Masako Izumi and Chinatsu exchanged a glance. "Okay."

Upon opening the door, a servant of the elder statesman greeted him, "Your Excellency, this way please."

Masako Izumi followed the page to a slightly secluded courtyard, somewhat puzzled. "Is the eldest master here?"

The young man nodded. "Yes, please wait here for a moment, Your Excellency will be here shortly."

The person who brought her was indeed a pageboy from Tokugi Shingo's household, and Izumi Masako didn't think much of it and went into the house.

Ueno Chinatsu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Lord Odai, why does the lord want to meet you here?"

Masako Izumi shook her head. "I don't know either. We'll just have to wait and see. We'll find out soon enough."

She had prepared for the worst, so what else was there to be afraid of?

Incense was burning in the room, and after a while, both Izumi Masako and Ueno Chinatsu felt a little dizzy and drowsy.

Before long, both of them lost control and collapsed onto the table.

When Izumi Masako woke up, she looked at the scene before her in disbelief.

A completely unfamiliar man was clinging to her, desperately tearing at her clothes.

"Who are you? Get out of my way!" Masako Izumi was filled with terror and reached out with all her might to push the man away.

But she was a weak woman, and she was pinned down. How could she possibly withstand the brute force of a man?

"Beautiful lady, don't be afraid, I will be very gentle," the man said with a lewd smile, his hands continuing their movements.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a loud bang.

"Odai-sho, what are you doing?!"

Tokugi Shingo led his men and rushed in.

"Men, tie them up!" Tokugi Shingo roared.

Soon, Izumi Masako, the man, and the unconscious Ueno Chinatsu were all tied up and forced to kneel on the ground.

Seeing this, the man panicked and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"My lord, please spare me! I have no choice but to be forced by the Imperial Court, General."

Tokuyoshi Shingo drew his sword and stepped forward, slashing the man with a single blow.

The man's head fell to the ground, his eyes still wide open.

He threw down the knife, turned around, and slapped Izumi Masako hard across the face.

"Izumi Masako, you harlot! How could you do such a thing during the Crown Prince's mourning period? How can you face the Shogun and the Regent's family for the training they have given you?"

Masako Izumi was stunned by the slap.

Shingo Tokugi used all his strength, and blood flowed down the corner of her mouth.

Masako Izumi gradually recovered from her initial panic.

She looked at Tokugi Shingo, and suddenly laughed, the laughter growing louder and louder.

At this moment, what else could she not understand?

This was clearly a trap set for her by Tokugi Shingo, or rather, by Tokugi Yasuhito.

Throughout the entire shogunate, apart from Tokuyoshi Shingo himself, who could command his page?

It seems they haven't found any evidence yet, and dealing with her directly would be difficult to explain to the She Guan family, so they resorted to this despicable method.

But isn't this exactly what she wanted?

Seeing Odai-sho laughing like that, Tokuyoshi Shingo was stunned.

Has the Imperial Palace gone mad?

"Boss, we both know the truth, so why beat around the bush?" Izumi Masako smiled at Tokuyoshi Shingo with blood still on her lips, her face no longer showing any panic, only coldness in her eyes.

The sight of Odaido made Tokuyoshi Shingo somewhat unable to understand her.