Volume 1 Chapter 15 (1/1)
Chapter 15Flower arranging
“Sakura is just a maid, I don’t know the lords’ business”
“I think I knohat your lord means, but what shall I do? The day before last, my father-in-law sent over a handwritten letter about how Harunobu will coa to live for a while, and needs , he said a teawas to be the peacehed dra ahead of schedule Why was this different from the history books? Was it because she’s tie in obvious ways, details did change? Sakura could feel her hands gettingher chin with the handle of his fan and sSuwa Yorishi+ge is using you as a spy, when he realizes he has underestiret it As for you, you better work for us Iawas if you want to live”
“Yes, fortune favors the smart ones I’ll listen to you”
Sakura’s quick answer surprised Yoshi+moto, who still asked a maid to take her to his mother Jukei-ni first, and then to stay in thewas definitely well-deserved She had a largeher look particularly devious, and Sakura disliked her on sight Jukei-ni didn’t have her go into the inner court, instead, she arranged for her to live in a servant’s rooive Sakura any work to do, and only a tiny space to live in Sakura didn’t see anyone other than a group of samurai atched her daily for the first few days
Was she being locked up? She a Inspite of the sword-carrying guards, it wouldn’t be that hard to get away Sakura thought for a while but couldn’t decide what to do She really didn’t like life without freedom, but Jukei-ni and Yoshi+moto were very devious inspite of their cultured deawa and Takeda farave danger
On the other hand, she cae, so how did Yoshi+ watched by Iawa’s ninjas? No, it couldn’t be, if there were, she’d have noticed soe
“damn you, Takeda Harunobu, it’s all your fault I’m trapped in the conflict of three nations here If I saw you again, I’d” She squeezed her hand, wanting to sainst She had to be smart and stay for the sake of Yiu She had to bide her time and make sure Yoshi+e into so for you” Aasked to be a bedtiht at Kai, she was always paranoid about those things
After changing into a pale green kimono, she walked to the outer court with a maid She didn’t expect what she saw Inspite of her passably pretty looks, Yoshi+moto liked Duke style wo steps, to serve him In the reception rooht, and an old rey robe on his left, who looked at her with a weird expression
“Sakura, Mo, start preparing”
Flower arranging? Sakura rolled her eyes secretly What’s Yoshi+ here? The monk next to him is called Zen Master Sessai, and she reawa faen Sessai, as also a ive Yoshi+ate her?
Well, she had to do the flower arranging She wasn’t afraid, this was sorandfather before, so she wouldn’t be horrible
She picked up a longer cherry blossom and put it into a skinny vase, then added a few shorter red chrysanthemums around it
Sessai spoke softly, “confident, brisk, not bad She see Tachibanashi+ style, she has potential”
Tachibanashi+ was a flower-arranging style popular in the Muro, as if he still wanted to observe her She still couldn’t figure out what they were fishi+ng for here
Hah, she ing and guessing what they wanted, and show the they’ve never seen before
“Why did she take out all the flowers?” Seeing the now empty vase, Jukei-ni questioned her son and Sessai
“Lord, M’aive my insolence I wanted to use a few containers of different shapes and make this reception room into a sea of flowers”
Sakura looked up and smiled as she tossed two cherry blossoms into two different vases, each with a different pose, one into a skinny vase and one into a ceramic jar
When the hout the room, from bamboo baskets, wide-s never before used for vases, into flower holders, the result impressed everyone