Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

A Xing has been writing, scribbling and changing.The body of the box is dotted with peacock feathers, and gemstones sent by Okubo Changan are inlaid in it, competing with the inlaid mussels, which is dazzlingly gorgeous.One of the two boxes was naturally given to Chang An as agreed, while the other was kept for herself.Now, her box is standing in the sunlight under the window of the academy, enjoying the warmth of spring earlier than anything else in the house. However, Ah Xing's complexion is not as bright as spring day.She felt uncomfortable in her chest, sometimes coughed up bloody sputum, and then she always had an unpleasant mild fever, unable to sleep peacefully, always being chased by something in her dreams...

Ah Xing thought that all of this was due to Okubo Changan.Chang'an may be the reincarnation of a terrible monster.Recently, Ah Xing seemed to see the true face of this monster in a dream.It was nothing but a huge leech.When a person walks in the deep mountains, the thing will drip on the person like water droplets.When people found out, the thing had already drank enough human blood, and its body swelled up.Isn't Chang'an just a huge leech? Ah Xing felt that everything Chang An did was resentful.Although he often talks about the sea and business, he can't do without the mountains.Not only that, no matter which mountain he went to, he would bring women with him, as if he wanted to suck their blood.He took fifty or sixty women to Mining Town, and as a result, most of those women disappeared.

These strange thoughts were probably just dreams of Ah Xing's weakness, but she still hoped to write down her anxiety and fear and leave it to him.This "he" is Honami Koetsu whom Ayuki has always been obsessed with.The diary is packed in the small green box in front of me.She hoped that when she closed her eyes, the box would be handed over to Guangyue. Ah Xing moistened the tip of the pen and picked up the pen again. This morning, I was hugged tightly by the big leech again, and I couldn't breathe.I am afraid that I will die soon.Leech, for some reason, gave me this little green box, and two days later he had a stroke.Every day he sneaks into my place, saying something terrible, like cursing...

After writing this, Ah Xing tore up the paper and threw it away.She felt that these words were not enough to express her resentment towards the pale and strange Chang An who pretended to be sick at home... In the name of doctor's orders, Chang'an refused all visits.He was lying in the quilt, which was wrapped in a thick snow-white quilt.Chang An himself was wearing a persimmon-colored cassock and a headscarf of the same color, looking like a strange practitioner.He sometimes comes to Aki's room. "Ah Xing, in this world, you are the one I love the most. Although I have many wives and concubines, the only one who knows me is A Xing. The rest of the wives are just for display!" However, he did not forget to add: "Don't be humane to outsiders, I'm going around on the pretext of illness..."

The news of Chang'an's illness has spread from the Ogosho in Junfu to the Shogun's Mansion in Edo, as well as the Okubo Sagami and Matsudaira Tadaki's mansions.Anyone who came to visit was not allowed to enter the house, and even Mrs. Ikeda, the main wife, seemed to believe that he was seriously ill.Mrs. Ikeda is the daughter of Yoryu Ikeda, a confidant of the Master of Honganji Temple, and belongs to the Terumasa Ikeda clan.Chang'an has to pretend to Mrs. Ikeda, and the concubine and children should not know the truth. Speaking of it, the complexity of Chang'an's inner room is really surprising.When Ah Xing first married in, he thought that all the children were born to his concubine who was about the same age as him, but later found out that five boys and two girls had grown up.

Okuboto Juro, who she thought was an important minister of the same clan, was actually the eldest son of Chang'an. He married the daughter of Ishikawa Yasunaga of Matsumoto Castle in Shinshu and lived in the eighth prince.The second son Geki's wife is the third daughter of Bizen Mori Ikeda Teruma, who is more powerful in the family.Ah Xing only recently found out that Chang'an's two daughters married people who were as strange as Chang'an.The eldest daughter married Hattori Hanzo, the commander of Iga, and the second son Masashige. The second daughter married the Koshu samurai Mitsui Juemon Yoshimasa. This person launched a riot shortly after Nobunaga's death and killed Kawajiri, who was appointed by Nobunaga after he captured Koshu. Feiqian guards the town platform.

