晚膳後,她不理會璃熙的抗議,著手收拾起桌上的碗盤,看璃熙將一件件餐具放回食盒時,她想起昨晚那哭得全身發顫的青年。460Please respect copyright.PENANAgwdmtf6VGs
『花兒,照顧好自己,別委屈了。』460Please respect copyright.PENANAz0fjgLyaSQ
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在璃熙提著食盒、托著那盤剩食離開竹屋後,她從行囊裡挖出了紙筆,就著燭光寫起有生以來的第一封家書,雖一手毛筆字寫得是潦草,可深知有人就盼著收到自己的信息,還是讓獨留異地的她感到相當暖心。460Please respect copyright.PENANAgVLY0A9st0
【如果,有天真能回去,到時......我真放得下這裡的”家人”嗎?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAsJ1w3s6p4k
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璃熙返回竹屋時,見她正垂頭喪氣疊著那封書信,便從懷中掏出了樣扁平的物件:「小姐,小的方才順道給您找來了。」460Please respect copyright.PENANA9o3054WXqw
對方遞來的東西,正是她千帶萬帶就是沒帶著的信封,抬手接過信封,她不禁咧嘴笑道:「璃熙,謝啦!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAV4SQyfwZmW
「小姐,別和小的說謝。」少女面上帶著羞澀的笑意,低頭開啟方才置於桌上的竹簍取出小陶壺,又就著桌上陶碗倒出熱騰的褐色湯汁,撲鼻而來的是她十分熟悉的苦味。460Please respect copyright.PENANAENPgEz3oMt
自她在這世界『醒』來後,昔枝是每日按時備上這湯藥又盯著她服下的,不過,她覺得自己的身體已未有大礙,應是不需再喝這些湯藥的,可為讓"自家兄長”放心,她是從未斷過這帖秦嵐開的藥方。460Please respect copyright.PENANA6R4ytlWNy9
【當初還懷疑過這藥有毒呢......結果,有毒的其實是那桂花糕,好險自己人在城外營區,『那公子』總不可能跑來這對『桂花』下毒吧?】460Please respect copyright.PENANATPA3mBa0iI
「小姐,請用。」璃熙將陶碗放到她的手邊,望了望她擱在桌上的書信:「這讓小的幫您送回府上吧!」460Please respect copyright.PENANA979f4GJHgA
「好,再麻煩妳了。」將書信遞給璃熙後,她便捧起湯藥一口氣喝光,一邊為沖淡口中苦味灌著茶水,一邊盯著璃熙將那精緻的小陶壺又放回了竹簍。460Please respect copyright.PENANAGQnYbLqe7H
【這些東西該不會其實......是從男神那順來的?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAgidiDlNWNo
「璃熙,我想問晚膳和現在的湯藥是怎麼來的?」她將手中陶杯放回桌上茶盤:「男神……呃梅二將軍,應該沒這麼善待我們吧?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAbiBav3NsO5
「這……這小的改天再和您說說。」貓眼少女撓著後頸尷尬一笑,又指了指後頭的床鋪支吾說道:「小......小的已為您整理好臥鋪,您還是趕緊歇下吧……」460Please respect copyright.PENANA9NFJnyoSrM
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入夜的鳳胤軍營是靜默無聲,更聽得見營區周邊照明盆火燒得劈啪作響,在天色漸露白肚時,一聲讓人聽得直打哆嗦的慘叫,硬生響徹了整片鳳胤軍營,可『西廂竹屋』裡的新房客睡得可香了,那有著道道佳餚的美夢竟不受半點叨擾。460Please respect copyright.PENANApjXoVyNqe6
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清早,在璃熙的協助打理下,她又有了一身的俐落清爽,長髮上更束著她在集市裡挑的黃花黑錦帶,穿在身上的同是那襲藏青褲裝。460Please respect copyright.PENANAUjlhLvrXaI
藏青是桂家軍旗幟的主色,係屬桂家的獨有色彩,而她腰間正掛著的桂字木墜來頭更不小,桂字木墜乃是桂大將軍親手雕刻而成,並下令見此木墜如見桂家之首,初次聽聞昔枝提起此由來時,桂花覺得這樣的信物實在太過貴重,理不應由宛若桂家米蟲的她來配戴,是該交還現今當家才屬合理。460Please respect copyright.PENANARS2QWmCVSp
