Volume 6 The Eight Hundred and Twenty-third Chapter Licking the Calf
Yu Qiuping followed Tokugawa Nobuyasu to the residence where they were under house arrest on the island. It was a small and medium-sized house. The house was quite new, and it should have been built for their house arrest. There were some flowers and plants planted around it, but in
You won’t see much in winter, but it should be quite beautiful in spring and summer.
Even though they were far away, Yu Qiuping could hear the chatter and laughter coming from time to time in the house. Sure enough, there were three women in a show. Mori Ranmaru and Hagaya Suiko were waiting outside the house, wandering around.
After opening the door, Yu Qiuping didn't see anyone, but first asked about the smell of hay. He was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a rabbit nest in the corner that occupied almost a quarter of the indoor area.
There was hay. There were two big rabbits and a dozen small rabbits in the rabbit nest, eating radishes and vegetable leaves.
"Mother, Itoku, we are back." Tokugawa Nobuyasu walked into the room and said hello, and Oda Itoku's dissatisfied complaints immediately sounded: "Why didn't you take off your shoes when you came in?"
"There are no tatami mats here." Tokugawa Nobuyasu scratched his head in embarrassment and explained. He obediently stepped outside the house and took off his shoes, then picked up the broom and cleaned it.
"Aunt?" When Tokugawa Nobuyasu raised his head to put the broom, he realized that in addition to Mrs. Tsukuyama and Oda Gotoku, Imagawa Kaede was sitting in the room, "When did you come?"
"Of course I came with His Highness Momiji, you, you, don't ask there, it's embarrassing." Oda Gotoku rolled his eyes at Tokugawa Nobuyasu, who immediately smiled and went to turn over the hay in the rabbit's nest.
.A little rabbit suddenly jumped into Tokugawa Nobuyasu's hand, and Tokugawa Nobuyasu smiled and held the little rabbit to Oda Gotoku.
"Saburo, there are guests here!" Mrs. Tsukuyama glared at Tokugawa Nobuyasu when she saw this, but Imagawa Kaede smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, sister, I don't mind. I also have a baby in my house.
It’s just a kitten.”
"Your Highness, the Lord asked me to bring you his greetings. He said that if there is anything missing, just talk to him." Yu Qiuping bowed to Oda Wude and said respectfully.
"Thank you, Your Highness Hongye, and please reply to your father for me." Oda Gotoku smiled at Yu Qiuping, "Just say that I am already the wife of the Tokugawa family, so I won't bother him with these things.
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"Ah?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, but then he smiled and said, "The princess is fine. If I reply, I will probably get a beating from the master."
Yu Qiuping's words made everyone laugh, but he was very happy in his heart: In the past, he would always talk about his father, and Oda Gotoku, who dominated the Tokugawa family by virtue of his status as the princess of the Oda family, could be so good.
Big changes are not easy.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness Hongye, for what happened before." Perhaps because the conversation involved memories of the past, Oda Gotoku also solemnly leaned over to Yu Qiuping and said, "If His Highness hadn't awakened me, the little girl would have regretted it for the rest of her life.
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After Oda Gotoku spoke, Mrs. Tsukuyama and Tokugawa Nobuyasu also leaned over to express their thanks again.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about this anymore. I can't stand you taking turns thanking me like this." Yu Qiuping waved his hands repeatedly. At this moment, the little rabbit suddenly jumped along his arm and onto Yu Qiuping's neck, and then all of a sudden
It slipped into Yu Qiuping's collar, making Yu Qiuping itchy. But there were women around, and Yu Qiuping was too embarrassed to lift his clothes, so he could only reach inside and grab it. It took him a long time to let the little ancestor out.
"Why have you given birth to so many little rabbits?" Yu Qiuping couldn't help but straightened up the messy clothes, "They can all be donated to Okazaki Shrine. They don't have as many rabbits as you."
"Isn't this the one I caught in Settsu before?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu walked to the edge of the rabbit house, pointed to the largest rabbit, and then pointed to the one next to him, "After we got to the island, another
Caught one. Who would have thought that they would have three litters of little rabbits.”
"Hahahaha... Your place has almost become a breeding farm." Yu Qiuping looked at the nest of little rabbits, "But they are quite cute."
"By the way, I almost forgot about business. Are the ingredients prepared for you ready?" Oda Gotoku suddenly remembered and stood up eagerly, while Tokugawa Nobuyasu patted his chest and said, "Of course, it's so big.
As for the fish, the kitchen has been set up for you!"
"Mother, I'm sorry, please give me some advice!" Oda Gotoku saluted Mrs. Tsukuyama, who also stood up. Mrs. Tsukuyama also stood up with a smile, and then looked at Kaede Imagawa.
"Feng, do you want to come together?"
"Sister Sena invited me, how dare I refuse?" Kaede Imagawa also chuckled and stood up after hearing this, "I have long wanted to see sister Sena's craftsmanship. Ia Yan was full of praises back then."
"Feng'er, do you even want to learn cooking?" Yu Qiuping teased from the side.
"When Ping was pursuing me, he praised my delicious food." Imagawa Kaede smiled and shook his head.
"Men, they are all like this." Oda Gotoku also said sarcastically, "I was attracted to you at the beginning, but then I became lukewarm."
"Who is not?" Mrs. Tsukama agreed, and then said, "Let's go, leave the two men waiting there."
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After working hard for a long time, a fish dish was almost completed. Mrs. Tsukiyama quickly arranged the kitchen utensils, and Oda Gotoku happily carried the dishes to serve. Imagawa Kaede wanted to follow him, but found that Mrs. Tsukuyama
He winked at her and then quietly stayed.
