亭台樓閣飾上了牡丹,八位舞姬順音而緩緩褪落外衣,宛似春蠶。未幾那些身姿盡然婥約,一立一步過地上如繭的衣團,恍然化蝶。
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絲響竹樂縈迴不盡,麗人們於台上翩然起舞。閣上的掌事夫人卻臉帶愁容,未看下去就搖著頭走回了廂房。
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「抱歉寧畫娘,是璋桃不爭氣……」
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「妳倒知道自己不爭氣哪!雙手都受傷了還在這邊逞強,就不能跟人家綰小姐學學謙忍嗎?」
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掌事夫人寧畫邊斥邊沾藥,抬扶著女子的十指輕輕上藥,任由那柔荑瑟瑟發抖:「都說蕭公子早已下了重聘,妳這死腦筋的丫頭還說什麽規矩就是規矩不能避了三巡樂禮什麽的……」
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「總不能因為我而讓其他姐妹為難的。而且綰小姐不也說過,守規矩以鎮方圓、負小我以成大我嗎?」
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語畢,一老一少兩位青樓女子同時看向了客廂一隅、剛好纏好了最後幾片花瓣的廿八少婦。她端坐在窗邊,知意似的而抬頭無奈一笑:
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「這樣說來,應算是我誤人子弟了。」
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「唉喲!寧畫娘幹嘛打我!」
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桌邊的璋桃忙不迭伸手捂住被狠彈的眉心,抬高聲線抱怨。
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「妳聽妳說的都是什麼胡話,人家一出身大家的小姐都被妳說成……」
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驀地是一下剪子的喀嚓聲,兩個教坊中人先是一愣,接著識相地打住了話題。剪子響著,美珠串連著,全都在少婦的十指間編織起華貴的髮飾。
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最後一下剪響,又勾出了誰人的輕嘆。
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「好了。」
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幾許纏作修整,一枝鮮活藍曇花與一雙縹色錦鯉呈至教坊兩代人面前。阿綰柔斂雙眸,五指輕抬而見袖口內殘缺的黥花:
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「還請看看是否再需更動。」
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「頭面是置辦好了,那誰用什麽名義替丫頭露面還未想好哪……」
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兩簪雍雅教寧畫夫人稍稍放鬆了雙眉,藏好了藥膏卻仍抹不去愁意。可她還是搖著扇,抬頭對司珍娘無奈地笑道:「無論如何,還是先磕謝綰小姐出手襄助了。」
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「是福,是福。」
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被點名的少婦頜首笑說,十指緩緩捲纏收起珍貴的絲線珠材。當目光所至藤青的小錦囊,眸底又有幾分悸動。
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是啊,能得一心人贖一生,怎不是福?
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人世間這樣的福氣還是太薄,遇之惜之、見之護之,是旁人最大的溫柔了吧。
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阿綰如是想,琥珀色的眸光順陽而走,乃至錯過了誰人推門進房,又與誰低語著什麼要序排程。
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靜好如斯。
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「……這幾首曲子!如芳那死丫頭!」看罷宣紙上的曲目,寧畫夫人氣得直將宣紙扔到桌上,一手猛搧著團扇以搧去那句低罵:還真是死不斷氣!
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「本想著三巡樂禮意思意思就算了、好歹同館算姐妹一場……如芳那傢伙……」璋桃扶著傷手看了看曲目,重嘆之間又輕聲嗔道。
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瞧見一老一少的反應,呈來曲目的小霜還未清楚三巡樂禮的儀制規禮,只能一臉懵懂地退到一旁窗台邊,就待主人家與賓客其一對她又作吩咐。只不過眼下這廂兩人正愁著,那頭的司珍娘又在發呆,她在這平靜的楚河漢界間是有多尷尬便有多尷尬;惟恨她少長了個有用的腦袋,不然也不用呆立。
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「小霜。」「啊是!阿綰娘!」
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「那位蕭公子,可知道妳家小姐受傷了?」
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「知道啊!那日小姐受傷、當晚蕭公子就派人送來金創藥和那個什麼……啊!人蔘珍珠膏!據說是來自暹……」
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她正想說下去,卻見一直望窗不語的阿綰挪回了視線——那雙溫潤的珀眸泛著什麽思緒,低斂至那黥槐花的左腕,淡然的笑意不知悲喜。
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「……能請小霜妳幫忙到廚房置些小菜嗎?談了一整個上午,我尋思都該用膳了。」
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小霜微愣,幾許明白了司珍娘的意思,點頭作揖就靜靜離房了。侍人多年,她自是知道迴避的道理。
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徒當是讓她偷個閒、大膽猜度一下那朵殘缺的槐花有什麼故事吧——反正不說,又有誰能說她無禮僭越呢?
