In just one hour, Hideho rushed back to Koriyama Castle, and because Kikuhime was still in confinement, it was inconvenient to go out, so only Ajiang and his attendants and maidservants were waiting in front of Honmaru's door.

Seeing Ajiang, Xiubao's heart was still entangled, although it has become his own side room, but after all, it was his sister-in-law, bound by the traditional concept of Chinese, Xiubao has always been called "sister-in-law", and did not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi. But this kind of respect is a deliberate manifestation of alienating herself in Ah Jiang's eyes, and over time, it finally makes her feel some embarrassment and inferiority.

In fact, on the way to the east, Hideho also saw many examples of "brother to brother", such as Ashihari Yoshian, whose wife was the main room of his brother who died early, but after marriage, the two were like glue and respectful to each other, and it became a good story in the local area. Hearing and seeing, Hidebo's thinking is also changing imperceptibly, and the stubborn Confucian defense line in his heart has begun to gradually collapse. "It's come to this, so let's 'follow the locals'." Xiubao secretly made up his mind, and went straight to Ah Jiang, smiling and grateful: "Thanks to Mrs. at home these days, I have worked hard. ”

"Ma'am?!" Ah Jiang looked at Xiubao stupidly, Ami saw this situation and hurriedly tugged at the corner of her clothes, Ah Jiang reacted and hurriedly lowered his head, but Wei Nuo replied excitedly: "Your Royal Highness has praised it, the imperial body is inconvenient, and it is within the scope of the concubine to take care of the housework on his behalf, please don't worry about it." ”

"Then bother Madame to lead me to visit the princess and the princess." Xiu said warmly.

"Then please let the concubine lead the way for you." Ah Jiang looked at Xiubao with a smile, obviously not recovering from the surprise just now. Xiubao looked at Ah Jiang, but he really couldn't see the strong and arbitrary as mentioned in history, not only that, but also added a little bit of the maturity of a young woman and the shyness of a girl, which made people feel a special charm.

Under the guidance of Ah Jiang, Xiubao came to the backyard of the palace, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the dormitory, he heard a familiar and unfamiliar voice: "Sister, why are you breastfeeding the princess again, if you grow too fat, you won't be able to marry in the future." ”

Hearing that Kikuhime was already a first-time mother but was still so naïve, Xiubao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Who is it?" Shun Ji heard something strange outside the door and asked vigilantly.

Hideho knew that he had been discovered, so he had no choice but to walk in through the door and pretend to be very angry and ask Shun Ji: "Why, my sister has only been married for a few years, and I don't even know my younger brother anymore?" ”

Seeing that Xiubao was back, Shun Ji smiled honestly and said, "If you want to blame it, you have changed too much in the past few years, you have accepted a three-bedroom side room, and you have given birth to a daughter, which is not what it used to be." ”

"My sister is rude." Kikuhime whispered in disgust, and the moment she saw Hidebo, she cried with joy as if she had been reborn, forgetting that tragic memory for the time being.

"What are you crying about?" Hideho walked over to Kikuhime and sat down on the edge of the bed, caressing her thick black hair with pity.

Ju Ji sat up from the bed, snuggled in Xiubao's arms, and sobbed: "Your Highness has been gone for two months, and I don't know how much the concubine misses you." ”

Xiubao hugged Ju Ji tightly and said with emotion: "Why don't I care about you, these days, I dream of you and your unborn child almost every night, no, I hurried back as soon as Taige was done, and I didn't have time to eat dinner." However, it stands to reason that the lady should not give birth until April, so how could she be born prematurely for no reason? ”

As soon as Xiu Bao said this, the whole room suddenly fell silent, looking at everyone's serious expressions, Xiu Bao felt a little strange, and just wanted to ask, but Ju Ji leaned his head on his shoulder and squeaked: "The doctor said that I am weak and too worried, and premature birth is inevitable." ”

"Thinking too much?" Hideho repeated curiously. Seeing this, Shun Ji also hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Yes, the doctor said that Mrs. misses His Highness every day, hoping that His Highness can come back as soon as possible, so that he can't sleep at night, his spirit is haggard, and his body is weak, which leads to premature birth." ”

"Is that really the case? Why are you so stupid. Xiubao tilted his head and gently rubbed his face against Kikuhime's long hair, complaining distressedly.

Ju Ji said aggrievedly: "Your Highness hasn't named the princess yet, isn't it because she dislikes the girl?" ”

"How can you dislike it," Xiubao said solemnly, "as long as it's our children, I like them, so why dislike them?" I had already thought of the name on the way, didn't I forget it when I was patronizing and chatting with you? ”

After saying that, Hideho asked Shun Ji to carry the princess to the bed, and according to Shun Ji's instructions, carefully took the swaddling clothes and shook them nervously. Seeing Xiubao's stiff movements and complicated expression, Ju Ji couldn't help laughing: "If Your Highness continues to shake like this, you have to wake up the princess." ”

Hideho smiled and said innocently: "You see how much the child's eyes and mouth look like you, and it will definitely be a country and a city in the future." ”

"Your Highness is really good at making people happy." Ju Ji said shyly, "Then please choose a nice name for the princess." ”

Hideho happily said to Kikuhime, "I've already thought of a name, how about calling it 'Muyi'?" ”

"Muyi? What's that? Shun Ji is still open-mouthed.

