白日雖被折騰得身心俱疲,可躺在床邊的她就是睡不著,為了不驚動那早已酣睡的枕邊人,她小心翼翼地翻來覆去了好一會,會如此心煩意躁全因秦太醫那封信。468Please respect copyright.PENANACrKId1xHaW
秦太醫一手草字寫了密密麻麻兩大張,其中用近一頁半的篇幅抱怨她,是說她入營之事竟未讓自己知曉,還是前日拜訪桂府才讓府裡的人給告知;二就是她送”那公子”到樂坊司的事了,這事想當然是昔枝親口說給秦太醫聽的,她暗自希望那昔枝別對此事加油添醋過了頭,不過,自書信看來,秦太醫對她的決定似乎相當歡天喜地,明顯秦嵐至今仍對作為『桂花』和”那公子”的牽線人感到歉疚,如今對她來說,”那公子”不過是想謀害『桂花』的殺手,所以她對那後半頁的內容是耿耿於懷。468Please respect copyright.PENANAYxbOWsny4y
信中內容來看,秦太醫終是查清那塊桂花糕的未知成份,原來,那樣添加物是混上好幾種常見藥材製成,一般藥師或大夫並不會將此判為毒物,甚至會推測那不過是用來添加香氣的成分,實則不然,一列清當中所有藥材便能輕易發現混和後的致命性,這被喚作『淡沒』的毒物初期服用好似風寒,一經長期服用至足夠劑量時便會要了人命,『淡沒』不好拿捏劑量更不能久放,過了一定期限會化成無毒的藥渣。468Please respect copyright.PENANAPS5Or8AVav
在鳳胤,能配出『淡沒』的藥師黑市中不出幾個,再說大多也已駕鶴西歸,所幸,以性情古怪著名的黑市藥師們,總愛在自己獨配的毒裡加點特殊香氣作為標記,而那桂花糕中的『淡沒』也有特殊的香氣,其所夾帶的馨香頗似黑市內有名的製藥世家,弔詭的是,那世家多年前早已滅族更無一外傳弟子……468Please respect copyright.PENANAuDpghRxV7s
【既然,製毒世家早無後繼,那是誰用他們的香味來製毒?會是陷害,還是仍有不為人知的後繼?】468Please respect copyright.PENANAyx4IRUGc29
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【墨雪……你是哪一種?為何這麼想要『桂花』的命?】468Please respect copyright.PENANAe1HQdNoffI
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隔日一早,提上食盒的璃熙見她步履蹣跚,搖搖晃晃出了竹屋,不禁焦急地上前探問:「小姐,您身子是否不適?」468Please respect copyright.PENANAm2Sb2S9aIN
「沒事,只是昨晚入睡的晚......」她按捏起自己的肩頸,更發現頸部扭轉至某種角度時特別疼痛。468Please respect copyright.PENANAOyaIV14Kh4
【哎糟……該不會落枕了……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAkxzuEeZL3k
昨夜,西廂竹屋裡的人為了安排床鋪位置糾結老半天,就因男孩不願她打地鋪讓自己獨睡床上,璃熙那頭更不想自家小姐如此打算,堅決讓她睡上臥榻自己來打地鋪,可她哪捨得為自己處處操勞的人這樣委屈,結果,最後成了她和小鴿擠床上,用個捲起的厚被充當間隔,也幸好那床比上單人床稍大些,雙方勉強皆有翻身的空間。468Please respect copyright.PENANATkxjDf5tBm
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兩人步入竹屋後,璃熙見她仍揉捏著肩頸:「小姐,小的幫您上點藥膏可好?」468Please respect copyright.PENANAxz46xgAK63
「別擔心,真的沒事。」轉轉頸脖後,她感覺那股酸痛好似舒緩了不少,要說痠痛該是兩條可憐的胳膊......468Please respect copyright.PENANATvtFJGztI1
【可恨的梅啥!不過,人家這幾天好像進城去了,近期不用再和她打照面的感覺真好!】468Please respect copyright.PENANAnxytxXRptk
【現在見到梅啥就反胃……嘔……該死……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAU0soGKqvlJ
望她那變化多端的神情,璃熙實在猜不透對方到底是否真不舒服,眉頭深皺的貓眼少女緩緩翻出昨晚收到的信函說道:「小姐,這是袁晟托小的帶給您的信函。」468Please respect copyright.PENANA8MhaNPHCI9
「袁晟?」她遲疑地接過了信件,望那信中內容她直愣了好一會。468Please respect copyright.PENANAlArjpz1fVM