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戌初萬物朦朧,街巷上最鮮明的風景莫過於各式酒家菜館,還有攬人一夢的客棧燈籠。
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惟有某地樂聲漸起,笙歌始夜。
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「真香欵!」
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三巡樂禮未始,每席已然人來人往,一桌上有年輕粗獷的男侍從開懷大嚼。
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「說得不香就不吃似的。」另一男子見狀而笑,圓領袍領邊的玉鯉符隨其扭首而微動:「槐兄不必拘禮,你也來點吧。」
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「謝過燊琪君,余先不用。」
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戌槐淺淺勾唇,對初識的顯貴男子亦只管用茶,任由半席美酒佳餚在前而無意舉箸。他本來就習慣半飽不餓的狀態,剛好為自己騰空思緒,感知四周——
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過路每朵黥花紅豔,卻無一朵墨槐清雅。
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「你想找的人大多不在這裡,槐兄。」「……何解?」
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「自古於中原只有罪犯及其同犯的家眷才會以黑墨受黥,是以刑罰。姑娘們既本清白,自然不會以黑墨黥花了。」
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蕭燊琪淺呡一口酒,靜觀著不遠處台端漸見入座的樂團,那簾後又走進了熟悉的人影。想及佳人玉手之傷,他不其然冷笑:「多數只有不貞犯淫的女子,才會被黥以墨花。」
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不貞嗎?
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犯淫嗎?
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重罪的名字狠狠燙過咽喉,戌槐壓了壓眸光。琵琶靡音間他無法吐出任何言詞,惟有任由那四個漢字反覆炮烙心房。
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「……在暹羅,那是法符的一種。」
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幾許嬌柔的珠音止盡,簾後的人兒離座暫退。想及那心尖的輪廓,他不其然低喚:「只有深愛彼此的人,才敢以花為符、紋刺於身。」
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當下他看向右腕,那片新皮空空如也,已然無墨可訴。
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如那中原民話,有鯉百年、捨身以全心上人,到最後徒留無墨可暈的思慕和悔恨。
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「……要來了要來了!」「哇……」
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霎那間是三音嘈嘈、緊接以一回輪指,如此反覆八次。鮮明至此,戌槐被逼自那無言的憶慕裏抽身,本能地皺眉又無法忽略當下的表演。
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沒曾想下一刻撥音與輪韻交錯,竟似纏綿泣訴;他不禁細聽,有雙亮麗的琥珀漸漸凝於思緒……
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那夜明月下,懷內嬌弱的她擱出受黥的玉腕,輕聲哀求:別留我一人作夢。
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「นิ่งที่สุด ฉัณก็ละที้งออเจ้าแล้ว……」
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微朦的視野中,暹羅男子垂眸低悔,已不知入口的是茶還是酒。只知道琵琶音時烈時柔,接續的輪音竟似是心愛的她在平述與他的過往,淚水早凝成花容上的詩行。
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他終究扔下了她。
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「原來綰小姐還有一手好樂藝,真是想不到啊。」
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一曲說戲奏畢,蕭燊琪沉穩地微笑鼓掌,往旁邊的小二們揮了揮手、囑咐幾句又交了小半兩白銀以為打賞。一尾素青暈白的錦鯉若現於那輕揚的紗簾間,又有一稚嫩的雙髻倩影捧腕飾而立在其背後,自是對那謀略了然於心。
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「……還請恕余冒昧,燊琪君。」
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杯中物盡而似是夢醒,戌槐緩緩開了口,深褐的目光往不遠處的舞台看去:「可綰娘、可是什麽人?」
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紗簾輕揚間,那女子端行暫退的身姿,竟酷似他心愛的姑娘。
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可綰髮為玉郎、心相懿與良人——玉步帶羽的彼此可會是、血脈相連?
