黃昏繫墨冠,家燕憑簷候新婿,紅服蹬峻馬,晚霞伴街展祥雲。62Please respect copyright.PENANAGBAVhjlLqS
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雨府二兄弟同年行弱冠之禮,須取字以作人前敬稱,雨春生讓他倆自行起字,嫡子滌青字起豁之,義子玄玖字起子瑕,又男子成年當娶,雨春生先替滌青說媒蘇府之女茜娥,蘇府自是允了,二府旋即忙碌操辦起婚事,雨府修新房,蘇府置嫁妝,二府內上下喜氣。62Please respect copyright.PENANAyrmBwOJAxA
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婚期定在仲春末尾,杏樹結果時,待夕陽西沉野雁歸,迎娶吉時到,豁之兄玄黑紗冠揚傲眉,絳紅喜服煥英姿,騎馬領雨府迎親隊伍前往蘇府,雨玄玖則作儐相,著新裁的雲紋錦袍跟在隊伍裡,朱夕喜映一街絢華,他面色卻是澹然清冷月。62Please respect copyright.PENANAL2VUlBC5sc
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雨蘇二府相距不遠,沿街行走片刻便到蘇府門前,蘇府家僕開門迎接,一隊人馬湍流而入。62Please respect copyright.PENANACppdfCDdg8
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蒹葭水一方,溯洄方知惜。迎親隊伍方到廳門前,就給出來下婿的女方人手攔了,豁之兄先是給杖打後膝磕地跪了,又嚥下半碗花椒糊,嗆得面紅耳熱直呼氣,餘下的半碗雨玄玖接過來替他吃了,豁之兄吟詩一首歌丈人賢德,頌丈母淑良,女方眾人纔嘻笑著放過新郎官,扶他起來入廳。62Please respect copyright.PENANAcahfMMpAAB
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閉月藏深雲,羞花須催開。一干人在新娘子房門外齊聲催喊數回,豁之兄一連作詩四首,皆不能合新娘子意,按俗能由儐相代作,雨玄玖本來推託不肯,眾人卻直誇他文采出眾,又與新娘子熟識多年,定能作出令她服氣的詩作,他不得不提筆作了,畫眉將他詩作送進房,新娘子便出堂來,他只瞥見新娘子綠裳茵如春草,便趁群眾注目新人之隙悄然退到廳外。62Please respect copyright.PENANAE45If4A5Is
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新娘子拜別父母,冪離遮面而出,坐上幰車,新郎官上馬繞車三匝,正要駕車離去之時,女方親屬圍在車前不讓馬兒踏蹄前進,新郎官和儐相各吟詩一首又按人數發了彩錢,纔使障車人馬散去,終是啟程回雨府。幰車停雨府宅門前,新娘子由畫眉攙扶著落車,轉氈十數回步入青廬,青廬帳內已是紅燭高照,眾人戲語弄嬌娘,夫妻相對拜,撒帳漫天彩,歡鬧沸聲破夜。62Please respect copyright.PENANAuKYOw1xkl7
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雨玄玖始終無聲隱在人群後方,不望帳內新人紅明綠豔,只向帳上燈火朱影瞧,到了作卻扇詩的時候乾脆溜出帳外,獨自入庭院散逛,見杏樹枝頭垂果,採下一顆來嚐,生澀硬苦,纔知杏果尚未成熟,他仍是皺眉將果肉啃乾淨了。62Please respect copyright.PENANAiGs4VrZqHL
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他是自食苦果,而所嚐苦衷無人可訴。62Please respect copyright.PENANARbQoGpiKvi
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直至夜幔低垂草,爍星高浮梢,新人已入洞房,青廬人散歸靜,雨玄玖纔回房,秀郎已等在房裡,見他回來便起身迎上來。62Please respect copyright.PENANATGmBgJl5An
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「二郎都去哪了?還好大郎說就當沒事不用找了,不然得要二郎代作詩卻當眾不見人可不好了。」秀郎面色平和,口上卻擔憂叨絮道。62Please respect copyright.PENANAichYraV9a7
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「人多喧雜,去圖清淨。」雨玄玖淡淡帶過話,在几前踞腿坐下,自己執壺倒水喝,絲毫沒正眼瞧秀郎。62Please respect copyright.PENANAsykVENCvag
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「二郎要睡了沒有?」秀郎跟步到几旁彎身問道。62Please respect copyright.PENANALEyMShDJ8d
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雨玄玖點頭,起身解革帶,同時開口吩咐:「拿壺露酒來。」他褪下一身穿不慣的繁絢衣袍,歸於素淨。62Please respect copyright.PENANAVw0LO0TGKE
