「這初春的風可真冷啊。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAtyc59G2OsZ
142Please respect copyright.PENANA5ACawxCNi2
我把衣袍拉得更緊些,但仍阻擋不住透心的寒意。142Please respect copyright.PENANASuiVuhXhgY
142Please respect copyright.PENANAfRUKPUI38Y
不過我並未討厭寒冷——畢竟越冷,梅花才能開得越盛。142Please respect copyright.PENANAU7u0TQ4Upl
142Please respect copyright.PENANADI2rMBWl2s
這裡是皇宮外圍一處極為僻靜的梅林,尤其現在天寒地凍,更是杳無人跡。只有我常在閒暇之時,才會來這散步賞景——今日也是。142Please respect copyright.PENANAyRZOS2rHPV
142Please respect copyright.PENANAV4DgEkTjIt
我漫步在林中,享受難得的悠閒。142Please respect copyright.PENANAlziv0Wpk5I
142Please respect copyright.PENANA9npbYKkY6u
忽見前方人影閃動,我警覺的停下腳步,抬眼望去。142Please respect copyright.PENANAw5JUymPCQI
142Please respect copyright.PENANAceeh9Utcns
一位身穿黑色長袍的男子朝我的方向走來。他衣著雖然樸素,但仍可看出用的是上好布料;他的腰間掛著一塊玉珮,雕紋繁複,絕非常人能所擁有。142Please respect copyright.PENANANRFTTsB23V
142Please respect copyright.PENANAjgef6VXMyR
我心頭微震,轉身正要快步離開,卻為時已晚。142Please respect copyright.PENANA1VPEoCU9ap
142Please respect copyright.PENANA63XChCtWYc
「誰?」冷冷的聲音自背後響起,周圍的溫度似乎都隨之下降了不少。142Please respect copyright.PENANAxsiRMBjHKi
142Please respect copyright.PENANAWNp6k5hPl9
我咬了咬嘴唇,只好回身,躬身行禮:「奴婢玲珂,見過太子殿下。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAY1sSvhe2Es
142Please respect copyright.PENANAoHxB5zFMsJ
此人便是當今太子,慕容索。142Please respect copyright.PENANAyFDjW4Seq8
142Please respect copyright.PENANAq3PKDIdYqT
慕容索斜眼看著我。「妳是哪個宮的?」142Please respect copyright.PENANA0M53HVBiXm
142Please respect copyright.PENANAorMKnsmSUf
「回殿下,奴婢服侍的是洛雲宮。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAW24UMIKoPU
142Please respect copyright.PENANA2B97dNRpq7
「阿瑤?」他微微偏頭,用那銀灰色的眼眸盯著我,似乎在思考什麼。142Please respect copyright.PENANAkV73McoBsM
142Please respect copyright.PENANAJvIaAXWMBI
機不可失,我打算趁這機會溜走。「若太子殿下無事吩咐,奴婢這就先退下……」142Please respect copyright.PENANA0H8JytBvPV
142Please respect copyright.PENANAQA10F9R58r
「慢著。」慕容索叫住我。「妳就是前幾天在宴席上,代替阿瑤賦詩的那個婢女?」142Please respect copyright.PENANAGYcr4tXYSN
142Please respect copyright.PENANAH0cUtzYTca
幾天前,皇上心血來潮,在御花園舉辦了一場宴席,目的是為了考察皇子和公主們的才學。當時全洛雲宮上下都急得團團轉,因為洛雲宮的主人——三公主慕容瑤,是最受皇上寵愛的女兒,可她偏偏只愛到處玩耍,不愛詩詞文章。142Please respect copyright.PENANAPqx0SL3Gjm
142Please respect copyright.PENANACZ37acz3xL
宴席當天,三公主坐在案前,對著案上那張白紙發呆,身後皆是等著她鬧笑話的兄弟姊妹。142Please respect copyright.PENANAAgPvFMkc7D
142Please respect copyright.PENANARI1dYichcw
若她出醜,不只自己顏面掃地,連帶整個洛雲宮的體面都要被踩進泥裡。142Please respect copyright.PENANAPK35zFxiyn
142Please respect copyright.PENANAPNmeRDAJom
眼看情勢危急,我作為三公主的貼身侍女,靈機一動,當下隨口吟出一首詩。雖說不是什麼驚世之作,但也緩解了宴席尷尬的氣氛,皇上甚至還讚賞了三公主一番,說她教導婢女有方。142Please respect copyright.PENANAzptSTFaRn6
142Please respect copyright.PENANAHj4O8NCeHJ
宴席結束後,三公主高興地賞給我不少金銀首飾,感謝我替她解危。142Please respect copyright.PENANA3fE3AqnKXT
142Please respect copyright.PENANAEnJwezftDp
本以為事情已經過去,沒想到卻還有人記得我的身影。142Please respect copyright.PENANAgK1gGi2mrx
