"Then do you know who they are? Nobles of the Tang Dynasty? Royalty?" Although he had learned that they came from the Tang Dynasty, Fujiwara no Fuhito still did not give up. He was even willing to give up all his current wives in exchange for Princess Kaguya!
At that moment, he suddenly understood... why so many emperors in the heartland of Shenzhou had been willing to forsake vast realms for a beauty!
At that moment, he even felt that he would give up his current position if it meant obtaining that beautiful young girl.
"Nobles? Royalty? Your son does not know... I only know that the woman in Daoist robes is a Daoist priestess from Shenzhou. She is somewhat like an onmyōji from our country, though not exactly the same. As for the other young girl, I do not know her identity."
Though he did not understand why his father was so interested in them, Fujiwara no Maro told him the truth.
"Daoist priestess, onmyōji..."
Fujiwara no Fuhito had never been to Shenzhou, so he did not know much about Daoist priests.
But onmyōji on the Eastern Island were figures who specifically served the imperial family. Did that not mean... that girl really was Tang royalty?
This thought undoubtedly made Fujiwara no Fuhito's expression turn grim.
Even if she were the daughter of a Tang noble, he could still take a gamble.
But if she were an imperial princess...
Unless the Emperor formally sought a marriage alliance with the Tang imperial family and had the Tang emperor agree to a political marriage.
Yet he could not understand why a Tang princess would appear in Fujiwara Capital without him receiving even the slightest word. He understood even less why a Tang princess would travel thousands of miles to a small