Maeda was confused and didn't understand what Takada Yukino meant. Then another person walked up to her, it was Yamanaka Yukimori.
Yamanaka Yukimori saw her showing her ugly face and being rejected by her master, so he couldn't help but feel happy from the bottom of his heart and joked.
"Maeda-hime, we haven't seen you for two years, but you still have the same style."
Maeda glanced at Yamanaka Yukimori. The two of them were competitors for getting married, so naturally they were not willing to let their love rival see their ugly appearance.
She snorted coldly.
“Don’t dare to take it seriously.
In the past two years, he has been fighting against the disobedient Rokkaku family, and has achieved some insignificant results.
I heard that Yamanaka Princess did a good job in Kanto. She was defeated and fought repeatedly, and she was mighty and unyielding. "
Maeda made a fuss about the East and West, without mentioning himself, and instead laughed at Yamanaka Yukimori's disgrace in the Kanto War.
Yamanaka Yukimori's face turned ugly for a moment. The martial arts family, in the final analysis, still takes military merit as its glory.
She wanted to belittle Maeda, but unfortunately her performance was not good. Instead, Maeda seized on her weakness and ridiculed her.
Yamanaka Yukimori squinted his eyes and looked at Maeda Kudos. This guy was so knowledgeable about Kanto affairs in recent years and his thoughts were impure.
Maeda's interest is not afraid of looking back. The master is fighting in Kanto, so of course she must care about the situation in Kanto.
The scandalous things about Yamanaka Yukimori made her laugh several times. A fool like this who doesn't know how to fight still wants to marry into the Shiba family, bah!
The two looked at each other coldly and were in a stalemate for a while.
Behind him, Kamaojigo had no choice but to hand the reins of the war horse to Naomasa Ii, stepped forward to calm the atmosphere, and she bowed.
"Master Maeda, long time no see."
Maeda nodded to her and said.
"Hime Kamamao, I heard that you did a good job in Kanto and you are an excellent warrior Hime."
Kamaojigo smiled bitterly and shook his head. She came to ease the atmosphere, but was directly used as a weapon by Maeda.
Seeing the unkind look on Yamanaka Yukimori's face, Kamaojigo coughed and changed the subject.
"Master Maeda, the master has gone far, let's follow him quickly."
She extended her hand to Maeda, who turned around to see Yoshiyin walking quickly to the city gate. He suddenly became anxious, held her hand and was pulled up.
Maeda stood up to lead the way, and the two people in front of him frowned. This is. . Smells of alcohol?
Kamouso's village didn't say anything, and Yamazaka Yukimori on the side pretended to be ignorant and shouted loudly.
"The smell of wine is so strong, Maeda-sama is very interested. Drinking and having fun during the spring plowing, so live a happy life."
Yoshigan, who was about to enter the city, froze for a moment. He turned back and glanced at Maeda Yoshida, and then glanced at Maeda Toshihisa who was leading the way.
Maeda Riku smiled awkwardly, nodded and bowed.
"Please."
Yiyin sighed and walked into the city. Maeda Riku turned around and glared at his daughter fiercely, then followed into the city.
Maeda pointed at Yamanaka Yukimori with trembling fingers, and was so angry that he could not speak. Just because of this villain who stabbed people in the back, all the hard work of squatting in the fish pond in the spring cold was in vain, and all the efforts were in vain!
Yamanaka Yukimori ignored Maeda's anger and said to Kamoujigo with a smile.
"Let's get into the city quickly."
After saying that, she went to direct the operations of the Kanto Hime Warriors, no longer paying attention to Maeda's interests.
Maeda Yoshida made a rude gesture behind her, then trotted into the city to explain to his master.
Kamaojigo shook his head helplessly. Naomasa Ii beside her watched the whole process silently. He waited until the song was over and everyone left before he asked.
"Lord Pu Sheng, have they always gotten along with each other like this?"
Kamaojigo sighed. She saw Ii Naomasa blinking his curious eyes and didn't know how to explain it to her.
Could it be that she was told that these guys were so crazy about getting married that they didn't even want to have any dignity at all?
———
In the residence of His Excellency the Ueno Castle Tenshu, Yoshigan Shiba sat on the main seat and received an audience from the Iga Maeda family, headed by Maeda interests.
His expression was indifferent, but his heart was angry.
It was the spring plowing season, and the war in Minami Omi was still in full swing, but Maeda was drinking and having fun in Ueno Castle. Does this guy have any brains?
Fortunately, she is still the governor of the Iga Maeda family, the number one warrior of the Shiba family. She is not worry-free at all. She is really a bastard.
But in front of the concubines, Yoshihiro couldn't get angry, so he kept his nausea and praised Maeda Yoshi's military achievements in the past two years.
After reluctantly saying a few words of comfort, Yiyin paused and said.
