On January 15, the seventh year of Tensho (1579), before the Lantern Festival party held by the Oda family at Azuchi Castle Tower, the Yuqiu family was in the Yashiki of Azuchi Castle.
"Are you very disappointed?" Yu Qiuping whispered apologetically to Amano Jingde in front of him.
"This is not the first time you have said this." Amano Jingtoku seemed to have expected it.
"I'm sorry." Yu Qiuping bowed slightly towards Amano Jingde, "I have caused you trouble again."
"This is not the first time you have said this." Amano Keitoku Furui Muha's face still didn't have much expression.
"I have said everything that needs to be said, and you are the one who makes the final decision." Amano Jingde shook his head towards Yu Qiuping, "This time, your kindness will definitely bring unprecedented disaster to the Yu Qiu family. I am the one who makes the final decision."
We will do our best to reduce losses, but please rest assured, Your Highness. As long as Your Highness is alive, I will obey your orders."
"Then what if I'm no longer here?" Yu Qiuping looked at Amano Jingde.
"I will protect Yu Qiu's family in my own way." Amano Jingde lowered his head and did not meet Yu Qiuping's eyes - this was the first time he took the initiative to avoid eye contact.
"Be careful along the way." Imakawa Kaede, who had been behind Yu Qiuping, arranged his clothes for him, "Don't worry about our mother and son, just do what you want. Shang'er is still in Maple Leaf Mountain City. I told him your decision, son.
I support you too.”
"Thank you." Yu Qiuping held Imagawa Kaede's hand and stared into those beautiful eyes as clear and graceful as water, "I'm sorry."
"No need to apologize." Imagawa Kaede's smile was extremely happy, "Compared with you who hurt innocent people to protect us, I prefer the hero who risked his own life to protect goodwill."
"Let's go." Yu Qiuping glanced at Honda Tadakatsu behind him. He had just rushed from Maple Leaf Mountain City and was holding a box in his hand. He was obviously quite moved by Yu Qiuping's righteous deed. This strong warrior,
There were tears in my eyes at this moment.
"Is Your Highness going to see Princess Wude?" Amano Jingde guessed Yu Qiuping's actions.
"Yes, my lord has made up his mind. It is useless to see him or plead for mercy. Princess Wu De is the key to breaking the situation." Yu Qiuping nodded.
"But Princess Gotoku has given an order not to see any samurai from the Oda family or the Tokugawa family who came to plead for mercy." Amano Keide added, "This probably also has the Lord's intention. The guards at Princess Gotoku's door should be the Lord's people.
, they won’t let it go.”
"Yes, so I'm not going alone." Yu Qiuping took the box from Honda Tadakatsu, "I have a companion."
"We went to visit relatives."
Yu Qiuping, dressed in plain clothes, braved the wind and snow, holding the box in his hand, and walked to the agreed place. The man had been waiting in the wind and snow, and his black clothes had been dyed white by the wind and snow. Even the winter cotton coat,
Still can't hide that exquisite figure. Under the bamboo hat, is a face that will captivate the country.
"Ashi."
"Brother Hongye." The woman took off her bamboo hat and bowed to Yu Qiuping.
"I'm sorry, I've implicated you." Yu Qiuping returned a gift to Ah Shi, "I'm really grateful that you can help me. This matter has nothing to do with you."
"I should ask Brother Hongye about this." Ah Shi just shook his head, "I am a woman who has little connection with this world. It doesn't matter whether I am alive or dead, honorable or humble, so how can I worry about being raped?
What about being involved? You, on the other hand, can obviously protect yourself, so why are you involved? Have you ever thought about what this will bring to Sister Feng and the children?"
"I thought about it, and they all supported my decision."
"Then why did you intervene?" Ah Shi followed Yu Qiuping step by step and asked another question.
"Why?" Yu Qiuping thought for a moment and sighed, "For a lot of things. For the friendship between me and Takechiyo, for the fact that Saburo called me uncle, for the lives of Saburo and Mrs. Tsukuyama, and for those poor innocent people.
people…"
"In short." Yu Qiuping
After a pause, he raised his head and looked at the snowy sky with a smile, "For justice."
Ah Shi suddenly froze and stopped unconsciously.
He seemed to see a ray of light piercing the gloomy sky.
That ray of light is so familiar, so warm, and so reassuring.
yes.
The light is immortal.
The figure in front of her seemed to be blurred. The figure that haunted her was attached to a man in casual clothes, and there was nothing inappropriate about it.
They are essentially the same people. The same fools, the same bad good people who burn themselves for justice until they burn out.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping noticed Ah Shi's sudden pause, turned around and asked.
