Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Kyosuke Kousaka, who was walking at the front, reached the oxcart.

"I'm here to pick you up."

"Ah."

Upon hearing the response, Kousaka Kyosuke pulled back the curtain and helped Fuji Shikibu, who was completely covered up, down.

Then he looked at the group of beautiful women behind him and said with a smile, "Let's go."

As luck would have it, the weather was fine and the surroundings were quiet today.

Moving with a group of people didn't attract much attention.

The new house is only twenty or thirty steps away from the old house.

It was originally Qin's territory, but the Taoist priest took it over to do her a favor. Thinking about it now, it's quite amusing.

Su Chang had brought up this matter herself and couldn't help but sigh.

A group of people arrived at the new house.

Su Chang cheered as she removed the straw hat that bound her.

"A barrier has been temporarily set up here, and I don't usually allow anyone to come here. From now on, only honest servants will be allowed to come and go."

Kyosuke Kosaka explained to Shikibu Fuji.

Although he had already said it before coming, he still had to explain patiently.

For the previous twenty years, Fujishikibu had lived in the inner quarters and rarely went out.

Therefore, arriving in such a crowded and unfamiliar place all at once definitely requires some adjustment.

They already had a thorough understanding of Fujishikibu from head to toe, inside and out.

Kyosuke Kousaka knew that he needed to be very patient at this time.

"I know. First of all, I should pay my respects to the two ladies. I was too embarrassed to say more just now. It was really impolite of me."

As Fujishikibu spoke slowly, he had already taken off the straw hat of the city maid.

A faint smile gradually appeared on Xiuyan's face, whose expression was so calm that it was hard to tell what her true feelings were.

A pair of deep, purplish-red eyes were fixed on Fujiwara Kaori and Su Chang.

"Ms. Fujishibu, you're too kind. Let's just communicate as equals."

"By the way, my name is Fujiwara Kaori."

Fujiwara Kaori smiled as she tried hard not to show any signs of fervor.

The excitement in her heart was almost uncontrollable!

She looks exactly like the famous female writer I've always imagined!

She was absolutely ecstatic!

Fujiwara Kaori suddenly understood why Kousaka Kyosuke loved Fuji Shikibu so much!

Her delicate and melancholic image and temperament make people want to cherish her!

It's just a pity that I certainly couldn't express myself with such enthusiasm.

Otherwise, both her husband and her idol would be unhappy.

"Kyosuke-sama loves Fujishikibu very much, and Fujishikibu also likes Kyosuke-sama very much."

"Suddenly inserting yourself between two people will definitely be disliked; you can only build a relationship slowly."

Fujiwara Kaori is much calmer than she was a few days ago.

She didn't actually have any particularly extraneous thoughts.

I just wanted to have a free and open conversation with Fujishikibu and experience the most elegant beauty of this era.

Surely anyone who has read the masterpiece "The Tale of Genji" knows just how delicate and sensitive the author was!

And it is precisely these kinds of people who can discover and clearly perceive the indescribable beauty of the world!

Express it to the fullest extent through words, waka poems, tales...

At one point, Fujiwara Kaori longed to have a pleasant literary exchange with Fujishikibu.

Unfortunately, she knew even better that someone like Fujishikibu would probably only open up to his close family.

Given her current condition, it's impossible for her to say much.

Being too enthusiastic only disturbs people, and in the end, she was restricted by her husband.

While Fujiwara Kaori was thinking, Su Chang readily chimed in.

"Hello, Fujishibu. My name is Qin Sushang. It's nice to meet you. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything in the future."

"Greetings, Miss Xiangzi and Miss Sushang."

I know that I was probably mentioned by Kyosuke Kousaka.

Fujishikibu omitted his self-introduction and simply bowed respectfully to Fujiwara Kaori and Susa.

The two quickly returned the greeting.

"There are others here, please introduce yourselves as well."

"I am snow."

"I am Nino."

"I am Miku..."

"I am May!"

"I am Ai Liu!"

"I'm……"

"Meow?"

Quiet and gentle, clever and lively, steady and dignified... all sorts of voices rang out one after another.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Fujishikibu's face.

He meticulously wrote down the names and characteristics of the maids.

Since her husband said he treats everyone as family, she will do so.

"Let's get familiar with the area. I haven't really looked around here much before."

Seeing that Fujishikibu adapted quickly, Kousaka Kyosuke said with a smile.

Built in the sleeping hall.

It is a building composed of various elements.

The most important buildings are the sleeping quarters, the opposite room, the ferry hall, the cross-ferry hall, the outer corridor, and the fishing hall.

This new house is not much different from the traditional palace-style residence.

However, the design was modified in many ways to better suit the activities of the girls.

By the way.

The traditional "bedroom"

It does not refer to a simple bedroom, but to the main hall.

Generally speaking, the host's daily life, entertaining guests, and other activities take place here.

Its orientation follows the most revered orientation of ancient Eastern countries—facing south while sitting in the north.

However, Kyosuke Kosaka deliberately reduced the size of the area.

It was divided into a "main hall" and a "bedroom".

The area used to entertain distinguished guests was truly transformed into the main hall.

The bedroom in the new house naturally became a place for sleeping in the true sense of the word.

A person spends one-third of their life sleeping.

Kyosuke Kosaka believes there's nothing wrong with wanting a larger and more comfortable place to sleep.

Fujishikibu, who clearly had an understanding of the Shinden-zukuri (sleeping palace) structure, noticed some subtle arrangements.

A strange emotion welled up inside me, something I rarely felt.

"The 'pot' in the sleeping quarters used to be more spacious than usual. You could try planting whatever flowers, plants, or trees you wanted, and it was also nice to take a walk there occasionally."

Kyosuke Kosaka then enthusiastically began to introduce the topic.

"Hu" refers to the open-air space between the sleeping quarters and other buildings.

They are generally small in size and usually planted with low bushes or a single large tree.

But Kyosuke Kosaka hopes to wake up in the morning and see nature as soon as he opens the door, which is a great idea!