Xiubao saw that Ju Ji was also confused, so he had to tell eloquently: "Madame may not know, there is a cloud in "The Book of Poetry: Ye Feng": 'Self-shepherding and returning to the wattle, Xun is beautiful and different', the previous sentence is about the man returning from grazing, and giving the grass to the woman he likes to show his love, and this 'pasture' has the meaning of a love token. I patrol the Northeast for Taige, and as soon as you come back, you will give me such a lovely daughter, isn't she exactly the token you gave me, a testimony of our love? The latter sentence says that the grass is white and slippery, isn't that our daughter? If Madame doesn't like it, I'll think of a different name. ”

"Don't!" Ju Ji hurriedly stopped, blushing and muttering: "When will Your Highness also speak flatteringly about the concubine, since you think of it, I believe that the little princess will definitely like it, and in the future, I will call her 'Mu Yi'." ”

Xiubao nodded: "Since you agree, it's best, I'm thinking, in the future, whenever a princess is born, the name must be chosen from the Book of Songs, so that the name can express the soft and graceful beauty of the girl, what do you think?" After saying that, Hideho turned his face to look at Ajiang and Komahime.

Kohime bowed respectfully to agree, but Ajiang was a little worried, and Hideho felt that something was wrong, so he comforted her and said, "Wanzi's name was given when my brother was alive, and I really don't dare to change it, but if you want, I have also thought of a name to give her." ”

Seeing that Ah Jiang was still embarrassed, Ju Ji carefully advised: "Your Highness treats her son like flesh and blood, I don't want her to be estranged from other children in the family in the future, if I can give her a new name, it must be beneficial to her future, I hope Mrs. can also understand His Highness's kindness." ”

"The concubine knows that His Royal Highness is for the good of Wanzi," Ah Jiang sighed, "Wanzi is only four years old, and he lost his father less than a year after he was born, and since then his sister has been in charge of taking care of him. The royal front is right, in order to allow her to better integrate into this big family, changing her name while she is young is the most direct way, in this case, please ask His Royal Highness to choose a new name for Wanzi, and the concubine is grateful. ”

Seeing that Ajiang finally broke through the obstacles in his heart, Xiubao nodded with satisfaction, and said kindly: ""The Book of Poetry, National Style" has a cloud: 'Gentleman Tao Tao, its joy only', among which 'Tao Tao' is happy and beautiful, since Wanzi entered Koriyama Castle, her playfulness, her laughter, has added a lot of vitality and vitality to the whole city, she is like a treasure given to the Toyotomi family by God, is a treasure that can make joy stay in Koriyama forever, in the name of 'Tao Tao', isn't it more suitable? ”

Everyone thought it was true, and even Shun Ji nodded frequently, praising the name "Tao Tao" for being simple and smooth, and you could feel the liveliness and cuteness of Wanzi before seeing him.

At this moment, Sakurahime panicked into the dormitory, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze, Sakurahime had long been accustomed to this coldness, she passed through the crowd and came to Hideho to salute, hoping that Hideho would forgive her for being late.

From talking about Kikuhime's premature birth just now to the appearance of Sakuhime, Hideho always felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, but he couldn't find a reason, so he had to put the matter aside and deal with the matter in front of him first.

Hideho motioned for Sakurahime to get up, perhaps because he had visited Nagamasa when he came back, although his feelings for her were not as deep as those for Kikuhime and Ae, but they were a little more cordial than before leaving home. Xiubao changed his cold expression and asked gently, "Is Madame doing at home during this time?" I just named the two princesses of our Toyotomi family, you have read a lot of books, and please help comment on one or two. ”

"What about those two names?" Sakurahime pretended to be very curious.

Seeing this, Ju Ji hurriedly accosted: "The daughter of the concubine is called 'Mu Yi', and Mrs. Ajiang's daughter will be renamed 'Tao Tao' in the future." ”

"'Self-shepherding', 'Gentleman Taotao', these are all famous sentences in the "Book of Songs", His Royal Highness is really knowledgeable and talented, and the concubine is ashamed of herself." Sakurahime exclaimed, this incident made her feel a little more good for Hideho, and at the same time, it also intensified the guilt in her heart, and her cheeks, which were already as cold as frost, now even the only trace of blush disappeared.

Xiubao looked at Sakurahime's haggard expression, and couldn't help but say with pity: "How did you do it, two months of hard work are so haggard, you go back and have a good rest, and I will go to see you tonight." ”

"To me?" Sakurahime couldn't believe her ears.

"What, you're not welcome?" Hideho said casually.

"No, no, the concubine went back first." Sakurahime bowed her head and saluted Hideho and Kikuhime, and cautiously walked out of the dormitory.

Looking at Sakurahime's back, Xiubao couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that I am too indifferent to her, and I can only make up for it slowly in the future." ”

Hearing Hideho say this, Shun Ji finally couldn't help it, stood up suddenly, and vowed to tell Hideho that shocking secret.