As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a deep breath unconsciously - he couldn't help but recall the past year.

Overall...this year has been really busy.

At the beginning of the year, the Shinsengumi was formed, and they traveled around to strengthen the Shinsengumi. Along the way, they helped put down the rebellion in the Iga area.

In the middle of the year, he united with the Tsu clan and the Satsuma clan to launch the "August 18th Coup", expelling the Zunbo faction from Kyoto, and at the same time annihilated the Tenchu ​​group who rebelled against Yamato with thunderous means.

At the end of the year, I was busy building Qinjin Domain, and finally managed to unite Qinjin Domain and Huluwu. At the same time, on the last day of the year, I successfully held the wedding of my three daughters.

Although it has been an extremely busy year, it is also a year full of meaning.

In this year, he became the governor of Gyeonggi Province.

This year, he became the eighth prince who controlled the gate of Kanto and was the heart of thousands of people.

In this year, he became a famous figure on the separatist side, with a land of 300,000 stone.

This year, his dream of "building a big family" was finally realized.

In just one year, a lot of things happened.

Compared to a year ago, Qingdeng is a completely different person today.

Not only did he become a unique pillar of the shogunate and a very popular minister, but he also married three beautiful wives.

Some people say that Qingdeng is "in love, on the battlefield, in officialdom, and in every situation where he is proud" - this is really not an exaggeration!

In the eyes of others, Qingdeng is now an unparalleled winner in life.

Don't even think about chasing him! You don't even have the courage to be jealous of him!

After saying New Year greetings to each other, a man and three women once again looked out the window and quietly watched the fireworks.

In the Edo period, "big fireworks" scenes were not common, and you only had the opportunity to see them during the New Year and fireworks festivals.

The sparks that light up and disappear repeatedly make people intuitively feel that the old year has passed and the new year has arrived.

Of course, Qingden and others did not spend too much time admiring the scenery.

After all...tonight is the "wedding night"!

Abruptly, Sanako muttered softly in a very low tone like a mosquito's hum:

"A moment of spring is worth a thousand pieces of gold... We can't wait any longer..."

A Wu and Sou Si did not hear her voice.

Qingden, who has sharp ears due to his talent "Wind Perception +4", actually heard it clearly.

When Qingdeng looked at her curiously, he saw that she seemed to have made up her mind. She was fully clothed and sitting with her legs together and her hands folded naturally on her thighs.

Then, she faced Qingdeng, put three fingers on the ground, solemnly and slowly lowered her upper body——

"This little girl is not talented, please give me some advice in the future!"

She buried her head very low, revealing the smooth and white back of her neck. The two sides of her chest were slightly separated under the influence of gravity, revealing the deeper, faintly beautiful scenery.

Such a move by Sanako made Qingteng and the other two women stunned.

Suddenly, Qingden slowly remembered - in ancient Japan, women with a little bit of education would say these solemn words to their husbands on their "wedding night", like a vow.

Ah Wu, the chief executive blinked his eyes a few times when he saw this, and then, as if he had come to his senses, he hurriedly straightened his posture, and then lowered his upper body in the same manner:

"This little girl is not talented, please give me some advice in the future!"*2

Looking at the three women who all slouched down and put on submissive postures, Qingden was flattered and couldn't help but feel at a loss.

He really doesn't understand how he, as a husband, should respond when wives say this...

——What should I say now?

——You can’t say, “My dear wives, please get back on your feet, please?”

Just as Qingden was thinking to himself, Sanako opposite him suddenly straightened up.

"Okay... all the etiquette that should be done has been completed."

When she sat upright again, she saw that her expression had returned to a cold expression without sadness or joy.

She stared directly at Qingdeng, and then asked like a knife:

"Tachibana-kun, there is a question that I have been wanting to ask since just now - why do you have this 'relieved' expression on your face?"

She tilted her head and looked at Qingden with a strange look on her face, her eyes flashing with confusion.

"You seem to have made a mistake."

"I just said I wouldn't blame Xiao Si. When did I say I would let you go?"

"I say 'I love you' on my lips, but secretly I leave Ah Wu and me behind and secretly have fun with Xiao Si..."

"I can't let you go so easily."

"You actually want to get away with it... You are thinking too much, right?"

The further Sanako spoke, the lower and colder her tone became, as if her words were filled with frost.

This moment...it was really an instant! Qingdeng's body suddenly froze as if it had been cast by petrification magic!

The cold sweat that had just stopped broke out again.

Qingdeng subconsciously raised his eyes and cast a look at the General Secretary for help.

Oops, this ceiling is too high - Souji looked up at the ceiling above his head with an "innocent" look on his face, his eyes unblinking, completely ignoring Qingto's distress signal.

Ever since Sanako "betrayed" her, A Wu's cheeks had always been filled with a depressed look.

But now, she was stunned for a moment, and then slowly showed a happy expression, and the depressed look on her face disappeared.

Together with Sanako, she cast a "deep" look at Qingden, and her eyes became frightening and frightening again.

Maybe he sensed the danger... At this moment, the "combat instinct" accumulated from years of fighting came into play!

Qingdeng felt the chills all over his body stand on end! His rapidly beating heart sounded a warning signal, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet and went straight up to the Tianling Cap.

In the blink of an eye, his body took action consciously - he instinctively stepped back.

However...it was too late, but it was too soon! As soon as Qingden retreated, he suddenly felt a gust of fragrant wind rushing towards him - Sanako pounced on him like a hungry tiger and grabbed his shoulders.

Then she heard a muffled "pop" sound, and she pushed Qingdeng down on the tatami.

Then, she sat down on Qingdeng's belly.

The two formed a "female on top and male on bottom" position.

"Tachibana-kun, don't be nervous."

Sanako showed a sweet smile and said, comfortable and sunny, without a trace of coldness.

Thanks to the bright fireworks outside the window, Qingto could clearly see Sanako's expression.

She pursed her red lips and tightened her facial lines... It was not difficult to see that she was trying to pretend to be calm and composed.

What a pity... No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't hide the bright pink color and the rich shame.

Qingdeng didn't know if it was his own imagination.

He always felt... there seemed to be a strange "fire" burning in Sanako's beautiful eyes...

She narrowed her eyes shyly, hiding her eyes, staring directly at the still dazed Qingden beneath her, and said softly:

"After all, I'm not a devil, so I won't do anything rude."

"Since you have always secretly had fun with Xiao Si behind Ah Wu and me's backs before, then the solution is also very simple."

"Tonight, you can repay us all the debt you owed us in the past in one go...!"

The moment he finished speaking, Sanako slowly lowered his upper body...

Under the brilliant light of the fireworks, the two figures blended together...

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Early morning on January 1, 1864——

The golden sun peeked out from behind the dark blue mountains in the distance.

In an instant, the warmth of the morning sun dissipated the cool night air.

The sunlight flows across the earth, casting sparkling golden light and dyeing the clouds in the sky a bright red.

Thousands of things on the earth are wrapped in its golden-red brilliance.

Qingden felt a little hot on his face.

He looked up - only to find that a beam of sunlight penetrated the window and hit his face impartially.

He weakly crawled out of bed, rubbing his tired eyes, and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.

"Well...it's dawn..."

Due to excessive fatigue, Qingdeng's sense of time now became a little strange, and he couldn't tell what time it was now.
To be continued...