It can be seen that, in addition to Sunfu, Edo and Oshu, Changan has arrangements in Honganji, Bizen, Iga, and Koshu. As soon as the small green box was finished, Chang An suddenly complained of illness, as if wanting to gear up in secret. The first thing Ah Xing thought of was the joint letter.Since being rejected by Date Masamune, Chang'an seems to be more careful.However, his attire as a practitioner and his sneaky behavior made Ah Xing feel unspeakable resentment.Moreover, whenever he wanted to vent the swelling desire in his body, he would only come to Ah Xing... Ah Xing thought about it carefully, and picked up the pen again.If the grievances and anger towards Chang An in her heart were written down truthfully, people might think that she had personal grievances; but if she listed the facts rigidly, it would make her a little embarrassed.

Among the many concubines, only A Xing knew something about Chang An's strange behavior.She felt a sense of terror pervading, not only did she feel that she would become the sacrificial object of Chang'an's greedy desire, but she also often thought that Chang'an would kill her to silence her.Although Ah Xing wanted to write down everything quickly, there were still countless mysteries about Leech that she could not solve.The biggest question is, where does Chang An go every night?She also went to visit his bedroom in secret, and Chang'an even slipped past.Occasionally, he simply said: "I'm going to dig a mountain of gold."

"Jinshan? Where are you going?" "It's too far away, and it's too tiring to go back and forth. I smell gold nearby." "nearby?" "Well. It's in the Heichuan Valley. Well, don't talk to others." "Kurokawa Valley? Did you go to that mountain yourself?" "Exactly. In fact, this golden mountain was discovered by Takeda Shingen during his lifetime. At that time, he only dug a little bit and then stopped." Chang'an confessed frankly, without a hint of vigilance on his face. Kurokawa Valley, during the Bunei period, Nichiren Master once wrote: "Go to Kitahara, Koshu, and visit Tamanami Kurokawa." Tamanami is the Great Bodhisattva Peak of Yushan Mountain in Yamanashi County.Kurokawa is located in Duliu County, which is the source of Tamagawa. "Kai Guozhi" contains: "Kurokawa Mountain is in the north, more than 40 miles away from Suyuan Village, Yamanashi County. It is said that there are many gold diggers."

Ah Xing didn't know about these records, but she heard that there are still people going to Heichuan Valley to pan for gold.But if Okubo Chang'an wanted to dig that golden mountain again, why did he pretend to be sick and act alone?Did he hide the green locket under the pretext of mining gold?A Xing vaguely expressed his doubts, and Chang An laughed loudly: "Haha, it has nothing to do with the box! I have already hidden it!" One day at dawn, Chang An suddenly appeared beside Ah Xing's pillow. There are several secret passages in the house. If you don't go through the corridor, you can also enter the room from the steps in the closet.The steps lead to the second floor, which was originally the bedroom of Ah Xing's maidservant.

Now it is naturally an empty house. I heard that there are several ways to go out between the patio and the roof of that room, but Ah Xing has always been disgusted by this and has never delved into it. "Ah Xing, warm my body." Chang'an said, "I can only ask you for some warmth. I only trust you, and I only like you!" He said as he got into A Xing's bed, his whole body was cold. "You are so cold!" "Haha! This body is seriously ill." Ah Xing had no choice but to wrap his hands around Chang'an.Her body heat must have made Chang An feel more comfortable, but soon, her own body began to fight uncontrollably. "How many people in this house know your secret?" Ah Xing asked softly in Chang'an's ear. "Eleven." Chang An replied, "But you are the only woman. I just want to take you underground, no, to the southernmost Peacock Island." "Peacock Island?" "Haha, let's use an analogy. Without this shitty island, it's actually the island you drew on the little box." "Who knows the secret?" "My siblings, the four heavenly kings and the six great generals. Plus me, eleven people." "What do you do every night? It doesn't stop when it rains." "Okay, I won't hide it from you." Chang'an seemed to warm up a bit, kissed Ah Xing, and said, "What do you think I am transporting?" "Luck what?" Ah Xing heard the word "luck" for the first time. "Uh," Chang An seemed to have noticed, "I haven't told you yet!" "Yes. You said that you are mining new gold mines in the Kurokawa Valley." "Haha, hey, it's actually more than that." "Then, what are you transporting?" "Keep your mouth tight, don't tell others! It is indeed Kurokawa Valley, but the purpose is just the opposite." Okubo Changan fixed his eyes on Axing, which made her feel uneasy. A Xing had goosebumps on his