Civilization Guardian Front

"Samurai-sama, what business do you have at Ikeda's house?"

"Please inform Master Hengxing, I am Chios who has an appointment with her at noon."

He nodded his head lightly and said respectfully:

"Yes, I will inform you immediately, please wait a moment."

After politely answering, the gatekeeper suddenly realized that the black-haired young man in front of him was the Nanban warrior widely rumored in the neighborhood, and he looked at Chios with more admiration in his eyes.

"You know me?" Chios saw the dazed look on the other side's face, and was suddenly a little curious.

"Of course, my lord, don't you know? Stories about you are circulating on the streets... a tall and handsome southern barbarian with warrior virtues. I heard that you fought in Heimochuan to win hundreds of enemy troops. Is it true? Is it?"

The middle-aged ashigaru, who was at least in his thirties, suddenly became excited, as if he saw something important.

Even a calm person like Chios was a little surprised when he saw the undisguised admiration in the other party's eyes.

"It's actually 47 people, if I remember correctly." Chios replied truthfully.

"It's still super powerful, what kind of martial arts can knock down nearly 50 people?"

"It's nothing, it's enough to draw the sword quickly and accurately..." Chios tried to make his tone seem troubled, even though he was not too aggressive towards such a person who admired him.

"Leave that aside, can you inform me?"

"Oh! You see, I'm a real person. How could I forget this matter? I'll do it for you right away!" He patted himself on the forehead lightly, and ran into the door in a hurry.

Chios didn't expect that he would have a lot of fame in Qingzhou City, and it was all good things.He felt that there were traces of human manipulation. As for who was doing this, Chios didn't need to think about it to understand that it was a little princess working in the castle tower...

(Let’s go see Nobuna later...)

"Master Chios... Huan, welcome to the humble house."

The one who came out of the door was not the ashigaru just now, but the owner of this mansion, Hengxing Ikeda.

Hengxing is wearing a dark blue furisode today, and the kimono is adorned with gorgeous embroidery of flowers. His long black hair is coiled up at the back of his head and fixed with a golden hairpin. His already lovely and innocent face is even more beautiful.

"Your mansion is not shabby at all." Chios replied with a smile.

"Ah...but it was given to my mother by His Highness Nobuna, and, actually, I have nothing to do with myself..."

Hengxing flustered and waved his hands again and again. He really didn't know what he was talking about, and his voice became a little waxy.

"It was just a joke just now, I would have a headache if you were so nervous."

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Heng Xing bowed his head embarrassedly.

"Can you stop apologizing and invite me in for a visit?"

"Okay, okay, please follow me." Little Hengxing turned around and walked into the gate of the mansion with a blushing face.

Behind the door is a stone road leading to the bungalow. The wooden fences on both sides separate the courtyard from the road. There are bright green moss, cypresses and cherry trees growing on the soil. It is a pity that it is not the season of cherry blossoms, otherwise the atmosphere will be certain. Let people linger.

"What a beautiful mansion." Chios praised.

Seeing Chios appreciate it, Hengxing couldn't help showing a happy smile, and explained to him:

"Well, this is the residence that His Royal Highness Shinna gave to his mother for the elderly. It is called Yangtokuyuan. It was built with great care, but the cost of maintaining this beauty is not low. [-]% of my salary is spent on it."

"Retirement? Hengxing, your mother should not be 40 years old, right?" Chios asked.

"That's true, but my mother remarried to Lord Nobu-soo after my father passed away, and she is the wet nurse of His Highness Nobuna, so it is not suitable for her to remarry..." Hengxing explained.

"I understand, after all, she is the same person as the mother of Lord Owari now."

Anyone who marries Hengxing's mother will become Nobuna's elder to a certain extent, but can daimyo's elders do whatever they want?In order to avoid this kind of embarrassment, the most suitable choice is to become a monk for the elderly.

"Is your mother at home?"

"Now, mother basically doesn't go out now."

"So what should I call your mother if I see her?"

"See, see my mother? Well... People nowadays use the name of the Sanatorium, so it's good that Mr. Chios also calls you Mrs. Mother."

"Sir mother?" Chios pretended to be puzzled.

"No, no, no! It's the Yangdeyuan!" Hengxing said hastily.

"Just kidding."

Chios's confession was exchanged for Hengxing's light punch, his pretty face blushed and scolded:

"Don't make trouble! Is it so funny to bully me?"

"Master Hengxing, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Another punch hit Chios' arm, still limp and powerless.The two entered the house just like that.

"Welcome to Ikeda's house, distinguished guest, I am Hengxing's mother, you can call me Yangdeyuan."