"It's okay." Ah Shi stared at Yu Qiuping's profile with somewhat ethereal eyes, and said softly, "As long as it is for justice, Ah Shi is willing to follow him for the rest of his life."
Not long after, the doorway of Oda Gotoku's mansion.
The people in charge of the guard are old guards of the Oda family for many years. They followed the orders of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Gotoku. In the past few days, they have stopped countless people who wanted to come to Oda Gotoku to plead for Tokugawa Nobuyasu.
samurai. When they noticed the two figures in the snow from a distance, they just felt that another routine was about to happen.
"You two, please go back. The princess said that there are no samurai who came to plead for Young Master Tokugawa." The guard captain shouted to the two people from a distance, but the two people did not stop. When they waited,
After walking in, the guard captain recognized the two people - Oda Shi and Yu Qiupei.
"Princess City! Your Highness Hongye!" Even though they have not seen each other for many years, the Xie old guards will not forget Ah Shi's appearance and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
"We are here to visit relatives, and we have brought gifts to the princess." Ah Shi smiled and saluted the guards, pointing to the box covered with cotton cloth in Yu Qiuping's hand, "What, are you not allowed in?"
"This..." Several guards suddenly looked at each other.
"The situation is special now..." the guard captain received it with some embarrassment.
"I haven't seen Sister Wude for a long time, and I miss her a lot. I heard about the sudden changes in her family recently, and I'm afraid I feel bad, so I came here to see her during the Lantern Festival." Ah Shi still pleaded with her sweet voice, "
Please do it for your convenience."
After all, Ashi is also a princess, and she has been out of politics for many years. She does not seem to have any ill intentions. Although the guards were a little wary of Yu Qiuping's appearance, they were too embarrassed to say more. Oda Nobunaga's order to them was to stop everyone and return them.
Two samurai came to plead for Tokugawa Nobuyasu. But Aichi seemed not to be a samurai, nor did he come to plead for mercy. The princess had already mentioned this, so they had no choice but to let him go.
"Princess Ashi, please hurry up, otherwise it will be difficult for us to do it." Finally, the guard captain said bravely.
"Don't worry." Ah Shi nodded slightly towards them and led Yu Qiuping in.
When he saw Oda Gotoku for the first time, Yu Qiupei realized that Tokugawa Nobuyasu was saved.
Because Oda Gotoku was not full of hatred, on the contrary, she was like a frightened little rabbit, with red and swollen eyes, and she had realized what a terrible thing she had done.
"Sister Ichi, Your Highness Momiji." Oda Gotoku saluted the two of them and made tea for them personally.
"How are you doing recently?" Ah Shi looked at his sister and asked with some distress.
"Sister Youlao, I miss you..." As soon as Oda Gotoku finished speaking, he couldn't continue.
She was silent for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice: "Sister Shi brought His Royal Highness Hongye here, I'm afraid it's not just to visit me."
Oda Gotoku has made up her mind. If Yu Qiuping admits that he is here to plead for mercy, she will ask him out immediately. She does not want to hear Tokugawa Nobuyasu's name, and she never wants to think about the marriage that is destined to end in tragedy.
That violent and rude husband, and the disaster he caused.
Ah Shi did not answer, but looked at Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, and then whispered to Oda Wude: "Please forgive me for arrogating, princess."
Yue, during this trip, I have indeed prepared a few stories to tell the princess, I hope the princess will feel better after listening to them."
"Ah? Story?" Yu Qiuping's words surprised Oda Gotoku. She originally thought that Yu Qiuping was also here to plead for Tokugawa Nobuyasu, "Your Majesty Hongye, please tell me. My little lady is all ears."
Yu Qiuping took a sip of tea and cleared his throat.
Then, he whispered.
"Once upon a time, there was a silly groom. When he first saw his newlywed wife, he didn't even dare to talk to her because she was so beautiful. Then one day, his wife suddenly hugged him and said to him: '
This little girl is your wife...what are you afraid of? What are you afraid of?"
"Ah?" Oda Gotoku heard it halfway, and the tea spoon in his hand had already slipped to the tatami, and he looked at Yu Qiuping without knowing what he was doing.
That is the story between her and Tokugawa Nobuyasu... It is a secret between two people. Logically speaking, no one will know.
"Later, the boy broke his handle while hunting and couldn't eat by himself. When the maid fed him, her movements were relatively frivolous, and the girl became jealous. She grabbed the rice bowl and wanted to feed the boy.
.But she had been pampered since she was a child, had never served anyone, was not fed well, and even made soup and water all over her clothes. The girl was so wronged that she burst into tears. The boy hugged the girl to comfort her and told him
fine."
"Later, a girl once..."
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To be continued...