Slowly understanding the current situation, Uesugi Kiyoshi came back to his senses.

“... Apricot, sorry, I just woke up and I'm a little confused. ”

"What are you doing?"

Hearing Uesugi Kiyoshi's question, a panicked look flashed on Xingxiao's face, and then she reluctantly changed the topic.

"You! You don't have to apologize to me! I'm your maid! ”

"Ah, we just arrived in Musashi Country, and we have worked hard all the way, and you still have to protect my safety when I am intercepted by assassins, I'm really sorry! I'm causing you trouble! ”

She was flustered, her tone was soft and cute, and Uesugi Kiyoshi felt a wave in her heart, thinking of the current Kyoko Nohara, her eyes became more gentle.

Even the personality is exactly the same.

"Speaking of which, why do you call me the head of the family?"

He asked casually.

Xing blinked, did not doubt him, and went directly: "It's because of your father's separation order, no one can exile a Genji noble, so the prince asked you to split up and come to Musashi Province to create a new Genji branch, and at the same time serve as the state secretary, temporarily leave Kyoto, and the appointment letter and documents are still in the luggage." ”

"What's wrong? Have you forgotten all these things, my lord? ”

A pair of big watery eyes are full of concern.

Uesugi Kiyoshi waved his hand and said, "No, it's just a little sleepy." ”

He used a very casual excuse, Xing was very foolish, and he didn't get to the bottom of it, just bowed slightly, and prepared to enter the house.

At this moment, some old voices came from the side.

"A-Xing! Didn't I say it, don't show your face! ”

"If there's anything, just let our old man do it for you!"

"Hey... You don't know, your beauty will hurt you! ”

"I just saw it, did you trade your jewelry for food?"

An elderly couple hunched over and leaned out of the longhouse next to them, and when they saw that there was no one around, they came to the door of Uesugi Kiyoshi's house, and the old woman said to Apricot with some reproach.

Uesugi raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xing, and felt a little ridiculous.

Yes... It turns out that he was still so miserable in the past?

Living in Shitamachi, he needs a maid to exchange jewelry for food to survive, and he looks like an incompetent down-and-out young master.

But he thought about it, and felt that it was wrong.

Uesugi Kiyoshi is a person, no matter what era he puts in, he will not be willing to be a waste who eats and waits for death, and he still has this confidence.

I guess there's some reason...

Xing looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi's face nervously, she was a little panicked, because she took matters into her own hands, with the social situation at the time, she changed the kind of violent master, maybe she would be beaten badly, but she felt that Uesugi Kiyoshi had no signs of anger, so she put her mind at ease, bowed her head and said to the old couple: "Mother-in-law Village, it's okay, I just went out for a while, and I'll be back soon." ”

"And... Adults will protect me! ”

The old woman, who was called the village's mother-in-law, shook her head a little anxiously, and her eyes were aimed at the mouth of the alley from time to time.

"You and this lord just came here, and you don't know what's going on!"

He was very polite to Uesugi Kiyoshi, although this pair of young men and girls had just moved here yesterday, but this young man was very lofty, richly dressed, and equipped with a sword, at first glance, he was not an ordinary family, it should be a noble son in distress, anyway, it must be much more noble than them ordinary people.

Only a noble son can have such a beautiful little girl as a maid, they are Uesugi Kiyoshi's neighbors, but they know very well that Apricot is a maid.

Uesugi Kiyoshi saw that the old woman in front of him looked anxious and did not look like a hypocrisy, and his heart warmed, this kind of kind person who thinks about others should be treated well.

He said kindly: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, speak slowly." ”

"Apricot just went to change something, will there be any trouble?"

The mother-in-law sighed, and her expression gradually overflowed with sadness.

"This castle is the largest castle in Musashi, and the Kokuji of Musashi Province is stationed in the city, and the castle town is all the eyes and ears of that Kokuji-sama."

"Merchants, samurai, and soldiers are all under the orders of the Kokuji-sama."

"That Kunisa-sama and his son... are all very good women, in the past few years, the people below have come in to offer beauties, in order to please them! ”

"The soldiers of Musashi Country are all in that city, and that Master of the Kingdom is in power, and he is the master of Musashi Kingdom, who dares to disobey his wishes!"

"Obedient women are just ravaged by those bastards, disobedient... You'll be killed! ”

"Hey... The people in this town, but they have all suffered, my poor Ah Tao, was kidnapped by those lackey samurai, it has been several years, life and death are unknown, now I want to come... It's probably a lot of bad luck..."

As she spoke, the village's mother-in-law had tears in her eyes and wiped her eyes with the back of her rough hand.

Uesugi Kiyoshi sighed, somewhat sympathetic.

It's a cliché story of bullying men and women, but most of it is real.

In ancient times, Japan was very chaotic, and the people at the bottom lived this precarious life.

In particular, a place like Musashi Province was naturally the economic center of Tokyo in later generations, but at the beginning, it was far away from Kyoto, and it was considered far away from Emperor Tentaka, and the "national lord" here, also called "kokuji", was the supreme governor of Musashi Province, and he was a real ruler.

High taxes, as well as all kinds of oppression, are absolutely impossible for these small people to resist.

That "Ah Tao", most of them are the daughters of the mother-in-law in the village, or granddaughters or the like, it is estimated that they are also unlucky, and they were taken away, I am afraid that the end will not be very good.

Before the old couple could finish crying, the noisy footsteps started again.

Uesugi Kiyoshi squinted, and the palm of his hand subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Cheers rang from far and near, and a group of soldiers in ashigaru armor surrounded a noble man in luxurious clothes.

The menacing ashigaru blocked the water surrounding the alley, and those civilians didn't even dare to look at the excitement, and closed their doors one after another, for fear of a catastrophe.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked at this scene with a smile, crying and laughing in his heart.

He lowered his head and pinched Apricot's little face - he now completely regarded Apricot as an apricot, and there was no burden in doing some affectionate movements.

"I can't imagine that the charm of apricots is so great, and [admirers] will come to the door so soon."

"Hey, I've only seen this kind of scene in TV dramas, and I'm really looking forward to my own experience..."

Xing was already full of panic, and she didn't hear what Uesugi Kiyoshi said at all, but Uesugi Kiyoshi's calm face gave her some courage, so that she would not be left without a master.

"Your Excellency... I'm sorry! I... I seem to be in trouble again. ”

Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled and shook his head.

"It's okay, it's not a hassle."

He looked up at the sky red with the sunset and muttered to himself.

"I thought you would show me a movie and let me know the life of the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts."

"But I didn't expect that you gave me a role-playing game."

"Heh... I probably see what you mean. ”

"In the same situation, you want to see my choice."

"Especially, on the premise that you don't have the memory of the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts, you want to see the choice of [Uesugi Kiyoshi]."

"Good!"

"I'll show you, my choice!"