"What do you say?! Kind of tell me again! Angry, I grabbed Shinhachiro by the collar. Are you kidding? Let me be so embarrassed to go to the street to "train", this is not a simple sentence "not her" can be mixed up.

"Indeed...... It's not her! I saw it clearly...... "Maybe it's a conscious loss, Shinhachiro didn't dare to push my hand away, but the rebuttal was still very resolute." “…… The girl I'm talking about is thinner, with a pointed chin and slightly smaller eyes, especially the temperament of the two of them, which is completely different! ”

"Then you just swore that you just said...... "I know what went wrong, but I don't know exactly what the problem is."

"That's right!" Shinhachiro turned sideways and looked over there again. “…… There was nothing wrong with the cart and the servant, I could see it clearly! And at the time of the tea party, she was not the only one who got out of the car, maybe there was also this girl, but I didn't pay attention to others at the time......"

"Why didn't you say it earlier!!" I now feel so dizzy that I can't control the volume of my speech, which attracts more sideways glances. "I just turned sideways to let you see clearly, why are you putting on such a ghost look again!"

"I was just surprised that the girl I saw wasn't in the car......" Shinhachiro quibbled.

"You ......" I was so angry with him that I had nothing to say, and now I can only think of a way to deal with it. Now that things have come to this point, I can't help it! You're going to marry her......"

"How can this work?" When Shinhachiro heard this, he jumped up and broke free of my hand.

"What's wrong with that! People don't necessarily look down on you......" I severely suppressed his resistance.

"That's it! You two don't want to be embarrassed here......" Xianzhi spoke in the car at this time, and the helplessness in his tone contained a complaint about the two of us not doing our job well. "It's already very bad that things are done like this, especially since the other party must be in the same family as that girl! Now only by apologizing first and asking for the master's forgiveness can other things be carried out! ”

"Hey......" I sighed, and that's all it was about. Let's go back to your mansion in Kyoto! I'll take this kid Shinhachiro to take the blame for the guilt......"

"I can't trust the two of you anymore in this matter, I have to come forward myself!" Xianzhi said in a resolute tone, leaving no room for me to refute.

"This ...... All right? "I don't know what to say, but such a direct meeting of relatives is usually only suitable for the good of the family.

"As an elder on Shinhachiro's side, it's barely reasonable!" Xianzhi had clearly made up her mind.

“…… All right! "I compromised. After all, she has been an old couple for more than ten years, and I feel that she has made up her mind.

Far behind the cow-drawn chariot, we came to the residence of the ministers, and then I remembered that the pattern of leaves, beans, and rattan must have been the logo of the descendants of the Fujiwara clan. This time, the journey was basically straight, and the group stopped in front of a mansion.

If you talk about the grade, this mansion can only be regarded as medium, in terms of scale it is much worse than the Juting Qingji house that I have been to before, but here it is obviously well repaired and maintained, the paint on the gatehouse is very bright, and through the gate you can also see the flowers and plants in the courtyard and many neatly dressed servants. It seems that the owner of this house is mixed well, and he should not be a lonely and unknown person.

Seeing the car come back, several servants pushed open the door, and the rest of the people stood with their heads bowed. The car stopped slightly by the door, and a middle-aged man who was better dressed than the others approached, probably the person in the car was telling him something, and he kept nodding.

The car finally drove in, and we came to the door. It seemed that the car in front of us didn't leave us with any good words, and the middle-aged man looked at us angrily.

"Your Highnesses! How are you?! Anger turned to disbelief, and the middle-aged man asked with a nice look at me.

"You are ......" I don't know the person in front of me, at least I don't remember knowing him. Although I used to be stationed in Kyoto, I never visited any of the ministers alone to avoid suspicion, and I don't necessarily know a few people who live in seclusion on weekdays.

"You may not remember, but the villain is Kanazawa, the head of the carriage and horses of His Excellency Masakincho!" The man ended his astonishment and kept stumbling in front of me.

"Oh......" I just got a little impression, but I still didn't think of this person. I looked up, but I didn't expect this to be the apartment of Masahimachi Jixiu. It's a bit ridiculous to say, although Masahimachi Jixiu has always been my agent in the imperial court, I have never been to his house once. "This was originally the house of His Excellency Masahimachi, is he at home now?"

"Here, my master is in the house!" Kanazawa agreed one after another, it seems that my image in the hearts of this family is really good. "I didn't expect you to visit, it's a great joy! Just now, the villain heard from the young lady and met a few ...... on the street, "Suddenly seeing that my face was a little wrong, he also realized in time that there was something wrong with the words below." "Please go to the main hall, and the villain will report it!" After saying that, he ordered a few words to the others and ran away.

