Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen Warring States Couple

The days are getting shorter and shorter.A thick layer of pachyrhiza leaves fell on the washstone.A cat came here with its young, picked up the fallen leaves, and lay down on them. In the evening, Yu Da stood under the eaves, watching the female cat licking her child.The sound of the small drum came through the courtyard of the city, and the door of the academy on the opposite side of the courtyard was closed, silent.Although this is also within the city, it is located in a remote corner across Sandao City and the moat.This is the residence of Sakai Masakasuke.Three years ago, Yu Da just came to Okazaki from Kariya and lived here.It was early spring, and the vegetation had not yet sprouted.The academy on the opposite side was the place where Yu Dachu stayed for the first time.At that time, she and Guangzhong had not met each other.She met her biological mother there, and her mother told her a lot about Guangzhong and how she became a wife for the first time... At that time, she was only fourteen years old... Now, she is seventeen years old.This time she didn't get married, but was imprisoned - four high walls completely isolated her from the outside world.

The day before yesterday, after deliberation, the veterans decided to let Yu Da and Guang Zhong receive the envoy sent by Junfu together.Yu Da hadn't been to the city for a long time, and after hearing this, he happily followed her husband to the city, but things got worse instead.The messenger asked Yu Da to retreat on the grounds that her complexion was not good.She returned to this corner isolated from the city again, and the retainers of the Yalezhu family had to build a gateless fence here.The retainers lowered their heads and tied the fence firmly with black brown rope.Whenever they looked up and saw Yu Da, they quickly turned their heads away.Everyone was crying, and Yu Da no longer had the courage to ask whose decision it was.

Sasa and Lily are no longer around.Now there is only one maidservant, a twelve-year-old child who cannot communicate with her.Only cats come here with no worries.And, that cat will bring its own babies.No one came to chase it, so it stretched its legs lazily, nursing and grooming its babies.Seeing this scene, Yu Da couldn't help feeling sad.The shadow of Takechiyo appeared before her eyes from time to time.Takechiyo couldn't speak yet, couldn't call out mother clearly, and was just babbling.Amano's wife, Azhen, had plenty of milk and fed Takechiyo white and fat.He had a stern face and clenched his fists tightly.The slender eyes, big nose, and round jaw are exactly the same as his grandfather.Take Chiyo now lives in Sandao City. Yu Da took a look the day before yesterday, and it seems that he has grown up a lot.

At this time, a voice came from behind the hibiscus bushes opposite Houpixiang. "Madam Shangfang, what are you looking at?" It was the mother's voice.Her voice was very low, as if she was afraid that others would hear her. Full of longing, Yu Da hurriedly stood up and was about to walk into the yard, but Huayang Yard stopped her. "Don't move, don't move. Don't let anyone see you. Pretend to be nothing, and you should listen to your mother talking to herself under the eaves. You don't have to speak, and you can't speak." "Hmm...yes." Yu Xiaoxiao responded, looking behind Hou Pixiang.She saw the purple hood, and then saw a pair of thin legs in front of the she-cat.For a moment, there was no sound around, only the panting of the mother and daughter could be heard.

"Madam enshrined a red copper Buddha statue in Myoshin Temple in Iwajin for Takechiyo." Yu Da didn't answer, but nodded vigorously under the eaves. "The monks at Miaoshin Temple were moved by Madam's piety, and held the Huma ceremony. At that time, the flames were very strong, unprecedented. They said this was a sign of Takechiyo's prosperous martial arts. Please let me tell Madam..." Yu Da bit his lip, trying to hold back his tears. "And..." Huayang Yard paused, fiddled with the thick-skinned leaves. "Ya Lezhu's wife told me that Junfu's envoy will be returning early tomorrow morning, and the old ministers will put on a smile to watch the dance for the last time tonight."

The leaves rustled, as if the mother had broken off a branch from the handrail. "It's really troublesome. Osasa's elder brother, Sugiyama Genroku, who was expelled by Shimono Mamoru, also came to Okazaki and persuaded the castellan to follow Oda. He is now living in the residence of Ishikawa Aki, waiting for Imagawa's envoy to return. Waiting for the envoy to return. After that, he may meet with the Santo. However, even if he does not go to see the Santo, the result will be obvious. This is what Okubo Shinjuro said when he came to visit me." Yu Da sat down gently and listened to his mother intently.A full-fledged kitten staggered away from its mother's arms and played alone under the red leaves.