142Please respect copyright.PENANAxLIWxkm18j
「正是奴婢。」在一位太子面前,我沒有打算隱瞞。142Please respect copyright.PENANA52Ng9Jc7fj
142Please respect copyright.PENANAE1ibzIZHDn
「難怪。」慕容索挑了挑眉。「當時本宮很是懷疑,那個成天只知玩鬧的傻妹妹,怎麼可能寫出那種蘊含典故的詩。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAxwLdQ2Bm0R
142Please respect copyright.PENANAQp8tFQajLZ
「殿下過獎,奴婢只是隨口一吟罷了。」我謹慎的答道,故意忽略他對三公主的譏諷。142Please respect copyright.PENANAkX6ivwrzxV
142Please respect copyright.PENANAiBlLW9VvRq
他輕輕頷首,又問道:「妳一個婢女,怎麼會學過詩文?」142Please respect copyright.PENANAJY6YJLSgE0
142Please respect copyright.PENANAOB8dmn5ZiZ
「奴婢自小受先父指導,所以略懂文墨之事。」142Please respect copyright.PENANA8RQkZ3Gc3l
142Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8YjAT7zwF
「原來如此。」慕容索望著我,語氣饒有興致。「那妳能否以這片梅林為題,賦詩一首?」142Please respect copyright.PENANAfhaDrc2j5C
142Please respect copyright.PENANAFZuIDfaHdN
我微微一愣,正要推辭,卻察覺到他的眼中隱隱帶有挑釁的意味。142Please respect copyright.PENANA0rYHyyuOiP
142Please respect copyright.PENANAUk5bcohg8k
被他這樣一看,我的好勝心瞬間被激起。「沒問題,只是要請殿下等些時刻。」142Please respect copyright.PENANACzTKYjEzDn
142Please respect copyright.PENANAy6V1o5TIiu
他點點頭,嘴角浮現一絲滿意的微笑,然後退到旁邊,靠著一株梅樹閉眼休息,不打擾我思考。142Please respect copyright.PENANArJtxMuUAFL
142Please respect copyright.PENANAcDyZpdzr7i
一陣冷風吹來,我拉緊衣袍,抬頭看向滿天雪白,詩句在心中悄然成形:142Please respect copyright.PENANAJVKqWiIozQ
142Please respect copyright.PENANAjunhS8fjBT
「春到梅無傲,142Please respect copyright.PENANA2QnM400WCv
東風吹料峭。142Please respect copyright.PENANADzEpqfhzUf
本應啼不絕,142Please respect copyright.PENANAdvB1nXL5He
薄寒靜枝鳥。」142Please respect copyright.PENANA2G6SP2sXlx
142Please respect copyright.PENANAZUM9dBK9oz
慕容索睜開眼,銀灰色的眼眸凝視著我。「不錯,很有意境。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAGEuYbWcgzn
142Please respect copyright.PENANA719mqXCttL
我微一欠身。「多謝殿下抬愛。」142Please respect copyright.PENANA3e8NwAaNZG
142Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9HVW3fn1D
「本應啼不絕……」他喃喃自語,似在咀嚼詩中之意。「妳很重視這片梅林吧?連鳥兒的啼聲都會去注意到。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAZMhOMzajAM
142Please respect copyright.PENANAtfnPHLNWVq
「是,奴婢自小便喜梅。」我說。「有一年奴婢生辰,先父買下了這片梅林,作為奴婢的生辰禮物。」142Please respect copyright.PENANArYFKUdATQD
142Please respect copyright.PENANAQyZmiHsfjy
「這片梅林……原本是妳的?」慕容索眉睫一動,眼底閃過一絲寒芒。「那為何會落入皇家之手?」142Please respect copyright.PENANAstanG2Ort8
142Please respect copyright.PENANAKEb84ZPhcY
我伸出手指,輕輕撫摸這熟悉的枝幹。142Please respect copyright.PENANAiAa7Hk2qFG
142Please respect copyright.PENANARoubikR0x3
「如果奴婢沒記錯……」我低聲說。「皇后娘娘,也就是殿下您的母親,素來喜歡梅花,對吧?」142Please respect copyright.PENANAJiqPqh8IdA
142Please respect copyright.PENANA928EuXRY3b
他沒回話,只是定定地看著我。142Please respect copyright.PENANAD43bTV1WRR
142Please respect copyright.PENANAW6bkSFMjGj
「曾經,奴婢生活在一個富裕的家庭。」我的語氣苦澀,將那段壓抑已久的記憶娓娓道來。「但有一天,一群禁衛軍闖入奴婢的家中,說那片梅林被皇上選中了,要賜給皇后娘娘。他們還硬是塞來錢財,非要奴婢的父母賣出那片梅林。142Please respect copyright.PENANAxfIfWLyy6E
