"Ah Zhong, you are really getting more and more disrespectful now, you just don't know what to do!" Xianzhi frowned and counted at me, looking quite angry. This was extremely rare for her, not to mention that there were other people present at this time. "Tell me about yourself! It's just a matter of drinking by yourself, why do you still let the fairy carp pill pour so much? He's only a teenager now, what if he hurts his body! ”

"This is also an essential lesson for military generals to get ahead, and it's not that you don't know how the lord is crazy!" I especially defended myself, but I was also a little unbearable in my heart.

Senkomaru lay on the ground and fell asleep, his cheeks the color of red. Several maids and servants were changing his clothes and wiping his face, and the smell of drunken wine filled the room. It's all Ikeda Tsuneko and Asano Nagamasa, and I didn't watch it for a while!

"Let me come!" A maid brought a bowl of decanting soup from outside, and Xianzhi took it and fed it for Xian Limaru herself, caressing his cheeks distressedly while feeding it.

"Ikeda Hengxing, this guy, doesn't have any righteousness and still wants to be the father-in-law of Xian Limaru!" In order to divert the target, I began to complain about the people who were not in front of me. "Although there is no direct blood relationship, I am afraid that living in his house for such a long time will not be affected much well. And looking at Ikeda's way of treating Princess Aichi, I'm afraid the child will be spoiled......"

"Oh!" Hearing me bring up the subject, Senzhi put the empty bowl back on the tray and sent everyone out, I knew it was a sign that she was going to discuss something important with me. "His Royal Highness Ikeda is unruly but righteous, and he has been close to you for so many years, and we owe him only the time when we fought Takeda. Although the Ikeda family is weaker now, it is a real force to rely on, and it will be a good choice in every way! ”

"I disagree!" I shook my head resolutely, and my tone was not in the slightest, and my face must have been unsightly. "Cha Cha is not Ikeda's biological daughter, and our relationship with her is far away. In addition, His Royal Highness Niwa also speculated that the main guild would be suspicious, so don't mention this matter again! ”

"Hey......" Xianzhi let out a long sigh and showed a look of extreme regret, and reached out to stroke Xian Limaru's jet-black hair again. In another year, the fairy carp pill will be served, and the style of the bun will also change at that time. "When I was in Hanakuma Castle last year, Princess Ashi politely expressed this to me, and I myself like Chacha very much. She is not only cute and beautiful, but also has elegant manners and outstanding manners, and she is really a very suitable pair with Xian Limaru. It's just that when you mentioned it a few times later, you immediately changed the subject, and I don't know how you could have such a big prejudice against her! ”

"The first time I saw her, I felt uncomfortable!" As soon as the words came out, I regretted it, I shouldn't have spoken to Xianzhi in this tone, it wasn't her fault anyway, and it was understandable that she would have this opinion. There were some things I couldn't explain to her, and I couldn't explain them at all.

Xianzhi stopped talking, just looked at the sleeping Xian Limaru with pity. Her attitude made my heart tingle.

"Actually...... I don't know how to say this, maybe it's just a delusion in my heart! "I still decided to explain to Xianzhi, even if it was to lie to her." Cha Cha, this girl is very beautiful, and I really can't say what obvious shortcomings I have. But I just feel uneasy when I see her, and that's how it was from the first meeting! ”

"Oh?" Xianzhi unexpectedly raised her head and stared at me, as if a little incomprehensible.

"The first time I saw Cha Cha, she looked up at me, and I felt a shock for no reason!" I felt a little guilty in the face of Xianzhi's focused gaze, but I had to continue to make up this nonsense. “…… At that time, I felt a cold on my back, and the hairs on my whole body stood up. There was a hint of evil in that look...... Yes, it's a kind of charm in the evil spirit! And I saw a shadow in a trance, just behind Cha Cha, surrounded by a blood-colored mist. As far as I know, this should be the 'Phantom of the Fallen Country', Cha Cha must be the reincarnation of some kind of demon......"

I myself felt that my lie was so bad that my face turned red and white, and I said this because I knew that only such words could move her. Xianzhi is a good person, and he is also very smart, but he is deeply indulged in the superstitious concept of karma and fate. I peeked at her, and sure enough, she looked more and more uneasy.

"Hmm...... If that's the case, you can't ignore it! After listening to my set of "nonsense", Xianzhi's face turned a little blue, and his expression was also a little trance. “…… Over the years, the Star Family has sprung up, and in a short period of time, it has become a famous name in the sea from an ordinary samurai. These are the results of the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, and there is really no need to lead a 'dark star' into the door at this time to cause the gods to abandon them! ”

"That's, that's exactly what I thought!" Although my heart is still a little unstable, I do accept it one after another.

