The annex of the garrison was not far from the castle tower. The members of the Kamo clan and the others silently followed Yoshigan and walked back.
Yoshigan always felt that Oda Nobunaga was a little unspeakable when he said goodbye. He was still recalling whether there were any mistakes or omissions in his words and deeds, which caused Oda Nobunaga's strange attitude.
While he was deep in thought, Kamaojigo said something behind him.
"Royal Palace."
Yiyin looked up and couldn't help but smile. A handsome figure was leaning on the threshold, his eyes staring blankly at him.
"Yukino, why are you here?"
Takada Yukino walked up to Yoshiyin step by step, but did not say a word. She opened her eyes wide and looked at the master she had longed for, and suddenly her body softened.
Yiyin was startled and hugged her quickly, only to find that her face was sickly rosy. When she reached out and touched her forehead, it was frighteningly hot.
"What's wrong? Yukino? Are you having a fever?"
Yukino struggled and put something into Yi Gin's hand and said.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. I didn't do what I promised you. I failed to protect the general."
After saying that, she fainted.
Yiyin looked at the Japanese king's gold and silver in his hand, his eyes became dull, and then he shouted.
"Kamoji Township! Call the doctor! Hurry!"
"Hi!"
Yiyin picked up Yukino, feeling that her body was light and weightless, and felt sour in his heart.
This simple fool, she remembered in her mind that she had ordered her to protect the general. How could this small body protect Ashikaga Yoshiki, who was surrounded by malicious intentions?
Yiyin picked her up and walked into the house, feeling full of guilt that he had harmed her.
———
When Takada Yukino opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the quilt on the tatami, and the master sat aside and looked at him silently.
She struggled to get up, but was unable to do so. Yiyin found her awake and pinned her down on the quilt.
Yiyin shouted.
"Lie down!
The doctor has already seen it. Your injuries from the battle in Kyoto have not recovered yet. Why are you coming to Mino in the middle of winter? You have been traveling by boat and horseback all the way, and you are risking your life?
Fortunately, the fever has subsided, otherwise I would have turned into a fool, do you know, you little fool!"
Takada Yukino was listening to Yoshigan's scolding in the quilt, her face became more rosy, and her heart was filled with sweetness.
She wanted to speak, but found that her throat was as dry as if it had been burned by fire.
Seeing that she was feeling uncomfortable, Yiyin picked up the tea on the slip, carefully lifted her head up, and used the tea to moisten her lips.
Takada Yukino blushed and behaved like an obedient puppy. After drinking the water, she lowered her head and said softly.
"I'm very sorry, General, she..."
Yiyin put down the teacup, glared at her, and sighed.
"You little fool, you have tried your best.
I know your performance in Nijo Castle. Surrounded by a large army, how useful can you be with one person and one sword?
I told you a long time ago to protect yourself. What happened to General Ashikaga was not your fault, and you cannot shoulder such a big responsibility.
You have accomplished both merit and demerit by delivering her will and golden seal to me.
Your task now is to take good care of your body. The doctor said that you are deficient in energy and blood and your body is hollowed out. You should take good care of it.
You are not allowed to use the sword anymore for the time being, and you should practice meditation, do you understand?"
Takada Yukino looked at Yoshigan's obedient appearance, nodded obediently, and said.
"But I still failed to protect the general. When you went to Guandong, you clearly told me that I failed to fulfill my agreement with you."
Yiyin rolled her eyes in anger, "What are you saying is nonsense?" She didn't listen to a word.
This little girl is such a stubborn person that she keeps putting the responsibility for the general's death on herself. Is it interesting?
Others are so frightened that they want to clean themselves up and have nothing to do with this matter. She is better, wishing that she was the mastermind. It is really a suffocating brain circuit.
Just as Yiyin was about to speak, there was a knock on the door outside, and he asked.
"What's up?"
Pu Shengshixiang opened the door and bowed.
"At the Imperial Palace, Takada Haruno has arrived and asks to see you."
Yiyin raised his eyebrows and sneered.
"Isn't the person who is truly responsible here here? Well, let her wait for me in the council chamber and see how I deal with this wanton bastard!"
Just as Yoshigan was about to stand up, his hand was grabbed by Takada Yukino. He looked at Yukino in surprise, and couldn't help but feel soft when he saw her pleading face.
"I know, I'm just trying to scare your sister, I won't kill her."
However, Yukino's hand gripped even tighter. She didn't speak, but just looked at her master blankly.
