戲院外天邊掛一帳紅霞,戲臺旁帷幕也是一帳不褪的紅霞,霜莫鑽進去,徑直往最深處的妝檯走,一坐下來便把鳳冠頭面都拿下來,鬆開勒頭巾,鏡子裏吊高的一對眼角垂了下來,減了精神,反倒更嫵媚,他脫下貴妃的蟒服,身上剩一件白裡衣,從高貴雍容的貴妃變回一個下九流的平民,對著鏡子開始擦去妝容。39Please respect copyright.PENANANDTMRHSZWM
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他才卸了眼圈,糊著一雙眼,榮芳就過來了,榮芳是朱霞仙的同門師弟,年輕的時候是撲翻武生,做打厲害但嗓子不行,因為唱戲沒唱出名堂,師兄開了流仙堂就在裏頭做事,平平都是從戲臺上退下來, 師兄是帶著滿身光華,這一走多少歷代佳人就入了墳,眾人唏噓惋惜;他卻是一臉子黑灰,沒了他孫悟空照樣打,誰也沒挽留過他,同樣是伶人,卻有天地之差的命。39Please respect copyright.PENANALQ328ytqLa
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榮芳是看著霜莫長大的,從吊嗓子到登臺唱戲,霜莫要出門唱戲或趕條子都是由他帶著。霜莫覺得比起師傅,榮芳待他不算差,或許是在角兒身邊待過的緣故,榮芳對他這個小有臉面的角還有些客氣。39Please respect copyright.PENANAVN7hTQ1W3q
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榮芳彎下腰來,對著霜莫側臉叫他:「霜莫,權四爺來了,你整理好了咱們就跟他走。」他的嗓音低沉,卻是溫和敦厚的,是已經被大把年華狠狠挫平的嗓音。39Please respect copyright.PENANA6ztD8G3Oun
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「不要,我要回私寓。」霜莫一口回絕,嗓子倒還尖銳,驕氣勃勃,他目光定在鏡子裏,瞧也不瞧榮芳,手按在頰上,要扯掉臉皮似的用力抹去紅暈。39Please respect copyright.PENANAgZLKgE1rL6
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「去了你今晚就不用見別人了。」榮芳還是彎著腰,伸手搭住霜莫肩膀。39Please respect copyright.PENANAYv10I3dclA
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「不去。」霜莫繼續抹另一邊臉頰,想也不想就冷冷回話。39Please respect copyright.PENANALnvD60YFUJ
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榮芳早習慣他這倔性子,乾脆替他作主:「人都等在外頭了,不去也得去,霜莫,你就去權四爺那兒,叫你做什麼就照做,別甩臉子,人家不會虧待你,明早一樣時間我去接你。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAobYRsc7EEQ
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榮芳好言勸他,霜莫反倒怒意上來了,他停下抹妝的手,用眼角瞪了榮芳一眼,「他憑什麼。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAq17kqtsh80
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「憑朕是你的唐明皇呀,愛妃──」權四爺掐著嗓子用咿咿呀呀的戲腔說話,一身銘黃色團紋緞衫子亮晃晃地,他闊步走過來妝檯邊,扣住霜莫下頷轉向他,霜莫瞧他那張油光覆滿、溶了金抹上去似的富泰嘴臉,加上那句戲腔實在荒唐走調,磨得霜莫耳朵疼,他臉上的嫌惡遮也不遮,就直接擺明出來。39Please respect copyright.PENANACZ6Ml8NwwC
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這個權四爺不是普通貴族,跟滿清皇室有點血緣,他的家族在前朝是能呼風喚雨的,他最喜歡聽霜莫唱《貴妃醉酒》,時不時就在霜莫下戲了來後臺找他。老斗來後臺找相公,一塊離開去別處快活是平常事,可是霜莫壓根不喜歡這人,還總是厚著皮面對他一口一個愛妃地喊,愛妃愛妃,這詞兒明明說的是心愛的妃子,而不是像他這樣用衣妝假出來的贗品。39Please respect copyright.PENANAPArwh8y8yU
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「霜莫累了,要回私寓。」霜莫推開扣在下頷的手,回到鏡前擦臉上那已經殘破的妝。39Please respect copyright.PENANATPsgooY301
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「難道要朕下旨讓你走麼?」權四爺站得離霜莫很近,腰一挺將雙手往後揹。39Please respect copyright.PENANAXvwihZcjTj
