怕黑的她心甘情願杵在昏暗廊道上已有好一會,只因他方才想讓急著啟程的她留些時間,努力支吾了半天卻怎樣也說不清,直到那雙圓潤藍眼都泛出了淚光,才明白男孩是想穿回男子裝束,好讓她的兄長對他能有個好印象。440Please respect copyright.PENANAP3anDOqhoZ
對她來說,既使小鴿穿的是女兵裝束仍舊賞心悅目,不過,能提早欣賞他穿上那套粉色裙裝倒也不錯,前幾日,她望那套特地請璃熙置辦的男式裙裝,心裡是羨慕得不得了。440Please respect copyright.PENANAF35A4kzd4h
【對了,昔枝不是說只要在自家後院,我也可以穿穿?唉……現在膚色又更黑了,是不是就不能選粉紅色的吶……】440Please respect copyright.PENANAInvHarDFOp
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瞥了眼身旁那眉頭深鎖,好似心事重重的藏青女子,璃熙心想自己該趕緊走趟傅姊那的,好探探傅姊找著什麼蛛絲馬跡了沒有,看小姐那樣子,肯定是為昨日小鴿公子遇刺的事犯愁了……440Please respect copyright.PENANAHRV2Lmy7Zo
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各懷”心事”的兩人聽見房門的”吱呀”聲響,轉頭一望皆看傻了眼,隨步伐輕輕飄動的粉色裙襬,編著細辮紮成簡單髮髻的鉑金髮絲,泛著淺淺紅暈的白皙小臉,ㄧ雙淡金長睫下宛若寶石的圓潤藍眼。440Please respect copyright.PENANA0Y8W6SRRex
【是天使!】440Please respect copyright.PENANA2WfZjB7ykU
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見跟前女子竟毫無反應,男孩不免沮喪地問道:「ㄏ......花......歌…...餔蒿......坎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAAIeVJMGbH2
聽男孩的怯生探問,她方從光輝滿載的天堂跌回陰暗潮濕的廊道,就望跟前天使般的孩子,心裡的母性慈愛早氾濫成了一片汪洋,更甭提那不斷上揚的嘴角了:「當然好看,我們家小鴿真是漂亮!」440Please respect copyright.PENANAyzL0zSDra3
見男孩紅透的靦腆笑臉,她忍住了搓揉那頭金髮的衝動,以免粗手粗腳弄亂他的精心裝扮,她將方才脫下的披風遞去:「不過......就是太漂亮了,為了安然抵達桂府,要委屈你先裹著披風了。」440Please respect copyright.PENANA6StKNbuYI3
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回桂府路上,同樣由璃熙領了條少有人煙的路,不用半日便可抵達桂府。440Please respect copyright.PENANAygnZShQHo2
臨近桂家不遠,她見那滿是笑意的桂竹領著昔枝和昔葉守在桂府門前,望著那翠竹般玉立的身姿,和那白蓮般清雅的相貌,她再次見識到自家兄長的出眾氣質。440Please respect copyright.PENANA6mGB28zBEN
輕盈一躍下馬,她伸手抱下了同乘馬兒的小鴿,牽著他歡快地走向桂竹:「兄長,我回來了!」440Please respect copyright.PENANA1v6bhOJddB
「花兒,瘦了呢………」桂竹抬手順著她額上的髮絲,鳳眼明眸裡映滿憐惜。440Please respect copyright.PENANAx7pigRViSI
「是曬黑不少,臂膀也結實了不少,就怕兄長認不出我了!」她笑著抬手拍了拍自己的手臂。440Please respect copyright.PENANA7DMcIujH0J
「真是,花兒愛說笑,不過,見妳安好便好!」面帶暖心笑意的桂竹捏著她的肩頭,隨後俯身望向她身後的人影說道:「這位小公子便是花兒提起的小歌吧?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAR9jxrtZu7o
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其實,用不著她在家書中特地提起,有璃熙每日按時回傳的密件,桂竹早早知曉這孩子的存在,就連身分也徹查得一清二楚,這北方孩子的來歷雖複雜了些,將來更肯定免不了麻煩事得處理,可對桂竹來說還算游刃有餘,眼下最大的麻煩,唯有"囚"在樂坊司裡的那人,怎樣也摸不清的身份宛若芒刺在背,他巴不得能連根拔除,免得春風吹又生。440Please respect copyright.PENANABVc77jJOR3
