Chapter 26 fourth quarter

"Bo Ya, to put it simply..." Unable to comply with Boya's begging, Seimei finally explained the meaning of Waka to Boya while drinking. "The persimmon refers to the persimmon himself, Mr. Maro; Mao Li, refers to Mr. Akato Yamabe." "what?" "There is a persimmon tree in front of Master Renmaro's mansion, so the surname 'Kakimoto' was crowned. Isn't this a well-known thing? Everyone knows that the chestnut grows next to the grave of Master Chiren. When I deduced that these two things represented Kakimoto Maro-sama and Yamabe Akato-sama respectively, I was sure that these things must have something to do with Waka."

"What about the rice seedlings?" "It's the shell fruit, which means the word 'I am' in Waka. The rice chrysanthemum seed means that the identity is a fourth-rank singer."ぞしのぱゐゐ". The Japanese pronunciation of "果果 (木の实)" and "吴为(この身)" are both "konomi" in Japanese, while the pronunciation of "椎 (しぃ)" is "shii", which is the same as "Sipin (four, しぃ)" is homonymous. Replace the "実の体の上は四位" in the original Japanese and the song with "木の上は椎",——"実" is above the word "礼", that is Get "系の实". "The shell of the cone wood" (精の实) is called "米槠子".)

"turn out to be……" "That being the case, according to human nature, of course one would think that tangerine flowers should also be related to waka. As for waka related to citrus, the first thing that pops up to most people is..." Seimei raised his voice to recite the waka. "The last sentence of the waka I wrote was borrowed from this waka. However, as long as the word 'citrus' is used, it doesn't matter which waka it is." "Well." "I combined the two adults, Kakimoto Maro and Yamabe Akahito, and interpreted them as 'singers', and then created that waka for her..."

"So, what does that waka mean?" "This..." Qingming murmured, and then continued to explain the content of the waka. "The so-called singer usually refers to one person, but sometimes it refers to all waka creators. Simply put, it means this..." "First, she explained her position. Second, she mentioned her background, saying that her identity is a fourth-rank official—this should be the identity of the man. Finally, the woman entrusted Orange Blossom to explain her state of mind, saying that She is nostalgic for the past..." "So that's what it means! Seimei, you can guess such a complicated story just by looking at those twigs and chrysanthemum seeds..."

Boya let out a cry that was speechless rather than admiration. "However, Boya, these are all thanks to you, because you gave me very important clues. Without you, I probably wouldn't be able to solve the mystery of those branches and shells..." "Seimei, every time you see something, do you speculate about these complicated things?" "It's not complicated at all." "are not you tired?" "Of course I'm tired." Qingming smiled and nodded. "Bo Ya, let's go on the road tomorrow." "On the road? Where are you going?"

"The thatched cottage of that woman in Shiyuanye." "why?" "When you get to her, don't ask her all kinds of other questions." "what?" "Ask her why she enshrines those branches and husks in the main hall every day, and ask her what her name is. In addition, why two souls are attached to one person at the same time, and other questions..." "Oh." "Because I can't figure out these problems." "Then I'm relieved. It turns out that there are things you can't guess." Qingming turned to face Rushui and said, "Can I ask you to lead the way tomorrow?"