Chapter 14: Senahime's Enlightenment

Senahime slapped the turtle and raised her hand again, but it didn't fall, and she hid her face and cried. "Don't blame your mother for being ruthless. Turtle, it's not the mother's fault, it's the father's sin. Remember, your father doesn't care if we live or die. He watched you be killed in order to fulfill his ambitions...... You are so unfortunate to have such a ruthless father. Don't resent me. With that, she hurriedly pulled out her sword from her belt, and put her hands trembling on Ah Turtle's neck. She was afraid that after her agitated emotions disappeared, she would never have the courage to die.

"Ahh Awan ran over in horror, and so did Tadaji Sakai's wife.

"What are you going to do, ma'am?" Usui slammed Sena-hime's hand with the sword, and the sword fell to the ground with a thud. Senahime raised her head, looked at each other blankly, and suddenly burst into tears.

The light in the room gradually dimmed, and the drums in the Major General's Palace became louder and louder. People can't wait, they're going to have fun tonight, gambling their whole lives on sensual pleasures.

Usui's expression was cold and calm, and she withdrew her sword into her clothes, protecting Takechiyo and Kame, while waiting for Sena-hime to stop crying. Sena Ji finally stopped, trembling and said to Usui Bing, "Why are you stopping me?" Will you laugh at me like the cruel man? ”

"Madame, calm down first." Ui reprimanded coldly, "The city lord has sent a messenger. ”

"He sent someone? I don't want to see it. In order to realize his ambitions, he even disregarded his wife and children, and sent people to do something! ”

"Madame!" Usui immediately interrupted Senahime, "You should be glad that the castle lord has finally found a way to save the lives of his wife and child." ”

"What did you say?"

"It's Lord Ishikawa Shumasa, so please summon him here immediately and ask him about your painstaking efforts in detail."

"For us?" Sena Hime asked incredulously, "Bring him here, bring the messenger here." She panicked and straightened her messy clothes, "Awan, let Ishikawa-sama come here." ”

It didn't take much effort, Usui Bing took the hands of Takechiyo and Aki, and just sat down side by side with Senahime on the top, Ishikawa Shumasa had already walked in with a stern expression. He is the grandson of Ishikawa Yasui, and he has just been recommended as the head of the Matsudaira family along with his uncle Hikogoro Monsei. He seemed to be aware of the previous panic in the air. "Madame has always been nice?"

Shuzheng is very attentive, but there is a rebuke in his eyes. He is already twenty-five years old, and at the age of twelve, he accompanied the eight-year-old Ngee An to the Junfu as a hostage, and he knows Senahime's character very well. He had met Senahime's father and other Sunfu retainers, and he had played with Shin, and among the younger generation of the Matsudaira clan, Sushimasa's eloquence was outstanding.

"Yoshichiro, I want to hear the message from the castle lord."

"Please don't be in a hurry. This time I was prepared to die. Wait for me to take my time. ”

"Oh, tell me quickly. What can be done to save me and the children? ”

"This ......," Shuzheng shook his fan unhurriedly, "the lord is completely disappointed in Shizhen. Without the slightest military demeanor, ungrateful, indulging in wine all day long-"

"Shut up, the clan is really the son of the first master."

It is precisely because of this that the lord is heartbroken. Instead of avenging his father, he resented the lord who planned to avenge the Yiyuan Prince, and slaughtered all the families of the generals who defected to the lord. What a foolish, cowardly, bastard......"

Shuzheng said while coldly observing Senahime's expression, "If you go along with such a person, even the head of my family will be unrighteous Yuangong." Originally, the lord wanted to be in person...... Cut him in two, but Shi Zhen, a blood-drinking gorilla cat, although he does not dare to fight with my lord in a dignified manner, may be detrimental to his wife and children...... The thought of this made my father-in-law's heart ache. Senahime was silent, her body trembling violently. As the guardian of Suruga, Enoe, and Mikawa, Sena Hime always thought that he was absolutely superior, but unexpectedly, the retainers of Ngiyaan looked at him like this and abused him with such contemptuous words. But if you think about it carefully, what Shuzheng said is also true.

"If the clan really has one-tenth of the wisdom and courage of Yoshimoto, the lord said that he would take his wife and children back to Okazaki Castle, thinking that Yoshimoto would take revenge, and considering the future, he should not stop him. He is a shameless villain who does not pay attention to filial piety, where can he think about long-term things, let alone pity. He would kill his wife and children in a fit of rage...... In this way, the lady will definitely mess up her mind in a panic. Therefore, the Lord has ordered us to come and resolve this matter. Senahime remained silent, just trembling. Since Ngee An knows her temperament and has such an accurate opinion of Shi Zhen, what else does she have to say.

"Considering that the clan is really cruel, the lord has been thinking hard about how to protect you, and finally made up his mind to attack the city of Xijun. So, on the evening of the 10th......"

"Wait!" Sena Ji finally raised her hand and stopped counting, "So, the lord attacked the West County City to save us?" ”

"Exactly. Didn't Madame even notice this? ”

"Why is it that the capture of my cousin's city is the remedy to our salvation? Tell me more clearly. ”

"Yes." Shuzheng nodded, "Presumably Madame also knows that in terms of martial arts, the chief of the Pelican Hall is not as good as my lord's little finger, because he is just a son-in-law who is addicted to wine." ”

"Please be careful when you speak. Fujitaro is my cousin. ”

"I'm just telling the truth. When he returned to the city in a panic, the city had already been captured by my lord. He didn't know anything about this, and asked the people around him about the battle and whether his wife and children were safe. Although it was at night, he couldn't see people's faces clearly, but as the lord of a city, he didn't distinguish between enemies and enemies, and was easily beheaded. It's ridiculous that such a person is the lord of the city! ”

"He was killed like that?"

"Not bad. He is such a stupid person, even if the lord wants to save him, there is nothing he can do. But rest assured, Madame, Fujitaro's children are safe. I'll wait until tomorrow morning to see Shi Zhen and negotiate with him. He happily handed over his wife and the young master, and if he didn't say anything, he would immediately behead the Fujitaro family and show it to the public. A sneer appeared on Shuzheng's face.

Senahime froze and was silent. She finally understood what Ishikawa meant. The attack on Uden Nagasho in the West County Castle was a ploy by Yoshian to save her and Takechiyo. As a strategy, the offense was indeed enough to make Shi Zhen reflect. For Shizhen, the two sons of the Imagawa clan's hero, Uden Nagatori, Shinshiro and Fujishiro, are indeed worth exchanging for Senahime's mother and son.