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聽桂竹主動提起,她才想起此番回府的主要目的,牽起男孩小手慎重說道:「是的,兄長,還望您多加關照,待小鴿如家人了!」440Please respect copyright.PENANAE9HTuQdyrh
「ㄍ......歌…...間......見......哥......過......歸......桂......之......朱......竹.....公…...ㄗ…...子!」小鴿緊張地向桂竹福著身,一邊努力地說著他暗自練著的台詞,雖啞嗓發顫又含糊可總算如願說完了話。440Please respect copyright.PENANA621xAlJP4g
桂竹扶起跟前的孩子,柔聲輕道:「我隨花兒喚你小鴿可好?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAkQi01cTwCr
「ㄏ…...蒿…...好…...ㄉ…...的!」小鴿滿心歡喜地想再次福身,卻被桂竹一把扶起。440Please respect copyright.PENANAZV9Xv63ZwG
「既是家人,何必多禮。」桂竹笑意深深輕聲說道。440Please respect copyright.PENANADA3DxDJr8s
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返回桂府的路程雖快,卻也接近了黃昏時分,因此她一進府便被桂竹催著回院,要她好好打理滿身的塵樸,酉時前同到主廳用膳。440Please respect copyright.PENANApwXht4AqS3
關於小鴿的安置,遇襲之前,本想讓他入住府內作客房用的宣榕院,可見小鴿今日的反應,她想是否該讓他入住瑾花院的櫻亭屋,不過就怕對方會有所芥蒂,畢竟櫻亭屋也充作書房好段日子了,所幸,對方是樂得答應如此安排。440Please respect copyright.PENANAFhqJYUkTLN
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沐浴更衣後,她走往側屋去探望人生地不熟的男孩,卻在櫻亭屋門口碰見正提著水桶的他,她順手接過木桶滿心困惑地問道:「怎不讓兄長安排的人來做呢?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAOj4Ls1IdQY
男孩見對方接走自己的洗澡水,羞得是瞬間滿臉通紅,心急著想搶回那桶水,可卻被她一把往花圃給倒得一乾二淨。440Please respect copyright.PENANA2MiGmr21CH
「是不是因為怕生?如果是,讓璃熙來幫你可好?頭髮怎麼也沒擦乾......」她將木桶擺在地上,抓著錦帕為他擦乾濕潤的金絲:「近日雖溫暖些,但涼冷的晚風吹著也是會受寒的!」440Please respect copyright.PENANAA96Y1V36bD
對方突來的舉動,讓男孩面上的紅彩又更深了,不得低頭盯著腳上的繡花鞋:「ㄍ......歌......ㄗ…...自…...基己…...科…...ㄧ!」440Please respect copyright.PENANAM3QbrUaMxQ
「我知道,但你初來桂府,還是讓喬軒來幫忙吧!同是男子應該會方便些!」提起喬軒,就讓她想起自己剛穿越時,人生地不熟的她為了去趟茅廁,竟在桂府裡迷了路,最後是讓桂竹院裡的小侍給指了路,當時的小侍正補著衣衫邊說著故事,身旁的孩子個個聽得出神,全顧不上手邊快沾地的糖葫蘆了,想起那樣歲月靜好,她不禁笑著又補上了句:「他很善解人意又很可靠的!」440Please respect copyright.PENANA3fjMVchJGH
聽聞對方如此堅決推銷,男孩也不好再續推託,只好點點頭應了聲好。440Please respect copyright.PENANAp9ZpFc349F
「太好了,那你快回房擦乾頭髮吧!」催著小鴿進屋後,她讓來尋她的昔枝去喚喬軒前來瑾花院。440Please respect copyright.PENANAKm5ftCWiyE
趕來的喬軒踏進櫻亭屋後,見門外的她仍舊杵在原地,不禁掩嘴笑道:「小姐,您在這吹著冷風守著,讓小鴿公子怎麼安心在屋裡梳理呢?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAZvM9fRZbhK
喬軒哥哥說得對,昔枝也正打算這麽說呢!」一旁昔枝看著喬軒猛點頭,皺眉的他手裡還捧著剛從屋拿來的披風,見她的遲疑趕緊又說了句:「方才昔葉告訴小的,說您若準備好就趕緊到主廳去,少爺正等著您呢!」440Please respect copyright.PENANAKCVAay5Smo
有了兩人的好說歹說,她只能摸著鼻子妥協:「好吧……喬軒,小鴿再麻煩你了!」440Please respect copyright.PENANApzppXkEluF
喬軒溫和笑道:「小姐放心,喬軒不會讓公子餓著的!」440Please respect copyright.PENANATTnnYn3aTQ
