On the afternoon of December 30, the important retainers of the Oda family came to the castle tower of Kiyoshu Castle to celebrate the arrival of the eighth year of Eiroku. However, after all, they are not ordinary people, and their thoughts are not so simple, and many people are intrigued even at the banquet.

However, there will always be a few simple-minded fools who celebrate the festival like the common people celebrate the New Year.

"Come on! Brothers! You must not get drunk today! Maeda Toshiya held the glass in his hand high, gestured to the brothers around him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Come on, come on, will I be afraid of you?" Ikeda Hengxing unceremoniously grabbed a wine jug from the table and poured a few sips into his mouth, "I don't pour Hengxing in a thousand glasses!" than drinking, I have never been afraid of anyone! ”

"Okay, okay, you two should also be on the spot." Niwa Nagahide on the side looked at the two energetic juniors, and reminded with a smile, "Your wife is still there, can't you pay attention?" ”

At this banquet, each samurai brought their families to the banquet. At this moment, the daughters of Maeda Toshi's family and several of them were all sitting in the distance, watching their husbands messing around there, and they didn't know what they were discussing in a heated manner.

"Why pay attention? Why do a few care about us? Sawaki Yoshiyuki was obviously drunk, blushing and shouting loudly, patting Maeda Toshiya on the shoulder again, and said excitedly: "Did you say, brother?" ”

However, to Sawaki's surprise, Maeda Toshiya, who has always been heroic, just smiled awkwardly at the moment. Yoshiyuki Sawaki was stunned for a moment, looked over at the woman's side, and suddenly found that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Amatsu, was staring at the back of Maeda Toshiya with a sinister gaze - no wonder he was in a cold sweat.

"What, dog! I'm afraid of my wife! Of course, Ikeda Hengxing would not let go of this good opportunity to ridicule the Maeda Toshiya, and laughed and said, "How can you be virtuous with that kid of Momiji?" ”

As soon as his words fell, he remembered Yu Qiuping's laughter behind him.

"Behind the scenes, it is not the work of a gentleman, let alone our Owari king?"

"You kid, why are you so late?" Ikeda Hengxing turned around with a smile, but he was stunned.

He was stunned with several brothers who gathered there to drink together.

Of course, they were not stunned because they saw Yu Qiuping, but because of the beautiful woman who held Yu Qiuping's arm.

Imagawa Kaede has never liked makeup on weekdays, and usually sees people without makeup - but this makes Yu Qiuping very regretful that he failed to fulfill his dream of grooming his wife. This time I was going to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Yu Qiuping, who had a legitimate reason, soaked hard with Kaede Imagawa for a morning, and finally got the opportunity to groom Kaede Imagawa.

Kaede Imagawa wore a pale red kimono today with many crimson maple leaf patterns embellished on it. The white cheeks are lightly powdered, and the appearance of blushing from the gaze of everyone is more intoxicating than rouge. The seductive lips are painted with vermilion, and they are delicate and intriguing. And that pair of smoky eyes has a breathtaking charm after a little outline. Her long black and silky satin-like hair was flattened into a complex and elegant hairstyle, which added a lot to her peerless appearance. And even the kimono that does not highlight her figure is still difficult to hide her graceful curves.

Such an elegant and charming young woman, her beauty is like a fairy descending to earth, and it is impossible to take your eyes off it.

"I'll just say it, you must look better after putting on makeup." Yu Qiuping leaned into Kaede Imagawa's ear and whispered, watching with satisfaction as the roots of her ears grew reddened from her own breathing.

"What nonsense, you deceitful liar." Although Imagawa Kaede's eyebrows were faintly joyful, his mouth was arguing with self-force.

"Look at it, so many big men, you're stunned." Yu Qiuping teased softly, broke his hand out of Imagawa Kaede's arm, and hugged her, "I'm going to watch you more closely in the future!" ”

Imagawa Kaede's face turned even redder, and his small hand twisted Yu Qiuping's waist, distorting the latter's expression in pain.

"After the princess of the city marries far away, I am afraid that the title of the first beauty of Owari will no longer be controversial." After Ikoma came back to his senses, he couldn't help but admire: "Even the posture of Mrs. Ji Nai and Mrs. Gui Die, I'm afraid they can't compare to Mrs. Yuqiu." ”

Ikoma's pro-praise immediately caused several other people to heckle. Even though Kaede Imagawa blushed with shyness, he still bowed generously and thanked him.

"Okay, don't make fun of our women's family, a few adults." The empathetic Ning Ning saw Imagawa Kaede's embarrassment, walked out of the crowd, took Imagawa Kaede's hand, and walked towards the side where the women gathered, "We, women, don't disturb your lords to discuss important matters." ”

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"How have you been doing in the past six months?" After Yu Qiuping sat down, he talked with a few old brothers.

