Chapter 44 The People Who Were Silenced
Looking at Qingye's serious expression, Yuyuwu was momentarily confused as to what the other had discovered that made him rush to her Honmaru.
"So what did you discover?"
"Think back, what did you do before you were cursed by the three great families?"
Yu Yuwu was stunned for a moment when she was asked the question. Some time had passed since this incident, and Yu Yuwu was not sure if she remembered everything clearly, but if there was anything wrong with it...
"I took Mikazuki to a routine political meeting, but Mikazuki and the other Saniwa's tsukumogami were waiting in the main hall. Is there a problem with that?"
"Your Mikazuki may have sensed something; this secret is so powerful that they'd rather kill the innocent than let you go."
Even Qingye couldn't understand what had driven the three families to such ruthless actions. What was the truth they were hiding at all costs?
After a moment of silence, Yu Yuwu finally instructed Xiaoye, who was waiting at the door, to call Mikazuki. This matter was perhaps beyond their comprehension.
When Mikazuki saw his attendant Sayo Samonji come to see him today, he already guessed what was going on. He put down his teacup, got up, and prepared to go to the castle tower.
The atmosphere in the office was somewhat heavy. As Yu Yuwu looked at the list of Saniwa who had died "accidentally" on the documents, she unconsciously increased the pressure on her hands, and the papers creaked as she gripped them.
Several Saniwa died around the time they were cursed.
"My lord, what is it that you summoned me here to ask?"
Mikazuki asked with a smile, breaking the heavy atmosphere in the office.
Miyuki looked at Mikazuki with a serious expression. She naturally trusted her family's tsukumogami, but there were some things she needed to know.
"Did Mikazuki-dono sense anything on the day he went to the meeting?"
Upon hearing this question, Mikazuki's smile widened slightly, showing no surprise, but rather as if he had expected it.
"I overheard several Saniwa discussing the origins of the Time Retrograde Army. Those individuals possessed very strong spiritual power, probably around Rank A."
"They speculate that the Time Travel Army was formed from human obsessions, resentment, and other emotions."
Qingye and Yuyuwu looked at each other, and simultaneously thought of what Hanzhou had said earlier.
Time is a very powerful force, and in theory, it shouldn't create something like a time travel army that destroys history.
"If this is true, the three major families are hiding it."
"This means that the emergence of the Time Travel Army is related to them. In the official records of the time, the three major families are portrayed as positive figures who resisted the Time Travel Army and protected history."
No wonder they wanted to silence them. If this matter were made public or spread privately by the Saniwa, the three major families and the current government would be suspected by the Saniwa, and would eventually fall apart.
"I suppose Lord Hanzhou already knows about this. If the problem lies with the source of time, how should we resolve it?"
Yu Yuwu looked quite troubled, while Qingye showed no sign of worry.
"Yuyugiri, we are all just mortals. Let's just do what we can." He picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea, and gestured for Mikazuki to sit down.
They need to discuss this matter in more detail.
Meanwhile, on Hanzhou's side, she watched her tea leaves being ruined and fell into an eerie silence. Standing beside her as punishment, heads bowed in guilt, were the Awataguchi twins, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, and, most surprisingly, Hisashiki Hasebe.
So what exactly happened? Let's rewind half an hour.
Namazuo originally intended to take Honebami to see the tea leaves they had dried the day before, but they ran into Tsurumaru Kuninaga on the way.
"Mr. Tsurumaru? Are you in some kind of trouble? It's rare to see you looking so troubled."
Out of curiosity, Namazuo asked the other party, after all, the impression this sword-wielding person gave was one of boundless energy and carefree attitude, and even Namazuo rarely saw this prince show a troubled expression.
“Ah, it’s a Namazuo.” Tsurumaru Kuninaga turned to look at the wakizashi twins and pointed to the beehive on the tree branch.
"I've discovered this, but it's quite difficult for one person to handle. Can you help me?"
The two wakizashi had excellent eyesight and naturally recognized the wasps on the tree branch. Wasps are not bees; they don't produce honey and are very likely to sting.
"Wow, it's a wasp! I never expected there to be this in our lord's house!"
"Well, after all, our lord wouldn't use force to interfere with the laws of nature. Our lord hasn't been back for a long time, so it's not surprising there's a hornet's nest." Tsurumaru Kuninaga put his hands on his hips, preparing to find some tools to deal with the hornet's nest.
"Then we'll help too."
"Um"
However, while they were looking for tools, they ran into Hasebe. Seeing the three of them in such a large group, Hasebe assumed that Tsurumaru Kuninaga was going to cause trouble again.
What are you planning to do?
"Oh dear, I wasn't planning on doing anything bad. There's a hornet's nest in the house, and I was just looking for some tools to get rid of it."
Tsurumaru Kuninaga looked helpless, and then pretended to be wronged and aggrieved.
Hasebe coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty, and turned his head away to avoid Tsurumaru Kuninaga's gaze.
"Uh, I know where the tools are."
But while the four people were cleaning the hornet's nest, someone slipped and poked the hornets through it.
Buzzing—
"We're doomed! Run, Honebami!"
"Wait, that's the direction!"
In their hasty escape, they accidentally knocked over the drying tea leaves and even trampled on a lot of them.
After hearing about their trouble, the Sanjo faction, the Date group, and the Awataguchi all arrived. Yagen originally thought only Namazuo and Honebami were there, but it turns out Hasebe was also among them!
"Hasebe, that's rare," Yagen teased Hasebe, who was standing awkwardly. Noticing Hasebe's pale face, he quickly began to comfort him.
Mikazuki approached the accidentally damaged tea leaves, picking up some with a hint of regret. "What a pity... and it's the rarest and most precious tea that's been damaged."
clang--!
Mikazuki's words were like a stone falling from the sky and hitting the four troublemakers on the head. Kanshu sighed, waved his hand, and gathered up the tea leaves scattered on the ground, setting them aside.
"You've really meant well but messed things up. We'll skip the four of you in this new round of attendants."
"yes--"
What a pity! Looks like I'll have to be careful with my tea these days. Luckily, I still have some wine in stock. Speaking of which, the wine buried under the peach tree is almost ready to be taken out.
Although Han Zhou thought the matter was over, the four people who caused the trouble felt quite guilty.
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, seeing Tsurumaru Kuninaga looking unusually listless, sighed and then sat down opposite him with a cup of tea.
"Mr. Crane? Mr. Crane? Please cheer up, the lord hasn't held you accountable for your mistake."
"Ah...it's different, Guangfang. That tea is the lord's favorite, not just because of its limited production, but also because it holds special meaning for him."
The original seeds for this tea were brought by Feng Qingyuan, and Hanzhou cherishes this type of tea.
"If only there were some way to compensate our lord..."
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