喬軒的確未有食言,她才到主廳喝上不過半杯茶,喬軒便領著梳妝整齊的小鴿進到了主廳,看著那孩子面上的和緩神情,她想喬軒果然自有一套。440Please respect copyright.PENANAPLo9HhA1M2
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晚膳期間,桂府主廳氣氛很是歡快,雖大多是她滔滔說著營中大小事,一邊桂竹偶爾補幾句對何瑀盼的反感論述(罵人不帶髒字),直至聽她提起何瑀盼備給桂將軍的供酒時,桂竹才悻悻然地說了句:「算她還有點良知。」440Please respect copyright.PENANARvHLlmfxQK
從桂竹的說詞聽來,兒時見過幾次面的兩人該也算青梅和竹馬,不過何瑀盼兒時形象似乎經營得不算美好,引述桂竹的話就是:「粗鄙又無知的人。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAEWjEIXp73k
提及夏陽茶宴時,桂竹語調冷若寒霜:「美其名為茶宴,不過就是個讓官家女郎們物色側夫的場合罷了。」440Please respect copyright.PENANA66WNFy8fOF
「唉……果真不簡單啊......」對她來說這種聯誼活動,她實在敬謝不敏,再者,她更不需添個側夫來湊熱鬧。440Please respect copyright.PENANAaqY1mKfXaH
「哥哥也想幫著花兒回絕,可今日一早,女皇竟還特地下了道御令要花兒與會……」桂竹輕蹙著秀眉,從袖中掏出了同樣金黃的卷軸:「哥哥本想等明日再給花兒的……」440Please respect copyright.PENANA73DVhdZz0F
仔細看那龍飛鳳舞的內容,不過是打著『掛心桂家長女,擔憂其身邊未有夫郎為她持家』的名義,實則是想『塞個親皇派的大官兒子進桂府』的陰險算盤。440Please respect copyright.PENANA6t8eXQgYjJ
【那……女皇想塞可以,對方總可以不想嫁吧?】440Please respect copyright.PENANAeudEN2y7IG
她暗自打起『拿名聲來塗地』的算盤,一邊想自己也該會會那人了,那曾用毒藥和她”打過照面”的大皇女。440Please respect copyright.PENANAe69Pe2ubyz
【總不會想在大庭廣眾下謀殺我吧?】440Please respect copyright.PENANAzlYzNYr2cG
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主廳和桂竹道晚後,她陪著小鴿緩緩步回了櫻亭屋,亂路叨念著要小鴿別客氣,有什麼要求儘管和喬軒題就是,而男孩一路只顧輕點著頭,偶爾應聲『蒿』來回應她不厭其煩的碎念,離去前,小鴿倏地撲進她的懷裡,纖瘦的雙臂緊環著她的腰間,想他在這陌生地方肯定不安,逐漸鼻酸的她差點就將心裡話脫口:【不然,今晚我們就一起睡吧!】440Please respect copyright.PENANAAz51xEjn02
無視昔枝堪比利劍的視線,尚存一點理性的她輕撫那箔金細絲柔聲道:「好好休息,有事儘管找我,知道嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAzhn1DV6JB8
生離死別般的橋段落幕後,瑾花院內一片寧靜,寧靜到似乎聽得見院中那抹黑影的憂愁。440Please respect copyright.PENANAGjlI9ZBoAu
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自探得對方回府的消息,他壓不住心頭的莫名悸動,趁上黑夜深沉,就潛進這再熟悉不過的庭院。440Please respect copyright.PENANAVRObV5uUZo
他不曉得自己有多渴望見上她,望著燈火闌珊處的那人,他恨不得化作飛蛾撲上那炙熱的火光,哪怕燒作灰燼落到烈焰之下……440Please respect copyright.PENANAjO5ab17oGA
營中的訓練,讓她膚色又更深了,身形似乎也壯實了不少,眉眼之間透著堅韌勁道,望著如此颯然的伊人,他失了神。440Please respect copyright.PENANAoyHE1hfxOA
耳畔聽著那般軟膩的嗓音,那全向著他人的關愛話語,多久不見她眼中的柔光,為何,那抹帶情的笑意讓他如此妒忌?440Please respect copyright.PENANAKX9Qd1Iwbe
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『唰』地,黑影看似瀟灑隨風離去,可卻更像丟了魄在瑾花院,帶不走。440Please respect copyright.PENANASoCeKkgjRF
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