2157年9月21日,凌晨十二點,政治中心A區,沉璧園431Please respect copyright.PENANAI0PY0eLLJM
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深夜,一個人躺在床上。謝綠抱著曲起的雙腳、臉埋在膝蓋中。極度的憤怒與極度的悲傷相互抵銷,綠色的眼睛失去光彩,一滴眼淚也流不出來,心空得像死人。431Please respect copyright.PENANALNKhWrlB2b
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「……。」431Please respect copyright.PENANA9mY0YHxgPj
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她微微抬頭。以前格格會躺在旁邊的位置、每天陪她睡覺,如今都是過去式了。格格死亡,宣告她安穩的生活結束。她不知道未來會發生什麼,但無庸置疑──如果什麼都不做,情況只會越來越糟,一發不可收拾。431Please respect copyright.PENANAUA1uYcr7qm
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哭哭啼啼不是她的風格。431Please respect copyright.PENANAod2HA9AYWH
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看著自己的手。謝喬的尖叫聲迴盪在耳邊。砍掉手的當下、血濺到臉的當下、謝喬哀號的當下……謝綠都記得清清楚楚。她知道自己體內有隻饕餮,卻是第一次、如此真實地感受到它。431Please respect copyright.PENANAwVONhtgICu
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──那個人是誰?431Please respect copyright.PENANAey9GaMPtrM
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抓狂時,腦中出現了一個人……謝綠確信,她看到某人的記憶,不是自己憑空想像出來的。她的潛意識在跟某人共鳴,而她的天賦、她的力量,都源自於那個人……那個墨綠色長髮的身影。431Please respect copyright.PENANAobR0ndqw7C
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有什麼東西從她體內醒來。431Please respect copyright.PENANAgNY7sqYKye
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她一直以為是饕餮的東西,或許,是比想像中更具體的存在。431Please respect copyright.PENANA9MdJgCcZWO
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「三姑娘?」431Please respect copyright.PENANA77JrGfa2wU
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有人從外面敲門,聽聲音就知道是幽蘭。431Please respect copyright.PENANAZM5p5PWfJV
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「三姑娘,這麼晚了,還沒睡嗎?」幽蘭頓了頓,「如果睡不著,我可以陪您聊聊。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAJv3DLionBH
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謝綠其實不想和人說話,但幽蘭──她最早是謝環的大丫環,之後才開始幫謝喬做事。謝環還在時,謝綠和幽蘭就有不錯的交情,是謝綠少數願意敞開心房的人。她讓幽蘭進來房間,在旁邊站著。431Please respect copyright.PENANAINWcKtkllq
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「……聽說妳要去爹爹那兒了。」謝綠坐在床上,抱著雙腿,下巴靠在膝上,「我以為妳會變我二嫂子。」431Please respect copyright.PENANA1gWQC0RSl3
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「呵。」幽蘭輕笑,將一綹頭髮梳到耳後,「不可能,都是二公子的一廂情願。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAKqrf8J7ZJT
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謝綠沒有回話。她心情還沒好到,能跟人閒話家常。431Please respect copyright.PENANAZ54K6XoqnX
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「三姑娘覺得我囂張嗎?」幽蘭起了話題。431Please respect copyright.PENANAincSkKKS3p
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「……還好,只是很佩服妳。」謝綠盯著前方,「一般人不順他的意,他早就開鍘,只有妳敢這樣拒絕。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAv41npvApfS
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「就算我答應,老爺也不會允許,您知道為什麼嗎?」幽蘭看著謝綠,「因為他也是我哥哥。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAX33uhjoRIC
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聽到這話,所有煩惱瞬間被拋到九霄雲外,震驚蓋過了謝綠其它情緒,「妳說什麼?」431Please respect copyright.PENANAaiabOL8N9y
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「『龍生九子,依序是賢、喬、磐、綠、霸、環、靜、頤,唯獨老三不詳』,大家不都這麼說嗎?」幽蘭微笑,「那個老三就是我,我是老爺在外的私生女。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAsbtPlDze5M
