In the early morning of October 7, Yu Qiuping woke up in a daze. He felt that his headache was so painful that it exploded, but he also felt a warmth between his eyebrows and temples. He tried to open his eyes, narrowed them to a slit, and gradually focused his vision. Imagawa
Feng had finished dressing up, and her waist-length hair was tied into a woman's style. The blush caused by last night's passion had not yet faded from her cheeks. She did not realize that Yu Qiuping had woken up, but was minding her own business.
Wash the towel in the basin with hot water, fold it neatly, and gently apply it on Yu Qiuping's forehead. Then massage it between the eyebrows and temples - it seems to be the kind of massage to sober up, Yu Qiuping
The first time I saw Taehyung Asahina drunk, this was how the maids held him down.
Yu Qiuping's heart felt warm. Imagawa Kaede's pressure was unexpectedly comfortable. Yu Qiuping's soft fingers made Yu Qiuping throb. He smiled slightly, opened his eyes, and held Imagawa Kaede's hand. She was startled, and quickly
She wanted to pull her hand away, but failed. She was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and smiled, and the red leaf pendant around her neck fell down.
When Yu Qiuping saw the pendant, he was suddenly touched.
Yes, the lingering sorrow and affection last night were just fleeting happiness like cherry blossoms. Yu Qiuping did not dare to think about what kind of punishment they would encounter next, and it was difficult to imagine.
However, he must think about it and take responsibility. This is what a man should do for his woman.
He endured the severe pain and tried to straighten up.
"Does your head still hurt?" Imagawa Kaede asked with some distress, "I really don't know how Ping can drink... dozens of bottles of spirits."
The words "It's okay" on Yu Qiuping's lips almost blurted out. But he was stunned for a moment, looking at the girl's reddish eyes and worried tone, thinking of what the girl said last night, and was unwilling to let him bear the pain alone.
Isolated.
"It hurts a lot." Yu Qiuping said honestly. He found that a faint smile suddenly appeared on Imagawa Feng's face, and the two dimples were particularly cute. What she pursues is that he can open his heart to her and let her
She can also share her pain.
"You are not allowed to drink like this in the future." Imagawa Kaede shook his head, "Ping, you said it yourself, drinking is bad for your health."
"Didn't Feng'er say it was fallacy?" Yu Qiuping said with a smile.
"It was a fallacy at the time, but it is no longer true." Imagawa Kaede pouted as if she was having a bad temper, "Anyway, if you dare to be drunk in the future, I won't let you go easily!"
"Okay, okay." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly, "I'm going to ask to see the governor's hall later."
Imagawa Kaede also looked tense, and the two of them looked at each other.
The two of them have already committed a heinous crime.
A member of the family will have an affair with a princess who is engaged to be married... To Yu Qiuping, this would probably be the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
"Do you regret it?" Imagawa Kaede hesitated and asked in a low voice with some grievance.
"Never." Yu Qiuping looked at Imagawa Fengchu's pitiful appearance, hugged her into his arms, and gently scratched her little nose.
"Your father taught me that I have to make choices without regrets in this life." Yu Qiuping said softly: "Last night, I was able to tell my Feng'er everything, be honest with each other, and get back together, which is the best thing in my life.
The most regrettable decision I’ve ever made.”
Yu Qiuping slowly stood up and opened the window. The snow had stopped, and the cold wind blew into the house carrying the red paper leaves on the ground.
"I want to marry you and be with you." Yu Qiuping said with a smile: "Even if it's just for one night, I will have no regrets in this life."
Imagawa Kaede was stunned for a moment, then smiled, but tears also flowed out. "I will go with you."
"Feng'er? You..." Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.
"Ping, you always do what you say, don't you?" Imagawa Kaede took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Yu Qiuping by the window, facing the cold wind outside the window. "We must face all difficulties together and be each other's red leaves.
, instead of enduring all the pain alone for the other party, you promised me."
"Yeah." Yu Qiuping nodded.
"If the family is to be punished, Feng'er will never be alone." This 17-year-old girl made a promise very firmly, "When I get to the Santu River, I want you to help me fold paper red leaves."
"No." Yu Qiuping suddenly refused. He turned around, put his hands on Imagawa Feng's shoulders, stared at her, and said solemnly: "I want you to make an agreement with me, right here in the maple leaf forest.
I swear by the red leaves."
"No matter which one of us encounters misfortune, the other must live resolutely and never die for love." Yu Qiuping looked directly into Imagawa Kaede's eyes, "Because as long as we are alive, we can still think of the other person's appearance.
I think of every bit of the past and how beautiful this world once was."
"See the world for another person that he failed to see, experience the life that he failed to experience, and complete the ideal that he failed to complete."
