[Masayuki Canghong] Party Talk

Sanada Yukimura looked at the slender white fingers of Aoba pouring wine for him, the slender nape of his neck when he bowed his head, and the pearl flowers dotted in his hair, and felt that he was not much more comfortable than when Sachiko was sitting next to him.

Even the fingers are like girls...

"Sanada-sama," Aoba brought the wine cup in front of Sanada Yukimura, "it seems that he has been very uncomfortable since just now. Do you think the wine I poured will taste bad? Because I... am not a girl?" Said it was definitely teasing, but Aoba's tone was more simply asking the guests for their opinions.

At this moment, Aoba seems to have cleaned up the mood that she had lost her composure a moment ago, her eyes are calm and clear, but there is no moistness in her eyes that was full of love when she was dancing.

"Please don't get me wrong, Your Highness Aoba, I'm just not used to this kind of occasion," Sanada Yukimura took the wine cup from Aoba's hand and drank it in one gulp, then showed a somewhat happy smile, "Good wine."

Seeing Sanada Yukimura's smile, Aoba showed a bit of surprise on his face, then added wine to Sanada Yukimura's wine cup again, and filled his own wine cup, then raised the wine cup with both hands to meet Sanada Yukimura With a light touch: "Master Sanada, I am not 'Your Highness', you can call me 'Aoba'."

"Alright, Aoba-kun."

Probably because of the other party's self-esteem and persistent attitude, Sanada Yukimura unknowingly felt that the person sitting next to him was indeed a boy, and his attitude relaxed a lot.Only occasionally when there is eye contact with Aoba, Sanada Yukimura will still immediately think of Aoba's expression and posture when he dances, and when he thinks of his wavering at that time, he will feel rude to Aoba who is sitting next to him now.And at this time, if Maeda Keiji looked over with a smile, Sanada Yukimura would feel very troubled and pretend that he didn't see it.

"Master Sanada, do you have any interesting topics?" Aoba sat upright with her hands folded on her knees, half a body away from Sanada Yukimura. Something interesting to you, can you tell me directly if you have anything you want to talk about?"

Aoba's words and deeds made Sanada Yukimura realize that, compared to Maiko, Aoba is first of all a child, a teenage child, and can even be treated as a younger brother. Thinking of this, his unconscious attitude is a lot more easy-going: " Let's talk about the topic that Aoba-kun wants to talk about, I don't know much about things other than fighting, so talking about anything with Aoba-kun is a kind of learning for me."

Aoba thinks that Sanada Yukimura must have some kind of ability or temperament that can eliminate the difference of identity invisibly. The person in front of him is obviously older than himself, and he is also a general galloping on the battlefield, but his smile is more innocent than that of a boy. To be frank, is it because of this that Masamune-sama is...

Sanada Yukimura watched Aoba slowly lower his eyelids, as if he was thinking about something, so he didn't bother him, but took advantage of this gap to try to cover with the wine cup, and pretended to aim in the direction of Date Masamune inadvertently.As for why he "pretended to be inadvertent", he didn't even realize his conscious behavior.

Sachiko still had a generous attitude, sitting at a position where she might touch Date Masamune's elbow if she moved a little closer. She seemed to say something interesting, and Date Masamune's single eyes narrowed in pleasure. , The eyebrows and the corners of the lips also stretched out at the same time, and it seemed that he was in a good mood.

Sanada Yukimura also smiled as if he was infected, and he was a little dazed while smiling.

"Master Sanada, what does Masamune-sama look like in your eyes?"

Aoba's dreamy voice came from beside him, Sanada Yukimura thought that the other party noticed that he was looking at Date Masamune, turned his head and found that although he was talking to himself, but the end of Aoba's gaze was Date Masamune.

Moist, full of unrequited love, eyes that can easily touch people's hearts.

It turned out that those were a pair of eyes that existed for His Highness Masamune.Aoba's undisguised, even if he is as dull as Sanada Yukimura, it is impossible not to understand.Such a child likes His Highness Masamune...

What does His Highness Masamune look like?What should Masamune Masamune look like?What I know the most is His Highness Masamune who stands opposite me on the battlefield. He can easily ignite his fighting spirit. He has the domineering aura of a strong man and a confident and firm personality. I couldn't help but search for His Highness Masamune, and when I saw his back, I couldn't help but want to chase him... But now when I was asked, I found that I still didn't know a lot about His Highness Masamune.For example, His Highness Masamune outside the battlefield occasionally has some words, expressions and actions that he can't understand the deep meaning of them at all. For example, His Highness Masamune in such an occasion is not the person he is familiar with.What kind of His Highness Masamune does Aoba-kun know?

