——那都是妳的嫁妝,妳不怕我不還嗎?
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——小娘有說過要你還麽?
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一諾千金,她沒期望過、也就沒理由需要失望了。
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「阿綰娘,如芳姑娘她們聽起來好難纏呀……」
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台側小廂內,小霜拿著絲絹細細擦拭著白玉釧,那上頭的一雙銀鵲卻黯啞依然——擦不亮、擦不亮,又自知矜貴而不敢再重施力。
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「不用擦了,這樣都有一段時日了,擦不亮的。」203Please respect copyright.PENANARbyKjIGJli
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阿綰輕聲道,休整過後將柔軟的篾甲重新套落左手五指。她邊戴甲邊聽著廂外,台上正有名伎如芳、與她那於簾後的琵琶官共奏著壯麗的破陣樂。那爭鬥的氣勢如虹,確實稍稍撼動了思緒。203Please respect copyright.PENANANh9svWRmhW
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爭來鬥去是世間常態,任誰都自喻以正義之師、洗涮不義,所以就有一場又一場征戰殺戮、一回又一回阡陌荒蕪,都不過是大小長久的問題罷。從來就是世人自作自縛於陣中,拒不出世又談何破陣?
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「可這玉釧多漂亮啊!擦不亮真可惜……」「無妨,不必掛心。」
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調整好軟篾,她定好心神,莞爾看著小霜一臉婉惜的將一雙白玉銀鎖釧小心放回檀盒內。那動作輕柔,比作為收禮者的她更為愛惜——多可愛的小女孩呀,她都是草草放下就算了。203Please respect copyright.PENANA5Zid6nVbWQ
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不過身外物、不過過往,還掛心疼惜什麽呢?早該出離、早該寬心了……203Please respect copyright.PENANAUlAsbSHKwb
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縱使痛楚猶縈脈不去。
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「小霜,能麻煩妳幫我上一些藥嗎?放在我腕上就好,我會自己揉的。」「啊啊阿綰娘妳不要這樣說啦!小事一樁、讓我幫妳揉吧……」
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「不行。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAk5EQeAo41o
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廂外掌聲如雷,阿綰甫說畢就自知語氣重了。轉瞬她垂眸苦笑,翻出一小罐青瓷、擱出黥花殘缺的左腕到桌沿:「這暹羅草藥性烈,妳不要真碰到;用竹勺挖些放在我腕上就好,麻煩妳了。」
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見狀小霜惟有點頭答應,開了瓷罐挖了些青藥膏就將之抹落女子的黥花後。她一小侍女既不識藥理、更不識暹羅物,再擔心亦只有聽吩咐行事。
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「……會痛嗎,阿綰娘?」眼看那玉腕帶數分微顫,為人戴具遮面的她禁不住問。
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「沒事,習慣了。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAzUSLzXrvJb
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草香怡人又燙入花墨,阿綰感受著帶毒五分的草藥蝕過黥花和指尖,最後抱起琵琶道。此刻她已戴上了金面具與白面紗,惟有那雙柔彎如月牙的美眸在勾劃她的笑:203Please respect copyright.PENANAEyGPw1Ybzm
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「麻煩妳了,我們起行吧。」
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廂門始啟,兩簪金鵲活現於一髻隨雲側,數朵杏白倒顯得過於寡淡樸素。她站在燈火通明下,黃金與白銀隨侍者而流過廳堂兩側的行廊,剛落台的如芳恰好看了過來,那揚挑的黛眉與紅唇多意氣風發。203Please respect copyright.PENANA6yXtR6TdFL
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多美豔的女子呀。她如是想,所以她瞇眸微笑,對彼岸的如芳菩薩頷首致賀,亦順勢接納了其低眉冷眼的相待。
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「阿綰娘……」「是?」
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「蕭公子來了……暹羅郎君、也跟著來了。」203Please respect copyright.PENANA7AzO0HsWV7
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眼看不遠處一桌三人,當中有一人臉容俊逸卻沉鬱重重、領口鎮以中原不見的金佛符,小霜自是識趣地壓低了聲音。阿綰娘不喜暹羅人和暹羅物,這是自家璋桃小姐千叮萬囑過的事,她自然銘記於心。203Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8OUU3orHK
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可是當下她不能不觸碰這片逆鱗,不然若真出了什麽亂子、憑她一人要怎樣保護阿綰娘不受欺侮?有些事,只能由主子們拿主意。
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「……謝謝,我知矣。」
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燈紅酒綠間猶覺有道目光於自己身上流連不去,阿綰任由五弦割過左手五指柔篾,疼痛似的閉眸吐息。
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自問放下了所有,她有什麼留在暹羅引人生恨?203Please respect copyright.PENANAu3yslJVHzB
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傾盡一切終是萬般帶不走,為何又要糾纏不休?
