而另一頭雪菡那兒,入了臘月始著手準備年節,娘讓她主管一些事兒,指揮下人們打理屋子各處擺設,凡忒舊的便換新,不合適的便撤走,又給全家人置辦新衣行頭,凝淞隨程璿宇回來了也沒向她說什麼,便暫時把讓凝淞跟去漢中做眼線兒的事拋一邊。直到今日看戲吃茶回來雪菡纔想起,她坐在起居室,趁程璿宇還沒回來便把凝淞叫過來,掛露站一旁,她讓凝淞在身邊坐下,問程璿宇平時跟誰一塊、做什麼,凝淞答多半是跟源子煜一塊,有時玄機堂的人會來找他,出門也沒去什麼見不得人的地方,乍聽之下沒半點可疑,可凝淞說著忽然支吾起來,雪菡便追問了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAFpHaOOxU6s
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「還有什麼?別支支吾吾就說呀。」雪菡瞠大雙眼瞧凝淞。79Please respect copyright.PENANAm5fUx6m6tw
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凝淞稍稍低下頭,猶豫了一會纔惴惴開口:「有一件――奇怪的事兒,姐夫他⋯⋯源公子時常晚上在他房裏睡覺。」她用掛露也能一塊聽見的聲音說悄悄話,「然後、然後⋯⋯綺疏姐姐總不讓我過去寢室,有幾晚半夜我就悄悄溜過去瞧了。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA77FCqC3418
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「瞧見什麼了麼?說呀!」雪菡給她這樣扭捏不清弄得急了,不耐煩催道。79Please respect copyright.PENANARj6HJG0p76
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「就是⋯⋯哎!」凝淞說著便急急吸一口氣,再一股腦兒吐出來,「姐夫跟源公子做了、做了那樣的事!那該叫什麼⋯⋯翻燒餅了!」她說著手上還比了個掌貼掌的動作。79Please respect copyright.PENANAp7P01Cab6O
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聽著的二人都抽了口氣,雪菡心頭大震,如有疾雷貫打下來,不敢置信,眼瞪凝淞焦急問道:「妳真看清楚了?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAA0puII1Ey2
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掛露搖頭阻止凝淞說下去,她卻沒發覺,使勁點頭,很是篤定答道:「看見好幾回了,確實是翻燒餅了,聲音還很大呢。」79Please respect copyright.PENANADeoe6C9hKn
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雪菡愣住了沒接話,二個丫頭互看一眼,不敢再出聲,雪菡又問了些話,凝淞照實答了,她聽了想一想,雙眼一紅,淚珠斷線滾下來,放聲哭了起來。79Please respect copyright.PENANAtYTb5gbFaA
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好呀,這會兒她可真是投石入清池,落得明明白白了。79Please respect copyright.PENANARfvTe0i6sI
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雪菡一哭便驚動了籠裏的綠璿,牠拍翅跳起來,嘎嘎尖叫幾聲,掛露摟住雪菡輕拍她肩頭,凝淞則拉起她手緊緊握著。79Please respect copyright.PENANAuBqWcruPYW
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「姐姐――有我們呢,憑姐夫怎麼,等他回來了好好罰便是,姐夫到底在意姐姐,不敢真得罪的。」掛露輕撫雪菡背,柔聲安慰道。79Please respect copyright.PENANA5PDthcqYA5
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「就是呢,而且對方不過是個男的――」凝淞說到一半便給掛露打了下嘴巴,收聲不敢再說。79Please respect copyright.PENANAaydvNBJi2M
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雪菡什麼也沒答,臉蛋窩在掛露懷裏一個勁大聲慟哭。79Please respect copyright.PENANAbU9LvO522Z
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她驀然回想起來十年前自己還是個閨中姑娘的時候,當時她屋前有座小庭院,沒事兒就愛去庭院裏蒔花弄草,或跟丫頭們捉蝴蝶玩,日子單純無聊,可也是無憂無慮。79Please respect copyright.PENANAScHuZ7D88X
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一日她跟丫頭們又在庭院玩,娘過來了,把她叫進房裏說話,說給她定了一門親事,對方是成都富商程家的長子,她沒印象娘都誇了對方什麼,只知是爹爹萬裏挑一的好人家,要把她這個最疼寵的小女兒風風光光嫁了,隨後家裏忙置辦她的嫁妝,待到那日良辰吉時,她戴上鳳冠,穿一身真紅大袖嫁衣,披上霞帔,拜別爹娘,蓋上錦袱,就這麼懵懵懂懂被送上花轎離家。79Please respect copyright.PENANAqz8KiwS4w8
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那時她只不過十二歲呀!想來是能懂些什麼?79Please respect copyright.PENANA3fUMsiliRI
