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Some people complained to Qingdeng that the style of clothes was too old-fashioned and asked to buy new clothes.

There were complaints to Qingdou that the public dishes cooked by the Yunakama were not authentic enough.

Some people reported to Ayoto that Tenzōin, Honjuin, Takiyama and others were too rude and immoral.

Although in terms of function, Qingdeng is indeed Da'ao's big housekeeper, he will feel very annoyed if he is always disturbed by these boring trivial matters.

What's even more irritating is that this bunch of stinky people just have a lot of shit, and their attitudes are quite bad!

Since time traveling, Aomori has rarely left Edo.

Therefore, the arrival of Wagongiya and others was his first personal contact with the people of Kyoto.

Before this, Qingto's understanding of Kyoto people was limited to hearsay - mainly negative news.

Edo people’s impressions of Kyoto people have always been the same: they are arrogant, consider themselves “residents of the royal land”, and look down on outsiders, especially people from the East; there are many honorifics, and it is tiring to listen to Kyoto people speak. ;The diet is very light, like to follow the trend...

At first, Qingdeng thought these rumors were just regional blackmail that exaggerated the reality.

It wasn't until he interacted with the female court officials around Wagong that he truly realized: These rumors were really not embarrassing!

Every move, word and deed of this gang of stinky Sanba fits perfectly with Edo people’s stereotype of Kyoto people!

Their arrogance is really carved into their bones.

More than once, Qingto had either indirectly heard or directly seen them mocking the Edo people's basic necessities of life.

They always say "Dongyi is so old-fashioned" and "Dongyi has no taste", but Qingdeng doesn't think their dressing taste is that high.

In their eyes, the Edo people were just a bunch of barbaric monkeys who had just learned to wear clothes and only knew how to fight and kill.

In addition to its cultural influence, the Kyoto court, which had no power, no troops, no wealth, and was just a "three-no regime", was simply unable to compete with the Edo shogunate, which had ruled Japan for nearly three hundred years.

However, in the face of this extreme disparity in strength, public figures still have a strong sense of psychological superiority.

Even if you are just a servant, as long as you think that you are a public dog, you can proudly hold your chest high - this is the true psychological portrayal of the public servants.

The female officials around Wakiya often behaved rudely even when meeting high-ranking shogunate officials like Seinoto.

According to the official rules of the Edo period, when meeting someone with a higher status than yourself, you should look at the other person's chest. It is not polite to look too high or too low.

However, when they met with Qingdeng, they often raised their heads high and looked directly into Qingdeng's eyes without hesitation.

Although Qingdeng is not the kind of person who adheres to feudal ethics, their behavior of not giving him face really made him very unhappy.

In addition, their honorific system is indeed horribly developed, and it is really tiring to communicate with them.

Qingdeng still hasn't figured it out: Why can they expand a simple "thank you" into a long and difficult sentence with dozens of words?

All in all - Qingdeng has no feelings for Wakiya himself, but he has a lot of opinions about the group of bastards around him.

Thanks to their "blessing", Qingden now feels irritable when he hears Jing Yanye.

[Note·Kingyanye: a Japanese dialect used in Kyoto. The pronunciation speed is slow and long sounds are often used, and honorifics are well developed. 】

Boom~~! Boom! Boom!

At this time, the melodious sound of bells came from the distance.

The first sound is longer, and the second and third sounds are rapid.

It’s the Time Clock—a time-telling tool installed by the shogunate to inform the citizens of Edo of the current moment.

Most clocks of time are set up in temples.

Bells of the hour were set up in more than a dozen places including Kan'eiji Temple, Sensoji Temple, Ichigaya Hachiman Temple, and Yotsuya Tenryuji Temple, and the sound of the bells basically covered most of Edo.

The bells heard by Aoto and Tenjo-in are from the clock tower of Akasakada-cho Narimanji Temple, the closest bell tower to Edo Castle.

The three bells just sounded are the "pre-ringing" of the clock of time, indicating that we are going to prepare to keep time.

After a while, the melodious bell sounded again:

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

8 bells ring...eight o'clock in the morning, 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

"Your Highness, it's almost time. It's time for me to go back and continue handling government affairs."

