夏陽茶宴當日早晨,她照例到靈堂上香後,便回瑾花院和璃熙赤手練打,直至小鴿醒後一道用膳,過往上班的日子也沒過得如此規律,現在的她結實得都能參加鐵人三項了,當然游泳仍是她的罩門。425Please respect copyright.PENANAQS4ChPF3Rb
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依璃熙所言,不少未邀出席的男子一早便會身著盛裝,徘徊等在大皇女別院外,盼著能邂逅個大官大戶,好攀鳳榮貴下半輩子,當然,女郎們也會特意早上幾個時辰抵達,看能否撿幾個美人多添個一夫一侍。425Please respect copyright.PENANAon3mdzlAxE
至於”桂家長女”......當然一點也不心急,只計畫踩點抵達,更要見機打道(溜)回府。425Please respect copyright.PENANAoUsB4fvjOY
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「昨晚睡得好嗎?最近幾天聽你乾咳好像沒之前那麼嚴重了......」入座後,她如往夾著菜往男孩碗裡堆:「看來,秦太醫醫術果真出類拔萃,不愧被封作神醫。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAzyjBUppSuw
小鴿捧起那碗放滿了菜、肉的瓷碗,唇角勾起漂亮的笑容點了點頭,近日有喬軒的細心照顧,小鴿身上終於長了不少肉,白皙的臉頰粉嫩又豐潤。425Please respect copyright.PENANAGI4bbhAgA7
【小孩果然要白胖才好看,呵呵.....】425Please respect copyright.PENANASGC4Zp6QMA
早膳後,見小鴿俯身給地上蹦跳的毛球餵肉,圓潤藍眼裡滿是憐愛,她不禁笑道:「小毛球有你的照顧,好像大上了一圈吶!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAVsJoK7oD6d
小鴿望那為了肉塊安分端坐的毛球愣了愣,笑顏逐開藍眼彎彎如月牙:「之......真乓…...嘞.......了!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAdEEzWSOCwi
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早膳後,兩人在瑾花院裡散步消食,小毛球歡騰地在兩人腳邊亂竄,踏著石路上眼望綠葉繁茂的桂樹,她狀似無意開口道:「昨晚,秦太醫回訊了,她說,過幾天就可以入住醫館,開始準備治療了。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAIb4EhGJsSy
聞言,小鴿停下了腳步,望她嘴角輕揚點了點頭。425Please respect copyright.PENANAw5e0gvX9fL
低頭望那男孩,她輕聲問道:「入住醫館開始治療前,有沒有特別想去的地方,或是想做的事?我陪你一起。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAJRuznGehIL
小鴿蹙著淡金細眉、咬起下唇,好似正努力思考著,那淡金長睫低垂唇色潤紅,留長的箔金髮絲隨風輕揚,陽光下凝脂般的肌膚好似透著微光,就像誤入凡間的天使。425Please respect copyright.PENANAB1qn2b1A7i
【只是為何嗓音會被折騰如此?又誰狠心下得了毒手?】425Please respect copyright.PENANAkiauJqfun2
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深陷思緒裡的女子,突然聽見男孩的嘶啞叫喚:「哈......花......」425Please respect copyright.PENANADaCNaH4MuE
「嗯?想到了?」她望回跟前笑意正濃的男孩,見他用力地點著頭:「想去哪呢?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAXjO9m2o6vW
「呼......畫......畫......」男孩小手拍拍自己胸口。425Please respect copyright.PENANASeNslrNw15
見那笑意盈盈的男孩,她不禁莞爾道:「昔枝和你說過櫻亭屋裡的掛畫了?要我畫你嗎?可我畫得不算好......」男孩失笑垂眉,藍眼懷著乞求。425Please respect copyright.PENANAUaKEEgvAGh
「若你不介意......那便明天來畫吧!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAijTx0Cw1EZ
她的應允讓他眉頭一展笑顏逐開,俯身撈起地上的小毛球,轉了個圈。425Please respect copyright.PENANANJknj7YQon