body.Chang'an seemed to be finally about to tell the truth, but Ah Xing couldn't decide whether he was lucky or unlucky to hear those "truths".But the persistent fire in her heart could not be extinguished, she just wanted to see the true face of Leech. "My lord, my life has long been yours." "Haha, that's why I only come to you." Chang'an immediately replied sweetly, "Actually, I am worried about the current world. At the end of last year, a famous name in Kyushu was dissatisfied with a Portuguese ship, so he set fire to the ship. Burned." "Is there such a thing?" "I haven't told you in detail. In fact, I have met that Western country daimyo, and we have a lot of contacts on the transaction." "Is it all about business?" "Yes. I want to control the sea. I can't look forward or backward. But the Portuguese ships robbed my goods near Tianchuan and killed my crew. They want revenge. If I knew in advance, I would stop it, but before I get the news , They have already taken revenge on the Portuguese ships that sailed to the coast of Kyushu. Although this incident has not reached the ears of the Imperial Palace, it has already caused my benefactor Okubo Tadane-sama and Honda and his son to turn against each other." "Oh." "Originally, both of them were important ministers of Tokugawa. Once they turned against each other, it would definitely evolve into endless power disputes. Date Masamune might have a lot of calculations in his heart, so he refused to sign the joint paper." Speaking of this, Chang'an again She pursed her lips and kissed Ah Xing. Ah Xing was about to cough, but seeing that the matter was so important, he held his breath and nodded. "I have to be wary of Date. In this way, I can't just confide my ambitions to others. If anyone wants to harm the Okubo clan, they must first come to Chang'an. Therefore, I am not digging the mines of the Kurokawa Valley, but You have to bury the gold there first." "Then...then...the gold in the treasury of the mansion..." "Exactly! However, in fact, the Miku and the armory next to the treasury are all gold. Of course, not only mine, but also Kamisousuke-sama, Okubo and Ishikawa. Even if you want to enter the sea, you should prepare Enough gold." "Oh……" "However, if Honda and his son find out, that would be a heinous crime. If they smell a trace of gold and accuse me of Chang'an as a traitor, it will be difficult to excuse me." Chang'an's voice became deeper and deeper, and finally Long sigh. Ah Xing didn't say a word, just hugged Chang An's head.It doesn't sound like a lie.If Ben Duo and his son had a bad relationship with Okubo's loyal neighbor, the most dangerous person must be Chang'an.Then Chang'an asked Ah Xing to make a small green box and hide the joint certificate first.After that, he felt that the danger was getting closer, so he wanted to bury the gold again.He said that he planned to bury the gold in Kurokawa Valley, which is completely credible.He pretended to transport mining tools to Kurokawa Valley, as long as he disguised the gold, transported it from the cellar to other places, and found some helpers, he could hide it without a trace. "Remember, never tell anyone about it! As long as others don't know, sooner or later I will bring them out again, so I can make good use of them." Ash's body gradually stopped shaking.Life is like a play!The man in front of him was originally Juhei who played Te Sarugaku, but he was unexpectedly appreciated by Ieyasu, and transformed into Jinshan Fengxing who was in charge of mining the world's gold. This Jinshan pursues to play with the gold he has dug out, and when he sees a fortune, he suddenly has a huge ambition.It is lamentable that he has had gold hidden, only to have to bury it back in the ground, or risk his life.In order to bury the gold back into the soil, the man who was praised as the "God of Digging Gold" actually "had a stroke".Those who came to the world naked now hold thousands of fortunes.Thinking about it this way, what is the difference between Toyotomi Taige and the Great Imperial Palace? "Hehe." Ash couldn't help laughing. "Hush—" Chang An's expression became very scary. "After you buried the gold, you went back to the sickbed in secret?" "Of course! In two or three days..." Chang An raised his head quietly and looked around - naturally there would be no one else, "I will celebrate my recovery, and then mine the Heichuan Valley. It will be the time when the rhododendrons are blooming. Bring Let everyone go together, set up a platform in the valley, hold a grand mountain sacrifice ceremony, drink and sing. Actually, gold can really be dug out from that mountain.” Ah Xing stroked Chang An's chest, unable to laugh.In her eyes, he is not only like a huge leech, but also like a ridiculous name in a wild talk. The next day, Ah Xing still wrote down words that were neither a letter nor a diary. Think about it, Okubo