"The city lord..." Huayang courtyard said again, "Guangzhong... feels sorry for Madam, and he has not set foot in the inner court recently. When Nanny Suga came to give me the new persimmons in the inner court, she told me that the city lord has never been there recently. Ajiu." "A woman's happiness... lies in these little things. I thought so too when I left your father and brothers." Yu Dajing listened. "Hirozhong will come to see you in secret soon. You must not cry at that time. Your every move will not only affect our family, but also the safety of Takechiyo. If you are the daughter of Zhongzheng, you should understand the truth and not give Your father is disgraceful. You and the city lord of Okazaki broke the relationship between husband and wife, but the relationship between mother and child will not be broken!"

Yu Da suddenly fell to the ground.Only then did she know why her mother came today... When Guangzhong sent Yu Da here, he once said to her: "You should know why I chose Yale to help the family." With anger and sadness on his face, he shook her shoulder vigorously. Yu Da understood Guangzhong's intention.After Hiromada heard that Nobumoto had defected to Oda, he tried to keep calm, hoping to stay out of the matter. "You are Takechiyo's mother and Matsudaira Hironata's wife. But now, I want to drive you out of the inner court. You have to understand..." Before Jinchuan made a request, Guangzhong arranged Yu Da to help Yale's family.Only by taking the initiative to alienate Yu Da, will the Imagawa family not be able to take advantage of it.The behavior of her husband made Yu Da deeply realize his affection for herself.Guangzhong seems to be visiting secretly, so don't worry that this loyal veteran will leak it.In fact, since Yu Da came here, Guang Zhong has come here frequently.

There are many servants in the inner court, but here is only one little maid.For the first time, they were lingering without scruples.Sadness and joy often coexist in the world.It was only when Yu Da came here that he fully realized the happiness of being a woman for the first time.Guangzhong said on the pillow that only after they were forced to separate and met secretly, can they truly appreciate the love between husband and wife. "We won't be separated. You are Takechiyo's mother and my wife, Matsudaira Hirotada." Because of this, even though he was imprisoned in this remote courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences, Yu Da was not worried.She even felt that Guangzhong was very pitiful, because he had to be obedient to Junfu's envoy.However, what her mother said surprised her deeply.In fact, it's not surprising, she has already thought about this matter, worried about it...

Guangzhong will come here secretly.Her mother warned her not to cry at that time.From the mother's point of view, Mizuno Tadamasa's daughter must not cry and make people laugh because of separation. The sun is about to set.The afterglow of the setting sun still strongly shines on the trees in the yard.Opposite Hou Pixiang, the mother's figure gradually merged into the golden sunset.Bringing this news to her, the mother must have been more upset than the daughter.But what is it that has to cruelly separate this loving couple?Could it be that Imakawa Yoshimoto is really that kind of heartless and ungrateful person?

