After the establishment of the Cheongju League, Oda Nobunaga specially praised Akihei Akihei, who had made great contributions. The alliance with the Matsudaira family was his suggestion in itself, and he led the way to the establishment of the Cheongju Alliance.

However, at the suggestion of Amano Keito, Yu Qiuhei resigned Oda Nobunaga's promotion of his territory and position on the grounds that he did not dare to invite rewards. This move immediately won the favor of many old ministers of the Oda family. And Oda Nobunaga also rewarded Yu Qiuping's family with a mansion in the castle of Kiyoshu - the hall will live in the house of the mother's clothes, what kind of system.

This also helped Yu Qiuping a lot - so Imagawa Kaede was about to give birth. In this age of superstition, it is very unlucky for a woman to give birth to filth, and it is very impolite to give birth in someone else's home. Although Maeda Toshiya said he didn't care, Yu Qiuping didn't want to be rude. After the family moved to a new house, Akihei immediately asked Naoe Tadahei and Sena Yoshiyoshi to invite the best midwives in Kiyoshu and even Owari to come over.

Langzhong, who came before, showed Imagawa Kaede and said that her due date was around December 15. Since Yu Qiuping returned from the expedition, he has not left Imagawa Kaede's side an inch, and has pushed down all the activities invited by Maeda Toshiya and others (there was also a snowball fight that Yu Qiuping regretted). After all, when a wife is pregnant, her husband should still be by her side. At this moment, he was gently stroking Imagawa Kaede's bulging abdomen, and he also put his ear on Imagawa Kaede's stomach to listen to the baby's fetal movements, which made Imagawa Kaede itch.

"Okay, don't make a fuss there," Imagawa Kaede said angrily, "It's all about to be a father, can you be more mature." ”

"But I can't help myself!" Yu Qiuping's hand could barely be removed from Kaede Imagawa's stomach. As soon as he thought of this, he conceived his child, a child that belonged to him! It was the continuation of his life, the proof that he was alive in this world. The child will be raised by him, will call him father, will inherit his voice and smile, and will continue to multiply the family. As soon as he thought of this, Yu Qiuping once again put his ear to Imagawa Kaede's stomach.

"It's itching to death! You're going away! Kaede Imagawa complained and pushed away Yu Qiuping, "You made me uncomfortable, it's not good for the fetus!" ”

"Don't! I don't listen! Yu Qiuping shook his head and refused, still putting his face on Kaede Imagawa's stomach and refusing to leave. However, after a while, he found that Kaede Imagawa, who was originally giggling, suddenly quieted down. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at Imagawa Kaede. I found that the latter was looking at his bulging lower abdomen with a worried gaze.

"Feng'er, what's wrong?" Yu Qiuping asked anxiously.

Imagawa Kaede hesitated, staggered his gaze, and said softly, "You say... When I was pregnant before... Ran into so much trouble. Wouldn't it be bad for the fetus..."

Yu Qiuping blinked and reacted. The woman when she was pregnant was more sensitive, and just now she just casually mentioned the words "not good for the fetus", and now she is suspicious.

"Okay, Feng'er, don't worry." Yu Qiuping tried to squeeze out a smile, how could he not worry about guilt because of this. He gently patted Kaede Imagawa's stomach, "Look at this little guy growing so big!" It looks like there's something wrong! ”

However, Kaede Imagawa was still silent and looked at the snowflakes flying outside the window. Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly, held her cheeks with both hands, turned the beautiful cheeks back to the front, and looked directly into her eyes: "Okay, Feng'er will be fine!" Don't worry, okay! ”

"Hmph." Imagawa Kaede glanced at Yu Qiuping, pursed her lips awkwardly, lowered her head and deliberately didn't show Yu Qiuping her expression. Yu Qiuping couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw her cute appearance.

Suddenly, Kaede Imagawa's body trembled violently, and his head became lower and deeper. When Yu Qiuping sensed that something was wrong, Imagawa Kaede was already frowning, and let out a few slight moans from the pain.

"Feng'er, what's wrong? Does it matter? Yu Qiuping asked anxiously. This kind of situation has often happened since she became pregnant, and the closer she gets to her due date, the more worried Yu Qiuping is. However, this time Imagawa Kaede's reaction seemed to be even more violent, and Fang Cai's face, which was still a little ruddy, suddenly turned pale.

"Today is only December 10th..."Yu Qiuping silently thought about the day that happened to be the same as his birthday, "There are still five days before the due date...", however, Imagawa Kaede in his arms looked more and more uncomfortable.

"No... Comfortable. When Imagawa Kaede forced himself to spit out these words, Yu Qiuping still rushed out of the door like crazy, and shouted: "Midwife! Doctor! Call them over! ”

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At the fourth quarter of December 10 in the third year of Yongroku (1560), Yu Qiuping's mansion was inside.

Yu Qiuping leaned helplessly against the door of the delivery room, listening to the heart-rending moans in the delivery room, although it had been tried its best to contain it. He didn't know, and he couldn't understand how painful Imagawa Kaede should be at this time!

