兩人有一搭沒一搭說著話,在說那些華美精緻的戲衣,和爹爹說的一樣,戲子對戲衣是很計較的,什麼戲穿什麼衣、搭什麼行頭,霜莫如數家珍,畢竟那些就是戲子的家珍。27Please respect copyright.PENANAOQ7s1VS7q0
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霜莫喝完了他的第一杯茶,用那秀氣的動作給自己倒茶,倒滿了卻沒有喝,手裡撫著茶杯,垂下眼光盯著茶水好一陣沒說話,昭翊正想開口,他就忽然抬起眼光問了一句話。27Please respect copyright.PENANAP7cYSonuTy
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「你把我當什麼?」霜莫神情淡泊如常,語氣卻是慎重的,和剛才安適的樣子全然不同。27Please respect copyright.PENANA6AoKhrmHpk
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昭翊反應不過來,懵懵地回問:「嗄?你問的什麼啊?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAwPXMrZQR29
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「你把我當什麼?」霜莫原本放在茶杯上的手收到桌下去了,他坐得直直地,微勾的眼角被線扯住似的緊繃著,看起來又更謹慎了。27Please respect copyright.PENANACUvNRpc8Jt
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「當什麼?這是什麼意思?」昭翊還是摸不著頭緒,他倆認識久了,他還是時常不理解霜莫的心思,好像面對一只悶葫蘆,總要耐著性子去敲看看,慢慢尋到有清晰回聲的那一處。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMDZJuSPWe0
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霜莫目光深深瞧進昭翊眼睛裡,「你把我當男人,還是女人?」他語氣又變得輕輕地,飄飄搖搖像秋葉落下來,給昭翊一種他非得伸出手接住的迫促。27Please respect copyright.PENANACLJfgdD3rm
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但昭翊想也不用想就一氣篤定回答:「你是男的啊,怎麼啦?」原來只是這麼簡單的問題,他鬆了一口氣,卻也不明白這有什麼好這樣正經問自己的。27Please respect copyright.PENANAAGXCvT5VHP
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「是麼?」27Please respect copyright.PENANADpG7nsppQF
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「不是麼?」霜莫的反應平淡如止水,昭翊還是困惑他究竟想的什麼,仔細瞧他那精雕的、玲瓏的眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴,透一股嬌秀氣兒的臉蛋,「雖然你真的長得像女孩⋯⋯不對,你比很多女孩還好看,在臺上的扮相也比女孩兒更像女孩兒,不過那都是戲嘛,四大名旦天天扮姑娘,大家照樣知道他們是男的啊,再說瞧你那麼短的頭髮又穿衫子,不就是男的麼?」他指了指霜莫脖子,一副理所當然的語氣,不是說服自己,而是在說服霜莫,「還有喉結呢!要怎麼把你當成女孩兒?怎麼看都是男的啊。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAx0nLtVuUDM
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兜了一圈,昭翊還是沒有改變一開始的篤定,對他來說這就是一盤棋,黑白分明的事,儘管清楚知道霜莫是男兒身、知道世間的人們都該男女成對,還是有個不可見的東西將他牽引向霜莫,喜歡這樣的他,同樣黑白分明。27Please respect copyright.PENANALMIZgwdTcy
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男人跟男人的故事,說不定只是戲裡沒有演,霜莫不必是個女孩兒。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIbO2XblhR2
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見霜莫凝在那兒沒說話,偏開了眼睛,若有所思的模樣,昭翊便問了:「有人把你當成女孩兒麼?你總不會唱戲唱到把自己當姑娘了吧?」說完他又覺得這問題實在太愚蠢,忍不住自己笑了,「嘿嘿,男的就是男的,褲子裡有沒有雞雞自己總知道的嘛。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAUoo57tRwAd
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霜莫搖搖頭,眼角不那麼緊繃了,眉毛舒展開來,像一對將要飛翔的翅膀,昭翊似乎瞧見他的眉間有一抹明采的、欣悅的光飛出來了,「戲唱得再多,也是不會變成女人的。」他的回答又確鑿、又堅定,不容質疑。27Please respect copyright.PENANAFG8nEiINXF
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「就是嘛。」昭翊搭一句。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIFZpSb0A18
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霜莫喝了幾口茶後站起來,理理衣服,「唱戲給你聽吧。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAhIBCjvHp1h
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「好呀,要唱什麼?」昭翊又興奮、又期待的眼光跟上霜莫走離桌子的腳步,霜莫跟他在一塊時不太唱戲,霜莫天天都得唱,他也不好要人給自己唱,今天難得霜莫來了興,他自然捧場。27Please respect copyright.PENANAVqkYEJGY26
