Tokyo: Starting from staying with my mother’s best friend

Chapter 69 I can’t let her remain a widow.jpg
The bathroom is on the ground floor.

After being trapped in the basement for a day, Iinuma took a few deep breaths of fresh air after reaching the ground.

"I'll ask someone to add a big ventilation fan tomorrow..." Her Highness Fu Ji said softly, holding his hand and walking towards the corridor.

The night wind blew over, and the long silver hair was dancing.

Ionuma Isao looked sideways at her. Fuki's mother had a slender body, and the bright moon hung in the sky on the side of her face, making her look like a goddess of the night.

He is obviously a demon, but he is so holy...

He recalled in his mind Aunt Lizi and the "Your Highness" he introduced this morning.

This Buddhist temple is called Pure Land Villa.

Since Her Royal Highness was banned, the outside world has made many unrealistic speculations about this place.

People speculate that the roads here are separated by ropes made of gold.

The buildings are all palaces and pavilions made of cloisonné, and all kinds of treasures are placed in the rooms; in the main hall, there are many goddesses playing fairy music all day long, praising Buddha and Bodhisattva; the bathing pool where the concubine bathes has a golden bottom with silver sand. There is crystal sand at the bottom of the glazed pool.

In the pond in the courtyard, there are geese, mandarin ducks, cranes, peacocks, and parrots. They sing praises to the Buddha with their gentle voices day and night.

The edge of the pool is full of precious trees.

Purple and gold shrubs, silver branches, and coral flowers.

There are precious ropes hanging between the trees and full of precious bells.

If Your Highness wants to eat, a cloisonné table will appear in front of you, with delicacies from all over the world.

She doesn't need to eat into her stomach, she just needs to look at the food and smell the aroma to feel full, her body will be nourished by the food, and the plate and table will automatically disappear.

The gorgeous clothes will automatically fit on her pure and pure body.

No tailoring, washing, or repairs required.

There are no lights in the entire Pure Land, light is everywhere.

No heating or cooling equipment, the temperature is always moderate.

The air does not need to be purified, the Pure Land world is filled with hundreds of subtle fragrances, and the petals of the lotus are floating in the air.

In the morning, after listening to Aunt Lizi's description, Iinuma Isao exclaimed, "This must be the residence of a Bodhisattva!"

"People say that Your Highness is more beautiful and holy than the Bodhisattva..."

Aunt Lizi replied, and then introduced the current situation of Her Royal Highness.

In the eyes of the royal family and even everyone who knows Her Highness, Her Highness is the embodiment of court elegance and taboo, and a perfect person to be admired.

No one does not love this princess who has an unparalleled appearance but devotes herself to serving the Buddha.

The prince has become a vegetative state, so many people are thinking about his highness.

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Although everyone can see that Her Highness will never fall in love with anyone, the number of people who are thinking about her keeps increasing.

After 12 years, not only members of the royal family, but also many respected old monks were fascinated by her magnanimity and appearance after exchanging Buddhist teachings with her. They even made decisions that went against the Buddha and knelt all day long. In front of the gate of the Pure Land, just to beg her to meet her in person.

There is no greater gift than meeting Her Royal Highness.

It is said that as long as you take a look at Her Royal Highness in person, when you think about it in the future, her beautiful face will definitely come to mind; when you drink water, what emerges from the water in the cup is also Her Royal Highness's beautiful face.

Facing so many admirers, Her Highness was completely unmoved.

The young and beautiful princes and princes were not worthy of talking to her, and the venerable monks were not worthy of her thinking. She only served devoutly in front of the Buddha.

This kind of cold woman is the hardest to impress.

Rumors about her in the palace became more and more intense, and even the emperor mentioned it half-jokingly.

Of course, Her Royal Highness will not be happy about these jokes related to herself. She coldly excludes this information from her own world, treating it as an anecdote that has nothing to do with herself, and quietly lives an undisturbed life in the pure land.