不料,此信物竟尚有另一涵義,聽那滿臉暈紅的桂竹細細解釋道,她才了解那木墜除只容桂家長女佩戴外,另一便是長女正夫了,看自家兄長通紅的臉頰,她是面掛尷尬笑容默默收回了木墜。460Please respect copyright.PENANAXcjtwHHADL
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營內送來的早膳如同昨晚那盤剩食,不過是多了道枯黃的菜品,所幸璃熙在那些剩食送來前,老早備好了熱騰的鹹粥、饅頭、油條和豆漿等美食,膳後,她同璃熙收拾起碗盤時,屋外有人正用烏鴉般乾啞的嗓音斷續喊道:「桂......咳咳桂小姐......小兵來傳......傳訊......」460Please respect copyright.PENANA14FxfO1HVQ
出門”迎客”的璃熙讓她留在屋內候著,自門縫可見小院裡嬌小少女站得筆挺,不過一頭那形容枯槁的”喪屍”究竟是何方……460Please respect copyright.PENANAmC9lpWZB7d
【有雙刻薄小眼,身高又比璃熙矮……是昨天的無理女兵?阿......嶸?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAUYFhEUXfXu
【看來,昨晚有人睡得”不太好”喔!】460Please respect copyright.PENANAjrK1FedbJT
「小姐,她要領我們到兵場去尋梅二將軍。」少女煥然的神采讓她是瞬間明白,明白昨晚被堆在角落的發霉被褥落腳何處。460Please respect copyright.PENANA5oye47H3rj
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由恍若遊魂的阿嶸領路,她們踏上了通向兵場的路途,雖她的方向感稱不上極好,加上昨晚天色又昏暗,可她能肯定這路並非通往來時所見的兵場,沿路向前,兩邊越顯荒涼且往來人煙遞減,最終,阿嶸止步於一片荒蕪沙地,望那沙地邊上幾座破舊營帳,再望這微風吹拂即揚起漫天沙塵的地面,顯而可見梅二將軍並不在此地,除非那”男神”是在這吃沙當美容。460Please respect copyright.PENANA4oy9OwUBxC
【到底,那梅綵玦又想耍什麼小心眼,名字這麼好聽做啥?乾脆叫”梅啥”算了,因為那漂亮腦袋就真的”沒裝啥”!!】460Please respect copyright.PENANAvItfjG80C4
「梅二將軍吩咐......」雙眼如黑炭燻過的阿嶸啞著嗓說道:「今後桂小姐就在此”操練”!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAtbHpT609ao
「可否勞煩您解釋,梅二將軍要我們小姐在”這樣”地所在......」盈著燦笑的貓眼少女語調禮貌至極:「是做什麼樣地”操練”呢?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAks4p2eMraj
「別……別以為桂小姐能有啥特別待遇,新......新進小兵一入營就在這操練啊!」阿嶸兩隻小眼飄忽不定,就顧一個勁地朝她倆吼道,一見她狐疑的眼神還趕緊皺緊淡眉,劈頭就向那端身穿破舊輕甲的衛兵喊道:「阿......阿晟在哪?快去叫她過來啊!有新兵報到她還去哪鬼混啊?啊?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAVs3tDg6s98
不出一會,一道人影從沙場那頭搖晃著過來,來者身形高大又有粗壯結實的四肢,濃眉下黑洞般的眸子好似不斷探尋著獵物,緊抿的厚唇內像藏了副獠牙,杵在跟前就是一道銅牆鐵壁,一道漫著嗆人的酒氣的高牆。460Please respect copyright.PENANAQb25NboAMs
「嘶……那身酒臭!又去哪鬼混啊?啊?」不是鄙夷就是嫌棄的阿嶸,小眼瞪那惡煞、伸手在她身前比劃:「這桂小姐今日起歸妳管!快領走!去去去!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAgJFrEQNKWz
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望那走遠的阿嶸又看那默然的”銅牆”,站在荒地上吃得一嘴沙的她,好似看懂了『梅二將軍』的小心眼計畫。460Please respect copyright.PENANA576knLgwnE
「走!」被喚作阿晟的銅牆赫然吼道,嗓子隆亮又沉悶,宛若一口大鐘。460Please respect copyright.PENANAt1mM5HttJC
她還沒從哀怨回過神來,就聽璃熙平淡地的嗓音問道:「往哪走?」460Please respect copyright.PENANADIRuuWQ0rQ
