Chapter 135: Visit incognito! The benevolent king and the general conquering the barbarians went out to inspect the people! 【4200】

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In the second year of Wanyan (1861), early morning on January 1st——

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinagayanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall, Garden——

The pale yellow morning sun rises slowly from behind the mountains in the east, and the bright dawn penetrates the layers of haze.

The dark sky first slowly turned blue, with a bit of purple, then gradually changed to gray, then the gray deepened, turned into light red, and then gradually turned into a pinkish pink with a hint of gold.

The misty night slowly faded away. The black veil covering the sky was completely lifted.

A new day...the first day of the new year has arrived.

The sun comes into contact with the morning dew and mist, and the three mix into a scent that makes people feel relaxed and happy after smelling it.

Having such nice weather on the first day of the New Year is indeed a good sign.

When the sky was still dark, Zhou Zhu led Qingdeng and others to line up beside the well in the courtyard.

Seeing that the sun was about to rise, Zhouzhu, who was dressed in formal clothes, quickly drew a bucket of cold water from the well with his own hands.

This is a samurai custom in the Edo period.

Near dawn on New Year's Day, the head of the family will put on formal clothes and go to the well in person to fetch water in a new bucket. This ceremony is called "Ruoshui".

In addition to using this bucket of water to wash your face and clean your hands, you will also use it to make lucky tea and cook a traditional dish that Japanese people often eat during the New Year: zizhi, which symbolizes the beginning of the year.

Zabo: A dish in which mochi, the main ingredient, and vegetables such as carrots, daikon, and green onions are added to a soup seasoned with miso or sauce.

Zazoi has a long history, generally dating back to the Heian period (794-1192). The Japanese have believed that mochi is an auspicious food since ancient times and is often eaten during celebrations or special days.

The time to get water is right at sunrise. Houses with good views will be in the courtyard. Houses with limited views will go up to a nearby high platform. The whole family will pray to the great sun on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the year.

The Trial Guard Hall is now considered a big family. There are dozens of permanent residents.

Logically speaking, for a large-scale event like this that "requires the whole family to come together", Shusuke should have a large group of talented people standing behind him.

As a result, at this moment, Zhouzhu's back was extremely deserted.

Only Aoto, Saito, Abi, Kubei, and Matsui Tsune stood respectfully behind him.

Without exception, the rest of the people, including the general secretary, were all drunk and unconscious last night, so hungover that they were unable to get up.

Qingdeng was far from the only one who overplayed his game last night.

Except for the "reliable brother" Saito, who still refuses to change his principle of "never getting drunk" even during the annual carnival, all the young people in the trial hall drank too much last night. Or almost drank it all.

Since possessing the god-level talent "God of Sleep", Qingdeng slept for such a long time for the first time.

If it weren't for the extraordinary sleep quality granted by the "Sleep God", it's really unknown whether Qingto could stand behind Shusuke like he is now.

However, even so, Qingdeng's consciousness was still blurry, his body was swaying, his steps were weak, and he was top-heavy.

It felt like a large amount of water had been stuffed into my head. When I shook my head, I could vaguely hear the sound of "gudong, gudong".

The blood vessels in the temples on both sides kept beating, and there was a constant pain of swelling.

——Hangover is really uncomfortable... It would be great if there was a talent that could strengthen liver function... or directly enhance metabolism and detoxification ability...

Qingden yawned vigorously, then lowered his head again, looking at his nose, nose and heart.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qingdeng is completely absent-minded now, as if he has something on his mind.

In fact, Qingdeng did have something on his mind - but something full of sweetness.

Qingto quietly looked at his left and right sides with the corner of his eyes. After confirming that Saito and others beside him were not paying attention to him, he secretly rolled his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

No matter which direction he looked, he couldn't see that petite and cute figure.

A hint of regret suddenly appeared in Qingdeng's eyes.

——Miss Okita still hasn’t gotten up yet...

Compared to the sun on New Year's Day, he looked forward to seeing that energetic smile as bright as the sun on New Year's Day morning.

Although several hours had passed, the scene he spent with the Chief Division on New Year's Eve last night...a scene full of peachy flavor, was still vividly before his eyes.