The protagonist who was talking to the two just now is sitting in front of the porch and bowing his head with the most perfect etiquette to welcome his arrival.

"Mother, why did you come out?" Hengxing said in surprise.

Chios was a little surprised at first, but he quickly let this emotion expand, showing a flattered expression.

"It's a crime to make you wait for someone of low status like me, please get up."

A general like Yiqios who has no official position in the imperial court has only three hundred stones in knowledge and practice, and he is still in the middle and lower ranks of the Japanese samurai class, so he is not wrong to say that.

"It's the first time for Hengxing to invite a male friend to our home. As soon as the mother is happy, she wants to see with her own eyes what the "Master Chios" in her daughter's mouth is like. "

"My lord!" Hearing the words of the Yangde Yuan, Heng Xing immediately wanted to find a wall to knock himself unconscious, how could such a thing be said!

"What's the matter? As a girl, you can't just live by being reserved. It's also very important to seize the right time to make a move."

Yangtokuin raised his head and said with a slight smile, her appearance is somewhat similar to Hengxing's, but there are some fine lines on her face that have passed through the years. Small brown stripes, like a European nun's cloud scarf headgear completely covered her hair.

From the attire of the other party, it can be seen that Yangdeyuan is a reserved and self-respecting woman. Now that she has become a monk, those female characteristics that may arouse the imagination of men no longer have outstanding value for her, but instead become the focus of trying to cover up.

It is difficult for a woman to be willing to give up every opportunity to show her beauty, for whatever reason.Chios admired such a person from the bottom of his heart.

"I don't know if Master Sanatorium is disappointed or satisfied with me?" Chios pretended not to hear the conversation between the mother and daughter before him, and asked instead.

Yangde Yuan covered the lower part of his face with his sleeves, and narrowed his watery eyes to scrutinize Chios.

"Well, your appearance, figure, etiquette, and temperament are all impeccable. I heard that you have high martial arts skills and good strategies... Hengxing!"

"Yes, yes!" Hengxing who was called suddenly responded quickly.

"Be sure to take this person down, understand?"

"Yes...wait a minute, mother! What are you talking about?"

"Oh, I was so busy chatting, I forgot to ask you to come in, please come with me."

Yangdeyuan put aside Hengxing's words, as if that conversation did not exist, turned and walked to the living room.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chios, mother probably sees outsiders too rarely, and her mood has improved..."

Hengxing explained in a low voice, and at the same time glanced at Chios' side face, he didn't find any unnatural expression, he was relieved a little, and after thinking about it, Chios may also not care, and became bored on his own.

In fact, Chios decided that no matter how he reacted at this time, it was not appropriate, so he could only silently follow behind the Sanatorium, rubbing his eyebrows when others were not paying attention.

The living room of Ikeda's house is very spacious, but there are only two owners, but it feels deserted.The south side is followed by the aisle, and the east, west and north sides are the courtyard. At this time, the natural sunlight shines in from the east side, and the cool breeze makes people feel very comfortable.

"Master Chios, please don't be restrained, we are the mother and daughter left at home, there are no rules."

"Okay." Chios found a seat at random and sat down.

Yangdeyuan pulled Hengxing to sit opposite him, picked up the copper bell on the table and shook it.

Soon, a maid opened the sliding door on the south side, holding a black lacquer tray full of tea sets in her hands, and slowly came to the table in a kneeling position, and put the tea sets on it.

"I haven't really learned the tea ceremony, I hope Lord Chios won't make fun of me for it."

Even though Yangdeyuan said so, the action of ordering tea is very smooth and natural. If you haven't done it hundreds of times, you will never be so proficient.

Living at home at this age is indeed too boring. This kind of tea-ordering skill is also practiced to relieve the dull life...

Soon, a cup of hot tea was served to Chios.

"Please use. "

"Thank you." Chios took the tea with both hands, carefully avoiding touching the hands of the Yangdeyuan, and took a shallow sip.

"Good tea, I have never tasted the tea art of the master, you are the first."

"You really know how to talk, but mine is obviously just a poor handicraft." Yangdeyuan smiled slightly after covering the corner of its mouth with a sleeve, and then mentioned as if unintentionally:

"Our family, Hengxing, often looks flustered and shy, but what he does on the spur of the moment is often proven to be correct afterwards. I heard that she was the same when she lent you the sword."

Chios smiled lightly, and responded according to the other party's words:

"I don't know if it was correct for Mr. Hengxing, but it did save me from embarrassment at that time, and it also made me understand Mr. Hengxing's kindness."

