Ah, if it weren't for the fact that she was dealing with the Imperial Observatory, she would never have told this story to anyone else. Because it's not a good story, and it doesn't have a good ending, and at the end of the day, all that's left is melancholy and guilt.

But now she is facing the same situation as she was then, and it is a task that she has to complete. She had no choice but to sit down on the side, and said slowly:

"Yes. That's all for the afternoon. ...... Then I'll go ahead. ”

After receiving the nod of permission from Mrs. Nobuko, she sighed softly and said:

After saying this, Lady Xiuheng said to Lady Taiheng, who was still in a state of shock, "So now, you can kill me." That's the only thing I can do for Hiraizumi in the end.'" ”

The women in the room let out a low exclamation of exclamation, and they covered their mouths, their eyes wide open.

Liu Quan paused for a moment before continuing: "Lord Taiheng naturally refused immediately after being shocked...... However, Hidehiro-sama said that if he wanted to trap the envoy sent by Kamakura-den in Hiraizumi Castle and catch the big fish hidden behind him, this was what he had to do. Because in this way, Taehyung-sama has an excellent reason to lock down the whole city, and he can use the excuse of 'Father's will' to do many other things......"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but think of the Great Prajna Naghimitsu - not because of the content of the story, but because the Great Prajna Nagamitsu had been wandering around Nijo Castle every night for the past few days, and at the end of the day, he had pulled her out as a shield in the name of a tryst;

When I think about it, I can't help but tell the story a little sloppily. She told the original Fujiwara Yasuhiro blockade of the whole city, the arrest of Gen Yoshitsune and the White Dragon Miko and his party in Takakan, and by the way, brought her a night of house arrest in Fujisenkan, and soon said that Fujiwara Yasuhiro summoned her to meet with the newly built Taisha Shrine, just to announce in public in front of Kamakura that he was about to marry her here, and threatened Kamakura to come up with better bargaining chips to exchange Gen Yoshitsune with him.

Even so, the ups and downs of the story are enough to shock and sigh these women.

Mrs. Nobuko sighed when she said that the "Izumi Gozen", who was supposed to be on a hostile side with Fujiwara Yasuhiro, unexpectedly agreed to this dramatic arrangement and agreed to go to Taisha to complete the wedding the next day.

"To be able to sacrifice to this point, the heart of that 'Izumi Gozen' must have a deep emotion for Lord Taiheng......

Liu Quan: "......"

...... No, although there is a sense of responsibility to Fujiwara Taiheng in my heart - because she was forced to kill his father in the last week - but the biggest reason is to complete the mission.

Of course, this must not be said.

She had no choice but to lower her gaze, sighed softly, and said lightly:

“...... But what's the use?'Izumi Gozen' is Taiheng-sama's opponent, and the eyeliner of Hiraizumi sent by Kamakura-den...... Taehyung-sama won't easily trust her sincerity—"

Mrs. Nobuko seemed to feel something, and after a moment of silence, she sighed:

"However, even from such a hostile position, Izumi Gozen is also moved by Lord Taiheng......"

The maid on the side, Jiu Song, responded: "It's really touching......"

The maid Inaba also chimed in: "I wonder if Izumi Gozen really wants to disobey the instructions of Kamakura Hall and assist Taiheng-sama for the sake of Taiheng-sama......"

Liu Quan: "......"

No, you're making up too much brains. There's no earth-shattering love here.

But her silence was misinterpreted by others as something else.

The maid Fujimi exclaimed in a low voice: "Ahh......h Izumi Yuzen also pretended to agree, in order to test Lord Taiheng's next arrangement!That's why he ......"

Mrs. Nobuko gently interrupted Fujimi's ominous association.

"No," she said softly, shaking her head softly and with a look of assurance, "Izumi Gozen wouldn't do that...... I still believe that when she looked at the isolated Taiheng-sama in the Hiraizumi Taisha Shrine, she had a feeling of tenderness and compassion in her heart—it was because of this that she had the courage to resist Kamakuraden......"

Liu Quan: "......"

She's having a hard time now. It's a shame to sit here and tell the story to the Imperial Tower. Although she seems to have only such a story to tell, listening to these big sisters with love brains speculating about her - although they don't know that this "Izumi Gozen" is the maid "Ah Xue" sitting in front of them - and portraying herself as a girl with pure love brains, it makes her feel like she is on pins and needles.

And—

Mrs. Nobuko's tone when she speculated that "Izumi Gozen" bravely resisted the arrangement of Kamakura Hall and helped Fujiwara Taiheng "for love" was dreamy and yearning, and that bright admiration made Yanagizumi embarrassed.

Yanagizumi vaguely remembered that this Nobuko lady was born from the Konoe clan, one of the five families, and her father was the head of the Konoe family. From a closer distance, this lady is indeed a gentle and graceful lady—but why did the Konoe family not help the Konoe family when Ashikaga Yoshiteru, as a general, faced such a dangerous situation? Or how much of Nobuko's admiration for Izumi Gozen's courage to resist Minamoto Yorito's orders and her generous help to her husband Fujiwara Yasuhiro, who was almost destitute, was a projection of her realistic state of mind?