Last night... or rather early this morning, Qingto and Souji hugged each other for a long, long time on the corridor of the courtyard of the Imperial Guard Hall...

It took so long that the moon was far away from its highest point.

After a long time, the General Secretary fell asleep in Qingteng's arms.

Aomori was deeply fascinated by the warmth transmitted from Souji's delicate body.

Therefore, it was not until he heard even and steady breathing coming from his chest that he realized that Souji had fallen asleep at some point.

She slept so peacefully and sweetly, her red lips raised in a slight arc.

She must be dreaming of some particularly beautiful dream - Qingdeng was strongly convinced of this.

After that, the person who sent the general manager back to his room to sleep was naturally Qingto.

In order not to wake Souji up, Aomori gently carried Souji back to her bedroom like a princess, as if he were holding something fragile.

The process went quite smoothly until Souji was tucked into bed by Qingteng. Souji fell into a deep sleep - and so did he until now.

"General Secretary! General Secretary! Wake up! Wake up!"

Just now, Abi personally went to wake up the chief executive.

While shouting loudly, he was assisted by a slap - slapping the Souji on the face like a ball.

Her elastic and delicate face crackled when she was photographed.

Souji, whose cheeks were a little red from being patted, said "um", chewed something in his mouth, and murmured slowly:

"Hey...why is this Jinping candy so salty..."

Abi gave up on the spot and asked the chief executive to get up and participate in the activities of collecting water and praying to the sun.

Qingdeng felt very sorry for this.

He originally wanted to discuss the relationship between the two of them in depth with the Director-General this morning and how to deal with it and determine it later.

The Edo period is no better than the 21st century.

Influenced by feudal ethics, Japanese people in this era were very conservative and reserved in their treatment of the relationship between men and women.

Whether it is the warrior class or the civilian class, the most mainstream way of communication between men and women is "the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers."

Marrying first and falling in love later, and not knowing what your future husband and wife look like until the wedding ceremony - this kind of thing was not uncommon in the Edo period.

Natural love between a man and a woman... although it exists, it is rare.

Single men and women who are not engaged talk to each other and confess their feelings to each other - this is a very bold and unrestrained behavior in the values ​​​​of the current era.

However... there is a small problem - Qingto and Souji do like each other, but they have not yet settled on their relationship.

To put it in easy-to-understand modern terms, Souji didn’t ask Aomori, “Will you be my boyfriend?”

And Qingteng was too excited and excited after confessing his love to the director, and forgot to ask the director, "Will you be my girlfriend?" When he came to his senses, the director had already fallen asleep and missed the best opportunity to ask questions.

This makes Qingdeng a little difficult to handle.

Without any certainty, he could not determine the current and future "distance" between him and the General Secretary.

Just pretend that nothing happened and continue to be good friends?

Or... just become a couple?

For Qingdeng, he is naturally happy to see the latter.

But...this raises a new, more serious question.

Qingteng's love for Souji is real and not mixed with any false emotions.

If conditions permit, he wouldn't even mind marrying Souji now - anyway, he and Souji are both adults who have reached the "marriageable age".

Qingdeng is devoted to the general secretary.

But he was also devoted to the other two girls...to Kinoshita Mai and Zuo Nako!

At the beginning, after confessing his love to Kinoshita Mai and Zuo Nazi and threatening to marry them both, Qingden was ready to embark on the "Way of Shura" full of thorns and never look back.

Qingdeng loved them and didn't want to be separated from any of them.

Since the era he was currently living in was an era without the crime of bigamy, Qingdeng did not want to give up his wish to "be with them forever" until everything was over.

Now, Qingdeng's wish has become more ambitious.

The number of girls he wanted to marry increased from two to three.

Marrying two is a marriage, marrying three is also a marriage! Aomori made up his mind to work hard to "marry Kinoshita Mai, Sonako and Souji" from now on!

How should I explain my "ambition" to the General Secretary?

How should we deepen and maintain our friendship with Souji on the premise of "never alienating Kinoshita Mai and Sonako"?

These are big questions and big dilemmas that require great efforts to study carefully.

Judging from Souji's current situation, don't expect her to wake up before noon - from another perspective, this is actually a good thing.

