月殺看暮青一臉急色，反倒不急了，也該這女人嘗嘗煎熬的滋味兒！                                                                                                                                    “主子有令，不得跟你說(shuō)。”他冷淡地說(shuō)了句，轉(zhuǎn)身就走，但都快走出前院兒了，還沒(méi)聽到后面有追出來(lái)的聲音，不由怒而轉(zhuǎn)身。                                                                                                                                    只見花廳門口，暮青靜立不動(dòng)，手里的藥方寒風(fēng)里嘩啦啦的響。                                                                                                                                    “他在哪兒？”                                                                                                                                    “……”                                                                                                                                    “在哪兒！”                                                                                                                                    園子里未掌燈，廳里的燭光照了半園，暮青立在廊上背襯燭光，不辨容顏，只聞聲沉。                                                                                                                                    “你若不說(shuō)，今夜便回去他那兒吧。”她轉(zhuǎn)身背對(duì)月殺，自青州山里一見，得他一路相護(hù)，今夜她只想讓他回去。他急成這樣子，步惜歡的情形一定不太好，月殺身為刺部首領(lǐng)，回到他身邊定能幫上忙。                                                                                                                                    園子里靜了會(huì)兒，隨后傳來(lái)離去的腳步聲，那腳步聲漸去漸遠(yuǎn)，在快要聽不見時(shí)停了。                                                                                                                                    “外城北，烏竹林，瑾王府。”月殺說(shuō)罷便頭也沒(méi)回地出了前院，主子說(shuō)不許透露他的傷勢(shì)，沒(méi)說(shuō)不許透露他養(yǎng)傷之處，這也不算違背主子之命。                                                                                                                                    暮青倏地回身，只看見月殺走遠(yuǎn)的背影，她立在廊上許久未動(dòng)，眸光若寒劍出鞘，清亮逼人。半晌，她忽然出了花廳，直往府門而去，夜風(fēng)扯起束發(fā)，步伐如風(fēng)。                                                                                                                                    “都督要出府？”石大海守門，看見暮青出來(lái)甚是驚奇，她可是三天沒(méi)出府了！                                                                                                                                    “嗯。”                                                                                                                                    “那俺去備馬！都督別騎戰(zhàn)馬出去了，這幾日又是罷官又是抄家的，京中不太平，夜里宵禁，俺去給都督備馬車，車轱轆拿棉布包起來(lái)，保準(zhǔn)跑起來(lái)沒(méi)聲兒……”石大海邊絮叨邊往里頭走，一刻的工夫便將將馬車趕了出來(lái)，可府門開著，暮青已不見了。                                                                                                                                    *                                                                                                                                    外城北，烏竹林。                                                                                                                                    夜風(fēng)被竹林的枝梢割成細(xì)刀，暮青一身素衣立在竹林里，望著前方三進(jìn)小院兒里透出的燈火，眸中清寒生了恍惚。                                                                                                                                    近鄉(xiāng)情怯，近人情更怯，她竟也有怕的時(shí)候，更可笑的是怕進(jìn)這院子，卻不知何時(shí)已走到了院門口。                                                                                                                                    還沒(méi)敲門，門便開了，開門那人黑衫蒙面，暮青卻識(shí)得他的眼睛，這人以前在汴州刺史府時(shí)曾跟在步惜歡身邊，應(yīng)該是月部的首領(lǐng)——月影。                                                                                                                                    烏竹林里十丈一哨，到處是隱衛(wèi)，暮青踏進(jìn)竹林時(shí)月影就知道了。                                                                                                                                    “你來(lái)見主子？”月影盯著暮青問(wèn)。                                                                                                                                    “他……還好嗎？”暮青不知如何回答，半晌才問(wèn)道。                                                                                                                                    還好？                                                                                                                                    