Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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After seeing the person off, he went straight to the Water Department.

He planned to distribute all the talismans, equipment, and weapons he had created in the space, and also spend some time with Su Chang.

Although she could be seen at many small gatherings at night, it doesn't mean that Kyosuke Kousaka had spent time with her.

You still need to go on dates.

"You haven't worked much these past few days, haven't you been too indulgent?"

Kousaka Kyosuke murmured.

The main reason is that there's really nothing going on, and he's not really going to look for things to do.

Doing that would be absolutely foolish.

This is unforgivable to him.

Skipping over some random thoughts, Kyosuke Kosaka quickly arrived at the destination.

He found Sushang in the Shuibushi Manor, a manor where Shizuko and Chitanda often worked.

Su Chang was sitting cross-legged with Yao Dao Ji and Bai Lang, their eyes closed.

It's rare to see someone in such a calm state of mind.

Kyosuke Kosaka even wondered if he had committed a sin by disturbing her.

next moment.

Su Chang, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

Upon noticing this, Kyosuke Kousaka looked closer and found a gust of wind blowing in his face. He then realized that a pair of bright, sparkling eyes were only inches away from him.

Not only her eyes, but also her delicate and charming face.

"Kyosuke-sama!"

"Ah."

Kyosuke Kosaka leaned forward slightly.

Su Chang immediately squinted her eyes, enjoying the moment of tenderness.

After the intimacy.

Kousaka Kyosuke greeted Yaodao-hime and Hakuro again before leaving with Su Chang.

Both shikigami are quite independent and have their own training.

It would be great if Kyosuke Kousaka could occasionally spend time with her, train together, and go on a date with her.

"Is your sister still doing the statistics?"

"Yes, after hearing that there might be a war, I've been busy recording all sorts of things every day."

"It's okay, I'll make things easier for her later."

"Together!"

"Don't worry, it will be your turn."

Kousaka Kyosuke smiled at Su Shang.

The two sisters are very interested in matters of love between men and women, so he will certainly do his best in this area.

We left the manor.

After discussing it, Kousaka Kyosuke and Susho decided to go for a walk around instead of fishing at sea for the time being.

Su Chang had just visited Princess Kaguya's place and seemed to be resting, so she didn't disturb her.

"Lord Kyosuke, are those widows just left to live like that?"

"That's how it is for now. If any man wants them and is willing to take them away from the village, then that's fine with us."

Kousaka Kyosuke said casually.

The village has been built, but in order to legally avoid taxes, all the older boys will have to leave.

At that time, Kyosuke Kosaka will consider taking them in as villagers.

Anyway, there's a shortage of people here.

"Ah, if that's the case, we'd like some over there. Older uncles and elders can't marry young girls, people would laugh at them. But older widows would be fine."

"Most of them had children with them, didn't they?"

"It doesn't matter. Just adopt him as a son. If he really has the ability and talent, it's fine for him to inherit the family business. Other noble families do the same thing, don't they?"

“Indeed…”

Kyosuke Kousaka's eyelids twitched.

The official system of this era was a "system of equivalent official positions," which linked official ranks to family wealth, making family wealth equivalent to salary.

While striving to inherit their fathers' ranks, they could also inherit the corresponding official positions. Of course, this depended on whether the descendants had the ability to inherit; if not, they would decline, such as the son of the former Kanpaku, Ichiju.

Well, back to the main point, under this legal and official system, the rank and position of the father and grandfather directly determined the rank and position of their children and grandchildren. Related legal provisions also set limits on the number of children granted hereditary titles and the number of legitimate sons.

In order to ensure that their grandchildren could also obtain the title of hereditary official, officials of the fourth or fifth rank often adopted their grandchildren as sons, and officials of the third rank or above also adopted their grandchildren to avoid their grandchildren being demoted by one rank when it came time to obtain the title of hereditary official.

This has been standard practice in government agencies since the early days of peace, so it's nothing unusual.

Similarly, while middle and lower-ranking nobles below the commoners would not adopt grandchildren as sons, such adoptions still occurred due to the complexities of inheritance rights.

Just like a noble family with only daughters, in order to ensure the continuation and prosperity of their family name, they would directly adopt their son-in-law as their son.

It seems there's also the matter of the son being too incompetent, forcing them to adopt a son.

Compared to bloodline, many nobles in this era still valued the continuation of their family name.

It seems so.

The Qin family also learned this approach.

Although they have no official positions to inherit, they still have martial arts skills and property. At the very least, they can provide their adopted son with a meal. Isn't that good?

"Okay, I'll ask around for you then. After all, detailed information needs to be registered when a village is established."

"Uh-huh!"

Su Chang nodded obediently.

Kousaka Kyosuke suppressed his curiosity, but found it strange that Su Chang was considering Yukino's matter so much.

so.

Su Chang is indeed a very magical girl.

Hmm, could it be that my older sister taught me that?

Forget it, too lazy to think about it.

He's happy just because he's so considerate of others, why think so much?

Ok?

Just as Kosaka Kyosuke was about to continue walking with Su Chang, he suddenly noticed the presence of many people in the distance.

"Hey, there's a woman eating raw grass over there with Kyosuke-sama!"

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Eating raw grass?

Kyosuke Kosaka was slightly surprised, but his emotions didn't fluctuate much.

When you're hungry, isn't it normal to eat anything?

"Are they refugees?"

Kyosuke Kosaka made a casual remark, but his main focus was still on the dozens of people not far away.

If they are refugees, judging from the direction they came from, they should be from Izumi Province.

Speaking of Izumi, Kyosuke Kosaka thought of Izumi Shikibu, who was as famous as Fuji Shikibu and Sei Shonagon in history.

Izumi Shikibu was called that because her ex-husband was Izumi no Kami (the lord of Izumi).

In this regard, Kyosuke Kosaka was more interested in Izumi no Kami.

Sometimes he really wanted to know what the Grand Secretary was thinking.

The more famous Izumi Shikibu becomes after having an affair, the more embarrassing it will be for him.

Kousaka Kyosuke also knew that Izumi no Kami was a vassal of the Taoist priest.

This man would often come to Kyoto every now and then to report to the Daoist priest, and also to pay his respects to the priest. Oh, he was also the priest's steward.

However, what's even more amazing is that Izumi Shikibu is one of Akiko's tutors and is now Akiko's maid.

All I can say is that Izumi no Kami is truly frustrated.

Because his ex-wife was so outstanding and capable, he ended up losing face even more.

Even if they wanted revenge, they probably wouldn't have the chance.