"I'm a little tired from the journey, so I'll stop here today. Maeda-hime will stay here while the others go down first."
Maeda's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the drama was coming, and he started to sweat. She secretly looked at her mother, but Maeda Riku didn't bother to care about her.
In Maeda Riku's view, this little bastard ruined his own good fish and deserved to suffer.
From her master's attitude, she keenly felt that he did not want to belittle the Iga Maeda family, so she endured the discomfort and comforted the Maeda girls.
Since it doesn't harm the family business, the Lord can deal with this little bastard any way he wants. The master must vent his anger, otherwise the evil fire will be suppressed and the Iga-Maeda family will be in bad luck.
———
After everyone walked out, Yiyin said softly.
"come here."
Maeda was timid and didn't dare to get close, he said with a flattering smile.
"You said it, I can hear it from here."
Yiyin raised his eyebrows and shouted.
"I told you to come over!"
"Hi!"
Maeda Bendou crawled in front of Yiyin, kowtowed on the ground, as pitiful as a beaten dog.
Yiyin frowned. He could smell the alcohol on Maeda Yoshi's body. It lingered for a long time. It seemed that he had drunk a lot.
He said coldly.
"I'm in a good mood. Drinking and singing, life is like that. Do you want to play another song for me? I heard that you are very artistic?"
Maeda smiled dryly.
"My lord, I misunderstood. There is no such thing. It's just a little hobby to pass the time."
Yiyin stared at her coldly until she lowered her head.
"Is there anything you want to say to me?"
"..sorry.."
Yiyin sneered, looking past Maeda who was lying on the ground to apologize, and looked into the distance.
"I told you that I would not marry Ashikaga Yoshiki, why don't you believe me?"
Maeda hesitated for a moment, then summoned up the courage to speak.
"I really didn't do anything..."
Yiyin interrupted her rudely and said.
"Of course I know you didn't do anything! You didn't dare to do anything! Do you have the guts to kill the king? You don't!
You were just opportunistic, watching Akechi Mitsuhide's misbehavior with cold eyes, and waiting for her to take all the blame.
Do you think you are smart?
Someone does what you want to do for you, all you have to do is do nothing and watch the Ashikaga Shogun die! "
Yoshigami scolded him sternly, and Maeda was speechless, so he could only show his guilt and punishment by showing his innocence.
Seeing that she was silent, Yiyin said slowly.
"You don't believe me, but you believe that bastard Akechi Mitsuhide. Tell me, can I still trust your loyalty?"
Maeda suddenly raised his head and said.
"I am guilty, please punish me! But my loyalty to you is as clear as the sun and the moon, and I will never change my mind!"
Maeda Yoshiyoshi looked at Shiba Yigen with blazing eyes. After two years of absence, his master was taller, more majestic, and more handsome than in his dream.
The person I longed for was right in front of me, yet I behaved so embarrassed, selfish, and addicted to drinking and fun.
Maeda didn't know what to say. In her heart, the reunion between the two should not be like this.
The disappointment in Yiyin's eyes hurt Maeda's heart. Yoshigan denies her loyalty, which is a question that Maeda cannot accept.
The blood in her heart surged, and she wanted to open her heart and show her master her loyalty.
Yiyin shook his head and sighed, and said.
"Can Zhao Zhao Ri Yue? Really?
Then tell me, how did you promise me when I left? "
It was as if Maeda had been hit on the head by a hammer. Her momentum was instantly shattered and she became sluggish.
"Well... I'm very sorry..."
Yiyin's eyes sparkled, and two tears fell down his cheeks. He stared at Maeda's interests and spoke word by word.
"Maeda Maeda, you bastard. You were holding me, you were pressing on me, you were breathing heavily and refused to stop.
Then you told me that you would be loyal to me, you would obey my words, and you would keep the stability of the near future for me.
Do you remember that day? Have you forgotten your promise? "
Maeda looked at Yoshigan's tears in silence and felt her heart twitching. She hit the tatami with her forehead and said.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I'm very, very sorry..."
Yiyin saw regret and apology in her eyes and sneered. Can't stand it? The fun is yet to come!
He excelled in his acting skills, and the tears in his eyes kept flowing down, but he didn't wipe them away. He stared hard at Maeda Yoshida, biting his lower lip and saying nothing.
Maeda was so frightened by his silent crying that he saw his beloved man crying face to face. This torture made Maeda feel on pins and needles.
She said sarcastically.
"My lord, you can kill or behead me as you please. My Maeda's interests are not worth dying for, so please don't cry anymore."
Yiyin looked at her coldly and said.
"Kill you? I have to reward you!
Can I bear the scandal of killing the general? She is my fiancée. You bastards are doing evil things without telling me. Have you ever thought about what will happen to me?