"In that case, we won't consider the Ikeda family, but the selection of the Sen Koi Maru's bride can't be delayed any longer!" Xianzhi is a person who can afford to let go, and since he has already decided, he completely put it aside, but immediately started a new plan. "I also wanted to delay it for another year or two, but with the current situation, it is obviously not possible. As soon as Senkomaru appeared in Kyoto, it attracted attention from all sides, and even caused a private contest. If you drag it out any longer, something big will happen, so make up your mind as soon as possible! ”

"You're right, that's what I'm going to do!" I nodded and thought for a moment before I said to Xianzhi: "Although it is not bad to have the daughters of several ministers, I think the wife should still be found in the military general's family." The four daughters of His Royal Highness Niwa and the third daughter of Maeda-sama are all excellent, and they can be decided after a little more consideration. As for the minister's side, it can't be too stiff, so it's better to find a concubine from a lower-level family. Although His Excellency Masakincho told me twice, he didn't have to hang himself from a tree. Why don't you ......."

"Are you thinking too far, let's choose the person who is the wife first!" Xianzhi didn't follow my thoughts, and there was clearly a deeper level of concern. "Both His Royal Highness Niwa and Maeda-sama have a close relationship with us, and both have carried you in the past. No matter which one we agree to on this kind of issue, it will inevitably create a rift in the hearts of the other. Besides, there is also the factor of the lord in it, and the slightest carelessness may cause suspicion of forming a party! ”

"Probably not!" I don't entirely agree with that. Unlike several later rulers, Oda Nobunaga did not care much about the marriage of his subordinates, and the previous practice was to notify him.

"At this time, at that time, this is related to the attitude of the six countries and even the greater place!" Although Xianzhi laughed, there was a faint dark cloud fluttering on the tip of his eyebrows. "After all, this is a big move, not to mention what the main guild thinks, even ordinary people will deliberately look for traces of your 'misdeeds'. If you don't say anything from the lord, this matter will definitely cause serious sequelae! ”

"Naturally, I will greet the lord, how can I forget this kind of thing!" I was a little dissatisfied with Xianzhi's contempt for me, as if I would make such a low-level mistake.

"It's not to say hello to the lord, but to ask the lord to make a decision on this matter!" Xianzhi said seriously.

"Ask the lord to make a decision?" My mind remembered how Oda Nobunaga looked when he was drunk, and a cold sweat broke out on my back.

"Are you afraid that the lord will arbitrarily appoint a family affair for Xian Limaru? Rest assured, this kind of thing simply won't happen! "Xianzhi stared at me, showing that he was confident." As the foundation of the Oda family's biggest 'pillar', the lord is afraid that he will be more cautious about this matter than you, and will neither use it as a means of making peace with powerful foreign vassals, nor will he find a family that does not trust. At the same time, we also avoided offending anyone, because it was a decision made by the Lord! ”

"That's kind of interesting...... "I felt I understood what she meant.

"The letter can be written longer, and you might as well complain about some bitterness on it!" Xianzhi smiled at me, and smiled a little slyly. "Let the lord know our difficulties, and then bother to choose a daughter-in-law for us. Although the person we chose may be the same as our own pick, the result is very different! ”

"It's a great idea!" The more I thought about it, the more I thought it was a clever idea, and I couldn't help but laugh when I thought about it. "Who do you think the main guild chooses for Xian Ko Maru?" Suddenly something was wrong with me!

"Nine out of nine are his own daughters!" Xianzhi replied directly without concealment. "In the face of such a powerful strength of the Zhuxing family now, the lord will never dare to take it lightly, and he will not let go easily. In the current situation where there is no way to directly control it yourself, the best thing to do is to hold the heir of this family in your own hands as much as possible. The son-in-law is also half a son, and he is also connected to his own bloodline in the third generation of heirs! ”

"It's a very big possibility, and even if it were me, it's very likely that I would do it!" After some careful consideration, I couldn't think of a more reasonable possibility. "Then I'll go write a letter, and this matter may be settled before the end of the year!" I stood up and wanted to go to the study.

"Actually...... It's not out of the question! "My feet have been raised, but another sentence has come out of Xianzhi's mouth." The lord may choose an only daughter who does not have a direct heir family, and then everything will be troublesome! ”

"Oh!" I was stunned for a moment.

"There is one thing that has happened in large families before, and that is 'substitution inheritance'!" Xianzhi suddenly became extremely worried at this time, and there was a slight tremor in her voice. "After the fairy carp pill, it may be Tiger Chiyo, and then it will be arranged for a dove to occupy Nestle. If that's the case, Ah Zhong, you have to prepare early! ”

"Xianzhi, don't worry, I won't let such a thing happen!" I said with a voice popping out between my teeth.