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見霜莫站在一片空曠的牆前,側身對著昭翊,抖抖袖子,蓋住半隻手掌當作水袖,嫩蔥一樣的指尖翹起來,旦角兒的嬌媚上了眉眼,張口就唱。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMzhZa3E4y6
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「受寵承恩,一霎裡身判人間天上──」他慢悠悠、細柔柔地唱,甩著看不見的水袖兒,腳下踩輕碎碎、歡促促的步伐,兜了一圈又一圈,這句唱完了,抖兩下袖子露出雙手來,憑空捏起一只酒杯。27Please respect copyright.PENANAFTC047J92m
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「惟願取,恩情美滿,地久天長──」霜莫在昭翊跟前定下腳步,托高了雙手裡酒杯,蹲低身子向他敬酒,是那麼溫淑端莊,細瘦的身板像一枝纖弱的花,昭翊差點要伸手去扶。27Please respect copyright.PENANAPrdWwmt4h9
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就算只有一個人聽,霜莫也不欺場,唱腔身段都做足了,沒有扮上也絢光熠熠照人,栩栩是戲臺上那個貴妃娘娘,但他唱沒幾句,昭翊就發現不一樣──戲臺上的貴妃娘娘是誰也不屑顧盼,偌大戲院裡千人萬眾沒有一個入得了他的眼,這會兒他卻緊緊盯著昭翊瞧,每一回溜眼,就是一樣風情,嫵媚的、溫柔的、嫻雅的,腳步兜轉到哪,那雙大眼睛總對著昭翊,亮得像天上清月,沒有一點雲霧,眉毛旁的那顆痣則是一只分明的星子。27Please respect copyright.PENANA9MPZ8gxpjd
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霜莫往常在戲臺上做的情思再濃綺,還是覆著重重的紗,讓人瞧不真切,今天卻把紗揭了,臉上沒有抹戲妝,最樸淨的卻是最清晰,他的一動一靜、一收一放,都是沒有遮掩的流露。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIxh8XrQTSJ
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「追遊宴賞,幸從今得侍君王,瑤階小立,春生天語,香縈仙仗,玉露冷沾裳──還凝望──」一對蘭花手亭亭玉立,霜莫繼續唱,唱得婉轉嬌嬝,好像藏在樹梢裡的雀鳥,想要呼喚伴兒對歌和鳴,偏偏又怯縮,於是啾啾嘀嘀,羞羞答答。27Please respect copyright.PENANAfLjxYDfjFZ
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未免把戲做得太真了。27Please respect copyright.PENANApUne3xjh7Q
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那個冷清的霜莫不見了,花開盛情,開得巍巍慎慎,不過就是戲,怎麼這麼真?平平都是貴妃娘娘,怎麼在自己跟前唱的跟臺上的不一樣?昭翊恍恍惚惚,被他弄迷了。27Please respect copyright.PENANAFdIP2QdJts
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「重重金殿宿鴛鴦──」霜莫微微低著頭,眼光飄開了,嗓子拋成一條又長又輕的披帛,千迴百繞,轉得昭翊頭暈,才停下來。27Please respect copyright.PENANAkwQyqQkmjK
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「好、好!」昭翊直拍手,就怕拍得不夠響,把手掌心都拍紅拍麻了,「唱得真好啊!這是《長生殿》的〈定情〉吧?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA9FQIG0hI8Y
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霜莫已經坐下來,捧起茶杯就轉身背著昭翊喝,又是那個冷清疏離的嫦娥。27Please respect copyright.PENANAgC7O2lYbgT
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昭翊盯著他背影,心情正亢奮,喋喋彈著唇舌:「你今天的楊貴妃和之前看過的都不一樣呢,這段是跟唐明皇定情吧,也看過別人唱,你唱的最有那個味兒了,那個、那個楊貴妃嫁給唐明皇害羞的樣子,好逼真啊。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAndGlv9lfXF
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霜莫總算轉回來,咚地一聲放下茶杯,剛才的羞澀婉約都是夢醒了無痕,他涼涼哼一聲:「真是瘠地上種田。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAWIa4L5XpuF
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「嗄?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA5J9Iw4IfqO
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「白費心思。」霜莫眼光往昭翊臉上閃了一下,兀自拿點心吃了。27Please respect copyright.PENANAtoCVgdDsyr
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昭翊不明所以,眉心揪成一團,「欸,都說你唱得好了,這戲是講唐明皇跟楊貴妃的我沒弄錯吧。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAEBhtyYqAxm
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霜莫不理他,只顧著吃點心,昭翊只得摸摸腦袋,也抓一塊糕送進嘴。27Please respect copyright.PENANAlFINoZd7Pz
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秋天的殘花舊葉還沒落盡,來年的春芽卻已經悄悄滋長,除了他倆誰也不知道。