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謝綠驚訝到說不出話。謝喬的心上人──幽蘭,真實身分是自己的妹妹?這什麼《天龍八部》的劇情?431Please respect copyright.PENANAU8xvOOciRL
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「所以,妳是我……『姊姊』?」謝綠對這個詞好陌生,「爹知道嗎?」431Please respect copyright.PENANANaYTZI9NLZ
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「很早就知道了。」幽蘭說:「礙於規定,我沒辦法入籍,所以老爺把我留在身邊。一方面彌補他對我的虧欠,另一方面,他需要值得信任的幫手,幫他肅清敵人。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAek8lQR1Dpo
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說完,幽蘭拿出一本深綠色書皮的書,放到謝綠手裡。431Please respect copyright.PENANAMZyLDDLhIA
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「這是……?」431Please respect copyright.PENANAgokJrdsVta
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謝綠隨便翻開一頁,下一秒,她立刻把書蓋起來,滿臉通紅。431Please respect copyright.PENANAUTtDCDWZCE
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「這些下流的照片是怎麼回事!?」謝綠壓低聲音,「照片中的人……!」431Please respect copyright.PENANAqiM7FIzDqL
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「沒錯,《張夫人的外遇日記》。」幽蘭壞笑,「我幫她做的,很精緻吧?」431Please respect copyright.PENANA4S9S0N9qkB
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謝綠吞了口口水。她鼓起勇氣、再次翻開,裡面貼滿張夫人與不同男人行房的照片,幽蘭還貼心地註記時間、地點、對象。對年僅十一、思鄉保守的謝綠來說,不堪入目到極點。431Please respect copyright.PENANAoT0dyHkJtg
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「太噁心了……!」431Please respect copyright.PENANAnSQB7DsXCE
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謝綠把書闔上、摀住嘴巴。她本來就對張夫人沒好感,如今看到這些連馬賽克都沒有的照片……謝綠好想吐,不懂幽蘭為什麼給她看這個。431Please respect copyright.PENANA3q1q1DeL4U
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「我花三年的時間做的。」幽蘭一臉從容,「夫人每三個月回娘家,其實只回去兩天,其它天都在外面廝混。多虧二公子對我百般信任,我才能精準掌握夫人的行程,拿到這些獨家照片。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAAsOLj4BjK0
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「可是,看照片的拍攝角度……」謝綠回想書中內容,「那不是偷拍,當事人不可能沒發現鏡頭。幽蘭,妳是怎麼……?」431Please respect copyright.PENANArj5dUXjY5a
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「拍的人不是我。」幽蘭瞇眼,「雖然令人煩躁,又會突然出現在我房間,但她給了我這些照片,算是一位幫手吧。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAo2UQxKssGa
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謝綠不想知道那個幫手是誰,她問幽蘭另一個問題:「爹知道張夫人做了這種事嗎?」431Please respect copyright.PENANAQh963VhoOC
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「知道喔。」幽蘭一臉冷靜,「他去年就知道了,只是沒說。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAjGHZ4SOnjZ
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「為…為什麼?」謝綠感到錯愕,「妻妾紅杏出牆……這比我砍掉哥哥的手還嚴重,爹為什麼要幫她隱瞞?」431Please respect copyright.PENANAIsaTJRHf51
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幽蘭微微一笑。431Please respect copyright.PENANAOs5rW835PL
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「好的武器,如果在不對的時間使用,殺傷力就會減半。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAgtRTkHRWtV
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說完,幽蘭把書給了謝綠,並握緊她的手。謝綠覺得好熱,幽蘭在傳遞什麼沉重的東西給她。她看到幽蘭眼裡的期望──她不想回應的期望。431Please respect copyright.PENANAaz339cwWgX
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「三姑娘,您或許不知道。好多年前的冬天,我髒兮兮地倒在路旁、連嫖客都不想接近我的那時候,是您的母親把我帶回謝氏的;我從最下層的丫鬟做起,後來,因為被謝環公子的母親賞識,我才被派到謝環公子那兒,爬到今天的位子。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAWaP7YXgUbj
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幽蘭告訴謝綠:「沒有兩位夫人,就沒有今天的幽蘭,您和謝環公子都是幽蘭要用生命保護的人。如今謝環公子離世,謝綠姑娘,我不能讓同樣的悲劇發生在您身上。幽蘭不允許任何人打您的主意,尤其是謝喬那種混蛋。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAO9tXOO34GI
