On the morning of January 4th, the eighth year of Tianzheng Period (1580), Yu Qiuping, who rushed back from Kyoto, immediately came to Ah Shi's room.
"Brother Hongye, you're here." Ah Shi seemed not surprised at all by Yu Qiuping's visit, and he must have known why Yu Qiuping came here.
"Why did you agree to A Jiang's marriage like this?" Yu Qiuping said anxiously as soon as they met, "That means you have to marry far away from Sanhe, and you may not be able to see each other in the next few years! A Jiang is only 7 years old, so
How can a young child take care of himself? Can you rest assured? Besides, the previous marriage between the Oda family and the Tokugawa family almost resulted in the death of the young master Tokugawa, and His Highness Tokugawa was forced to divorce his wife and abandon his son, which made it so unhappy.
If Ajiang marries alone, he will definitely be wronged by the Tokugawa family!"
Yu Qiuping complained endlessly. After talking for a long time, he realized that Ashi had not said a word. He looked closely and found that Ashi was looking at him with a smile.
"Why don't you speak?" Yu Qiuping asked in surprise, "How can you agree to this?"
"Brother Hongye, this is the fate of women in troubled times." Aichi shook his head stubbornly and whispered, "Marrying into the Tokugawa family, after all, she has been an ally of the Oda family for many years. I will probably not meet each other in war in the future.
Very good.”
"But Ajiang is only 7 years old, and Yu Yimaru from the Tokugawa family is only 6 years old. How do children's families know about marriage and love? How can it be suitable for these two to be together?" Yu Qiuping was a little annoyed.
He sat down cross-legged.
"Brother Hongye..." Aichi's voice trembled, he lowered his head and held back the tears that filled his eyes, "This is something that can't be helped. I have already rejected Oda Nobunaga's engagement once for the sake of my young master and Chacha.
It is impossible to refuse her again, both emotionally and rationally. The blessing of being able to stay with your sweetheart for life like Chacha is a luxury for women in the Warring States Period, but not everyone has it. Ah Jiang, you don’t have this life."
"But no matter what happens to Ajiang, he will never be like me... forced to witness his in-laws and husband's family fighting each other to the death... it's not satisfactory." Ashi wiped his tears quietly with his hand, and then smiled, "
Brother Hongye, I have already promised, so don’t worry about this matter."
Yu Qiuping was silent for a long time, and then he murmured, "Have you told Ajiang about this?"
"Chacha is getting married these days. Achu and Ajiang are very happy. It's better to wait a few days before telling her." Ashi sighed sadly, "I will tell you a few days in advance when the Red Leaf Army will set off."
Let her go. Please ask Brother Hongye to take care of her more on the way there. I'm afraid she will be too sad and homesick."
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On the morning of February 3, the eighth year of Tianzheng (1580), outside Maple Mountain City, the Red Leaf Army was ready to embark on its eastward journey. For this battle, the troops sent out included Tokiwa Bei, Ming Dybei, Xiyanagi Bei, and Wanjun
The number of Nirvana Bei, Tongqiang Bei, Jingzhe Bei and special company, including auxiliary troops, was about 30,000. Yu Qiuping originally wanted to take Nirvana Bei with him, but Amano Jingde insisted that one of Yu Qiuping and Yu Qiu Shang must stay behind to lead the army.
Therefore, Yu Qiu Shang stayed and was responsible for the training of the new army camp. Yu Qiu Ping planned to expand three more infantry units to cope with the upcoming conquest and occupation of the four countries.
Outside the north gate of Maple Leaf Mountain City, an ox cart was ready. Beside the ox cart, you could see several crying girls. A Jiang cried in A Shi's arms and did not want to leave for a long time. A Shi
Looking at the red leaf army that was already ready, she knew that she couldn't miss the time for the army to set off. But her little daughter was crying in her arms, so how could she have the heart to push her away, wishing she could keep holding her, like this until
The end of time.
A Chu and Yu Qiucen on the side also quietly wiped away their tears and kept stuffing incense, ointments, sachets and various small items into A Jiang's cart, for fear that A Jiang would be short of things in the future. They were worried in their hearts.
Clearly, I don’t know when we will see each other again after this farewell.
Among the girls seeing off, only Chacha did not cry. Even though Yu Qiucen could tell that Chacha was close to emotional breakdown and might burst into tears at any time. But it seemed that in order to appease her sister's mood, she kept holding on to a smile.
, stay with Ajiang.
"Sister, how long will it take for me to go?" Ajiang stretched out his little hand in Ashi's arms and pulled Chacha's sleeves and refused to let go, "Can I come back to play in the water in the summer?"
"A Jiang, be good. It won't be long. My sister will visit you often." Chacha stroked A Jiang's little head and comforted her, but she could hardly hold back her tears.
"But I don't want to leave, not even for a day. Ajiang wants to be with my mother and sisters every day!" Ajiang pouted and kept shaking Chacha's sleeves, pleading with tears in his eyes, "Sister, can you please stay with me again?"
Talk to my uncle and ask me not to get married!"
"Ah Jiang, be good. You can make a lot of new friends there and meet many sisters." Ah Shi patted A Jiang on the back with tears in his eyes and coaxed softly.
"Ajiang doesn't want new friends, Ajiang just wants to stay with his current friends." Ajiang shook his head vigorously and whispered softly with a sob.
"Princess City, the time is coming." Sen Changke rode up and saluted Ashi. Ashi trembled when he heard the words, and hugged his daughter tightly, but tears burst out from his eyes.
