"Your highness, this, this..."
Could the messenger have found out about this?
The moment Izumi Shikibu thought about this, she panicked. She could barely breathe. She paused and bowed, "For the sake of your reputation, you should leave quickly!"
Although the Heian Dynasty had adopted a system of marriage by marriage, it seemed very casual. In reality, the Heian Dynasty placed great importance on bloodlines.
Although Tachibana Daozhen was only a branch of the Tachibana family, the Tachibana family was also a descendant of the Emperor of Japan (Emperor Minda). During the Nara and Heian Dynasties, they had produced many ministers. They were a famous family, on par with the Minamoto family, the Taira family and the Fujiwara family.
Izumi Shikibu was the wife of Tachibana Daozhen, not a concubine. Her relationship with the Prince was obviously against the rules.
The Prince panicked. However, he was a member of the royal family after all. Faced with such a result, he could bear the consequences. He quickly calmed himself down and comforted her, "Don't panic. If I go out now, I will meet the person in question."
"You should meet him first. See if he has found out about us. Perhaps he is just a crude warrior and won't be able to find out."
"You are right, I have lost my composure." The Prince was handsome and his words were very infectious. After Izumi Shikibu was comforted, she felt that she had thought too much.
Although the Prince had not left the Tachibana Residence, the Tachibana Residence was huge. Would anyone dare to search it?
Even if the other party discovered something, as long as they were not caught red-handed, there was no need to worry.
As for other things, he would think about it after he met the other party.
Thinking of this, Izumi Shikibu instructed the maid, "If that is the case, go and invite the other party in."
She then asked the Prince, "Would you like to hide in the room?"
"No, I am a little worried. I want to observe from behind the scenes." The Prince insisted. This matter not only concerned Izumi Shikibu's reputation, but also his own. This was no small matter.
He felt that it was wonderful when he was having an affair. At this point, the Prince was really worried.
Since the Prince had said so, Izumi Shikibu did not try to persuade him. She nodded and instructed the maid to bring the person in.
When Pei Zi Yun walked in, he saw a young lady. Behind her was a curtain of silhouettes.
At this point in time, there were many different types of clothing for the ladies of the nobility. Seeing a warrior like Pei Zi Yun, Waizumi Shiki did not need to wear a full set of attire. She only wore a simple robe and had a few accessories on her. Although the accessories were covered with a thin layer of cotton to keep out the cold, this lady had bright eyes and white teeth. Her figure was graceful and alluring. She did not look fat at all, but instead looked rather flirtatious.
Pei Zi Yun looked at her and thought to himself, 'Although amongst the Three Talents Maids of Peace, this lady's position in history is second to none, but in terms of beauty, she's definitely number one.'
He lowered his eyes and gave a samurai salute: "Yamada Shinichi greets Madam."
"Yamada Shinichi? He's from the Yamada family?"
Pei Zi Yun replied, "Yes."
"So it's a samurai from the Yamada family. Get up and tell me about Lord Sho Zhen." Waizumi Shiki's gloominess and panic dissipated when he saw the young samurai enter. His expression softened as well.
Many of the nobles in the Peace Capital were obsessed with appearances. Even if Waizumi Shiki did not like Yamada Shinichi who had disturbed his life, his good looks and demeanor dispelled some of the bad feelings brought about by the panic.
Pei Zi Yun stood up and said, "Master Dao Zhen has been thinking about you ever since he was in Hequan. Even when he is busy with work, he still thinks about Madam Shi who is in the Ping An Capital. If not, he would not have asked me to deliver this letter."
This was, of course, a lie. Pei Zi Yun had arrived 'halfway'. How would he know what Tachibana Daozhen was thinking?
As for deep love, this Lady Shiki in front of him had married Tachibana Daozhen at the age of 19. He was 17 years older than her. Although the two of them had a sweet time in the early days of their marriage, and even gave birth to a daughter, not long after, Tachibana Daozhen became the guardian of Peace Capital, leaving Waizumi Shiki behind.
The age difference was huge, and they had not been together for a long time. How could there be any deep feelings?
Needless to say, as far as he knew, after becoming the guardian of Peace Capital, Tachibana Daozhen had another woman to spend time with. She would remember to send someone to ask Waizumi Shiki how she was doing in the Peace Capital. It was probably because she had heard bad news.
But Pei Zi Yun naturally had to say good things about Yamada Shinichi. This was in line with his identity.
Waizumi Shiki did not believe what he said. After listening, a trace of sadness appeared on her beautiful face. She sighed, "If he really missed me, why did he not send a letter for so long? Why did he only send you now?"
But as soon as she said this, she realized that she had lost her composure. She quickly covered it up and looked at the young samurai in front of her.
Seeing that the young samurai's expression was indifferent, she felt relieved and said, "Since he asked you to come from so far away, you must have brought a letter, right?"
"Yes, please take a look." Pei Zi Yun handed the letter to the maid, and the maid handed it over.
Opening the letter, Waizumi Shiki's eyes fell on it. After looking at it for a long time, she closed the letter, "Old friends live in old places, it is hard to know that their hearts have changed. I didn't expect that so much time had passed. Reading this letter, I feel a little sad."
