Looking down at the gift box wrapped in countless elegant and luxurious washi paper depictions in his hand, Xiuguang squinted his eyes slightly, and then looked around. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hidemitsu is now in the residence of the Kujo family, a public family in Kyoto.

Hidemitsu, who obeyed his mother's instructions and served as a friendly envoy before the marriage between the Toyotomi family and the Kujo family, submitted a separate meeting with his son Tadashi to the head of the Kujo family, Kujo Kanetaka and the current Kanehaku family.

Kanexiao, who has a kind personality, also agreed as a matter of course.

So the fair-skinned boy who is now sitting in front of Hideguang is the heir of the Kujo family, the other party to the marriage contract.

Zhongrong is a typical son of a public family. Fair-skinned, courteous, quiet not like an eighteen-year-old boy, showing a very high upbringing. This made Hidemitsu's first impression of him very good.

"Lord Tadaei, this is a little gift I brought from Osaka,"

Xiuguang carefully handed over the gift box wrapped in paper beside him.

"This gift was personally selected by my sister, so I hope I accept it."

Remembering the scene when Wanzi was nervous and slightly embarrassed to hand him the locket before he left, Xiuguang couldn't help but want to laugh a little.

It seems that he is still looking forward to his future husband who has never met.

"My sister said that because I didn't know what Tadame liked, I chose a few good flavors and dim sum according to my preferences, and I hope Tadaei can like it."

"It's really bothering Miss Wanzi, so I'll accept it with gratitude."

Zhongrong reached out and took the gift box, and bowed his head and returned the salute.

Although the expression did not fluctuate much, the corners of the mouth were slightly curved.

Xiuguang looked at it and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Then, after my sister marries in the coming year, I will ask Lord Zhongrong to take care of me."

"Yes. As a husband, I will definitely treat Miss Wanzi well. ”

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After finishing all the affairs of the Kujo family, Hidemitsu came to the mansion of Takadaiin as usual.

Knowing that Hidemitsu has a sweet tooth, Kodai-in has long prepared a lot of Kyoto sweets served on beautiful trays for Hidemitsu. Xiuguang and the little surname Xiuzong relaxed, eating snacks and chatting on the corridor by the small courtyard.

In autumn, the air in Kyoto is exceptionally cool and quiet, and the leaves on the ground and the breeze blowing in from afar give it a particularly autumn feel. Relaxing in this environment is also one of Xiuguang's great pleasures.

"How's that...... Your Highness...... What kind of person do you feel Tadaei-sama is? ”

Xiuzong, who was still chewing on the snack in his mouth, asked in a slurred tone.

"Hawkers, I feel like a more pertinent person, more generous, and I should still be able to trust him in the future. And the etiquette is better than you, I don't know how many times. ”

"Isn't that a matter of course, he's the son of a public family, if he doesn't do a good job of etiquette or something, won't he lose face in front of our martial artists?"

Xiuzong said in a tone of "this is a matter of course", and took out a piece of dim sum from the plate and threw it in his mouth.

"Moreover, His Highness's identity is not only the younger brother of his future wife, but also the young master of the Toyotomi family."

“…… Hawkers, at least it shows that the Toyotomi family still retains a certain amount of influence in Kyoto and the imperial court. With this current situation, it seems that I don't need to worry about Kyoto for the time being......"

"Hey, Your Highness, your eyes were a little scary just now. Your Highness isn't thinking about something strange again? ”

“…… I'm just worried about the current situation of the Toyotomi family. Slightly, I thought about it, what to do in the future......"

Xiuguang lowered his voice and slowly chewed the snack in his mouth. Xiuzong also came up and whispered,

“…… Your Highness, even if you are in the mansion of Lord Kodaiin, you must be careful that the partition wall has ears. ”

"I know. …… I can't fully trust it here. ”

Xiuguang sat up from the smooth and reflective wooden corridor, gazing at the delicate layers of wood grain and sighed. Xiuzong didn't care, but laughed,

"Eh, the feeling of being surrounded by enemies, I don't hate it very much, but I'm excited."

“…… What kind of nationality are you, Hyogoro, and the people of Mutsu aren't so perverted......"

"Hahaha, that's not the case, I just like the feeling of being noticed by others, Your Highness."

Xiuzong waved his hand and continued with some helplessness.

