"Oops! Please be careful, granny in front! You didn't fall, did you? ”

"Ah...... Thank you so much, I almost slipped, but thankfully you reached out to help. ”

"That's as it should be! Since we met here, we are like family, and we naturally need to help each other. ”

"You're so right...... I'm here with Inuko Matsuyama Shigeharu, so I don't know what to call you? ”

"Then you are the old lady Matsuyama...... The concubine is the wife of Mori Ryotsu and the daughter of Hattori Haruyasu. ”

"I've seen Lady Maori...... Inuko is a Izumi who has just joined the Heite family, and on weekdays, I have to ask Owari Gentoshi like Hattori and Mori-sama for a lot of advice......"

"Don't dare, don't dare! In fact, my grandson once said that Matsuyama-sama is thoughtful and calm, and he is the most important example for young people to learn. ”

"I'm so scared, I'm afraid the dog doesn't deserve your praise."

"This is what my husband specially said, and the concubine remembers it very clearly-by the way, where is the old lady of Matsuyama going? But is there any discomfort? ”

"That's right...... Yesterday, thanks to the care of the mistress, we bought spare firewood for the old and weak among our retainers, and the concubine is here to thank you today. I almost fell down just now, probably because my legs and feet were frozen on the road......"

"It just so happens that I'm also here to visit the eldest lady! Let's go together! ”

"That's too much trouble for you...... Alas, when you are old and powerless, you will completely become a burden to others......"

"Don't talk about it! This year's weather was surprisingly cold, and many young people couldn't bear it. ”

"That's true...... The old man has lived for sixty years, and he has never seen such a heavy snow before. ”

"Everyone is working hard, and I hope the soldiers and farmers outside the city will be okay. But the cold is not completely without benefits! The terrible army of the Takeda family was stopped by the wind and snow and could not enter Kinai! ”

"Takeda family...... Is it a nail letter? It's been a long time since I've heard of current events...... Is the Takeda family going to Luo now? That's a big deal......"

"I was shocked when I knew. I have heard about the horror of the Kanto samurai since I was a child...... It is said that after the assassination of Oda Danmasa, the only one who can unite the people of Kinai and resist the Kanto invaders is the Daido Punishment Department! The concubine should wholeheartedly support her husband's achievements, but she will worry about her safety when she stays at home...... I can't avoid conflicting feelings......"

"The old body empathizes...... In fact, the Matsuyama family used to make a living as merchants and entertainers in Kaimachi, and it was only in the Inuko generation that they became samurai. Although it is said to be a glorious ancestor, it has also endured an unknown number of turmoil......"

"Fortunately, our relatives are working in a flat house. Under his command, he can not only win every battle, but also try to avoid the loss of soldiers. ”

"What you say is very true. I heard that the Takeda family in the east, when they fought with Echigo Uesugi on Kawanaka Island, they killed hundreds of samurai and tens of thousands of soldiers at one time, including the younger brother of the general general...... I don't know how the woman of Kai lived......"

"That's what makes everyone's situation different......"

"Isn't Echigo Uesugi Takeda's sworn enemy? I think I'll stand up and contain Takeda's moves, right? ”

"Unfortunately, it didn't! I heard that the two reached a tacit understanding in private. ”

“…… That's it...... The affairs of the martial arts family are really very complicated, and they are beyond the comprehension of a woman's family. ”

"Who's to say it's not...... In fact, what is even more strange is that the Asai family in Kita-Omi actually fled when they heard the news, and they didn't even want their ancestral property, stayed in the new territory of the western country, and refused to come back to defend against the enemy. ”

“…… Alas, Tokugawa of Mikawa and Oda of Omi, who are in the first place, will not avoid war. ”

"It's a pity that these two families didn't fight well, I heard that if it weren't for the cold and heavy snow, they might have ...... It's not good anymore. ”

"Could it be...... Don't we have any allies to rely on? ”

"Not really. It seems that there is a Takenaka-sama in Minami-Omi, who is the 'Mino Kirin' who took down Inabayama Castle by the seventeen people in the past, and it is very extraordinary, and it is slightly inferior to the Lord of the Tie Punishment Department. There is also Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which is probably a very reliable support! ”

"Speaking of which...... The old body seems to have heard of it. Didn't the Venerable Master of Honganji Temple marry the Lord of the Criminal Department? In the newly built residence outside the city, it is the young lady from Shishan, right? ”

"That's right! However, it should be said that she is the young lady of the future, and now she is the adopted daughter of the Yamashina family in Kyoto...... On the first day I arrived here a few days ago, the concubine also accompanied me to help greet her, and after a glance from afar, she was indeed a very graceful little princess, which was enough to match the young master. At that time, there were four great monks with him, and we didn't dare to approach it easily! ”

"Oh, that's right...... I wonder when we will have the opportunity to visit the future young lady? ”

"Maybe it's after we get married, right? But the people have already arrived, and things will definitely not change again. ”

"Hmm...... All in all, it's really only our tie family as the mainstay! The old body can't do anything else, but to pray to the gods and Buddhas, bless the Lord of the Criminal Department, Wu Yun Changlong, so that the dog can also be attached to the horse and enjoy a little glory......"