Changan is a ridiculous name in Kyogen, and Ayuki can also be regarded as a comedian.It's not impossible for her to escape from Chang'an, but she didn't know when she believed that she would never be able to escape from the giant leech. To vent her resentment towards having a skin-to-skin relationship with Chang'an, she intentionally conjures a light and joy in her heart to comfort herself. Ah Xing has a lot to write about now.What is the reason for the dispute between Tadashi Okubo and Honda father and son?A Portuguese ship was burned in a certain place in Kyushu. As long as Guangyue heard about it, he would know the truth of the matter.In addition, Okubo Chang'an has hidden countless gold... Let's remember these first. After writing down some, Ah Xing suddenly felt cold all over his body, and there was a kind of fear that he had never felt before.She remembered that Chang'an said that he would hold a ceremony to sacrifice to the mountain, and so on, maybe he wanted to take advantage of the joy of everyone to violently attack, and this terrible premonition suddenly flashed in Ah Xing's mind. However, this sudden worry was soon dissipated by another news—Shosuke Matsudaira and his wife came to visit Chang'an with the Eighth Prince in disguise.There was a panic all over the house. The eldest son Tojuro came to inform Axing: "When you welcome me, please attend my wife." "Understood. Is this an order from your lord?" A Xing asked nonchalantly, Toujuro seemed to be a little panicked, "Of course Mr. Kamisousuke would not say that he came to visit his condition, but he might say that he just came back from hunting and came to visit by the way. Madam, please be careful." Tojuro called his father "Master". , he seems to know something about gold. Axing respectfully agreed, and Tojuro just left. As soon as Fujijuro left, Ayuki immediately put the diary he had just finished into the box, and called the maid to help him change his clothes.Thinking of the embarrassment that Chang'an might show when he went to meet Zhonghui who came suddenly, she felt a strange excitement in her heart: what an irony!Zhonghui, who Changan devoutly enshrined in his heart, unexpectedly appeared at this juncture. I don't know whether it is joy or sorrow... However, is Chang An actually in this house?If he went to Heichuan Valley, how would he greet Zhonghui?Zhonghui is still young and has a hot temper. If Juro Wakato refuses to visit Changan because he is seriously ill, can he believe it?If he insisted on seeing Chang'an, what should he do? Zhonghui came to Hachioji specially in the name of hunting this time, which is very meaningful.If he really thinks that Chang'an is a good elder and trusts him very much, the friendship between master and servant will be unknown to outsiders.However, if Zhonghui keeps a respectful distance from Chang'an, and the so-called visiting patients is nothing more than for the public to see, and traveling in mountains and rivers is not the real purpose, then there may be more meanings in it. In any case, Zhonghui's sudden visit will bring great obstacles to Chang'an's actions.But without Zhonghui, Chang'an might not have done such a risky thing.Thinking of it this way, Axing felt a strange feeling in his heart. As soon as she finished her make-up in a hurry, Chang'an's second son, Waiji, walked in, without any expression on his face, he just said: "Master Shang Zongjie will be in the hall soon. Madam please come out to greet me." After saying that, he immediately got up and wanted to leave.Ah Xing hurriedly called him: "Ah, wait a minute! Are you also going to greet Mr. Shang Zongjie?" Just by asking, you can know whether Chang'an is at home. "No." Geji replied stiffly, "Father's condition is serious." "But Mr. Chief Executive must visit him?" "That can't be stopped." "Can't stop it? Are you going to take him there?" "Yes, Mr. Shang Jie came to visit the patients, how could he not be allowed to see them? Then, please ask Madam to take them there." After finishing speaking, Wai Ji walked out immediately. Ash was puzzled.Did Geji still not know his father's secret?Even so, don't be rude.She rushed to the hall with the two maids. All the doors in the hall have been opened, and a colorful tiger skin is spread on the upper seat.But apart from Ah Xing, there was no one else in the hall.Tojuro and Geki probably went to the entrance or outside the gate with the servants to greet them, but what about the other wives and concubines? Mrs. Ikeda, the main wife of Chang'an, is also a Catholic.But the husband and wife seemed to be very indifferent, and it was understandable that she would not come out.But Fujijuro's wife, Mrs. Ishikawa, and Geki's wife should come out to greet him. Are adults worried that other people will leak the news?Could it be that the only person Chang'an really trusts is... Thinking of this, Ah Xing felt