"Shangfang Madam, I have to leave." After a long time, Huayang Yard wiped away tears with a corner of the scarf.The sound of small drums from the city became more and more urgent. "Even if you are gone, I will stay here. I will take good care of Takechiyo, you..." Before he finished speaking, Huayangyuan burst into tears.The sound of the snare drum made Yu Da even more sad.Seeing that her mother was about to leave, she couldn't help standing up. "Mother." She couldn't help calling, with a strong attachment in her heart. "Mother..." She put on her clogs.Huayangyuan paused for a moment in the afterglow, and did not look back at her daughter. She knew that her daughter was experiencing the pain she had experienced when she was young. "Daughter, will I never see you again in this life..." Her voice and words were no longer that of the usual lady in the house, but a seventeen-year-old woman talking to her mother. Huayang Court didn't answer, but she didn't leave either.She turned her back to Yu Da, as if she wanted to imprint her daughter's breathing in her heart.She still has a lot to say, but she can't say it.Now that Kariya's Shimono Mamoru has clearly taken refuge in the Oda clan, it is impossible for the Matsudaira family to remain neutral.Yu Da's departure from here is a sign that there will be another war here.One side is her husband and child, and the other side is her brother. Can this woman bear such sorrow? "Mother, let my daughter..." Yu Da's voice was choked with sobs, but Huayangyuan still didn't look back, just counted the rosary beads in his hand, and walked away silently.Yu Da supported Qingzhu and leaned out.The sun has set.The lavender dusk gradually diffuses from the eaves of the watchtower to the surroundings.Only the sad white remains on the partition door of the academy.Yu Da bit his lip, held back his tears, and desperately kept his mother's figure in his heart. The envoy of the Imagawa clan left Okazaki the next day.Guangzhong led his retainers and sent them outside Shengtian Village.Before saying goodbye, Guangzhong kept putting on a smile.But on the way back, his face was flushed and his veins were exposed. "Let's go directly to your house." He didn't intend to go back to the city, but went directly to meet the Kariya envoy Sugiyama Genroku who was waiting in Ishikawa Aki's house. "The city lord!" "What is it?" "You must be patient." An Yi said in a reproachful tone. "Am I born to endure?" Guangzhong sat on the horse, staring at the sky, and asked. "It's falling." "Then how long will I endure it? Until I die?" "Exactly." Guangzhong was silent.The veterans also followed without saying a word.After passing the pass, Guangzhong got off his horse. "I made a slip of the tongue, welcome Kariya's envoy to this city." He said to An Yi with red eyes. Before the wind stopped, a cloud quickly passed over the arrow tower in the northwest. When Hiromada met Kariya's envoy, he just listened to what he said.No matter what the other party said, he just nodded, neither a decent reply nor a word of condolence, he was completely absent-minded. "My city lord has been feeling unwell recently." Ishikawa Aki circled around from the side. Guangzhong seemed to have just remembered, and said: "Please give my regards to Lord Shimono. I will also send an envoy to go. You can rest well at Anyi Mansion." Sugiyama Genroku followed Aki and retreated.After the envoy retreated, another vein appeared on Guangzhong's forehead. "Why don't you back down! Isn't my patience not enough?" "No, God can understand the heartache of the castellan." As soon as the aged Abe Daizo finished speaking, Okubo Shinhachiro immediately interjected: "Are the old ministers just making the castellan angry?" "What did you say?" "Patience is useless. Patience must come from the heart." "If you can do this, do you still need to be patient?" "Be angry if you don't want to endure it. City Lord! If you are angry...you start a war against the enemy in a fit of anger, all of us are willing to go through fire and water, and live and die with you. You can do whatever you want." "Shinpachi!" Shinjuro tried to interrupt his younger brother, but Shinpachiro shook his head vigorously. "Oh, I understand, I understand. I just want to tell the city lord that there is no need to be upset because of the envoys of Imagawa or Kariya. There are only three or five envoys, just face it calmly and treat it with a normal heart." Hirochu looked at Shinpachiro and said, "Shinpachi, you are right. I worry too much." Shinhachiro turned away helplessly.He originally wanted to persuade Guangzhong not to be so weak and let others bully him, but Guangzhong didn't seem to understand. "The city lord!" "What is it?" "If you're not happy, even if you make a mess, it doesn't matter if you shock the veterans." "Shinpachi, that's enough!" Sakai Masakusuke stopped him, "The Santo is tired too. Let's step back and let the Santo have a good rest." It was late Xu, Guangzhong came to the bamboo fence in the place of great confinement. "Give me the knife." Taking the saber from his entourage, Guangzhong shouted loudly: "I'm going in!" Then he slashed at the fence with the saber.Guangzhong's face turned pale, he endured the trembling of his limbs, and slashed at the bamboo fence again.With a snap, the fence was cut open. The partition door in the courtyard was opened, and Yu Da knelt in the dim light in surprise, only a pair of eyes sparkled. "Shinpachi actually said that I can do whatever I want. What a clever trick!" "grown ups!" "Why don't I want to do as I please. But if I do that, what will happen to the Matsudaira family?" "My lord, your voice..." The entourage behind him reminded him that Guangzhong slashed at the fence for the third time.The bamboo fence was split, and the dew at the feet glistened under the light. "I can't stand this fence! Since you can do whatever you want, of course you have to cut it down!" Yu Da could not help but lower his head.Guangzhong was emotional, almost crazy.Yu Da knew the reason.He always hated his weakness and contradicted his retainers.But too restrained to last.After thinking about it, he would regret it, and then he would get angry, and after being angry, he would reflect again... His heart was always tormented by various thoughts and difficulties, unable to extricate himself.Perhaps, at that time, Guangzhong sent people to build a fence here because he was afraid of the censure of the Imagawa envoy.And now, he was angry at his own weakness.Yu Da knew that after this, he would regret his actions just now.Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart: In such an era, Hiromada was born in Okazaki and became the master of Matsudaira, which was originally a catastrophe. Guangzhong handed the knife to his attendant, his hands and feet were still shaking.He stiffly walked towards the eaves where Yu Da was kneeling.Seeing his entourage following him respectfully, he shouted loudly: "Stand back! Who told you to follow!" His voice must have reached Yalezhu's mansion, but no one spoke out.There was a dead silence around, as if mourning the depression in the young city lord's heart.The entourage retreated cautiously. "Yu Da..." Guang Zhong whispered to Yu Da who was lying on the ground.The anger of dissatisfaction with fate gradually receded, and a nameless loneliness came to my heart lightly. "Today, I just want to meet you in a dignified way, without worrying about anyone, and meet you boldly." "My lord said so, Yu Da is very happy." "Okay, look, the lord of Okazaki Castle, who inherited the ancestral business, came to see his wife!" After finishing speaking, he whispered again: "She is Takechiyo's mother, unique in this world...the person I love the most , I came to see her." "My lord." Yu Daqing couldn't help but rushed over and grabbed his hand.Although beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, she felt his thin hands were bone-chillingly cold. Guangzhong took Yu Da's hand and walked into the room.The maid stepped back.The lights flickered, and the shadows of the two swayed on the tatami... Guangzhong's breathing gradually calmed down, and chirping insects could be heard from the yard.Yu Da dare not let go of Guangzhong.She knew the mood of Guangzhong who fell silent after the frenzy. "Madam..." Guang Zhong said, "Do you understand what I'm thinking?" "clear." "I'm not good enough for you." "No, no, what are you talking about?" "I know my weakness, but you are a hero among women. I must have let you down, right?" "No! No!" Ambassador Yu shook his head vigorously.Guangzhong looked more and more pitiful. "Your blood flows in Takechiyo's body, and he has inherited your character. He must be tougher than me. He can't cry. I heard that a few days ago..." "Ok?" "He saw the young cicada crawling out from under the pine tree and fell on the corridor. Ah Zhen hurried over, but he ignored it, but crawled forward, grabbed what he wanted, and then looked back Look at Zhen." "Oh...didn't you cry?" "Still laughing." Yu Da raised her head and stared at Hirochu. It was painful for her not to see Takechiyo, but when her husband talked about her son, she felt a sense of happiness welling up in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but get moist.Guangzhong must be in the same mood.The hand on his big shoulder gradually warmed up. "Did you know that Kariya's Shimono Mamoru has joined Oda Nobuhide?" "Yes." "Did you know that Xiaye Shou sent an envoy today?" Yu Da shook his head. "Sugiyama Genroku came to persuade me to join Oda." Yu Da held her breath, she was afraid that Guangzhong's emotions would be excited again, she buried her head in Guangzhong's arms.But he was not excited, but became more and more calm. "It's not surprising." Hiromada nodded and said, "This is an era where we can't stand without a strong backing. Either Oda or Imagawa. But I don't know who will win and who will lose. Can you understand the difficulties in my heart?" "Well... yes." "For Takechiyo's sake, I want to secretly keep you in the city. Secretly keep you... that's all I can do. This is my mind. If people can live in peace..." Hiroshi Zhong whispered, "I want to live with you in an unknown mountain with Takechiyo." "The concubine...the concubine also thinks so." "But it's impossible, do you understand?" "yes." "It's just...sometimes I wonder if I can bear the loneliness after saying goodbye to you." Yu Da's eyebrows moved.Guangzhong finally wanted to mention this matter.Although it was expected, she still felt a pain in her heart.Perhaps, Guangzhong's enthusiasm just now was just a bluff. "I don't need to say more. With your cleverness, you can definitely guess..." Yu Da said nothing.She had made up her mind not to cry anymore, and her mother came to see her specially to keep her from crying.However, women are different from men.As long as she thought that she would never be able to be with Guangzhong again, her heart ached. Yu Da burst into tears, Guangzhong became restless, and said: "Oh! I am more sad than you. You have to be patient. Life is not good, nine out of ten. We may never see each other again in this life. But There is also an afterlife, and another world. You are gone, and I will not live for long. After death, there is another world of bliss waiting for us." He suddenly changed his tone and continued: "This time, I will no longer listen to any arrangements of my retainers. I will act according to my own will. You must understand." Feeling Guangzhong's sorrow, Yu Da had to stop crying and looked up at Guangzhong. "City Lord... Yu Da wants to engrave your face in his heart." "I also want to engrave your appearance in my heart. You must understand my difficulties." Yu Da nodded and looked at Guangzhong fixedly. "You must cherish your body..." "Ok……" "And... and... I want to take another look at Takechiyo, just once..." "Take Chiyo..." "Please let me see him! If you let me see him, I will never cry. Guangzhong! Why don't you answer...My lord..." Guangzhong suddenly fell on his big shoulder, sobbing softly...