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「小霜,等等還請妳替我走動,向蕭公子請煙供一二。」
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「欵?!什、什麽意思?」203Please respect copyright.PENANA5qdqmjwwMU
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小霜頓時不知所措起來;角號已響,鼓聲亦已漸起,若她不守於司珍娘身邊,那誰來守住那符矜貴的銀鵲家符?真掉地了被發現了、可是要見官的呀!
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「愚娘要戰,莫傷了妳這株小荳蔻。」203Please respect copyright.PENANAOn4hIQGIQ7
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鼓樂屆中,獨一朵白花隨話語被拋離身後。阿綰閉眸穩穩走著,每步和應重鼓的催請,台下的私語隨之破碎零落。
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該有烽煙起了罷。
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入座擺琵琶,高溫染過陀羅華,她一腿曲立、台下人禁不住譁然——
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五指掃出一音清脆,彈挑後又是一番爽快的輪音。如此反覆兩三回,私語已然消散殆盡;她放縱目光嬉遊於一堂貴客,細微的檀香與供煙使她能大膽注目於任何人事物身上——當下最耀目的,莫過於左廂內休整用茶的如芳和她花重金請來、或更應說是挖來的宮廷琵琶官。此刻兩人的臉色都相當難看,她們甚至在用雙眸說她是個婊子。
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雖是如此,十指隨樂點遊於五弦間,她隨樂音輕輕晃動身首,任由清淺的檀香沁過心神、乃至輕輕化開那些痛苦妒恨的目光。
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再一番輪音如玉珠走盤,樓閣上的璋桃與寧畫娘正好看來,她即借一段清柔的撥彈安撫致意。青樓也好、異鄉也罷,終究是在煙花之地過了花信年華、成了一時佳話,可到底誰又真正輕鬆自在呢?說到底色身俱藝,靠著爭鬥活到今日,固中滋味自是獨享矣。
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五指驀然一離,她再彈已然收回目光,幾番媚音切切後即掃落幾聲沉撩。兩眸琥珀隨微煙肆意游走過一堂貴客,已有人於小二走動的木盤內放落白銀以示敬慕大方,當中自不乏攜符的權貴中人,偶有數隻不顯眼的手悄悄放下了微不足道的文錢——203Please respect copyright.PENANA2OEd6hyJsB
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不遠處,小霜丫頭飛快地抽回了小手;端坐其身邊的貴公子蕭燊琪邊飲酒,邊笑著放下一兩白銀。
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見狀,阿綰不由得斂眸搖頭;儘管無人能見,可她清楚知道面紗下的淺笑有多無奈。203Please respect copyright.PENANAlANqoyRtu1
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本再清高也罷,為了心愛之人終究要投身於無謂的哄抬競鬥。錢財已然堆積,通明的燈火與檀煙使那些財寶更覺刺眼,她惟有借一瞬滑弦、將疲勞的珀眸大方地低首躲藏片刻……
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再抬而一眼望去,她看到有人放下了一囊黯啞:203Please respect copyright.PENANAzz2bi65POK
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正是那個暹羅人、其名戌槐。
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輪掃沉音,阿綰低斂眸光,重響的角號正好為她遮去了此刻的脆弱;她與暹羅有過一段過往,那算是她人生中最美好的時光……爭來鬥去,她還悔當時沒曾發狠。可想來即使真發狠了,又如何呢?203Please respect copyright.PENANA7I3Rzz57BF
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終注定是一場空,那鬥個遍體鱗傷、又有何意義?
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她捨不得。
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霎那間她輕吐蘭息,抬眸撥指與伴箏奏幾音清脆悠然。此刻她正眼看向了那輪廓模糊的暹羅人,幾音亮嘈又接以珠輪,自知目光已然放柔——203Please respect copyright.PENANAmEb6ZOt9iG
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笛音與二胡動人,她感受著十指痛歸心,卻坦然自在。彷似那象王如法,行行瘡痍、乃失其牙,卻樂未言悔。
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如是她奏,搖彈尾音——203Please respect copyright.PENANA01tAcL244b
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義甲斷而曲終,掌聲如雷。
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阿綰放下了腿,回坐立以端正,了自在而呼息;落台之際她看向了盟友的宴桌,那暹羅人不知為何而驚喜著。
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如是她看著他,面紗下的笑容多坦然溫柔。
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終究是斷了他人,亦斷了自己的因果。
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TBC.
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