Yu Qiuping returned to his mansion without a trace, and Imagawa Kaede was already waiting at the door. After he saw that Yu Qiuping and Ashi returned safely, and no soldiers from the Oda family came to surround the mansion, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that no special orders were given.
"Did it succeed?" Imagawa Kaede asked eagerly.
"Successful." Yu Qiuping responded casually with a lonely look.
When Imagawa Feng saw Yu Qiuping being so powerless, he already had a premonition in his heart.
"What is the main hall going to do to me or Shang'er?" She helped Yu Qiuping dust the snow off his clothes and asked in a relaxed manner, hoping to relieve Yu Qiuping's guilt.
"No." Yu Qiuping shook his head.
"Huh?" Imagawa Feng was stunned when he heard this. He took off Yu Qiuping's cloak and prepared to take it to the inner room to hang it up. "Then what...what instructions did the Highness give you?"
"He wants to treat Chacha as his adopted daughter, marry Youer, and then let Youer come to Antu as a hostage."
The cloak in Imagawa Kaede's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
On January 17, the seventh year of Tianzheng (1579), the barracks outside Maple Leaf Mountain City.
"are you tired?"
Chacha was waiting at the entrance of the barracks early with her lunch box. Yu Qiu Shang finished his afternoon training and walked out the door. He saw a small figure at the door from a distance.
"Thank you for your hard work." Yu Qiu Shang took the bento in Chacha's hand and smiled at her. Chacha nodded sweetly, and then quietly put her little hand into Yu Qiu Shang's hand holding the bento.
Qiu Shang was stunned for a moment, then slightly adjusted his posture while carrying the lunch box so that Chacha's hand wouldn't be hurt by the bag.
They don't know that their peaceful and sweet life is about to be completely disrupted.
That night, when Chacha returned to her residence in the castle tower, Ashi was already waiting in the house. The sensitive Chacha noticed something strange about her mother the moment she entered the door, and walked towards her with some worry.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Chacha slowly hugged Ah Shi and rested her little head on her chest, as if she wanted to ease her mother's sadness.
"We are an unknown people... We are destined to bring tragedy."
Ah Shi's words seemed to be cold to the bone, making Chacha shudder. She hugged her mother tightly uneasily, waiting for her mother to explain the reason to her. However, Ah Shi did not say it directly, but first let Ah Chu lead A Jiang back.
In the inner room, Chacha suddenly had a bad premonition, but Ashi's words turned out to be even worse than the worst outcome she had imagined.
"Oda Nobunaga adopted you as his adopted daughter and married you to the second son of Yuqiu."
"Ah?" Chacha was stunned when she heard this. She didn't understand what it meant at first. She waited for a while and then slowly realized what "adopted daughter" meant, what "married down" meant, and what
It's "The Second Young Master of Yuqiu" again.
"Mom..." Chacha suddenly raised her head and looked at her mother, but the tears in Ah Shi's eyes made her despair.
"My child wants to marry the eldest son." Chacha lowered her head and whispered a request that was very excessive in her eyes. Tears kept rolling in her eyes.
"I'm sorry..." Ashi suddenly hugged Chacha tightly, tears falling heavily on Chacha's cheeks, "We have the blood of the Asai family, and we are the ones hated by Oda Nobunaga... Oda Nobu
The elder will not allow you to marry the young master of the Yuqiu family... He forced you to marry the second young master in order to take revenge on us."
Chacha's two little hands were holding Ah Shi's clothes, and she didn't say a word, trying to stop crying.
"We can't drag down the Yuqiu family anymore... We can't cause trouble for Brother Hongye anymore because of our affairs..." Ah Shi slowly bent down, even though he was still crying, he started to help Chacha wipe away her tears, "This marriage is Hongye's.
Brother, there is no way he can refuse... He has already made Oda Nobunaga lose his face, so there is no way he can even resist punishment, otherwise their relationship will be broken."
"Hmm." How could the smart Chacha not understand the joints inside.
"Mom knows that you love the eldest young master. But right now, the only thing you can do for him is to stop making things difficult for him. Don't go see him, and don't expect to change the outcome. If the eldest young master and Brother Hongye really do it for your
If you don't obey Oda Nobunaga's orders, it will bring disaster to the Yuqiu family... Accept this marriage and ease the conflict between the Oda family and the Yuqiu family. This is the only thing you can do."
"This is the destined ending for you, me, and countless women from the Wu family."
At the same time, inside Crow's headquarters.
"What?" After Yu Qiuyou learned about Oda Nobunaga's decision from Amano Keitoku, he felt mixed emotions for a while.
How could he let go of his love for Chacha, and how could he not want to marry Chacha, but...
"I can't accept it." Yu Qiuyou shook his head, "Brother and Miss Chacha love each other. I can't destroy their relationship for my own selfish desires. This is not the duty of a younger brother... I can't accept this order. I want to see him.
Father."
