"Her plum is not yet ripe for the picking." Mother Yan tried to phrase it delicately.  "The seimei has foreseen great complications should we proceed too quickly."  Koyuki poured her another glass of sake and she sipped.  "My own instincts tell me her infertile week in the next month should be the best time for bidding to cease."<br/><br/>Hatsuyuki nodded. "I was there when he made mention of her fortune, but onl because we were there to discuss Akira and Mika and the topic arose with some urgancy."  She looked apologetically to Umeji and Inuoe.  "Please forgive me, I had not meant to evesdrop or keep secrets from you.  Mother had thought it would be best to wait until we heard of Akira and Mika's bidding."<br/><br/>"I don't think it will be nearly as bad as the seimei fears.  There is an imbalance in your energy and it will almost definately subside soon.  I think you have little to be concerned with."