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霜莫眉心蹙得緊緊地,下了戲還是帶著貴妃的傲脾性,不耐煩啐一聲:「就不去。」39Please respect copyright.PENANA66Wbp311c3
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後頭的榮芳一臉緊張,權四爺卻露出笑容來,「這崽子脾氣還是很倔呢,榮芳,你說這走是不走呢?」權四爺身後不知道哪時來了一對穿黑馬褂的僕人,個頭壯碩,臉色嚴肅,像兩條從前朝皇家裏走出來的黑影子,壓著霜莫和榮芳。39Please respect copyright.PENANATZCzUDLkGJ
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榮芳趕緊擋在霜莫面前,向權四爺一個勁哈腰,頭都要磕到人家的金絲祥雲鞋面上了,「權四爺都親自過來了,當然走、當然走,等霜莫整理好了馬上就走。」他接著轉過身,壓低聲音在霜莫耳邊嗡嗡唸起來,猶如睡夢時分的惱人蚊子,「霜莫呀──你不去,回去了你師傅會知道,也是挨打,想不明白麼?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAT2Z4APOaPY
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霜莫用鼻子哼一聲:「打就打。」師傅的刀劈子又硬又狠,可是霜莫的脾氣也不軟,從來沒少挨打過,這回不挨打,也有下回,根本恫嚇不了他。39Please respect copyright.PENANAJRjBSPMY4e
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榮芳折著的腰倏地彈起來,一臉惱怒,直瞪著霜莫抽氣:「哎你!非要吃罰酒是不是!」39Please respect copyright.PENANANKLrqJEITo
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「君王意氣盡,賤妾何聊生──」39Please respect copyright.PENANAiFi7dMkSsU
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前頭的戲臺正唱到了末路,霜莫卻不懼四面楚歌,直著腰桿坐,慢慢地、仔細地抹去臉上餘白,榮芳在他身後默默收拾行頭,妝抹乾淨了,他從鏡子裏抬起目光,正巧瞥見該在臺上自刎的虞姬活著走進來,細白的頸子上完好乾淨,見了權四爺,恭恭敬敬低頭彎腰行禮。39Please respect copyright.PENANA0pBInK8AUe
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霜莫站起來,接過榮芳遞來的長衫,雙臂穿進袖子裏,將衣釦從頸子前到腿邊一枚一枚扣上去,又撿起妝檯上的一串壓襟,掛上胸前。39Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7oqOfhJiV
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見霜莫都弄妥了,權四爺身後的一雙黑影子晃過來,一左一右夾住他嬌小的身子,推著他的背,他不肯挪動腳步,仰起臉瞧權四爺,揚起眉毛,挑著眼角,勒上頭巾似的精神灼灼,手裏彷彿有一把鋒利寶劍,擺一副要突破重圍的氣勢。39Please respect copyright.PENANA0eB7hcr4xF
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「權四爺,霜莫今晚不趕條子,要回流仙堂歇著,就不奉陪了。」霜莫毫不卑屈,把話撂得清清楚楚。39Please respect copyright.PENANAV89VZs8mmH
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權四爺不以為然地笑一笑,搖搖頭,袖子一甩,轉身往門邊走,兩道黑影子挾著霜莫,硬是將他拖拉出去,榮芳提著行頭箱子匆匆跟在後頭,後臺裏的所有人都看見權四爺和他的黑影子進來了,可是沒有一個人看見霜莫被硬生生拖走。39Please respect copyright.PENANA3pk2eiTVDd
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前朝的黑影子啊,就算改朝換代了,有些時候還是管用的,能教那些還沒從舊時代裏走出來的百姓們矇起眼、遮起耳、不吭聲、不礙事。39Please respect copyright.PENANAx4s4ec5ljO
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霜莫邊被拖著走邊掙扎,他不想去,為什麼偏偏是今晚?這樣身不由己,賤妾何聊生、賤妾何聊生──39Please respect copyright.PENANAaaI6GNpuFs