

But Lu Li was extremely firm, "Yes, the minister wants to go back to live." ”

He doesn't care about his status or status, let alone glory and wealth, as long as he can be with Xiaoman, even if it's a mountain and a village?

Lu Li's determination was divided into two possibilities in the eyes of the emperor, one was that he really wanted to go back, and the other was to dispel the emperor's doubts, and he deliberately said this. But either way, the emperor would not immediately agree to let him go.

At present, King Wan Qi has just returned to the north not long ago, and I don't know if he will be willing to surrender to Donglan for decades, and Lu Li has just triumphed, and he is being supported by the court and the people, if he is allowed to go back to Bishui Village at this time, then there will definitely be people who question the emperor's intentions.

Therefore, the emperor pretended to smile heartily: "I know, but even if you want to take your wife and children back to live, then you have to wait for the Su family to give birth, right?" We'll talk about that later. ”

After speaking, he lowered his eyes, secretly looked at Lu Li's appearance when he lowered his eyebrows, and suddenly sighed.

I hope he really has no intention of being rich and powerful.

The pavilion is ventilated on all sides, although it has been spring, but the wind is still chilly, the emperor has been sitting here for a short time, and it took some thought to confront Lu Li, and now he suddenly relaxed, his originally straight body suddenly collapsed, his back bent down, and he seemed to be very tired.

The eunuch stepped forward to care and intended to let Lu Li retreat, but because the emperor didn't speak, he couldn't make the decision.

After a long time, he waved his hand and whispered, "I'm tired." ”

"The minister retired." Lu Li's intellectual salute retired, and he was finally able to leave this oppressive pavilion and return to the relaxed and leisurely Lu Mansion.

And because the things he wanted in his heart were successfully completed, Lu Li was very happy, and even felt that the distance from the palace to the Lu Mansion was much closer.

Xiao Man in the Lu Mansion was chatting with Xia Wanrou and others, because Qin Chun and Aunt Yang were present, in addition to talking about production, they also chatted about the store by the way. Xiaoman has not been able to produce for a long time, and the store has not been opened for a long time, so Xiaoman is in a hurry.

Aunt Yang and Qin Chun didn't think anything of it, but they were the guys in the store, if the store didn't open for a day, they wouldn't be able to work for a day and receive wages, so Wang Qi and the others were naturally looking forward to opening the door as soon as possible.

"If you want me to say, it's better to open Aunt Yang's store first, so it's better than letting other stores take this opportunity to steal our limelight." Xia Wanrou frowned slightly, and said with a little melancholy: "Sister Qin Chun is still busy now, Xiaoman will have to be confined after giving birth, this is a long time, from the beginning of spring to the present, our store has not been open, and other stores are ready to move." ”

In just half a year, the Manrou embroidery workshop sprung up, threw other rookies off several streets, and won the top spot in the last competition in one fell swoop, which was enough to make all the shopkeepers in Beijing envious, and later opened two branches one after another, and caused most of the shops in Beijing to lose customers, and even those time-honored brands secretly sighed that business was bleak.

And because Xiaoman and Xia Wanrou were pregnant one after another, the store was not taken care of for a while, and it was not opened for a long time.

Xiaoman didn't know this, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a hurry.

The doctor kept saying that she should remember to be angry and anxious at this time, but how could she sit idly by and ignore such a big matter in front of her?

"Sister Wanrou is right, we have to prepare early." Xiao Man said firmly: "Now that Sister Qin Chun has to take care of the child, she also has to accompany me, so naturally she can't pull away, Sister Wanrou is still pregnant, so it seems that only Aunt Yang is suitable for you." ”

Although there is a pair of grandchildren, they always live in the Lu Mansion, and the people in the backyard can also help take care of them, and Aunt Yang's pair of grandchildren are very sensible, so there is no need to worry.

Aunt Yang nodded, "Exactly, I also planned to do this before, but seeing that Xiaoman is not happy these days, I don't dare to disturb, now that you have this idea, then I will do it!" ”

"Okay, then I'll ask Wang Qi to help tomorrow, Aunt Yang, you be careful." Xiaoman advised.

Aunt Yang has been in Beijing for a while, and she is more and more familiar with this place, and she has gained confidence, and she looks better than when she first came to Beijing. Hearing Xiaoman's order, she raised her lips and smiled heartily: "Don't worry, Xiaoman, you just need to raise the fetus with peace of mind and give birth to this child smoothly, don't worry about the store." ”

After discussing the plans of the store, Xiaoman was also relieved, and his body became heavier and heavier after completely relaxing. She leaned lazily on the cushion, listening to the people next to her chatting and laughing, and occasionally laughing or two, but she was also at ease.

