冬末春初的傍晚還透著涼意,我拉緊肩上的斗篷,出了院子。36Please respect copyright.PENANAoGr9LEbA8B
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今日是除夕,鄧嬋幾天前便回了鄧家,臨行前還眼眶泛紅的拉著我和陰麗華的手,聽陰識說她的年紀也差不多了,可能過沒多久就要說親,應該是離文定之喜不遠了。36Please respect copyright.PENANAg7s632bQpk
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指不定下次見面她便已是人婦。36Please respect copyright.PENANAoA2MKmb6wW
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鄧嬋是喜歡陰識的,我和陰麗華都瞧的出來,可我不似她,巴望著鄧嬋給我們做大嫂,畢竟大嫂柳姬待我不薄。(後來我才想起她連我和陰識都不記得了,我們有大嫂這事兒她又怎麼可能記得呢?)36Please respect copyright.PENANAdlDBJnSFHi
「妳說鄧………表姊可能快許人家了?」鄧嬋離開的那日晚上,陰麗華便賴在我房內不走「可是她不是喜歡大哥麼?」36Please respect copyright.PENANAIKM14uwHsX
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「喜歡歸喜歡,別說大哥肯不肯納妾,鄧家又怎可能讓女兒給人家作妾?」我漫不經心的拾針在帛布上勾勒出一株嫩芽「她走前欲言又止,只怕就是要同我們說這個。」36Please respect copyright.PENANA0moCEdy3Tr
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「小昭,那妳呢?」陰麗華湊了上來。36Please respect copyright.PENANAUrGNPvkkRl
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「我?什麼我?」擱下針,我笑了笑。36Please respect copyright.PENANAo84hpvzOdY
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「妳會像表姊那樣認命麼?」陰麗華靠在我肩上「小昭,妳會願意嫁給一個妳不認識,甚至可能沒見過的人麼?」36Please respect copyright.PENANAFtSDh906iP
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「我………」垂首,這種事豈是我能決定的?36Please respect copyright.PENANAiRyHunYyfd
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「我不會的喔。」陰麗華輕聲道「我不會這樣的,我要嫁的人,必定是我相熟的。最重要的,是我愛他,他亦愛我的人。」36Please respect copyright.PENANAN6HtSeffcB
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我詫異的望向她,隨即了然。她曾經見了劉秀一眼,便如此執著的想嫁予他為妻,又豈會甘願讓母親鄧姬又或陰識做主她的親事?36Please respect copyright.PENANACNayHXk6SG
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「如果可以,小昭亦想像姊姊一般。」我喃喃的啟唇「我亦想作主自個兒的親事。」36Please respect copyright.PENANApEhcLWotDA
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「當真!?」陰麗華驚喜的拉住我的手「那我們說好啦,以後自己的親事,一定要自己作主。」36Please respect copyright.PENANA8GtjPsX8xb
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「拉勾。」我伸出小拇指勾住她的「說謊的是小豬。」36Please respect copyright.PENANAx8uMoKejRH
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「對對,說謊的是小豬,小昭,不能說謊喔。」36Please respect copyright.PENANAglGDcTolUc
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眼前的陰麗華笑的如此開懷,故沒瞧見我眼底那淡淡的哀色。36Please respect copyright.PENANAz0xY84hDZf
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我們真的能嗎?36Please respect copyright.PENANAnVfAz2tIHp
思及此,我苦笑,腳步略快的走過迴廊,卻瞥見一抹淡黃的身影自陰麗華的院子走出。36Please respect copyright.PENANA6ASCGEoLag
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若我沒瞧錯,那抹身影應該是陰麗華不錯,可是她怎麼會出來?36Please respect copyright.PENANAwDm2EKGwLC
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為了讓她多多休養,陰識可是下令讓她乖乖待在屋內啊。36Please respect copyright.PENANAfJUfKZn7GJ
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柳眉一蹙,我加快了步伐。來到大院中,逐儺*正進行著,一名小少年領著一群年歲相仿的孩子跳著儺舞*。36Please respect copyright.PENANAq7j8jp1mdW
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我的目光掃了四周一圈,果不其然在一旁的廊下,發現了陰麗華的身影。36Please respect copyright.PENANAXM7nTw3Ynj
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我心中微微嘆息,唉,她欲出房門,誰也攔不住,況且貼身服侍她的胭脂又是個軟柿子,只怕是陰麗華鬧著要出來,胭脂乖乖順從。36Please respect copyright.PENANABHWWYyNynH
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「小姑。」一聲柔婉的呼喚。36Please respect copyright.PENANAhOuDdsbSj3
