At this time, he seemed to recall something and paused in his words.

It was not until Er that he spoke again:

"Uncle, do you think the current Mr. Ju is stronger or weaker than Brother Rong..."

After Chiba Dingji thought for a moment, he said softly:

"Eijiro should still have the slight upper hand. However, it is only a 'slight advantage'. Tachibana-kun has infinite potential, and his potential is only above Eijiro, not below him. If we really let them open up the battle,

The earth and the earth are fighting with all their strength... It’s hard to say who will win and who will lose.”

Chiba Dosaburo heard this and laughed dumbly:

"In other words... Mr. Tachibana now has the qualifications to aspire to be the 'Strongest in Edo', right?"

Chiba Nobuyoshi showed a noncommittal smile.

At this time, Chiba Dosaburo changed into a joking tone:

"The family is truly lucky to have such an excellent son-in-law as Mr. Ju."

His words... really hit Chiba Nobuyoshi's heart!

"Ha ha ha ha."

He laughed out loud with great pleasure.

The smile on his old face was a little more proud and triumphant.

At the same time, he raised his gaze - his eyes clearly reflected Qingdeng's figure - and there was a bit more kindness of an old father in his eyes.

Even a world-famous swordsman would be very happy that his precious daughter has found a good home.

Since the story of "Aoto and Sanako kissing in the street" spread throughout Edo, all members of the Chiba family have designated Aoto as their family's son-in-law - no one has any objections.

Qingdeng's current social status is no longer the same as before.

If Aoshinobu is still the same as he was before, then his marriage with Sanako is undoubtedly a high-ranking affair that is out of place and out of place.

And now, their union is still a high climber - but this time the high climber is no longer Qingden, but Sanako.

Although the Chiba family is the number one martial arts family in Japan at the moment, in feudal society, the people with the strongest backbone had to be officials.

An unparalleled swordsman genius, a powerful "Minister of the Military Aircraft Department"... even though Sanako has countless dazzling auras, he still has to be a head lower than Qingden who possesses these two identities.

The younger generation of the Chiba family all have a good relationship with Qingto.

As Sanako's biological father, Chiba Sadayoshi also admired Aonto very much.

Therefore, whether it is rationally or emotionally, they are very happy to see Qingden and Sanako become a couple.

At present, and in the foreseeable future, they should not be able to find a young man of the right age who is more suitable for Sanako than Aomori.

"Speaking of which, why aren't Tachibana-kun and Sanako married yet? They had a very close relationship more than a year ago, right?"

"About this...I'm also very confused."

Chiba Nobuyoshi smiled bitterly.

"I also approached them privately and asked them when they planned to hold the wedding, but they were all evasive."

"Forget it, I don't want to interfere with young people's affairs."

"As long as Mr. Tachibana doesn't treat Sanako badly, I have nothing to say."

"However... although I don't want to interfere in Sanako's life, if possible, I still want to hold her child as soon as possible."

"To be honest, I have already made enough preparations to host a wedding banquet at any time. Everything is ready, all I need is the east wind."

Michizaburo Chiba smiled:

"Our Sanako is the 'most beautiful woman in Edo', and Aoden is also a talented person. Both of them are talented and beautiful. The children they will give birth to after their union will definitely be outstanding."

"I'm only worried about one problem now - once a man has money and power, he will easily learn bad things. I just hope Mr. Tachibana won't go astray."

Chiba Nobuyoshi smiled meaningfully.

"Dosaburo, you don't have to worry about this."

"Ji Jun is definitely not that kind of ruthless and unjust person."

"In case he really goes astray, I will fulfill my duty as an elder as soon as possible and properly advise Qingdeng."

"If words don't work... I'm here, Eijirou is here, you are here, Jutaro is here, Domon Shiro is here - the five of us go together, can't we still teach Tachibana-kun a lesson?"

Chiba Dosaburo nodded.

"Well, that's true."

…

Chiba Jutaro, who has excellent hearing, could clearly hear every word of the conversation between his father and his third cousin.

At this moment, he lowered his head involuntarily, sweat broke out on his forehead, and a guilty expression appeared on his face...

The reason why Aoto has delayed marrying Sanako is because he wants to hold an unprecedented grand wedding of "marrying three wives at the same time" - Chiba Jutaro is unwilling to reveal this truth to his family.

The reason was that he couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying expression his father, who was looking forward to Qingto and Sanako's marriage, would show after learning about Qingto's "ambition"...

…

…

It's night——

Edo, Fujiwara House——

"Do you know where this scar on my stomach came from? When I was still a member of the Iyo Matsuyama Domain, a bastard said that I was a 'little official who doesn't even know the etiquette of seppuku'. I was angry for a moment.

However, I decided to show him seppuku on the spot, and you see! These are the scars left after the seppuku!"

[Note·Middle: Servant of the Wu family.]

Hijikata Toshizo shouted impatiently:

"Sanosuke, are you done yet? Every time we hold a banquet, you have to tell the story of your seppuku. Aren't you tired of telling it?"

In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of today's succession ceremony, Shusuke Kondo spent a lot of money to host a luxurious dinner at Fujiwaraya, a prestigious top-notch izakaya in Edo.

All the core members of the Trial Guard Hall were present.

As the atmosphere became more and more lively, the scenes and "programs" that were bound to appear at every banquet gradually appeared.

Sanosuke Harada is once again boasting about his glorious past of "having seppuku but not dying".

Nagakura Shinpachi, who was drunk, performed a "dance" with no skills and only emotion in public.

Saito ate quietly and quietly.

Hijikata Suomi skillfully seduces the waitress.

Souji, who was greedy for drinking but had a poor drink capacity, fell into a chaotic state of being half drunk and half awake.

"Hey, Okita-kun? Are you okay? Are you still awake?"

Qingteng, who was sitting shoulder to shoulder with the General Secretary, waved his hand in front of him.

As the relationship between the two grows stronger, both their sense of distance and their tacit understanding have been greatly improved compared to before.

Nowadays, in private, Aoto no longer calls Souji "Miss Okita", but instead calls him "Koji" like Hikaru Okita.

Of course, in public, in order to continue to hide Souji's true gender, he would still call her "Okita-kun".

"Uh...uh...huh?"

The commander-in-chief, who was groaning, slowly opened his eyes through a narrow slit and glanced at Qingden.

"Huh...? How come there are 12 Tachibana-kuns..."

"Okay, it's none of your business. Go to sleep."

Qingto didn't waste any time, he pushed Souji flat on the ground semi-forcibly, then took off his haori, wrapped it into a ball, and made a pillow for Souji.

Just as Qingto sat down again in front of the dining table, ready to continue feasting, he suddenly discovered: There was something... strange about Isamu Kondo, who was sitting in the main seat.

He pursed his lips, and there seemed to be thousands of thoughts hidden in the depths of his eyes. He looked like he wanted to be happy, but couldn't.

Suddenly, he turned sideways, said something to Kondo Shusuke next to him, and then stood up and left the table.

Qingdeng's eyes followed him until his back was blocked by the gently closing sliding door.

Looking at the direction Kondo Isamu left, Qingto blinked.

After a moment, he put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, pretended to go to the toilet, and quickly left the banquet hall.

Just as Qingdeng stepped forward, someone silently tidied up his clothes and stood up slowly...

…

Isamu Kondo strode along the deserted corridor, which was creaking under his feet.

Suddenly, a powerful call came from behind him.

"Kondo-kun!"
To be continued...