Chapter 58: Parting on a Moonlit Night
Lake Biwa, a quiet place, the bright moon hangs high, the bamboo forest is deep, and the stream is murmuring......
The autumn night is cool, there is silence on the Azuchi Mountain, and the Azuchi Castle on the mountain is no longer brilliant, but in this quiet night, there is a soft and beautiful shadow, standing next to the stream, with its back to the bamboo forest......
The girl wears a light blue kimono, a red brocade belt is smashed at the waist, the body is light, beautiful and lovely, the kimono is painted with lotus, looking from afar, it is like standing in the green lotus, the dust is not clean, and the Zen is leisurely. In the lotus bloom, a black ponytail is like a waterfall down, hanging straight to the waist, there is no pearl and green on the girl's head, and there is no phoenix hairpin half-unloaded, only embellished with cherry blossoms, delicate, more refreshing orchid.
The breeze passes, the skirt is stretched, the hair is fluttering, the girl turns around, under the moonlight, her face is like a silver plate, her eyes are like apricots, her lips are red without dots, her eyebrows are not painted and green, she looks naturally pretty, and she looks like a fairy with a pearl.
It's just that the autumn wind blew a pool of stream, but it couldn't blow away the sad face of the girl, I saw her frowning, shallow sadness, looking at her eyes as if waiting for someone, and like a farewell.
At this time, there was a gradual sound of footsteps outside the bamboo forest, which was the sound of clogs walking on the stone road, but the steps were heavy and slow, as if pouring out the heavy thoughts of the visitors.
The girl heard the footsteps getting closer and closer, and suddenly her cheeks were red, and a nervous look came to her heart, and she quietly turned her back to her body, bowing her head shyly, but saw the moonlight scattered in the stream, reflecting a tall and handsome young man dressed in cyan and plume.
In order to rush to this date, he specially changed into a new set of clothes today, and freshened up well, removed the color of the war smoke in the past two days, and hurried to the agreed place.
never thought that he was still a step late, and on his first date, he made Princess Xiuzi wait for a long time, and Long Shaocong suddenly felt very ashamed.
He straightened his clothes, bowed deeply, and said, "Shaocong greets Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
Princess Hideko turned around, and Meimu looked at Long Shaocong, biting her lips, bowing her head shyly, and didn't say a word.
Long Shaocong bowed there, waited for a while, and still didn't see Princess Xiuzi let herself get up, so he had to raise his head in embarrassment, but saw that the other party's pretty face was crystal clear, and under the soft moonlight, it looked more beautiful and charming, intoxicating, and couldn't help but look at it twice.
Princess Xiuzi met Long Shaocong's hot eyes, her lips opened lightly, but she was still ashamed to say it, but she still stood there......
Seeing this, Long Shaocong bowed down again and said, "I don't know why the princess passed on Shaocong to come?" ”
"What? It's not you who asked me to ......" Oda Hideko was taken aback when she heard this, and just wanted to refute it, but she suddenly felt strange and didn't continue.
Long Shaocong was also stunned when he heard this, but seeing Princess Xiuzi's nervous expression, it didn't look like she was lying, so she asked: "The young master of Shengchang told Shaocong that the princess had something to do, and it was Shaocong who came in a hurry, hoping that it would not delay the princess's main matter." ”
When Oda Hideko heard this, she was no longer reserved, and replied: "Katsucho told me that you asked me to meet in this bamboo forest, and you have something to say to me, so this princess ......" At this point, Oda Hideko bit her lip lightly and did not continue.
Long Shaocong thought about it for a while, and guessed the reason for the matter, and secretly said that he was tricked by Oda Katsunaga, this kid actually used himself as an excuse to separate Princess Hideko in order to date Meizi alone, which is really hateful......
But after thinking about it, in this long night, under the bright and clear moon, why don't you plan ......,
But as soon as he thought of this, Long Shaocong slapped his two mouths fiercely in his heart, only blaming himself for how he could have such a dirty idea, which really blasphemed the princess's heart for herself.
