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大概是因為重生後連日的波折與不安終於稍稍定下心了，畫完規劃圖後，瞳和衣歇下，便一夜好眠直到隔日早晨。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZHEJZGwy5
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起床，梳洗，瞳一邊理著自己的思路。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcsXbkwjYD
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水諾交代過，身為花魁僕役的首件工作便是照顧主子的生活起居。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6bOvNWbb7
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由於炎菊一直未命令專屬於自己的奴婢負責這些事，所以以往日常用品所求、取用水等都是炎菊自己需要用到時才去吩咐人準備，膳食則是隨廚子管令人送到閣前的石桌上，至於計時的更漏與苑裡的燈籠更是從未更換、點燃過。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZvYPsQr3X
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既然已是炎菊的書僮，而且炎菊的確也收留了自己，秉著李奴兒無功不受祿的傲氣，至少該認真地作些事情吧。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8Dn2zMacl
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瞳想罷，整了整衣服，到灼紋閣後方的水井打盆水，便到炎菊的房門前，輕敲了幾聲，冷著微啞的嗓音喚著炎菊的名字，下一秒，木門大敞。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKECcb7z7Iq
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只見炎菊仍是昨日那一身張揚的火衣，依舊那頭張揚亂舞的髮，白淨的臉上卻頂著兩丸黑眼圈，配上那一張燦爛的笑臉說有多怪，就有多怪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlno9ebFkw3
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看炎菊這副樣子，八成是昨日不知該怎麼跟瞳解釋才煩惱了一整夜無眠，瞳不覺一絲感動定不可能。不過，瞳還惦記著炎菊的武術呢！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOmv2ydQp7
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畢竟，這種東西是越早打根基越好，多一個機會，也多個活命的可能，瞳可沒完全放棄了讓炎菊教自己武功的心思。幾日相處，瞳就看準了炎菊受不了自己的面癱臉，打算故意擺出疏離的姿態，暗自腹誹地總有天會盯得她尷尬得答應。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8VdfEu3of
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「炎菊小姐，映魂服侍妳梳洗。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJzctHZraW
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「映、映魂……」看著依然疏遠的瞳，炎菊吶吶地喊著瞳的名字，燦爛的笑靨也萎了，心虛地低下了頭，不敢再對上瞳的雙目。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVtrDLu3v7
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「炎菊小姐，該梳洗了。」妳不當我是朋友，姐何必跟妳客氣？ 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8JmBQyOlX
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瞳也垂下眼簾，準是跟炎菊槓上了！ 39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1k4MjJp7KQ
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炎菊靜默了一會，才緩緩側著身子，讓瞳進到房裡。瞳放下手中的水盆，又從外頭提回了食盒，擺置好一桌早膳，炎菊也洗淨了臉，扭捏地走過來用膳。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy0zxvMzOF
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看著桌上的食物，炎菊愣了一愣，沒克制住嘴，抬頭，看著站在一旁的瞳問道：「映魂，妳的朝食呢？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVOD32Y2Jr
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「映魂會另找時間食用。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6lF6CxEmO
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炎菊一聽，立刻跳了起來，大聲叫道：「為什麼？映——」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPZvNrFJUh
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「書僮不宜與主子共桌用膳。」正是妳說，我只是個書僮而已。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqVgXc17sO
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瞳又稍退了一步，黑眸直視著炎菊的，面無表情。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2OmNwni6H
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炎菊不知所措地看著瞳，生生吞下了又要吐出的話語，找不到合意的言語驅散這詭異的氣氛。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpcPdxkyI1
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炎菊坐了下來，看了一眼桌上的飯菜，又看向瞳，手執起了碗筷，卻不知從哪裡開始吃才好。良久，才挖了一口白飯入嘴，一反平時狼吞虎嚥的形象。細細咀嚼與吞嚥聲在靜默得沉悶的屋裡聽來格外清晰，這頓飯，炎菊吃得滿嘴無味。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsAEDMAJKu
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飯後的時間，包含習字、練字等，這房裡的氣氛持續壓抑著。就算瞳參觀完前苑，帶著晚膳回來時，依舊如此。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQdA5Uctnn