她訝異的不是粗糙紙面上的『承蒙惠贈,衷心感謝』,而是那手比桂竹更加端正娟秀的好字。468Please respect copyright.PENANAL0rNLLiarD
【這梅家軍裡真藏了不少好手……好手!?】468Please respect copyright.PENANA6h2j6pzkIb
「藍雀有來消息嗎?」她將那信件再次整齊折起收進信封。468Please respect copyright.PENANAjjdBIuRz6O
「小的至今不曾收過他任何消息。」璃熙將食盒中道道熱氣蒸騰的食物取出,屋內頓時被香味填滿,有包子、油條、鹹粥、豆漿等美味的餐食。468Please respect copyright.PENANAV2PuncRyWX
「這樣啊……」若有所思的她撕著手上的燒餅送進嘴裡嚼了嚼。468Please respect copyright.PENANAuhF4jY5x4t
【他在調查大皇女時遇到了什麼困難嗎?該不會,我將他送進了什麼虎口?】468Please respect copyright.PENANAO4LWkbhhSU
想到這她就不安了起來,倘若藍雀真遭遇了不測,那千錯萬錯便皆是她的過錯了,這樣的情況下,她怎能再厚臉皮想著托他去查小鴿的來歷呢?468Please respect copyright.PENANAyH31koKA9C
關於那孩子的認識,目前僅能透過璃熙知曉他是名璘族人,係屬擅長歌藝的海島部族。468Please respect copyright.PENANAAqOCClnuJ6
【可擅長歌唱的人怎會是這樣的嗓子,是天生還是後天?】468Please respect copyright.PENANAew3p6ReHLb
【一個北方海島的璘族小孩,怎會在這麼南方的鳳胤城外遊蕩,尤其中間還隔著一個昭曦大漠?真是疑點重重……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAMhtQ6rq06i
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她突然聽見床上的動靜卻不見男孩醒來,便向舀著鹹粥往嘴裡送的璃熙說道:「璃熙,今天妳陪著小鴿留在竹屋吧!我怕梅綵玨派人來這探頭探腦,何瑀盼那我自己過去就好。」468Please respect copyright.PENANAJud6TEJSKe
聞言,璃熙急嚥下口中食物低聲說道:「小姐,萬萬不可,小的不信任那人。」468Please respect copyright.PENANAbDOF4OG5Mo
「放心,她應該寧願喝酒,也不願把我給吃了吧?」拍了拍手上的碎屑,她拿起兩顆大肉包放到少女面前,咧嘴笑道:「妳還欠我兩碗飯!別忘了!」468Please respect copyright.PENANAe6IAhsenzo
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在璃熙不情願的視線送行下,她緩緩步上昨日那條罕有人跡的泥巴路,一路就想著該如何聯繫藍雀,更考慮是否該拿那竹笛來試試,但就怕是自己杞人憂天,結果反成”放羊的孩子”……468Please respect copyright.PENANADe6Oi0yS4K
心事重重的她還沒踏進菜園旁的小道,就聽見遠方的大聲吆喝:「呦!桂大小姐,日上三竿了才能見妳啊!」468Please respect copyright.PENANAEeyIvN4kb1
「前輩的時間過得真是快,這不才剛過卯時嗎?」她止步於菜園子前,望那單手拎了枝大斧站在滿地木頭旁的女人,瞧她臉色紅潤額上冒著汗珠,好似已早起活動一段時間了。468Please respect copyright.PENANAL4ap1s33Kh
眼前的女人與昨日那卑微頹廢的模樣實在天差地別,何瑀盼的身形高挑四肢纖長,捲起衣袖的深麥色臂膀可見明顯的肌肉線條,濃眉下的深邃細眼英氣勃勃,圓潤飽滿的唇瓣銜著肅然之氣,那身挺拔傲然確實頗具將軍副手的風範,不難想像過往的她是如何領軍保家衛國的。468Please respect copyright.PENANAciTFlkhNbN
【這樣的人到底為何甘願在此窩囊過活?當初又為何要離開桂家軍?】468Please respect copyright.PENANAYzpUPxHRrR
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「快?老娘我是度日如年吶!哼!」何瑀盼一把丟開手上的大斧,邁著大步走進草亭下,抓著桌上陶壺往嘴裡灌著甘美泉水,抬手抹了抹嘴邊的水珠,再度大聲吆喝:「後輩,隨我來!」468Please respect copyright.PENANAKUaXMaZG87
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她跟著何瑀盼穿過菜園又越過茅屋,從另一個方向進入昨日那片樹林裡,最後,那昂首闊步的女子在堆積著大片落葉的地面彎下身,伸手撥了撥跟前的落葉堆翻出了把木弓。468Please respect copyright.PENANAFvEaN1SDl1
