"Well...... Since you've been here, there's nothing to talk about......"

After a pause in the conversation, the air between the brothers fell silent for a moment. Xiuguang looked at his brother Xiuyori, who lowered his eyelids, and coughed a few times, trying to find a way to break the cold and embarrassing atmosphere that was somewhat similar to the breath of early spring.

"Brother, why don't you go and meet Sister Wanzi?"

Ever since Wanko married the Kujo family in the ninth year of Keicho (1604), Hideyori has never met Wanko, who can be regarded as both a righteous sister and a niece.

Since Hideyori had just admitted that the reason for his visit to the Kujo family mansion was that he wanted to meet Wanko, who he hadn't seen for a long time, now was a good time to meet.

"Maybe Sister Wanzi has time now. But yesterday, when I went to look for her, I was stopped by the maids of the Kujo family, saying that Sister Wanko was busy taking care of Matsutsuru. obviously has a nurse, and Sister Wanzi is really worried. ”

As he spoke, the scene of Xiuguang's mind coming up with a smile on his face, holding Songhe and not letting go, and the nurse who looked troubled but did not dare to disobey sat together. Although Xiuguang has not really seen it, the sense of the picture is inexplicably strong.

"Are you going to see Sister Wanzi? All right. ”

Xiulai hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

After messing up his hair slightly, Hideyori changed his clothes into the usual clothes worn by his attendants, and wore a knife around his waist before heading to the other side of the mansion under the guidance of Hidemitsu and Hidemune.

As she walked to her room, the warm tatami mats under her feet quickly turned into a somewhat cold wooden corridor. Even through a foot bag made of thick cloth, you can still feel the coldness under your feet.

Using his familiarity with the Kujo family's mansion, Hidemitsu soon led Hideyori to the room where Mitsuko was now, and managed to avoid the gaze of most of the maids.

"There's no crying today. Matsutsuru must have fallen asleep. ”

Xiuguang listened to the room for a while, indicating that it was quiet now. When he came here a few days ago, Songhe had been crying incessantly, and the panicked comforting voices of Wanzi, the nurse and the maids were also mixed in. For a few hours, the Kujo family was a living hell, and the entire mansion reverberated with the cries of babies.

It's also because Matsuru can't stop crying, so Xiuguang has been unable to get close to this room...... It's better to say that even if you get close, you will be stopped by the troubled maids.

Xiuzong was almost tortured by this cry to the point that he couldn't sleep. Fortunately, at night, Matsutsuru finally fell asleep.

I've been crying for so long and I haven't been exhausted at all, well, it seems that he must be a healthy and lively child, and the young name Songhe is really right. At that time, Xiuguang covered his ears and pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled silently.

Thinking about it, Xiuguang subconsciously pressed his steps and breath to a minimum. He didn't want to wake Songhe up, and then enjoy a baptism of ears. Xiuzong also slowly followed behind him.

Seeing his brother's sudden cautious move, Xiu Lai tilted his head and thought about it, then quickly understood the meaning and followed to lighten his steps.

“…… I'll test it first. ”

Hidemitsu crouched down at the sliding door of the room, then gently knocked on the washi paper door.

The people inside also seemed to hear the sound coming from outside the door. After a crack of clothing and footsteps that sounded clearly deliberately suppressed, the man inside opened the door.

“…… Ah, you're Hidemitsu-sama. Please wait a minute. ”

The one who came to open the door was one of Wanzi's maids. Judging from her slightly darkened eyes and tired voice, it is estimated that she is also a person who has been tossed by the cry of the young master Songhe for a long time.

Hidemitsu told her of her intentions, and the maid turned around and went back to report to Kanko.

Soon she returned to the door, carefully pulled the door open, and welcomed Xiuguang and Xiuyori into the room. Xiuzong stayed at the door as always.

Wanzi sat indoors and did not hold the child. Listening to the voices in the room, Matsutsuru seemed to be in the cubicle next to him, and most of the maids were also there.

Wanko, who was about to greet Hidemitsu with a smile, suddenly noticed Hideyori's face that she hadn't seen for a long time when she turned her eyes back, and was so surprised that her eyes were about to fall off.

She quickly calmed down her surprise, and after a moment's consideration, immediately expelled all the maids in the room to the compartment where Songhe was, and then closed all the doors in the room.

“…… Is it Hideyori?! ”

After closing the door, Wanzi sat down in front of Hidemitsu and Hideyori, and asked the two in a voice mixed with surprise and surprise, while her eyes kept looking at Hideyori, who had grown a lot more than three years ago.

"No...... When did you come over? Didn't Lord Tadaei go to greet you? What's the matter with your clothes? ”

After looking at it, Wanzi felt more and more that something was wrong with Xiu Lai's visit.

As the younger brother of the head of the Toyotomi family, Hideyori visited, and the Kujo family certainly couldn't be so quiet. Moreover, Hideyori is still wearing the costume that it is impossible to wear the samurai attendant when he comes to the official visit, which is obviously an abnormal visit.

"Sister Wanzi, my brother said that he wanted to come over to see you, so he came here privately. Don't tell anyone else. ”

"Hey Xiuguang ......"

Xiuguang, who explained this to Wanzi in a naïve tone, directly spit out Xiulai's purpose of wanting to see his relatives. Xiu Lai was a little embarrassed to reprimand his younger brother in a whisper, and then personally explained the reason for his visit to Wanzi:

"I'm really sorry to be uninvited this time, Sister Wanko. Hideyori was very happy when he heard about the birth of Matsutsuru, so he came over. Because of his identity, he couldn't visit openly, and he asked Sister Wanzi to inform Lord Tadaei. Also, Tadaei-sama has inherited the position of family governor for a long time, and Hideyori has not been able to visit, so I want to meet Tadaei-sama today. ”

"I see. Really, Xiulai, even if you want to visit privately, you might as well let Xiuguang tell me first. I was really almost scared by the sudden appearance of you just now. Think about it, there are still a lot of maids here, what if they see it? I don't care about the maids of the Kujo family, but there are many of them that I brought from the Toyotomi family when I got married. ”

Wanzi quickly accepted the fact that Xiu Lai suddenly arrived, and did not delve into too many reasons, but just blamed the two of them a few times.

"Didn't Sister Wanzi have a good rest? If Matsutsuru falls asleep, he should be able to sleep well now, right? ”

Hearing the exhaustion in Kanko's words, Hidemitsu was a little worried about whether his visit with his brother would disturb Kanko's rest, and at the same time sighed about the exhausting parenting affairs.

"Ah...... Matsutsuru fell asleep not long ago, and it was very hard when he wasn't asleep. I'm waiting for Tadaei-sama to come back right now, so it's okay if you don't have to worry about me. Ah, counting the time, it's almost time for Tadaei-sama to come back. ”

After listening to it, Wanzi laughed a few times and signaled Xiuguang not to care too much.

After she said this, the corridor outside the door came the sound of steady footsteps and a thick male voice approaching:

“…… I'm back. ”

It seems that the head of the family, Kujo Tadaei, has returned.

When Hideyori turned his head in the direction of the door, Tadaei opened the sliding door. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, looking at each other.