Saying that, Aoden stuffed the empty lunch box beside his legs back into the furoshiki.

[Note·Furoshiki: Japanese furoshiki traditionally used to carry or store items]

"It's already eight o'clock so soon. It's so boring... Ah, that's right, Sheng Qing, wait a minute, I almost forgot to tell you something very important."

"Um?"

Qingdeng sat down on his lap with his butt that had been raised halfway.

"Although you will be informed of this news as early as tomorrow or a few days later, I still inform you in advance."

"Iemo is planning to hold a 'Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet' at Fukigami Plum Grove on December 18th. Iemo, myself, Wamiya, Hitotsubashi Keiki, Matsudaira Harugaku, senior cabinet ministers of the shogunate, and Iwakura Tomomi The leading ministers of Kyoto and the daimyo currently staying in Edo are all required to participate."

Fukiage - a vast area located on the west side of Edo Castle Nishinomaru, also known as "Daikan Town".

Fukiage is to Edo Castle what the Imperial Garden is to the Forbidden City.

Initially, when this area of ​​Edo Castle was not called Fukiage, it was lined with many samurai houses and shogunate facilities.

During the Kan'ei period (1624-1644), the three noble families of the Owari Tokugawa family, the Kii Tokugawa family, and the Mito Tokugawa family all had their feudal residences here.

However, after the Meiretsu Fire (1657), the shogunate moved all the Gosan family's feudal residences outside Edo Castle, and then built Fukiage on the original site of the Gosan family's feudal residence.

After that, the shogunate took the opportunity of the fire that occurred in Genroku 10th year (1697) and spread to Daikancho, and moved all the remaining samurai houses outside Edo Castle.

In the fifth year of Hoei (1708), part of the Daikan town was incorporated, and the formal gardening began. In the seventh year of Hoei (1710), the Fukiage Imperial Garden was built.

After years of maintenance and improvement, Fukiage has now become a magnificent garden covering an area of ​​0.49 square kilometers, dedicated to the shogun and his family to enjoy the changing seasons.

In addition to many scenic spots such as Hanzōgao and Chidorigafuchi, there are also entertainment facilities such as the Royal Horse Course, the Korean Horse Course, the Horse Riding and Archery Course, the Shanghan Station, the Teahouse, and the Resting Area.

Cherry blossoms, lotus, maples, plum blossoms and other seasonal flowers and trees are planted in Zhuli Mountain, Sato Mountain, Plum Grove and other places, so that the general's family can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery every day and every season.

In addition, the shogunate also used the water source drawn from the Tamagawa River to set up springs and create an artificial river that runs through Fukiage.

Fukiage was also a refuge in the event of a fire in Edo Castle, and served as a "fire removal ground"... that is, to prevent the spread of fire.

"All the senior cabinet ministers of the shogunate have to participate...then I must be among them, right?"

Qing Deng asked in a joking tone.

"of course."

Tianzhangyuan looked at Qingdeng, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"Who doesn't know that you, Ju Qingdeng, are called 'Zhongzhong', but you are actually a 'side servant'. If you are not on the banquet list, how will you behave?"

Qingdeng raised his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head, looking troubled.

The change in his expression was noticed by Tianzhangyuan.

"What's the matter? Sheng Qing, don't you want to attend the banquet?"

Qing Deng quietly shook his head.

"That's not true, it's just... I don't like Hitotsubashi Keiki very much, and I guess he doesn't like me very much either. When I thought that Hitotsubashi Keiki would also participate in this 'Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet', I suddenly became very interested. reduce."

Tianzhangyuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled - a bitter smile mixed with helplessness.

"On this point, I have exactly the same idea as you... However, it is useless no matter how much you hate Hitotsubashi Keiki. He is now the 'deputy general'. Whether it is handling government affairs or holding banquets, we cannot avoid it. come into contact with it.”

Qingdeng heaved a sigh of relief and shrugged.

"I know, I will go to the banquet on time... huh?"

Abruptly, Qingdeng stared straight at Tianzhangyuan's pretty face.

I saw a piece of rose-red sauce hanging on the left corner of Tianzhangyuan's mouth.

Because the color of this sauce is very similar to Tianzhangyuan’s lip color, it’s easy to miss it if you don’t look carefully.