還好沒(méi)死！                                                                                                                                    月影看著暮青，他不是月殺，快人快語(yǔ)，他不愛妄議主子的事，主子好不好，她自己去看吧！                                                                                                                                    “跟我來(lái)吧。”月影轉(zhuǎn)身，頭前引路。                                                                                                                                    瑾王府只有三進(jìn)，進(jìn)了正堂繞過(guò)二堂便是后園，后園里一棵老檀樹，月影在園子外頭低聲道：“主子調(diào)息了三日，一個(gè)時(shí)辰前剛睡下。你……”                                                                                                                                    月影話沒(méi)說(shuō)完，暮青已進(jìn)了園子，她行事作風(fēng)還是那般雷厲，進(jìn)園時(shí)腳步卻放得極輕，推門時(shí)怕那門響吵了屋里人，只推開半扇便側(cè)身進(jìn)了屋。屋里一股清苦的松木香，香爐就擺在榻前，白香裊裊，帳簾未放，門口便可瞧見榻上臥著一人。                                                                                                                                    那人俯臥在榻，一幅雪袖瀉落榻前，籠著裊裊白香，袖下一手白如落霜。                                                                                                                                    步惜歡正睡著，衣衫盡濕，似剛沐浴過(guò)，卻不見往日的雍容散漫，濕發(fā)遮了半張如畫容顏，額間細(xì)汗如雨。                                                                                                                                    暮青立在門口，忽覺屋里的熏香太苦，從喉嚨到心口，吸著讓人喘不上氣。她盯著榻上男子，腿腳如灌了鐵石，不知看了多久，忽然一閉眼，生生拔開沉如鐵石的腿腳，轉(zhuǎn)身便退出了房門。                                                                                                                                    她走得干脆，轉(zhuǎn)眼便出了園子，月影在外頭瞧見，心頭忍不住燒起一團(tuán)火。                                                                                                                                    “你這樣便走？”月影一直覺得身為隱衛(wèi)，他比月殺更恪守本分，絕不管主子的私事，但見暮青進(jìn)了屋只站了站，連榻前都沒(méi)去便要走，還是忍不住生了怒意，“你知不知道，主子這副模樣都是為了你！他所練的是祖洲仙島上的無(wú)上神功，未臻化境不可輕動(dòng)，否則輕則身受內(nèi)傷，重則反噬入魔，功力盡毀！那司徒春……”                                                                                                                                    “閉嘴！”暮青低聲喝止，回身時(shí)身子明顯有些僵，卻道，“你主子的功力你比我清楚，他剛睡，你想吵醒他就繼續(xù)說(shuō)。”                                                                                                                                    月影頓時(shí)閉嘴。                                                                                                                                    “月殺說(shuō)他缺藥方，可有此事？”暮青問(wèn)。                                                                                                                                    月影一愣，道：“有。”                                                                                                                                    “是何藥方？”                                                                                                                                    “鎮(zhèn)痛的方子。”                                                                                                                                    “他在巫瑾的王府里，此方很難得嗎？”                                                                                                                                    “瑾王爺怪主子擅動(dòng)神功不顧大局，因此沒(méi)開此方，這三日主子是生受著蠱蟲療傷之苦的。”                                                                                                                                    暮青問(wèn)，月影答，一來(lái)一去事兒便問(wèn)清了，少年臉色頓沉，眉宇間似生了霜色。                                                                                                                                    “等著！”暮青轉(zhuǎn)身就走，月影直到她的身影看不見了才回過(guò)神來(lái)。                                                                                                                                    莫非，她方才沒(méi)去主子榻前長(zhǎng)探是因?yàn)槁犝f(shuō)主子沒(méi)有藥方，想要先去找藥方？                                                                                                                                    他與她在汴州刺史府里打過(guò)交道，那時(shí)她將他騙進(jìn)了湖里，并用那石灰粉暗器逃出了刺史府。那時(shí)他便覺得這般聰慧的女子世間難見，只可惜性情冷硬了些，后來(lái)見主子對(duì)她動(dòng)了情，他便知道主子難免要吃些苦頭，后來(lái)果不其然。