I can't let outsiders know that someone from the Sibo family colluded with the Sanhao family to kill the general. I have to reward you for your achievements in the past two years. I didn't even dare to cry loudly, I could only cry silently.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru forced me, Akechi Mitsuhide forced me, you forced me too, none of you would let me go.
It's good now that I have to clean up the mess. Let me ask you, what do you want me to do? "
The more Yiyin spoke, the weaker he became. In contrast to his previous toughness, he was like a weak man trying to compromise.
Maeda had never seen him so weak before, and he felt even more uneasy.
She wanted to reach out to wipe away his tears and say some responsible words to comfort him, but when she reached halfway, Yiyin dodged him with a look of disgust.
Maeda Yi felt sad and despairing, and sighed.
"It's my fault for putting you in this situation. I will go back and commit seppuku to apologize so that you won't be in trouble."
Yiyin pointed at her and cursed.
"Then get out! Get out and die!"
When Maeda's interest got hot, he bowed and left, proving his love and loyalty with actions.
Of course, Yoshigami would not really let Maeda die. His long voice was neither happy nor angry, and his eyes were looking at the sky, as empty as if he had lost his soul.
“When you die, you are free.
what should I do? do you know? Oda Nobunaga is here. . "
Maeda Yoshida hesitated and said.
"I heard that you took the initiative to invite His Highness Oda to Luo. The progress is rapid."
Yiyin said with a wry smile on his lips.
"Invitation? I can't help it.
Wada Weimasa's old ministers of the Ashikaga Shogun found the Ashikaga twin girls and wanted to unite with Oda Nobunaga to support her to go to Luo and become a general again.
Maeda Toshiie sacrificed his life to send the message, so I had no choice but to rush back from Kanto so that I could participate in Shangluo.
If they get rid of the Shiba family, they can complete the journey to Luo. Tell me, how can I gain a foothold in the shogunate in the future? "
Maeda was silent for a long time, with regret growing in his heart, he kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Every mistake is my fault. Please take care of yourself. I will prove my loyalty to you with my blood."
Maeda was filled with regret, and she did not expect that the death of the general would make Yoshihiro Shiba's situation so difficult.
At this time, she no longer thought about getting married, she just wanted to prove herself by committing seppuku and not let her master doubt her true feelings for him.
Seeing Maeda Yoshi's disheartened look, Yiyin secretly grieved.
However, he didn't want Maeda to die. He couldn't bear to part with this kind of warrior Ji who could go into battle, go to bed, be reliable, and enjoy using him.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, the last blow was just needed.
Yoshiyin took the initiative to take Maeda Yoshi's hand and put it on his cheek to cover his tears.
Maeda looked at his master with desperate eyes, revealing a trace of nostalgia.
Yiyin said calmly.
"If you die, what will happen to Maeda Riku? What will happen to the Iga Maeda family? What will happen to the Shiba family?"
Yiyin looked at her affectionately and finally said.
"what should I do?"
Maeda was originally impulsive, but when Yoshigami asked him, he was speechless and bowed his head in silence.
Her fingers could feel his fair and tender skin, as well as the wet tears on it, and Maeda couldn't help but rub his fingertips.
Yiyin threw her hand away, rolled his eyes at her, and said angrily.
"itch!"
Maeda touched his head and felt ashamed. Just now he wanted to live and die, but now he is touching the master, and he is heartbroken.
She was so confused by Yiyin's trick that she didn't know what expression to use to face him.
Yiyin said softly.
"hug me."
"Um?"
Yiyin looked at her with resentment, and Maeda slowly approached him and held him in his arms, just like a dream. I just feel that even if I die at this moment, it is still worth it.
But Yiyin's next words completely tore apart the fantasy in her heart, like a basin of cold water pouring her over.
"The way Oda Nobunaga looked at me scared me. I thought that after going to Luo, I would never have any more interactions with her, and I never thought of God's will to trick people.
I've been having nightmares these days and can't sleep well every night. I always dream about what happened when I was in Owari, and what happened when Oda Nobunaga summoned me. . "
Maeda was shocked, grabbed Yoshiyin's arms with both hands, looked into his eyes, and said nervously.
"What did she do to you?"
Yiyin smiled sadly and said.
"I am Odaisho, the widow of General Ashikaga, what can she do to me?
Oda Nobunaga finally took advantage of the good opportunity of Kamiro to enter Konki and captured the land of Minami Omi. The Oda family already has a territory of two million koku, which is ten times the amount I had in recent weeks.
If one day, things are not harmonious. Maybe I really have to use my body to beg her as I did before, to pray for the continuation of the Sibo family.
All this is thanks to you. "
Yoshigami's tone was indifferent, and he didn't seem to care about his chastity. He could exchange it with his body at any time, just like what he had done in Owari.
But each word was like a sharp blade, piercing into Maeda's heart, making her eyes red and her heart aching.
"No!!!"
