到了大年初六，絳梢與羅頌棠悶悶地在剛開工的洛水堂發呆，下著大雨。她見衛付海與一個素淨可愛的姑娘在湖心的涼亭裡談笑，心裡更不是滋味。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Z0zpX38cu
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她差遣瑰瑜去竇府，希望竇姜能來接她進宮，見湘春公主。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CsyBS2deH
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然而竇府的人則說他已進宮服侍太子，不克前來。她心裡埋怨著竇姜，向頌棠道：「他一點兒誠意也沒有！平時也只叫我別想太多。平時相處的習慣，這種大事我要怎麼別想太多？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitlv2wi0yB
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頌棠安慰著她，給她倒茶：「郡主辛苦了，要不，跟茶樓借個車馬？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmKuR5P7H3
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「不，今日便罷了。」絳梢轉了轉眼珠，望向湖面的雨點漣漪，道：「橫看成嶺側成峰，遠近高低各不同。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GHjxQsyDP
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「郡主如此風雅，今日有什麼雅興？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9cxpncEIH
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「妹妹，我是不是被框住了？」絳梢呢喃：「我不喜愛這些規矩，所有繁瑣的規範！士農工商、君臣父子……。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1TdMx0DZo
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「依我看來，郡主不必擔心這個啊。」羅頌棠道：「郡主總是會做出……難以料想的妙舉！文采、巧思、天賦，個個都是難以望其項背。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgc2Mmo4GF
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回顧這幾個月，絳梢確實作了不少絕妙詩詞。意識到自己的進步，她才面色稍緩。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPmbiivWQa
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「同輩女子之間，也不見有誰如郡主一樣，整日埋在書堆當中的！」羅頌棠道：「而郡主最令我佩服的，是察言觀色、處事待人。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLii36rmxaA
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絳梢看著羅頌棠，心想這ㄚ頭果然細心，不得不佩服她的觀察力。絳梢確實喜愛研究人心，然而這番思考，並不似其他普通人只是為了療癒自我，而是一種深沉的探究、打量與批判。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkNezaDFLD
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她知道，大多數人覺得自己在思考，其實只是在整理偏見。不過真正的學問，要經歷了風風雨雨，才能看清世間面目。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KhqLGNWxs
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日子悶悶地過了。到了春分，便是霜降與汪祥鯉的大婚，京城喜氣洋洋，春意萌發，然而絳梢愈是不回府了。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbIzxbza61
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竇姜談及國家大事可謂滔滔不絕，然而說到兒女私情卻常常無言以對。就連孤男寡女共處一室，也是妥妥正人君子的舉措，完全不似以前汪祥鯉那般邪魅霸道的上下其手。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco1uKDTDfd
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「今日是我們在一塊兒的第四個月了，你沒有甚麼要說嗎?」絳梢拉著竇姜撒嬌。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGYMP2RPLD
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「是嗎?」他放下《中庸》，眨了眨眼，喉結滾動了一下，只道：「沒有呢。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46xkSXioJY
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絳梢不甘心：「那你說說，你覺得我們還會在一起多久嘛！」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoADWQAFENJ
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「我不知道。此時此刻相當珍貴，但我不確定未來還有甚麼。」他理性地分析。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8Bz1bkKbp
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絳梢看著無辜白淨、面如冠玉的他，心裡百般無奈。然而身邊的人，上至湘春公主、祹王妃等，下至瑰瑜、紗瑜，都認為竇姜是個好男人。宓劍也說，伴侶能成長進步，方才是佳偶成雙。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyjqlCDAvy
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孟春、仲春、季春。日子一長，絳梢更覺得自己不喜愛竇姜，更常往皇宮裡去，索性當起湘春公主的琴師。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr99uCDMOYI
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一個明媚的午後，她與湘春公主辦了小茶宴，愜意一番。公主邀了太子朱漓元、琉王府郡主朱舞花。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoCcpj5wQF
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茶芳流瀉，瀰漫著整個房間。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAkkPhq6Bc
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舞花與絳梢同是王府郡主，然而一身渾然樸素，毫不比湘春公主那淡青綢緞、金絲刺繡的典雅端莊，亦不比絳梢那赭紅綾羅、烏亮紋路的明豔動人。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuxrtJeFR4
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絳梢的目光最終落在皇太子漓元身上，偷偷打量著他。絳梢從來沒見過他的面容，今天他竟罕見地露面。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq39hdVaLep
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太子漓元披著一件樸實素白的錦緞披風，然而裏頭是一件黑壓壓的常服，用烏亮的絲線暗繡著莊嚴的紋樣，氣魄攝人，果然有皇子之富貴榮華、文人之裊裊仙氣，更有蛟龍待飛之霸道深沉。高壯挺拔、氣韻非凡。一雙丹鳳眼帶著些許浪漫風流的媚態，似劍的眉宇又好似心懷天下，白淨的臉龐竟比竇姜秀氣個百倍。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZlCP226zm
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皇太子未有妻室，平時不喜見人，只在屏風後休憩，或以羅扇遮面，誰知他竟是如此俊俏。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIFNBiGNIo
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絳梢故作鎮定替他倒上熱茶，笑道：「小女子久仰大名，今日才得以見殿下面目。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n3Be1QXSI
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「郡主好，久仰大名。」漓元用那俊俏的丹鳳眼掃了她一眼，坐在她的對面，一身陰柔媚惑的紙墨薰香散了開來。禁慾的黑色領口扣著精細的金玉之飾，更顯皇族華貴。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rTajw0gtR
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他緩緩啜了一口茶，笑道：「我聽聞郡主與我的竇公子交好。近日過得如何？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwPe8WaIJW
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「唉，待我很好！不過，個性上比較木訥。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h97S3qnx8
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「竇公子是有些呆呆的。」漓元挑起劍眉，眼裡閃過一絲玩味，道：「很可愛啊。不太高，傻傻的，拿書跑腿時又身手敏捷，像白貂一般。可不是可愛極了？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaqTS6725E
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太子漓元伶牙俐齒，談笑風生，絳梢被逗開心了。湘春公主問她要不要去花園，絳梢見太子不去，便也不去了。舞花隨公主去，房裡只剩他們兩人。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2xsK6mSql
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漓元把錦緞披風解了開，嫌棄道：「這天氣熱死了！便是把樓蘭薰香燒完，空氣也不舒服！」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPndnAIgWI
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他慢條斯里地整理著布料，禁慾的黑色立領下是白皙完美的肩頸線條。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw7P64akgH
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褪去披風，絳梢才見他身形之精實，黑色布料緊貼著精壯的胸膛、手臂，她的心跳不禁加速。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawMIv9tLcv
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漓元的丹鳳眼掃了她一眼，見到她在看自己，疑惑地挑起劍眉。絳梢一慌，趕緊撇開眼。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYeS7bCVGf
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「殿下，小女子……有事，先退下了！」絳梢意識到自己紅了臉，急躁地撇過頭奪門而出，留下疑惑的漓元。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD56KPccEw