"Mom, sister, what does getting married mean?" Ajiang stretched out his head from Ashi's arms and looked at Chacha, "Aside from calling your husband 'sir' and cooking and delivering meals to your husband, what else do you have to do?
Ah! Ah Jiang doesn’t know how to cook yet!”
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"Mom, sister, you must miss me! You must visit me often! You must write to me every day!"
The group of people watched the bullock cart go farther and farther, until Ajiang's shouts, which were sticking his head out of the car window, could no longer be heard. Ashi had already collapsed from crying, and was supported by Chacha and Achu before returning.
After arriving at the castle tower, after her mother and sister were settled, Chacha staggered back to her room, threw herself into Yu Qiu Shang's arms and burst into tears.
"We can visit A ​​Jiang often." Yu Qiu Shang coaxed a little awkwardly, "We can also write to her often."
"Yeah." Chacha whimpered and nodded.
"Father said that Yu Yimaru, the second son of His Highness Tokugawa, is a good and loyal boy who will treat A Jiang well." Yu Qiu Shang added another sentence.
"Yes." Chacha nodded, but tears continued to fall down like a broken thread.
"Suddenly I feel so sorry for Ajiang..." Chacha murmured to herself in a tearful voice, "I can marry my sweetheart and stay with my mother and everyone forever, but she has to experience such a fate..."
Yu Qiu Shang didn't know how to comfort her, so she just silently hugged the girl in her arms tightly.
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At this time, in the marching column of the Red Leaf Army, Yu Qiuping and his guards rode to A Jiang's oxcart. He knocked lightly on the carriage, and the curtains were carefully opened.
"The child is asleep." Imagawa Kaede whispered to Yu Qiuping, "I am too tired from crying."
"I'm sorry to trouble you this time." Yu Qiuping whispered apologetically.
"It's okay. It's not easy for this child. I'll spend more time with her." Imagawa Kaede sighed with some distress and shook her head slightly, "There's nothing I can do...In troubled times, women shouldn't be born into the Wu family."
For the first time in this expedition, Yu Qiuping took Imagawa Kaede with him. The Hongye Army had never had a mistress follow him before. On the one hand, because there would not be too much risk in this campaign, Yu Qiuping felt more at ease. On the other hand,
It was Yu Qiuping who wanted to find someone familiar to Ajiang to accompany her on the road so that he wouldn't be too sad.
Of course, Yu Qiupei and Imagawa Kaede also had an unknown purpose for their trip - to investigate the unsolved case that bothered them. On their way to Tokaido, they had to pass through Mikawa and Toga, and they also had to investigate Suruga under the rule of the Takeda family.
Launching an attack means that the two of them can set foot on the Imagawa family's hometown again. Although 20 years have passed and most of the clues and witnesses may no longer be there, it is worth it as long as they can find anything useful.
. But Yu Qiuping himself had to be responsible for military and government affairs and might not be able to spare time. Therefore, the secret operation to investigate the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto was handed over to Imagawa Kaede.
"Hooko, go get some water." Imagawa Kaede ordered Haikou Yegu, who was also in the carriage. During this expedition, Yu Qiuping arranged for Haoko to follow Imagawa Kaede and act as her personal maid. The relationship between the two of them was originally very good.
Yes, Yegu Suizi was very happy to be able to serve his wife instead of Yu Qiuping.
Ye Gusuizi got out of the car and ran quickly towards the other car in front. Yu Qiuping looked at her back, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, which made him freeze in place for an instant.
.
Yegu Suizi knew the secret that I was a time traveler, and she also said that His Highness behind her also knew it.
Previously, Imagawa Kaede learned from the guards brought by the Imagawa clan Majoro that Imagawa Yoshimoto stayed at the door of the new house all night on the wedding night when Yu Qiupei revealed his identity as a time traveler to Imagawa Kaede.
Imagawa Yoshimoto may have known the secret that Yu Qiuping is a time traveler.
That…
Yu Qiuping suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Ye Gu Suizi, causing Ye Gu Suizi to scream in surprise. Imagawa Feng opened the curtain and found that it was Yu Qiuping who was holding Ye Gu Suizi. He glanced at Yu Qiuping with some complaints and said, "The child is sleeping.
What are you doing?"
"Suizi, let me ask you, your highness..." However, Yu Qiuping actually ignored Imagawa Feng and asked tremblingly.
"Your Highness, I have already said that this little girl cannot reveal any information about His Highness to you." Yegu Suiko smiled and shook her head.
"No, I just want to ask, is His Highness still alive?" Yu Qiuping said his question softly, and then waited with bated breath for Ye Gusuizi's answer.
"Of course." Ye Gusuizi didn't seem to understand why Yu Qiuping asked this question at all, "Your Highness, he is in good health."
"That's right, judging from the age... it must not have been that time..." Yu Qiuping murmured to himself. Ye Gusuizi glanced at Yu Qiuping suspiciously, shook his head in confusion, and then continued to get water. But.
However, Imagawa Feng had already guessed what Yu Qiuping was thinking from Yu Qiuping's questions and expression, and became even more confused.
She always felt like she had forgotten something crucial. The years had passed by in a flash, but now she couldn't remember it anyway.
After a while, Haikou ran back with a bamboo tube filled with water. At the same time, she smiled and said to Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede: "Your Highness, madam! I heard that there is a shrine in Mikawa that sells dry food specially for cats. Little girl
Can you sell some back to Miaomiao then?"
"You serve that cat more attentively than you serve your Highness." Ye Gusuizi's smile made Yu Qiuping temporarily forget the mystery in his heart, "It is now much fatter than when you first got it back, you also feed it
Chapter completed!