"I have admired Masamune-sama since a long time ago." Aoba didn't seem to care about the answer to the question just now, and continued, "I am a child of a geisha, and I had the opportunity to meet Masamune-sama for the first time when I was ten years old. At that time, Masamune-sama was my age, but he was already very leader-like, and he could easily make others follow him willingly. At that time, Masamune-sama helped me who was being bullied because I didn’t have a father, and told me to make myself a better person. To be strong enough, to be strong enough to live in this world with your chest upright, but Masamune-sama must have never imagined that since then, all I have been thinking about is how to get to him as soon as possible, and in the end I chose the path my mother used to take .I don’t know if Masamune-sama still remembers me, but it’s enough for me to be able to sit beside Masamune-sama and listen to him talk when he needs it.”

Aoba, who tells her own story, narrates it in a tone that is immersed in memories and cherishes it from beginning to end, but it is also occasionally mixed with self-deprecating and imperceptible sadness.

"I'm sorry, Sanada-sama, for making you listen to such a boring story." Not knowing why she would easily tell the person in front of her, Aoba felt a little embarrassed at this moment, so she lowered her head and apologized.

"Mr. Qingye."

Sanada Yukimura's voice came from above his head, it was very soft, not like the voice of a general.Aoba raised his head and saw Sanada Yukimura smiling gently and inclusively like a child, his amber eyes were slightly rippled, and he said firmly: "His Masamune must remember you, And until now, I still take your matter to heart."

Hearing this, Aoba suddenly felt a little tight in his heart, and then something flowed out of his eyes, and his nose was a little sore, and he saw Sanada Yukimura immediately panicked: "Ah, Aoba-kun, I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Have you spoken yet?"

Aoba shook her head: "No, Sanada-sama."

Then he smiled: "Thank you, Sanada-sama."

Moist, a little red eyes, eyes that can easily touch people's hearts, only when they smile, they really look like a child.

Sanada Yukimura heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help laughing too.

"Ah? Yukimura, have you learned to bully others?" Keiji Maeda inserted in time as if he didn't want to waste any chance to tease Sanada Yukimura.

"No, Your Highness Keiji, I did not bully—"

"Maeda-sama, your friend is in my hands, please stop making fun of Sanada-sama on this topic." Mengji, who ran to Aoba's place at some point, was being held in Aoba's hands at this time, and Mengji Seemingly aware of his situation, he trembled cooperatively and begged for help from Qiantian Keiji with his eyes.

Maeda Keiji exaggeratedly exclaimed: "Ah——Aoba, you are too despicable! Besides, you actually help Yukimura?"

"Of course I want to help the adults who are serving." Aoba said solemnly.

"Hey, it's obviously a rival in love..." Maeda Keiji muttered.

"Huh? What?" Sanada Yukimura, who had been looking for an opportunity to intervene in the mediation, didn't hear it clearly—it may also be related to his own lack of awareness in a certain aspect.

And Aoba blushed: "Master Maeda, I'm going to tear up my ticket!"

"Wait! I was wrong! Let go of my Mengji, Aoba-sama!"

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The addition of geisha made the banquet more laughing, coupled with the cups of fine wine poured in soft voices, making people more relaxed and easy to get drunk. Some guests' voices became louder as they got drunk, and occasionally The heroic laughter came from the seats of several generals, causing some big names on the opposite side to frown and look sideways. On the one hand, they would complain that Date Masamune's "regardless of status" arrangement was not thorough, and on the other hand, they also took into account their own identities that they could not even be like generals. Have fun so casually.

From time to time during the banquet, people who sat closer to Date Masamune toasted Date Masamune, expressed their gratitude for being invited, and at the same time chatted about tea ceremony, food, waka, eagle hunting and other topics according to their preferences.The Lord of Oshu has a wide range of interests, both civil and military. Masamune Date can always talk about things he is interested in. If the other party has the same interests as himself, he will be even more open-minded. He will even drink more wine with the other party. cup.Tokugawa Ieyasu on the side has always had a common topic with Date Masamune in this aspect. Often Date Masamune was talking to other people, he would be asked for his opinion by one of them, and then naturally joined the discussion, just following Date He did not drink less at Masamune's pace.

