In the courtyard of flowers and trees, a young woman dressed in men's clothes followed a young man with a low brow and walked in the direction of a certain room.

The young man's attitude towards the girl was extremely respectful and courteous—but there seemed to be a hint of contempt and coldness hidden in that polite respect.

They stepped down the hallway and came to the door of a room, where the young man stopped first, bowed politely and said to the door, "It's rude." The young lady has arrived. ”

There seemed to be a snort behind the door in response, so the young man softly pulled the door open, then turned sideways, and the body language was obvious—ask the young girl to enter alone.

The girl glanced at him lightly, said "thank you" coldly, and walked straight to the door.

This room is actually very large, obviously a room used for official business, with a large table full of books and essays, and a well-made bookshelf next to the table, which is also full of documents and other things.

A man is buried behind a desk, holding a pen and writing something on a jiàn. Hearing her footsteps, he finished writing the rest of the text, and then he put down his pen and looked up, and smiled at the young girl who had just walked in.

"Welcome back, Noriko. ”

When the young girl called "Noriko" heard this, her eyebrows jumped slightly, and she found a place not far in front of the person and sat down, before leaning forward slightly and saluting.

"I'm back...... Brother. ”

When the man heard this, the smile on his young and handsome face widened slightly, as if he was really just a good brother, and he was happy that his sister who had been away from home for many years had returned.

"I guess you're supposed to be back, too. He said happily, his elbow resting on the table and his hand resting on his chin. Completely different from the young girl's formal sitting, his sitting posture is very casual.

“...... After all, those countrymen who are full of Tosaben seem to be about to swallow Isamu Kondo alive. ”

The girl did not seem surprised to hear this, her face was still calm and straight, and she did not even raise her eyebrows.

The young man seemed to be amused by this, grinning and holding his chin, asked, "Huh, don't you intercede for Kondo? If it weren't for his consent, you wouldn't have been able to stay in the Shinsengumi after the woman's identity was revealed, right?"

The girl known as "Noriko" lowered her gaze when she heard this, and the expression on her face fluctuated slightly for a moment, and then she was silent for a moment, and replied softly, "Since you don't intend to release him, then there is no point in me interceding for him." ”

The young man laughed.

"That's right. He said, "Isamu Kondo must die." This is almost the consensus of those Tosa people...... If we want to gain their support, we don't need to play against them on Kondo...... The most ridiculous thing is those Satsuma guys, they captured Isamu Kondo and discovered his true identity, but now those Coyotes in Tosa are biting Isamu Kondo and want his life, but those Satsuma people insist that Isamu Kondo will not die...... Tsk tsk, all the good guys have been done by them. ”

The girl's eyebrows jumped slightly.

“...... Isn't that always the case in Satsuma? When the 'Forbidden Gate Change' was with Changzhou, it was killed to the death, and when Changzhou had gained momentum, it quickly turned to form an alliance with Changzhou...... I don't know what they're trying to do. She said with a sneer.

"Ah~'Forbidden Door Change'...... Yes, didn't you follow the Shinsengumi in that battle, my dear sister. The young man tapped his chin with an index finger and smiled.

"I've heard of your bravery, sister. He casually complimented her and continued, "...... What do you say Satsuma wants to do? Of course, it's the same purpose as we are—to regain our position in the court and around Your Majesty. ”

When he had finished speaking, he suddenly put his arms on the table, stood up, walked behind the girl, leaned down, wrapped his arms around the girl's shoulders and neck from behind, and placed his chin affectionately on the girl's shoulder.

"You say, does the Kujo family still have this hope, Noriko?"

It seemed to take a great deal of effort on the part of the girl to resist the urge to approach her from the young man she called "brother."

“...... Of course there is hope. She replied with a blank face and a stiff body.

"Because my brother is here. Hasn't my brother done a good job all along? No one can deny the credit of my brother...... Without his brother, the Kujou family would never have fallen, and the glory of the ancestors would have been just a dream of the past......"

Her answer clearly pleased the young man. He chuckled softly against her ear.

“...... So, Noriko, who do you want to win back your position?—— is the vice head of Shinsengumi, who is so desperate that he knows that this family is so dangerous to you, and wants to force you back?"

The girl was silent for a moment.

"Don't laugh, brother. ...... Didn't you tell me to infiltrate the Shinsengumi in disguise and gather information for you?"

The young man smiled slightly.

"I'm telling you to gather information...... You were so young that you couldn't do anything else—you see, your sister could do so much more than you did. Mature women are really a better choice...... It's a pity that I like you a little bit more than her. ”

With her back to the young man, the girl gritted her teeth patiently.

