Japan's Warring States Period: The Rise of the Wakasa Tiger

Chapter 87 Marriage Achieved
The three of them chatted together, and before they knew it, the sun was setting. Rokkaku Sadanari felt a little reluctant to leave. He was quite satisfied with the young head of the Takeda family in front of him. It is no exaggeration to say that if he was his son, Rokkaku Sadanari might be willing to hand over the position of head of the family to him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Rokkaku Sadanari remembered that there was one important matter that he had not mentioned, which was the marriage between the Rokkaku and Takeda clans.

"Your Highness Izu no Kami, please forgive me for saying so much, but are you married now? Do you have any children?" Rokkaku Sadanari asked knowingly.

"I got married last year, but have no children yet," Xinzhong replied.

"Whose princess is this, so blessed?"

"To be honest, I am the daughter of Kumagai, a native of Wakasa."

"Kumagai clan..." Rokkaku Sadanori pretended to think, "But is it the princess of Kumagai Katsunaoie, the hereditary retainer of the Takeda clan?"

"That's right." Xin nodded.

"Alas, what a pity." Rokkaku Sadanari sighed, "My daughter is also of marriageable age, but it's a pity that she doesn't have the blessing to marry into the Takeda family."

Rokukaku Tadayori's meaning was very clear. If Xinzhong coveted Rokukaku's care in the future, he would try every means to persuade him to marry his daughter to him, even if it meant abolishing the current wife. If Xinzhong valued feelings and was grateful, he would not have the idea of ​​marrying another wife and would not respond to his words.

The fact is, Xinzhong chose the latter.

"Whoever can marry the princess of the Rokukaku family will be blessed by heaven. Your Highness should not be anxious. When the time comes, everything will fall into place naturally." Xinzhong responded naturally.

"I originally thought so, but after meeting Your Highness today, I felt I could not wait any longer." Obviously, Rokkaku Sadayasu was very satisfied with Nobushige's response, which also made him determined to marry his beloved daughter to the Wakasa Takeda clan.

"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Xinzhong pretended to be surprised.

"Your Highness, if you don't want to give up, how about taking our little daughter A-Rin into the Takeda family?" Rokkaku Sadanari's eyes were sincere and his words were even more earnest.

"Your Highness Danzheng, please don't joke with me. I already have a family." Xinzhong said in fear and trepidation.

"I know you already have a wife, can you take my daughter as a concubine?" Rokkaku Sadanari asked.

"The princess of the Rokkaku family cannot become a concubine of my Takeda family. No, no." Nobushige waved his hands quickly.

"You guy, we in the Rokkaku family don't think it's inappropriate, so what are you hesitating about?" Although he couldn't stand Nobushige's excuses, considering that he was respectful to him just now and his words were quite appropriate, Rokkaku Yoshitaka finally couldn't help but interrupt.

"After all, she is the princess of the Rokkaku family. I can't bear to let her follow me to Hokuriku to be a concubine." Xinzhong sighed deeply.

"This is all my idea. As long as Your Highness doesn't mind, let's do it this way, okay?" Rokkaku Dinglai asked with a smile.

"How could I dislike it? It's just... I'm afraid that the princess will be wronged." Xinzhong said with difficulty.

"Rin is my youngest daughter, and she has never traveled far away from home. Fortunately, Wakasa is right next to Omi, and Obama and Kanonji are not far away. Your Highness, please bring her back to see me when you are free, and I will be satisfied." Rokkaku Rin is Rokkaku Sadanari's most beloved daughter. She still feels a little reluctant to let her go when she thinks about marrying far away in Hokuriku.

"Of course. I went to Kyoto this time because I wanted to buy some property there so that I can have a place to live when I come back with my family. By then, it could be as short as a month or as long as half a year. As long as the princess is willing, I will do whatever she wants."

