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"Jia Zi, you wrote the word [生], which suits my taste. Junzhi has been getting more and more disobedient in recent years. I told him to find another woman a long time ago, but he has been unwilling to do so for some reason. However, when I think about it, Xinchun has reached the age where she can have children. Do you have a choice?"
"some."
"That's good. I trust you on this matter and I won't ask too many questions."
"Father, the target is ten years older than Xinchun. Do you mind?"
"Ten years older? Well, that's good. Shunji is capable, and when Xinchun's child grows up, it will be time for him to take over the position of the Matsumae family."
"clear."
"Everything should be arranged as soon as possible. I hope that when we get engaged, I will have heard the news that Xinchun is pregnant."
"clear."
Bowing in the direction her father was leaving, Matsumae Yoshiko had never felt that getting things done in the Matsumae family was so smooth.
Things went so smoothly that she even had a better impression of the young man named Fujii.
Plus, he was my sister's student.
When the carriage returned and reached the Gotabashi, Matsumae Yoshiko immediately called Matsumae Shinharu to her room.
The child was still wearing a shrine maiden costume, a former crown on her head, and a Chihaya coat.
"aunt."
As soon as Matsumae Shinharu saw Matsumae Yoshiko, he bent down to greet her and sat on the ground with her.
"Xinchun."
"Well, does Aunt want to tell me something?"
"This festival went well, without any mistakes."
"It's all thanks to my aunt's good teaching."
"Did you see this year's words?"
"I see," Matsumae Shinchun looked up.
Matsumae Yoshiko looked at her niece out of the corner of her eye. "I'm sure you know that the words mentioned every year are the will of the gods. In order to implement the will of the gods, the Son of God needs to make a statement."
The little niece became anxious, and she obviously knew what this year was.
"Wait a minute! Auntie, I——"
"Hmph, there's nothing much to say. Xinchun, I've taught you, haven't I? You were born in the Matsumae family, so you have to understand the burden and mission on your shoulders. Look at the many poor people in this world, people who are not respected by others. Don't you think your identity and the life you enjoy are not good enough, Xinchun?"
"."Matsumae Shinchun didn't dare to refute her aunt at all.
The girl's face was gloomy and she was already disheartened.
She understands
She was alone and could not resist her family or the arrangements made by her family.
This year is the word [生].
It represents endless life and prosperity, which is what humans call reproduction.
She already knew that her family was going to arrange a wedding for her with someone she didn't even know.
She had dreamed of the wedding in the past and had thought about slowly falling in love with the other person after marriage, but why was she so resistant to it until now?
"The family has discussed this earlier and already has a suitable candidate."
"Yes"
"After calculations and petitioning Lord Bai Ye, I also confirmed whether the other party's fate intersects with yours. The result is that it is really a match made in heaven."
"."Matsumae Shinchun's drooped face was completely shrouded in gloom.
"Do you want to know the other person's name, Xinchun?"
"."
"Xinchun?"
"Please tell me if you miss your aunt."
"Although this name is ordinary, it is very good from the perspective of numerology. According to the number of strokes, it is 21, 4, and 16. From the perspective of the five elements, it is wood, fire, and wood, all of which are auspicious.
"His total number, which is the middle and late years after the age of 48, is a lucky number of pure Yang. He has courage, strength, talent and strategy, is polite and virtuous, healthy and docile, and can achieve great ambitions and great undertakings. It is indeed the best luck number for gaining fame, wealth and honor.
"He is definitely a great candidate for the son-in-law of the Matsumae family."
Matsumae Shinharu: “.”
"Xinchun."
"Yes, auntie."
"You look like you're not happy?"
"No, Auntie, I am happy to do so."
Matsumae Yoshiko picked up the teacup beside her, put it to her lips and took a sip, then said, "Now your family has ordered you to have sex with him as soon as possible and give birth to a child for the Matsumae family as soon as possible."
"."
"Xinchun?"
"Yes."
There was silence for a long time.
"aunt."
"Go ahead."
"Can I ask the man's name? I don't want to be arranged like this without knowing anything."
"You don't agree with your family's arrangement?"
"No. I just..."
Matsumae Yoshiko glanced at her niece's dim eyes and said seriously, "How can you not know anything?"
"."
"It's better to say that you already knew each other."
".know?"
"Didn't you ask me before, what would I do if someone sneaked into the back garden to watch you bathing? That person was caught by Hui Hai and the others and was pushed in front of me."
"Aunt?! You——" Matsumae Shinchun became anxious. She only cared about whether Teacher Fujii was threatened or injured by her family, and did not pay any attention to what her aunt wanted to say specifically.
"Look, you get anxious when I say that, Xinchun. Don't worry, I'm not targeting him. After all, he's also my sister's student."
"That's good"
Matsumae Shinchun relaxed, but her expression quickly darkened again because of the marriage issue. "Then, aunt, can you tell me the name of that person now?"
"Didn't I tell you? Xinchun, your training as a miko is really inadequate."
"said?"
"The strokes are two, one, four, and sixteen, and the five elements are wood, fire, and wood."
"what is this."
As soon as Matsumae Shinchun finished answering, he pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered what his aunt had just said about the person who "broke into the back garden".
In addition, Mr. Fujii inexplicably became the one who guides the Son of God, Haruaki.
The more the girl thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, until she suddenly realized something and it became unbelievable.
"Did Auntie say?!"
"Isn't it Fujii Itsuki?"
"what?"
Yoshiko Matsumae noticed that the little witch's earlobes turned red in an instant.
This kid.
It seems that he is not unwilling.
Yoshiko Matsumae found it funny to see this kind of little girl's mentality.
My little niece started to panic.
"Auntie, how can this be done? This is very disrespectful to the other party."
"Whether it is disrespectful or not is up to you. Auntie can only say that this is the family's arrangement for you. The other party is not from the family, and the other party's wishes cannot be arranged by the family."
"But, aunt——!"
Yoshiko Matsumae was leisurely. She picked up the cup of tea and took a sip.
"If you, Xinchun, are unwilling, and you cannot convince the other party to give birth to a child for you, my family and I will have no choice but to find another one for you."
How can this work!
Matsumae Shinchun's eyes were twitching and she was in a panic.
No matter what she said, she was unwilling to be with a complete stranger.
"Do you agree?" Matsumae Yoshiko raised her voice and spoke in a stern tone.
At this moment, an image of a person has emerged in the girl's mind.
she thought.
This is indeed true for the other party.
It's not fair.
But she, as the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family, had no choice.
Matsumae Shinharu's cheeks and ears burned when she thought of her family's words asking her to give birth to a child as soon as possible.
This is a family arrangement!
I can only obey your orders.