28. Machinations of Gokurakuji Ryoukan. 1

　　　Japanese edition

Wife Noriko of Tokimune walked the corridor of the hall, her both hands were held to two wet nurses.

She was pregnant.

Her color is white, and she waits slowly in front of 20-year-old Tokimune, it is respectful, and 19-year-old young wife to look delicate at a glance puts both hands.

She was born of different mothers with Yasumori Adachi, and there was difference in considerable age between Noriko and 40-year-old Yasumori. Therefore, after death of father, Yasumori adopted Noriko as a daughter.

“The lord. I'm glad you're well”.

“You bellied due to pregnancy, didn't you?”.

Tokimune looks at the abdomen of Noriko with all smiles. She touched the abdomen.

“My wish is granted before long”.

Now is Noriko blessed indeed as a wife of the regents.

“Stay quiet and rest. That child may become a boss of Hojo”.

“I want to give birth to the boy whom the lord wishes. All the people surrounding me hope that a child is a man, but I will be sorry if it does not come true”.

“Don't bother about it. It is best to be born well whether a man or a woman. Which be born? It is the blessing of Heaven to the last. Do not worry. It is important for you to rest your body now”.

“I was relieved to hear it. As if a load is taken off my shoulder. My body is inconvenient, and the surrounding people are restless for various things”.

The wet nurses exercised tact and left.

Noriko embraced with Tokimune quietly when she checked there was nobody. She is swimming eyes.

“I want to meet my lord always. Is it my selfishness?”.

Tokimune strongly hugged a shoulder of Noriko.

“Hold out a little longer. Just a little more patience. I want to see thou, too. I am not free if I do not resolve the grave matters of the country”.

Noriko stared at the eyes of the husband.

“Is it the Mongolia?”.

“Not only Mongolia. I was able to let this famine deal with somehow, too. It is full of problems one after another”.

Tokimune fondle the abdomen of Noriko once again.

“However, I only work job of the regent hard for this child”.

Noriko buried her face in the breast of Tokimune again. It is the happiest moments.

At that time, Tokimune felt an indication of man in the other side of the door.

It was Yoritsuna Tairano of the butler.

"My lord, there is a visitor".

"Saemon-no-jo, I am busy now. Leave".

Tokimune answers while embracing Noriko.

The answer of Yoritsuna is inarticulate unusually.

"There is a problem".

“What's wrong? Who came?”.

"Kasai widow, Lady Sanuki, the lord Lady of Jibu and a lot of widow nuns are coming".

Noriko tidies herself apart from Tokimune unintentionally.

Tokimune spits out.

"Though the Shogunate is being troubled, what are mother and other people wanting?".

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