Although there are some people who say "I came early and had a private drink with him" like Maeda Keiji and don't stick to toasting, Sanada Yukimura still thinks that, let alone representing himself, even on behalf of Kai, he should also formally respect Date Masamune, the host, has a cup.But toasting is not that simple. Sanada Yukimura has never participated in a banquet of this scale. The ones he has participated in are all banquets with only a few people, and they can talk and toast each other while seated.At this moment, Sanada Yukimura's seat was not too close to Date Masamune, and if he wanted to attract Date Masamune's attention at a noisy banquet, he had to call out to Date Masamune.Sanada Yukimura is originally an activist, but this time he has the consciousness of a heavy responsibility, so it is rare to imagine this plan in his mind first, and the conclusion is: if you want to attract everyone's attention and make others think that your attitude is very At the price of being rude, let's find another way.

So Sanada Yukimura began to observe how others did it.

After watching for a long time, I occasionally saw a person sitting near the end of the table raised his wine cup with both hands, bowed his head towards Date Masamune, and only took a sip of the wine after receiving Date Masamune's response-but this seemed It's all the development of the situation after the geisha next to the person toasting the toast walked to Date Masamune's side to convey.

Although Sanada Yukimura not only wanted to toast, but also wanted to personally express the gratitude that Takeda Shingen ordered to express on his behalf, but in such an inconvenient occasion, perhaps he could only do the minimum etiquette like that person just now.

Sanada Yukimura was about to ask Aoba to help him convey his desire to toast to Date Masamune, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first.

"Sanada-sama, do you want to toast Masamune-sama?"

As a server, Aoba is more free than other companions, so she can only pay attention to Sanada Yukimura's actions, so she naturally understands what the other party wants to do.

"Ah, yes," Sanada Yukimura smiled frankly, "Can I ask Aoba-kun to tell His Highness Masamune?"

Aoba bowed her head in obedience: "Okay, Sanada-sama."

Sanada Yukimura has been watching Aoba pass behind other guests, arrives at Date Masamune's table and kneels down, Sachiko moves back a little for the convenience of him talking to Date Masamune, Aoba saluted and then said something to Date Masamune What, then Sanada Yukimura saw Date Masamune looking towards him and raised his eyebrows. For some reason, he seemed a little displeased. Sanada Yukimura was about to pick up the wine cup, but Date Masamune turned to face him. After Aoba said something, he never turned his gaze to Sanada Yukimura's direction again, Sanada Yukimura suddenly felt something light in his heart, and then felt his throat was a little blocked.

Does His Highness Masamune not accept the toast from His Majesty?Sure enough, he was still angry because of the faux pas before the next one?

Sanada Yukimura, who was in a somewhat dazed and guilty mood, didn't even notice when Aoba came back, until the other party said: "'Let that guy come here by himself!'——That's what Masamune-sama said."

"Hmm...huh?" Sanada Yukimura opened his eyes wide, unable to react.

"Masamune-sama is waiting for you, Sanada-sama." Aoba said in an emphatic tone.

"Oh, yes. Thank you, Aoba-kun." Sanada Yukimura who didn't have time to think so much could only do what Date Masamune said.

Although Sanada Yukimura tried his best to move in a way that does not attract the attention of others, but he is not an unknown person. When he actually kneels on the place where Aoba knelt just now, the sights from different directions stab at him from time to time , which made him wonder whether it was wrong to do what Date Masamune said.

"Why did Yukimura go there?" Keiji Maeda, who was busy discussing the topic of love with the geisha who served him before, noticed that Sanada Yukimura was seated by Date Masamune because of the commotion that was not obvious but could not be ignored. There, I curiously asked Aoba who was left behind.

"Sanada-sama wanted to toast to Masamune-sama, but Masamune-sama let him go." Aoba felt that his current mood was a bit complicated, and he really didn't have a good tone to convey this matter.

Maeda Keiji also said with some joy or worry: "It seems that no one can stop the one-eyed dragon..."

"Did you ever stop Maeda-sama?" Aoba asked with some disapproval.

"Do you want me to stop Aoba-kun?" Maeda Keiji asked seriously without smiling.

Aoba lowered her eyes: "...this is not something I can interfere with."

"It's not something I can interfere with." Maeda Keiji replied looking at the two people on the main seat.

Others at this time——

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Haha, Masamune really hopes to have a chance to chat with Sanada!I also want to join!

Tadakatsu Honda: ...

Nagsogabe Motokin (surprised): Cyclops and Yukimura are really close!

Mao Liyuan (disdainfully): Hmph.

Sarutobi Sasuke (dumbfounded): Hey, don't you care about the dragon's right eye?that.

Katakura Kojuro (holding the forehead): ...

Tbc