"His Royal Highness is still trying to persuade the main hall to rescind the order in Azuchi Castle, but it is probably to no avail." Amano Keidero shook his head, and then continued.
"This is not an order you can accept or not. You must accept it. This is your duty as the second son." Amano Keide said in a tone that left no room for doubt, "It's not that you don't know the background of this order. Your Highness and the city princess are disobedient.
Oda Daiden saved the young master Tokugawa and also caused Oda Daiden to lose his face. There are already rumors that Oda Daiden can't control his regiment commander. Now, Oda Daiden issued the order for revenge and to regain face.
By accepting this order, he was also declaring his prestige to the whole world. He wanted to prove to the world that as the governor of the Oda family, he could deal with his important ministers at will. In order to restore his dignity, he knew clearly about the relationship between Cha Cha and the young master, and still
It is necessary to use such a humiliating order to force the Yuqiu family to submit. If the Yuqiu family disobeys the order, it will be tantamount to contempt for the Oda Lord Hall himself, and it is no different from declaring war with the Oda family."
Yu Qiuyou swallowed and nodded silently.
"Furthermore, you must understand that marrying Miss Chacha and going to Azuchi as a hostage is equivalent to cutting off your future. You and the young master already have the blood of the Imagawa family. If you marry Chacha and have children, you will also bring the blood of the Asai family with you.
Bloodline. Oda Nobunaga will never allow the third generation of the Yuqiu family, the No. 1 samurai family of the Oda family, to inherit the blood of the two Oda families' mortal enemies." Amano Kyoutoku raised his hand and pointed at Yuqiu Yu's forehead.
, "Accepting this order is equivalent to giving up the position of governor of the Yuqiu family forever. Now that His Highness has offended the Oda Hall, the future inheritance of the Yuqiu family is likely to be interfered by the Oda Hall. As the twin brother, you originally
It was a great threat to the young master. The Oda Hall simply went out in anger.
I made a mistake and ordered you to marry Miss Chacha, which is equivalent to eliminating your threat to the position of the family governor. And you went to Antu as a hostage, and you were far away from family affairs, and it was even less likely to get the support of the retainers. The young master's
The position of the family governor will be as stable as Mount Tai."
"You are a victim. In order to protect the Yuqiu family's An Tai and the young master's succession, once there is a conflict between the Yuqiu family and the Oda family, you will also be the first victim." Amano Kyoude did not shy away from using the most acrimonious words.
Language tells the facts at hand.
"This is my duty, as the second son and younger brother." However, there was no gloom on Yu Qiuyou's face. Instead, he smiled with relief and ease.
"As long as it is for the Yuqiu family, I would rather have the heavens bring all kinds of hardships to my body."
At the same time, inside the Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Castle Tower.
"Teacher?" Yu Qiu Shang walked to the door of his dormitory, only to find Takenaka Shigeharu waiting in the dark. He immediately realized that something had happened - otherwise the always polite Takenaka Shigeharu would never have come without notice.
here.
"Your Highness has been punished for begging for mercy this time." Takenaka Shigeharu turned around, his face still a little pale.
"Are you going to go to Antu City to be a hostage?" Yu Qiu Shang had a premonition and asked in a low voice.
"No, it wasn't you, it was the second young master who went."
"Ah?" Yu Qiu Shang was stunned when he heard this, "Why is it Ayou..."
"Because the Oda Palace has adopted Chacha girl as his adopted daughter, he has given her in marriage to the second son. They will get married in a few days."
Takenaka Shigeharu tried his best to keep his words as brief as possible, but Yu Qiu Shang still understood him. He was stunned in place, without saying a word, motionless, and his eyes looked into the distance with some hollowness. He only felt that the world suddenly seemed a little strange.
It's unreal. There is a hidden origin in my mind that suddenly bursts open after the collision, but the pain never arrives.
After a long while, Yu Qiu Shang finally came back to his senses and looked at Takenaka Shigeharu.
"Teacher." His voice was trembling.
"This is your own business. I won't tell you what to do." Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head at Yu Qiu Shang, saying that he would not give advice.
Yu Qiushang felt that his current state was very strange. He raised his left hand in confusion and stared at the lines on the palm of his hand. He didn't know why he suddenly did this action, and he didn't know what the meaning of this action was, but he just
Done.
Soon after, he didn't know why he was standing at the door of Chacha's room, nor what the point of coming here, nor why the people in the room still didn't respond despite knocking on the door desperately.
He doesn't even know what he should do, what he can do, or whether he should do something.
"No matter what, remember your identity - you are the young master of the Yuqiu family."
These were the last words Takenaka Shigeharu reminded him.
Yes, I am the young master of the Yuqiu family...
Yu Qiu Shang lowered his hand feebly, and the constant knocking stopped abruptly.
The girl inside the house was leaning against the door, covering her mouth with her hands to prevent her tears from leaking out. She could no longer cry, but her heart couldn't stop bleeding. She listened to the footsteps outside the house getting further and further away.
Chapter completed!