She even tied her eyes with black cloth strips so as not to look at ordinary people.

Iinuma Isao thought about these things, and the same thought came to his mind: My son should bear the blame for the sins my mother has done. I can't let her remain a widow anymore.jpg
Under the moonlight, the two left the Buddhist hall side by side.

The winding corridor leading to the backyard has a circular wooden arch in the middle, and behind it is an atrium paved with fine gravel.The atrium is not very big, but there are dense trees and a pond in the center. The courtyard is silent in the middle of the night.

Carved stone lanterns shine quietly, allowing views of the poolside and stones surrounding the pond.

It does look a lot like the rumored Pure Land... Ionuma Isao looked sideways at the courtyard in the night while following Fukuhime-sama.

In the silence, apart from the sound of footsteps, the only thing that could be heard was the rustling of leaves when blown by the wind. This sound made the already silent courtyard look desolate.

Such a beautiful enchantress should not be trapped in such a deep cage... Ionuma Isao was thinking about this matter in his mind.

The two of them passed by the pond.

The surface of the pool is like a mirror, reflecting the green pine and cherry trees surrounding it. From time to time, a few cherry blossoms fall on the water.

There are lotus flowers planted in the pond.

"Look at these lotus flowers." Her Highness Fu Ji suddenly said.

Ionuma Isao looked toward the water.

Surrounded by huge young leaves, the lotus buds are full of vitality and are about to bloom.

"The blooming of flowers means the birth of life." His Highness Fu Ji said in a soft voice, "Whenever the lotus blooms on a summer night, mist will pour out from under the pond water, and fish will show their heads in the mist-filled pond water. This It is a scene full of Zen. If you come here to meditate, it will be very helpful for your practice..."

As she finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew in the stillness of the night.

The suddenly intensified wind hit the water, and the flower buds wrapped in green leaves were trembling gently.

This scene is indeed very zen-like.

An image of a lotus flower suddenly appeared in front of Ionuma Isao's eyes.

Listen to the subtle movement caused by the wind passing through the courtyard and blowing through the pure land treasure trees, just like the quiet music played by the harp and zither.

After passing the corridor, turn right and there is the bathroom in front of you.

Her Highness Fukuji opened the sliding door and asked Ionuma to take off his shoes before continuing to walk forward.

The path leading to the bathhouse is lined with daffodils, ghost ferns, and phoenix pines.

Delicate stone lanterns on the ground illuminate a stream.

The sound of rushing water sounds very pleasant. In the distance among the white daffodils, there is a steaming artificial hot spring.

After arriving at the edge of the pool, Her Majesty Fukuji let go of his hand, pointed to the small bench on the ground, and said softly to Ionuma Isao: "Take a bath first, and then go down to the hot spring bath. Wait for me here for a while. I'll get you a change of clothes."

"it is good……"

Ionuma Isao nodded.

When Her Majesty Fu Ji saw this, a gentle smile broke out at the corner of her mouth, and she kissed her forehead: "What a good boy..."

After she walked into the small room next to the bath, Iinuma Isao took off his clothes and covered his lower body with a bath towel.

The small bench made him restless, like a pony about to be forcibly saddled by a cart.

After a while, the sound of footsteps coming and returning came from behind.

"...I can do it myself." Ionuma Isao said subconsciously.

"No, you want me to do it!" His Highness Fu Ji said softly, placing a small wooden basin with towels and shower gel at his feet, "Children who come home for the first time must have their bodies cleaned by their mother. This is a big family tradition. Tradition."

Is there such a tradition?
Ionuma Isao is not sure.

but……

These weird Japanese traditions are so irresistible!
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Some people said that the picture of Fu Ji posted yesterday was too cold and not in line with the gentle persona.

Therefore, I want to use this chapter to add that Her Royal Highness is only gentle to her own children. In the eyes of others, she is a completely cold iceberg, the kind who will beat people into a vegetative state at the slightest disagreement.

(End of this chapter)