On August 8, 1560, the third year of Eiroku, it was the wedding day of the clan and Sakura. The samurai and wealthy families of the Oda family, except for a few who could not attend, were almost all concentrated in Atsuta Jingu. However, due to the fact that the Oda family was now in a period of great development and had many retainers, only a few dozen high-ranking samurai were arranged in the main hall, while the other samurai could only welcome the newcomers in the courtyard outside the hall.

All of these samurai wore gorgeous kimonos, regardless of their status, and the ladies who followed them were also dressed brightly, for fear that others would compare them to them.

Just as everyone was talking to each other, three discordant figures suddenly appeared in the Atsuta Shrine, and they were not wearing kimonos, but shiny armor that had been wiped out. This outfit and such an occasion look very nondescript.

The three of them are none other than the famous Jinjia trio under the command of the Takayama clan of the Oda family. In the eyes of the three of them, the lord's wedding, if he wears too ordinary, he can't show the majesty of the lord, but the three of them put together the night before, and they simply wear this most decent. However, on wedding occasions, they were not allowed to wear coats, so they did not put a hanori on the armor. Ignoring the ridicule and envy of the other samurai, the three of them were chatting warmly with the samurai they knew each other.

"The newcomer has arrived!" With a shout from the master of ceremonies, Maeda Toshiya, the samurai ended their conversation one after another, and lined up on both sides of the courtyard to welcome the newcomer.

I saw that at the main entrance of Atsuta Shrine, the Takayama clan was wearing a black kimono and a striped folded skirt. The folding fan with ivory fan bone and silk fan surface inserted in the waist is at the forefront. Sakura is wearing an all-white tail kimono and a white hat behind her, and because the hat is wide and Sakura has her head down, she can't see her face.

The samurai thought of this woman's appearance, so that the clan clan would marry this woman even if he angered the lord. It must be very good-looking.

On either side of the clan and Sakura, there were two girls of five or six years old, also dressed in white kimonos, holding a copper basin in one hand and water in the other hand, flicking at the newcomer. Two white-clothed maids followed behind Sakura, one holding a pure white aster and the other holding a Taidao Muramasa.

As soon as the newcomer team entered the main hall, there was a drum sound in the hall, and from both sides of the back of the temple, six Yale shrine maidens wearing flat gold sleeves walked out, holding copper bells, folding fans, and Yang Tongzhi in their hands.

After the clan and Sakura came to the statue, the Yaraku shrine maiden began to perform the kagura for everyone in the hall to the beat of the drum and the sound of copper bells. But before he could have his time, Asakagura was over.

After the god prayed for the newcomer, the clan secretly complained, not for anything else, just for the two large wine pots and two shallow cups placed in front of him, although the degree of sake is low, but it can't stand to drink 339 times to hand over a glass of wine, and drink it, but each cup has to be drunk three times, this is not a heart to toss people.

Raising her eyes to look at Sakura, who was sitting opposite, she was also looking at herself with a happy face, as if she didn't take the 339 glasses of wine seriously at all.

When the two of them sat down, the samurai began to pour wine in turn according to their status, and when they poured the wine, they did not forget to say some words, and the clan and Sakura also thanked them one by one.

Kinoshita Tojiro is at the bottom of the list, he looks at the clan and Sakura with great envy, a few months later, he is also about to hold a wedding with Ning Ning, but he is just a poor ashigaru, he can't afford to hold such a god ceremony, he can only hold a simple human front ceremony, even so, the samurai who agreed to attend are few and pitiful, even if they agree to attend, they are only some ashigaru heads and flag ashigaru, and there is no middle and senior samurai, which is doomed to his wedding will be very tragic.

When it was Kinoshita Toyoshiro's turn to pour the wine, after listening to him finish his words of blessing, he said: "Takayama-sama, in the next few months, I will also hold a wedding with Asano Nagakatsu's daughter Nene Ning, and I hope that Takayama-sama will be able to attend when the time comes, please!" After speaking, he knelt on the ground and looked at the clan with anticipation.

"You monkey, don't get out of here, this is the place for you to go wild." Before the clan could speak, Shibata Katsuie, who was not far away, rushed over in three steps and two steps, and scolded Kinoshita Toyoshiro.

Kinoshita Tojiro also felt a little rude, and hurriedly wanted to apologize to the clan. ,

When the samurai saw him lose his temper like this, they laughed continuously, and Kinoshita Toyoshiro blushed, and stood up in a panic and didn't know what to do.

"Kinoshita-sama, on your wedding day, the clan will definitely bring his wife and retainers to congratulate you."

Kinoshita Tojiro couldn't believe his ears, he just invited the clan to attend with the mentality of trying it out, and he added his gaffe just now, so he was ready to be rejected, but who would have thought that the clan would actually agree, and also bring his wife and retainers, if this is the case, then there will be more than 10 people attending the wedding. Ha Luha, finally broke through 10 people, and when I go back, I must tell Ning Ning the good news.

