Okabe Masatsuna looked at Kaede Imagawa's still graceful figure and increasingly delicate face, and his heart couldn't stop throbbing. And the long black hair that hung down like satin made countless men in Junfu City fall for it. However, under Imagawa's blue kimono, the slightly bulging lower abdomen is so dazzling, as if the scar has been uncovered over and over again, reminding Okabe Masatsuna that she is already a woman of Yu Qiuping.

He still remembers the first time he met Kaede Imagawa.

It was a matter of several years, and the memory was blurred by the long time, but the shadow of the girl in the memory was still as clear as the person of yesterday. It was just before the winter of that year, and it was rumored that Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly returned to the castle tower of Sunfu with a young girl - it was his illegitimate daughter. It seems that the girl's mother unfortunately passed away, and Imagawa Yoshimoto, who felt deeply guilty, withstood the pressure in the family and brought Imagawa Kaede back. Okabe Masatsuna doesn't remember it very clearly, but it seems that many of his relatives, including Sena Toshi, were dissatisfied with such a violation of etiquette.

However, the illegitimate daughter who brought it back quickly calmed down everyone's dissatisfaction. She came out like a heavenly thing—so much so that not only teenagers like Okabe Masatsuna and Asahina Taihen, but even Okabe Motonobu and Asahina Taichao were stunned by Kaede Imagawa's beauty when they first met. Imagawa Kaede is very lively and smart, but he is very sensible and polite, and soon everyone liked this girl, and the criticism of her gradually subsided.

However, the burning feelings in Okabe Masatsuna's heart can no longer be calmed.

Maybe it's because of the same age, Imagawa Yoshimoto is not strict, and Imagawa Kaede can often hang out with him, as well as Asahina Taihyung and Sena Yoshi. Although the eccentric Kaede Imagawa can often come up with ways to trick them, Okabe Masatsuna enjoys it. Every time he looked at Kaede Imagawa's beautiful face, an unprecedented fierce possessiveness rose in his heart, and he thought that this woman should belong to him. He worked hard to show himself in front of her, boasting about his martial arts and military exploits, showing his knowledge, and repeatedly doing stupid things in the hope of attracting her attention, but to no avail. I don't know which step went wrong, he always couldn't get close to the girl's heart - however, the one named Yu Qiuping did it.

He never understood why Imagawa Kaede would fall in love with Yu Qiuping, who was killed halfway and was poor and white. In addition to his appearance, Okabe Masatsuna really feels that Yu Qiuping has nothing extraordinary. It seems that after that strange song, after the song "The heart is like a red leaf dyeing the gods, and the heart of the prince is in the autumn color", Yu Qiuping appeared more and more in the life of Imagawa Kaede. However, what made him feel a little relieved was that this didn't seem to last long, and Yu Qiuhei and Imagawa Kaede hadn't said a word for nearly half a year.

"Sure enough, the princess is still sensible, and she won't fall in love with that kind of wild way, but will fall in love with a wise and brave warrior like me." Okabe Masatsuna thought to himself. Before the Chinese New Year last year, after Yoshimoto Imagawa announced at a private party that he was going to announce Kaede Imagawa's marriage, Okabe Masatsuna was so excited that he was about to go crazy. He barely considered the possibility that Imagawa Yoshimoto would not marry Imagawa Kaede to him—regardless of age, family, or status, he was the most suitable candidate—and there were no other competitors other than Yu Qiuping's loser.

However, what was waiting for him was the news that "Kaede will marry Yu Qiuping, I'm afraid you're in a bad mood, go back to Okabe Castle for a few days". He was so angry that he even spoke loudly in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto, but the latter still wore that cynical smile and said nonchalantly: "I am optimistic about that kid, who is more suitable for my palm pearl than you." ”

Later, later, everything that followed was a little vague for Masatsuna Okabe. In those days, he drank every day to kill his sorrows, drunk himself like mud, and then drunk himself in the whale house and dreamed of death. I thought I could forget this memory, but on the day Imagawa Kaede got married, he still cried bitterly.

The woman who has been in love for so long finally married someone else, married to the man he didn't like anyway - but Imagawa Kaede still loves him very much - that should have been the love for Okabe Masatsuna - if Yu Qiuping hadn't appeared.

Realizing the gradual focus, the consciousness was pulled back from the thoughts, Okabe Masatsuna stared at Imagawa Kaede, staring at the life that should have belonged to him, and his body trembled even more than the maid leaning on Imagawa Kaede.

"Princess." Okabe Masatsuna said in a low voice.

"I told you, please don't call me princess." Imagawa Kaede's face was still as cold as last time, and he didn't see the youth and liveliness of the past at all, "Call me Zhilidian or Mrs. Yuqiu." ”

Okabe Masatsuna thought that he would be as angry as last time, but all the anger in his heart disappeared because of this sentence, and there was only an indescribable feeling left in his heart.

