Hideyori left the main hall and, as he had said before his mother, Mrs. Yodo, headed towards his study. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, while loosening the collar of the garment and walking to the corner of a certain corridor, Hideyori suddenly seemed to think of something, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he turned to the maids who had been following him and said:

"You can go back in advance, I suddenly remembered that I still have a few important things to explain to my mother, and I have to go back to the main hall again."

The maids-in-waiting, who had been with him since he was a child, did not dare to resist his orders, and dispersed immediately.

When the figures of the maids gradually dispersed at the end of the corridor, Xiu Lai, who was supposed to return to the main hall to "explain the matter" to his mother, appeared in his original position as if out of nowhere.

Contrary to the noble and well-bred norm of the past, Xiu Lai was now hiding behind the corner of the corridor, holding on to the wooden pillar with both hands, probing his brain and looking around in the direction where the maids had disappeared. After making complete sure that the maids had left, there was a hint of joy on Xiulai's still immature cheeks.

To tell the truth, Xiu Lai, who is now dressed in noble public clothes and also wears a black hat, has made such actions and expressions that are completely inconsistent with his appearance, so that this appearance makes him look slightly too childish.

After realizing that the maids had left, Hideyori immediately turned and left in the opposite direction. However, he didn't go to the main hall where he was just now.

After walking through the many winding corridors of Osaka Castle, Hideyori finally reached his destination after making careful progress.

This place, Hideyori doesn't come often, but it's one of the places he is most curious about.

He was about to push open the sliding door of the abode and step in, but as if he had thought of something, he took back his eager left hand, which had reached the door, and then carefully straightened the neckline that he had just loosened, and then the cuffs, and finally carefully examined the whole body.

"Me, that shouldn't be weird......"

Xiulai frowned slightly, glanced over his body, and showed a somewhat worried look on his cheeks.

In fact, to be honest, Xiu Lai didn't know why he paid so much attention to his appearance just now, and he was a little nervous.

He only knew that the people who lived here were usually difficult to see because of the obstruction of his mother and maids, so when he was able to take advantage of the loopholes to see him once, Xiulai hoped to maintain as good a look as possible in front of him.

After checking the clothes and dressing, Xiu Lai stretched out his hand and pulled the sliding door open with a lot of force.

There were several maids in the room. When they saw that the sliding door was suddenly opened and the head of the Toyotomi family, Hideyori, was standing at the door, they didn't react for a while because it was too sudden.

"Hide, Hide-sama! We didn't know you would come today! Really, what a disrespectful thing! I'm so sorry! ”

After reacting, they immediately stopped the clothes and other loose items they were packing, and hurriedly knelt in front of Xiu Lai.

"No, no need to be polite. It's not your fault that I'm here out of the blue. ”

Hideyori immediately nodded and motioned for the maids not to have to. Then he turned his gaze to the interior of the room. After a glance, he saw that there was no man he was looking for.

"Ah Qian...... Why not there? ”

With a somewhat lost tone, Xiu Lai lowered his head slightly.

The maids immediately replied:

"Hideyori-sama, Senhime-sama is actually still in the residence. I just went to the corridor of the Japanese-style room with Lord Matsuzaka, and I said that I had gone to see the cherry blossom trees. ”

"yes, I'll go over now."

Without bothering to ask why the cherry blossoms had not yet bloomed and why they were going to see it, Xiu Lai's mood immediately rose again. Without hesitation, he stepped into the abode, which had been designated as forbidden to him by his mother, Madame Yodo, and walked inside.

When he reached the hallway of the room at the end, Hideyori saw the person he was looking for.

"Ahh

Shulai shouted to the girls who were sitting in the hallway with a dozen maids, and then approached them with some nervousness.

The maids were naturally surprised when they found out that Xiu Lai had suddenly appeared, and then knelt down in the smooth corridor like the maids just now.

Of course, the girl Xiulai was looking for didn't have to make such a big gift. She turned around after hearing Xiulai's voice, looked surprised, then stood up, bowed slightly, and asked Xiulai with surprise:

"Isn't it Hideyori-sama?"

"It's me, it's me."

Xiu Lai trotted over, then lifted his clothes and sat down carefully beside the girl, taking a sip of the tea handed by the maid, while looking at the people around him with the rest of his eyes.

The person who lives here is the main room of Hideyori, that is, the eldest daughter of the Tokugawa family's second shogun Hidetada.

Although Chihime is not very old, she has gradually revealed a certain peculiar temperament and appearance. It is definitely not an exaggeration to use the word "pretty" to describe her.

"Why did Lord Xiulai come here to take the concubine today?"

Chihime, who calls herself a "concubine" with a young face, is curious about Hideyori's sudden visit.

"I actually have something important to tell you today."

The ordinary maids with lower status gradually dispersed, leaving only a few people to accompany the two of them and pour tea and water for Xiulai.

After taking another sip of tea and calming down the heat surging in his body just now, Hideyori told Chihime what he had just heard from Jiyuan,

"Actually, I just got the news that your mother-sama gave birth to a boy last month and named him Kunichiyo. Ah Qian, you have another brother. ”

"Really? That's great! Mother, she should be fine, right? ”

As soon as she heard that her mother, Ajiang, had another child, Chihime was both happy and a little worried about her mother's health.

"Well, I heard that my aunt is healthy, so she shouldn't be fine. Ah Qian, don't worry. ”

"Yes. Lord Xiulai, thank you so much for bringing me this important news as a concubine! However, Lord Ming Xiulai doesn't need to come to the concubine's side in person, just let the retainers or maids pass the message to the concubine. ”

"Uh-huh."

With an innocent smile, Chihime tilted her head and said this to Hideyori.

Putting down the tea bowl in his hand, Hideyori seemed to be staring at the cherry tree in front of him, but he was actually silently watching Chihime's smile from the corner of his eye. I don't know what he's thinking.