Before she could figure it out, she heard the gentle voice of Madame Nobuko:

"Ayuki, what do you like about Matsudaira-sama?"

Liu Quan: ?!

Why did the topic jump so suddenly?!What did she miss?!

She almost jerked her head up to see the expression on Mrs. Nobuko's face. Fortunately, the strength of her mind prevented her from doing so.

She lowered her eyebrows, but her brain was spinning wildly, knowing that she couldn't be silent, that she couldn't delay too long to give an answer, and that she couldn't give a false answer that would be difficult to convince others when she heard it—

In a flash of thought, she suddenly smiled slightly, revealing a moderately shy expression.

"You may not believe it—I was initially drawn to his voice. ”

Sure enough, Mrs. Nobuko's voice suddenly sounded lighter with interest.

"Oh?"

Ryuzumi's head hung a little lower, and her cheeks were hot from the shame of lying—but that was fine, and perhaps Mrs. Nobuko would have thought she was blushing because she was shy from confiding in her heart.

"Changguang-kun...... He looks like a handsome and uninhibited man, but I think I can understand his heart by listening to his voice......" she said in a low voice.

"He has a loyal belief and is willing to give everything for the sake of his loyal monarch...... I believe that in his mind, in such an era, it is not which side is powerful and which side is worthy of his service, but which side occupies the name of righteousness and is the most correct choice——"

Now, it's a good opportunity to test Mrs. Nobuko. Moreover, when she talked about these things, she did have a bit of sincerity - because she had once watched such a person in the closest place.

A person who can never see each other again now, and can only be remembered with the help of the same voice.

"And the princess is the one who occupies the name of righteousness. She paused, and finally said the important sentence.

"So, of course, he will be loyal to Lord Gongfang. Because—"

Even in these turbulent times, he believed...... It's not that the easiest way to climb up and get as quick as possible is the best, but—"

Slowly, she seemed to gradually detach herself from the situation in front of her, and it was not as if she was continuing to talk about the person in front of her—but her consciousness gradually floated, and gradually found in her memory an era that was almost exactly the same as the situation in front of her, the era she had experienced and fought so hard.

"The choice of morality is the best. ”

The owner of that voice—the owner of the voice she was describing—was not a great thing.

He's not her knife. It's her former commander, her former general, and her former lover-

"He always had a burning belief in his heart. That belief directs his path, and he will not be influenced by the clowns who are jumping on their feet and clamoring viciously to disadvantage the princess. ”

She finally raised her gaze and glanced back politely at Mrs. Nobuko. Her eyes were calm and modest, with the proper respect of a maid, but in the depths of those clear eyes seemed to contain a burning, fiery emotion that would not appear in the eyes of any other maid, and Madame Nobuko was stunned for a moment.

But that illusion disappeared in a blink of an eye. The newly-arrived, but always reliable-looking maid, lowered her gaze again, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

“...... So, that's why you're willing to commit to him?" Lady Nobuko was stunned for a moment before she regained her voice.

The new maid seemed to pause slightly, and did not answer her directly, but nodded slowly.

The general's Lady Nobuko Konoe couldn't help but sigh.

...... It's still a child, in such troubled times, with the naïve desire to commit to a heroic man, just like - myself back then......

The wish is very good, but such a troubled world cannot tolerate the realization of such a good wish.

I don't know what kind of emotion hit her nerves, and Nobuko Konoe heard herself say something that she couldn't even understand.

“...... Let's go. ”

When she saw the newly-arrived young maid with a beautiful face but a pleasant look, she looked up in surprise.

Ahhhh I guess I said something very indecent as a royal station.。

However, strangely, Nobuko Konoe did not feel much regret.

Maybe it's because she feels that stopping the young girl in front of her is like stopping herself from being helpless to step into today's fate.

Of course, it's not that she doesn't like her husband. As a general who has fallen from power, he has done well enough. In the process of running away with his father, he has been working hard to temper himself, improve himself, and strive to practice swordsmanship, so that many daimyo have reaffirmed the authority of the shogun, and even visited the shogun in Kamiroku...... However, this era is no longer the era of Ashikaga monopoly.

Ashikaga Yoshiteden ...... It can be called a hero of the moment. So today...... Or tomorrow, or any day that will come soon—she will die with him. It was a predestined fate.

However, the young girl in front of her was different. The person she fancies, there is still room to turn back. Fame and fortune, status and happiness...... It's all about being alive to be able to enjoy it. Which kind of life is better, but she has to die at a young age, or live with her beloved until she is old? If it were today, she might choose the latter...... Right?

Nobuko Konoe made up her mind.

"Let's go. She said again abruptly to the new young girl.

"Go with your lover and go right away. If you are afraid that you will not be able to convince your family, I can give you a warrant...... Anyway, even if it's not an order from Lord Gongfang, I'm also the daughter of Minister Sekihaku, so I should still be—"

But her chaotic narrative was interrupted.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about, Midai?" a heroic man's voice rang out.

"What's the impossible, I still need you to put on the title of Master of the Clan?"

Nobuko Konoe: !!

Willow Springs: ......!!!