We were respectfully let into the living room, and refreshments were offered without any orders. Originally, my plan was for me to go in with Senshiba and Shinhachiro, but now that it's Shokin-cho Jixiu, I don't have to. When I passed by the courtyard, I took a closer look, and this guy should have a good life, at least better than Nijo Harura and Ichijo Kanedai, who I visited with Oda Nobunaga, and of course there was still a lack of Konoe Maejiu, who was in the limelight.

"Brother Zhuxing, what a rare guest!" Not long after we sat down, Ji Xiu, the chief of the town, walked out with a smile on his face, still dressed in a modified court dress and a black hat. "I've been looking forward to seeing you, but I didn't expect me to wait so long! In fact, you are just too careful, now there are more people in the martial arts family and the ministers pulling and pulling! What a feather firewood, wise, haven't been idle all these years! ”

"I didn't expect to bump into your house by mistake, and it seems that the days have eased up?" I didn't want to talk to him about "monkeys" and Akechi Mitsuhide on such an occasion, so I decided to talk about "business".

"It's not thanks to you......" Ji Xiu's face was full of gratitude and excitement, and he knocked on the table with the folding fan in his hand from time to time. Thanks to your care over the past few years, not only have I sent a lot of gifts every year, but also so many things to do with me! Speaking of which, the 'price' you opened is really rich, and I, the person who handled it, not only have a good reputation, but also the 'rake' can be 10 points higher than the average trading ......"

"You still take my kickback?!" Since this information was so unexpected, I was a little out of shape.

"What's so surprising about this, it's been a practice for hundreds of years!" He looked at ease. "That's right! What's the matter with such a large group of people as you? He seemed to have just remembered it.

"Oh, here's the thing......" I know that this "old slippery head" must already know a general situation, and he can't come out without asking inside. The reason why I still say this is that I want to hear me beg him to fight for a "good price", but I can't help but say it. “…… That's it! "I finally gave me a rough idea of what had happened.

"Oh......" He tilted his head sideways and thought for a moment, then asked Shinhachiro, "Then please tell me about the girl you saw?" ”

"......" Shinhachiro didn't say anything, and his face turned red again.

"I didn't mean to make fun of adults, young man!" Masaki Masahimachi Jixiu eased the atmosphere with a joke. "But there are more female dependents in my family, how can I find them if you don't make it clear?"

"The scene of that day...... Shinhachiro stabilized and began to tell the story of what had happened, and it was the first time I had heard these things from me.

"I see!" After listening to it, Ji Xiu suddenly realized. "Go and invite the fifth lady here!" He turned back to a servant and said to us, "I understand! Listening to Lord Kiyohiko's introduction, this person should be in the lower fifth daughter-Yuan, speaking of which...... She and Mitsuhiko-sama are really a good match! Seeing the way he couldn't help but laugh, we couldn't help but be a little skeptical.

"Father...... You...... Are you looking for ...... I ......" After a while, a girl in a pale pink kimono walked out. She lowered her head so that we couldn't see her face so seriously, and if it weren't for the fact that everyone was watching carefully and there was no sound, I am afraid that we would not even be able to hear her voice. It seems that she is thirteen or fourteen years old, and she is really shy. Shinhachiro actually fell in love with such a frightened "bird", and it was really "fate"!

"Go over and greet His Highness and Mrs. Zhuxing!" Ji Xiu, who is in the town, instructed his daughter.

"...... "I really didn't hear her voice this time, and it seems that Xianzhi didn't hear it either." Shi's salute was real, and he didn't get up after lying there for a long time. At the same time, Shinhachiro was also blushing and silent.

"No need to be polite!" Xianzhi pulled him and her to his side, and the warblers and the others also gathered around as if they were looking at some rare animal. At first, Yuan seemed to be frightened, and then gradually eased up, but he still blushed and did not speak, only occasionally nodding or shaking his head.

"I ask you on behalf of Shinhachiro, hoping to marry Miss Yuan to Shinhachiro! You see...... "Since it was confirmed and Senshiba was satisfied, I began to make a formal request like Masamicho Jixiu."

"No problem!" Ji Xiu, who is in the town, agreed, and looked like why didn't you say it earlier.

"I'll prepare the dowry when I go back!" Since he's so cheerful, I'm even more generous. "In addition to the usual rules for gold, silver, silk, utensils, and livestock, I will also present an additional 200 stone grange outside the castle of Katsura Kawaguchi as a token of respect!"

"Brother, you are so polite......" Ji Xiu was greatly relieved after being stunned for a moment, and now even the land of the Seki family will not exceed 100 stones.

"Then we will be married in 10 days and marry next month! You see...... "I think Shinhachiro likes this girl so much, and she's not too young, so it's better to do it as soon as possible."

"Wait!" Ji Xiu, who was in the town, suddenly interrupted my words and said with a serious face: "Brother Zhuxing! Have you forgotten something? ”

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Bear in Winter: The family crest I mentioned yesterday is actually a derivative of Fujiwara's "wisteria pattern", which has leaves and beans, but no vine.