吳歆總著一身羊脂色澤錦衣出現,儀態是明珠藏層紗,低斂蘊璀璨,嗓音是琴瑟長吟,繚繞人心,身子還幽帶一抹檀木氣息,是林中隱士自生香。每回見他的時候,碧漪都覺廂房四壁映一層雪色潔光,不點燈也光明如晝,他一撫袖一綻笑皆是光輝耀生,整間廂房裡碧漪只瞧得清他這只明珠。75Please respect copyright.PENANAcXSUwBTkYQ
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他自北方來,年過而立不幸喪妻,便來到這兒玩山弄水以散心,寫得一手好詩,在這帶水家澤鄉成了頗負名氣的詩人,碧漪習過讀詩作詩,見吳歆的詩作是高山百尺雪,春來化清泉,養潤千家田,也一點一滴悄然沁入她心頭。75Please respect copyright.PENANAmuamkSygyB
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夜深香濃花未睡,嬌枝倚君度良宵。吳歆飲完酒要作詩,碧漪就伴在一旁磨墨,悄望他下筆騰雲流水,雪白衣袂漾光如珍珠;詩作成了她便拿過來吟詠,有時他給樂曲填詞,她則撫琴悠唱。房中燈燭每每燒得快,纔唱過二三首便熄了得換,朝陽總匆匆升起,二人相擁而眠,方入夢晨曦便探進窗擾醒她。75Please respect copyright.PENANAPvGys4fT2Z
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即使把握時辰,良宵仍是譬如朝露,遇著心繫之人,她方理解何謂去日苦多。75Please respect copyright.PENANAOPyigZJxLK
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當時日值十五,皎月圓滿,華燈百盞皆不勝,鶯啼清亮,絲竹名樂嘆不如,吳歆贈碧漪一卷詩,她接過來便覺一股沉甸,展開紙卷方見翠珠銀簪一只,他道下回月圓時候將動身前往河北任官,若她願意一同前去,立即替她贖身,上任後風光迎娶她為妻。75Please respect copyright.PENANAD1Qw3cmq2U
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身為青樓女子,她就算在夢寐裡都未想過能夠作個有名分的正室,而這人還是自己心儀男子,吳歆緊握她雙手含情直盼她,那對眼眸堪是絕世寶玉,潔光瑩瑩無一珍寶可擬,她羞顏頷首答應了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAB22ktJGOYn
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吳歆一喜便跟小廝要了葡萄紅酒一壺和花椒蒸魚一條,與她同盞共飲,同盤共食。就寢前他親手卻下她髮簪,她取來剪子剪下二人髮絲各一縷,紮成結收入荷包。75Please respect copyright.PENANAdHjjHQwhw2
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那夜窗前海棠承濃露,迎燭花姿美人醉。75Please respect copyright.PENANAq4M8fqjhCE
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隔日娘娘便喚碧漪過去,明問她對吳歆要給她贖身一事意思如何,她對娘娘傾訴,這人給她心上結出了一粒稀世珍珠,她不能剖心以還,只能許身以償,定要跟他走,娘娘卻蹙眉回話說她忒年輕,枝條還幼嫩,一不當心就會給人折壞了,要她想清了再決定,碧漪只當是娘娘不願放她走的說辭,並未放在心上,決心要離開采曇樓。75Please respect copyright.PENANAzwLS290Hfm
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娘娘終是沒攔她,又隔一日吳歆再來,娘娘收了他的數箱銀子,說已經定好了交人日子,叫她趕緊收拾準備上路,吳歆允諾上任為官有了更多銀錢,便給她買任何她想要的金簪翠鐲,羅衫錦裳,她便只收拾零少幾樣喜歡的衣裳首飾,其餘的全分送給姐妹。75Please respect copyright.PENANAc8O3ILTyUp
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啟程當日的天色是蔚藍萬里,澄淨無雲,碧漪用完在采曇樓裡最後一頓早膳,便飛眉揚唇坐上馬車,隨來接她的吳歆走了,她從車裡掀開帘布,只向前方無限金光眺去,分毫沒想到要回頭望一望樓前匾額。75Please respect copyright.PENANA69Sdh145TV
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她一輩子都未出過遠門,頭一回嚐到道遠路遙走起來多辛苦,上船不過半日就暈眩嘔吐,嘔乾了胃再進食又是一陣吐,她吐怕了不敢再沾吃食半口,只飲清水撐著,熬了數日終於下船,再搭馬車,坐在車裡又是顛簸數日,她腰痠背疼,難受得沒胃口吃飯,吳歆說她豐潤雙頰都消了下去,她纔勉強用了請客棧特意熬的藥粥。75Please respect copyright.PENANAoGGvzRFjfY
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遠行雖苦,但思及此時是花開並蒂,來日將結同心果,她便得了精神,餐餐飽食,免得消瘦憔悴,勤養容顏,好當個嬌美新嫁娘。75Please respect copyright.PENANA9Rin00IZ2a
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過山渡水,二人終於抵達河北,吳歆戴上烏紗帽,官服衣袖一揮,鵬鳥展翅,氣度軒昂,欲騰青天,但碧漪偏愛他原來那身清雅似仙的珠白錦衣,吳歆便順她心意穿著見她。75Please respect copyright.PENANATu765yChcS
