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With the help of their trusted samurai, the two avoided the eyes of other retainers and subordinates, left the room where they were talking, and walked towards the room where Haohime and the others were waiting.

When they reached the hallway connected to the room, both Hidemitsu and Hideyasu could clearly see the doorway to the room at the end of the hallway.

"Sister Yi, who is that?"

Xiuguang couldn't help but turn his head to Xiukang beside him and asked.

Because he saw that at the door of the room, a young man of his age was leaning in front of the crack in the sliding door, as if he was peeking at Hao Ji and his party who were in the room.

Hawkers,Although it's said to be a teenager.,But it's actually not a big feeling.。

The samurai who was in charge of guarding the door of the room at the beginning was sitting next to the young man, although he had a difficult face to stop the young man's voyeurism, but he looked helpless and did not dare to speak, and it seemed that there was no way to take the young man.

"Ah......h

Xiu Yasu was also shocked when he found out about the boy's existence, but he quickly laughed, and then walked briskly towards the place where the boy was squatting.

Although Xiuguang was puzzled, he followed first.

"Nagayoshimaru. What are you doing? It's not good to be sneaky. ”

Hideyasu quietly paced behind the boy and the guard samurai, and asked softly while laughing.

When she said the word "sneaky", her tone suddenly became cold, and even Xiuguang next to her couldn't help but be startled.

"Mother, Mother, Mother, ......"

When he heard the cold voice coming from behind, the young man who was squatting by the door and the samurai in charge of guarding it were all frightened, and hurriedly turned around and sat down respectfully facing Hideyasu, looking timid after making a mistake.

"I'm so sorry, Hideyasu-sama. There is no fault of the young master in this matter, it is the fault of me, a retainer, who failed to stop the young master. ”

The samurai guarding bowed his head towards Hideyasu before the young man on the side could speak, and took the initiative to take responsibility.

Xiukang stared at the two of them for several seconds before he slowly spoke:

"It's not good to be sneaky, Nagayoshimaru."

She repeated her previous words, and although her tone softened, it still made the boy on the ground more and more afraid to move.

But then she sighed, and then the smile returned to her face:

"Well, Nagayoshimaru, if you want to do something, you have to tell my mother first, remember not to do this again in the future. Today, because a guest is coming, I will let you go first. ”

Then she resumed her gentle tone and touched the boy's hair. The atmosphere relaxed, and there was no tension just now.

Seeing this, Xiuguang couldn't help but admire Xiukang's momentum in front of his retainers.

But speaking of which...... Nagayoshimaru seems to be ......

"So you've seen enough just now, right? Isn't it time to go back to studying? ”

"Yes, yes! Go back now, boy! ”

Although he still wanted to stay, a young man named Nagayoshimaru was forced by his mother Hideyasu to agree.

Before leaving, he glanced inside the room, and then left with some reluctance.

"Well, forget it...... Hidemitsu-sama, let's go inside. ”

After sighing, Xiukang held his forehead, opened the sliding door of the room, and walked in with Xiuguang.

Haoji and Hidejong seem to have been talking about other things in this room while Hidemitsu and Hideyasu were talking.

After seeing Xiukang and Xiuguang coming in, Hao Ji looked at Xiukang who sighed, and asked with a smile about what happened just now:

"The kid who just kept peeking at the door, is that Nagayoshimaru?"

"Ah...... It turns out that Ah Hao, you know that the kid is outside. ”

As soon as he came in, he heard Haoji ask about Nagayoshimaru, which made Hideyasu feel a little surprised,

"I'm sorry, but that kid likes martial arts, but he doesn't pay much attention to etiquette. I apologize to you for his faux pas. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's normal for children at this age to be curious."

Although Xiukang looked very sorry, Haoji didn't seem to care much.

"That...... Who the hell is that? ”

Xiuguang, who was left to dry, couldn't help but ask the question he had just asked again.

"Ah...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Hidemitsu-sama. ”

Sensing his gaffe, the apology on Xiukang's face was a little heavier,

"That kid is my sister-in-law, Choyoshimaru. This year...... It should be about two years older than Hidemitsu-sama. ”

"Ah, I see."

Xiuguang nodded, looking suddenly enlightened.

After Hideyasu finished answering, he didn't mention the matter of Nagayoshimaru again. She and Ho Ji continued to make small talk happily as before. Hidemitsu, on the other hand, was thinking about Nagayoshimaru.

That Nagayoshimaru should be the future Matsudaira Tadanao. The young daimyo who is excellent in martial arts, but his politics and strength are not enough compared to his mother Xiuyasu.

Since he is about two years older than me...... So that's twelve now?

But now it doesn't look like a bad person. And it feels like it's naughty.

Hidemitsu guessed Nagayoshimaru's age and personality, and then made a fair evaluation.

But it's too early to make a conclusion about someone who has only seen a few times.

But then again...... Could that Nagayoshimaru be the kind of child who comes over to peep at his mother's guests just out of curiosity?

Although the details are not clear, Nagayoshimaru doesn't feel like the kind of child who would be naughty to this extent.

So why would he risk his mother's wrath and go out of his way to sneak over?

Because the guest is her mother's friend Ho Ji? Or is it because Hao Ji is the main room of the Xiu family......???

…… Ahem.

Letting go of his brain and thinking about this, Xiuguang couldn't help but cough a few times secretly, not daring to think about it anymore.

Wow, the relationship between these people feels really messy.

Looking at the others who were eagerly chatting, Xiuguang sighed.

This is probably the only helpless complaint that Xiuguang can send out now.

……

……

After staying in Kitanosho Castle for two days, Hidemitsu and the others set out on the road to continue north.

"Alas, it's a pity that I couldn't take Ah Hao to visit you once."

Although Xiukang was very regretful, he only rested in the city for two days because he thought that staying too long might go wrong.

This farewell may be another long parting.

Now for people of Xiukang and Haoji's status, it is impossible to meet and play without scruples like when they were children.

It's just helpless.

Although everyone has many regrets and reluctance, they can only accept this reality called survival.

So, after saying goodbye to her childhood friend Hideyasu, Ho Ji continued to walk further north.

There is a castle called Toyama Castle and a castle called Kanazawa Castle.

Both of these are Hoj's destinations.