"It's so good!" Ikeda Hengxing was the first to shout excitedly, "I ran to the side of Inuyama, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and I don't have to stay under the nose of the lord all day long!" You can wave as much as you want! ”

"Hengxing." Sen Kecheng, who was sitting at the far end, whispered with some dissatisfaction after hearing this: "Inuyama is an important defense area in the northeast, how can it be such a child's play?" ”

"Okay, good, Sen-sao is right about everything." Ikeda Hengxing smiled and sloppily eyes, "I just play when I'm fine, and I don't neglect my duties in defense on weekdays!" ”

"Owari is the king, you're still screaming!" Maeda Toshiya looked at Ikeda Hengxing's hippie smiling face, and he was angry, "Let's die of happiness when I go out!" People like us who stay by the lord's side every day are really tired of living! ”

"That's it, the lord's temper, you don't know it!" Yoshiyuki Sawaki also complained on the side, "When it's good, it's good, even if you're late for duty, it's not a big deal." But if you touch his brow one day, the wrinkles on your clothes can scold you to the core! ”

Yu Qiuping was listening to Yoshiyuki Sawaki's complaints, and suddenly coughed violently.

"Boy, cough what a cough!" Maeda Toshiya cocked his neck and drank a glass of wine, and said in a dissatisfied voice: "You guy who let go out as soon as you came over!" I didn't realize how terrifying the lord was! ”

This time, not only Yu Qiuping, but also Niwa Nagahide and Naomasa Ku, who was sitting on the side, coughed.

"Niwa-sama, Tsuna-sama! You're coughing too! Sawaki Yoshiyuki saw that even Niwa Nagahide and Naomasa Naomasa did the same thing as Yu Qiuping, "We are all people who have been following the lord all the year round, what kind of temper does the lord have in their hearts?" ”

"What! Those two adults have always been smart, and they have already smoothed the lord's hair! Maeda Toshiya snorted unhappily, "It doesn't hurt to sit and talk!" How many times a year does my lord scold them, and how many times does he scold me? ”

After Maeda Toshiya said this, Yu Qiuping, Niwa Nagahide and others were completely silent, and they didn't even cough anymore. Maeda Toshiie and Sawaki Ryoyuki watched everyone fall silent, and looked at each other at a loss.

"It's not for nothing that you two are being scolded." Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply with a smile and a smile, "Skin, are you happy?" ”

After hearing this, Maeda Toshiya and Sawaki Yoshiyuki seemed to suddenly react to something. The two of them, who were originally looking at each other, turned around in unison - only to see Oda Nobunaga, dressed in black, standing behind the two of them at some point, with bruises on his forehead and angry faces, obviously having listened to all the conversations between the two just now.

"Lord... Lord, Lord...! Maeda Toshiya was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly, and Yoshiyuki Sawaki also had a knot in his tongue and couldn't say a word.

The next moment, Oda Nobunaga raised his hands and gave one of the two people a fierce blow on their heads!

"Inu, Fujihachi! You two stinky boys! Oda Nobunaga roared angrily, "I'm very dissatisfied with Yu, right, I think Yu's temper is very big!" Don't eat dinner, let Yu roll to clean the toilet! ”

After Maeda Toshiie and Sawaki Yoshiyuki crawled and fled, Oda Nobunaga walked to the throne with a grunt, and tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was held. However, because the pair of brothers and sisters made Oda Nobunaga choke enough, the latter kept a straight face at this dinner, and after following the process, he brushed his sleeves and left. Lin Xiuzhen had no choice but to come out and host the rest of the dinner for him.

Every time it comes to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Yu Qiuping always inexplicably remembers the dinner party at the Imagawa family. Speaking of which, he had only participated three times in total, but he had been at the Oda house for five years.

I still remember when I first participated in the kind of minister-style elegant dinner that Imagawa Yoshimoto liked, everyone had to dress strangely and put on uncomfortable heavy makeup, and the smell of those tea cakes Yu Qiuping didn't like it. But with the precipitation of time, he actually missed the past more and more, and the indescribable sentimentality made Yu Qiuping feel uncomfortable for a while.

Perhaps, I am not thinking about the tea party, but the group of people who participated in the tea party?

chic and noble, treat me like a mountain His Royal Highness; Always the same generous and steady, just like my own father, His Royal Highness Sena; And that funny big brother Asahina Taehyung, although only a few years older than him, the much more mature Asahina Tai Asahina... And many, many more.

At that time, I was still so simple and kind, and I decided to do my best to alleviate the suffering of the people of the world and end the tragedy of the cycle of chaos.

Now I have changed. has experienced the washing of troubled times, and has become the appearance that he once hated.

Yu Qiuping thought about it, and his eyes were slightly red.

Suddenly, a small soft hand burrowed into his somewhat cold hand and warmed his palm. Yuqiuping turned his head in surprise and found Kaede Imagawa with his face turned sideways, smiling sweetly at him.

Good thing you're still here.