Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 163 This paragraph should also be cut out!
An hour later, the dog princess was soaking in the bathtub with water of suitable temperature. Her body and mind were relaxed, yet she still felt as if it was a dream or reality.

She had just eaten the best and most luxurious meal in her life. She had never heard of many of the dishes. Some were fresh and tender, some were salty and some were sweet. Anyway, they were all extremely delicious. She tried her best to maintain her composure and not show timidity in front of the maids of the Nohara family.

This sounds a bit fantastical, and it seems that this princess had a miserable life, but she really didn't enjoy any happiness.

Oda Nobuhide, the "Tiger of Owari", had more than a dozen sons. Including daughters and illegitimate children without official status, he had almost thirty children in total. However, everything in this world is worthless if you have too much of it, so the "father's love" that each person can get is quite pitiful.

Not to mention that Oda Nobuhide also had seven or eight concubines and more than twenty maids, and his wife, Tsuchida, was not an easy person to get along with.

Therefore, the harem of Oda Danmasatada's family was quite chaotic. As one of the relatively weaker sixty or seventy percent of the family, one can imagine the "blessings" she could enjoy. Whether she ate well or poorly depended on other people's moods. The Tsuchida family had a strong desire for control and often disciplined these concubines and illegitimate daughters. They would find reasons to punish them in various ways, including fasting and reducing their diet.

The dog princess had a good meal which she thought was super luxurious, and she felt a little relaxed. She felt that the Nohara family still valued her very much, otherwise they would not have made such a grand scene. She thought that they would not do anything to her. But as she relaxed, the fatigue that had been accumulated in her body surged out. In addition, no matter how much she waited, Nohara didn't come, so she took a bath under Yayoi's persuasion.

This house had a large bathroom. During this era, Japanese bathhouse culture had already become popular. Steam baths (pouring cold water on burned stones) and public hot spring baths (two floors, with accommodation, gambling and drinking on the upper floor and bathing and back scrubbing on the lower floor) were very common. There were even professional bath scrubbers (who also worked part-time as another hidden profession that made money quickly). These were often depicted in later works such as "Makumigaze", "Luozhong Luoye Screen", "Screen of Market Customs" and "Relief of Scholars and Commoners Having Fun", and were considered a fashionable enjoyment.

Since it could make people happy, and there was volcanic ash cement, which was a good tool for building baths, and the land was cheap, he naturally started to renovate his house. When rebuilding his house, he designed several places, large and small, for himself and others to use respectively.

The bathing pool where the dog princess lived was large enough for her to take a short swim. It was also exquisitely and ornately built. There were exquisite mythological reliefs carved on the edge of the pool. The characters were lifelike, as if telling an ancient legend. Copper oil lamps were inlaid on the walls, emitting a soft light that was reflected on the water, making it sparkle.

The dog princess carefully soaked in the pool, stroking the smooth and strange edge of the pool. It seemed like a dream or reality, and she became more and more relaxed. Her whole body even turned pink and she began to feel drowsy - her skin was very tender and a little sensitive, and when the temperature was high, it felt a bit like a boiled crab.

Ah Zhong and Ah Xia stayed with her, soaking in the bathtub with great excitement, playing around with each other, splashing water on each other, and then whispered excitedly to the dog princess: "Princess, the Nohara family is really rich and treats you well."

They were very happy and felt that they would not have to suffer in the future. At least they would be far away from the old witch Tsuchida family. It was many times better than they had expected. For example, they had imagined that they would be ignored or even put under house arrest when they arrived at the Nohara family. There was a precedent for this. Nohime was now under house arrest in disguise by Oda Nobunaga and had very little freedom.

The dog princess was awakened by the noise of the maids. Remembering that Yuanye might come back at any time, she pinched herself hard to drive away the sleepiness. She then signaled them to keep their voices down to avoid being embarrassed by being heard by others. Then she reluctantly left the bath and asked them to help her dry her hair and change her clothes.

She brought her own light household clothes, and the Nohara family also prepared some for her. She hesitated for a moment and changed into the plain bathrobe prepared by the Nohara family. After all, the clothing styles of the two families looked different. The kosode she brought was very traditional, and it was a bit different from the bathrobe in Shinwanjin. It might not please Yuanye. Yuanye was determined to implement his final plan, and slowly changing everyone's clothing was also part of the plan. Naturally, the family had to set an example.

She quickly tidied herself, returned to the dormitory with a relaxed look, and knelt upright. At this time, she felt more relaxed, and had the leisure to look at the place where she would live in the future - a very beautiful room, like Xin Wanjin, simple but not simplistic, not only did it have everything it should have, many of the utensils were also very exquisite, and there were even two large bookshelves filled with books and picture books.

Her eyes lit up when she saw the big bookshelf, and then she thought about the big bath. She felt that even if she was locked up in the future, it would be better to be locked up here than in Oda Danmasatada's house. At least there were many books here to kill time, and she didn't have to bathe in a "Goemon bathtub" - a small and cramped bathtub that was placed on a fire.

She was just looking at her "new home" curiously, but before she could take a second look, Yuan Ye, who had been waiting for so long before, came strolling in. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and asked, "Your Highness, have you eaten?"