142Please respect copyright.PENANAf7UZRYAH39
那時奴婢年幼,在一旁哭鬧不已。奴婢的父母也不願意,結果那些禁衛軍……說奴婢的父母違抗聖旨,把他們都帶走了。而奴婢也被抓到這裡,從一個千金小姐,變成宮裡的下人。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAmq5LUhYuWh
142Please respect copyright.PENANA2OfDI55caB
慕容索聞言,眉頭蹙起,瞳孔微微一縮。142Please respect copyright.PENANA1Foi6p5REF
142Please respect copyright.PENANArSdlF6xQeH
「那一年……是哪一年?」他低聲問。142Please respect copyright.PENANAWTjbR5jYTe
142Please respect copyright.PENANAhIv3XvYncF
「嘉寧六年的冬月。」我脫口而出。142Please respect copyright.PENANApkZfVlTrWV
142Please respect copyright.PENANAyo1XXv2Tyu
他沉默了片刻,似在腦中翻找早已遺忘的記憶。142Please respect copyright.PENANAKGVLqMFPPY
142Please respect copyright.PENANA8G6LwCMIoo
「嘉寧六年……那時我八歲,而母后確實在那年冬天搬入了梅華宮。」他喃喃地說。「但我從沒想過……」142Please respect copyright.PENANALDVPienYKC
142Please respect copyright.PENANAVPcNLog5fh
我低著頭,默然不語。142Please respect copyright.PENANAYoHOMUMwjB
142Please respect copyright.PENANAudNaNkMUcW
「妳的父母……後來如何?」他問。142Please respect copyright.PENANAH5Jyd6IRZG
142Please respect copyright.PENANAw1OeNpq15m
我搖搖頭。「奴婢不知。從那天起,奴婢便再沒見過他們。奴婢曾偷偷詢問過幾位老宮人,但沒人肯說。她們只是叫奴婢乖乖做事,別惹麻煩。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAIeu4uIHe61
142Please respect copyright.PENANATZKQnJBw5v
說到這裡,我突然有些後悔——或許我不該將這些話說出口。142Please respect copyright.PENANAX2z42STQK5
142Please respect copyright.PENANAvJrM7Cfhti
這裡畢竟是皇宮,話題若是牽扯到皇室,只要稍有不慎言語,便將是殺頭大罪。142Please respect copyright.PENANAL7C0HgMMux
142Please respect copyright.PENANAmt3WVZtP0F
我偷偷看向慕容索,卻發現他正注視著我的臉,眼裡絲毫沒有譴責的意思。142Please respect copyright.PENANAdzPUEbPLyD
142Please respect copyright.PENANAUpe4qOSDnu
「所以,這梅林對妳而言,不只有喜愛,」他開口。「還有……仇恨。」142Please respect copyright.PENANA9yEfYERkZQ
142Please respect copyright.PENANASJkE6XXD4r
我輕輕點頭。142Please respect copyright.PENANAOdfs3iZdXr
142Please respect copyright.PENANAv2NcYc3xLY
他沉默良久,轉身背對著我,語氣低沉:「這件事……本宮會查清。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAYalsSDTZk3
142Please respect copyright.PENANAhB5Yq7IohK
我愣了愣,不敢相信自己所聽見的話。142Please respect copyright.PENANAOZPCYtlSAF
142Please respect copyright.PENANAnLMbfhZT3H
「妳能說得如此清楚,代表當年的事是真有不妥。」他回眸看我,眼中那抹銀灰不再冷漠,而是閃著一種堅定。「如此荒謬之事,本宮絕不會坐視不理——若本宮日後登基,必還妳一個公道。」142Please respect copyright.PENANADHyI56Y84s
142Please respect copyright.PENANA6fpnrgg2FB
我瞪大了眼,幾乎不能呼吸,趕緊低頭深深一拜:「奴婢……多謝殿下。」142Please respect copyright.PENANA7e8plweZP1
142Please respect copyright.PENANADXdxWhIx0y
他點了點頭。「很好。那妳就記著,這是本宮與妳的約定。」142Please respect copyright.PENANAZlTCgTfM7h
142Please respect copyright.PENANAGj1pBesru1
我再次行禮,將這句諾言深深銘記於心。142Please respect copyright.PENANARfAzBBmne7
142Please respect copyright.PENANAXzydlnGpfg
我目送慕容索的背影在梅瓣中漸行漸遠。陽光不知何時突然出現,照得梅林裡一片光明——就像我現在的心。142Please respect copyright.PENANA6wftMJO6qw
142Please respect copyright.PENANAydmZZYrBCF
梅花不再受到春寒料峭的干擾,得以繼續綻放它的傲骨;林中的鳥兒不再受薄寒所制,終於得到了啼叫的機會。