After returning to the castle tower, the quarrel between Ginkgo and Shouguini seemed to be over. Imagawa Yoshimoto, who felt a little guilty about his wife, entered the house and took the initiative to help Miao Miao clean up the nest and shit basin - usually these were made of Ginkgo biloba. Although she was very lazy, she was never lazy when taking care of Miaomiao.
"Sir?" Ginkgo noticed Imagawa Yoshimoto's abnormality, looked at him with some suspicion, and asked, "What's going on? Could it be that you have done something wrong?"
"Haha, didn't I see my mother quarreling with you..." Imagawa Yoshimoto found an excuse to put it off. Ginkgo didn't think much about it, but complained along the way: "Sir's mother is really as annoying as my father. , It’s full of talk about what kind of family it is, and it gives me a headache just listening to it.”
"Just get used to it. I think she has changed a lot recently." Imagawa Yoshimoto recalled how he was almost executed by Shouguini and couldn't help laughing. "She used to be silent and look at her coldly. You. At least you have quarreled with us now, right? You feel a little like family."
"Maybe it's because I became a grandma and my mentality is different." Ginkgo heard the shaky footsteps in the corridor and knew that it was Wu Lang who was back. She got up and opened the door and hugged the stumbling child.
"Mom!" Goro Imagawa snuggled tightly into Ginkgo's arms and refused to let go, "Mom, why haven't you come to me for so long!"
"Mom is on a business trip. She went to Sanhe." Ginkgo patted the child on the back and coaxed softly. Miaomiao on the side also jumped over and patted Wulang with her little paws, seeming to be helping Ginkgo coax the child.
"I wonder which wild cat got our Miaomiao pregnant? It's true." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Miaomiao's big belly and felt as frustrated as if his cabbage had been eaten by a pig. "After that, we need to find some experienced people." A doctor...although I don’t know if there will be such a doctor who can help her give birth to a child."
"When I gave birth, I never saw my husband being so caring." Ginkgo rolled her eyes at Yoshimoto Imagawa with some jealousy, but Goro's crying in her arms made her lose the opportunity to continue teasing Yoshimoto Imagawa.
"Then what did mom do in Sanhe? Why didn't she come back to see me?" Wulang was struggling in Ginkgo's arms, insisting on an answer from his mother.
"I went to buy a gift for our Wulang." Ginkgo replied without thinking.
"What gift?" Imagawa Yoshimoto and Imagawa Goro, father and son, asked in unison - the latter didn't know what Ginkgo had prepared, and the former didn't remember what Ginkgo had prepared.
"I'll give you a younger brother and sister." Ginkgo chuckled, and father and son Imagawa Yoshimoto and Imagawa Goro were also stunned together, even their stunned postures were exactly the same.
"Ah?" Imagawa Goro suddenly slipped out of his mother's arms, carefully looked at Ginkgo's belly, and then got into Imagawa Yoshimoto's arms. Imagawa Yoshimoto hugged his son, patted his back, and asked Ginkgo: "Are you serious?"
"I haven't seen Langzhong yet, but it feels similar to when I was pregnant with Goro." Ginkgo nodded slightly, and Miao Miao jumped into Ginkgo's arms when Goro Imagawa left, taking Goro Imagawa's place and started acting coquettishly.
"Then...could it be that we were on the sedan chair..." Imagawa Yoshimoto muttered as he recalled his daily life in the past period of time.
"The child is still here!" Ginkgo quickly stopped Imagawa Yoshimoto, frowning and scolding, "Don't teach Goro to be a perverted bad guy like you!"
Imagawa Goro opened his big eyes and looked back and forth at his parents.
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On November 9, the 9th year of Tianwen (1540), Miaomiao gave birth to a kitten successfully. Perhaps because the cat father, whom he had never met before, was also an orange cat, and the kitten's coat was pure orange, Imagawa Yoshimoto called her "Miao Xiaomiao."
On July 3, the 10th year of Astronomy (1541), Ginkgo also gave birth to a pair of twins. The one who came out first was a little girl and was named "Osomatsu"; the one who came out later was a little boy and was named "Nagachiyo".
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On the evening of August 6, the 10th year of Tenmon (1541), in the dormitory of the Imagawakan Castle Tower.
"My father-in-law, you want to come to Suruga to visit us and take a look at your grandson and granddaughter?"
Imagawa Yoshimoto listened to Ginkgo's words with some surprise.
"Yes." Ginkgo held Asong in her arms, rocking her gently to coax her to sleep. Next to him, Goro Imagawa, who was only 4 years old, was also very sensible. He followed the example of holding the swaddling clothes of his younger brother Nagachiyo and rocking it gently. Compared with these two babies who were just born, Miao Xiaomiao is now able to run around lively. She is playing games with Miao Miao and kicking several paper balls at each other - Shou Guini was so angry after seeing her last time. I don’t know, but even the kittens learned Yoshimoto Imagawa’s bad hobbies of kicking and kicking cuju.
"He will definitely like these three cute little guys when he sees them, right?" Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the three brothers and sisters Imagawa Goro and showed a gentle smile. He came to Ginkgo and took her into her arms. Ah Song wants to help coax her. But Asong started crying as soon as she got into her father's arms. As a last resort, Ginkgo took her back.
"Don't come here. How can he care about family ties? I think he may have some bad intentions when he comes this time." Ginkgo's resentment towards her father was terrifyingly deep, and she never hesitated to speculate on him with the greatest malice.
