In a fleeting moment, a space where only Tenshōin and Tokugawa Iemochi were alone emerged.
"Lord Shogun." Tenshōin turned her gaze back to Tokugawa Iemochi.
On her face, there was a gentle smile that she hadn't displayed during her meeting with Ii Naosuke.
There was a hint of helplessness in Tenshōin's gentle smile.
"Every time I meet with Lord Tairō, you come anxiously asking me, 'Did you have an argument with Ii again?'
Tokugawa Iemochi chuckled dryly a few times.
"Mother dear, you and Ii are both indispensable figures, not just to me, but to the Shogunate, to this country."
When Tokugawa Iemochi mentioned the words "Shogunate" and "country," he deliberately emphasized his tone.
"So I don't wish to see you frequently in conflict..."
Seeing Tokugawa Iemochi lower his head, a slight look of worry on his face, Tenshōin smiled helplessly.
She instinctively raised her hand, habitually wanting to brush Tokugawa Iemochi's hair.