高個的何瑀盼微微壓著下顎,鋒利的雙眼緊盯著她:「老娘覺得桂將軍對妳的期望全是空想,到死妳都不可能像桂將軍那樣強大,不過,別讓桂將軍太早在黃泉見到妳,也算我報答她了!」468Please respect copyright.PENANAG5jOQuyXr3
對方那番頗具份量的宣言,聽得她心跳不由得漏跳了拍,好像自己對『桂花』做了什麼虧心事,或許,她早已認定自己即是逼得『桂花』不得離開的罪魁禍首,就算知曉”那公子”才是『桂花』離世的主因,可那份愧疚始終壓得她難以置身事外。468Please respect copyright.PENANADyy7m4x97P
【該死……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAnoL11aOW4Y
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「梅綵玦那少根筋的把老娘塞來這,就想踐踏老娘順帶羞辱妳,這事被她老娘知道該狠罵了哈,可就怕丟了她老娘鳳胤總將的臉面,不可能換掉老娘只會派人來看著!」絲毫未察覺她黯然的神色,滔滔不絕的何瑀盼一俯身又從灌木叢裡抓出了桶箭矢,一把丟向她跟前喝道:「人前我們打混,人後我們要好好幹事!跟著老娘就別想矇混!」468Please respect copyright.PENANAp0vkSR986X
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整個早晨,她全在林中拉弓射箭,在她射完一桶又一桶的箭矢後,何瑀盼終打破了冗長的默然,說她拉弓的樣子像摘花一樣,半點力道也沒用上,準度部分更像把箭矢全倒進溝裡,她有幾兩重自是心知肚明。468Please respect copyright.PENANARxVRoZo3lN
【至少我還記得怎麼拉弓阿……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAy0zRmDSrJD
何瑀盼嘮叨的過程中,她把玩著手中的木弓,這把簡易卻不失質感的木弓,不論尺寸、重量皆按她的身型量身製成,至今她仍訝異這竟是那何瑀盼親手打磨所製,一想到這,不禁懷疑那人是否在她入營前早已做好準備,準備守株待兔……468Please respect copyright.PENANA4dCxHW48qu
【嘶!有種陰險的味道!】468Please respect copyright.PENANAwic6FJ28t3
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正午不消半刻,何瑀盼從林中獵來了野雞和野兔,打著『要吃就得幹事』的原則,硬是丟了隻野雞到她跟前,逼著快被嚇死的她處理那仍奄奄一息的獵物,而那前輩兩三下便處理好了野兔,蹲在一旁生著大火準備燒烤。468Please respect copyright.PENANAIXPB8DDW46
光影斑駁微風徐徐吹的林場裡,一邊是烤得劈啪作響香味四溢;一邊是憶著鄰家雞肉攤阿姨的手法抓著前輩丟來的小刀,雙手顫顫地為手上的腥紅肉體開腸剖肚,直至她終將手上野雞化作鮮血淋漓的”食材”後,一旁早吃飽喝足的前輩才大發慈悲地接手過去料理,讓從河邊回來的她終是有了道像樣的中餐,撇開每口都吃到的雜毛不談,雞肉被何瑀盼烤得是香嫩又多汁。468Please respect copyright.PENANADAk0vvHXcb
身旁的何瑀盼不計形象,一邊抓著細枝剔牙,一邊悠悠地說道:「那把匕首就給妳了。」468Please respect copyright.PENANAOgQ2AtydMt
「蛤?」抓著雞腿的她撇了眼順手丟在腳邊的匕首,這才發現那竟是把精緻得宛若藝術品的利刃,瞧那刀柄尾端鑲玉又鍍金一副昂貴稀有的樣子,她面上是藏不住的驚愕:「這妳又是從哪順來的?」468Please respect copyright.PENANAxDdQWw6NgS
【剛才……我就是用這把名貴的刀在……】468Please respect copyright.PENANAWle7Rqbphy
「哈,瞧妳嚇的!她那多的是這種銀子做的東西,告訴妳,老娘可還特地挑了把鋒利得可以解牛,貴得可以當掉買地的吶!甭謝啊!」這當梅家就是我家的何瑀盼,彈掉手上剔牙的細枝,漫不經心地拍了拍身上的塵土,抓著酒壺遙望起遠方,嗓音宛若來自地獄的聲響,字句低沉又冷漠:「梅家蠶食鯨吞的過去全是桂家的,現在把我囚在這就別想好過到哪去,有朝,老娘定會讓她們後悔得想一死了之。」468Please respect copyright.PENANApy119d03Xy
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