his nose a little sore.She asked a maid to look under the kitchen, the food and drink should have been ordered, but just in case. At this time, voices and footsteps came from the corridor.Ah Xing hurriedly urged the maid to come to the corridor, flattened on the ground, trying to block the guests. "The illness is so serious, why didn't you report it to me earlier?" Zhonghui's vibrant voice came over. "It's because I don't want adults to worry. My father told me not to let adults know until the doctors have made a clear diagnosis." "Oh? Can he still speak?" "Yes... no, write with a pen." "Can the right half of the body still move?" "Use your left hand." Tojuro and Geki responded together. Ah Xing's heart skipped a beat, and he was sweating all over. They didn't seem to cooperate well. If they went out by themselves, they would be more relaxed.But isn't that touting responsibility?Ah Xing panicked: What happened to me?He hated him so much at first, but now... Just as he was thinking of this, a woman's voice suddenly sounded above his head. "I've added to the confusion for you. However, Chang'an suddenly fell ill, and you must all be in a hurry." Knowing that this person was talking to him, Ah Xing was even more embarrassed. "Your Excellency and Madam came here specially, thank you very much." After finishing speaking, Ah Xing looked up and saw that half of Madam's gorgeous gown was still dragging outside the hall.Madam is also here, what should I do?Ah Xing couldn't help seeing the darkness in front of her eyes, she raised her head bravely and saw Zhong Hui in a hunting suit sitting on the tiger skin. "Take a rest and visit the room! Since he can talk in writing, he should know what I'm talking about. You lead the way." Zhonghui's words surprised everyone. Geji immediately replied before Tojuro: "Yes. Please rest here for a while, sir." A Xing was terrified, and stared at Tojuro closely, fearing that only he knew whether Chang An was on the sick bed or not.But Tojuro didn't say a word, he silently watched Geki walk out of the hall, took the tea served by the servant boy, and held it tremblingly to Zhonghui. "I didn't expect the adults to come... The humble house is in a mess." "Don't worry about it. I'm really shocked, and you are naturally panicked. I told my wife about Chang'an's many achievements along the way. What should happen to him, I'm afraid I'm the most panicked." "My lord is too polite." "By the way, I just remembered something. Your Madam is the daughter of Ishikawa Yasunaga?" "yes." "Mrs. Geki is Ikeda Terumasa's daughter?" "Exactly." "It's destined. We talked about this on the way when we came here, and my wife is much clearer than me. She suggested that I also believe in foreign religions and let me go to baptism." "Oh?" "No one else. Your Madam, like your sister-in-law and wife, are all devout followers of foreign religions. I can't bear to recite Amitabha Buddha all day long like the Great Imperial Palace. The quiet life that you and your wife live is really desirable. " Ayuki looked nervously at Goro Hachime and Tojuro.Fujijuro's face was calm, while Goro Hachihime looked satisfied, small dimples appeared on her plump and delicate cheeks, her head tilted slightly, and she was extremely charming. At this time, Wai Ji came in, still using that dry voice, said: "My father asked me to hand this over to your lord." What he took out was a fan with some messy writing on it. Zhonghui took it, and nodded while looking at it, "The room is dirty and messy, it is unbearable to receive Madam. Well, I will go alone. Madam Axing...is it you?" Ash became more and more embarrassed. "Chang'an said, I want to tell me something, let you lead the way, and Fujijuro and the others don't have to go. Let's lead the way." Zhonghui said briefly, closed his fan with a snap, and stood up. Ah Xing had almost no time to think about it.She tried to figure out what was going on, but Zhonghui's decisive action did not allow her to think. "Mrs. Xing, please." "My lord please." "I heard that you are the daughter of Ikeda who has a close relationship with Honganji Temple, is that right?" Zhonghui recognized Ah Xing as Chang'an's main wife, and he was very kind, which made Ah Xing even more uneasy, "This... no, the concubine is a side... side room." "Oh. It seems that you are serving Chang'an. What, can he recover and serve me like before?" "This……" "What did the doctor say? If there is no famous doctor here, I'll go back and arrange it right away. Brook Leon from Asakusa Pharmacy Hospital can also see a doctor. Chang'an likes foreign things, maybe he wants him to come." While talking, the two had walked through the long corridor and arrived in front of Chang'an's house. Ah Xing was already sweating, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became: since he was able to deliberately write that fan with his left hand, Chang