She asked again, "From Peace Capital to the Peace Capital, the journey was long, was there only Yamada-kun?"
Pei Zi Yun explained according to his own character, "There were three people when we set off. On the way, we encountered bandits and one died. After arriving at the Peace Capital, another died last night."
Waizumi Shiki was a little surprised and covered her mouth, "Could it be that there was danger in the Peace Capital?"
"It could be the work of ghosts." Pei Zi Yun told Waizumi about the 'ominous signs' he encountered after arriving at the Peace Capital. When he said this, he carefully observed Waizumi Shiki's expression.
Waizumi Shiki was very beautiful. Even after hearing this, she was a little pale and used her fan to cover her expression, but it did not hide her beauty.
"This is too scary!" Waizumi Shiki looked at Pei Zi Yun in panic, and there was no gentleness from before.
The nobles of the Peace Capital usually avoided these things. Who would be willing to get involved with someone related to this matter?
She was young and still had a little playfulness of a young girl. She was married, and her charm was mixed together. It was no wonder that more than one prince would be attracted to her, like a moth flying into a flame.
However, Pei Zi Yun did not have many thoughts about such a beauty. He just frowned, "She doesn't have much demonic and evil energy."
Pei Zi Yun had a conclusion in his heart.
"If it wasn't for Waizumi Shiki's superb acting skills, this matter has nothing to do with her."
"Of course, the most important thing is that the oxcart parked at the door must belong to the prince. Since the other party is staying here, it is impossible for Waizumi Shiki to go to the inn to attack Yamazaki Ichiro."
"Who is the woman who ran at night? To be able to wear such jewelry, she must not be an ordinary woman. "
Pei Zi Yun secretly glanced at the curtain.
Behind the curtain, there was a faint red and yellow aura. It was the dragon aura of Japan. The person inside must be a prince. In theory, this was invulnerable. However, thinking of the legends about the various female ghosts in the Peace Capital, even in the Emperor's harem, there were often women who turned into evil spirits. This was difficult to guarantee.
And in this case, the range was too wide, and it was difficult to determine the identity of the other party.
"Yamada-kun, thank you for sending the letter. It's really hard." Waizumi Shiki slightly bowed his head to express his gratitude, and asked, "What are your plans next? Are you going back immediately, or? "
After Waizumi Shiki finished this sentence, he immediately explained, "I plan to write a reply for you to pass to Lord Dao Zhen and ask when you will go back."
Pei Zi Yun replied, "In addition to this matter, Lord Dao Zhen also gave me other tasks. It will probably take some time. After you finish writing, you can send someone to the inn to find me."
Still, Waizumi Shiki was a little depressed when he left without asking anything.
However, if this matter was made clear and the other party found out, it would not be good. He said a few more words to Waizumi Shiki and asked him to leave.
As soon as Pei Zi Yun left, Waizumi Shiki turned to look at the prince who came out from behind the curtain, "Your Highness, do you think Yamada has found out about us?"
If it was not to continue to investigate, why would the other party stay in the Peace Capital?
The prince had seen Yamada Shinichi clearly from behind the curtain. The other party was a handsome young man, which should have given him a good impression.
However, when it came to the matter of having an affair with Waizumi Shiki, he could not help but feel a little annoyed. The prince's expression was a little ugly, but he still comforted Waizumi Shiki, "Don't worry, I will handle it."
Under Waizumi Shiki's expectant gaze, he walked out slowly. When he was outside and got on the ox cart, he could not help but sigh.
"This matter is a little difficult to handle."
"If this person continues to stay, he will definitely find out about this matter. Tachibana Michinoku has a close relationship with Fujiwara Daoist, and is one of his advisors. Besides, the Tachibana family also has scruples, and the opinion of her father, Oe Masashi, has to be considered. What should I do now?"
Not to mention that the Tachibana family was the descendant of Emperor Minda, in the second year of Tianhei Shengbao (750 BC), the imperial court bestowed the surname of an official to the Tachibana family. They even had two generations of empresses, Fujiwara Mitsuko and Tachibana Yoshiko.
Although in the past ten years, the Tachibana family had slowly declined from an official to a lower-middle class noble family, far away from the center of power, they were still a respectable family.
The prince did not know that the Tachibana family would continue to decline. He still had some scruples about the Tachibana family that once controlled the imperial court. Tapping the back of his hand with his fan, he suddenly had an idea. Seeing that the ox cart had reached a secluded place, he suddenly called for it to stop.
"Prince, don't you intend to return to your residence first?" The Right Guard came forward and asked, thinking that the prince wanted to go somewhere else.
The prince opened the curtain and said to the Right Guard with a hint of hesitation on his face, "It's not like that. I just feel uneasy, and I want someone to take care of a matter."
The Right Guard had followed the prince for many years. Thinking of what had happened today, he suddenly realized, "Are you going to get rid of this samurai from Izumi?"
In the Heian era, the status of samurai was not high.
Although the power of the imperial court (the emperor) had declined, and for several generations, it was still a piece of cake to deal with a mere samurai.
As the prince's confidant, the Right Guard did not mind doing some dirty work.
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