In the early morning of October 7th, the North City Gate of Sunfu Castle had just opened, and Imagawa Kaede and Yu Qiuping walked into the gate side by side. The guarding guards were completely stunned for a while, not knowing what was happening.
"The princess ran out last night... to see Lord Hongye?"
"I don't know, but isn't Her Highness the Princess getting married? Why do you look so close to Lady Hongye?"
"We went to report to His Highness the Family Governor last night, but we didn't get any reply, and we don't know what the situation is?"
Several doormen chatted with each other, but they couldn't come up with a reason.
It was early in the morning, and there were not many pedestrians in the city. Yu Qiupei and Imagawa Kaede quickly walked outside the castle tower, informed the guards, and asked to see Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"His Royal Highness the Governor said that if Mr. Yuqiu and His Highness the Princess want to see you in the morning, they can just go in." The guard bowed and said, "Please."
Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede were stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of this order, but they still hurried upstairs. For some unknown reason, the corridor in the castle tower was empty. The two of them could get there without any hindrance.
Arriving outside Imagawa Yoshimoto's office.
Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Feng looked at each other, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door together.
"Yuqiu, Kaede, come in." Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice came from inside the room.
Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede opened the door and walked inside. Uncharacteristically, Imagawa Yoshimoto did not have the usual landscape paintings of flowers and birds spread out on his desk. Instead, there was a brown scroll.
Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Feng sighed and bowed down together. Yu Qiuping swallowed, and as if he had made great determination, he kowtowed heavily and said: "I am guilty of a crime that deserves death! Please punish me in the main hall of the family governor! No matter what punishment,
I am convinced!"
"Oh?" A cynical smile suddenly appeared on Imagawa Yoshimoto's face, which made Yu Qiuping's hair stand on end. "I wonder if Yu Qiu knows what his crime is?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment. He could feel Imagawa Feng beside him trembling slightly. Yu Qiuping was a little embarrassed to speak for a moment.
"You don't know, then I'll tell you." Imagawa Yoshimoto snorted and was about to speak.
The hearts of Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Feng were beating so fast that their eardrums could feel the stinging pain. Their breathing became rapid and chaotic, as if they could no longer breathe unless they deliberately breathed. Yu Qiuping took a big mouthful.
Fresh air was pumped into the lungs, hoping to relieve the tension, but in vain.
Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice sounded. Yu Qiuping seemed to be able to feel the sword falling from his neck and the fear of his head falling to the ground.
"A private meeting with my fiancée is inconsistent with etiquette and law."
"Eh?" Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede both raised their heads and looked at the playful smile on Imagawa Yoshimoto's face in disbelief. The two looked at each other in surprise again, seeing surprise, ecstasy, and difficulty at the same time in each other's eyes.
I believe it. They all doubted whether they heard it wrong, but they didn't dare to ask, for fear of getting a reply like "You heard it wrong."
"You two heard that right," Imagawa Yoshimoto saw the embarrassed look of his favorite youngster and favorite daughter, and he suddenly laughed, "It is against etiquette and law to have a private meeting with your fiancée."
"Dad! But!" Imagawa Kaede asked in surprise, but was interrupted by Imagawa Yoshimoto waving his hand.
"I just told you that you were getting married, but did I ever tell you who you were going to marry?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked, "Who is it that comes to my place to cause a scene without knowing what's going on?"
"But!" Imagawa Kaede's face turned red, "Dad, after you asked Mr. Okabe to come to your room, Mr. Okabe went back to Okabe Castle and never came back."
"That's because I told him that the person Kaede wants to marry is not you, and I'm afraid you'll be sad, so I'd better go to Okabe Castle later." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed.
"What?" Imagawa Kaede and Yu Qiupei were both surprised, "Then why... others think it is... Mr. Okabe?"
"What do they think? It's none of my business?" Imagawa Yoshimoto's face showed that cynical signature smile, "No one can imagine that you, Yuqiu, can transform from a small businessman settling accounts to a businessman in just two years.
I am a member of the Imagawa family."
"Actually, it's a joke." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed loudly, "Do you two really think that the paper package can withstand the fire? Or do you think that I, Imagawa Yoshimoto, will let my daughter play in the mountains without sending someone to protect her secretly?"
"My ninja told me this when you first met. At that time, I had the intention of promoting you Yuqiu, so I didn't do anything to stop you, but I didn't think you could make any progress with Feng. I didn't expect that you would make any progress with Feng.
You actually took my precious treasure away." Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned, "Moreover, my ninjas also saw Goro's ninjas spying on you. I guess you had a cold war for a while before, just because of Goro.
Get in the way, that self-righteous boy."
