I formed the strongest swordsman group

There were three types of weddings in the Edo period - weddings in front of gods, weddings in front of Buddha, and weddings in front of people.

Among them, weddings in front of Buddha are the rarest, and weddings in front of people are the most common.

As for weddings in front of gods, due to cultural elements and high cost, they have become the standard for dignitaries.

In a nutshell - ordinary people in Guizhou hold weddings in their homes; dignitaries hold weddings in shrines.

Based on Qingdeng's current status, it is naturally impossible for him to hold a shabby wedding in front of others.

Even if he wanted to do it, his mansion could not accommodate so many guests.

Aoden was once a member of the New Oniwaban, and often visited the headquarters of the New Oniwaban, the Tsukinomiya Shrine.

Strictly speaking, in theory, he is still a member of the New Imperial Palace.

After all, Tianzhangyuan never said to him, "You are fired."

Tsukimiya Shrine is an Inari Shrine dedicated to the god Inari.

Under the influence of this subtle friendship, when it came time to choose a venue for the wedding, Ayoto chose Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine without hesitation.

Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - the main shrine of Inari Shrine.

Speaking of this famous ancient shrine, the most impressive thing is the famous "Senbon Torii".

It is said to be "thousands of birds", but in fact there are more than a thousand torii gates - tens of thousands of bright red torii gates, stretching for several kilometers on the mountain, winding up to the shrine on the top of the mountain, how spectacular it is.

Holding a wedding in such a famous shrine that requires both historical heritage and beauty is in line with Qingnobo's current status, and it will give him a huge boost of reputation!

However, this was a hardship for the guests who came from afar.

According to the regulations of Shintoism, after passing through the torii gate, it means entering the divine world. You are not allowed to ride horses or sedan chairs, and you must walk up the mountain on your legs...

Looking at the seemingly endless layers of tens of thousands of torii gates, countless guests wailed...

When they panted and finally reached the top of the mountain, they met Shannan Keisuke who was already waiting here and greeted the guests with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your kindness!"

Shannan Keisuke, who was dressed in formal attire, bowed in a perfect arc while delivering impeccable and sincere thanks to the arriving guests.

Shannan Keisuke not only has a handsome and friendly face, but also knows etiquette - he is the best choice for welcoming guests.

Therefore, Seito sent him to welcome the guests without hesitation, and also sent Heisuke Toudo, who was also knowledgeable and courteous, to assist him.

Toudou Heisuke swallowed and looked nervously at the back of the middle-aged man who just passed by.

"Even the elders of the Kaga clan are here...all of them are big shots..."

Shannan Keisuke shrugged and smiled dumbly.

"This is natural, right?"

"This is the wedding of 'Nioh'."

"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised even if Mr. Dashu came here today."

"Todo-kun, cheer up."

"We represent the Qinjin Clan and the Shinsengumi, so we can't behave inappropriately in front of others."

Todo Heisuke nodded vigorously:

"yes!"

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Fushimi Inari Shrine, Aoto’s room——

"woo woo woo woo……!"

Qingdeng sighed helplessly:

"Kyuubei, why haven't you cried enough?"

"Woo...! Wu...! Master, please forgive me...! Wu...! You are finally getting married... I am so excited...! Wu...!"

Qingdeng stood upright and stretched his arms to the left and right.

A short old man with half-white hair was busy around Qingden, helping him get dressed.

Putting on the trousers, fastening the belt, and putting on the feather fabric...the old man's skills were particularly skillful.

This old man is none other than Jiubei, an old servant of the Tachibana family.

Since entering Luo, Qingdeng has kept this loyal old servant in the trial defense hall.

Half a month ago, Kondo Shusuke, Abi, Achan (Kondo Isamu's wife), Kubei and others who came all the way from Edo came to attend Qingnobo's wedding as scheduled.

The young master got married... This made Kyubei so excited that he couldn't control himself and cried many times.

Today, he took the initiative to take over the task of helping Qingdeng change clothes.

In this way, he kept picking up pieces of clothing with his hands and feet while crying.

Hence, the current scene happened.

Looking at Kyuubei who couldn't hold back his tears, the helplessness on Aoto's face gradually turned into indescribable relief and touch.

"Okay...ok...! I've changed my clothes!"

"Young Master, how do you feel? Do you think the belt is too tight?"

Qingden put down his outstretched arms and stood on tiptoe twice.

"It fits very well! Kubei, thank you for your hard work."

