In a daze, Haixing felt some movement beside him, so he turned over and murmured a slightly dissatisfied murmur.
"..."
Song Qianqiu chuckled, looked down at her for a while, and prepared to get out of bed.
Turning his head again, Shangzi, who was sleeping on the other side, also woke up.
"Aunt..."
"Sorry, I woke up Shangzi."
"It's okay...do you want to get up?"
"Yeah." Song Qianqiu smiled at her, "I'm going to get up. Shangzi and Haixing should continue to sleep."
She was about to get out of bed between the two of them, but Shangzi got up and got out.
"Thank you." Song Qianqiu got out of bed from her side, "It's really a bit inconvenient for three people to sleep together."
"Let me sleep in the middle tonight." Shangzi said.
Song Qianqiu smiled but did not comment.
"Shangzi, please continue to sleep."
She lay back on the bed, picked up her phone and checked the time.
"It's so early...Auntie, are you going to the set now?"
"Yes. After all, we have to make a lot of preparations after going there. Makeup and other things take time."
Shangzi sat up again, "I'll prepare breakfast."
Matsu Qianqiu held her down gently and said, "No, Yoko and I will have breakfast on the way."
Just as he was talking, there was a gentle knock on the door.
"Miss Song..."
"I woke up."
"Okay." The footsteps walked away again.
Song Qianqiu smiled at Shangzi again.
"Shangzi, please continue to sleep."
"Okay..."
After changing clothes and seeing that Shangzi had not fallen asleep and was still looking at him, Matsu Qianqiu said:
"I'm quite busy these days. In two days, I'll take you to the studio to have a look."
Shangzi smiled and said, "Okay."
After touching her face and looking at the starfish sleeping next to her, Song Qianqiu left the room.
There was very little movement outside. It lasted for a while and was ended by the sound of a door closing.
"Ha..."
Shangzi yawned and looked at the time again.
"So early."
The starfish on the other pillow turned over and regained her composure. After looking at her for a while, Naoko moved lightly and got out of the bed from the other side.
Leaving the room, she came to the balcony.
The morning sun has risen, casting warm light, and the park opposite is shrouded in a hazy mist.
After a while, a red car drove out of the underground parking lot and drove into the distance.
"Be careful on the road."
Shangzi stretched again and returned to the house.
Before going back to her room, she pushed open the door of Naruse's room and looked inside.
"..."
He was already awake, holding his mobile phone in his hand and looking at her.
"Chunhai..."
"Good morning."
Shangzi walked in and sat by the bed.
"Auntie goes out so early."
"The studio is over in Jiangdong. It will take a long time to get there... Did you wake up?"
"No." Shangzi smiled, "I'm almost awake at this time."
"Has the starfish woke up too?"
"Still asleep."
"Isn't it a bit crowded for three people to sleep together?" Naruse asked again.
"..."
Shangzi's heart skipped a beat, and an unlikely expectation suddenly appeared in his heart.
"It's okay...it's not too crowded. But my aunt is squeezed between me and Haixing, so she might not feel that comfortable."
"Then Shangzi should sleep with me at night."
"..."
She opened her mouth and her heart beat faster.
"I'm going to sleep on the sofa in the living room." Naruse continued.
"...No need."
It's really impossible.
Shangzi sighed inwardly and quickly recovered his emotions.
"Want to get up?"
Naruse looked out the window, "It's just seven o'clock. Let's get up later."
"Okay..."
Shangzi sat for a while, then got up and went back to the room.
Click, the door closed, Naruse looked at the ceiling, and then at the phone.
Light: Today is the opening ceremony of Yue, so I’m so nervous.
Morimi: Good morning, the people left behind are getting ready to leave for Hokkaido.
He yawned.
"Everyone gets up very early..."
It was almost nine o'clock when the starfish woke up.
"..."
A strange room, an empty bed, and she was at a loss for a while before she remembered where she was.
"Ah, I'm in Tokyo..."
She sat up and stared at the photo frame on the bedside for a while. There was a faint sound outside.
The door opened, and Shangzi looked at her at the door, "Ah, Haixing is awake. Good morning."
"Good morning, Shangzi..."
She smiled slightly and said, "Breakfast is ready. Get up and eat."
After getting up and going outside, Haixing looked for Song Qianqiu but could not see him.
"Has Auntie gone out already?"
"Yeah."
"So early..."
Naruse glanced at her and said, "Go and wash up."
After breakfast, the three of them went out together.