"I hope that all the adults in the city will be prosperous......

……

Under the Sannomaru corridor in the main castle of Awaji Kunishu, two women, an old man and a young woman, I don't know whether they have a heart or a plan, and they talk cordially as soon as they meet, as if they have been friends for many years, and they talk and laugh with each other.

But I never thought that ten steps away, a wall away, inside the Ninomaru, someone happened to hear this conversation.

It was a middle-aged samurai with a strong bearing, and a childish man beside him who had not yet been subdued.

The two of them were plainly dressed, without conspicuous ornamentation, and did not wear any valuable curiosities. But to be able to take a walk in Ninomaru in the main city of the state so calmly, and there are more than a dozen attendants quietly following him, his identity is naturally about to come out.

Until the women outside the wall walked away, the voice disappeared, and Hirashou kept smiling lightly, the corners of his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his face showed an expression of joy or anger, which was unpredictable.

As far as Chiyomaru is concerned, he pretended to be calm at first, but gradually he became more and more embarrassed when he listened, and finally shook his head and sighed and said, "When I go back, I want to report this to my mother, and let her tell her family members to be cautious in their words and deeds." ”

"Haha!" Tieshou Tsuyosu couldn't help laughing, "No need, no need!" You can control the people in the city, but you can't control the people outside the city talking about it, not to mention the women just now, their attitude is still very loyal and firm, and there is nothing to question. It is not a sin to talk about something in private. ”

"That's what the Father said." Yan Chiyomaru subconsciously bowed slightly, but then said: "After all, it is not in their house but in the corridor in the city, and the women of the Maori family should be reminded to pay attention to the occasion." ”

"That makes sense. It's okay to go back and say something. Hirata nodded lightly and seriously, and suddenly laughed narrowly, "You child, is it because they talk about your fiancée that they use anger to hide their shyness?" ”

“…… I'm not...... I didn't ......" Yan Chiyomaru hurriedly waved his hand, raised his head to meet his father's eyes, and immediately buried his head and stared at his toes.

But Hirate Honshu didn't plan to let him go, and continued to add: "Speaking of which, I just returned to Awaji from Kishiwada Castle, and I haven't had a chance to meet my future daughter-in-law yet." Was she really what the women said she was? ”

“…… Uh...... "Poor Yan Chiyomaru was flushed from his neck to his forehead, and he couldn't speak, so he replied after a while: "Actually, the child has been studying hard, and he has only visited two or three times in total, and he hasn't seen it very clearly......"

I didn't want to draw my hand, and my face changed greatly when I heard this: "You kid, how can you be like this?" People come across the sea from the rocky mountains, and don't have half of their relatives here, don't they feel lonely? It's the New Year soon, how can she be allowed to spend it alone and cold? If I have a grudge in my life, it may affect the relationship between my family and Honganji Temple in the future! For the next three months, you don't have to worry about all your studies, you have to go there every day, and concentrate on finding a way to make the little princess of Honganji happy, this is the only task! ”

“……”

Yan Chiyomaru was speechless.

As he grew older, he gradually understood that his father often talked nonsense in a serious way, and it was often not true to say it in a high-sounding manner, and now that he was so serious on the surface, he might be smiling in his heart......

However, when the big hat of "affecting the relationship between allies" was buttoned down, he did not dare to reply other than saying "the child obeys orders".

In fact, before my father came back, my mother also urged the child to go to his fiancée every day to contact his feelings.

He'd already visited more than two or three times.

In just over ten days, a gratifying foundation of friendship has already been established between this pair of "princes" and "princesses".

It has always been a great mountain, and the Shishan Honganji Temple is like the eldest and beloved daughter of the Venerable, and her identity is enough to rival the princess of the million-stone famous family.

But the young master of the Hite's family, Chiyomaru, is a precocious and well-informed teenager, who lived in Gifu Castle and played with Princess Gotoku, and had a good time.

Oda Gotoku is a little witch who has both his father's character and his mother's beauty, and then he has not inherited any intelligence at all.

In contrast, the daughter of the Honganji family is really gentle, graceful, innocent and simple, and there is no reason to have a bad relationship.

- Of course, Chiyomaru must be embarrassed to tell her father about this.

If you really want to know, you probably have to worry about it, afraid that your child will do what an adult should do if she is too young, which will affect her health.