"Ugh...! No, I don't dare to...! Being able to put on these clothes for the young master with my own hands, it's worth it even if I die immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingdeng joked half-jokingly:

"Kyubei, please don't say such unpleasant words on your big day."

"Yes, I'm sorry! Young Master, please forgive me!"

The clothes Aomori is wearing now are the first ceremonial attire for Japanese men - the monsuke haori hakama.

The monfu refers to the family crest, which is located on the front and back sides of the haori and on the sleeves.

The Tachibana family's crest, the gentian leaf, can be clearly seen on the sides of Ayoto Haori's chest, back, and both cuffs.

The monfu haori hakama consists of 7 parts, namely haori, monfu, horn belt, hakama, foot bag, shoes, and white fan.

In the Edo period, this set of clothes was both a male ceremonial dress and a male wedding dress.

As long as one is not extremely poor, every time they meet the day of their wedding, they will grit their teeth and buy, rent or borrow a set of montsuke haori kuji - this set of clothes is so important.

After simply checking his clothes, Qing Deng turned his head and said to Kyubei:

"Kyubei, I'm going out for a while."

"Master, where are you going?"

"It's still early now, and I'm going to go outside to say hello to the guests I know."

"Is that so, Master, you must pay attention to the time! In half an hour, the wedding will begin!"

"Don't worry! This is the wedding I've been looking forward to for a long time. I care more about this wedding today than anyone else!"

After leaving this sentence, Qing Deng strode out of the room and came to the spacious open space outside the temple.

Looking around, there were crowds of people.

Roughly speaking, there were at least thousands of people.

A wedding, gathering thousands of guests... Such a grand ceremony is rare in the world.

Because the wedding date was determined early, Qing Deng sent invitations to various places two months in advance.

There was plenty of time, and the various forces scattered across Japan were able to send their envoys slowly.

Whether it was because they liked and respected Qing Deng, or simply wanted to give Qing Deng a face, in short, the guests who came here today came from all corners of the country and all walks of life, and the composition was extremely complex.

First of all, there were daimyo from all over the country--

From Satsuma in the south to Matsumae in the north, except for Choshu, which currently had a less harmonious relationship, almost all of the three hundred lords sent envoys.

A few lords, such as Matsudaira Yoshiyasu and Uemura Ieyasu, even visited in person.

Uemura Ieyasu-the current lord of Takatori Castle.

In order to express his gratitude to the Shinsengumi for saving the domain, he is now very close to Qing Deng.

The second is the businessmen.

Thanks to Kinoshita Rin, Qing Deng's connection with the business community has deepened a lot.

Therefore, those big businessmen who are related to Huluwu also came to congratulate and congratulate enthusiastically.

The envoys of the court will definitely not be absent.

The envoy sent by the court is the former Kanpaku Kujo Naotada.

The former Kanpaku came in person... The court can be said to have given enough face.

The status of the guests is extremely noble, and each one is more important than the other.

So, as expected, before the wedding started, this shrine became a large and high-level social venue.

The guests... especially those businessmen who are good at dancing with long sleeves, ran around, looking for "targets", exchanging feelings, and expanding their network, and they were very busy.

Facing these numerous guests, Qing Deng turned his eyes and looked for familiar faces.

What a coincidence - he just raised his sight, and then he found four familiar young faces looking straight at him...

Chiba Shigetaro: "..."

Chiba Eijiro: "..."

Chiba Michisaburo: "..."

Chiba Tamon Shiro: "..."

The four young swordsmen of the Chiba family all put on a poker face without any sadness or joy, staring straight at Qing Deng.

Qing Deng: "..."

It happened in a flash! Qing Deng turned his eyes away without leaving a trace, looked at the distant sky, and then subconsciously stepped back half a step!

"...Tachibana-kun, what a coincidence."

However... suddenly, a strong arm stretched out from his right side and hooked his left shoulder.

Chiba Eijiro, who was not far away a second ago, "teleported" to Qing Deng's side in this second. I don't know how he did it.

At first glance, he was just arm in arm with Qing Deng, and it seemed that they had a very good relationship.

But Qing Deng, who was the person involved, could clearly feel that Chiba Eijiro's palm had been exerting force secretly!

His palm was like an iron clamp holding his shoulder, as if to prevent him from escaping!

Before Qing Deng could recover, another strong arm appeared.

This time it reached out from the left side and hooked his right shoulder -

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"

Chiba Michisaburo said as he put his expressionless face and dull eyes close to Qing Deng's cheek - to be precise, "the cheek that was oozing cold sweat."

