On the 16th day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Yonglu (1564), just after the Lantern Festival, Yu Qiuhei took Ashi and her maid to mingle in the caravan of Sena's name Yoshihiro and head to Kitaoe.

From Ohara to Omi, you have to pass through the hostile Mino, so it is impossible to go there sway. If Yu Qiuhei needs to go to Omi, you will usually ride a horse and pass it. As long as it is not in martial law, no one will care about him. But this time, I have to take Ashi, the princess, and it is impossible to ride a horse like before. The girl who can't bear the bitterness is not willing to dress up as a peasant woman, so she had to hang out in the caravan. Fortunately, Ashi was unexpectedly easy to get along with, basically without the airs of a princess, and was approachable like an ordinary girl, and soon became familiar with Yu Qiuhei - maybe this is also the reason why she is popular among Ohara Samurai.

However, since he left Weizhang's territory, Ashi, who was sitting in the carriage, kept crying. It would be fine if others cried. A beautiful girl like Ashi sat in the carriage with pear blossoms and rain. Yuqiu was afraid that her caravan would be stopped and questioned, so she had to go to Ashi's carriage in person to coax her.

"Ashi, stop crying." Yu Qiuhei sat opposite Ashi and comforted softly: "What's so unhappy to tell my brother." Since the group was in Mino's territory, Yu Qiuhei could not call a princess at a time, and it was too easy for others to discover it. So the two agreed to be brother and sister. After all, Yu Qiuhei only told Sena's yoshi Yoshi and the identities of several guards around him.

"Brother Hongye..." Asi raised his head with tears in his eyes, his eyes crossed Yu Qiuping, and looked at Ozawa who was gradually moving away behind him, "Ai doesn't want to marry that far away..."

"Don't worry Ashi, it's not far away." Although Ashi is already 16 years old this year, Yu Qiuping still coaxes with a tone of coaxing the little girl: "It's only a few dozen miles from Omi to Ohara. I'll be back in a carriage or two, not far at all."

"But there is Mino in the middle!" Asici sobbed and shook her head, tears kept shaking in her swollen eyes: "Don't the Mino Saito family doesn't like our Oda family? We don't let our people pass through the border! Isn't it just that I have to disguise myself in this time? Then, Aici wants to come back to find his brother, mother, and relatives and friends. Where can he come back? I won't know if he can see him in this life."

Yu Qiuhei sighed, not knowing how to comfort him. After all, Ashi is telling the truth. Ohara and Ome are separated by the hostile Saito family. Unless the Oda family can defeat Mino, Ashi will never be able to return to the Oda family. Moreover, in this era of boyish preferences, the married daughter is like splashed water, and there is no chance to go back to her parents' home.

"My mother is not young anymore, and I don't know if she can see her again." Asici sobbed intermittently, but his eyes did not leave from Okara for a moment: "Dad left early, and his second brother was also killed by Nobunaga. My mother still has a bad relationship with her brother. I have also gone to Ori, so lonely mom should be in the future."

"I haven't had a good meal with my brother yet. I cried again that night on Lantern Festival. My brother coaxed me for a long time, but I was still throwing a temper." Ashi held the handkerchief with his little hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "And I am also unawares, uncles, aunts and the others, I am very likely to never see you again... I have lived for more than ten years, so I may never go back... I miss home, Brother Hongye..."

Asichi said slowly, but he hadn't heard Yu Qiuping's response for a long time. She withdrew her gaze from a distance in surprise, but found that Yu Qiuping's eyes were also red, and her eyes were straight past her and looking towards the West - that was the direction of Ming Dynasty.

"Brother Hongye, are you homesick, too?" Ashi's silver bell-like voice rang in his ears, slowly pulling Yu Qiuping's thoughts back.

"Yes," Yu Qiuping sighed, "Ashi may still have a chance to go home, but I definitely can't go back."

"I will never see those people in this life again." Yu Qiuping muttered to himself with some sadness, and tears flowed down his cheeks silently.

Suddenly, a cold touch came from his cheeks. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and found that Ashi was leaning forward slightly, with a few strands of hair hanging on his chest, stretching out his little hand, and using a handkerchief that had been wet in tears to help Yu Qiuping wipe his tears.

"Thank you." Yu Qiuping tried hard to squeeze out a smile and stopped her tears.

"Brother Hongye should not be sad either... Sorry," Ashi lowered his head apologetically, as pitiful as a frightened little rabbit. "It was Ashi who shouldn't have said those words just now, which made Brother Hongye sad."

"I don't know anyone when I arrive in a new place," Ashi bit his lips tightly and continued to whisper in the voice of a thin mosquito: "Strangers, strange places... I may miss home every day in the future, and I will be particularly sad. How can I get through it?"

Homesick...yes.