He has waited from the time of the third pole of the sun to the waning of the sun. He had almost lost the concept of time, and he didn't know exactly how much time had passed. He longed for time to go as slow as possible, so that Imagawa Kaede would suffer even a few seconds less; I hope that time will pass sooner, so that Kaede Imagawa can come out sooner!

For a whole afternoon, the news of the birth and the cry did not come. Yu Qiuping's heart, like the sun, slowly continued to fall downward, straight into the abyss. And his mood also went up and down with the sound in the delivery room. He could clearly hear Kaede Imagawa's rapid and flustered panting, and then he would wail in pain. Instead, a few gasps followed, followed by a heartbreaking moan. Every time there was a gap between Kazukawa Kaede's moanings, Yu Qiuping's heart would suddenly rise, and her breathing would speed up, hoping that she would be able to rest for a while. However, the terrible moan always came in time, so that Yu Qiuping fell to the bottom of the valley all of a sudden, and the tears couldn't stop flowing. The whispers of Lang Zhong and the midwife in the delivery room, the sound of small footsteps, and the sound of water washing towels all made Yuqiu's heart twist like a knife, and he couldn't put anything in his head.

He couldn't stand it enough countless times and wanted to rush into the delivery room, stay by Kaede Imagawa's side, hold her hand, and tell her that everything would be fine. But they were all stopped by the midwife and Amano Jingde, who was accompanying him outside the door. The midwife was worried that after Yu Qiuping came in, it would affect the delivery. And Amano Keitoku is afraid that Yuqiuhei will be injured by filthy things, which is a great bad luck. Yu Qiuping sat on the ground weakly, gritted his teeth, and asked himself not to cry. At this moment, he suddenly hated the life in Imagawa Kaede's womb and tortured Imagawa Kaede so painfully. And he could only watch Imagawa Kaede, like a red leaf stained with blood, endure unimaginable pain alone in the delivery room, and he couldn't do anything about it.

He was accompanied by Suzu and several maids, who had been living in the mansion, as well as Tadakatsu Honda and Ryuko. Amano Keitori and Naoe Tadahei came over this afternoon to report their routine to Yuakihei, but the latter didn't listen to anything. Amano Keitoku and Naoe Tadahei stood on both sides of Yuqiuping, both with solemn faces. Whether or not an heir can be born in the Yuqiu family is also crucial to the loyal retainers.

Ryuko, who was ignorant of the world, stood aside, and the manic and grieving Yu Qiuping in front of her made her feel a little strange. But she still stepped forward, and her small body quietly hugged Yu Qiuping, hoping to relieve some of his pain. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and slowly hugged Longzi. How he wished that his child could suddenly grow to the size of Ryuko and appear in front of him out of thin air, without torturing the woman she loved the most.

Honda Tadakatsu stood at the top of the stairs, forbidding all idlers to go upstairs. Maeda Toshiya and others who hurried to hear that Imagawa Kaede was giving birth were all unceremoniously stopped by him on the first floor.

Kaede Imagawa's wails were still intermittent, and Yu Qiuping couldn't stop trembling up and down. It's long overdue... It should have been born a long time ago! It's all to blame for yourself, it's all for being useless, causing Imagawa Kaede to suffer so much emotional swings when she was pregnant, and she was forced to follow herself upside down! Sure enough, it still affected the fetus...

Yu Qiuping leaned against the door of the delivery room, but his mood at the moment had a subtle change. What he thought was a plot from countless TV dramas suddenly came to his mind: the nervous-looking doctor opened the door and announced the sad news to his husband who was waiting anxiously outside the door: "It's a difficult birth!" Children and mothers, you can only choose one! ”

So, Yu Qiuping went from looking forward to the door of the delivery room opening as soon as possible, and suddenly became afraid of even the slightest movement of this door. In case Kaede Imagawa has a difficult birth, in case it's his turn to make this choice...

There is no doubt that I will definitely choose to keep Feng'er...

Come on! Maple! Don't let anything happen to you! Everything will be fine...

Yu Qiuping suddenly let go of the dragon in his arms, changed his sitting to kneeling, and folded his hands reverently. Pray for the blessing of a god born in an atheist country that he never believed in! From Taoist gods, Buddha Rulai to God Allah, he made a wish in his heart to almost all the gods whose names he remembered! Keep Imagawa Kaede safe, don't be fine! He closed his eyes tightly, and his mouth was full of words.

O God... Since you're so ruthless in crossing me over to such a hellish place! Then help you, poor victim! I just hope my wife is safe!

Yu Qiuping's breathing became more and more rapid, as if praying that he was really able to communicate with the gods, and he suddenly had a premonition in his heart that it would be over soon! It's going to be over soon! The door to the delivery room won't be opened first! It must have been a cry that sounded first! You can't go wrong!

As if the sky really has eyes, a cry of a weak baby sounded in the delivery room! Yu Qiuping didn't have time to tell why he was so weak when he cried, and he didn't have time to care so much! Jump to your feet all at once! The body is almost out of the control of the brain, and the hands move on their own, and they are about to open the door of the delivery room!

Just before the door opened, another terrible cry sounded.