Mrs. Yoshino is now in her twenties, and she was originally a young lady from the Kujo family, one of the Fujiwara Five Families of Kyoto's famous family. Around the age of fourteen, Mrs. Yoshino, who was still called Yoshiko Kujo at that time, was married to Yoshiyuki Matsugami by his father, who was the minister of Kujo Nachi, with Hyakukan Yongle money as a dowry as a condition for the dowry. If it was during the Kamakura Shogunate period, or even in the early Muromachi Shogunate, the young lady of the Kujo family could be said to be married even if she married a daimyo of a country, but now in the troubled times of the Warring States, she can only marry into a rural place like Ise in their eyes, or be a concubine for a rural tyrant who is nearly fifty years old. It was really a sad thing to serve a half-hundred old man at a young age, and what was even more tragic was that the 100 Yongle money that Mrs. Yoshino had exchanged for was only squandered in half a month in the hands of her father, the luxurious Kujo Tsumasa.

It is said that ordinary public women encounter such a situation, either sigh to themselves all day long, or die early and go to the Buddha country, but Mrs. Yoshino is not so miserable, but obeys fate and fascinates Matsugami Yoshiyuki. Lady Yoshino has been in Matsugami Castle for seven or eight years now. Although there is a little less youthful atmosphere than a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, Mrs. Yoshino's plump figure and elegant demeanor still make Matsugami Yoshiyuki more honored and favored her. The only regret is that Mrs. Yoshino has not given birth to an heir, but Mrs. Yoshino doesn't seem to care at all and likes luxury even more. Many retainers took the opportunity to offer various valuable gifts to Mrs. Yoshino in order to gain Matsugami's appreciation, and she did not refuse to come. In this way, Mrs. Yoshino's reputation gradually spread among the retainers, and of course, this gave Matsugami Yoshimitsu an opportunity.

On this afternoon, Mrs. Yoshino had lunch (the two-meal system was popular in Japan during the Warring States period, and it is now divided into breakfast and lunch. After that, as usual, I was ready to take a nap, but .......

"Madam, Madame, the old Saigo of Matsumoto Castle Lord Matsugami Yoshimitsu's family, asks to see him." The voice of the maid outside the door interrupted Madame Fangno's sleep.

"Saigo Kanhisa, a man from Matsumoto Castle? Now this Yoshimitsu-sama can't protect himself. No, lest he disturb Mrs. Ben's good mood. Mrs. Yoshino, who was disturbed by her dreams, was not annoyed, and said with a hint of laziness.

The maid seemed to have the benefit of Saigo's Kanhisa, hesitated outside the door for a moment, and then said. "Madam, that Guan Jiu brought a lot of valuable things this time and wanted to give them to Madame."

"That's right......." Mrs. Yoshino muttered to herself and then fell silent.

Just as the maid was about to leave, Lady Yoshino said slowly. "Alright, Mrs. Ben will meet him."

"Yes, ma'am." The maid answered with some joy and went to inform Saigo to go for a long time. ......

The main hall of Madame Yoshino's residence.

Less than a moment after receiving the maid's message, Saigo Kanhisa came to the main hall of Lady Yoshino's residence with gifts and waited for Lady Yoshino's summons. After about a quarter of an hour, a classical beauty walked in. She has a fair complexion, fleshy cheeks but not fat, and a tall and graceful figure. Even an old man like Saigo Kanhisa couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart when he saw it, and he didn't dare to look directly at him, needless to say, this beauty was Mrs. Yoshino, who made Matsugami Yoshiyuki pampered.

Saigo Kanjiu saw Mrs. Yoshino come in, and after waiting for her to sit down, he hurriedly pushed the gift in front of him forward and said. "In Shimoxigo Guanjiu, at the order of my lord Matsugami Yoshimitsu, I specially prepared some small gifts for Mrs. Yoshino." After saying that, he lowered his head again.

Mrs. Yoshino said in a soft voice while inspecting the gift offered by Saigo Kanhisa. "The cloth of Kyoto, the Hatoha of Oshu, Oku, and the mirror of Nanban. Yoshikoden is so polite. After reading the gift presented by Saigo Kanhisa, Mrs. Yoshino sat down again and said slowly. Saigo-sama, let's say, is there anything in the Yoshikoden that Mrs. Ben needs help with? If this matter is easy, for the sake of these gifts, Mrs. Ben can say a few kind words for him in front of the Hall of Righteousness. ”

"Thank you, Mrs. Yoshino, that ......"