這回見主子吃的苦頭太險(xiǎn)，他還在想為一不解風(fēng)情的女子到底值不值，如今看來(lái)……也許值得。                                                                                                                                    今夜月殺發(fā)急信兒說(shuō)她會(huì)來(lái)，他還以為她到了屋里看見主子，會(huì)到榻前徹夜守著不離一步，沒(méi)想到她會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)頭便出來(lái)，開口便問(wèn)藥方，轉(zhuǎn)身便去尋藥。                                                                                                                                    世間不缺那些嬌柔可人，得郎君一護(hù)便服侍榻前以身相許，從此安居后宅相夫教子的女子，缺的是這種時(shí)候還能保持清醒，看得清什么對(duì)主子最重要，并為主子找來(lái)的人。                                                                                                                                    方才她直奔園子外頭，沒(méi)有在屋外就問(wèn)藥方的事恐怕是不想吵醒主子，他誤解之下語(yǔ)出責(zé)難，她到了園外也沒(méi)解釋，問(wèn)明了藥方之事便走了。                                                                                                                                    主子這些日子背地里為她籌謀不少，卻從不許誰(shuí)告訴她，而她今夜也不理會(huì)誤解，一心為主子尋藥方，這兩人……還真是有些像。                                                                                                                                    只不過(guò)，主子已被世事磨圓了棱角，而她刀鋒尚在。                                                                                                                                    月影望著暮青的身影消失的方向，忽然想起最近盛京城里入夜宵禁，她進(jìn)烏竹林時(shí)是獨(dú)自一人，顯然沒(méi)乘馬車出來(lái)。瑾王府在城北，甚是偏僻，盛京城大，她從內(nèi)城來(lái)此走上一回已是腳力不錯(cuò)了，要是回去再回來(lái)，豈不是要把腿跑斷？                                                                                                                                    *                                                                                                                                    暮青到外城走的是密道，上元那夜去大寒寺時(shí)，步惜歡曾帶她走過(guò)那條觀音廟到榮記古董鋪的密道，觀音廟離城門近，瑾王府在城北偏僻處，而內(nèi)城都督府到榮記古董鋪需從城南走到城北，路途甚遠(yuǎn)。                                                                                                                                    盛京城里宵禁，哪怕馬蹄和車轱轆都包了棉布，馬在路上也難保不會(huì)有嘶鳴之聲，因此暮青只能步行，從都督府到榮記古董鋪，經(jīng)密道出觀音廟，再到外城城北，她整整走了一個(gè)半時(shí)辰。出府時(shí)剛剛二更天，到了瑾王府都已過(guò)三更了，待再回到都督府時(shí)都已是四更末了。                                                                                                                                    這時(shí)辰，劉黑子和石大海已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備到校武場(chǎng)摔摔打打練基本功了，看見暮青回府，倆人不敢問(wèn)她去了哪兒，劉黑子只問(wèn)她累不累，要去備茶和沐浴用的熱水。                                                                                                                                    “你跑一趟鎮(zhèn)軍侯府，就說(shuō)我夜里風(fēng)寒加重，請(qǐng)瑾王來(lái)瞧瞧，不要驚動(dòng)元修。”暮青對(duì)石大海道。                                                                                                                                    “啊？”石大海和劉黑子都不知這是要演哪一出，但見暮青到花廳里坐下便等了，就知道這事兒是必為之了。                                                                                                                                    石大海忙出府去請(qǐng)巫瑾，這時(shí)辰元修正歇息，他剛醒沒(méi)幾日，正是養(yǎng)傷的關(guān)鍵時(shí)候，府里的親兵不敢驚動(dòng)他，但聽聞暮青風(fēng)寒重了，也不敢不理，忙去將巫瑾喚了起來(lái)，跟著石大海回了都督府。                                                                                                                                    進(jìn)了都督府前院，巫瑾遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)便看見暮青坐在花廳里等他，哪有半分病態(tài)？                                                                                                                                    巫瑾并不意外，他剛?cè)胍箷r(shí)才來(lái)過(guò)，那時(shí)她就沒(méi)染風(fēng)寒，何來(lái)風(fēng)寒加重一說(shuō)？                                                                                                                                    “夤夜請(qǐng)王爺前來(lái)，實(shí)在過(guò)意不去，只因有要事，想求一張藥方。”暮青待巫瑾進(jìn)了花廳，遣退了人后，這才道出實(shí)情。她雖不懂醫(yī)術(shù)，但識(shí)得藥草，巫瑾給她開的那張藥方是理氣調(diào)養(yǎng)的方子。她覺得，巫瑾給她開這方子自是有深意的，或許他已懷疑她的身份，但這張方子是開給她的，與鎮(zhèn)痛無(wú)關(guān)，因此她才要回府求方。                                                                                                                                    “哦？”巫瑾難得有些興味，問(wèn)，“我不是已開了張藥方給都督？”                                                                                                                                    “王爺不必切脈便能為下官開出方子來(lái)，想必另一張方子也開得出來(lái)。”                                                                                                                                    “是何方子？”                                                                                                                                    “鎮(zhèn)痛之方。”暮青望向巫瑾，見他溫潤(rùn)的笑意不改，不由說(shuō)的更明白了些，“蠱蟲療傷后的鎮(zhèn)痛之方。”                                                                                                                                    世間鎮(zhèn)痛之方有百十種，暮青點(diǎn)明是蠱蟲療傷后的鎮(zhèn)痛方子，巫瑾自然不會(huì)聽不懂了。他坐在花廳里，眸光仍溫潤(rùn)謙和，只是漸漸生了涼意。                                                                                                                                    暮青起身，單膝便跪，沉聲道：“他擅動(dòng)功力，為的是替我報(bào)殺父之仇，此事是因我而生，我愿向王爺請(qǐng)罪，還望王爺賜方，我欠王爺一個(gè)人情。”                                                                                                                                    巫瑾是屬國(guó)質(zhì)子，大興之臣對(duì)他不能行全禮，暮青此禮已算得上是大禮了。這般大禮，自巫瑾被送入盛京為質(zhì)后，不曾有人向他行過(guò)，他坐在椅子里，看著少年抱拳屈膝，傳聞中罵得百官不敢出聲，見了太皇太后都不跪的少年，此刻為了一張鎮(zhèn)痛的方子，屈膝低頭。                                                                                                                                    院外朔風(fēng)低號(hào)，梨枝颯颯，越發(fā)顯得花廳里靜寂如死。                                                                                                                                    不知過(guò)了多久，暮青面前伸來(lái)一手，巫瑾有潔癖，竟將她扶起，道：“我視都督為知己同道，不過(guò)是張方子，何需如此？”                                                                                                                                    暮青退去一旁，不抬頭，不說(shuō)話，巫瑾見此嘆了聲，自藥箱里拿了紙筆出來(lái)，一會(huì)兒便寫成張方子，又取了只玉瓶一起給了暮青。                                                                                                                                    “瓶中之藥晨時(shí)服一粒，此方抓藥煎服，日服三次。”                                                                                                                                    “謝王爺！”暮青將玉瓶和藥方收下，鄭重道謝。                                                                                                                                    “知己難尋，你我之間不需言謝。”巫瑾收了藥箱便起身告辭，暮青親自將他送出了府去。                                                                                                                                    天色還黑著，打著鎮(zhèn)軍侯府燈籠的馬車明目張膽地行在青石長(zhǎng)街上，巫瑾在馬車?yán)锾袅撕熥樱笫Я私k爛燈火的皇城，低低呢喃如夜里風(fēng)聲，“你終是……比我幸運(yùn)，能尋得一人如此待你……”                                                                                                                                    *                                                                                                                                    馬車往侯府行去時(shí)，暮青已出了都督府往外城去。                                                                                                                                    因在府里等了巫瑾些時(shí)辰，暮青出府時(shí)已是五更天，到榮記、走密道、出觀音廟、到了城北時(shí)，天已蒙蒙亮，城北有些鋪?zhàn)右验_，她尋了間藥鋪進(jìn)去按方抓了藥，便往瑾王府趕去。                                                                                                                                    一夜奔波，待進(jìn)了烏竹林到了王府門口時(shí)，天色已然大亮了。                                                                                                                                    月影見暮青真把藥提回來(lái)了，不由心里一松，目露感激，接過(guò)藥來(lái)便按方去煎。                                                                                                                                    暮青則帶著那只玉瓶到了后園，進(jìn)了屋，這才到了榻前。                                                                                                                                    －－－－－－題外話－－－－－－                                                                                                                                    端午節(jié)快到了，昨天我娘說(shuō)是小端午，把元寶抓過(guò)來(lái)給系了百索，表示長(zhǎng)這么大頭一回聽說(shuō)有小端午。                                                                                                                                    家里動(dòng)手包了花生紅棗粽，好多年沒(méi)在北方過(guò)端午節(jié)，已被南方的肉粽養(yǎng)刁了口味，于是早晨把粽子煎著吃了，我娘看見，表示這種吃法太怪……OTZ，只能感慨我朝地廣物豐，習(xí)俗差異太大。