庭中百花幾輪番,鏡前紅妝哭笑轉,流水千送落花去,明鏡無言映年歲。43Please respect copyright.PENANAFi5S8u4bbc
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碧漪待在采曇樓中夜夜笙歌,陪笑伴枕,打從她自河北回來,轉眼間六年又去,樓裡花開花謝,歡場哭笑,她看了無數回,已是習以為常,而這回朝雪將要離開出嫁,姐妹們贈禮祝賀,又開酒席給她餞行,熱鬧不已。43Please respect copyright.PENANAlPcCAAZI2W
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朝雪與碧漪同齡,當年被賣入樓裡因此交好,打小朝雪什麼事兒都向她說,與那長安來的詩人任常久有了私情,也是讓她頭一個知道,朝雪與任常久互許終生幾日後,任常久帶來白花花銀兩贖了她,待過了夏至,就要迎娶她作正妻。43Please respect copyright.PENANAw6ngXxwUk0
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這般人物情景與碧漪當年恰恰就是同個影,朝雪自然是明瞭,二人卻從未說破。43Please respect copyright.PENANAaTRSSLzySN
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朝雪要離開前夕已是炎夏熾人,薄紗羅裙也難解暑熱,夜裡二人在碧漪房裡索性褪了外衫,只著齊胸裙裳透涼,袒胸露臂飲酒。 43Please respect copyright.PENANAoUAeC8ka20
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「朝雪呀,走了,就別回來,這麼多年了,日日要見,我可真不想再見到妳這張臉蛋兒。」碧漪慵懶靠在几上,慢悠悠向朝雪嘲弄道,端詳手裡白瓷杯盞上的朱紅燈影,正如女子將嫁羞顏。43Please respect copyright.PENANACGCreUWn8r
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相較她生得嬌豔,朝雪不若她豐腴,瘦腮尖頷,一雙俏靈杏眼好似漾盡整個江南的湖水,笑來是白蓮獨濯水,人見生憐。43Please respect copyright.PENANAvjMsh88SVY
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朝雪對坐她跟前,一聽她話便蹙眉鼓腮,嗔裡帶笑道:「妳這樣說忒傷人!看我要嫁人有個歸宿就趕我啦?」她吞了口酒纔繼續說話,「我倒不懂,妳當時好端端嫁了,怎麼又回來,這一回來還不肯走了。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAm74fTBrqer
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「不是早說了忒無聊嘛。」碧漪半瞇起雙眼,回以一抹淺笑。43Please respect copyright.PENANAnXa6Tx06BT
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「妳當我倆認識多久?妳肯定唬人的,欸,我一直都沒問,妳在河北到底遇上什麼事了?這時候總能問了罷?是吳歆把妳休了還是他生了什麼變故?」朝雪湊近她,俏皮眨眼,雙眼中盈水滴溜溜隨笑盪漾,把本該沉重的話題說得極輕巧。43Please respect copyright.PENANA8k2t3PhAfz
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碧漪伸手挽過朝雪鬢前落髮,嗓音曲柔,「別問呀,妳也知我若不想說,掐住脖子也是問不出的。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAepw5VKHkKT
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「算了,不問,若我回來了再問妳。」朝雪聳聳肩,乾脆作罷不再問。43Please respect copyright.PENANAq9gA4DbAMm
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除娘娘外碧漪不曾向誰訴說過當年際遇,除了不願追憶那白淌的年華,也因樓裡年輕妹妹們還多著,還未解紅塵多弄人,有些事兒即使終究要懂,晚點懂也是福氣,她便決意不提。43Please respect copyright.PENANANVADHdFmMy
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浮生就是一盞酒,釀得或甘或苦,親嚐了纔知,思及此她輕啜手中酒水,初入口還微帶苦澀藥草味,可入喉後甘醇爽潤,熟果芬芳迴盪不散,正是久釀纔有的滋味。43Please respect copyright.PENANAJJPwSnv4tj
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「這酒好呢,後韻甜得很,給妳送別恰好。」碧漪見二人酒盞都見底,提起壺來斟滿。43Please respect copyright.PENANA6GobySKsrD
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「妳倒怪,就愛這種帶點苦味兒的酒,這果香甜是甜,一股藥草味兒就不覺得澀麼?」朝雪好奇問道。43Please respect copyright.PENANA3vHhXsxZTU
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「心上想著甜,怎麼喝都不會是苦的了。」酒意漸泛,碧漪舒坦勾起朱唇,「妳回來我也是不說的,千萬別為了這不重要的事兒回來呀。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAwREG7SCZq8
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「哼,好呀,妳不說,那我倆情份就到今日了,以後都不見了,說好了!」朝雪嬌氣哼著,頰上梨窩漩起,一派瀟灑爛漫,分明是煙花女子,卻看似未沾半點紅塵。43Please respect copyright.PENANAkyS7UDVfFf
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「當然是說好了。」碧漪握她擱几上素手,欣然答應。43Please respect copyright.PENANAuTCZdBTkDp
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望朝雪喜心深盼與心上人結成連理,如她當初,她是真心寧可二人此生永不再見,也不願見朝雪回來這幢閣樓浮夢。43Please respect copyright.PENANAKEBGAGUpfU
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她倆酒醉了便說要溜出去夜賞荷花,穿了衣衫提了燈,便顛顛晃晃下樓,從後門出去,一路笑鬧到郊外荷池旁,荷葉已覆滿池,秀雅花朵在夜色中嫻靜綻放,清香隨風送來,舒人心神。朝雪要採荷花回去,伸手搆向池中,酒力上來的身子站不穩,險些把自己跌進池裡,碧漪去拉差點也跟著栽下去,二人踩了滿鞋滿裙池畔濕泥,纔人手一盞荷花回樓裡去。43Please respect copyright.PENANAPrSjFGL9p0
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翌日清早,朝雪在碧漪房裡醒來,碧漪幫著她梳妝打點,與娘娘一塊將她送出門,朝雪還帶上了昨夜採的荷花,含笑擺手向她們道別,碧漪望她搭上車,車輪轆轆向東方煦日遠去。43Please respect copyright.PENANAvKHLydxBpv