Yu Qiuping subconsciously touched his neck to find the only connection between him and his family in his previous life - the string of maple leaf pendants given to him by his parents. However, it was empty.

I almost forgot that when I was in the small wooden house in Suruga, I tied it around her neck with Kaede Imakawa for the first time and never got it back.

Because that was my love token to her, proving my love for her, just like my father did to my mother.

Yu Qiuping was suddenly stunned and burst into tears to make him laugh.

He looked at Ashi's somewhat surprised gaze and comforted softly: "Ashi, don't think so. Brother can tell you a way, you won't miss home every day, and you won't be sad every day."

"What kind of method is it?" Asichi raised his head curiously and asked.

Yu Qiuping stretched out a finger, shook it gently in front of Ashi's face, and gently spit out a word.

"like."

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"Love?" Asichi was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what Yu Qiuping meant.

"Yes," Yu Qiuping smiled. The sweet memories of the past few years have flowed like a tide, instantly diluting the bitterness of homesickness. "If you can find love in a strange place, you will no longer feel sad and sad. Love others, and cherish other people's love. In love, the pain will be diluted."

"Home is not just a place where you were born and lived all the time," Yu Qiuping slowly turned his gaze from the west to Kuroda Castle in the south. He seemed to be able to see the walls of Kuroda Castle, the white Tensou inside the city, Imakawa Kaede in the bedroom on the third floor of Tensou, Yu Qiucen in her arms, and Yu Qiushang and Yu Qiuyu who were sitting on the tatami playing.

In an instant, the words that Imagawa Kaede said on the snow in the city of Junfu many years ago suddenly echoed in his ears.

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"Anyway, no matter that much," Imagawa Kaede stood on tiptoe and leaned against Yu Qiukai's ear and said softly: "When you say 'I'm back', I will definitely wait for you at home and say 'Welcome back' to you."

Yu Qiuping suddenly felt that the softest part in his heart suddenly collapsed. He raised his arms and hugged the girl tightly into his arms. In the heavy snow, the young couple hugged each other for a long time.

The cold in my heart is also dispelled by the warmth of the girl.

The road of the past is unbearable to look back on, so I can only keep moving forward on this road. I have lost my original life, my parents, my relatives and friends, and everything I have lost.

However, I no longer feel emptiness, loneliness and inexplicable sadness.

Because there is love, there will be home.

Because I have you there, I still have a place to go back.

"Go home."

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"Because there is a place where love will be home." Yu Qiuping said with a smile to Ashi, who is about the same age as he was at that time, "Go to Omi to find love. If you love your husband, your husband will definitely love you. At that time, Xiaogu Castle will be your other home. If you stay at home, you won't feel lonely and sad."

"But Brother Hongye, will Lord Changzheng like Ashi?" Ashi asked timidly at his fingertips with some concern.

"Don't worry, Changzheng is my brother, I know him very well." Yu Qiuping smiled, "He is just a fool full of justice. Although he may be shy and dull, he will definitely love you very much."

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What Yu Qiuping expected was indeed not bad.

After Yu Qiuhei arrived in Otani Castle, the Oda family and the Asai family officially signed an alliance treaty. Asai, who had been in seclusion for a long time, appeared for a long time to host the wedding for his children. Yu Qiuhei also attended the wedding as a representative of the Oda family.

When Ashi, wearing white Kifu, walked slowly towards Asai Nagamasa under the guidance of his maid, the entire wedding scene was stunned. Everyone was immersed in Ashi's beauty and could hardly extricate themselves, and could hardly take their eyes off her for even a moment. Under such circumstances, Ashi's cheeks inevitably showed a hint of blush, but they were particularly attractive against the background of the foundation.

She walked timidly towards the stranger whom she had never met. She took a step closer and smaller steps, but her heart was getting faster and faster. He almost dared not look directly at his face.

Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came. Asichi raised his head in panic and found that the "husband" had walked in front of him. What caught his eye was a handsome but gentle face. His face also had a shy blush, his lips opened and closed many times, but he was nervously unable to speak. However, those passionate and loving eyes expressed the love of a man.

Ashi felt like he was in a dream for a moment, and he felt a wonderful feeling surged throughout his body, and it was a little unreal. He was so close to him and so close to his husband.

Reason told Ashi what she should say to break the silence. But even she had thousands of words coming to her heart, but she couldn't remember a word when she came to her mouth. Finally, the words were popped up were a strange greeting.

"I'm glad to meet you!"

"I'm glad to meet you!"

To Ashi's surprise, the man who was so nervous that he couldn't even speak clearly also popped up the same greeting that was inexplicable that should not be used at the wedding.

Both of them laughed suddenly, smiling like two children.

I feel warm in my heart, and I don’t know why I feel very at ease.
Chapter completed!