"Tut-tut~ It's a pity, it's a pity~ The first emperor went too early, so wouldn't it make sense for the Kujo family to send your sister to serve the first emperor...... The attitude of the three Zhongshan to your sister is still ambiguous, and we lack a powerful eyeliner and spokesperson in the court like this, which is really passive-" He continued to sigh.

Everyone knows that "Zhongshan Congsan" is the An Rong attendant of Emperor Xiaomei and the biological mother of the current emperor. It is true that the daughter of Emperor Xiaomei and the current Empress Dowager is also surnamed Kujo, but her Kujo is one of the five families of the dignified Fujiwara Kita family, and there is still a difference between the "Kujo family" that the brothers and sisters talk about now.

This girl, who seems to have her real name as Kujo Noriko, is the acting leader of the Ichiban Group of the Shinsengumi, Kiyohara Yukiha.

And the young man who ambiguously hugged her shoulder from behind was Kujo Noriko's nominal brother, Kujo Michikiyo.

Even Liu Quan has to admit that the original author of this fanfic was quite ambitious when he built the setting, perhaps with a good desire to write a long masterpiece, and actually set up a huge private set of milk teeth behind a female partner who was finally cannon fodder.

Noriko Kujo – also known as "Kiyohara Yukiba" – is the adopted daughter of the Kujo family. And the Nissan, who has an ambiguous attitude and demeanor, is even more complicated.

Kujo Michikiyo's father came from a declining branch of the Kujo family, but even such a family imitated the grandeur of the Kujo family, and never mentioned Daoqing, the illegitimate son, and refused to admit it.

In this day and age, illegitimate children really have little status. Without the personal acknowledgment of his biological father and very strong and decisive evidence, it would be impossible to be recognized as a son at all, and he could only live in exile, and there are many people who have become ronin in a turbulent life - the best example is the Heisuke boy, who is said to be the illegitimate son of Fujido Takayu, the lord of the Tsu domain, who not only participated in the Shinsengumi, which many people call the "rural murder group", but also died at a young age in the oil road.

And the reason why Kujou Michiyoshi is so desperate is, of course, to win back his dignity as the son of a branch of the Kujo family and obtain the qualification to be recognized.

After urgently summoning the system bacteria on the way here, and completely pouring all the relevant settings that the system bacteria had omitted in order to increase the difficulty of her strategy, Liu Quan finally found that he had no chance to convince the perverted Nissan release director at all. Because she has to face a guy who has been psychologically extremely complex and distorted since she was a child, and has a black belly and a delicate index.

Daoqing showed his talent for strategy and handling things very early, starting from his identity as an intelligence house, although he has not been recognized by his biological father Kujou Tadashi, but now that Kujou Tadashi's only son Daoji is not successful, relying on this scheming illegitimate child has become one of the habits of loyalty.

It was only on the way to Yanagizumi that he learned from the system that Kujou Tadashun had officially promised that if Michikiyo could regain his former glory as long as he could regain his former glory as soon as he could regain his former glory as soon as he was able to regain his former glory as soon as he was in the "turbulent and opportune situation" in "these turbulent and opportune times", he would officially recognize Michikiyo as his son, and bypass Michiji and make Michiyoshi the heir.

Willow Springs: ...... This ghost beast Nissan is probably even more energetic. The old man who had a child in a marriage was quite far-sighted and courageous, what is an illegitimate child? As long as it can revitalize the family business! Such a vulgar bridge is packaged by terms such as the Fujiwara Kita family, the Seki family, the Kujo family, and the Matsuden family, and it actually seems to be instantly much more elegant.

That's right, the Matsuden family, this noun mentioned above is also one of the keywords associated with Kujo Michikiyo.

In short, the Matsuden family was once one of the regents on a par with the Kujo family in the distant Heian period, but it has gone through many declines and heirs in history, maintaining the rhythm of succession one by one, and it has declined again in today's era.

Because the person who succeeded and revived the Songdian family before was the descendant of the Kujo family, so the scheming boy Daoqing stared at this opportunity - the Kujou family is of course thriving, and it is also the queen mother of the dynasty; In the eyes of Liu Quan, who has completely become a neon historical waste, he also feels that this ambitious plan is a good move.

In Daoqing's grand plan, of course, she is just a small chess piece. Although it is strange that she joined a murder syndicate in the countryside as an adopted daughter, it is not entirely unreasonable to think about it - the situation in Kyoto was changing at the time, and it was a natural arrangement to put an eye on all forces.

And she was probably just an idle chess player or an outcast, but as the Shinsengumi became more and more famous in Kyoto, her status became important. However, this girl has no blood connection with the Kujou family, let alone a sense of belonging, and is purely a dangerous person who has to run away every minute;

...... However, it is precisely this kind of person who has no discipline and is ruthless that can make a situation in such turbulent times.