"Haha, no matter what, he is also the grandfather of the children, right? The proper etiquette is indispensable." Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head with a smile, not caring about these words.
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Imagawa Yoshimoto then came to Taiyuan Xuezhai's house and told him that Takeda Nobutora wanted to come. Unexpectedly, Taiyuan Xuezhai's reaction was the same as Ginkgo's.
"That tiger?" Taiyuan Xuezhai said angrily while drinking a small drink and wrapping his official documents around his head without even raising his head. "You must be up to no good. Be careful. Regardless of the border security, your own No matter the guards, don't take it lightly. You can come, but you are not allowed to lead troops, and we have to send people to keep an eye on him."
"As for that, old man." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed dumbly and sat down opposite Taiyuan Xuezhai. "My father-in-law said that he just came to visit relatives and see his daughter and grandson. An old man, he wants to see his precious daughter and grandson. Senior, as far as this is concerned."
"What can't be done?" Taiyuan Xuezhai put another piece of chopped chicken leg into his mouth and shouted vaguely, "Are you stupid? A half-year-old man was killed by a soldier in half his life. How can there be any kindhearted person among thousands of people who would like a child? There is no kind grandfather in the Wu family who cares about his grandchildren. They are all murderers with a long history of evil, let alone that tiger. I bet that his every move Every move has a purpose..."
"Grandpa Xue Zhai! Grandpa Xue Zhai!"
At this moment, Imagawa Goro's excited shouts came from outside the door. He opened the door and rushed in with Miao Xiaomiao in his arms. Miao Xiaomiao didn't know why at this moment, she was constantly fiddling with the Guanyin jade pendant hanging around Imagawa Goro's neck, and kept meowing "meow" happily.
"Look! Miao Xiaomiao really liked the jade pendant you gave me last time!" Imagawa Goro smiled sweetly and said to Taiyuan Xuezhai, "Thank you, Grandpa Xuezhai!"
"Hey! Goro, come here and give grandpa a hug!" Taiyuan Xuezhai looked at Goro Imagawa's cute appearance, and his face burst into laughter. He wiped his hands on his clothes and opened his arms to Goro Imagawa. He hugged me and said, "Grandpa is exhausted after working all day. Come and play with grandpa!"
"Okay!" Imagawa Goro ran over with a smile and threw himself into Taiyuan Xuezhai's arms. Taiyuan Xuezhai lovingly hugged the child in his arms. He looked exactly like Imagawa Yoshimoto when he was a child. But he liked Taiyuan Xuezhai so much that he kissed her face and forehead several times. He also used the beard on his chin to prick Imakawa Goro. The latter stopped after repeatedly shouting for mercy.
Miao Xiaomiao found Taiyuan Xuezhai's rosary in her arms. She immediately abandoned the original toy and fiddled with Taiyuan Xuezhai's precious rosary beads with her paws. Taiyuan Xuezhai, who usually took great care of the Buddhist beads, did not stop him and allowed Miao Xiaomiao to play around with him. After looking at each other, Goro Imagawa laughed together.
"Here, eat grilled chicken!" Taiyuan Xuezhai took out a piece of fragrant chicken from the lunch box on the side and brought it to Imagawa Goro's mouth. Imagawa Goro ate it in one gulp, then he glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto in a demonstrative manner, then turned his head and coquettishly said in Taiyuan Xuezhai's arms: "Grandpa Xuezhai, Jiayan always doesn't give me these delicious foods. Just let me eat fish!”
"Chengfang, what's the matter with you?" Taiyuan Xuezhai frowned when he heard this, stared at Imagawa Yoshimoto majestically, and scolded, "The child is growing, why don't you give Goro something to eat?"
"It's a violation of the meat ban, old man..." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Taiyuan Xuezai and Imagawa Goro's happy faces and explained with a smile.
"It doesn't matter what the meat ban is, it's all pedantic stuff, as long as it tastes good!" Taiyuan Xuezhai argued nonchalantly, and at the same time touched Goro Imagawa's head lovingly, "Goro, are you right?"
"That's right, Grandpa Xuezai is right. Dad, you don't know how to adapt!" With Taiyuan Xuezhai's support, Imagawa Goro immediately said to Imagawa Yoshimoto, "I will eat chicken from now on!"
"Okay, okay, the teacher said that our Goro is the smartest, so we should study hard with Grandpa Xuezai." Imagawa Yoshimoto just smiled happily.
Is there no kind old man in the Wu family who cares about his grandchildren?
Who will believe your lies, you stinky old man?
"Koshichiro, go find Master Lengquan and ask him to send an envoy to Kai and invite His Highness Sakyo (Takeda Nobutora) to visit and ask him to come to Suruga to save face." Imagawa Yoshimoto said to the people outside the house. Hayasaka Nao ordered.
"Your Highness, I just saw that Master Lengquan seems to have gone out. Please allow me to go down." Hayasaka Nao, who usually said "yes" to whatever Imagawa Yoshimoto ordered, rarely volunteered, "I have been there before." Once in Jia Fei, you will become familiar with the doors and roads."
"Okay, then you can go." Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't think much and agreed, "Then I'll write a handwritten letter and you can take it with you. Then go and inform Okabe and let him serve as the receptionist. Prepare to accompany my father-in-law."