He blamed himself there, but Oda Hideko on the other side was already overjoyed, and said secretly: This younger brother is really concerned about his sister's affairs......
How did she know that Oda Katsucho's drunkard intention was not in his sister, but in Meizi.
However, the wood has been completed, whether it is a mistake or a deliberate arrangement, two young people with similar hearts finally face each other on this moonlit night. The bamboo forest is deep and secluded, the stream is shallow, as if it understands the affairs of the world, reflecting a wonderful environment, making people immersed in it and not feeling drunk.
Long Shaocong stabilized his mind and said first: "These days, you have been doing well. As soon as the words came out, I suddenly felt that it was too gaffe, talking to the princess, but it was so casual, and this line was too old-fashioned.
But Oda Hideko listened to it in his ears and sweetened it in his heart, and everyone regarded him as a princess on weekdays, and he spoke respectfully; She also has to maintain the princess's reserve at all times, with a face-painted smile and fixed verbal greetings every day......
Tonight, this greeting, which seems ordinary to ordinary people, is like a stone, thrown into his heart lake, causing ripples, and he can't calm down for a long time. Her father praised her as the pearl of his palm, but he never asked her for the slightest opinion on his life's events, and in a word, he used her as a political bargaining chip and married Tsutsui Dingji, who she had never seen and was ten years older than her.
Her mother has always regarded her as her heart, but in the face of her fate at the mercy of herself, she can only cry sadly, helplessly, and even have no courage to say a word for her, only to comfort herself, serve her husband well, and find a good home......
And the younger brother who has the same feelings, although she is amused every day, but she doesn't know anything about her own heart, because of the concept she has accepted since she was a child, this younger brother also thinks that his fate at the mercy of others is a matter of course.
But now, because of the appearance of the person in front of her, her husband Tsutsui Dingji died unexpectedly, and her fate turned around, and that frightening night became the sweetest memory of her life.
Often in dreams, she returned to Mount Ontake, under the leadership of Long Shaocong, running all over the mountains, that was the first time she had contact with a man other than her family, from the first moment, she felt a strange aura from this man, a feeling that was different from other men, and was incompatible with this era.
People in the world, she feels that only Long Shaocong does not treat herself as a princess, and when she talks to herself, she reveals a casual and irresistible sincerity, but this casualness, with Long Shaocong living in Antu City, has become her brother's companion, but it is becoming more and more faint, making her unpredictable, making the originally bright state of mind another layer of confusion......
At the beginning, in order to be able to see him often, he did not hesitate to tell his younger brother unspeakable things, but now, he found that he was getting farther and farther away from him, did he belong to other places in his heart, or did he feel his identity and dare not cross the thunder pool?
However, even if he likes other women, as long as he has me in his heart, I will never abandon him, his body has been seen by him, if he doesn't marry him in this life, who can he marry? Alas, it's better to hide in the mountains of Ontake with him and Meiko that night, and never come out again, and no longer be this lonely, cold princess......
Is this nerd an elm pimple? What is he thinking, don't you know, if it drags on like this, sooner or later, he will be arranged by his father again, and if he marries another country, what will he do?
Just when Oda Hideko was thinking wildly, a gust of wind blew, and Long Shaocong couldn't help but sneeze, and couldn't help muttering, "Who is scolding me?" ”
Because of this sentence, he blurted out his native language, but Oda Hideko is a wealthy nobleman, and he has learned the Middle-earth language since he was a child, so he vaguely understood the meaning, and couldn't help but sneer, and said secretly: This person is really interesting, and he occasionally pops out a Chinese sentence, I can't imagine that he is a commoner, but he has some understanding of Middle-earth culture.
Oda Hideko's smile was reflected in Long Shaocong's heart, but it was a captivating city, and he couldn't help but stay on the spot, forgetting what year it was.
Oda Hideko saw Long Shaocong's eyes staring at him, he couldn't help but blush his cheeks, lowered his head shyly, stood there a little confused, and whispered: "I don't know if you have anything to say when you ask Princess Ben to come?" ”
"Huh?" When Long Shaocong heard this, he replied casually: "It's not that Shaocong is dating you, but ......" At this point, he suddenly felt very inappropriate, and thought to himself, the princess has already said so, he might as well make a mistake and carry this black cauldron.