Nobushige deliberately mentioned "residence", and Rokkaku Sadanori really took the bait: "Why are you still buying property and looking for a place to live? Isn't your Takeda family's house just next door? I lent it to Rokkaku for use for so many years. This time, I will return it to its original owner. Not only that, I will send someone to repair it in the near future for you to live in when you go to Kyoto. What do you think, Your Highness?"

"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Nobushige excitedly bowed down to Rokkaku Sadarai to express his gratitude.

"We are a family from now on, so don't be too concerned about these etiquettes." Rokkaku Sadanari said generously, "Then this matter is settled. I heard that your father will also go to Kyoto with you. Our two families will meet some other day to discuss the marriage. Let's hold the wedding while we are both in Kyoto." "Everything is up to your Highness." Nobushige responded respectfully.

Rokkaku Sadanori looked out the window and saw that the sun was about to set, so he invited Nobushige to stay in the courtyard for dinner, but Nobushige declined. In desperation, he had to hastily end the meeting and, together with Rokkaku Yoshitaka, personally escorted Nobushige out of Higashi-doin.

Looking at the backs of Nobushige and his group walking away, Rokkaku Sadanari breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally done."

"Father, what do you mean by that?" Rokkaku Yoshitaka asked in confusion, "I, the Rokkaku clan, married the princess to the Takeda family as a concubine, why are you begging them?"

"You were also present during the conversation just now. Tell us, what do you think of this Izu no Kami?" Rokkaku Sadanari did not answer him but asked instead.

"He has a decent appearance and good manners. Overall, he is pretty decent." Rokkaku Yoshitaka answered casually.

"that's it?"

"That's all, what else?"

"What an idiot." Rokkaku Sadanori couldn't help but pat Rokkaku Yoshihisa's head heavily, and sighed helplessly: "You are a child who cannot be taught. How can I trust the Rokkaku family to your hands?"

"What do you mean?" Rokkaku Yoshitaka rubbed his head and stared at Rokkaku Sadanari with a resentful look on his face.

"With your current condition, you won't even be qualified to lead horses for the Takeda family in the future." After saying this, Rokkaku Sadanari left in anger.

"It's the Takeda family again, the Takeda family." Rokkaku Yoshitaka regretted arranging the marriage between Nobushige and Arin just now, frowning and muttering, "How can I be inferior to that guy? Just wait and see, one day, I will make Rokkaku Shiro's name resound throughout the world, and will never bring shame to the Rokkaku family."

That night, Nobushige led his troops back to Matsuzaki Castle.

Upon learning that Rokkaku Sadanori was willing to allow his daughter to join the Takeda family as a concubine, Takeda Motomitsu was pleasantly surprised. He had not expected that the dignified Omi Rokkaku clan would make such concessions to the Takeda clan. This also made the old head of the family more surprised and admired his youngest son.

"How did you convince Rokkaku Tanzheng?" Takeda Motomitsu asked curiously.

"I didn't convince him, he brought it up on his own initiative," Nobushige replied.

"He took the initiative to propose it... It's interesting." Takeda Motomitsu stroked his beard and muttered suspiciously, "He took the initiative to propose to let his precious daughter be a concubine. He must have other intentions. Either he is attracted by your ability and the strength of the Takeda family, or..."

"What do you want?" Xinzhong asked.

"Or maybe..." Takeda Motomitsu paused. "It's because his princess is different from ordinary people. She is either ugly or has a disease... Otherwise, why would he be so proactive!"

"Father, you are... Hey!" Xinzhong slapped his forehead and sighed: "Don't let your imagination run wild. It's nothing."

"Okay, I won't say any more. You won't listen even if I say it." Takeda Motomitsu was about to leave, but he seemed to remember something and turned to Nobushige and reminded him, "Although taking a concubine is common, you still have to inform Azhu. You should understand what I mean."

"I understand." Xin Dian nodded, and after seeing Takeda Motomitsu off, he walked towards the dormitory quietly.

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