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後來幾日，瞳很認真地作事、認識嬝舞樓、認真地習字，雖然平時不苟言笑，但樓裡的人與瞳相處一些日子後，也不像原先那樣懼怕瞳，甚至還挺喜歡這個「與眾不同的小男孩」。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BPi1LIslp
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只是瞳和炎菊兩人的相處狀況卻沒有任何進展，這點也讓瞳覺得相當意外。實際上，有好幾次，炎菊幾乎都快應允瞳的條件了，可是到最後，卻仍舊不知為顧慮些什麼地把答應的詞彙吞進了肚子裡。所以兩人便從那時僵持著至今，各不退讓。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHysr6IJrN
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一日早晨，瞳一如往常地打了盆洗臉用的水，便到炎菊的房前，輕叩。意外地，竟沒有半響回音，想來炎菊恐怕是還未起床。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG9JlPjz3t
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雖然僮僕的工作是照顧花魁的生活起居，但規定上，奴婢並沒有資格過問主子的任何行動，包含主子想睡到日上三竿才起床、吃飯吃到嘴抽筋都算。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6yKLcW6BE
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所以就算已是朝食的時間，感覺不到飢餓的瞳也沒說什麼，轉回房裡，重新摹帖一遍那名家千字。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNXCYQlqQ4
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待朝食將盡，再不食用、食盒便會被收走時，瞳才擱下筆，逕自從樓下的石桌上拿走食盒，又到炎菊的門外敲了兩三聲。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGkGiLnb2D
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確定裡頭的人還在睡著，瞳便將炎菊專用漆紋食盒置在她一開門便能看得見的陰涼處，提著自己的早餐，回房裡先行用膳了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt5wVno5AE
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桌上的東西收盡，瞳熟練地掀開盒蓋。只是這食盒一開，竟然讓瞳黑了一張臉。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhCeZQU0iD
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雖然過往的記憶太過破碎蕪雜，瞳還是隱約記得一些訊息，明白朝食是一日中最重要的一餐，如果不能夠太豐盛，至少要營養均衡些，而且忌食冷物、油類食品。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3o1qPSqAbz
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可這早餐的內容除了半碗冰冷的白粥，竟然只給了根油炸得黑了的粉條。雖然粥品當早餐是不錯，但一早吃了微冷食物難免導致胃腸不適，而且細細一看，便能發現這粥裡竟然還有著灶灰，至於那只滿是油味、軟趴趴的油炸粉條，瞳方才一打開盒蓋，一股詭異、混雜異味的油漬味立刻撲鼻而來，夾雜著酸腐，引得瞳忍不住一陣乾嘔。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfSI7OJSMa
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難道說，這是因為炎菊把膳食的內容都交給廚子自己想法子，所以那廚子仗著炎菊梅格外吩咐，便偷工減料？可是，這幾日明明同樣是吃著廚子煮下的膳食，飯食精緻且味道極佳，怎麼今日遭了這一遭？這種劣質吃食，怕是連嬝舞樓裡豢養的狼狗們都不曾瞧過的！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVizD8M395
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我的吃食和炎菊的向來是相同的，他們這樣明目張膽地給花魁這種食物，也絲毫不懼？——不，不會。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN100odfHVA
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瞳一想起最初見到炎菊時，那奴才嚇得伏跪於地、只差一聲以死明志來表達對炎菊的敬畏之心地惶恐，瞳便立刻否決了這個想法。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP4voSekLX
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起了身，就轉到炎菊的房門前，將食盒開來一看。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqOz2splpt
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還熱著的蓮子芙蓉粥，幾盤精緻小菜，一疊羊脂豆腐，另附上兩捲紫米金絲捲，與一小盅清淡湯品，的確與平常的菜色無異。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa0OcBFkl7
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那為何？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3x9ibWML9
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此際，另一個想法又射進了瞳的腦海裡。瞳立刻將置在自己房間裡的食盒拿出，仔細一看。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmatKEl70D
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白底漆器上，筆筆銘黃描繪，勾勒的卻不是熟悉的菊瓣盛放，而是一朵嬌小的蒲公英，孱弱得惹人愛憐。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0MP6zy1X7
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瞳認得了，這是前苑某個妓子的花案。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYt8yhoUtJ
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特別的是，這妓子卻是一個只比瞳大上兩歲的女童。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuCOQDE89o
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