Cups were pushed, cups were exchanged, and glasses of wine were exchanged. The host and guest had a great time, and it was a joyful moment.
"Master Xuezhai, I must respect you for this glass of wine, Xinhu!"
Takeda Nobutora was toasted several times, and it seemed that his tongue was so big from drinking that he could not speak clearly. However, he still stood up unsteadily and went to the table of Taiyuan Xue Zhai to propose a toast, "This marriage was the beginning of the year. Master, you took the initiative to talk it out! Without you, Master, how could I have had such lovely grandchildren?"
"Your Highness Sakyo, this poor monk is already too drunk." Although Taiyuan Xue Zhai also drinks and eats meat on weekdays, his drinking capacity is not good, so he pulled Asahina Yasuno, who was sitting next to him, to block the way of drinking, " How about we ask His Highness Bichushou to drink with His Highness Sakyo?"
"I heard from old news that Asahina has a good drink of wine and can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. She is the biggest drunkard in the Imagawa family!" Takeda Nobutora then supported the table and came to Asahina's Taino desk, laughed and raised his glass, "Come on! Come on!" "
"Your Majesty Sakyo has your orders, how dare you disobey me?" What Asahina Taino liked the most was this lively cocktail party, and he had already been enjoying himself drinking one cup after another just now. Seeing that the most distinguished guest left the table to pay homage to him, he became even more motivated and picked up a jar of wine for himself, "His Majesty Sakyo is so kind to me, I don't dare to drink with you with a glass of wine! You have a glass, and I will drink it with you." Altar, you are worthy of His Highness Sakyo's status!"
"Okay! He's a man!" Nobutora Takeda laughed boldly and drank a full glass of wine in one gulp. Asahina Tenno held the wine jar with both hands, raised his head to his mouth and started drinking. After pouring the last drop of wine down his throat, Asahina Taino, whose face was flushed with wine, happily slapped the wine jar on the table.
"Good drinker!" Takeda Nobutora was so happy when he saw this, he actually picked up a jar of wine and wanted to drink with Asahina Yasuno. After drinking happily, he casually untied his clothes and drank heavily with his breasts exposed.
"Your Highness Sakyo, please pay attention to your etiquette." Shouguini, who finally couldn't stand it anymore, reminded her coldly, "There are still women in the house."
"Ah, why does my mother-in-law care about all this?" Takeda Nobutora seemed to be really drunk. He did not use the honorific title Shouguini. Instead, he carelessly touched the drink at the corner of his mouth and said, "What are we doing to endanger you? Like a shy big girl? How can you be so happy! You are a prostitute, you just don’t understand the happiness of us men!"
"Violent words." Shou Guini whispered with a sullen look on his face and an unkind tone. The retainers of the Imagawa family, who were not completely drunk, became nervous when they saw this, fearing that a conflict would arise between the two.
"What? Why do nuns control us men when we drink?" I don't know if it was the effect of alcohol. When Takeda Nobutora realized that Sugini's tone was not good, he immediately became furious and even rudely challenged Sugini.
"The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. No wonder the daughter taught by His Highness Sakyo also has the same virtues in Imagawakan." Shouguini seemed to have estimated the reputation of the two alliances and could not directly blame Takeda Nobutora, so he vented his anger on Ginkgo. Go, Zhi Sang scolds Huai, "As the head wife of the Imagawa family, she refuses to set an example. Instead, she is lazy, unwilling to make progress, and even violates the law."
"Mother?" Ginkgo can be said to be sitting at the banquet, and the pot comes from the sky. She, who was always straightforward, couldn't bear this kind of grievance, so she glared angrily and said, "What does this mean?"
"You old nun, you're provoking my daughter, aren't you?" Takeda Nobutora was already angry and couldn't stand being said like this. He threw the wine jar to the ground, pointed at Shouguini and cursed: " The samurai in Suruga are all as weak as the delicate girls. They hold the etiquette as a golden rule. How can they be so depraved that they have the nerve to criticize us, Kai Genji? We only marry our daughters to you for the sake of your request. Even though your Imagawa family is about to be destroyed, you are still making fun of us? Look down on us mountain people?"
"Shut up." Okabe Otsuna, who had not drunk a drop of wine since the beginning of the banquet, suddenly stood up, with the momentum of rushing forward to fight Takeda Nobutora for his life - how much blood debt was owed between the Okabe family and the Takeda family, Okabe Oyatsuna knows this best. The main family allied with the Takeda family for profit, so the Okabe family naturally had nothing to say. But seeing Nobutora Takeda acting drunkenly at the Imagawa family's banquet, how could Okabe Oyatsuna, who was deeply humiliated, be able to hold back? Sena Ujisad, who was on the side, carefully stretched out her hand to grab his sleeve, but he quickly shook her away.
"What? Or is it the Hongmen Banquet?" Takeda Nobutora glanced at Okabe Okatsuna with disdain, then looked at Shouguini, cursing, "Who is looking down on whom? Don't think I don't know! In the letter from my daughter to me Having said everything, you, an old nun, know how to run against my daughter and cause trouble for her every day. Do you look down on our Kai Takeda family? Do you think our married daughters are easy to bully?"
"It's time to see off the guests." Shouguini stood up, shook his cassock, and retreated to the inner room without looking back.