He had a little fun in his heart, and changed his words and said: "Shaocong asked the princess to come, just because she was not in Azuchi City for a few days, and I wanted to ask Meizi ...... her."
As soon as he said this, Long Shaocong saw that Oda Hideko suddenly raised his pretty face, his face was gloomy, and he glared at him with disgust......
Seeing this situation, Long Shaocong scolded himself for being stupid in his heart, how could he mention another woman in front of a woman, this is a big taboo, women are naturally jealous, and it seems that the noble princess in front of him is no exception.
He hesitated for a moment, then said intermittently, "Ah...... This, I ...... I mean...... It means that Meizi has now become the adopted daughter of Lord Changxiu, and she accompanies the princess every day, so she doesn't need to worry about it, Shaocong came this time, mainly for, for ......"
"For what?"
"For the sake of ...... In order to see the princess and relieve the pain of lovesickness in the past few days......" After saying this, Long Shaocong secretly scolded himself in his heart, it was really a pig brain, it was too useless, and after holding it for a long time, he actually held back such a painless sentence.
But his lovesickness was deeply sweet in Oda Hideko's heart, this noble princess, it was the first time to hear a man say such gentle and infatuated love words to herself, and she couldn't help but have a heart beating wildly.
At this time, the bright moon has reached the middle of the sky, and the soft moonlight pours down, spreading throughout the bamboo forest, elongating the sweet backs of a pair of lovers. It's just that in the dark place where the moonlight is gone, a lonely figure is staring intently at the backs of this pair, and his eyes are full of pain and grievance......
Oda Hideko looked at the night, took out a fan from his waist, handed it to Long Shaocong, lightly opened his lips, and said: "I heard that you are going to go to the battlefield with Katsucho tomorrow, please take care and return safely, I hope you will make meritorious deeds as soon as possible, and ...... in the future, in the future" Speaking of this, the noble princess bit her lips lightly, and was ashamed for a while, and the following words could not be spoken......
But Long Shaocong is not a stupid person, how can he not know that the princess confessed this time? It's just that in this situation, and the status of the two is so disparity, he really doesn't know how to answer, only Mu Ne's hand touches.
Because both of them looked nervous at this time, their hearts beat faster, and they inadvertently touched each other's hands, and Princess Hideko was excited, and she couldn't hold the fan, so she fell out of her hands.
When Long Shaocong saw it, he suddenly felt rude, regardless of the aftertaste of the princess's hands, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up, but Oda Hideko's reaction was the same as him, Long Shaocong probed with one hand, and did not pick up the fan, but held the princess's soft hand......
This grip was not tight, Long Shaocong suddenly felt a trace of electricity, hitting all over his body, making him a spirit, staying there, holding Princess Xiuzi's hand, and forgetting to let go......
And Princess Hideko went on a skin-to-skin blind date with a man for the first time, and the distance between the two was so close, she only felt that she was holding her big hand, warm and thick, and she couldn't help but feel the sunset on her cheeks, and it was red to her ears, and she stayed there, motionless......
At this moment, the two looked at each other, only feeling that the ends of the world were in front of them, but the ears and temples were grinding but far away in the sky, one looked at each other's beautiful posture and demeanor; One saw that the other party was handsome and graceful, and the distance between the two was getting closer and closer, until the end, Long Shaocong had already felt that Oda Hideko's fragrance was like an orchid, and that touch of red lips was shy and dewy, pink and tender, like a pool of autumn water, attracting him to be desperate and intoxicated......
In the depths of the bamboo forest, boys and girls are in a dream, only to feel that everything is quiet, time is going backwards, Long Shaocong is about to complete the first kiss in this life on this full moon night, just at the moment of touching Oda Hideko's cherry lips, but listen to the sound of "wave", shattering the quiet of this moonlit night......