"What, what's the matter, the sword I borrowed wasn't good enough, and it troubled you instead. I'm really sorry!" Heng Xing lowered his head in shame and shame.

"Master Chios, isn't our family Hengxing's character that makes people want to be bullied cute?"

"Mother, my lord mother!" Hengxing powder punched the body of the Yangdeyuan, and the words of the Yangdeyuan made her feel ashamed and indignant to death.

"This...Although it's not dignified to say so in Japan, but as you said, Master Hengxing is really cute, and his flustered appearance also gives people the feeling of a small animal."

Chios honestly expressed his feelings.

"Woooo..." Hengxing's brain was already feverish, only Xiaoyao hummed a meaningless coquettish moan.

Chapter 31? Nobuna's Housework

"Sure enough, you think so too. You are really an honest person. Alas, too many men dare not tell the truth, and always put on a sullen face for the sake of face and dignity."

While speaking in a regretful tone, he opened the small lacquered wooden box on the table... There were small and delicate wagashi inside, two thumb-sized peach-shaped fruits and two leaf-shaped fruits. Yangtokuin put them in with chopsticks In the pottery dish, put it in front of Chios.

Although the other party did not persuade him to eat, Chios consciously picked up the leaf-shaped fruit and put it in his mouth. The wagashi used for tea tasted very sweet. After the tip of his mouth melted, he naturally picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the rich Matcha, let the tea aroma and a little bit of bitterness soften the sweet taste.

After slowly waiting for the taste in his mouth to fade away, and only a little aftertaste left for people to linger on, Chios put down the tea bowl and responded to the previous words of the Yangdeyuan:

"In my hometown, if a woman has something worthy of praise, it would be rude for a man not to mention it... Sure enough, the customs are different, and there is no distinction between good and bad."

Through the small details just now, the Yangdeyuan confirmed that the etiquette and self-cultivation of the young people in front of them are all excellent, and the appreciation in the expression is even more admirable.

"But you know, how much women want to hear compliments from men they like, and it hurts that most men don't talk about it because they don't care about face."

The Yangdeyuan gently looked at the daughter beside her who was blushing as if she was about to smoke, and said:

"Look at Hengxing, she is too happy to hold herself in."

"You mean...do you want me to get along with Mr. Hengxing?" Chios was also a little unsure whether the Sanatorium was just gossiping or instructing him to continue developing a relationship with her daughter.

"It's probably going too far, but if you don't hate her, can you give her a chance?"

There was a trace of hope in the eyes of the Sanatorium, and the maternal aura displayed by the other party at this moment made Chios a little envious.

Inexplicably, Chios thought of his workaholic mother, who would say farewell before he could meet again... Then he looked at the Nursing Deyuan and Hengxing mother and daughter, and couldn't express what he felt for a while.

"Your request is unnecessary. If I don't like Mr. Hengxing, I won't bother you at home. But I must tell you honestly that Mr. Hengxing is not the only one I have a crush on. It may disappoint you." up."

At first, he thought that Yangdeyuan would at least look worse, but he didn't expect the other party to cover his mouth with his sleeve and laughed softly.

"Lord Chios, are there any males who are not like this? This is not a mistake. The condition for a man and a woman to come together is that they are willing to each other. If Hengxing can accept that you like other people at the same time, then there is no problem. I am I will not make such an important decision for my daughter."

"Your wisdom is amazing, thank you for your enlightenment."

Chios bowed his head respectfully, but this time he didn't want to blend into the atmosphere, but wanted to do so from the bottom of his heart, because the woman in front of him was a mother who was open-minded and caring for her children.

It was such a mother, and what she said next made Chios stunned:

"Lord Chios, in fact, you can treat me like a mother like Shinnai and Hengxing."

"Uh…"

Take a clean tea bowl, add ground tea powder, scoop hot water from the stove with a bamboo spoon, pour it into the bowl, and then stir the tea slowly and quickly with a tea whisk.During the whole process, Yangde Yuan did not raise his head to meet Chios' eyes, but the gentle concern in his tone seemed to fit perfectly with her gentle and natural tea ordering movements.

"I don't know what your family is like, but it probably...lacks the love and companionship of your loved ones?"

"Why do you think so?" Instead of denying the other party's guess, Chios was curious about how the Sanatorium saw his family's shortcomings.

"Because..."

The voice paused for a moment, and the Yotokuin looked through the window at the castle tower of Kiyosu Castle in the direction of Honmaru, his expression lost in reminiscence.

"The way you looked at me and Hengxing just now is exactly the same as Xiaoxinna back then."

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