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新官上任是水來火起,日日見人理事忙不停蹄,吳歆便將她安置在一處華美閣樓裡,待公事都安頓下來再擇日迎娶她。75Please respect copyright.PENANA2okOVft2f0
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然而春桃落紅雨,菖蒲綴綠池,幽蘭馨早秋,重菊泣晚霜,半載過去,北方峻山壯水的風光碧漪都見識了大半,寒冬將至,照料她的婢女都將北方冬天要穿的氅子備好了,二人婚事仍沒個著落。吳歆與她相會的間隔愈來愈長,夜裡燈前相擁,她拱柳眉兒是愈加委垂,他瞧出她心上憂慮,說上頭正賞識他,若把握機會升了官,就能籌備更奢侈體面的婚禮,讓滿城的人都來看她華服出嫁。75Please respect copyright.PENANA2nXYhwYVei
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見吳歆說得揚眉飛色,碧漪答不出口她要的不過是個得以進廳入室的名分,能夜夜同床共枕,早晨起來伺候他更衣梳洗,她最終把話隨湊到唇邊的酒水一同吞入喉,那口酒飲來酸澀嗆人。75Please respect copyright.PENANAyc2zVuwPHB
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吳歆曾說她是一只紅瑪瑙細雕出來的簪子,絕色玲瓏,如此珍寶他只欲獨藏匣中不讓他人窺見,她聽得心神陶然憑風飄,直凌青雲,即使他總不帶她在那些高官世族前露面,但得空便攜她遊歷壯山闊水,她信了自己真真是被珍藏的寶釵。75Please respect copyright.PENANAlBS2AkA8o7
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而她這隻瑪瑙紅簪被他擱在閣樓大的匣子,一擱就是四年,到了他拜堂成親那日都沒取出來讓誰瞧過,無人知曉他還有這樣一個深藏不露的寶貝。75Please respect copyright.PENANAEBlPd6me60
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碧漪去首飾鋪子裡逛,同看顧生意的姑娘談起天,聽聞到這樁風雅詩人與縣令千金的良緣時,已是他倆回門之日,她纔明瞭將她獨藏匣中那話真正含意,紅錦花幰迎鳳釵,棄簪藏閣不見光。75Please respect copyright.PENANAf4Zkv1pzKS
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紗帽高戴巍峨山,閨閣深盼宛曲水,縱然情深可比百尺江,終究難渡千載爵祿峰。75Please respect copyright.PENANA7Grh4zyy6v
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她只能獨坐孤燈前,嘆當年來時千山萬水都渡了,卻未料想到滾滾塵世遠山煙,忒茫茫,眺不盡。75Please respect copyright.PENANAuM3c4U5WyJ
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吳歆再來見她時已換一套簇新官服,犀銙緋帶,煥光滿面,可她怎麼瞧都覺明珠光芒已失,積塵厚覆,舊朽晦暗。75Please respect copyright.PENANAxWc41FveAB
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碧漪拿出當時吳歆贈的銀簪,提了他另娶他人之事,要他答個明白,吳歆紅眼縱淚,跪下來向她訴苦,說是縣令招他為婿,實不得已,允諾待成婚過百日,定會納她為妾,接進府裡,要她在這閣裡安心待著。75Please respect copyright.PENANAqMlntm7Rkm
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可她當年為他在心頭結的珍珠成了一粒尖石,磨得她日日胸口撕疼,淌血淋淋,她在閣樓裡流下的淚滴滴晶瑩如珍珠,漣漣落地碎無聲,直到雙眼迷茫瞧不清,終是哭化了那粒尖石。75Please respect copyright.PENANAhbRxscuami
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碧漪沒等到百日,收拾好從江南帶來的那幾件衣物用品,其餘一概不取,不留隻字片語,趁清晨天色濛濛就雇馬車走了,在晌午趕上駛往江南的船。75Please respect copyright.PENANAjhK0V3PMsH
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待她踏上江南土地,瞥見客棧邊的小池水澈見底,鋪一層圓石,恍然明瞭並非是光陰將明珠磨得黯然,而是她眼裡再無華光可照耀池底圓石,沒了光采加身,圓石的凡俗便顯露無遺。75Please respect copyright.PENANAeyK1oA8L5k
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用完午膳,碧漪想今日風光正媚,去纏娘娘准了姐妹們出門賞花,當作給她接風,於是一群女子妝扮絢麗,裙裳隨步翩然,結隊往桃花林去。75Please respect copyright.PENANAe7xrbbnfq4
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江南的桃花豔容如初,臨風招搖,風靜便止,要是落瓣下來,則隨興而去,只意在浮世飄搖而不在風起有心無心,思及此她心鎖忽解,迎向斜陽舒然而笑。75Please respect copyright.PENANAVkKps974v3