"Huh? Sheng Qing, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Tianzhangyuan asked, while stretching out his catkin and gently stroking his cheeks with his delicate fingers.

Qing Deng nodded.

"Well, yes, there is something stuck on it."

Souji is a very carefree girl. It is very common for her to turn herself into a little cat when eating, with a few grains of rice stuck to her left cheek and a layer of sauce on her right cheek.

Qingdeng, who often sat next to her because of their romantic relationship, would always silently wipe her face at this time.

Ever since... After discovering the piece of sauce on the corner of Tianzhangyuan's mouth, Qingdeng, whose "DNA started to move", instinctively stretched out his right hand——

fondle……

The very slight sound of fingertips grazing lips.

"..."

Tianzhangyuan opened his eyes wide suddenly, his eyes swaying like ripples on the surface of a lake.

Looking into Qingdeng's eyes, he seemed to be seeing an unbelievable sight.

The next moment, Qingdeng came back to his senses and slowly realized what a bold move he had just made.

He immediately withdrew his hand and quickly explained:

"Ah, I'm sorry, because I saw your lips were dirty, so I couldn't help but... hmm? Your Highness?"

"..."

Tianzhangyuan still opened his eyes wide, without even blinking, staring straight into the void in front of him, like a downed robot.

"Your Highness?"

Qingdeng held out his left palm and waved it in front of Tianzhangyuan's eyes.

Suddenly, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, she screamed and almost jumped up.

"Wow! I-I'm here! What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly become stunned just now?"

"What, nothing! It's just... just... I just suddenly remembered something, so I was stunned for a while!"

With that said, Tianzhangyuan sat up straight again, straightened his face, and tightened all the lines on his face, looking serious.

Seeing this, Qingdeng couldn't help but change into a joking tone and joked:

"Your Highness, weren't you shy just now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tianzhang Academy suddenly became furious.

"How is that possible! Who do you think I am? I am 6 years older than you! I am not a little girl who is ignorant of the world. How could I be so embarrassed just because a child touched my lips? Stay!"

Qingdeng was just joking. Seeing that he had achieved the effect, he immediately stopped teasing Tianzhangyuan. As he became more and more familiar with Tianzhangyuan, he realized more and more that this man liked to tease people. Succubus, surprisingly interesting.

To be honest, Qing Deng himself didn't quite believe the joke he just said casually.

An old aunt who is almost 3 years old is so embarrassed that her head is shut down just because her lips were touched by a man?

Is this kind of thing possible?

With Tianzhangyuan's heroic character, she would not be angry with Qingdeng because of such a trivial matter.

After he said angrily, "I won't do this next time! Don't touch my body without even saying hello like you did just now." This episode was over.

Qingdeng picked up the lunch box and stood up.

"Then, Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

"Ah, Sheng Qing, wait a second!"

"Your Highness, is there anything else?"

"If I remember correctly, in three days there will be a great event for your trial defense hall, right?"

"um, yes."

"Send hello to your Yondaime head for me."

"Okay, I will."

"Ah! And!"

"Um?"

"Well... today... thank you. Thanks to you, I feel much better now."

"..."

Qingdeng did not immediately respond to Tianzhangyuan's gratitude.

After staring straight at the other person for a while, the corners of his mouth extended to the left and right respectively.

"Your Highness, why are you turning your head to the side? Is it because you feel ashamed to say 'thank you' while looking at the person you want to thank?"

"No road race!"

…

Click.

Qingdeng closed the door with a soft "click".

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap...

The sound of Qingdeng's footsteps gradually faded away.

Tianzhangyuan continued to maintain a straight posture with a solemn expression, as if Qingdeng was still standing in front of him.

The very next moment the sound of Qingden’s footsteps completely disappeared——

"Wow woo woo woo...!"

Tianzhangyuan lay face down on the ground, covering his face with his hands, his eyes blurred, and his fair and tender cheeks turned red rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Being, being touched...my lips...were touched by a man..."

The hands covering the face slowly moved down, and the fingertips gently touched the red lips.

Even though Qingdeng had left, and even though it was several minutes ago that Qingdeng touched his mouth, Tianzhangyuan still remembered the strange, itchy touch on his lips, as if an electric current was passing through him.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!"

