The morning after the argument with Hideyori.

Hidemitsu wasn't in Osaka Castle's own room at this time. The place where he is now www.biquge.info is the mansion of an old man in the suburbs.

Xiuguang, Xiuzong, and Shang Chang had already come here when it was just dawn. As for the reason for coming here, Xiuguang just replied with a sentence of "scattering his heart".

As for the reason for this "scattering the heart", both Xiuzong and Shang Chang are very clear in their hearts......

"What's wrong? Today, you would have run past the old man and me so early. ”

The old man who came over with a bowl of water looked like he had just woken up from his sleep.

He looked at Xiuguang, who had been lying in the corridor of his mansion since this morning, and was a little puzzled.

"Let the old man guess,"

Picking up the water bowl and taking a few sips, the old man sat down very casually next to Xiuguang.

"Could it be that you're in trouble with Hideyori-sama?"

Xiuguang didn't answer, but after listening to the old man's words, he hugged his head and turned his body to the other side.

Seeing this, the old man put down the water bowl in confusion, feeling very abnormal about Xiuguang's performance.

"Old man! Don't irritate Your Highness anymore! ”

Xiuzong, who was training swordsmanship with Xiu Gao in the courtyard not far away, heard the conversation between the old man and Xiuguang, so he immediately stopped his morning swordsmanship practice and ran towards the two of them with a stumbling voice.

"Your Highness is probably really anxious now. Let His Highness be quiet for himself. ”

Recalling the quarrel between Xiu Lai and Xiuguang last night, Xiuzong suddenly felt a little unbearable.

Xiu Yori and Xiuguang who yelled like last night are too rare. And as soon as the two brothers quarreled, he and Chongcheng couldn't intervene at all. Because the deterrent is just too strong.

After His Royal Highness went back last night, he probably didn't sleep well. It may even be a sleepless night.

After all...... After a fight with my brother, who usually has a good relationship...... It's impossible to be in a good mood, right?

Xiuzong looked at Xiuguang's back lying on his side in the corridor and sighed.

"So, is that true? Hideyori-sama disagrees? Or did you say something else? ”

When the old man heard this, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

Regarding the old man's inquiry, Xiuzong didn't know how to speak.

"Hyogoro, what's wrong with Hidemitsu-sama?"

Xiu Gao, who had just practiced swordsmanship with Xiuzong, also heard the sound and walked over. She asked with some concern, wiping the sweat from her hair and cheeks.

"Sure enough...... Did Hideyori-sama say something? ”

"Uh...... Xiugao-chan...... What should I say......"

Putting the wooden knife in his hand aside, Xiuzong looked at Xiugao with a disappointed expression on his face, and couldn't bear to repeat Xiu Lai's words last night.

"Hyogoro."

At this time, Xiuguang, who was lying on his side, suddenly spoke.

"It doesn't matter. Tell them. There's no good in hiding it anyway. ”

"Yes, Your Highness......"

Although he could hear that His Royal Highness's voice was very tired now, since it was an order, Xiuzong could only agree.

"Alas...... Hideyori-sama said that last night......"

Xiuzong frowned, and roughly retold the content of the conversation and quarrel between Xiulai and Xiuguang last night to the old man and Xiugao.

"Hideyori-sama actually said that?"

The disappointment on Xiugao's face was unmistakable.

“…… If Hideyori-sama really thinks so...... What did my father and us do to get to where we are now? ”

"Xiu, Xiugao-chan! Calm down! Your Highness will definitely have a way! ”

"Hyogoro...... I'm not angry, either...... I just think it's a bit ......."

Seeing Xiugao's distressed expression, Xiuzong hurriedly comforted.

The old man didn't say a word after hearing this, but there was obviously disappointment in his eyes.

Alas...... Your Highness, why did you ask me to tell them everything Hideyori said...... Isn't the result now that everyone is disappointed......

While comforting Xiugao, Xiuzong looked at Xiuguang, who was still lying on his side, and was a little puzzled.

"Hideyori-sama...... Is that really the case? ”

While Xiuzong was busy comforting Xiugao, Xiujia came out of the house.

He seemed to have heard Xiuzong's retelling just now, and now he had a sigh on his face.

"Lord Xiujia...... Did you just hear that? ”

"Hmm."

Xiujia walked out of the house with a slow pace. He was followed by Koheita and Yashiro.

Because Yashiro and Sangoro's father, Hidenobu, had died early, they are now very attached to the old man and the Hideya who is close to their father's age.

"I didn't expect that...... I thought Hidemitsu-sama would be able to understand Hidemitsu-sama......"

Xiujia was also disappointed.

"What did you say?"

"Yashiro, we can't interject while the adults are talking."

"I got it......"

Yashiro, who was following him, poked his head out and asked the people outside the house curiously. Koheita, who was standing in the back, sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so he pulled the slightly younger Yamitsuro back.

"Since Hideyori-sama knows about us, isn't it possible to meet Hideyori-sama?"

Although he was pulled back into the house by Koheita, who was two years older than him, Yamijiro still said it word by word excitedly, and then waved his hands happily.

The "adults" outside the house heard Yamitsuro's excited child's voice, and immediately felt a little lost and sad.

"I wonder what the late Taiko Highness would think......"

After the atmosphere was silent for a while, Xiujia sighed and said this.

In this way, the already heavy atmosphere added a bit of helplessness and melancholy.

"Ahem!"

has been bathed in a heavy atmosphere, which makes Xiuzong a little breathless.

"Say, speaking of which, when will that kid named Katsubei come over to your side, old man?"

So, Xiuzong cleverly managed to turn the conversation to the other side.

Katsubei is the only son of Oba Yoshibei, who passed away as a stand-in for the Hideke family two years ago. After that, although Hidemitsu and the others asked several ninjas of the Wind Demon to help and raise him, they didn't officially meet Hidemitsu and the large group of people present.

"Could it be that Katsubei, the son of Lord Oba?"

The Xiu family was very grateful to the volunteer guard who died in his place, so he specially put the title of "adult" behind the Miao character of the volunteer guard, who was obviously much lower than his own status.

"Yes, yes, it's that kid. It seems that he was secretly raised by a few ninjas of the Wind Demon now, right? How old is he this year? ”

After Xiuzong answered. Suddenly, Xiuguang, who had been lying on his side and was silent, spoke.

"Remember, it seems to be the same year as me."