[Comprehensive] Comb girl

Should I choose to believe in Tsurumaru or Mikazuki?

Ah Ding couldn't make a choice for a while.

Tsurumaru was still talking, and he didn't agree with each other: "My lord seems to be a person without scheming, and I can't get along like this. At least I have to understand the nature of that guy, Sankayue..."

At this moment, Sanriyue came back.

Seeing the funny Tsurumaru, Sankaiyue interrupted aloud: "Tsurumaru, are you playing tricks on the lord again?" Immediately, Sankaiyue slowly raised her arms, and pushed Ah Ding to herself with a smile Behind him, "...the lord is just an ordinary girl, you can't bully her."

Ah Ding hid behind Sanriyue sideways, his heart still pounding.

After San Riyue finished speaking, she turned to A Ding: "My lord, you are new here, you should take a bath and rest first. After that, I will invite everyone here and let you choose a servant. Just now I have told California to serve in your room " Immediately, he led A Ding towards the end of the corridor.

Tsurumaru's teasing voice sounded from behind the two: "Mikazuki, don't you act like a 'close attendant'! Hasebe hasn't come back yet."

It's a pity that San Riyue and A Ding have gone far.

A Ding's living room is located at the corner of the corridor. It is a spacious room with two entrances.A Ding guessed that there might be thirty or even forty stacks of rooms, which was the place where the former "lord" lived. Therefore, there were documents, pens and ink on the desk.

"Please have a good rest." After Sankayue said, she closed the door of the living room.

The room became dark all of a sudden, but fortunately, a ray of moonlight leaked in through the round window, and there were candles on the table, so that the sight would not be plunged into darkness.

Ah Ding had never lived in such a spacious and comfortable house, and he dared not move.She looked around, but suddenly saw a figure under the round window - a black-haired boy sitting sideways in front of the window holding a knife.

The faint moonlight illuminates the outline of his face, and A Ding finds that he has moving and beautiful facial features.

He must be the "California" that Sanriyue said.

Obviously the noise of Ah Ding's entry was so loud, but California seemed to have never heard of it, and kept looking at the bamboo shadow outside the original window.Such an attitude is really indifferent, as if Ah Ding does not exist at all.

Ah Ding hesitated for a moment, then quietly knelt down on the spot, not daring to speak.But as soon as she sat down, California cast her gaze: "Are you the new lord?" California's voice seemed to be indifferent.

"Yes." Ading replied.

California stood up and walked towards Ah Ding.He has a slender figure, with a handful of black soft braided hair hanging from his shoulders; there is a pale golden light flashing under his ear, which turns out to be a diamond-shaped earring.

"It's really dirty." California took a look at Ah Ding, frowned and said, "Even if you can't tidy up yourself to be pleasing, you shouldn't appear in such a dirty appearance, it's too unkempt." His slender red hair There was a clear dislike in the pupils.

A Ding said in embarrassment: "I'm very sorry, I only have one suit of clothes, and when I came here I walked through the mud..." This made the clothes and body stained with mud.

It's no wonder that it didn't get muddy after performing such kneeling rituals to Mikazuki.

But among the inferior people, Ah Ding already loves cleanliness.Even on cold winter nights, she would go to the river to bathe, much more diligently than those grooms and handymen who did not touch the water all winter.

A Ding looked embarrassed, raised his head, and saw the boy's hand hanging by his side - white and slender fingertips, spotless, and bright and delicate red nails, just like the color of impatiens.

"What a beautiful hand..." Ah Ding murmured.

When California heard about it, he suddenly hid his hand behind his back like an electric shock.Immediately, his tone became more and more disgusting: "Don't get me wrong, this is not done to please the master, it's just for my own interest.... Humans have nothing to please, once you become unlovable If you do, you will be rejected."

He realized that he had talked too much, so he hurriedly changed the topic, pointed to the inner room, and said, "Go and clean yourself up."

Ah Ding answered "yes" and went immediately.

In the bathroom, there is a wooden bucket half the height of a person, filled with hot water, and the hot air is dense.On the hanger at the side, hung a new dress of light red vine color.A Mutsu paper lamp is placed on the high narrow platform in the bathroom, emitting a soft light.

A Ding stared blankly at the big bucket of clean hot water and didn't move it for a long time.

Seeing you in California, your expression changed a bit.His lips opened and closed again. After a long time of consideration, he hesitated and said: "...Aren't you? Because I said a few words with disdain, you are so sad that you can't move?"

"Ah, no, no." Ah Ding quickly waved his hands and said, "I... I have never received such a gift. Is it too wasteful to wash in hot water alone?"

"How can it be wasted?" California was a little unbelievable.

"I used to share a bucket of hot water with other maids, and for a month, I could only take a hot bath in the morning when I served the master's house." There was a sense of gratitude in A Ding's words, "I really... ...Can I use hot water?"

California is silent.

That's right.In some poor places, it is true that not everyone is qualified to take a bath.Even in a city like Kyoto, some people can only go to the bathhouse once every ten days.

After a while, he held his forehead and said: "You are the lord of this place, you can use the things used here, go wash with confidence. Clean yourself up to be more pleasing."

A Ding clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to California: "I have never met such a kind person like you! Mr. California."