Yiyin had no choice but to turn around and said to Kamo clan.
"Go and bring Takada Harano over."
Kamao clan bowed and left. As he left, he glanced at Yukino's hand holding Yoshigoshi's hand and thought to himself. Hearing that these two Takada-sama were from the old Shiba family lineage, their feelings for each other were indeed different.
Yiyin looked back at Yukino and smiled bitterly.
"I'll take care of her right here, and you'll be watching the scale. Can you let go with peace of mind?"
Under his doting gaze, Takada Yukino let go of her hand shyly.
Yiyin looked at her other hand. Even if she fainted, she did not let go of the knife.
"Lie still and I'll help you put this knife on the knife rest."
Yukino let go obediently, Yoshigami picked up the knife and put it on the knife holder aside. He couldn't help but look at it a few times. This knife was not ordinary.
Seeing Yi Gin looking at the knife, Yukino murmured.
"The general asked me to leave. Before leaving, he gave me this knife and told me to protect you and not to follow in her footsteps."
Yiyin's heart felt sour.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, you fool, what is it about me that deserves your obsession? What do you mean you are still thinking about me when you are about to die? I can't repay your affection.
Yiyin was silent for a while and said.
"You are a little fool and she is a big fool. What is the name of this knife?"
"Mikazuki Munechika."
"Mikazuki Munechika, right? Then stay with me from now on and use this sword to protect me."
Yoshigan looked at Mikazuki Munechika on the knife rest, recalling every time he met Ashikaga Yoshiteru, it seemed that the two of them would quarrel every time.
He laughed dumbly.
Ashikaga Yoshiki, you are just too stubborn and too proud. I will never be tricked to death like you. Don't worry, I will live a long life.
Because I am more shameless than you.
The room suddenly became quiet. Yukino lay on the bed blankly and looked at Yoshigoshi. Yoshigin stared at Mikazuki Munechika on the knife rest and remained silent.
———
Soon, the tranquility was broken by the sound of footsteps outside the house, and the knock on the door came to mind again.
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Shiba Town, Takada Yoshino, would like to request an audience."
"Get in here!"
Kamao clan opened the door and bowed slightly. Takada Haruno saw Yukino lying down, and was stunned for a long time, then walked into the room, knelt down and saluted Ui Bank.
After Yono entered the room, Kamao clan silently opened the door and left the room to the three of them.
Without even looking at Yango, Yiyin said softly to Yukino under the covers.
"How do you feel? Are you still thirsty?"
Yukino shook her head obediently, and the atmosphere between the two was warm.
On the side, Yangno looked sad and jealous, biting her lip silently.
In Owari, the Lord doted on Yukino like this. Even when she was seriously injured when she went out to the Kickboxing Hall, he took care of her tenderly, accompanied her, and told her stories.
Why do you just pamper her? She and I look so similar, and I also want to be pampered and treated by my master.
Yang Na looked at his sister, filled with jealousy.
Yoshigan looked back at her and saw that she did not reflect in fear, but instead stared at Yukino with jealous eyes, and Yoshigan suddenly became furious.
"What? When you see your sister come back injured all over to protect the general, don't you feel any guilt at all?"
Takata Yono gritted his teeth and kowtowed to the ground.
"I don't know what mistake I made."
Seeing that she refused to repent, Yiyin felt angry and slapped her hard on the face. There was a slap, and red marks slowly appeared on Yangno's fair face.
This slap was a bit heavy, and Yiyin felt a little regretful after it was struck, but when he saw Yangono biting her lower lip with an unconvinced look on her face, the fire in her heart could not be dissipated.
It has only been three years, where has the obedient Yangno gone? Doesn’t this unrepentant woman in front of me know how to admit her mistakes?
Yangno's face was burning, but compared with the pain on her face, the jealousy in her heart was burning, and it hurt her heart.
If Shiba Yiyin and her were alone in the same room, even if she was beaten to death by her master, she would have no regrets.
Takada Haruno knew that he was born as a servant, and the name Takada Miao was just a fake family name privately given by Yoshihiro Shiba.
Everything I have is given by my master. If I have thoughts that I shouldn't have, I still deserve to be beaten to death.
But seeing her younger sister being pampered, she just couldn't swallow it. They both have the same face, and my Gaozhuang steamed bun is much bigger than her Wangzai steamed bun, so why should I be the only one doting on her!
From Owari to Sakai Port, Takada Haruno suffered so much and suffered so much, and worked so hard to prepare for the Shiba family, just to make his master look high on him.