After Chiba Michisaburo appeared, he and Chiba Eijiro spoke one after another, and the two brothers sang in unison--

Said: "Why do you look like you want to leave?"

Rong: "From today on, we are your "uncles"~~"

Said: "That's great, there is another younger brother."

Rong: "It's a rare opportunity. Anyway, it's still early, so why don't you talk more with the uncles?"

I don't know if it was agreed in advance, the two brothers each hooked one of Qingdeng's shoulders.

If you have a sharp eye, you can see that the palms of their hands holding Qingdeng's shoulders are faintly bulging with blue veins... It's obvious that they are constantly exerting force.

In this way, it's more like controlling Qingdeng from the left and right, not letting him leave...

At this time, Chiba Shigetaro and Chiba Tamon Shiro both came over.

One of them stood in front of Qingdeng (Chiba Shigetaro), and the other stood behind Qingdeng (Chiba Tamon Shiro).

In this way, the four "Chiba" surrounded Qing Deng from four directions, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Qing Deng: "..."

Qing Deng still said nothing... or rather, he was at a loss for words.

He is obviously so tall, but at this moment, he looks particularly petite...

After gaining Kinoshita Rin's approval and agreeing on his marriage to Kinoshita Mai, Qingto started working non-stop to "settlement" the parents of the other two daughters.

In order to show his sincerity, he specially made time and worked tirelessly to return to Edo.

He first went to Souji's sister, Hikaru Okita.

Just as Qingdeng expected, the negotiations between the two parties went smoothly.

He bowed down solemnly, and then delivered an old-fashioned but sincere line:

"Miss Guang! Please entrust Xiao Si to me!"

In response, Okita Hikaru just sighed lightly, and then said:

"...You must make Xiao Si happy."

Above, Aoden successfully conquered the Okita family’s parents with just one sentence.

Originally, according to common sense, the Souji, who was just an ordinary daughter of a samurai family with no background and low status, was not qualified to marry Qingnobo, who was a noble name.

Even if you get married, you won't have a high status. At most, you will be a small side room.

But now, not only can Souji marry Qingdeng, but she is also a dignified head wife.

For this kind of happy event, which in the eyes of others, is simply like the ancestral graves being erupted with green fire, Okita Hikaru is naturally blameless.

Okita Hikaru does not covet glory and wealth.

The reason why she recognized Qingden was not because she wanted the general secretary to become the mistress of the Qinjin clan so that she could also benefit from it.

Hikaru Okita has only one requirement for Souji's husband: he must have the ability to make Koji happy.

Qingdeng met the target, so she nodded and agreed - it was that simple.

Mai and Tsukasa's parents have been taken care of... Next, only Chiba Sanako is left!

The day after bidding farewell to Hikaru Okita, Aoden went to the Little Chiba Sword Hall alone with great momentum.

Because they had said hello in advance, the Little Chiba Sword Hall was particularly "lively" that day.

Not only Chiba Dosaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro from Genbukan came, but Chiba Eijiro from Mito also rushed back.

At that time, Chiba Sadaki was in the first place, and the young people headed by Chiba Eijiro sat behind him.

The two generations "overlooked" Qingdeng in a condescending manner and exerted invisible pressure on Qingdeng.

Under such circumstances, Qingdeng did not panic and acted directly as planned——

With a bang, he pressed his forehead tightly against the tatami! While assuming the standard Doge seat, he loudly expressed his love for Sanako and his determination to "marry three real wives."

Aoshito's battles like this made the kind-hearted and soft-eared Chiba Nobuyoshi unable to deal with him at once.

Finally, after a long ideological struggle, Chiba Nobuyoshi nodded gently, and then whispered softly:

"Is 'Chiba Sanako' going to become 'Tachibana Sanako'..."

"Oh, I feel so complicated..."

"Obviously I always hoped that Sanako would marry into a good family, but now that she is really going to get married, she doesn't want to let him go..."

Chiba Eijiro and other younger generations all expressed their opposition to Chiba Sadayoshi's decision!

They were not against Aoto having a harem, nor were they against Sanako's husband having other women - these were common sense in the Edo period.

If it is objectionable, it is a manifestation of "against common sense".

They just think that the "three legal wives" thing is too hasty!

There is a sense of child's play from the inside out!

From ancient times to the present, have there ever been multiple principal wives among a man's concubines?

Even Oda Nobunaga, who was so audacious that he even dared to burn down Buddhist holy sites, had never done such an outrageous thing!