Tianzhangyuan once again covered her face with her hands. She tried her best to open her palms, but she still couldn't block the increasingly bright red glow.

At this time, Tianzhangyuan seemed to have thought of something, and he paused.

Suddenly, she murmured to herself in a tone of three parts curiosity, three parts annoyance, four parts suspicion, and ninety-seven parts shame:

"He shouldn't put the finger that wiped my mouth into his mouth and taste it...?"

…

…

the other side--

Qingdeng took out the handkerchief from his arms, wiped the fingers he had just used to wipe Tianzhangyuan's mouth, and then silently stuffed the handkerchief back into his arms.

His face was expressionless the whole time, and he didn't even move his eyebrows.

He is eager to treat the women he loves; he is polite to ordinary women - even though he just made the rude move of "touching your lips" to Tianzhangyuan, this does not hinder Qingdeng at all. Continue to call yourself a "gentleman".

…

…

3 days later, in the morning—

In the second year of Wenjiu (1862), December 5——

Edo, the suburbs, somewhere——

Isamu Kondo was wearing a shiny set of family armor, and he was sitting on a horse with a golden sword.

Kondo Shusuke sat behind him with a smile.

"Oh! Asheng! You are the pride of our Tama!"

"Katsu! From today on, you are the fourth generation head of the Tenurishin-ryu clan! You must work hard!"

"We must carry forward the natural mental flow!"

…

A large number of dark-skinned men wearing rough clothing gathered around Kondo Isamu, chattering in Tama dialect that was difficult for others to understand, and pouring out complimentary words to Kondo Isamu without hesitation.

Kondo Isamu's original name was Shimazaki Shota. It was not until he was adopted by Kondo Shusuke that he changed his name to the current "Kondo Isamu".

However, although the name has been changed, his blind daters in his hometown and his close friend Hijikata Toshizo still habitually call him "Akatsu".

Just in the early autumn of this year, Kondo Shusuke finally made up his mind to pass on the position of the fourth generation head of the Shoeikan and the Tenurishin-ryu clan to Kondo Isamu! From now on, I will retreat behind the scenes and be a leisurely idle crane.

The succession ceremony is scheduled for December 5th.

From a peasant, he counterattacked and became the head of a certain swordsmanship school... From the perspective of this era, Kondo Isamu has indeed achieved an incredible achievement.

Passing the throne - this is the most important matter in the world of literature and art, martial arts, politics, and business, and the most important thing that cannot be dealt with casually.

As for how to successfully hold Kondo Isamu's passing ceremony, everyone in the Imperial Guard Hall brainstormed and planned for a long time.

It would be too boring if it was just like holding an "opening ceremony" and letting Kondo Shusuke and Kondo Isamu stand on the stage and speak dryly.

Such a rudimentary succession ceremony will not only bring down the reputation of natural flow of mind, but it will also be very unfriendly to those guests who came from afar.

People came all the way to attend our ceremony, but as a result, the only activities we had here were boring lectures by an old man with squinting eyes and a young man with a big mouth... It couldn't be justified both emotionally and rationally.

Just when everyone didn't know what to do, Aideto suddenly had an idea and put forward his own opinion - Natural Rishin-ryu is a school that pays attention to practical combat and has simple sword skills. That being the case, why don't we do something that highlights this unique style of natural flow?

So, at Ju Qingdeng's suggestion, everyone decided to hold a grand "Red and White Battle" on the day of the succession ceremony! Both parties participating in the battle are disciples and diners of the natural flow of mind!

On this day, basically all the people and forces that had made good friends with Jianweiguan and Qingdeng came.

Katsu Rintaro, the Chiba family, Senshiya, Elodie father and daughter...

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The new changes of the heroines, Qingdeng's cultivation achievements in the past 1 year and 8 months, are finally coming~~

ps: In the historical facts, no matter whether it is the Great Imperial Palace or the Imperial Palace, you can't show your face casually, please know.

Leopard Leopard will take a leave of absence tomorrow~~ not to play, but to go to the CP exhibition to buy some books, see cosplayers, and collect creative inspiration! (Leopard's seriousness.jpg)