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「秀郎去去就回來。」秀郎應聲,接過衣袍收妥了便走出房,半晌後先端酒壺酒盞上桌,第二趟提木盆巾布進房,盆中水色帶褐,瀰漫一股藥草清香。62Please respect copyright.PENANAxfyAKpxG6T
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秀郎在雨玄玖足前屈膝跪下來,替他向上折起褲腳,他抬起雙腳徐徐踩入木盆,水溫恰似外頭宜人春暖,秀郎用布巾替他搓洗,按壓足底腧穴,手法熟練,他闔上眼讓秀郎伺候,暖意自雙足逆淌而上,身子逐漸舒鬆開來。62Please respect copyright.PENANAbByxdJ5ZcK
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雨玄玖長年淺寐多夢,大夫給他開了洗足湯方,秀郎向大夫學得按穴手法,每晚就寢前用藥湯給他洗腳,助他安眠,然效用始終不算甚好,他自知無法安寢是心神不寧所致,即使靈丹妙藥也難醫。62Please respect copyright.PENANABn0l0vZsNT
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而從今以後怕是夜夜更輾轉。62Please respect copyright.PENANAMKwuA8x7h2
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雨玄玖正靠坐几邊飲露酒,秀郎在身後替他揉肩按背,一口酒入喉,他恍惚脫口問:「秀郎,包袱布呢?」62Please respect copyright.PENANAj5FU2n8gXi
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「這麼晚了二郎想去哪?」秀郎停了雙手,語調慌張,顯然已知他心中打算。62Please respect copyright.PENANAqdNAIlFMPU
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「明早走。」雨玄玖並不答清秀郎問話,伸手拿酒壺斟酒。62Please respect copyright.PENANA08UX46V4ci
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「二郎先說要去哪兒、做什麼?」秀郎繞到他面前正襟跪坐,眼神地定定瞧他。62Please respect copyright.PENANA4lX92ITNJu
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他別開眼迴避,瞧見窗前花瓶裡插的一只杏樹枝椏,芳華落盡徒空枝,枯槁孤零無言悲。62Please respect copyright.PENANAOvleBmzm9I
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「憑風飄零。」62Please respect copyright.PENANAWkKuphXCXb
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秀郎聳肩嘆息,沉默片刻,再開口仍是溫聲好氣:「二郎呀——有什麼心悶的,秀郎聽你說,不想說,秀郎陪著就是,何苦總要離家?大郎纔新婚,喜事臨門⋯⋯」62Please respect copyright.PENANA2uzOLCDopr
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雨玄玖不耐蹙起眉,手一揚將酒盞重砸在几上,酒水飛濺,灑落几面地上。62Please respect copyright.PENANAxNCCcjNkU3
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「我睡了,出去。」他語氣是夜來冷霜煞春意,起身轉往床鋪。62Please respect copyright.PENANA0p9BdWEdA0
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然而秀郎沒走,跪著苦苦求他回心轉意,他疾聲厲色將秀郎趕出房,自己收拾好行囊後又飲酒至夜深纔吹熄燈睡下,隔日天露微光便醒,他推門出去,見秀郎正靠在門外廊上睡。62Please respect copyright.PENANAZj94TEi9BY
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雨玄玖躡足輕步要悄悄走開,秀郎卻睜眼醒過來,一把緊揪他衣角急嚷:「二郎!二郎還是打算走麼?」62Please respect copyright.PENANACUO5ljHIBx
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他默不做聲撫開秀郎雙手,也不理會後頭秀郎急促跫音與呼喊,快步朝父親書房方向去。62Please respect copyright.PENANAHIaSDbsFmc
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沿途廊上可見庭中植盆花繁葉茂,回想去年春日也是這般暢風好景,那時他只知賞看院中春色,卻未思量滿枝赧紅為何而綻。62Please respect copyright.PENANAGjCMpvJ9W2