Our "Chiba" is a powerful swordsman family! How could you do such an unreasonable thing?

Although their opposition is fierce, it is a pity that Chiba Nobuyoshi is the unquestionable patriarch of the Chiba family.

His words were the final word.

Now that he has made a judgment, even if Chiba Eijiro and others strongly oppose it, it will not help.

At this point, the parents of the three daughters all recognized Qingdeng and accepted his idea of ​​"three legitimate wives".

All the obstacles on the road to "getting married" have all disappeared!

However, to this day, the younger generation of the Chiba family is still casting meaningful glances at him...

Sanako is the apple of the eye of the Chiba family.

Leaving aside his biological brother Chiba Jutaro, even the three cousins ​​Sakae, Michichi, and Tamon love Sanako very much.

In other words, they are all sister-controllers/sister-controllers!

My cherished sister/sister was abducted by the guy in front of me with his inexplicable distorted theory of "three real wives"...

It is not difficult to imagine how they will feel when facing Qingdeng who is now "alone"...

At this moment, Qingdeng felt as if there was low pressure swirling around his body...

In order to lighten the atmosphere, Qingdeng laughed a few times in a slightly artificial way:

"Ah ha ha ha ha... yes, that's right! Dingji... ah, no, where is father? Where is father?"

After Qingdeng finished speaking, what he received was not a friendly reply, but an angry rhetorical question.

Chiba Tamonshiro raised his eyebrows and said with an unhappy look on his face.

"Ah? You can call 'Father' very smoothly."

Chiba Dosaburo took over the conversation:

"Zanako hasn't even walked in yet, but you've even called me 'father'. Are you too self-conscious?"

——Didn’t you call me “uncle” just now? !

While complaining crazily in his heart, Qingdeng used his brain to think of ways to leave.

His instinct told him: he must leave here quickly!

If we don’t get rid of the siege of the “Chiba” people quickly, there’s no telling what will happen!

Fortunately, Chiba Jutaro, who was closest to him, came to his rescue in time and answered his question:

"Father is accompanying Sanako."

There was less than an hour left before the wedding started.

At this critical moment, the three women were all in their respective rooms, changing clothes, putting on makeup, and making final preparations.

Compared with the groom who wears simple clothes and does not need makeup, the bride's "wedding dress" is undoubtedly much more complicated.

Just for that gorgeous white dress, it would take a lot of time to dress neatly.

At this moment, a familiar old male voice suddenly came from behind Qingdeng:

"Huh? Oh! Isn't this Mr. Tachibana?"

I saw two energetic old men walking straight towards Qingdeng.

The two old men were followed by a large group of people.

"Mr. Asai! Mr. Shimada!"

Qingdeng took the initiative to say hello.

The two elders headed by them were none other than Kinoshita Mai's two elders - Asai Shichirobei and Shimada Katsurokuro.

Their grandsons - Asai Moriyasu and Shimada Kanichi - followed closely behind them, followed by the senior officials of Calabash House.

Kinoshita Rin and Boss Kiryu were not seen... Qingto guessed that these two people, like Chiba Nobuyoshi, were accompanying the beautiful and lovely bride in the room.

Kinoshita Rin fulfilled her previous promise of "definitely coming to the wedding."

When Aoto announced the exact wedding date, she led boss Kiryu, Shichirobe Asai and other relatives and friends to appear in front of Aoto and Mai Kinoshita as scheduled.

Shichirobe Asai walked to Aoto's side, looked at the "Chiba"s, and then asked curiously:

"Tangerine-kun, who are these?"

Before Qingden could answer, he heard a familiar voice again:

"Eh? Tachibana-kun, why are you here?"

In an instant, Qingdeng's body seemed to be petrified.

He turned his neck and sight stiffly, following the sound - the figures of Shusuke Kondo, Abi and Kane Okita came into his eyes clearly.

Okita Kane - Souji's second sister.

Because he married out of town, Qingdeng had never had the chance to get to know her before.

Thanks to today's wedding, Qingdeng has recognized the "Three Okita Sisters" - Yaomei is getting married, and there is no reason not to come even if she is far away.

I have to say that the genes of the Okita family are indeed powerful!

The three sisters are all beautiful embryos as if carved from the same mold!

"..."

Qingto, who was suddenly silent, looked at "Chiba", then at everyone in the Calabash House, and then at the relatives and friends of the Okita family...

Suddenly, the corners of his mouth suddenly elongated and drooped, resembling an inverted "U" shape.

Okay, it's complete...

The parents of the three girls are all here!