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我轉首,柳姬一襲淡青色的長裾,笑盈盈地站在我身後。36Please respect copyright.PENANAJjBKS35NEt
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「大嫂。」輕聲一笑,我走至她身側「只怕這些日子大嫂要很忙了,明日便是元日了,有什麼需要儘管跟我說吧,不然妳若是過勞,大哥便要找我算帳了!」吐了吐舌。36Please respect copyright.PENANAmYUD3Ypkb9
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「就妳淘氣!」柳姬好笑的點了點我的前額「能有什麼好忙的?前些年哪一年不是如此,妳還是多費點心思在女工和琴藝上吧!」36Please respect copyright.PENANAhBniQJOW0U
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「那個方相*可是興兒?」我指了指場中那名領舞,身著玄黑色上衣,朱紅色下裳的少年,臉上還罩了一張猙獰的面具。36Please respect copyright.PENANADOVtGZloBl
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「是小叔不錯。」柳姬頷首「夫君說他應該可以勝任,且順道替麗華祈福。」她指向跑到陰麗華身前的陰興。36Please respect copyright.PENANAtgZZ1549eN
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「我先去尋姊姊,告辭。」拱手一揖,我轉身朝陰麗華走去。36Please respect copyright.PENANANPx0DBb7qc
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「……四公子是在給姑娘祈福呢,啊……」胭脂正嘰嘰喳喳的向陰麗華解釋著,見我來到,嚇得一縮「三…三姑娘。」36Please respect copyright.PENANANX4Zcx1JlL
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「妳也曉得怕?哥哥怎麼吩咐的都忘了?」柳眉一豎,我喝道。36Please respect copyright.PENANA0QAoAQXnS6
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「小昭!」我從沒在陰麗華眼前斥責過胭脂,她一驚,拉住我「不是胭脂的錯,是我硬要出來的。」36Please respect copyright.PENANAGmK9VznAao
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「姊姊,莫怪小昭責了胭脂。」我無奈地嘆息「妳的身子如今尚未完全康復,她身為奴婢,自不可由著主子胡來,今日她遇到我,我也就斥責個幾句,若是遇著大哥,可就不是幾句這麼簡單。」36Please respect copyright.PENANA4r6M0BKjqQ
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「二姑娘饒命,胭脂不敢再犯。」胭脂嚇得一抖,跪倒在地。36Please respect copyright.PENANAMGFFKH61zO
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「無事,起來吧,切莫再犯。若有下次,連這次一併同妳算。」我擺了擺手。36Please respect copyright.PENANAO208W2oKxN
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陰麗華神色有些黯然,有些困惑,彷彿不解我為何如此。36Please respect copyright.PENANAsJwTFbuw1C
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我多年前也如她這般,可是,自從十歲那年陰識從我的貼身侍婢的房內搜出不少我的飾物,我就知道,對待丫環,不是仁慈和善就好,少不得一番威嚇的。36Please respect copyright.PENANARd9Mlk9V9Q
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陰麗華勉強撐起一抹笑,同我告辭後便回房了。36Please respect copyright.PENANAohyMKYLShZ
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「她總會懂得。」陰興的嗓音在我身後響起。36Please respect copyright.PENANAyFaFgfFHGs
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我瞥了他一眼,他已把方才跳儺舞的衣衫換下,此時一身藍裳襯的他更加儒雅斯文。36Please respect copyright.PENANAaaYBlavOKn
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「但願吧。」我苦笑「前些日子我讓廚房做了些梅花糕,你來取些回去吧。」36Please respect copyright.PENANA7kMeI2zUC9
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臨走前,我望了一眼大院中央的那火光,火苗在風中搖曳,好似一朵嬌豔的牡丹。36Please respect copyright.PENANAYKam2u4tNk
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搖了搖首,我快步離去。36Please respect copyright.PENANAQCA50sga6d
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*註一:一種驅魔祈福的儀式。36Please respect copyright.PENANAQOpkFeiy7P
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*註二:一種驅魔的舞蹈。36Please respect copyright.PENANAo1vYs4Oylh
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*註三:跳儺舞時領舞之人。36Please respect copyright.PENANAAdUiE8Gv2M
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