Chapter 14: Goodbye Komahime
Filled with concerns, Hideho spent the night in Fushimi's house, and the next morning he set off for Yamato-gunyama Castle, and although he was on his way home, there were still some things that bothered him in his heart, not those fiefs and money, but letters from Yoshimitsu Mogami.
In fact, as early as half a month ago, Yoshimitsu wrote that Komahime's body had basically recovered, and she wanted to meet her savior, so she begged Hideho to go to Osaka and let Komahime thank him well. But Hideho politely refused, in fact, it is not difficult to go to Osaka, you can walk back and forth in a day, the key is what to say when you go? Hideho knew that Mogami Yoshimitsu wanted to take the opportunity of this marriage to strengthen ties with him, but this was exactly what Hideho didn't want to see, he didn't want to learn from Hideji, and establish a so-called intimate relationship with so many famous clans, although this was commonplace in the Warring States Period, but the disadvantages of this were also obvious, and the "Lianza" and "Zhujiu clan" must have been "developed" by the ruler to prevent this kind of thing from happening.
In fact, from the emotional aspect, Hideho really wanted to see the fierce princess of Hashu again, after all, the first meeting left such a deep impression on him that it often comes to mind until now. But when he thought of the Kikuhime in Koriyama Castle who had never met a few times, he had to dispel this thought: he was only seventeen years old, and before he could say a few words to his wife, he brought a strange woman home, how much of a wave this would set off at home, Hideho couldn't imagine, and he didn't dare to think at all, a maid and two husbands were still too "ahead" for this young man from the twenty-first century, so that he couldn't convince himself even after thinking of many reasons, let alone Juji and Zhiyunyuan?
Every time I think of this, Hideho feels like his head is about to explode, if he hadn't waded into this troubled water, he wouldn't have so many troubles, rather than not being able to think of any way, it's better not to think about it, just take one step at a time.
Along the way, I got rid of many distractions, and when I arrived at Koriyama Castle, I finally calmed down. Hideho sat on his horse and looked listlessly at the scenery on both sides of the street, although he hadn't seen it for more than two months, but the changes here had to make him admire Horio Yoshiharu, the size of the castle town had nearly doubled, due to the further implementation of the Rakushi Rakuza, those who relied on the "seat" to obtain great wealth, and then used to fight against the Daishi officials of the Hide-security in the local area and the power of the Hao clan were greatly reduced, although there was no lack of small-scale Ichi-woo and Hao riots, but they were all suppressed by the Yamato led by Horio in time, In order to appease the temple power that had lost its privileges, Horio, with Hideho's consent, exchanged gold and rice for the temple domain in his hands, thus consolidating his dominance in Koriyama and the entire Yamato region. Due to Horio's excellent domestic affairs skills, Koriyama's economic power has been greatly improved, and although Ishitaka has increased, the profit from business has exceeded half of Yamato's agricultural income. Since there was no need to pay taxes, Koriyama Castle attracted merchants and farmers from nearby countries to operate and farm, and Koriyama even became known as the "Yamato no Sakai".
Looking at such a prosperous city, Hideho's mood finally got a little relaxed, and after a while, he arrived at the Otemen, and as soon as he walked in the door, Hideho felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, although the maids still wanted to behave cautiously as usual in front of them, but from their unusual behavior from time to time, it could be seen that something must have happened in the house today.
"Maybe I've been suspicious lately." Hideho muttered to himself. After settling in Nagazuki Masaka and Shima Kiyoko, Hideho followed Ami to the tea room of Chiun-in. "Ami? When did you come back, don't you have to take care of it over there in Osaka? I looked at Ami, who I hadn't seen for a long time, and asked curiously.
Ami showed an embarrassed smile on her face, bowed her head slightly, and replied respectfully: "Princess Komahime's wound has not completely healed yet, but it is basically no big deal, the slave maid wanted to serve for a few more days, but the princess insisted on asking the slave maid to come back first, saying that it would not be too late to take care of it in two days." ”
After listening to Ami's words, Hideho felt that this Princess Komahime was mysterious, and since she still had to let Ami take care of her, why did she have to come back? Don't understand...
Before he could think clearly, the two of them had already come to the tearoom, and Hideho respectfully leaned over to greet Zhiyunin as before, "Get up, Tatsuchiyo." In a familiar and unfamiliar voice, Xiubao slowly got up, and the maid lifted the bamboo curtain to welcome him in.
I thought about saying some polite words first and then looking for a chance to observe Kikuhime, but the moment I entered the tea room, Hideho was desperate, and there were three people sitting in front of the coffee table, Jiunin, Kikuhime, and the princess Komahime from Dewa.
Hideho didn't care about etiquette at the moment, and stammered at Komahime, "You, why are you here?" Seeing Xiubao's panicked appearance, the three women in the room couldn't help laughing, and Ju Ji covered her mouth with her sleeve wrists, and whispered to Komahime in the seat next to her: "Look, I'm right, this Great Nayan His Highness is really still a child." ”
Although she has married Hidebo, she still can't restrain her naughty character, which can be said to be stubborn if she is a boy, but on the Toyotomi princess in front of her, it can only be described as cute and lively, and she wants to be more open than the pony with a dignified face next to her, doesn't she know the intention of Komahime to come this time? Looking at her clear and transparent eyes, slightly flushed cheeks, and slightly raised corners of her mouth, Xiubao really didn't want to tell her such an unacceptable reality at this moment.
Seeing Hideho standing at the door in surprise, Zhiyunin must have felt a little rude, coughed lightly, and dragged him back from his thousands of thoughts. After Xiubao sat down, Komahime immediately poured him a cup of hot tea, and said a little shyly: "Your Highness has worked the road, this cup of tea... The little girl saluted Her Highness a cup to thank you for saving your life. ”
Xiubao signaled her not to pay too much attention to this matter, and asked her not to take it to heart, presumably to ask her not to take this marriage seriously. However, the princess of the most supreme family did not seem to hear him at all, and bowed her head with a serious expression and remained silent.
"Am I not hinting clearly enough?" Hideho was still very skeptical of his ability to express himself, and just as he was scratching his ears and cheeks trying to make the words easier to understand, Komahime suddenly bowed down, spoke solemnly and earnestly, and said in a tone that was even a little pleading: "I beg Your Highness to let the little girl stay in the mansion to serve you, not for the sake of fame, but for the sake of His Highness." ”
As soon as Komahime finished speaking, Hideho felt his head collapse with a "boom", and there was only one sentence left in his mind: "It's over, it's completely over." ”