In the middle of October of the 11th year of Keicho (1606), Hidemitsu and his party finally returned to Osaka Castle in after completing their trip to Echichu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, they parted ways only after returning to Kyoto with Haohime, and did not rush directly back to Osaka Castle from Echichu.

In short, there is no need for Xiuguang to worry about the affairs on Hao Ji's side, and everything will be handled by Hao Ji. As for the matter of Xiuzong and Xiugao, there is no need to be so nervous.

After returning to Osaka Castle, Hidemitsu, who had exchanged his original identity with Tsurunosuke the Shadow Warrior, secretly went to his brother Hideyori's study that night and reported to him the general situation of the trip.

When Xiuguang walked into Xiu Lai's study, he found that his brother, who usually reads with a quiet expression and atmosphere, now has a faint worry on his face. This made Xiuguang a little surprised, wondering if it was his own delusion, and at the same time couldn't help but guess what his brother was thinking now.

However, speculation is speculation, curiosity is curiosity, and Xiuguang first has to finish talking about the business. After all, this is the main purpose of secretly coming to meet my brother.

"Elder brother, long greetings, Xiuguang has just returned from Yuezhong."

After a brief greeting to Xiu Lai, Xiuguang sat down at the desk where he was studying.

"Oh, it's Xiuguang. Come and sit. ”

After seeing his brother come in, Xiulai temporarily put away the worried look on his face and the thick scroll on the table, sat up straight, and beckoned Chongcheng to go out to the door to watch the wind.

"Well, so what's going on?"

"It's been resolved. Thanks to Sister Ahao, Prime Minister Kaga agreed to the matter. ”

"Li Chang agreed, that's good."

"Prime Minister Kaga not only agreed, but also passed on his own daughter Manhime to Sister Ahao."

"Adoptive? …… Huh? ”

Xiu Lai, who has always had a calm face, had a fluctuation on his face when he heard this.

"Benefit...... Have biological children? I remember, wasn't the Maeda family inherited by his younger brother Toshimitsu as an adopted heir because he had no children? ”

Hideyori doesn't seem to be aware of Manhime's existence. Hawkers,After all, Man Ji was born last year.

"Prime Minister Kaga only got this biological daughter at the end of last year. At that time, his younger brother Toshimitsu had already inherited the position of governor of the Maeda family. ”

Xiuguang immediately explained to his brother,

"Because of the existence of this biological daughter, when we stayed in Kanazawa Castle, we also heard a lot of rumors about the inheritance of the family governor. In order to maintain the stability of the Maeda family, Prime Minister Kaga had to pass on his own daughter to others. It just so happened that his closest sister, Sister Ahaoyi, came, so he passed his daughter Manji to his sister. ”

"I see. It's really hard work. ”

Shurai nodded after listening to this slightly complicated explanation.

After reporting the general matters, Xiuguang remembered about the Yuan Fu style.

At the beginning of this year, Hidemitsu and Hideya mentioned that they wanted to serve Ukita Koheita, Oda Yashiro, and Oba Katsubei together, but it was delayed until now because of the handling of the marriage contract.

Now that the marriage contract has come to an end for the time being, and there is still a long time before the scheduled meeting with the young man he met in Kyoto in March next year, it is better to take care of the matter of the motofu in a few days.

Thinking so, Xiuguang directly told his brother what he thought:

"Speaking of which, elder brother, it's time for us to hold a Yuan Costume Ceremony for Xiaoping Tai and them, right?"

"Oh, you don't say I almost forgot. Xiaoping too they ...... How old are you now? ”

Xiulai asked, thinking about what needed to be done in the Yuan Costume Style.

"Koheita seems to be eight years old, and Yamitsuro has just turned six. Katsubei is the same year as me and is ten years old this year. ”

"Huh...... I'm still young. Is it really good to take the yuan service so early? ”

"Well, brother, you were four years old. I also started serving at the age of six. ”

Hearing the word "early" from the mouth of his brother Xiu Lai made Xiuguang a little crying and laughing,

"Koheita, Yamijiro and Katsubei are all sons who will inherit the family business in the future. Earlier, there was no trouble. Sangoro's second man's yuan service time can be postponed a little, and there is no problem until he is a teenager. ”

"Hmm...... It also makes sense. I know, Xiuguang, you tell them about the Yuanfu style first, and then choose a day, and I will go over in person when I pour. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Xiulai nodded,

"Although there is no way to make the ceremony particularly formal, I will try to find a way to do it."

"Well, thank you, Elder Brother. It's not necessary to be too luxurious and formal, it's just a façade. ”

Now that he has been personally agreed by his brother Xiulai, then the matter will almost be implemented. After settling these things, Xiuguang was ready to get up and leave.

To be honest, after a long journey, he ran over to report to his brother before he had time to rest, which made the current Xiuguang feel very tired both mentally and physically.

After saying goodbye to his brother, Hidemitsu got up and pushed open the sliding door.

When he stepped out of the door with half a foot, Xiuguang casually glanced back at the study, only to see his brother Xiulai with a sad expression on his face.

Sure enough, it's not an illusion, so it's better to ask. Xiuguang scratched the back of his head suspiciously, and retracted the half foot that had stepped out.

"Brother? What's wrong with you? ”

“…… Well, alas, nothing. Go back. ”

Seeing that his younger brother, who had already stepped out of the door with half a foot, was back, Xiu Lai was startled. But he didn't answer Xiuguang's question, just sighed back.

Xiuguang could only keep his mouth shut, then left the study and closed the sliding door.

“…… Re-completed, what's wrong with my brother now? Why don't you look so happy? ”

Although the elder brother Xiulai did not answer, Chongcheng still guarded the door in a dignified manner. So Xiuguang asked him in a whisper.

After frowning and hesitating twice, Chongcheng cautiously spoke:

“…… When Hidemitsu-sama was leaving, Hideyori-sama tried to hide from Lady Yodo and go to Senhime-sama's residence, but was stopped by Madame's maids. Recently, Madame seems to have deliberately not wanted Hideyori-sama to get close to Senhime-sama. The adults tried several times, but they were all stopped. So now, as you can see, Hidemitsu-sama, Hideyori-sama is very worried about this matter. ”

I really didn't expect it, my mother is so stubborn.

After listening to this, Xiuguang crossed his arms with some trouble, and sympathized with his brother.

It seems that in addition to the Yuanfu-style affairs, the affairs of Chihime and Xiulai will also have to find a way to deal with them.

After moving away from the study, Xiuguang sighed and thought about it alone.