Somehow, Aunt Yang suddenly talked about the concubine, and she also mentioned that after Lu Li was named the Duke of the Kingdom, more and more people came to visit the house, and sometimes even young girls followed.

Xia Wanrou was naturally very clear about these things, she looked at Xiao Man's face as usual, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she still didn't dare to say anything.

On the contrary, it was Qin Chun, his face changed suddenly, and he was busy drinking Aunt Yang, "General Lu is not that kind of person, Aunt Yang, don't talk about it." ”

"Of course I know that General Lu is not that kind of person." Aunt Yang hurriedly followed Qin Chun's words to explain, but soon this explanation changed its meaning: "But Xiaoman, even if General Lu has a deep affection for you, you have to beware of those little fox spirits, and let them take advantage of the loopholes." ”

This is not out of nowhere, it is really that there are too many people who have come to visit Lu Mansion recently, and even Aunt Yang in the backyard feels a different taste.

But in the face of Aunt Yang's advice, Xiao Man just smiled lightly and said indifferently: "I believe Lu Li, he is not that kind of person, and most of the people who come here are the daughters of powerful people, who have been familiar with the female precepts and female training since childhood, even if they love Lu Li, they must not do such shameless things." ”

"It's hard to say! Xiaoman, you still have to be careful! Aunt Yang continued to advise uneasily.

Speaking of this, Qin Chun also suddenly echoed Aunt Yang's preaching: "Yes, Xiaoman, what Aunt Yang said is reasonable." Even if the daughters of those powerful families want to be face-saving, you can't prevent the people in this mansion, what if there is one who has a lot of thoughts and wants to cling to the powerful and entangle Lu Li, then what can you do? ”

These words sounded outrageous, but Xia Wanrou knew that in Shangjing, anything could happen, so she couldn't help but solemnly persuade: "Xiaoman, even if Lu Li is clean and self-conscious, you should always be wary of those delusional people." ”

Seeing that the three of them said one sentence to me, Xiao Man wanted to refute, but when he thought that they were always for their own good, so he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod his head, "Yes, I will be careful in the future." ”

However, she knew in her heart that Lu Li would never give those people a chance, and she would never let herself be wronged.

A few people chatted for a while, seeing that the time was not early, everyone chatted about the opening of the store for a while, and then they dispersed.

Not long after, Lu Li came back and saw Xiao Man who was taking a nap in the bedroom, he stepped forward, sat on the edge of the bed lightly, stared at the woman's delicate sleeping face, and unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.

He will never regret his decision today.

I don't know what movement woke up the person on the bed, Xiao Manhu frowned, and then opened her eyes in a daze, looking at the familiar face in front of her, she muttered in a low voice: "Uh-huh...... Lu Li? ”

As he spoke, Xiao Man, who was half-asleep and half-awake, stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Lu Li's face to confirm that he was not dreaming.

"I'm here." Lu Li grabbed Xiao Man's hand, held it tightly, and said softly: "Go to sleep, it's okay." ”

Xu is long-term separation before, causing Xiao Man to always feel that he is dreaming when he sees Lu Li in a blur, and feels that everything is not real. Whenever this happens, Lu Li will hold her hand tightly to make her feel at ease.

Sure enough, Xiao Man slowly closed her eyes, and then fell asleep on her side, but her hand was still held in the palm of her hand by Lu Li, even though her posture was inconvenient, but she did not struggle.

is about to give birth, Xiao Man can't sleep well day and night, although the little face is still round, but the black green under the current can not dissipate no matter what. Now that Xiao Man was able to sleep peacefully, Lu Li naturally didn't dare to act rashly, he sat motionless on the edge of the bed, holding the other party's little hand tightly, and maintained this position for a long time.

It wasn't until Xiao Man woke up in a daze that Lu Li suddenly realized that half of his body was numb and couldn't move.

Xiao Man propped up her arms and wanted to get up, but found that her hand was held in the palm of Lu Li's hand, seeing this, she couldn't help but raise her eyes and asked, "Lu Li, when did you come back?" ”

The woman who just woke up was exuding a thick heat all over her body, and when she was about to give birth, the woman had an inexplicable sweet milk smell, which was very disturbing in the warm room with the heat surrounding the man's body.

Lu Li coughed lightly and collected his thoughts, deliberately ignored the numbness in his body, and said with a smile: "I've been back a long time ago, but seeing that you are still sleeping, I can't bear to disturb you." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand on Xiao Man's shoulder, used some strength to help the person up, and then took the person into his arms with a long hand, feeling the soft and fragrant woman in his arms, and feeling the familiar breath lingering on the tip of his nose, he couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction; "That's nice."