This was a bunch of nonsense. This was his home. He knew exactly what the Inu Princess had done. He came here only after being notified by Yayoi. When the Inu Princess saw him coming, she immediately stood up and said nervously, "I have finished my meal. Your Highness, just call me Inu... Um, have you finished your meal?"

"I've eaten." Yuan Ye sat down at a distance from her, and motioned her to sit down as well, saying with a smile, "No need to be so distant, just call me... San Lang!"

The Inu Princess had no manpower and her intelligence capability was almost zero. She relied entirely on two maids to eavesdrop a little here and there. She still had no idea about the situation of the Nohara family. But it was not the case with Nohara. Since he had some capital, he had never stopped secretly sending people to Oda Danmazawa's house. After deciding to form an alliance, he got the complete set of information about the Inu Princess as soon as possible. Her mother came from a small powerful family and was offered to Oda Nobuhide as a concubine in a "tribute" manner. After giving birth to the Inu Princess at the age of fifteen, her health deteriorated severely and she died in pain soon after being bedridden. The Inu Princess was basically brought up by her wet nurse, Lady Agami, but Lady Agami also died of illness the year before last. Therefore, the Inu Princess' presence in Oda Danmazawa's house became less and less, and her only value was to be used for marriage.

Her character was also very weak and cowardly. She would stay in her remote and shabby side hall every day, and basically didn't interact with other people, let alone compete with others for anything. She seemed somewhat pitiful, so pitiful that even Yuanye felt pity for her, otherwise she would not be treated so gently - if the dog princess had a strong personality or had ulterior motives, Yuanye would definitely keep his distance from her and would simply worship her in the future.

Of course, this was also Yuanye's luck. Otherwise, if there was a female version of Oda Nobunaga, who was eccentric in all kinds of ways, or an ambitious "viper woman" like Nohime, and if she caused unrest in the family, then it would be his turn to have his head split apart.

His attitude was very gentle, which made the dog princess breathe a sigh of relief. She subconsciously twisted her hands in her sleeves and called Yuanye by his common name. Yuanye tried his best to comfort her. He sat there and chatted with her politely for a few words. He asked her about her impression of this place and whether there were any shortcomings so that he could make adjustments. However, after asking a few questions, he saw that her little face was very tired and she was just trying to keep herself awake. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "We are too tired today. Why don't we go to bed early!"

The dog princess immediately nodded obediently, recalling the etiquette her wet nurse had taught her, and took the initiative to help Yuanye undress. A Zhong and A Xia also immediately stepped forward to help, their little faces flushed red and a seductive look appeared in their eyes.

They are two years older than the Dog Princess. People of this era generally mature early, so they are already familiar with human affairs. Moreover, they are dowry maids, and one of their important duties is to help the male master on her behalf when the Dog Princess is not available...that.

It’s hard to explain in detail, as it’s easy to violate regulations.

Yuanye was of course aware of this. After all, the Dog Princess and the others had people to teach them, and he also had people to teach him - Aman, this wild boy, was afraid that he was a fool, ignorant of the world and started to act recklessly, so he reminded him early on and told him to take it easy, and he was even beaten by him for this.

Of course, he had no intention of doing anything. The Dog Princess was only ten years old (one year old), and A-Zhong and A-Xia were only over twelve years old. If they really happened, there would not be much difference - the difference between being shot in five minutes and being shot in three minutes.

As a human being, you still have to stick to principles and bottom lines. You can't just do whatever you want in ancient times. Sometimes only a relaxed environment can determine a person's true nature and whether he is a human being. So Yuanye still wanted to be a human being. He had no plans to do anything and didn't want to cause any deaths.

He planned to raise the Dog Princess as his daughter first, and deal with any problems when she grew up. After taking off his outer clothes, he sent the two silly maids, A Zhong and A Xia, to rest next door. The Dog Princess was a softie, and A Zhong and A Xia could not be strong enough. Even though they were very worried, they dared not disobey Yuan Ye's order in person. Finally, after hesitating for a while, and after Yuan Ye said twice, "I know what I'm doing, don't worry," she went to rest with a very nervous heart.

The two guys were distracted and left without even spreading the bedding. Yuanye was too lazy to call for help, so he just spread the bedding into two far places, lay down in one place himself, and pointed to the other place with a smile, indicating that the dog princess should sleep there - he couldn't sleep anywhere else before the wedding was over, otherwise it would be unlucky and almost an insult to the bride.

The Dog Princess felt that what Ah Zhong and Ah Xia said seemed to be different, but she couldn't object. She went over and lay down in a daze, but her little hands tightly grasped the thin quilt, not knowing what was waiting for her - she would definitely be nervous and scared. After all, in her eyes, Yuanye looked like a big bear.

But she waited for a while and nothing happened. She was too tired after a hard day and fell asleep in a daze within a few minutes.

Yuanye was lying in the distance, listening to her breathing gradually becoming steady and even, and felt slightly relieved. After all, it was not convenient for him to give her a hygiene lesson at this moment. It would be best if she could fall asleep without making a sound.

He also closed his eyes slightly and began to force himself to fall asleep. At the same time, he couldn't help but let his thoughts wander. He felt that when he could return to the modern era in the future, he would write his experience of adversity into a novel, and this paragraph would have to be cut out, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing.

Slowly, he fell asleep too.

(End of this chapter)