California Clear Light:  …

***

Ah Ding took a hot bath comfortably. Because of a rare opportunity, she soaked in the hot water until her skin became red and wrinkled, and then she got up and left the tub.By then California was already yelling things like "the water's going to be cold, move faster, get sick" out the door.

The old clothes were washed off, and Ah Ding picked up the new clothes on the hanger.The texture of the fabric was too soft, which made her a little uncomfortable for a while.Immediately, she took out a comb from the pile of debris and sat in front of the makeup mirror.

——The body of the comb is made of gold, and the back of the comb is engraved with dense patterns, which seems to be a Buddha riding on a lotus.On the slender comb tail, unknown cyan gemstones were inlaid, and there were a few faint traces of dark red that could not be washed off.

This is the comb she always carries with her.

Ah Ding is a combing girl with enviable skillful hands.What she is best at is the Katagi bun of the noble girls of the samurai family - because of the Edo fire before Genroku, the noble girls all changed to this hairstyle that is more convenient for movement, to prevent such a dangerous disaster from happening again.This kind of fashion has also become popular in Yuxie County.

Ah Ding had combed a bun for the former hostess countless times, but she had never done it for herself.She thought about it, but she still didn't overstep the rules, and tied her hair into a simple strand as before.

My mother was right in the past, an inferior person is an inferior person, and one should not have that presumptuous thought, even when it comes to hairstyles.

With her half-wet hair loose, she pushed open the bathroom door.California held the handle of the knife and stood in front of the round window again.When he saw Ah Ding after bathing and changing clothes, he couldn't help staring——

This woman is really too beautiful.

The lights were dim before, so he couldn't see the face of the lord clearly.But now, with the help of the red paper lantern, he found that the woman's appearance was so beautiful that she was almost like a fairy.

"California?...California?"

Ah Ding's call brought California Qingguang back to his senses.He quickly turned his gaze and said, "You are the lord, you don't need to call me 'Master'."

Ah Ding tidied up his appearance again uneasily, and California took her out of the room and went to Honmaru's meeting hall.

It was already night, but the meeting hall was brightly lit, and there were still some noisy voices faintly, as if several generals were discussing a battle plan.As soon as the door was opened, the buzzing noise was reduced to a dead silence.

A Ding glanced in, and found that there were eleven or twelve people in the conference hall, some of them were tall, some of them were tall, and their dresses and appearances were all different;

Ah Ding's habit broke out again.

Frightened, she immediately bent her knees and said, "I'm extremely sorry for disturbing the adults..."

Hearing her words, California immediately whispered: "Don't always apologize! You are the master!"

After being slapped by California, Ah Ding withdrew his apology halfway through.But she could take it back, but this half-kneeling knee made her a little at a loss.San Riyue, who was at the side, saw it, and came up to help her with a faint smile: "My lord, please come with me."

It's a pity that someone is faster than him.Tsurumaru Kuninaga supported the table with one hand, jumped over the desk in front of him, and rushed to Ah Ding in two or three steps, and hugged her horizontally with both hands.

"ah……"

Ah Ding muffled the cry that was almost out of his mouth.

Tsurumaru weighed the lord in his arms, showing a sizing look: "Hey, it looks better, this is really an unexpected harvest." While talking, he took her to the upper seat, and took her She sat on the cushion.

After finishing all this, Tsurumaru raised his arm, took a low sniff, and said, "It smells very fragrant."

Mikazuki's smile didn't dissipate, he smiled faintly for a while, as if echoing Tsurumaru's words.

Ah Ding straightened the corners of his clothes and sat upright in his seat, his whole body stiffened.In this brightly lit conference hall, apart from her, there are all well-dressed men with their own charms.

"As I told you before," Sanriyue said with a gentle smile, "this one is our new lord." Then, he turned to Ah Ding and asked in an elegant tone, "Will you come to Honmaru to take office?" The first thing after that is to choose a servant among us."

In Ah Ding's eyes, the so-called close servant is someone who serves closely.

Judging by Sanriyue's tone, it seems that she is determined to win.

Indeed, his appearance is the most outstanding; in the short time we get along, San Riyue's pleasant demeanor and temperament are also very smooth.More importantly, he is the Fu Sangshen that Ah Ding knows best at present.

"My opinion is, choose one between me or Tsurumaru Kuninaga—" Sankayue's smile became wider, "Both of us have served the previous generation and the previous generation's lord; Up, I have a lot of experience."

"But Sanriyuedian doesn't even know how to dress by himself." A childish voice suddenly sounded during the banquet. I don't know who was speaking, but the voice seemed to be a child of twelve or thirteen years old, "I need someone's help to make tea..."

This rant made the scene a little awkward for a while, but San Riyue still laughed hahaha.

"Master, how is it?" San Riyue asked.

At this moment, someone spoke again during the banquet, with a slightly hesitant voice: "... Sanriyuedian, is this really good? Hasebe hasn't come back yet."

As soon as the name "Hasebe" came out, the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became freezing point, and the audience was silent.

In the silence, someone spoke up.

"That's right... don't say it's a 'close servant'. If Hasebe-kun comes back, maybe this beautiful lord will be killed, and he will end up the same as the previous lord."