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花轎抬進夫家,雪菡給錦袱掩住視線,由掛露扶著走了一整日儀式,好不容易入了洞房能歇息,掛露陪她在房裏等新郎來,她頭上錦袱還沒掀,坐在新床上,垂眼只見地上花燭影子忽忽晃晃,她既覺睏倦,心上又緊張,便要掛露伸手過來與她緊緊攥著。79Please respect copyright.PENANALqKfbKhmyp
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這當兒門咿呀一聲給開了,又咚地闔上,雪菡抬起臉,眼前仍是一片昏昏紅紅。79Please respect copyright.PENANAnGbPVQGBBP
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她聽見身旁掛露喊了一聲姐夫,前頭又響來一個明亮乾淨的嗓音:「我來遲了。」那聲音靜了一會纔小心翼翼再開口,「娘子⋯⋯可讓我掀開蓋頭相見麼?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAbBeVEXqfdz
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雪菡頭上鳳冠份量不輕,她顫顫巍巍點頭,將掛露手捉得更緊,過了眨幾個眼兒的時間,眼前紅錦緞纔給掀起,只見一張清俊臉龐朝她溫煦笑來,新郎看上去比她稍長幾個歲數,臉色在花燭燈照前顯得紅膩光潤,一雙眼如清池,一對笑靨如點,讓人見了清爽。79Please respect copyright.PENANAGa7vMHC6MZ
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那雙笑眼瞧得雪菡羞赧了,低下臉去,想掛露怎麼不說些話給她解圍。79Please respect copyright.PENANAOB7u8tI2bq
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「戴一天鳳冠該是累了,給娘子拿下來罷。」雪菡沒答話,對方逕自伸手摘下她頂上鳳冠,頓時頭上一輕,沒了拘束便自在許多。79Please respect copyright.PENANADuVafhWwNA
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「渴了麼?娘子請喝茶。」這時候對方雙手捧茶鍾上來與雪菡,溫和恭敬請她喝茶。79Please respect copyright.PENANAR85nDmOjzk
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雪菡打量了他一會,接下茶鍾,見他穿鵪鶉補子圓領綠袍,肩上掛披紅,頭戴簪花折上巾,她瞧出來對方心裏頭也很是緊張,那張臉卻還是笑得自然好看。79Please respect copyright.PENANAvjGuImjneb
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對方站在雪菡跟前躊躇一會纔輕著動作在她身邊坐下,還不敢坐得忒近,留了約莫三個手掌的距離,「我就叫娘子雪菡可好?」79Please respect copyright.PENANABPWjhrjQG0
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雪菡點頭,頓了一會纔細聲回問他:「那麼我要叫你什麼好?」二人纔剛見上面便要喊相公,她是難為情喊不出口的,乾脆問他。79Please respect copyright.PENANAY8wazAODBe
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「叫璿宇罷。」程璿宇輕鬆答道,他忽然一抬眉,一臉高興問道:「對了,雪菡餓麼?丫頭在外面呢,我讓她們悄悄送點心來。」79Please respect copyright.PENANANpeA7LO68P
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「不餓。」雪菡說完喝了幾口茶,是後韻甘甜的好茶,可早就涼了,她皺起眉來,「就是茶冷了。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAumQgql1Bip
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「我叫人拿新的來。」程璿宇起身去開門,跟外面丫頭說了幾句便回來坐下,找話題同雪菡說話,問些她在家裏學什麼、喜歡做些什麼,也說了他自己的,雪菡順他話一一答了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAACBZohlSf5
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過一會外頭敲了幾下門,程璿宇應聲,一個丫頭端熱茶點心進來,將東西擱在桌上正要退出去,被程璿宇叫住了。79Please respect copyright.PENANA9mBLj7mXoD
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「剛纔雪菡說喜歡下棋,那麼我們來下幾盤棋可好?」他興致勃勃問道。79Please respect copyright.PENANAbYxEy1v6yO
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雪菡自是明白洞房花燭夜該做的什麼,要下棋可真出格了,不懂這人揣什麼心思,可她揚嘴角笑了,「好呀。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAwM0KiY1sCR