"Hey! Why are you standing here giggling, you monkey, why don't you get out of here! ”

Kinoshita Tojiro snorted and left. Seeing that the relationship between Shibata Katsuie and Kinoshita Toyoshiro was so strained, the clan thought to himself, should he adjust it?

The whole process of handing over the glass of wine lasted for nearly half an hour, and at this moment the samurai were eating, and the noise and laughter were endless.

And at this moment, an ashigaru who was standing guard outside the gate came to the clan and said, "My lord, there are a few wild samurai outside the door who claim to be relatives of the lady and ask to see me. ”

The clan did not feel happy when he saw Sakura because of the arrival of his relatives, but frowned, and he had an idea in his heart, originally he thought that Sakura had no relatives in this world, but who would have thought that there would be many more now, this is really poor in the downtown and no one asks, rich in the mountains have distant relatives.

I only heard Sakura say thoughtfully: "My lord, when Sakura was in the most danger, they watched coldly, can you not see them?" ”

The clan's heart is like a mirror, if these people are kind to Sakura, then why haven't they heard her mention it, only to hear him snort coldly and say: "Hmph, for Lu to see nothing, I want to see what else they have to say after meeting." ”

After a while, three wild samurai dressed in coarse linen clothes with swords at their waists walked in, one of them was in his 30s, and the other two were only 15 or 6 years old. They walked quickly to the front of the clan, and the older man smiled humbly and said: "Hehe, Takayama-sama, the villain is Sakura's third uncle Saburo Guard, I heard that you don't have a sect yet, and you don't have your own people to do things in the future, so the villain thought about it, so he brought two unfilial sons to join you." ”

After speaking, he knelt on the ground, and the two children who followed him also knelt down, seeing that the clan did not speak, Saburo Beiwei said to Sakura again: "Sakura-chan, my uncle said a long time ago, you must be better than the other brothers and sisters in the family, you see, sure enough, I haven't seen you for a few years, not only recognize Shibata-sama as my father, but also marry Takayama-sama, uncle is really happy for you, look at your two younger brothers, they are so old, they haven't married a wife yet, you know a lot of people, but you have to help and bother a lot." ”

Sakura is a girl after all, and she was fine before she saw her relatives, but now that she has seen them, and hearing them speak so respectfully now, she has begun to soften her heart a little. "Uncle ......"

Sakura was about to speak, but the clan waved her hand to interrupt her to continue, and then stared at the three people kneeling on the ground with cold eyes, and Saburo Bei suddenly felt cold. I only heard the clan say lightly: "Is the performance over?" Then let me ask you, where was your uncle when Sakura needed help the most, where was your uncle when she went to be a layman, and where was your uncle when he was most difficult? If you have the face to answer, I will take you as a retainer. ”

Saburo Bingwei thought well before he came, as long as he could climb the big tree of Shibata Katsuya, it would be regarded as a glorious ancestor, and it would be more perfect if he could change his surname to Shibata, even if he took a step back, it would be good to become a member of the Takayama clan, he had long heard that the Oda Hall was very fond of him, and he also heard that the Takayama clan was married, and the samurai of all Owari were busy giving gifts, what a great power this is, as long as he can be taken in, then he doesn't have to look at other people's faces. When his son has made great achievements in the future, won a reward, and recruited a few retainers to live the addiction of being the lord, what a beautiful thing it should be!

Saburo Bingwei is Sakura's own uncle, and when she was a retainer for her father, she grew up watching Sakura, so Saburo Bingwei knew her very well, and he knew that he was soft-hearted, even if he stood by and watched back then, but after all, blood is thicker than water, and they are not good at the wedding, as long as they talk about it well, although they may be scolded a few times, but they will still be accepted as a retainer in the end.

After making up his mind, Saburo Bingwei smiled awkwardly, and did not answer the question of the clan, but said to Sakura: "Sakura, my uncle did snub you, but when you were a child, your uncle loved you the most at home, you see that your uncle is so old, and he will count on you in the future, you can't leave your uncle alone." ”

His words have completely moved Sakura, but Saburo Bei miscalculated a little, Sakura's heart is soft, but the heart of the clan is very hard. Seeing that Sakura was about to speak again, the clan clan preemptively said: "If you say it's over, then get out of the house, and if you appear in front of me and Sakura again, kill... Not... Pardon! ”

Saburo Bingwei wanted to explain again, but the clan didn't give him a chance to explain at all. Seeing Sakura staring blankly into the distance, the clan said, "Sakura, remember, you are the daughter of Lord Shibata and the main wife of my Takayama clan, and you have nothing to do with the original family, they are just strangers to you." It's not worth feeling sorry for them. ”

Sakura nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and said softly, "Sakura listens to adults." ”