An should have returned to bed, but he didn't know how he would pretend to be sick.Since he asked me to lead the way, he must have asked me to think of something. However, after opening the door, Ah Xing secretly glanced behind the huge screen, and couldn't help being dazed. There was no shadow of Chang An there, only his bedding was piled up in a random place, which was very eye-catching. "Huh? See I'm here, and I'm getting up?" Zhonghui was also a little puzzled.He saw a leopard skin that was more gorgeous than the tiger skin just now on the floor, and he had set up the chairs, so he walked forward and sat down facing the unoccupied pile of bedding. At this time, a sentence suddenly came from behind the screen: "My lord, thank you for coming to Chang'an." The voice was clear and powerful, and it was naturally deliberate.Later, Chang'an appeared, dressed in a dyed kimono, majestic and dignified. "Ah?" A Xing was taken aback, stepped back in a hurry, and looked around. Zhonghui also seemed taken aback. "This...how did you get up? You don't need to change clothes..." After finishing speaking, he suddenly realized, "Chang'an, are you not sick at all?" "My lord is a lesson." Chang An calmly adjusted the hem of his clothes, saluted and sat down. "Well……" Things were unexpected.Zhonghui was stunned, and his eyes seemed to be questioning: What is the reason why he has to pretend to be sick?However, after Changan sat down, he immediately looked at Zhonghui seriously and remained silent.The two stared at each other for a long time, and the young Zhonghui finally couldn't help breaking the deadlock, "Shi Jianshou, tell me!" "yes." "You pretended to be sick for me?" "Exactly." "Shut up! I don't want my retainers to pretend to be sick for me. It's too much!" "Please allow me to explain." "speak!" "For the sake of my lord, Chang'an is even willing to pretend to be dead, let alone pretend to be sick!" A Xing quietly stepped back and looked out. "Hmm." Zhonghui still stared at Chang'an with the same terrifying eyes just now.Chang'an was silent.It seemed that Zhonghui had already figured it out, and he just waited for Chang'an's explanation. "Chang'an, what happened?" "Nothing happened, and when it happens, it may be too late." "What's going to happen then? Can it always be said?" "You might as well say it bluntly: I have done a lot of business for you." "Business? What's so special about that? The Lord of the Imperial Palace also said that he made money through trading. In the Kyushu area, whether it is Shimadzu, Kato, Kuroda, Arima, or Matsuura, they are all doing business." "And yet everything I do causes trouble." "Oh? What are you buying and selling?" "We sold gold and swords, and somehow spread the word. As a result, the boat I entrusted to a daimyo to go to Tianchuan was robbed by pirates halfway." "Snatched by pirates?" "Yes. The gold and weapons that were robbed were all what the gangsters really wanted. When encountering such a thing, I had no choice but to appease everywhere; but the daimyo related to this matter was very angry and said that when the Portuguese ship entered the long When the time comes, they will take revenge." "Who is the daimyo involved in this matter?" "For the sake of adults, it's worth not mentioning it now." "Then I won't ask. Are those pirates Portuguese?" "Exactly." Chang An simply explained, "That's why I had to pretend to be sick. In order to prevent our gold business from leaking out, I had to move the gold out of the house. Please be careful, my lord." Zhonghui was silent again.He does not yet have the ability to judge Okubo Chang'an or discuss his merits and demerits, so if he speaks rashly, he must be suspected of being emotional.He thought, because of this, my father assigned Chang'an to me as the elder of the family, because I was entrusted by my father as a veteran, so we must respect him enough, and naturally trust him very much. "The one who is going to burn the Portuguese ship is a name I don't know?" "Yes. If adults know each other, they will be suspected by others, and it will be a little troublesome." Arima Harunobu was the big name involved in the dispute with the Portuguese ship, but Chang'an just refused to name him.He was afraid that the young Zhonghui would get involved, which would be bad for him. "Forget it, I won't ask any more, I'll cover it up for you, how about it?" "My lord, please go back and tell me that I am so grateful for my relative's visit. I was so excited that I was able to walk in the eighth prince's own house." "Ok?" "My lord, you don't need to worry." "I won't lie." "grown ups." "What's wrong?" "I just said below that Chang'an can even pretend to be dead for the sake of adults." "So, you make me the same as you?" "When you become an adult, I will let you surpass all the famous names in the world, so you need to save some money." "I see." "However, there