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本想送小鴿回櫻亭屋,可一旁昔枝早等得急跺腳,好說歹說猛催她回屋淨身更衣,不奈那番嘮叨攻勢,她只有認命隨少年回屋準備。425Please respect copyright.PENANAOgrzoD7CIO
關於服裝,她全然不願穿昔枝特地挑上的裝束,那種得套層層領衫的花俏大袖袍子,看起來一點也不舒適,況且今日氣溫頗高,她可不想因此流了滿身汗像個蒸籠似的,爭執不下的兩人最後妥協了,決定只在她常穿的藏青窄袖深衣外,再套件衣襬繡有藤葉的白底寬袖袍。425Please respect copyright.PENANA2zvEVRDlmh
為演活那大病初癒又無害的桂家長女,她坐上沈大娘駕的馬車前往宴場,又一次被落下的昔枝只能哭喪著臉送行,湊不上熱鬧的他,哪曉得自家小姐全是為他好。425Please respect copyright.PENANATCHH6Ma3AN
【怎能讓那只懂吃的少年一起進虎穴探險不是?】425Please respect copyright.PENANAOSuKgnmHhK
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諾大別院外門可羅雀,現正唯有桂花和璃熙等候入院,若非女衛要求出示信函,她還以為自己被梅綵玨放了隻大鴿子,或許只因來得晚,可她絕無來遲。425Please respect copyright.PENANAx31kA7KQM2
「原來是桂將軍府的桂花小姐,多謝閣下了,勞煩您隨在下移步入內,門內有小侍為您引路。」女衛鞠躬作揖後,示意兩人同她入院,一道穿過那道厚實好比城牆的木造大門。425Please respect copyright.PENANA7OjJWwzpOl
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入院後,迎接來客的景象是有小橋有流水,還有一座小亭的別緻花園,踩上大片石板前行不出幾步,便見兩名小侍守在花開正艷的園圃一角,見女衛領著來客走近,一名較為高挑的小侍垂頭迎了過來,朝她福身緩道:「桂小姐,茶宴已開始,還請您隨小的移步到卉碩園。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAzYHhieWq2Z
幸好,『卉碩園』並非得越過眼前這整座花園才能抵達,小侍領著來客穿過一旁石牆口,走過幾道乾淨發亮的木廊、又再穿入另道石牆口後,終聽絲竹樂聲繞樑而來,步過”最後”一道門廊,穿過”最後”的院牆口,她也終見著喚作『卉碩園』的苑子,或許,方才直穿過門口的花園還比較快,畢竟小橋旁那塊『卉碩園』的石碑她可沒看漏......425Please respect copyright.PENANABdH91Tf4yB
【就非得帶我繞這一圈又一圈?不會又是梅啥的小心機?】425Please respect copyright.PENANAp9GnHCQkdG
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苑裡人們三兩成群聚在池邊談天,抑或落坐園內小亭喝茶賞景,一眼望去,女子裝束果真多是昔枝備的那種花俏大袍,看來她身上裝束是太過隨意,反倒真有落魄將軍府的寒酸樣。425Please respect copyright.PENANAWhO4SoCTid
【不過就說穿這身衣服涼快得多,看樹蔭下猛灌涼水的人就知道,究竟作艷陽下的”蒸籠”該有多熱......】425Please respect copyright.PENANAXy9ptkc2u2
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在場女子高談闊論夾帶爽朗大笑,男子嬌聲附和不時掩嘴竊笑,畫面讓她看著有些不習慣,剎時,人們打住了談天與客套,轉頭打量起小侍領進的來客,女子神色不是疑惑即是鄙夷,男子則透著掩面的羅扇向她瞟著唾棄。425Please respect copyright.PENANAmu1iuB7FXq
【哇...... ”塗地”計畫果真有了成效,還真不能小看巷口間的八卦......】425Please respect copyright.PENANA6UPowCZJu0
小侍引著她來到一座寬亭內,亭內數十紅木方桌和矮凳散置,張張木桌皆擺了套茶具,落座飲茶談天的人不算少,就著桌上陶壺奉了杯熱茶後,高挑小侍低頭福身道:「桂小姐,梅二將軍吩咐小的,若您抵達後請您先在此等候,我們已派人稟告梅二將軍,請您先用茶。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAIHx4gGGP90
【哇......連皇女別院內的小侍都能做為己用,梅啥還真不是沒啥......】425Please respect copyright.PENANAypRH7nztoq