Thanks to this, Qingdeng had enough time to slowly consider how to solve this problem.

——Miss Okita’s matter... let’s put it aside for now.

Qingden took a breath.

——Now... let’s focus on this afternoon’s secret mission...!

Ever since he acquired the talent of "photographic memory", Qingden has found it difficult to forget things.

Therefore, he naturally remembered Tianzhangyuan's solemn instructions a few days ago - to gather at Yuegong Shrine at nine o'clock on New Year's Day (2 p.m.)! I have an important secret mission for you.





God is good. The good weather this morning allowed Qingdeng and others to successfully complete the process of collecting water and praying to the sun.

Next, it’s time to advance to the next stage of activities——

Qingdeng and his party all put on new clothes and gathered in the master's room, which was Zhouzhu and Abi's bedroom.

Zhou Su, who was sitting in the main seat, delivered a New Year's speech that has almost become a cliché, such as "Happy New Year to everyone."

Then, Jingshang served a lot of butusas and mixed dishes. After pouring wine for a while, everyone began to enjoy the delicious food and wine.

By the way, Japan also has the custom of giving lucky money during the New Year.

After a delicious breakfast of mixed vegetables and Tusu wine, Zhou Zhu and A Bi gave each of the unmarried singles a big red envelope.

There wasn't much money in it, only 100 copper coins in total, but the purpose of the new year's money was to be a good sign.

Qingdeng truly received the sincerity from Zhou Zhu and A Bi.

During the Japanese New Year, there is no custom of visiting relatives and friends.

During the New Year festival, most Japanese spend their time lazily.

Or go out with a few friends to play badminton or fly a kite; or you can huddle in the warm kotatsu without leaving the door, eating oranges and wasting your time doing nothing.

In order not to break the contract, Aoto set off early and arrived at Tsukinomiya Shrine 15 minutes early.

As soon as he passed through the torii gate, Qingden saw his two lovely seniors.

"Huh? Miss Sashige, senior."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows after saying hello to the second sister.

"Why are you... dressed like this?"

It was seen that Sae and Yae were not wearing their daily attire: a miko uniform with white top and red bottom, nor a black combat uniform. Instead, they were wearing women's kimonos that were quite simple in terms of fabric and style.

Not only the clothes, but also the hairstyle have been changed.

Both of them changed their hairstyles to the very popular Shimada bun without any decorations such as buns.

The two girls are dressed like this... At a glance, an uninformed person would probably regard them as maids from a wealthy family.

"After, after, after, junior, you are here, you, you, you, you came very, very early, well!"

Qingden cast his doubtful eyes on Yae.

The image Yae presented to Qingto was that of a heroic woman who was fearless.

But at this time, she had an expression of obvious panic, even her tongue was tied, and she kept stumbling when she spoke.

Senior, what's wrong with you?

Just when Qingdeng wanted to ask this——

"Mr. Ju, please come with me. Master Yu Du is already waiting for you in the temple."

After saying that, Shazhong took a deep breath without any trace, as if she was adjusting her emotions.

Although Sa Zhong concealed it well, Qingden still found an unnatural look of nervousness between her eyebrows.

Even Shazhong, who was always steady, had a strange look on his face... Qingden's brows frowned unconsciously.

Qingdeng followed closely behind the second sister, wandering around the temple, and finally came to a certain small room.

"Mr. Tachibana, please come in."

Shazhong pushed open the paper sliding door for Qingdeng.

Qingdeng stepped over the door frame with one foot - and then his expression froze in the next moment.

Directly opposite the door, Tianzhangyuan, dressed as an ordinary woman, was sitting peacefully on her knees.

Next to her sat a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth.

The youth remembers this boy - he will never be forgotten forever.

It's not because of how amazing this person's appearance is.

Simply because of this young man's identity... it's easier for people to remember him.

"Tangerine-kun, long time no see."

Tokugawa Iemo, the 14th generation general of the Edo shogunate who conquered the barbarians, smiled and nodded to Aoto.

At this time, Tianzhangyuan interrupted with a smile:

"Tachibana-kun, I'll make this short - Iemo wants to visit Edo incognito today no matter what, so I'll ask you, Saege, and Yae to be our escorts for the day~"

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