來到葬劍居的第五日。395Please respect copyright.PENANAJnBPzAIHOj
時近亭午,墨妃娟手持一截尺餘長的翠竹,隻身一人來到位於劍閣三樓的書房門之外。395Please respect copyright.PENANAGyYcX4ZfQQ
壓下心中翻湧的緊張情緒,墨妃娟依照玉煙吩咐,在門扉上敲了三響,語氣恭敬地說道:「晚輩墨妃娟,拜見劍居主人。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAoDIglaBnvo
出乎意料,書房內立刻傳來回覆。395Please respect copyright.PENANACTspCvx19n
雖然此次會面是劍居主人在兩人第一次會面時便定下,但玉煙事先告知過墨妃娟,劍居主人性格詭變,行為出人意表,不一定會出聲回應,得做好敲第二次第三次門的心理準備。不想方才叩門,便有答應。395Please respect copyright.PENANAOm2i7NmhMD
「請進。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAWLAuArPpLj
然而,回答她的聲音並不屬於劍居主人,而是一道陌生的女性嗓音。395Please respect copyright.PENANABWtR3W46Gw
墨妃娟感到有些訝異,心中已有了幾分猜想,立刻推門走了進去。395Please respect copyright.PENANA4XVFSh6F9H
雖然是第二次來到劍居主人的書房,不過憑藉著多年的熟悉,她依然在第一時間發現了劍匣所在位置。395Please respect copyright.PENANANuGdBBahFU
書房的布置似乎有所變動,相較於先前,緊貼右側牆面的一座書櫃消失無蹤,取而代之的是一帖條幅懸掛牆上,墨妃娟帶來的劍匣,便被倚牆放在條幅下方。395Please respect copyright.PENANAFsK5z56iCy
正巧帖中內容她剛好識得,不由得多了幾分留意,只見宣紙上筆潤飽滿的墨字,迤邐出唐代將領郭震名聞遐邇的〈古劍篇〉:395Please respect copyright.PENANAfIFt2KckUK
「君不見昆吾鐵冶飛炎煙,紅光紫氣俱赫然。良工鍛鍊凡幾年,鑄得寶劒名龍泉。龍泉顏色如霜雪,良工咨嗟歎奇絕。琉璃玉匣吐蓮花,錯鏤金環映明月。正逢天下無風塵,幸得周防君子身。精光黯黯青蛇色,文章片片綠龜鱗。非直結交遊俠子,亦曾親近英雄人。何言中路遭棄捐,零落漂淪古獄邊。雖復塵埋無所用,猶能夜夜氣衝天。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAYWaeclCPRh
不得不說,郭震這首詩恰恰道出了葬劍居創立宗旨,「雖復塵埋無所用,猶能夜夜氣衝天」二句,更是意合廣袤劍湖葬器沉兵的緣由,尤其是經歷過洗心迴廊洗禮之後,她更能感受到「夜夜氣沖天」的說法,絕非虛言妄談,至今記憶猶新。395Please respect copyright.PENANAZm5MPEKdTR
墨妃娟瞧了幾眼,便將注意力收了回來,目光轉而往書案投去。395Please respect copyright.PENANAHWdgZhbqf9
一如初來葬劍居會見劍居主人那日,書案之前仍舊沒有秦無端身影;相反的,一名舉止端莊,氣質沉靜,身穿紅緞襦裙的嚴肅女子,正襟危坐在屬於劍居主人的坐椅上。395Please respect copyright.PENANAswEYRSefiW
墨妃娟並不是第一次見著這位女性,卻是第一次聽見女子說話。她猜得不錯,聲音的主人正是錦瑟夫人。395Please respect copyright.PENANAZi9wPDqebT
此時,錦瑟夫人螓首低垂,手執一管飽沾松煙墨液的狼毫筆,正書寫著一幅完成泰半的詩帖。395Please respect copyright.PENANALQebb3xCv7
墨妃娟緩步向前走去,欠身抱拳道:「晚輩墨妃娟,見過錦瑟夫人。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAk5qzt65PFw
藉著眼角餘光,她瞥見了紙上「所謂伊人,在水一方」二句,才知道原來錦瑟夫人筆下揮就的正是《詩經˙蒹葭》篇。而且觀看帖上幾個字的運筆方式,顯然與新掛上的〈古劍篇〉如出一轍,看來〈古劍篇〉也是出自錦瑟夫人的手筆。395Please respect copyright.PENANASAzkFibZet
錦瑟夫人將詩篇第二疊的末句「宛在水中坻」寫罷,這才抬起頭來注視墨妃娟。395Please respect copyright.PENANAZhERiK1Rxp
錦瑟夫人捋起襦裙衣袖,將狼毫筆擱於兵形紙鎮之上,開口叫喚道:「墨姑娘。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAOCHrapGJxA
「晚輩在。」墨妃娟頷首道。395Please respect copyright.PENANAwbI4NYQPMP
錦瑟夫人突也說道:「雖然唐突,可我有兩個問題想請教墨姑娘一番,若是有所妨礙,墨姑娘可以選擇不回答。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA30unNkrwWL
墨妃娟愣了愣,大感意外,遲疑問道:「不知道夫人想問之事是?」她下意識往左方望去,果不其然秦無端斜欹躺在羅漢椅上,閉目養神。395Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8EbQ1vYbF
錦瑟夫人輕輕搖了搖頭,緩聲說道:「無須擔心,這只是我私人之事,與劍居主人無關。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAdhC8SujAUp
墨妃娟微微頷首。395Please respect copyright.PENANAwdMlmadlKE
錦瑟夫人站起身,走到〈古劍篇〉前方,拿起了劍匣。她以手指滑過劍匣表層,語氣冷清地說道:「敢問墨姑娘,這方劍匣自何處得來。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAAS0nmiePX6
「夫人相問,妃娟不敢有所隱瞞,劍匣乃是至親留贈,非從外處得來。」墨妃娟頓了頓,如實回答。395Please respect copyright.PENANAGrQaL4oMBY
錦瑟夫人沉默了一會兒,開啟劍匣,露出裡頭外型醜陋的鏽劍。395Please respect copyright.PENANAE0YHwtsJMp
她接著說道:「這口鏽劍,也是你的親人一並贈予之物?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAyHXs9jQSXs
墨妃娟搖了搖頭,凝視匣中鏽劍,眼神裡盡是溫柔之色,心底深藏的男孩身影,浮現眼前。她沒有察覺自己臉上正掛著笑容,帶著懷念的口吻說道:「夫人誤會了,這口鏽劍是故人之物……是我放入匣中的。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ7wdA9aXR
「原來如此。」錦瑟夫人低聲說道,聲音裡竟有一絲旁人察覺不了的失落之情。395Please respect copyright.PENANABsaHRaImlF
「謝謝。」錦瑟夫人說,將劍匣闔上,逕自來到秦無端身前,語調嚴厲地命令道:「無端,坐好。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAXBTwIzEIrp
靜默了片刻,秦無端這才打了個哈欠,睜開雙眼,翻身盤坐在羅漢椅上。395Please respect copyright.PENANALlr7OXY4CB
他鬆了鬆雙肩筋骨,雙手隨意垂放膝頭,慵懶地說道:「唷,妳們顧著自己的話題,終於想到我了?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAmpKuZHxJAA
錦瑟夫人沒有理會他,把劍匣立放在秦無端身前,回到了書案之前,執筆、沾墨,書寫〈蒹葭〉篇第三疊,留下有些尷尬的墨妃娟與劍居主人面面相覷。395Please respect copyright.PENANAvwvidAKHCU
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《卷一 潛鋒勿用》第八章 鏽劍何哉(三)
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