"Kaede!" Suddenly, Masatsuna Okabe dreamily shouted out a title he had never dared to shout. The people around him were also shocked, and looked at Okabe Masatsuna in disbelief. "Yu Qiuping's traitor killed the palace of the family governor! Killed Ling Zun! You can't trust that traitor! Kaede Imagawa frowned, and his small hands clenched into fists.

"This time, I was ordered by my brother to capture the family of the traitor Yu Qiuping as hostages." Masatsuna Okabe lowered his head and said in a low voice, "But... I—" He choked up and paused.

"I don't want to do that rude thing to you," Okabe Masatsuna looked at Kaede Imagawa, "Please come with us." ”

Kaede Imagawa pursed his lips and pulled his somewhat disheveled hair behind his back, his face was like ice, and he looked at Okabe Masatsuna wordlessly, as if waiting for something.

"Kaede..."Okabe Masatsuna looked at Kaede's slightly bulging abdomen and unwavering expression again, and his heart twitched, "Please come with me..."

"Is that the attitude you came to ask me for?" Kaede Imagawa suddenly spoke, and quickly spat out this sentence. Her eyes wandered, and she glanced at the dozen or so samurai who were waiting behind Okabe Masatsuna.

"You guys, all stand down!" Okabe Masatsuna immediately felt a loss of face and shouted back at his men. A dozen samurai hesitated for a moment, and before they wanted to say something more, Okabe Massuna said sharply again: "What's wrong! I'm worried that I'm no match for two unarmed women! ”

Seeing that his subordinates still refused to retreat, Okabe Masatsuna turned his head a little angrily, and his already small eyes widened and glared at the dozen or so samurai. Due to the pressure of Okabe Masatsuna, the dozen or so samurai had to reluctantly retreat, but their eyes kept staring at the back door behind Imagawa Kaede, for fear that she would take the opportunity to run away.

After seeing all his subordinates retreat to the door of the inner room, Okabe Masatsuna nodded with satisfaction. However, before he could turn his head, he suddenly noticed that the pupils of the samurai closest to him had contracted sharply, and his mouth was wide open, as if he was about to shout something.

The phrase "second son be careful" and the sharp pain in his wrist came at the same time! Okabe Masatsuna only felt that his right hand holding the sword had been hit hard in an instant, and then, before he could come back to his senses, the katana in his hand was taken away. In the next second, when he regained his strength, there was already a cold touch on his neck.

He blinked violently, letting his gaze slowly focus. I saw that Imagawa Kaede, who was still a few steps away just now, had already jumped to his side, holding the handle of the katana with his right hand, and stuck the sharp side of the blade on his neck, which had already made a faint mark of blood. She also changed her helplessness and stubbornness just now, her eyes were full of cold murderous aura, and she looked at Okabe Masatsuna wordlessly. And the maid next to her, Ah Ling, was already frightened and overwhelmed.

"Second son!" A dozen samurai anxiously shouted and wanted to rush forward, but Okabe Masatsuna rarely kept his calm and silently waved his hand to stop them.

"Don't panic, she won't do anything to me." Okabe Masatsuna stared at his sweetheart's face up close, and the pregnant latter still felt a little uncomfortable because of the high-intensity exercise, and his breathing was a little messy. Out of the urge to act in front of his sweetheart, he tried to show composure and calmness.

"The second son is right, you all calm down." The leading samurai whispered, "Princess, if she dares to make a move, she will definitely be caught by us." She can only delay and ensure her safety by holding her second son hostage. ”

"But..."The samurai sneered, "Yu Qiuping doesn't have a few soldiers in his entirety, what's the use of her delaying?" He gestured a few times as he spoke, signaling his men to disperse around the inner chamber and surround it to prevent Imagawa Kaede from escaping, "Let's spend it here and see who can't hold out first." ”

"You all put your weapons down for me!" Imagawa Kaede said in a deep voice, and at the same time, the hand holding the knife approached his neck fiercely, and blood flowed down his neck, "Otherwise, your second son will not be able to save your life!" ”

"Princess, please calm down, too." The warrior on the periphery whispered, "There's nothing you can do now but be captured." ”

"Really?" Imagawa Kaede's eyebrows furrowed, "Don't you want your son's life!" ”

"Leave me alone, carry out the mission!" Okabe Masatsuna suddenly said sharply, staring into Kaede Imagawa's eyes regardless of it. He has always been afraid of death, probably in order to show in front of Imagawa Kaede, but at this moment he has become extremely resolute.

"Princess, there are not many people in the territory, and there is no point in delaying it. I advise you to give up early and make yourself a little more decent. "The leading samurai on the periphery was not threatened in the slightest. He took a few steps forward, walked into the inner room, stared at Kaede Imagawa warily, and said coldly again.

However, this time, after hearing this, Imagawa Kaede was much calmer.

"Really?" Imagawa Kaede raised his eyebrows, "Don't you want your own lives?" ”