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啜飲赭紅色茶湯,發覺滋味不如煙雨樓的茶香順口,加上眼前景緻雖美不勝收卻看得苦悶,她正想該如何抹油落跑,身後璃熙即低聲說道:「小姐,梅二將軍。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAnAPQGUMbdD
抬眼瞄了瞄不見人影,耳邊就聽那抑揚頓挫的歡愉聲調:「阿花?怎麼現在才來?」425Please respect copyright.PENANABfB4PmXwZz
【花妳個大頭鬼......】425Please respect copyright.PENANAPTdP4fr7nF
興許刻意引人注目,抑或那稱呼實在俗氣,亭內頓時鴉雀無聲,個個左顧右盼尋著那道玉石之聲,見著那京內男子人人喊嫁的梅二將軍,梅二將軍踩上小橋徐步而來,一身華麗紅艷大袖長袍隨之輕擺,行經之處女子稱羨、男子仰慕,視線追著翩翩的身影來到她的桌邊:「究竟何人安排妳座席於此,桂將軍的女兒怎能與平民大戶同落坐?」425Please respect copyright.PENANANICTc9Iv98
【除了妳這麼無聊,還有誰?】425Please respect copyright.PENANAXXowrH0lwY
忍下大翻白眼的衝動,她起身作揖道:「桂花見過梅二將軍。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAT9hkmKdCeR
「阿花實在多禮,這非軍營就別守著下對上的軍禮了。」俊眉緊蹙的梅綵玦作勢扶起對方,含在眉眼的笑意讓她看得汗毛直豎:「話不多說,還是讓本將帶妳換個地方喝茶,順道拜見拜見茶宴東道主。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAlJTibGVKvE
跟在梅二將軍身後自然照上不少目光,旁人對前者是仰慕是崇敬,巴不得能貼上沾點光;對後者是放眼底都嫌多餘,就當她是蚌殼養珠非得含的沙,後者不計較自己得做那粒沙,只是反覆思量著,想說出『順道拜見』究竟得向誰借膽?425Please respect copyright.PENANAExKQAZ1jX5
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有別於華美歡騰的『卉碩園』,相去不遠的典雅院落別有洞天,聽得潺潺流水伴鳥鳴,嗅得悠悠山林草木香,那樣靜謐清幽彷彿仙境。425Please respect copyright.PENANAlPE2D4B00m
「梅綵玦,拜見胤宸皇女。」寬闊木廊上,梅綵玨向著坐臥木製輪椅上的女子行禮。425Please respect copyright.PENANAI75zER8mAh
「在下桂花......」盯著那身宛若病入膏肓的單薄,她對口中覆述的稱謂滿是困惑:「拜見大皇女......」425Please respect copyright.PENANAyfM54e1esL
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【這就是想殺害『桂花』,又害得夏妃小產的惡人?】425Please respect copyright.PENANAK2dtomAe6t
【難道多年遠離皇宮,落腳這片山水不為計謀是為......療養?】425Please respect copyright.PENANA9wRu0SStdP
望那與死亡不過差一口氣的孱弱,她腦中為之不解的謎團是越滾越大。425Please respect copyright.PENANAcqFhMfvTk5
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同是那座花園,同在一道淺溪邊的小亭下,少年正為手上錦帕縫下最後針腳,打結,收線,錦帕上綻放的細緻白花宛若嗅得絲絲淡香,帕上一角繡的字纖細娟秀,是盼她能親口喚上的名字,比起娘親讓江湖半仙算來的名字,這爹爹喚得小名讓他確實活在這問權不問生的亂世,相對三餐不繼、住無遮陽避雨的可憐人,他的生活優渥得讓人稱羨,可有多少人想作籠中待人出價的華鳥?425Please respect copyright.PENANASmepGuH0gu
「姊姊,出府了?」425Please respect copyright.PENANA7gaVAkIDby
「是呀!二將軍幾個時辰前就出府了,少爺您問這做什麼吶?少爺,這條錦帕繡得真美,這什麼花呀?哎!少爺您上哪去呢?」425Please respect copyright.PENANADJdhIhIxHb
直奔府內後門,少年跳上早讓人備上的馬車,不管一身凌亂的水藍色紗裙,更管不著額上薄汗沾濕了髮絲,他只想再見她一面。425Please respect copyright.PENANA8j9jSTMKG4
「我的女郎,可願將我留心?」
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26、虎穴裡的東家演病貓
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