But for Yukino, this is within easy reach. How can it not make Yangono jealous?
Why! Why did you hit me in front of Yukino! Her tenderness and pampering are hers, and only indifference and anger are left to me.
Why! How am I inferior to this stupid and stupid sister!
The jealousy in Takada Haruno's heart erupted like a volcano, and tears overflowed from her eyes, but she just gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Seeing that she was silent and holding her neck and crying, Yoshigan became even more angry. Just as he was about to scold her again, Yukino's palm suddenly covered the back of his hand.
He turned around and saw that Yukino was looking at his side face longingly and said softly.
"Sister likes the master."
Yoshiyin suffocated, glanced at Yangonori's cute little face, and said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just lie down."
Yukino lay still on the bed, but stared at Yi Gin, and repeated.
"Sister likes you, don't hit her."
Before Yi Gin could say anything, Yang Nai had already wiped away her tears angrily and yelled at Yukino.
"Who wants you to speak for me! I can handle my own affairs myself! Shut up!"
Yoshigami pointed at Yangno, his fingers trembling, and said to Yukino.
"Look, look at your good sister, do you know what she did in Sakai Port?
There was such a big news about Miyoshi going to Luka, but she suppressed the Shiba Shinsengumi and didn't send a word back to Kyoto. Nijo Castle was besieged, and General Ashikaga didn't know how the Miyoshi family went to Luo until his death.
Lord Gongfang's death and your injuries are all due to her. Do you still want to speak for such a person? Is she still your sister?
If she really cares about you, she won't look at you lying here in pain without any regrets!"
Yangno looked at her sister's miserable state and opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Yukino said leisurely.
"Sister likes the master."
Yiyin couldn't help but roll his eyes. He really had no way to deal with this stubborn Yukino.
"Okay, even if she likes me, can she do these bastard things?"
Yukino continued.
"I like my lord."
Yiyin was confused. What kind of logic do you have? He hummed.
"Now is not the time to say such things!"
Yukino held Yoshigan's hand and struggled to get up. Yoshigan quickly supported her. Yukino struggled to stretch and wanted to hold Harano's hand, but Harano was hesitant.
Yiyin glared and cursed.
"I never saw your sister hurt like this!"
Yangno squirmed closer and let Yukino hold her hand. Only then did she realize that Yukino's palm was cold, and she felt a surge of regret in her heart.
She never thought that Miyoshi's visit to Luo would bring disaster to Yukino. She didn't think carefully about this matter. Although she was jealous of her sister being favored, the two of them depended on each other, so how could she harm her sister.
Yang Nai covered his face and cried.
"I'm sorry, Yukino, I'm sorry."
At this moment, all the means of getting through the situation that Takada Haruno was thinking about were thrown away. Those who refused to admit their debts, and those who used debts to cheat were all thrown aside.
In her eyes, she could only see her sister who was so hurt that she couldn't get out of bed because of her greed, and she was filled with regret.
Yukino said again.
"I like my lord."
Yoshigami couldn't stand Yukino repeating these words over and over again, and sighed helplessly.
"What on earth do you want to say?"
Yukino looked at Yoshiyin and said firmly.
"The general said that I can like the master from now on."
Yoshigan was stunned, remembering the reason why Ashikaga Yoshiki said this before his death, his eyes turned red.
"She said that?"
Xueno nodded and said.
"The general said that it was not possible before, but it will be possible in the future."
Yiyin's heart was desolate.
Ashikaga Yoshiki, you proud fool, you are going to die, why do you still care about so many things, you are really a big fool.
Yi Gin looked at Yukino with complicated eyes.
Yukino put Yoshigami's and Yangono's hands together with difficulty and said.
"The general said I can like you.
My sister and I can both like you."
Yiyin glanced at Yangno suspiciously and asked.
"What does this have to do with Yangno?"
Yukino said firmly.
"Yano is Yukino's sister. Yukino can share her love with Yangno."
Yiyin was stunned, how could he be so nonsense?
But when he looked at Yukino's firm gaze, his heart softened. What is this little fool thinking about in her little head all day long?
Before Yukino finished speaking, Yangono's eyes looked at her as if reflecting and murmured.
"Yukino.."
Yukino smiled weakly at Yangno.
"Sister, we can have sex in the future, are you happy?"
Yangno finally couldn't help but hugged Yukino and cried loudly.
"I'm sorry! I'm really, really sorry! It's all my sister's fault!