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幽蘭跟謝綠坦承:「由您繼承謝氏,這是老爺的打算,也是幽蘭所希望的。老爺叫我把這本書交給您,如果願意接受老爺的安排,就把書拿給他,這是老爺確認您決心的方式。到時,不用您親自動手,老爺自會幫您剷除掉謝喬的勢力,張夫人與謝頤姑娘也會一網打盡。」431Please respect copyright.PENANA4szCVdXnP9
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言下之意,只要她把書拿給謝照顏,謝喬他們就完了,也代表謝綠同意成為繼承人。這是一樁完美的借刀殺人,刀的名字叫謝照顏;但這代價太大,而且謝頤,整件事都和她沒有關係,為什麼要把她扯進來?431Please respect copyright.PENANAYmikTYSjxQ
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「我……」431Please respect copyright.PENANA3sPNDeiQPQ
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謝綠將手,從幽蘭的手裡抽出來。431Please respect copyright.PENANALA9iqbj7su
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「再讓我……考慮一下。」謝綠說:「我需要時間想想。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAJcOmzRm1IC
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「沒關係,這本來就不是能輕率的事。」幽蘭起身,問謝綠:「書,放姑娘這兒可以嗎?」431Please respect copyright.PENANAdwGv2Bo4to
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「嗯。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAT5gYgIlT1H
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「那,幽蘭先告退了,姑娘早點休息。」431Please respect copyright.PENANAAZhIRh1ygu
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行完禮,幽蘭默默退出謝綠的房間。謝綠一個人思考很久,三十分鐘後,她怕自己再不關燈、幽蘭又會過來,索性離開床,卻發現門前的地板掉了張紙。她以為是幽蘭掉的,拿起來,發現上面寫著「小綠姊姊 收」五個字,是謝頤寫給她的信。431Please respect copyright.PENANAYzq7zv49Jd
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雖然不喜歡張夫人,但謝綠和謝頤的感情很好,尤其是謝頤,特別黏她這個姊姊。謝綠拆開信封、拿出裡面的信。謝頤的字很漂亮,實在不像這個年紀小孩的字──431Please respect copyright.PENANA4OQcJ1rHSQ
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小綠姊姊:
對不起,因為寫得匆忙,格式和用字遣詞都不太正確,還請見諒。
我聽說妳和阿喬哥哥的事了。姊姊把哥哥的手砍斷……說真的,我到現在還是無法相信。一方面心疼阿喬哥哥,另一方面,一定是阿喬哥哥先做了過分的事、妳才會這麼生氣。娘之後一定會禁止我跟妳見面,有些話我必須告訴妳,才決定寫信。
小綠姊姊,對不起。
如果我那天沒有跟阿喬哥哥說鬧鬼的事、如果我有查覺到阿喬哥哥對妳的敵意、如果我有即時阻止阿喬哥哥……如果我再長大一點、聰明一點,提出阿喬哥哥和娘能接受的意見,今天的事情或許就不會發生。
妳明明這麼疼我,我也明明這麼喜歡妳,但在關鍵時刻,我卻沒有保護妳、幫助妳,我覺得這樣的自己很差勁,所以我想跟妳說對不起。
對不起。
小綠姊姊,我最喜歡妳了。娘說妳很可怕,叫我不要接近妳,但我偏不聽。妳才不可怕,妳是我的姊姊。是端午節時,會幫我做香包、希望我永遠健康開心的姊姊。我最喜歡妳了。
所以,小綠姊姊,等這次風波過了,我們再一起玩,可以嗎?
我琵琶練了新曲子。小綠姊姊,下次見面,讓我彈給妳聽吧。
小頤431Please respect copyright.PENANAuLN7wK4RJO
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「……!」431Please respect copyright.PENANAndSfjJI1td
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死掉的心竟活了過來。431Please respect copyright.PENANAszXvLRlCzm
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謝綠抱著妹妹的信。她沒有拿手帕,沒有用手擦,任憑淚水如潰堤般流出。這是她第一次放聲大哭。謝環死時,她也沒哭得這麼狼狽。431Please respect copyright.PENANAwV1n5iKtb7
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「我想聽……!」431Please respect copyright.PENANADkSofYhPFi
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眼淚沿著臉頰、下巴,最後滴到了地上。431Please respect copyright.PENANAIK9BriAESv
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「我想聽妳的新曲子……」431Please respect copyright.PENANA5S9wnRyAIJ
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「我想再跟妳一起玩……」431Please respect copyright.PENANAf0BycZvB3i
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「可是,對不起……!」431Please respect copyright.PENANAMsEFyKJLo0
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她一邊哭著,關上燈、打開門,披上黑色的斗篷,直朝李晴煬所在的地方衝去。