"Sister?" Imagawa Kaede whispered in confusion.
"Kaede, after much thought, I still have something to say to you." Mrs. Tsukuyama sighed and said to Imagawa Kaede, "Your identity is even a little more sensitive than mine. Your Hongye family, last time for
Saving our mother and daughter would be an even greater offence. And my son’s marriage... may make the Oda Palace even more fearful of his bloodline."
"I know what my sister is going to say, I understand." Imagawa Kaede walked slowly to Mrs. Tsukiyama's side, "Don't worry, he will be fine."
"I always feel that your Hong Ye can see other people's affairs clearly, but she is confused about her own affairs." Mrs. Tsukiyama stopped her movements with some concern and glanced at Imagawa Kaede, "I still remember
, many years ago, when your family passed by Mikawa, Momiji reminded us, mother and daughter, to pay attention to the relationship with the child of Gotoku, and to be careful about Oda Nobunaga. We didn't know what he was referring to at the time, but we just turned a deaf ear to it.
You will regret it later. Since he is so foresight, why can't he see that your family's situation is more dangerous than ours?"
"Ah...that's it." Imagawa Feng nodded slightly. She naturally knew that Yu Qiuping relied on the historical knowledge of the time travellers to know the tragedies that would happen in the future. Without historical knowledge, Yu Qiuping was just an ordinary person, so what?
Can you be foresighted?
He knows everyone's future, but he doesn't know his own.
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After dinner, Yu Qiuping followed Tokugawa Nobuyasu to hunt in the small woods on the island, while Imagawa Kaede chatted with Mrs. Tsukuyama and Oda Gotoku. After dinner, the sky had stopped, and the Shima Navy's
People also came to the port to urge them, and the group had to reluctantly say goodbye to Tokugawa Nobuyasu and his family.
Before leaving, Tokugawa Nobuyasu sent Amakihei to the dock, and then asked in a low voice in a deserted place: "Uncle, you said before that you led reinforcements to Tokaido to cooperate with my father in attacking Suruga?"
"Yes." Yu Qiuping nodded. Logically speaking, these words were not allowed to be told to Tokugawa Nobuyasu who was under house arrest, but Yu Qiuping thought it was no big deal.
"After the Battle of Nagashino, the Takeda family has become a strong force on the outside and is weak in the middle. But my uncle must be careful about reinforcements from the Hojo family. If reinforcements from the Hojo family land from the coast, it will be really difficult." Tokugawa Nobuyasu reminded with concern.
, "Uncle, did you come with a naval force?"
"You're right to remind me." Yu Qiuping nodded when he heard this. He didn't transfer the Hongye Fleet because he was too lazy to argue with Congress. Years ago, Congress passed a bill. If the Hongye Fleet is to provide support to our family,
Budget allocations can be obtained for escorting merchant ships or attacking local forces in the Seto Inland Sea. However, if you want to fight in other sea areas, additional budgets must be passed. This time the expedition to the Tokaido is counted as "other sea areas".
This item was not included in the annual budget submitted last year. Amakiheira originally tried to get Congress to approve the temporary deployment budget of the navy for this campaign, but was brutally rejected. He felt at the time that the navy would not be needed to fight the Takeda family anyway, and originally wanted to
That's it. But when Tokugawa Nobuyasu said this, Yu Qiuping felt it was a little tricky.
"I will send a messenger back to Maple Leaf Mountain City later, make concessions to Congress, apply for a budget, and let the Maple Leaf Fleet come to support."
"Uncle, please be more careful. I also ask my uncle to tell my father that the war is dangerous and an unfilial son will not be able to accompany him. I hope he will take care of himself." Tokugawa Nobuyasu lowered his head and sighed in some distress. It was obvious that he had to be like this.
It is really a torture for a warrior who is good at fighting and in his prime to be far away from the battlefield, away from his family's army and his father. He can only be a bystander, but he can't help at all.
"Don't worry." Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Tokugawa Nobuyasu on the shoulder, "The Yu Qiu-Tokugawa coalition forces are not even afraid of Takeda Shingen."
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Saying goodbye to Tokugawa Nobuyasu, Yu Qiupei and his party boarded the Anzha ship of the Shima Navy and began to return to Mikawa. Under the dark night sky, Yu Qiupei suddenly discovered that there was also a ship with flashing lights on the edge of the small island not far away.
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"That's not the ship of the Shima Navy." Yu Qiuping called the captain and pointed to the ship channel in the distance, "Don't you need to go and investigate? If it is an enemy ship, wouldn't it threaten Tokugawa?
Young Master and their safety?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness Hongye, that's not an enemy ship." The captain just glanced at the position of the ship's lights in the distance, then shook his head relaxedly and said, "That's His Highness Tokugawa's ship, and he often stops there for a while at night.
Time doesn’t matter.”
"Ah?" Yu Qiuping looked at the captain in confusion, "Since His Highness Tokugawa is here, why don't you go to the island to visit?"
"Your Majesty Hongye doesn't know something. The Lord has issued a ban. Except for those of us who deliver food and food, no one else - not even His Majesty Tokugawa - can go to the island to visit." The captain sighed and looked at the side of the ship.
Looking at Tokugawa Ieyasu's ship in the distance, "So every time His Highness Tokugawa comes, he just stops far away on the sea, waits for a while and then goes back. He comes back about ten times a month, we are all used to it."