On the way to the subway station, Naruse led the way and talked about today's itinerary.
"According to yesterday's plan, I will go around the Imperial Palace this morning and then go to Ginza in the afternoon."
"Yeah."
They got on the Chiyoda Line subway at Yoyogi Koen Station. Almost twenty minutes later, the three of them got off at Nijubashi-mae Station.
When you come out of the subway exit, you will see the Imperial Palace Gardens in front of you.
In front is a large green park, and behind it are rows of high-rise buildings, which is quite visually impactful.
Naruse pointed to the intersection ahead and said, "Take a turn over there and you'll find Tokyo Station."
"Hey, it's so close..."
"It's very close. You can go there to have a look later. Let's go to the outer garden first."
In the Imperial Palace, the only places they can visit are the Outer Garden and the East Imperial Garden.
To visit the Imperial Palace Inner Garden, you need to make a reservation, or queue up on site to get the qualification to visit - there is one tour every morning and one in the afternoon, and each tour is limited to 300 people.
They came here at this time, so there was no hope of queuing, and the number of online reservations was even smaller, with only 200 people, so they had to wait at least a week or two in advance to get a chance.
"Although I can't get in, such a big place is enough for a whole morning... Let's go to Nanmu Masashiro first."
"Okay."
In early spring, the vegetation outside the Imperial Palace is lush and green.
The parking lot on the roadside is full of tourist buses, lined up along the marked lines, and you can't see the end at a glance.
As the three of them walked in, there were people on the road, and they could see all kinds of faces and skin colors.
“So many tourists.”
"The Imperial Palace is a must-stop for many tourist groups...whether they are domestic tourists or foreign tourists."
"After all, it is the imperial residence."
After walking along the sidewalk in the park for a while, my eyes suddenly opened up. In the middle of the circular square, there was a tall bronze statue.
The fully armed general is riding on a war horse, holding the reins tightly. The horse raises its front hooves and its long tail is flying, as if he will jump off the high platform in the next moment, which is quite dynamic.
Starfish looked up and said: "Is this the 'Big Nangong'..."
The bronze statue is tall, and the original dark surface has been covered with many rust-green traces caused by wind and rain. Despite this, its vivid posture still allows visitors to feel the warrior cast by the bronze statue and the war horse beneath him.
The feeling of power that is about to come out.
Around the bronze statue of Kusunoki Masashige, the "Great Nan Gong", the three of them took several photos from different angles.
"During the Motohiro Incident, Kusunoki Masashige participated in the overthrow movement launched by Emperor Go-Daigo and became famous in the first battle. Later he defended Chihaya Castle and defeated the shogunate's expeditionary force. After the establishment of the war, Ashikaga Takauji rebelled, and the rebels once invaded Kyoto, but were attacked by Kusunoki Masashige.
Retired. A few months later, Ashikaga Takauji made a comeback, and Lord Ohnan led his army to face the inevitable battle. After the defeat, he and his brother stabbed each other to death..."
Naruse briefly introduced the tragic deeds of this famous general in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Naoko nodded while listening, while Haixing's attention had shifted to the Kusunoki teahouse next to him.
To be precise, they are two conspicuous ice cream models placed outside the tea room.
There are also many tourists queuing up at this time.
Naruse glanced twice, "Do you want to eat?"
"Okay, okay." Haixing nodded.
Shangzi also smiled, "Yeah."
So the three of them also went over, stood at the back of the line, and slowly moved forward with the crowd.
“It looks like the portion is quite generous.”
"Too much is not good. If you eat too much, you will get a headache..."
When he could see the price on the label, Haixing suddenly frowned.
"So expensive..."
"Who asked him to drive outside the imperial palace?"
“It’s a bit too expensive.”
"Then do you still eat?"
"...Eat."
When it was the turn of the three of them, Naruse ordered matcha-flavored ice cream, Haixing ordered chocolate-flavored ice cream, and Naoko looked at it and chose the original flavor.
There were many tourists, but there were always empty benches beside the lawn. The three of them sat down and ate ice cream.
After taking a few licks, Naoko looked at the ice cream in Naruse's hand, "It looks like a lot of matcha was used... isn't it bitter?"
"It's okay."
"Really?"
He handed over the ice cream, "Shangzi, you'll know after you try it."
She lowered her head and took a small lick, smiling.
"It's really not that painful."
"..."
The most bitter taste is chocolate.
Starfish chewed the ice cream and thought silently.