Saigo Kanjiu was overjoyed to see that Mrs. Yoshino was willing to help, and was about to make her request, but Mrs. Yoshino continued. "But don't be too happy. Although Mrs. Ben can speak in front of the Hall of Righteousness, if she is too embarrassed, Mrs. Ben will not be bored. Do you still have these things for Mrs. Ben now? Having said that, Mrs. Yoshino's expression gradually turned cold.

Of course, Saigo Kanhisa would not and did not dare to take back what he had given to Mrs. Yoshino, he hurriedly said with interest. "How dare you, how dare you do this. Please accept these gifts with peace of mind, Mrs. Yoshino. ”

Seeing that Saigo Kanhisa's attitude was so respectful, Mrs. Yoshino laughed again. She said to Saigo Kanjiu with a smile. "In that case, then you can tell me if there is something in the Yiguang Temple that you would like to ask Mrs. Ben for help, right?"

"Haha, thank you for the kindness of Mrs. Fangye for the lord." Saigo Kanjiu first thanked Mrs. Fangye before he said. "My family master, the righteous light hall, was detained by the righteous prince, and my wife must have known about it, right?"

Mrs. Yoshino said with a slight gesture. "This lady has heard the Yixing Hall mention it, and it is said that it is because the Yiguang Hall violated the laws of the family that she was detained by the Yixing Hall in Songshang Castle."

Saigo Kanhisa continued Mrs. Yoshino's words. "Mrs. Fangye is exactly like this, originally my lord did not dare to have the slightest complaint when he was punished by the righteous deeds. But for many days, I have not been able to meet my father-in-law, and I am really worried, so I asked Mrs. Fangye to ask your disciples, and I hope that Mrs. Fangye can say a few kind words in front of Yixinggong, so that my father-in-law can meet Yixinggong as soon as possible. In this way, my lord will not forget your kindness, Madame. ”

"This? ...... "Mrs. Yoshino was a little hesitant about Saigo's request, because she was still unsure of the reason why Matsugami Yoshiyuki had not met Matsugami Yoshimitsu. If Matsugami Yoshiyuki just wants to sharpen Matsugami Yoshimitsu's temperament, then she can come forward to say yes, but if Matsugami Yoshiyuki is bent on severely punishing Matsugami Yoshimitsu, then she may make Matsugami Yoshiyuki unhappy if she rashly speaks for him. This is a bit more than worth the loss, never pampered and arrogant, which is also one of the reasons why Mrs. Fangye continues to be favored. Thinking of this, Mrs. Yoshino had the heart to refuse Saigo's request.

The old Chengjing of Xixiang Guanjiu naturally could see Mrs. Fangye's thoughts, and he hurriedly rushed in front of Mrs. Fangye and said. "I heard that the relationship between Mrs. Yoshino and the young master of Yoshinobu is not harmonious."

This sentence seemed to have nothing to do with the conversation between Lady Yoshino and Saigo Kanhisa, but it made Lady Yoshino swallow back what she wanted to say. Since ancient times, favored concubines and concubines have been unable to get along with each other, and the relationship between Lady Yoshino and Matsugami Yoshiyuki's eldest son, Matsugami Yoshinobu, is naturally the same. Mrs. Yoshino used to help the retainers of the Matsugami family in front of Matsugami Yoshiyuki, although it was to receive benefits, but it was not because she did not leave a favor for the posthumous plan. At this time, Saigo Kanhisa suddenly picked out Mrs. Yoshino's predicament, so she had to think about Saigo Kanhisa's purpose.

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Yoshino said calmly.

Seeing Mrs. Fangye behaving like this, Saigo Kanjiu knew what he was saying about Mrs. Fangye's mind, so he couldn't care less about joy and hurriedly said. "If Lady Yoshino is willing to help my lord this time, then my lord will form an alliance with Lady Yoshino in the future. Even if the young lord inherits the position of the head of the family in the future, it will not change. ”

This was a condition that Mrs. Yoshino could not refuse, so Mrs. Yoshino said. "Okay, Mrs. Ben can mention the request of the Yiguang Hall before the Yixing Palace. But the outcome is up to Mrs. Ben to decide. ”

"Thank you, ma'am." Saigo Kanhisa said contentedly. Then Saigo Kanhisa retired.

Lady Yoshino instructed the maid outside the door after Saigo Kanjiu left. "You go and tell the Yixing Hall to come to Mrs. Ben tonight."

"Yes, ma'am." The maid answered. ......