Chapter 186 29. Looking Around, the City of Oda Is Full of Brilliance

At first sight, I felt pity for her; at second sight, I was even more delighted.

At the age of nine, Ah Shi already looked like the most beautiful woman in the Warring States Period. She was originally the cutest age, and with the love of her father and brother, she was well-versed in food, clothing, housing and transportation. You can say she was a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, or a celestial being who had transcended the world.

Xiao Pingtai was stunned by what he saw, but of course he was just admiring her. If Ah Shi was nineteen years old, then Xiao Pingtai might really have some obscene and pornographic thoughts, but unfortunately Ah Shi was only nine years old now. Xiao Pingtai had no such bad taste at all, and was not the scumbag in some historical novels who dared to sleep directly at the age of twelve and was still happy after sleeping.

Of course, it was not only Xiao Pingtai who was stunned, but also Aji and the others who were kneeling a little further away waiting for orders were also in a different world at this time, and were speechless at this amazing scene.

Xiao Pingtai quickly came to his senses. It was not good for Xiao Pingtai, a man from another family, to stare at her sister who was not married. Although Japan does not have such strict and terrifying separation between men and women, a gentleman should not be reckless in his conduct. He quickly turned his head to look at the other children. The genes of the Oda family seemed to be really good. None of them were ugly. They were basically above average and all looked good.

Nobunaga seemed to have seen many people like this. He was also very proud that everyone in his family was so good-looking. Seeing that Kobayata was a little dazed, he did not take it as an offense. Instead, he applauded repeatedly and asked Aichi to greet Kobayata.

"Hello, Lord Tansho." Aichi was obviously not constrained by his brother to become a typical lady. Come to think of it, Oda Nobunaga's personality was not a constrained and old-fashioned conservative. How could Aichi, the sister he raised, be cold? Come to think of it, she should be a lively and cheerful girl.

After Aichi greeted Kobayata happily, she wanted to change her clothes and go out to play. [Note 1]

She first sat next to Nobunaga, poured some tea for Nobunaga, and smiled like a lady while listening to Kobayata and Nobunaga's chat. Then, probably because she felt that she had fulfilled her duty as a companion, she gently tugged at Nobunaga's trouser leg. Nobunaga seemed to be unaware, and lifted up the teacup and blew away the non-existent hot air on it.

"We have guests today, so we can't do that." Before Nobunaga finished speaking, he saw Ichi's mouth purse, as if she was about to cry.

"It's okay, it's okay! If Princess Ichi wants to go out, let her go! She will definitely feel bored listening to these economic talks here." Kobayata subconsciously defended Ichi.

"Kobayata, my sister is spoiled, do you think she is really crying?" Nobunaga had obviously been teased by his good sister, and he was not afraid that Ichi would cry at all.

Looking at Ichi again, she was really annoyed that her plan was discovered by Nobunaga, and she was just one step away from saying "humph!"

I can only say that no matter how the times change, no matter how the years pass, this world still looks at the face. People who look good look good in everything, and people who look good can act cute and coquettish. Moreover, Ah Shi is only nine years old this year. When she gets married in five or six years, I don’t know what kind of beauty she will become.

Even though Xiao Pingtai has seen a lot of storms, there are at least two hundred heroines in short videos. As for the girl groups that change every few months in the future, there are dozens of them every year. Even the beautiful girls that appear once in five thousand years have been seen several times, but they can’t compare with Ah Shi in front of him.

At this time, the light of a grain of rice is not as bright as the moon in the sky. If those girl groups that are carved out of the same mold after plastic surgery and the so-called "pure natural" beautiful girls stand next to Ah Shi now, it is inevitable to be ashamed, and it is right to feel inferior.

Thinking of the protagonists in some time-travel novels I have read before, they are just dreaming, and they are collecting beauties of the Warring States period like collecting cards. Xiao Pingtai speculated maliciously that these authors are probably still single dogs in reality. So I put my feelings in this novel to make myself feel good.

Kobayata did not dare to have such unrealistic thoughts, and could only shake his head and throw away such unrealistic thoughts.

He was just a general of the Yamanouchi clan. Although he had become the governor of Ejiri Castle, this status was far from that of Aichi. [Note 2] Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's status and position allowed him to marry Aichi, but Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu had already married the princess of the Uesugi Terutora family, and it was impossible for him to marry another wife.

It is estimated that Aichi's life trajectory will not change unexpectedly. He will marry Omi no Takashi, who will soon defeat the Sasaki Rokkaku clan in the Battle of Norada and change his name from Asai Kenmasa to Asai Nagamasa. He will gain a strong and powerful support for his brother's hegemony in Mino and Kyoto, and then all kinds of tragic stories will happen, and he will eventually die in the raging fire of Kitanosho.

While Kobayata was thinking about things, Nobunaga was not idle either. He waved his hand and asked the attendants to take his brothers and sisters, including Aichi, away. After all, most of them were still children, and they couldn't sit still at their age. They just introduced themselves to Xiao Pingtai and performed the etiquette of hospitality.

When Aichi heard her brother Nobunaga order the servants to take them away, she seemed to be liberated and could go out to play again, without being constrained in this teahouse that was a bit dull and boring for her. Her back looked brisk and lively.

Nobunaga watched the seven or eight children, big and small, being sent away, nodded, and then talked with Xiao Pingtai about some problems encountered in governing the country, such as the coastal management of the Nagara River and the Kiso River, the formulation and collection of the Tsushima local commercial tax, and the management and disposal of the Monzen-machi of Atsuta Jingu Shrine.

The two of them talked for a long time without realizing it. Kobayata was always absent-minded, with a shadow always in his mind. Nobunaga also enjoyed the conversation. In the years of military service, he was very happy to have someone to chat with him (although it was still about national governance).

Kobayata was treated to dinner by Nobunaga, and left the city with a little melancholy.

[Note 1]: Men seemed to not need to change clothes when going in and out, but the clothes of women of such samurai nobles were often long and dragged on the ground. Some of the hems dragged on the ground for more than one meter. Such clothes must not be worn outside, and they must be changed into shorter coats.

[Note 2]: The main reason why Asai Nagamasa was able to marry Aichi was that he occupied the natural advantage of the historical position of northern Omi, which could support Nobunaga in attacking the Saito clan and the Rokkaku clan. The second was the 70,000 to 80,000 kan of territory and family property, otherwise how could Nobunaga be willing to marry his most beautiful sister to him.