阿晟好似刻意無視璃熙的問話,只用那雙虎豹之眼怒視她倆一會,接著自顧探進一旁的營帳,眼看璃熙跟著阿晟進了營帳,她只有認命一同栽進那座破舊的布棚,棚裡有座破舊又積滿沙塵的寬大木架,上頭堆著數個裝上各樣鎧甲的粗板木箱,帶頭進來的阿晟輕鬆抬起架上的厚重木箱,『碰』地一聲就丟到她倆跟前,接著又拋了幾塊破布後開嗓吼道:「擦!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAeiBLPao1HD
看阿晟漠然鑽出營帳,她的視線又落回了鎧甲與破布:「所以,她要我們擦這些東西……?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAbVlhvKFeul
「小姐,您一邊坐下,這些我來。」璃熙挽起袖子抓來一把凳子,拿起破布便擦起那佈滿沙塵與髒污的鎧甲。460Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6qqWfvfXC
「哪可能讓妳自己擦!」她學著璃熙挽起袖子、抓來凳子,一同擦起了成堆鎧甲。460Please respect copyright.PENANAoOCkvTrDzm
璃熙動作俐落,不一會擦了快半箱的鎧甲,正當她撈起箱底最後的胸甲時,抓著破布的阿晟又進到了棚裡,瞪了眼她倆後又再搬下另一箱丟往兩人跟前,如此妳搬我擦的循環下,她和璃熙前前後後擦了十來箱的鎧甲,幾乎快把架上的鎧甲都擦了個遍時,一道讓人生厭的熟悉啞嗓又在棚外響了起來:「阿晟啊!妳怎能我們桂小姐擦這些東西啊!那還有好幾營帳的東西,她怎擦得完啊?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAlYTfLRMCwc
營帳外的阿嶸瞪了眼正搬下最後一箱的阿晟,回頭又朝那蹲伏地上渾身是灰的她喊道:「桂小姐,我聽錯梅二將軍的指示,以為得讓您和新兵一道”操練”阿!還真對不住您,阿嶸得請您隨我移步東兵場啊!」460Please respect copyright.PENANASvkYRazWLo
耳裡聽著”辯解”,她彷彿見著梅綵玨透著惡意的”男神盛顏”,滿心就想找機會惡整對方一次,無奈眼下自己實在身不由己......460Please respect copyright.PENANAYKFugLe2VH
【腳……腳麻是要怎麼走……】460Please respect copyright.PENANAMk4fk6lEth
璃熙攙著差點摔進木箱的她,明媚笑意揚向阿嶸:「勞您帶路。」460Please respect copyright.PENANAgEZ8R5eAta
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兩人又在阿榮的領路下,走往了軍營裡”真正”的兵場,一路碰見不少士兵徘徊兵場附近,一臉想看什麼好戲的模樣,害得她後頸的細毛又豎了起來。460Please respect copyright.PENANAhoMJLLBPH9
臨近兵場之際,抬眼可見寬大的木台上有道人影,人影俊美得宛若精雕細琢的石像,那雙明亮桃眼盯著士兵們整齊打拳踢腿,身著一套晶亮大紅輕甲,如瀑墨絲紅邊金冠高束腦後風中輕揚。460Please respect copyright.PENANAra3XE8eqwg
【哼哼......還是秦太醫帥多了,要氣質又氣質,要風度有風度!】460Please respect copyright.PENANA6sO3IVNbAI
其實,那頭”梅二將軍”早發覺她抵達了兵場,卻故作樣子就盯自家女兵打拳,晾著她倆直到女兵執起長劍重回兵場。460Please respect copyright.PENANAfUHD8GTyVD
「阿花,來啦?」“梅二將軍”訝異得好似剛認知到地球不是方的:「方才阿嶸鬧了個大烏龍不是?昨晚歇的可還好?」460Please respect copyright.PENANAju9qeax8a7
「昨晚托梅二將軍的福。」身上衣服濕了又乾的她俯身作著揖,身子還受控地抖了抖,不知是因刮起的風帶著冷意,還是對方的話語太過雲淡風輕。460Please respect copyright.PENANA1F5KQtHOho
【好個O!妳昨晚讓我去睡鬼屋耶!】460Please respect copyright.PENANApmWKIDzlfK
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「阿花妳......莫非昨日著了涼?西廂竹屋那頭的確風大了些......」梅綵玦俊眉輕皺桃眼含憂,語氣卻掩不住幾絲愉悅:「要不今晚我差人給妳送點驅寒湯藥吧!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAjltKw9NNve
「謝過梅二將軍……」面帶著官方笑容再次作揖,她心裡又是免不了幾句嘀咕。460Please respect copyright.PENANA0Qsc1Txgap
【什麼湯?只是洗腳水吧!?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAlYMZqfErcY
「阿花是身子欠佳,可本將卻萬不能負皇心,妳看,本將這難為之處,實在是……」梅二將軍一席話說得動人,眉眼之間都能擰出愁苦了,一端她卻只有嗤之以鼻。460Please respect copyright.PENANAUsJXTL4GOS
既然對方都說她身子”欠佳”了,那她就該好好回應觀眾要求:「咳咳......梅二將軍別在意,畢竟是皇旨……咳咳咳……」460Please respect copyright.PENANAzTxiiecbFY
【梅啥,想整我就明說!到底還想我擦啥去了?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAZTTj86WZgX
「的確,的確皇旨不可違。」那端俊容笑顏逐開,下手不知輕重又拍著她肩頭:「隨本將過來吧!」460Please respect copyright.PENANA6oB7OLus8Q
前頭,紅甲將軍氣宇軒昂邁著大步,後頭,滿身灰撲的藏青女子”唯諾”亦步亦趨,領路人又刻意穿過紮著馬步的兵陣,高調就為引來注目禮,再收一句句『梅二將軍!』。460Please respect copyright.PENANApxpow8Tm52
【行,就妳梅啥最帥,拜託別再折騰我這老骨頭了,唉我的腰......冏】460Please respect copyright.PENANAg0Cj3zviXn
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隨梅二將軍踏進兵場後頭的寬大營帳,面前好幾十種兵器一字排開,樣樣皆被保養得晶亮又鋒利,可她僅能辨別幾種常見兵器,好比弓、刀、劍、矛等。460Please respect copyright.PENANAwrkdfJfMgh
【大大刀、小小刀、寬寬刀、細細刀......那球狀物是啥?阿!這是雙節棍嗎?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAcFoTIfM3O9
見她那副霧裡看花的模樣,梅二將軍當然滿意得很:「阿花以往身體欠佳,怕是不曾碰過這些兵器,本將自小操練是駕輕就熟,阿花大可放心挑上個一兩樣,有本將的指點相信妳能輕易上手,即便學不上,至少也可以練把匕首防防身。」460Please respect copyright.PENANAVwAsPDne5a
「多謝梅二將軍,我想選弓。」她未理睬梅二將軍的話中話,逕自探向鐵架上掛的弓,拿在手裡輕撫了會又掂了掂。460Please respect copyright.PENANAMHBDlTvF5t
【木製的弓原來是這樣的質感啊……真好摸……】460Please respect copyright.PENANA03a91BryAk
她在眾多兵器裡挑上弓只為兩個緣由,一是聽說桂大將軍擅長各式兵器,尤其射箭更是百發百中又能穿甲刺盾,身為『桂家長女』理應也得選上這樣兵器才是;二是她在大學時期,曾因系上學姐為創立弓道社而被拉去湊了人數,好歹也因此學了幾個月的弓道,多少還有些基礎在的。460Please respect copyright.PENANAcWxJj8ES0g
「弓?可惜了,這兵器算是本將軟肋……」梅二將軍視線落上木弓蹙了蹙俊眉,一會又彎起唇角:「不如,就讓梅家軍善弓的小兵來指點,曾在桂家軍待過陣子的人,興許能和妳聊上幾句。」460Please respect copyright.PENANAnrKDnPUJn0
「桂花聽梅二將軍安排。」唇角扯著不太自然的弧度,暗想梅二將軍這回又想耍何種把戲。460Please respect copyright.PENANASynB8qhuKl
【不說她早沒打算做我的武術指導,就說她話中的”曾”字是指”跳槽”?可桂竹提過,凡跟隨桂大將軍的人,肯定心甘情願奉獻終生給桂家軍的,那……這人為何跳槽?是背叛?還是另有原因?】460Please respect copyright.PENANAXsDyLPDpwg
梅二將軍桃眼輕瞇滿是喜悅,唇角彎起帶出了兩頰梨渦:「阿嶸,去農場喚她過來!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAszKJwvbyHD
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聽梅二將軍興致高昂講述著兵器經,她嘴上附和手下摸摸戳戳,倒也打發了等待的無趣,就在她費力忍住哈欠時,阿嶸的粗嘎嗓音再度響起:「梅二將軍!人已帶到!」460Please respect copyright.PENANAnzR7PN8Q7I
「嗝……見過梅……嗝二將軍……」阿嶸後方的女子身型高挑卻單薄,一張精緻鵝蛋臉滿是潮紅,隨意盤起的長髮僅用根帶葉的枝條固定,微瞇的雙眼好似正望跟前的梅二將軍,又更像視而不見般,身上飄散的刺鼻酒氣讓人直退三步。
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16、軍營裡的酒鬼
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