Imagawa Yoshimoto stared at the dumbfounded Yu Qiuping, stood up and crossed the desk in front of him, patting him lightly on the shoulder, "I owe Kaede's mother a lot, so I hope I can prevent her from making the same mistakes again, and I hope she can marry
A man who not only truly loves her, but also treats her well. Instead of becoming a victim of political marriage like the women of the Wu family."
"So I deliberately didn't disturb your relationship, and I didn't tell you about your marriage. I used this unconventional and deviant method to see where your relationship has reached." Imagawa Yoshimoto chuckled, "
I'm very satisfied with the result. You, a boy, would hang a mountain full of red leaves and carry out such a dangerous mission for her, and she also forced her way through the city gate just to see you."
"So... what did you two do last night? My ninja said he was too embarrassed to approach and stayed far outside the house, so he didn't know what happened." Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his eyebrows with a smirk.
, watching Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede's faces turn red quickly, laughing.
"Let's stop making trouble. I want to apologize to you. I shouldn't have kept it from you." Imagawa Yoshimoto said seriously: "So, Yuqiu, what are you going to do for me?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment. He didn't know what kind of offer he should get if he wanted to marry a daimyo's daughter in this era.
"The paper red leaves that Ping hung for me are the betrothal gift." Imagawa Feng saw Yu Qiuping's hesitation and spoke to save him.
"Then, if you give him a shawl in return, it will be regarded as a private engagement, and you won't even say a word to me as your father." Imagawa Yoshimoto joked again, turned around and walked to his desk, and said seriously: "Since
You have already made the appointment in advance, so I will give you part of my daughter's dowry in advance."
"The main hall doesn't have to be like this..." Yu Qiuping blushed and kowtowed hurriedly, but Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head reluctantly.
"This Chidori is the dowry I brought to you in advance." Imagawa Yoshimoto picked up a brand new samurai sword from under the table. The scabbard was all blue and engraved with beautiful patterns of flying birds.
, the handle of the sword was jet black. Imagawa Yoshimoto slightly pulled out the sword an inch from the sheath. The moment the blade was unsheathed, it suddenly made a sharp sound that was many times louder than when an ordinary samurai sword was unsheathed, like a bird's song. The blade
Because of its sharpness, Yu Qiuping's face is reflected. The blade is not the usual transparent color, but has a subtle green-blue color. If you smell it carefully, you can also smell a faint, familiar smell of incense——
That’s the smell of the Chidori Incense Burner!
Yu Qiuping was surprised and quickly turned to the table. The Chidori Incense Burner that Imagawa Yoshimoto loved most was gone. "The main hall melted the Chidori Incense Burner to forge this Chidori!"
"That's right." Imagawa Yoshimoto held the junction of the scabbard and the handle with one hand, and stretched the knife in front of Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping stretched out his hands blankly, took the Chidori, and asked in disbelief.
Said: "But isn't that an heirloom of the Imagawa family?"
Isn't that his favorite incense burner in the main hall? Isn't it the incense burner that has always been with him, placed on the table?
"Do you think it was given to you for free, Yuqiu?" Imagawa Yoshimoto put his hands on his hands and laughed, "My guess is wrong."
"The Chidori is given to you to make you swear that you will dedicate all your loyalty and talents to the Imagawa family in this life." Imagawa Yoshimoto stared into Yu Qiuping's eyes, "I just made a choice. In this family heirloom and
How difficult is it for an incomparable talent to make a choice? Even if I have to use all the scroll treasures in the whole Junfu to choose with you, I will still——"
Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand, snapped his fingers, and pointed his index finger directly at Yu Qiuping's eyebrows.
"The choice is you!"
"The main hall..." Yu Qiuping choked up and hugged the Chidori tightly.
This gift of knowing and meeting someone... From the time when I was still a little kid, I have been optimistic about myself and promoted myself; I have given myself opportunities to show my abilities, affirmed my talents and pursuits, and taught me like a mentor; I have understood my ideals and recognized them.
His own value; melting down his beloved heirlooms and forging his own samurai sword; marrying the most beautiful girl in the world to himself...
A scholar dies for a confidant.
He kowtowed three times on the tatami and promised from the bottom of his heart: "In this life, Yu Qiuping will never forget the great grace of the hall! He will be killed when he is born, and weed in the grass when he is dead, in order to repay Jinchuan!"
"And my punishment for your secret meeting with your fiancée this time is - you have to pay more as a bride price, because it is not enough." Imagawa Yoshimoto said with a smile.
"I wonder what kind of betrothal gift the palace hopes to give me?" Yu Qiuping asked, "Anyone who is worthy of Princess Feng must be a priceless treasure. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to give it."
"No, you can give it." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled and picked up the scroll on the table with his backhand. With a shake of his hand, the scroll unfolded from top to bottom in Yu Qiuping - it was a map of the sixty-six countries in the world.
!
"I want you to take down this world and give it to me!"