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窗外的暴雨狂亂地下著,彷彿寫照了瞳此刻的心境,紛亂如麻。51Please respect copyright.PENANAaFQsydrwlS
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墨染高峻的身影沒有絲毫停頓地離開了這房裡,空留下被震驚與憤怒掏空了所有神采的瞳,絕望地跌坐於地。久久無法自制。51Please respect copyright.PENANAkpijozdF6A
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滿地泥濘將早開、亦早早催折的嬌花與新嫩窒成一股沉重的土腥,低迷、破敗了生氣。在城中與嬝舞樓裡傳染的風邪病症已經稍有緩勢,卻因為連日的濕雨讓受寒的人們仍為這殘留的病徵受惱。51Please respect copyright.PENANAuKSuhuDj5t
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炎菊也一樣。雖然不再發燒,卻因為虛弱變得有些嗜睡,除了咳嗽、發冷等等症狀,夜裡仍然會如受到夢魘一般、不自覺地嚈語起來。51Please respect copyright.PENANAr7x23sPN2i
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「映魂,傾闕閣那裏,不忙了?」剛讓瞳餵完清粥與湯藥,看著正在收拾餐具的瞳,炎菊忍不住這麼問道。51Please respect copyright.PENANAMElCtNOwhg
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雖然炎菊的病情已比先前好轉了不少,但這幾日的瞳仍幾乎把時間都耗在灼紋閣裡照顧炎菊。在依舊非常需要人幫助的炎菊看來,當然會覺得很窩心,但另一方面卻也讓她感到疑惑且不安。51Please respect copyright.PENANA07i8IrUHZN
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畢竟炎菊自己在嬝舞樓裡也算個管事,縱然這些日子有好一陣子因為這突如起來的病折磨得臥病不起,但從下人們夾帶在食盒裡、一併彙報上來的事兒,卻也不曾間斷過。比較起有三個人分擔管理的嬝舞樓來,瞳可是幾乎單獨地管理這傾闕閣,想當然爾,瞳需要處理的事絕對只多不少。51Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ8hmD7JbX
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之前炎菊因重病高燒渾渾噩噩地過著日子,但只要是炎菊一清醒,總是看見屋裡的大圓桌上擺滿了一疊疊紙箋與許多書岔了的羽毛筆。近日,雖然桌上同樣擺滿了紙張,卻是練習用的紙箋和瞳自製的毛筆,之前曾不經意瞥見的帳本也不再出現。51Please respect copyright.PENANA5NMYXfKPXp
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幾乎是直覺地,就連虛弱的炎菊都能清楚地感覺到有什麼改變了,或許該說——有什麼正劇烈改變著。51Please respect copyright.PENANAAQxb05ikc8
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瞳聽見炎菊的疑惑,手中的動作頓了一下,才轉過身來,恍若無事地走到炎菊身邊,扶著斜臥的炎菊躺下,一邊神色如常地說:「無事。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAU04lX6iXkm
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「真的?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAcwolDRURhX
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「恩,寬心點,睡罷。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAO4llwLgqTU
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瞳克制著自己不去理會一直以疑惑的神采盯著自己的炎菊,逕自為她蓋好棉被,添了火盆裡的炭火,整理好餐盒,便提著餐盒離開樓閣。51Please respect copyright.PENANAmyoL3qhPSI
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一出房門,轉下樓閣,瞳打著沒有半點繪飾的紙傘,提著餐盒,卻在膳房外,止住了腳步。51Please respect copyright.PENANAfTBYhLuGhN
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「『那個傢伙』這幾日,怎麼老往這跑?每次見著她,總讓我渾身不對勁兒!穢氣!穢氣!」51Please respect copyright.PENANANuBmMt3u4W
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「什麼哪個傢伙?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAa74fIWvnKU
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「還有誰?不正是那個裝模作樣的鬼臉兒娃子!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAePFZLKkyUc
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「噓噓噓!可別這嚷嚷,還不讓人聽見了——」51Please respect copyright.PENANAfkLOu7AfXn
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「呿!聽去了又怎麼?那個鬼娃子早把福給裝乾了吶!誰不知道咱們樓主可是答應了邱家的得把那鬼娃子給千刀萬剮、也不留啦!哼!虧我往日還蠢了聽信說她是打從宮裡流落來金貴寶,對她百般奉承,不想她卻是那邱家配不起祖姓的賤奴李奴兒!真是氣死我啦!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAQpqyxSZ7K7
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「可是——」51Please respect copyright.PENANACoAC7LQuCE
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「是了、是了!我也聽說,樓主把傾闕閣的權都收回去,只准她寫那什麼、什麼鬼畫符的東西!興許就是為了這個,那個李奴子才老往這來!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAjq0pgY3dQ7
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「原來是這樣。難怪那鬼娃子總往這兒跑,想來是沒臉兒涎著去傾闕閣,來這兒扳臉假威!哼哼!」51Please respect copyright.PENANA3mfcNfM9BQ
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「還有啊!那鬼畫符的東西也沒啥用。前兩天正巧被我聽見在傾闕閣那兒當差的丫頭閒話,說當日那些貴族回去之後,就把這破落子事兒給散了出去,現下可是半個求字的人都不見啦!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAX3OCFP0iaU
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「那有這麼簡單,這檔事兒婆子我也聽說得。不只現在沒人求字,前些日子預定下來的會見和墨字可都取消得沒半個啦!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAgoWytqsllf
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「也不能這麼說啊,那孩子也是個聰慧的丫頭。咱們嬝舞樓的人,有哪些能比得了她吃苦學字?能在幾位老臣面前對對子?作詩詞?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAaW6dAGVtZB
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「不說這個還不打緊,說到這個,我就滿身子疙瘩。你們沒聽說啊?『那個傢伙』根本不是個八歲的孩子,這才五歲啊!誰家的孩子能五歲通事、跟人對對子、還當什麼管事的啊?人稱第一才子、玄紇國的瑞和王爺六歲才會些寫詩作賦,咱們當朝的三皇子七歲才吟得了詩啊!那裡不可怕?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAhpKr9kBt9b
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「我早就說了!重顏那丫頭多麼好,怎麼就給這個鬼娃子沒臉?莫不是那丫頭早覺得這鬼娃子分明不是好東西吶。沒準兒就是個妖孽子,禍了咱們哩!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAwl1f3cyjOo
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「對呀對呀!我也早覺得她根本不像個小孩啦!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAR9bhB5m3DW
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「分明就是個孽畜!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAknpFx6e8cE
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「妖禍啊!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAghi4iAaeu2
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「唉呦!別說哩!我都……」51Please respect copyright.PENANARpc7nOGJNc
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正在七嘴八舌地議論著廚婆、姑娘們被突如其來的腳步聲給扼住了議論,轉頭一瞧,見著了來人竟然就是被她們論成妖孽的瞳,臉色一個個都僵成了白紙,禁若寒蟬。51Please respect copyright.PENANAmNPiWUsCs3
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瞳沒有動怒,只是依往常那般,提著餐盒往廚房裡走,將盒子併著其他還未清洗的盒子放好,轉過身,往門外走。51Please respect copyright.PENANADfuhVPayvZ
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一個洗碗的婆子見瞳往自己走來,嚇了一大跳,青白著一張皺花了的老臉,往後一縮。沒想到卻是踉蹌了一步,跌了下去。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxXmldqyNOP
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瞳見著了,就直覺地伸出手,想扶起那婆子。沒想到那婆子似乎更怕,竟隨即在地上滾翻了圈,窩在角落,掩著頭,顫得滿地篩康,連瞳的善意也害怕瞧上一眼。51Please respect copyright.PENANAXs0aqdPSN4
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瞳的手僵了幾秒,才緩緩收回。轉頭,看了一圈廚房裡的人,將所有人的表情都收進眼底,有諷刺、憤怒、鄙夷……更多的卻是恐懼。51Please respect copyright.PENANAgFL0LHOYQo
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那些滿是惡意的視線刺得瞳疼痛,疼得讓她不由得歛下雙睫,痛得怎麼逃離膳房也不自知。51Please respect copyright.PENANA3LYXpETgso
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瞳只是一直急走,連傘也忘了。她不顧漫天的雪雨撲打,像是想逃離什麼地,不斷地走遠。等回神過來,瞳卻發現自己不知什麼時候走來了傾闕閣附近的竹苑裡,更走到了苑裡那間竹製小屋。51Please respect copyright.PENANAtLcjHAXkpY
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練習用的竹樁依舊,就連竹屋裡的擺置也依舊。瞳空洞著眼,滿身濕淋地,走進了屋裡。51Please respect copyright.PENANAeNj2myNRsT
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四周空蕩,「師傅」仍然沒有出現。縱然若依照當初約定,測驗應當早在距今數天前、正是邱家少爺與千金來傾闕閣鬧事的當日。51Please respect copyright.PENANA8Riz6HYuBL
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如同失信的約定一般,當日午後,瞳就收到從墨染那發來的命令,不准瞳再踏入傾闕閣一步,更生生將瞳當初換來的權力之徵——青銅令給奪走。51Please respect copyright.PENANArIsgYtKOf3
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瞳本以為,墨染不會做得太絕,畢竟自己再怎麼說,可是最熟悉傾闕閣事務的人,墨染的命令也只會讓自己從幕前退居幕後罷了。可沒想到墨染不僅奪去了瞳明面上的地位,更將瞳安插在傾闕閣的一些人監視起來,根本不讓瞳有接觸她們的可能。更甚是,不過多久,瞳竟發現她當初騰寫下、應當無他人知曉的所有帳本,都憑空消失。51Please respect copyright.PENANAJZaeFc4JBw
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樓裡原本奉承瞳的人都變了嘴臉,吹捧的人更稱罵瞳是個禍人的妖孽。樓外那些達官貴族都止了原本活絡的交際,滿嘴的冠冕堂皇,交情卻疏得疏,斷得斷。現在的瞳似被拘禁在灼紋閣裡,到哪都寸步難行。51Please respect copyright.PENANACehIHy5d7G
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瞳的嘴角洩了聲嗤笑。她笑,她笑自己太傻。她發現,她把一切想當太簡單了。51Please respect copyright.PENANAbxN3AqlG4J
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想當初她為了能在這裡生活、直到能夠自保花了多少的心思?多少算計?滿以為自己的計劃萬無一失,縱然有所意外,自己也能夠毫不費力地應付。可是,之前的自滿卻是什麼?51Please respect copyright.PENANAHLMvPIK9OM
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如果沒有墨染的允許,她根本什麼都沒有。51Please respect copyright.PENANAgBOi2P3J5y
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是的。結果什麼也握不住,什麼也得不了,就連一個暫時的立命之所,也不曾真正擁有。51Please respect copyright.PENANAFemHN6sODO
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屋外雷聲霹靂,瞳壓抑了數日的不安、辛酸、憤怒以及無能為力化作不甘的咆哮與淚水,恍如瀑雨一般傾洩而出。瞳突然覺得自己就像他們口中的蟲子,在這茫茫的世界裡,卻沒有一處能夠容得下自己。51Please respect copyright.PENANADRyvN9ypi0
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