"You know, Your Highness, don't I go back to my home in Sendai once a year to greet my father?"

"Well, that's true. What's wrong with that? ”

"Since the birth of my younger brother, my father's son-in-law, Tokakumaru, four years ago, my position in the Date family has become more and more delicate. Now every time I go back, I can't find any sense of presence in my house. Besides, in addition to Tiger Kikumaru, my father also has a few children such as Gonhachiro, Aimatsumaru, and Umatsumaru. …… I'm becoming more and more like my father and an abandoned son here. ”

"Ah, that's why I said I like to be noticed."

"yes, it's not a good feeling to be left out."

Xiuzong looked unhappy, but quickly returned to his usual state.

"Well, what's going on my father's side! I just need to be noticed on His Highness's side! Haha, Your Highness's future position as the elder of the family will be my Xiuzong! When the time comes, even that kid won't dare to disobey me! At the same time, I want to impress Hideyori-sama with me hahaha! ”

"Oh, think beautifully. But in the future, if His Highness passes the examination, it's not impossible. ”

Xiuguang smiled and patted Xiuzong on the shoulder to comfort him.

Xiuguang and Xiuzong have been inseparable since they were children, so Xiuguang knows very well that this kid has not changed much on the surface, but in fact, he still cares very much about being left out. Although I really want to help this bastard boy who gets along day and night, I can't help but be involved in other people's family affairs. So I can only comfort him in my own way.

"By the way, Your Highness, have you heard, there will be a Kabuki performance of Akuni in Kyoto today!"

As soon as the topic changed, the atmosphere also changed, and Xiuzong suddenly remembered this incident, and he was impatient to drag Xiuguang to watch.

"Ah Guo? Could it be the one from the Izumo Taisha Shrine? ”

"Yes! It's that Ah Guo! I heard that they came to Kyoto to perform this time to raise funds for the restoration of the shrine. ”

"Oh, that's really unusual, so let's go and see it. Presumably, my mother would not have any problem with this. ”

Hidemitsu thought back for a moment, and it seemed that Ah Guo had indeed come to Kyoto this year in history. At the same time, in order to appease Xiuzong's mood, he readily agreed.

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I have to say that Xiuguang's decision was correct. The dance performed by Ah Guo is indeed very pleasing to the eye, which really opened the eyes of Xiuguang and Xiuzong.

After the performance, Xiuguang and Xiuzong were still excited about today's performance on the way back.

"Your Highness! Sure enough, Ah Guo is very beautiful! Both the dancing and the appearance are first-class! ”

"Yes, I saw a very good Kabuki dance today. It's worth it to come to Kyoto this time......"

Halfway through his words, Xiuguang was knocked to the ground by the impact from behind him.

“…… Hurt! ”

After being helped up by Xiuzong, Xiuguang realized that he had been knocked down.

The person who knocked him down was a boy who looked about his age. It is estimated that he accidentally bumped into Xiuguang during a rapid run, and then the two fell together.

The boy was particularly handsome and delicate, and wore more luxurious clothes, but there were no family tattoos on them. He also wore a katana with him. His brow furrowed in pain, and his pretty black eyes were filled with resentment. I guess it's a samurai kid.

The boy was helped up by his attendant. He squinted his eyes and held back his eyes with anger, and then turned away without saying anything, shouting to his attendants such things as "it's too late" and "hurry back". In an instant, he disappeared into the vast sea of people.

Seeing that Xiuzong was angry again and said that he wanted to catch up and ask for clarification, Xiuguang hurriedly stopped him.

"Hey, what is this?"

On the ground lies a small brocade bag about the size of half a palm of an adult, tied with a gold ribbon, and there is no stain on the pale cyan bag, and at a glance you can see that it is carefully made of high-grade fabric. The contents of the brocade bag feel quite light, but the texture feels slightly hard.

This brocade bag is probably the possession of the boy who collided with Xiuguang just now. Most likely, they accidentally fell during the collision.

"Hehe, that kid is so rude when he collided with His Highness, he deserves to drop something."

Xiuzong laughed twice.

Xiuguang looked in the direction the boy left, and they were no longer visible in the crowd. So I could only carefully put away the brocade bag by myself and did not open it. Then he and Xiuzong stepped on the sunset and went back.

The experience that this brocade bag will bring to him in the future, and the stories that it will trigger, Xiuguang has not yet known.