"Both of you, please calm down!" Taiyuan Xuezai stood up when he saw this, and while signaling Imagawa Yoshimoto to appease Ginkgo, he himself went to Takeda Nobutora, "Your Highness Sakyo, please calm down, our Ni Odai's temper is You’re always in a hurry, so I’ll take you back to your house to rest, and we’ll drink together tomorrow!”
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Imagawa Yoshimoto accompanied Ginkgo all the way back to the dormitory, but Ginkgo didn't say a word. It wasn't until he reached the door that Imagawa Yoshimoto discovered that Ginkgo's eyes were red.
"I know my mother has always looked down upon me and thought I was bad or bad, but I didn't care. But is it necessary to scold me in front of my father and so many ministers? She was obviously the one who was having trouble with my father. It’s unpleasant, why do you want to vent your anger on me?”
Ginkgo's voice was a little deep, not as lively as before:
"This is not pleasant at all. It's really boring. I don't want to live under the same roof with her at all. I will be upset every day."
"Ginkgo..." Imagawa Yoshimoto said something to comfort him, but Ginkgo just shook his head:
"Sir, it's none of your business. I'm just angry with my mother."
"Then let's rest first and get some sleep. Mother is also very angry, and she should calm down tomorrow." Imagawa Yoshimoto explained with a smile on his face.
"Is this a matter of one or two days? My mother picks on me every day, from waking up in the morning to going to bed at night." Ginkgo took a deep breath, "I'm really..."
"You can sleep outside tonight and don't come in!" Ginkgo walked into the house and then slammed the door behind her. The two cats in the house were awakened by the loud noise, and both began to meow.
"Didn't you say 'don't do my business'?" Imagawa Yoshimoto outside the door kept smiling bitterly.
"Then I have to find a place to vent my anger, right? After all, I am your mother, so you should be punished!" Ginkgo was honest and complained loudly in the room, "There is nothing we can do about it."
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Imagawa Yoshimoto, who walked down the castle tower dejectedly, happened to meet Taiyuan Yuksai who was sending Takeda Nobutora back to the guest room.
"Old man, let's make do with sharing a room with you tonight. I was kicked out by Ginkgo." Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head and said with laughter and tears, "My mother and my father-in-law really had a quarrel in public, and in the end it was me. It’s such a disaster, there’s really nothing we can do about it.”
"Haha, do you think they are quarreling?" Taiyuan Xuezhai paused and whispered meaningfully.
"Huh?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was stunned when he heard this.
"Your father-in-law is a man who unified a country in Kai Na for half his life, and your mother is so cold-blooded that she even risked her son's life for the benefit of the family. Do you think the two of them would fight in front of Imagawa just for a moment of anger? The family quarreled in front of so many samurai? Do you think the two of them don't even have the ability to control their emotions? Or do you think Odaiden is a person who values etiquette more than the interests of the family?"
Taiyuan Xuezhai's words made Imagawa Yoshimoto fall into deep thought.
"Does mother have any plans?" After thinking for a long time, Imagawa Yoshimoto had a vague premonition.
"No, it was your father-in-law who made the move first. Yutai Palace was just trying to show off the tricks." Taiyuan Xuezhai shook his head, then changed the subject, "Think about it, since Miss Gingko got married, your mother Do you find trouble with her every day?"
"Yeah, I'm almost annoying Ginkgo to death, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is also very tense." Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't help sighing when talking about his sad days of "three-plywood".
"If I told you that the petty quarrels between Yutai Palace and Ginkgo over the past four years and the bad relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that have been deliberately created over the past four years were all for this moment, what would you think of?" Taiyuan Xuezhai hid his words. Half, meaningful and authentic.
"Ah?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was completely stunned this time, "What does this mean?"
"It's better if you don't know. The acting is realistic and not easy to reveal." Taiyuan Xuezhai laughed with satisfaction when he saw Imagawa Yoshimoto's confused look, "And even I, as a teacher, don't dare to say We have understood all the intentions of Yutaidian. Let’s just watch, don’t add any unnecessary extravagance, and wait for Yutaidian to continue to expose him.”
While the master and apprentice were chatting, Shou Guini slowly approached from the other side of the corridor, leaning on his cane.
"Your Majesty, Mother." "Yutai Palace." Imagawa Yiyuan and Taiyuan Xuezhai saw Shouguini and hurriedly bowed their hands in salute. Only then did I realize that there was no hint of anger on Shou Guini's face, and he was clearly terrifyingly calm.
"Such a big thing has happened, and there are so many people present. If word spreads, outsiders will definitely think that the alliance between the Imagawa family and the Takeda family is in danger, which is not good for us." Shouguini said coldly, as if the quarrel just now was not her. The intensified general analysis said, "Find an excuse to put it off, and then let all the important officials of the Imagawa family who attended the banquet speak the same language, and tell the outside world that this is the reason."
"What's the reason?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked.
"As the receptionist, Okabe Motsuna was not attentive and served Takeda Sakyo stinky fish, which made Takeda Sakyo unhappy and caused a banquet." Shouguini decided the fate of the eldest son of the second most important minister in a few words. , "For this crime, the master's family originally wanted to make him commit seppuku. However, in view of the Okabe family's dedication to serve the public for many generations, they spared his life and released him."
