As far as Hao Ji is concerned, it is not impossible to adopt Man Ji as an adopted daughter. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now is the time to ask Li Chang to take a long leave to recognize Xiugao as an illegitimate daughter, and the timing of Hao Ji taking advantage of the situation to adopt both of them as adopted daughters seems to be just right.

It doesn't hurt to do that. It can not only make Hidetaka's identity natural, but also allow Toshicho not to worry about Manhime's living environment and various other factors. It's the best of both worlds.

But the question is, whether Toshicho will agree after learning about the Uki family's secret is the key.

It is estimated that the adoption of Manji will not be objected to, but other things are difficult to guarantee.

Hidemitsu was worried that Kaga Prime Minister Toshinaga Maeda, who was a little ruthless about the interests of the family, would agree. But Hao Ji reassured him, saying that he didn't need to worry too much.

Anyway, it's come to this, so let's leave it to Haoji, who is confident enough about this matter. Xiuguang could only believe so.

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The next morning, as soon as Hidemitsu and the others woke up from their sleep, they heard a slightly noisy conversation and walking sound near the corridor.

Hearing these voices, Xiuguang sighed.

"Prime Minister Kaga's physical condition...... It doesn't seem very optimistic. ”

The cacophony was clearly the doctor's conversation with his retainers, and the sound of them walking briskly.

It seems that Li Chang's illness had another attack this morning, which is why this little commotion was triggered.

Awakened by the noise, Hao Ji hurried forward to inquire about her brother after seeing this scene. Fortunately, what I got was the answer of "no major problem for the time being", otherwise Hao Ji would probably have to worry about it for a long time.

While thinking about Richo's condition, Hidemitsu suddenly remembered what he had read about the cause of Richo's death in a document before.

Although the cause of Lichang's death is generally said to be illness, it seems that there are also theories and records of suicide by taking poison. If he really committed suicide by taking poison, then his condition must be very likely to be tortured to the extent that he can no longer bear it.

Now it seems that this is indeed a possibility.

So, Hao Ji, who was originally scheduled to go over to talk to Richo at noon, took into account her brother's illness and rest arrangements, so she postponed the time to the evening.

Because of today's change in schedule, Haohime decided to meet Sekigahara and then fled here to accept asylum.

After some arrangement, Haoki met with Kishiro in a room in the castle.

This room is a bit cramped and seems to be Kishiro's residence in the castle. There was no superfluous arrangement in the room, only bedding and tables, and mountains of books on the tables.

"Xu, long time no see, Lord Nangozen ......"

As soon as Haohime entered, he found that Kishiro had already sat in a corner of the room, waiting here for a long time.

Kishiro was dressed in light-colored clothes made of slightly better fabric than ordinary people, and he looked very energetic. As soon as he saw Hao Ji come in, he immediately put all the books in front of him on the table behind him.

Minami Gozen is one of the titles of Haoji. Kishiro has been calling Haoji that since the first time they met.

Because he is only thirteen years old, Kishiro's voice is still as crisp as before, his figure is not too tall, and he still retains the appearance of a child.

He was very humble and respectful in the face of Haoji. This may be a rough example of when the concubine meets his mother-in-law. Although I don't know if Hidemune will be like Kishiro when he meets his father's main room Aihime.

"It's been a long time, Kishiro, how are you doing? What happened to your mother? ”

Haohime and Kishiro also haven't seen each other for nearly six years. The most recent meeting was probably when Haohime arranged a place for Kishiro after the Battle of Sekigahara ended.

In other words, Haohime and Kishiro haven't seen each other too many times. If you have to count it, the number of meetings is estimated to be counted on one hand.

"Yes, yes! Thanks to the help of Minami-samae, I'm doing well now...... My mother is too, and although she is in poor health now, her life is still very good. ”

To be honest, in fact, Kishiro still respects Haohime's mother-in-law. After all, whether it was after his birth or after the Battle of Sekigahara, Haoji really thought about the interests of his concubine, and even helped herself escape the scourge of exile.

Kishiro's mother is a maid in the Uki family's house in Osaka, and her status is not high. After the Battle of Sekigahara, it was also Haohime who found a way to help her escape to Echichu with Kishiro.

Xiu Taka, who entered the room with her mother disguised as a maid, couldn't help but peek into Kishiro's face. Although they are brothers and sisters, they have never even had a one-sided relationship.

Looking at it, Xiu Gao couldn't help but move out of his father Xiu family and his younger brother Koheita and compare it with Kishiro. Kishiro doesn't look like the Hideya, so it should look more like his mother. And Koheita seems to look more like his father.

"Will someone from the Tokugawa family still come after you?"

After the polite words, Hao Ji thought about it and thought it would be better to ask such practical questions.

"Not anymore now. A few years ago, there were still many people here to inquire and investigate, but fortunately, because it was conducive to the protection of adults, I was not caught. Now they may know about my existence, but because it's been a long time or because of my father's accident a few years ago, no one has checked it anymore. ”

As he spoke, Kishiro lowered his head, a little depressed,

"Minami-gozen-sama...... Did my father really pass away? ”

When Xiujia "had an accident", he was far away in Yuezhong and did not know the situation.

“…… Yes. ”

Hao Ji thought about it and felt that it was better to hide the truth about this child first. After all, there are still people such as retainers installed by the Tokugawa family in these places in Kaga Echichu, so when you can't be sure that the information will be leaked, it is better to keep your mouth shut and hide it.

Seeing Kishiro's somewhat sad expression, Haoji was also a little sad.

"Mistress Minami Gozen, did you come to visit Lord Ri this time? Mr. Lee had already approached me a few months ago and told me about your visit. ”

After being sad, Kishiro asked with some curiosity about the intention of this mother-in-law's visit.

"Yes, I'm here to visit my brother. …… Of course, there are other requests as well. ”

Hoggie replied.

Of course, her last sentence, Kishiro didn't hear.