Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Does he still have a problem with our family?"

"Or did you lose interest in Fengshi and Mengye after meeting them once?"

What on earth is going on?

Masataka Fujiwara panicked.

Even though he knew that Kyosuke Kosaka was planning to send his own sons to work in the Water Department.

He still finds it difficult to feel at ease or at ease.

Without truly trusting my niece, Chika.

Fujiwara Masataka trusted his two nieces, Toyomi and Moeha, who were more sensible.

So Kyosuke Kousaka refused from the start?

This means that he will find it very difficult to speak again in the future.

It would be almost impossible for either of my two nieces to marry Kyosuke Kosaka!

Fujiwara Masataka simply couldn't accept this situation!

He would rather that Kyosuke Kousaka, who had a reputation for womanizing, take both of his nieces as his own.

I don't want this to happen!

"This is definitely still biased against us..."

As he frowned in deep thought, Masataka Fujiwara couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He pondered carefully.

The source was most likely found to be the niece's shady actions.

Thinking of this, his face turned pale again.

He really didn't manage things enough before!

Even the ancestral Taoist priest actively and frequently used all his methods to ensure that his daughter, Akiko, would be favored.

On the contrary, it was him, Fujiwara Masataka, who was too conservative...

"Second brother?"

"Walking carefully in front of the door," said Masakazu Fujiwara.

He saw that his second brother, Fujiwara Masataka, remained motionless for a long time, as still as a stone.

Finally, I started to worry...

Don't let political affairs ruin your health.

Now all the power in their faction is concentrated in the hands of the second brother.

If anything happens to the second brother, everyone else is doomed!

"I'm fine." Fujiwara Masataka reacted quickly, immediately regaining his composure and smiling at his younger brother.

Fujiwara Masakazu asked with a worried look, "Is it because of Toyomi and Moeha?"

My second brother has been under a lot of pressure lately.

He would occasionally mention his two nieces, Fengshi and Mengye, during gatherings.

He understood his second brother's meaning perfectly.

That is, like the Taoist priests of our ancestors, they profited from women's favor.

Even though it was an act that many people would consider shameful, it was something that even Kyosuke Kosaka was fully aware of.

They still have to do it...

"Yes, just now, Lord Kyosuke refused to meet with them," Fujiwara Masataka said without hiding anything.

"Lord Kyosuke has met with Toyomin and Moeha, and they said that Lord Kyosuke, who brought them back, behaved very gentlemanly..."

Masakazu Fujiwara constantly suppressed his own uneasy feelings.

He also experiences pressure.

He was merely a minor official of the seventh rank, whose duties were limited to guarding the gate and overseeing the travel of dignitaries.

It doesn't have much of a future anyway.

If his brother's power is consolidated in the future, he will likely have the means to transfer him to the Central Guard Office.

In contrast, the official residence was filled with strangers.

It's more suitable to have relatives looking after you in a government office, and it's also easier to get promoted there.

As for not wanting a promotion?

Don't you want to wield more power?

Fujiwara Masakazu is not that hypocritical.

"You're too kind, too polite..." Fujiwara Masataka looked at his youngest brother with a complicated expression. "Let's continue discussing Toyoshi and Moeha's matter."

Masakazu Fujiwara nodded awkwardly.

He stopped deceiving himself.

He also understood that a polite and courteous attitude could represent a lot.

Kyosuke Kosaka still didn't really consider them his own people.

So they tried their best to fit in!

Actually.

Both brothers are capable.

However, apart from a few key positions in the imperial court that require considerable ability, most positions still rely on connections.

Without connections, no matter how capable you are, you won't last long.

Therefore, at this point, you really can't afford to lose face...

Soon after, Feng Shi and Meng Ye, who had made preparations in advance, also received reports from their attendants.

Mengye couldn't help but sigh.

"Kyosuke-sama didn't come... I'm so envious of my second sister."

"Let your older sister handle this. Don't worry about it," Fengshi said softly to her younger sister.

Mengye puffed out her cheeks and shook her head decisively.

"No way! I feel like it would be very difficult to find a husband like Kyosuke-sama."

"...I'll take a look at it for you later."

Fengshi had a bit of a headache.

In Toyoshi's view, Kyosuke Kosaka is indeed an undeniably good husband candidate.

If the younger sister's attitude is firm, she cannot object.

Honestly.

Compare Kousaka Kyosuke to the nobles he interacted with in Heijo Kyoto.

It's practically to the point where "you'd have to throw it away if you compared it to other options."

Even yesterday, I only met with Kyosuke Kosaka and we had a brief chat.

But Fengshi still had a great liking for him.

Especially knowing that Kyosuke Kousaka came to save her and the others from their perilous situation.

It's understandable that the younger sister has a strong affection for him.

Especially after the nobles he saw in Heijō-kyō.

Those people are just thugs who only know how to communicate by writing waka poems, or who directly bribe maids and servants to break in...

For Toyomi and Moeha, who had lived in Heijō-kyō for half a year.

The elegance and romance that the nobility spoke of were more like self-praise.

Or perhaps it's the yearning of those who don't know the inside story.

In short, both sisters had a very difficult life in Heijō-kyō.

Being able to reach Heian-kyo, or Kyoto, safely was already a stroke of incredible luck.

"Well... I'm definitely not going to marry anyone other than Kyosuke-sama. Kyosuke-sama is a really nice guy, and he's handsome too."

After thinking about it, Mengye decided to tell her older sister the truth.

Having witnessed Kyosuke Kousaka's abilities, they then learned about his personality and background after arriving in Kyoto.

She believed that she couldn't find a more suitable person.