are too many reserves. If the number is known to the world, someone will definitely slander me out of jealousy, which will be detrimental to my lord." "So you're pretending to be sick and bedridden just to get the gold elsewhere, aren't you?" "Not only that. Otherwise, those rumors that have nothing to do with the matter of my illness will not appear. My lord, all of your important officials can deal with it, but they can't be regarded as 'loyal'. If there is any emergency, my lord, Chang'an has made up my mind Not only are you willing to bet your own life, but you are also willing to accompany the whole family, Si Shi will bear all the crimes. In this way, your lord is still unwilling to tell a lie for me?" Zhonghui stared at Changan sternly, "What should I say? You are too reckless!" Okubo Changan stared at Zhonghui sadly for a long time, finally lowered his eyes, tears rolled down, "Yes, I am really reckless, doing my own way. Xing, please wait for me to rest. Chang'an is clumsy in speech and even more confused in acting, my lord Already thought so." "Yes." Ah Xing didn't have the convenience to speak, so he stood up and removed Chang An's scapular. "I'm sorry." Chang An casually took off his coat in front of Zhonghui, threw it aside and lay down on his own. "Inkstone, paper..." After throwing these words to Ah Xing, he closed his eyes and tightly shut his mouth.This is by no means the eloquent and unpredictable Okubo Chang'an as usual. His expression is gloomy, giving people a sense of coercion.The veins on Zhonghui's forehead throbbed violently, but Chang'an didn't move.As long as Zhonghui called him, he would take the initiative to show weakness. "Chang'an!" Zhonghui finally called out after a long time. Chang An gently opened his eyes, held a pen in his left hand, and wrote: "Yes." The words were really helpless.For the first time, Ah Xing deeply felt Chang'an's decisive fighting spirit, and his heart was pounding with nervousness. "My words made you so angry?" Chang An picked up the pen again and wrote: "Exactly." "Hey, hum, get up, Chang'an!" Chang An sat up slowly, still writing with his left hand, and replied: "As soon as I hear the voice of the adult, I will be able to sit up. Ah, it is like the help of a god, Namo Amitabha." Zhonghui moved closer to the mat, suddenly stretched out his hand, and slapped Changan on the shoulder bitterly.Chang An raised his head and laughed dryly.Zhonghui stepped back abruptly, panting heavily. Chang An lay down peacefully again and closed his eyes.Ah Xing looked a little dazed. Zhonghui held back his breath and remained motionless. Some remorse was growing in his heart: it seemed a little too hasty to beat people by himself. No matter what, Chang'an was for himself.However, what puzzled Zhonghui even more was how to end it at this time? Unexpectedly, Chang'an actually let out a steady snoring sound. Zhonghui was taken aback and looked at Chang'an.Is he pretending to be asleep, or is he really asleep?With Zhonghui's simple life experience, he couldn't see through Chang'an at all, and a murderous air suddenly flowed between his brows. Ah Xing hurriedly said to Zhonghui: "My lord..." She took two or three steps towards Zhonghui's knees, silently raised a hand, and looked at the door of the room again.Naturally, Ah Xing couldn't speak disrespectfully, but she had clearly expressed the meaning of "please go back first".She seemed to be pleading: Next, let Ah Xing handle it. Zhonghui trembled all over.Of course he couldn't kill Chang'an, I'm afraid that if he killed Chang'an, he himself would not be able to leave the house safely - he was traveling in a humble service, with only a few entourages, besides, Wulang Baji also followed. Ah Xing raised a hand toward the door, and saluted respectfully again. "Okay, I'll leave it to you!" Zhonghui sighed, "After I went, Chang'an recovered immediately. Hahaha, how is it?" "yes." "Before I came, I said that Changan would be ecstatic." Zhonghui thought for a moment, then got up quickly, threw the fan on the ground in disgust, and left the room with his head held high. Ah Xing watched him go to the lobby.After losing sight of him at all, she lowered her voice and laughed.Okubo Chang'an is really daring, he dares to gamble with his wealth and life.Ah Xing was thinking about this, Chang An's body moved, slowly opened his eyes, and said, "Go back?" "yes." "That's good. You go and see it off." Ah Xing laughed "puchi", then walked out of the room and headed for the hall. Seeing Ah Xing enter the hall, Zhonghui lowered his eyes.The banquet has been set up in the hall, and there are no other women except Ah Xing.The servant boy offered Zhonghui a cup respectfully. "Please let me try the poison." Fujijuro signaled another servant boy to serve the wine glass, and drank it down in one gulp. Ayuki held back his laughter and sat behind Tojuro...