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「雪菡笑什麼?」程璿宇眼望別處,一臉窘然。79Please respect copyright.PENANAnjtc7Q3hf4
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雪菡旋即收起笑容,裝正經臉色回道:「我纔沒笑,就下棋罷。」79Please respect copyright.PENANABQKh4sDh4I
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丫頭便拿棋盤進來,二人解去披紅頭巾、霞帔外衫,盤腿坐在新床上,就著花燭火光下棋,掛露在一旁伺候茶水點心。79Please respect copyright.PENANAlHjnZCRb86
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他倆眼睛緊盯棋局,下得很是專注,雪菡自詡棋藝好,卻連輸二局,覺得忒沒面子便板臉生氣了,推亂了棋盤大聲嬌嗔起來:「欸!璿宇!我是你新娘子呢,怎麼也不讓讓我!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAavq5u7elst
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「呵呵,是新娘子呢!」程璿宇一聽頓時笑得腰直不起來,伏在棋盤前好一會纔忍住笑聲,「好、好——我的好娘子別氣,下一局讓妳三子好麼?」79Please respect copyright.PENANA5RaUbTJ6Nz
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二人玩了幾盤棋便沒那麼生分了,下完棋雪菡又要玩牙牌,但纔玩過一輪掛露便提醒他倆時候晚了,再玩下去正事要耽擱,二人纔想起還有什麼正事兒,都紅了臉不敢瞧對方。79Please respect copyright.PENANAxxYWILm7VY
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雪菡打小瞧爹爹對娘頤指氣使,娘都唯唯諾諾順著,沒一點抱怨,出嫁前娘又一再叮囑她到了夫家萬萬不能像在家裏頭不高興便鬧,得看著丈夫臉色好好依順,她以為未來丈夫也會像爹爹對娘那般對她,高傲嚴肅,怎麼也想不到竟是這樣溫文親和。79Please respect copyright.PENANA7YAJstnCnt
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想該是那一夜起就把心思許與他了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAr9XPFnFzxN
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嫁進程家後,程璿宇總是容她脾氣,凡事順她心意,對她嬌寵不輸娘家人,她原本是信他心尖上有自己的,而且只有自己,一個更年輕的小妾也不能分走丈夫在她身上心思的一毛半毫。可日子漸久,不尋常的事兒浮出來了,程璿宇待她好,可待其他人甚至下人們也是那樣好聲好氣,溫柔體恤,細緻周到,丈夫瞧她的眼神,她分不清跟瞧別人的有哪兒不同,她很是困惑,又不得開口問。79Please respect copyright.PENANAtwDEO0A9Bb
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又夫妻成婚幾年來雪菡肚皮都沒個動靜,讓幾個大夫看過也診不出她身子有什麼問題,該是能懷上孩子的,回娘家的時候姊妹閨房裏說話,姊姊們關心起房事來,她只答程璿宇不熱衷這事兒,二人少有房事,但夫妻感情甚密,他說生孩子的事不急,她也就沒忒在意。79Please respect copyright.PENANAtPeEjIrXq3
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但姊姊們可覺不對勁了,說她忒單純不懂事,沒有男人對心上人是這個樣兒的,她纔生了疑,可她也瞧不出丈夫哪兒不對勁,甯兒就在她眼皮底下,是清楚甯兒跟程璿宇沒什麼糾纏的,他又處處不踰矩,儘管人緣甚好,卻也從來沒有跟哪個女子之間不清楚,雪菡可真說不出他的心思不在自己身上,還能在哪兒?難道就是個沒心思的空心人兒麼?79Please respect copyright.PENANAvQygYAiLuM
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原來呀,就在她沒曾想過的人那兒,源子煜來作客那時她卻沒見到半點端倪,一明白這事兒,她心上像是給倒了一大把剛炒起來的辣椒,熱熱刺刺地,又傷心又惱羞,手一揮把桌上茶鍾盤子都給翻了,落一地凌亂。79Please respect copyright.PENANAxLg1e0qFsI
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「我就不懂了!掛露――我要什麼都能有,怎麼就他一個不如我意呢?我就要他一個,怎麼就偏不得嘛!」雪菡雙眼都哭腫了,慟聲嘶喊,綠璿也尖聲叫個不停,屋子裏吵嚷不歇,惹人耳朵疼,掛露凝淞都沒辦法,只能先把綠璿移到別處,二人在雪菡身旁陪著。79Please respect copyright.PENANAVhdOemEkSS
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這會兒外面丫頭們喊落雪了,雪菡哭得指尖發涼,凝淞出去叫人送些炭過來添,好讓屋子裏暖和些。79Please respect copyright.PENANAvNa9BJF4yq
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可是有什麼用呢?她心裏涼呀!79Please respect copyright.PENANAq6fwZ93Rp1