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「只能說不是普通人罷。」
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攏手就是一酌酒,蕭燊琪望著重新上台的敵人爪牙而訕笑道。勿論如芳錢再多請來的琵琶伎有多厲害,也注定比不上佳人的閨友阿綰,那出身與歷練注定了兩壘間相距之如洪荒。
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畢竟那符藏掛髻後的小銀鵲,可不是誰的命都能擔得住的。
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「她有黥墨花。」「又如何?即使失貞,以綰小姐的品行格局來論,我想她比任何女子都值得一個貞節牌坊……」
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貴族公子煞住話語,黑眸瞬即泛起一陣肅殺之意。戌槐順其視線再次看向舞台,不知何時起已有名女子身著繁複的桃紅長衫和寬襴藍馬面裙、抱著琵琶如雕像般坐於簾前。簾後隱約又能見另一抹倩影,默默襯著那簾前女子,飾髮的紅花與濃豔的妝容盡顯得意。
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「……那女子不簡單。」「的確。」
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鼓聲之後有紅豔的五指狠狠畫輪,繼沉遠的笛音後自彈撥不止。燊琪邊笑邊倒酒,眼神卻凌厲得欲將那台上的如芳碎屍萬段,領邊壓胸的玉鯉已失了溫潤:
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「暗算他人還有臉奏《破陣樂》此等忠烈之曲,我自覺陰辣狡詐、亦實在自愧不如。」
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話雖如此,珏羅館的廳堂內仍只聽見讚嘆這場三巡樂禮的私語、幾聲悄然的酒杯交錯。此刻更是只有氣勢磅礴的琵琶雙音與伴樂,卻有什麽畫面匆匆躍現:
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戰陣千變、刀劍萬化,車聲轔轔不止;沙場上為家國殺一生戎馬是男子至高的榮譽。日月盈缺、山河壯闊,馬啼嘯嘯過萬家;村落裏為愛郎織一世桑麻是女子至真的情操。東海有衞,西域已臣,南蠻瘴稀,北漠無煙;千貴萬民各安其職,造就盛世不休,是為最強悍的破敵陣之法。
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泱泱大國豈是一音懷柔可成?
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對來敵坦以血戰,才見威儀、才為君子禮。
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「……好曲。」
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琵琶音止於巔峰,全場掌聲雷動。戌槐順禮鼓了一二,低聲讚許;勿論他一男子無從干涉女子的爭鬥,再怎樣是敵也好,台上女子的韻樂造詣確是高超、受盡一堂貴客打賞亦是自然。
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所以接下來,可綰娘會怎樣應對?
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若是他的相懿,大概已經拍案而起、另起一曲凌厲狠狠懟應了吧。
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「恕我難以苟同,接下來才是真正的好曲啊,槐兄請看。」
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一巡酒水與菜品更迭,蕭燊琪一挪目光,小霜丫頭正捧著木飾盒侍立於唐裳女子身後側,似是在時刻防範女子的金面具和白面紗鬆散脫落,又似在擔心那符銀鵲會從髻後掉落——見真容已然事大,遑論見家符?
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「那余定當洗耳恭聽。」
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戌槐微笑點頭,褐眸不由得流轉於那台側的可綰娘:藍衣蓋臂、胸覆一橫大紅蓮華,雪白的裳裙明印著殊勝的紅蔓陀羅。那髮間一雙金鵲伴著幾朵白槐與白桃,隨她垂容抱琵琶步上舞台,於酒樂煙火間無聲靈動……
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彷似當年,他與相懿的初見。
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「要來了。」「嗯,余明白——?!」
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角號深遠、擊鼓張弛,無飾的玉指勾掛五弦,簾前端坐的阿綰聽音張眸——
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宴迴初見。
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