Suddenly, Qingden felt a chill on his back - the cold sweat oozing out slightly wetted the clothes on his back, and the cold wind blew, chilling him to the bone...!

At this moment, he sincerely reflected: He should not have gone out hastily! Until the wedding starts, I should stay in the room and not come out!

However, the matter has come to this, and avoiding it will no longer help.

After gathering his emotions for a moment, Qingdeng pretended to be calm and said slowly:

"Then...please allow me to introduce you."

"These are Sanako's family members."

"These are A Wu's family members."

"These are Xiao Si's family members..."

The more Qingdeng continued to speak, the lower his voice became... just because a stream of unspeakably complicated eyes fell on him.

"Chiba" people: "..."

Everyone in Calabash House: "..."

Relatives and friends of the Okita family: "..."

The so-called "embarrassment" is probably what it is.

Everyone present looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke... It was so embarrassing!

The wives’ natal families gathered together... In this situation, everyone didn’t know what to say!

If it is a "normal situation", then it is easy to handle - the "concubine" party should take the initiative to say hello to the "wife" party.

But the "three real wives" that Qingdeng created for Lao Shizi made everyone no longer know how to get along with each other.

Should we take the initiative to say hello?

But will this make us appear inferior?

That won't work! We represent the face of Sanako/Awu/Xiaosi! We can't embarrass her!

Since everyone is the "maternal wife's natal family", their status should be equal, right?

In this way, under the influence of these thoughts, each party closed their mouths tightly, waiting for the other party to speak...

Qingdeng, who was sandwiched between the three parties, felt the "low pressure" around him suddenly increase sharply!

Fortunately, at this moment, someone suddenly appeared to "break" the suffocating situation.

"Hey! Tachibana! What are you doing?"

Hijikata Toshizo not far away put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly:

"The wedding is about to start, why are you still lingering here? Why don't you go back to your room to get ready?"

Qingdeng, who was granted amnesty, responded hurriedly:

"Okay! I'll go back to my room right now!"

After that, he used brute force to break free from the control of the Chiba brothers and left the scene as if running away, leaving the three relatives behind to continue staring in the cold wind.

Just when Qing Deng and Hijikata Toshizo passed by each other, he heard a helpless mutter:

"Really... I have to clean your ass again..."

Hijikata Toshizo patted Qing Deng's shoulder calmly, and then walked quickly in the opposite direction of Qing Deng:

"Everyone, please follow me! The wedding is about to start!"

Under Hijikata Toshizo's full "mediation", the three girls' families finally lifted the "cold war" state, and instead put on an expectant and excited look, and moved to the wedding scene one after another.

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Sanako's room——

Sanako's mother said gently while adjusting the white hat on Sanako's head:

"Sanako, you are beautiful today!"

Sanako did not reply, but lowered her head shyly, and her hands folded on her knees were tightly twisted together because of nervousness.

Chiba Sadakichi smiled slightly.

"Come on, Sanako, let's go."

The old father stretched out his rough palm to the bride-to-be.

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A similar scene also happened in the rooms of Kinoshita Mai and Souji.

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Kinoshita Mai's room——

"Mai, don't be nervous. You can't drink the wedding wine if your hands are shaking like this."

Kinoshita Lin gently took her granddaughter's hands and calmed her down.

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Souji's room——

"Xiao Si, what are you doing?"

Okita Hikaru looked at Souji with a puzzled look.

"I'm writing the word '人' on the palm of my hand and then eating it in one breath! This is the method that Tachibana-kun taught me. He said that this can effectively relieve tension!"

"Really... Be careful, don't mess up the makeup that I've worked so hard to put on. It's almost time to leave! The wedding is about to begin!"

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As the news of "the wedding is about to begin" spread, the guests returned to their seats.

In an instant, the originally noisy shrine became extremely quiet.

With stretched necks and unblinking eyes... the guests were all looking forward to the entrance of the bride and groom.

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Outside the shrine, Qing Deng stood quietly, silently waiting for the arrival of the brides.

Although he looked calm and composed, he was actually more nervous than he looked, and every second felt like an eternity.

Finally… three familiar footsteps came into his ears from far to near.

As if it was a conditioned reflex, he turned his head impatiently and raised his sight——

The next moment, he seemed to have suffered a huge mental shock, staring blankly at the three girls in white in front of him.

This is the plot that can most arouse my desire… ah, no! The plot that can most arouse my desire to create, so Leopard Leopard is very happy to write today! I updated it without noticing!