
「是定好日子了嗎?」世嬅問道。
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「嗯,就在十天之後⋯⋯已經得到父皇首肯,只待司天監確認好一切事宜,就要正式下聖旨。」
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這麼趕?世嬅一愣。這日子甚至在她臨盆之前。
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「母妃說,這婚事既是早定下來了的,就讓我早點嫁過去吧。朝廷有戰事,婚禮也不能太過鋪張,」欣弦的聲音細若蚊吶,「公主府還沒有蓋好,就先住在張府。」
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對一個公主而言,這婚事已經可以說是辦得非常倉猝了。
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世嬅想了想,還是問了:「那⋯⋯妳是怎麼想的?」
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欣弦一頓,握住世嬅的手一緊,「我不知道⋯⋯」
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她深吸了口氣,慢慢說著:「我知道嫁給張萬貫是個不錯的選擇,起碼能留在京裡⋯⋯母妃是怕夜長夢多,才想早點把我嫁過去。但是,三皇姊發生那事才過沒多久,這次太子出征也不知是不是真能把她帶回來,我又哪有心思備嫁呢?」
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世嬅微一頷首,沒有答話。
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「其實啊,母妃還是要考量不少事情吧?如今任宰相不再支持二皇兄,把我嫁給張萬貫就能爭取張家的支持,咱們總得想辦法穩住陣腳的。我又怎能不嫁呢?」
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世嬅側過頭來看向欣弦,只見那張小臉上一片平靜,不見半絲怨懟。
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「這事兒,我是不好插嘴的。」世嬅想了想,只能道。
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「對啊,我也不該跟妳說這些。」欣弦噗哧一笑,「但三皇姊不在,於這宮中除了妳,我竟不知還能找誰說說話呢。」
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世嬅緊抿著唇,重新看向腳下的路。
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「妳不是該勸我別嫁嗎?只要我死活不肯出嫁,得失了張家,東宮的形勢才會更好。不是嗎?」
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「嗯。」世嬅輕聲應了,「我是該勸妳的。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAn7PT1notUz
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「但是?」欣弦終於停下腳步,看向世嬅。401Please respect copyright.PENANAxhyz26IY2k
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世嬅被她挽著,不得不跟著停了下來,迎上那兩道採究的目光:「但是,無論姨母有甚麼考量,她心裡念著的定必是妳的幸福。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAmzXPxH93bP
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欣弦睜著明亮的大眼,那雙眼不若祈原及敏弦那般肖似姨母,反而有著聖上的影子。401Please respect copyright.PENANAaxnNExKid1
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就像太子那樣。401Please respect copyright.PENANAX7bPtfGtxa
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「如果說這世上有誰最想妳好,那定是姨母。」世嬅道:「所以欣兒,別害怕。聽姨母的安排,妳定會幸福的。」就像她一樣希望欣兒得到幸福。401Please respect copyright.PENANA7s3iozDCUM
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「幸福嗎?」欣兒的唇邊掛上一個淺笑,「在看見三皇姊的經歷後,我也不知道甚麼才是幸福了⋯⋯」語氣中沒有半絲諷剌,只有淡淡的哀傷,「但我又有甚麼選擇呢⋯⋯就只能嫁了吧?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAlurmBdNaAG
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這並不是一個問題,世嬅唯有回答:「嗯。」也只能如此了吧?401Please respect copyright.PENANAoHGW4yCppY
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欣弦把世嬅送到程惜芙的寢殿外便走了。401Please respect copyright.PENANAs0yoSU4CSi
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世嬅端正地在空無一人的寢殿中跪好,然後就不動了。401Please respect copyright.PENANANtjPTVNPQB
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下跪的時候,心是很靜的,就像是打坐般,專注在維持姿勢之上,便沒閒暇想到其他。401Please respect copyright.PENANAO0XFFl1i0g
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只要心裡放得夠空,就不覺得難熬,不知時間流逝之慢。401Please respect copyright.PENANAKAqxZkU38i
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不過這一天,她卻沒法如往常一般輕易地清空心靈。401Please respect copyright.PENANArNMDyYeSvu
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「太子妃,喝口水吧?」采風自東宮帶來了茶水,把茶杯直接送到世嬅面前。401Please respect copyright.PENANAaNncBkvIQu
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世嬅搖了搖頭,不喝。401Please respect copyright.PENANAECQqnmOamq
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姨母這樣趕著把欣弦嫁出去,只代表了一件事:她準備要對東宮動手了。401Please respect copyright.PENANAqipX5u436E
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如果姨母要在她臨盆之時行事,宮裡將會一片混亂,而保護欣弦最好的方法,就是先一步把人嫁到宮外,讓張家把其護好。401Please respect copyright.PENANApr1L0XsZPC
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而且,姨母同樣會怕一旦失手了,聖上怪罪下來時連累到這個小女兒。但若欣弦已經嫁給張萬貫,是張家的人了,那聖上就算是要責罰,也會看在張家的面子,不會牽連到欣弦頭上。401Please respect copyright.PENANAIy15SdB5ea
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她一直知道,姨母是個疼孩子的。那些心狠手辣、犧牲兒女來上位的事情,她做不出來。401Please respect copyright.PENANAxhcAb73gep
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世嬅猛地睜開眼睛,抬起頭來。401Please respect copyright.PENANADvn88fVOL7
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采風忙湊過來,悄聲道:「太子妃,時間差不多了,咱們就起來吧?」401Please respect copyright.PENANALZD40fij0W
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世嬅點了點頭,張開雙臂讓采風采露一左一右的把自己撐了起來,又站在原地片刻,待痠軟發麻的雙腿回復力氣,這才開口問道:「相蘇姑姑剛才來過了嗎?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAmOKrMHGMXm
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「回太子妃,咱們剛到時,相蘇姑姑就在外頭晃了晃,見您跪著就沒有進來了。」采風答。401Please respect copyright.PENANAJYATskZnbi
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采露見世嬅站穩了,便鬆開手來,半跪下去給其揉了揉膝蓋。401Please respect copyright.PENANAlxluXiV0aa
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「太子妃,我們要回東宮了嗎?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAwRGZy3NwCc
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「不,先不回去。」世嬅想了想,再道:「采露,妳去找找看相蘇在哪,就說我想拜見娘娘。」401Please respect copyright.PENANA37RDu5vmu8
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「是,奴婢這就去。」采露乖巧的點頭,趕忙退出去找人了。401Please respect copyright.PENANAGDGA34w2Wx
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福全見狀,迎了上來,同樣悄聲問道:「太子妃可是有甚麼打算?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAM2ZvIUqXie
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這程貴妃不來找妳,妳還去找她?401Please respect copyright.PENANAJrq7i4tLF1
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世嬅輕扯嘴角,沒有回答。401Please respect copyright.PENANAFggsIVJKIP
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總得想想辦法的,難道就這樣坐以待斃嗎?401Please respect copyright.PENANAc3qnYLCPzK
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不久後,采露來回報,說程貴妃在青逸閣用膳。相蘇通報了,說娘娘願意接見太子妃。401Please respect copyright.PENANAT4JAvX1gDF
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世嬅再次頷首,邁步就往青逸閣走去。401Please respect copyright.PENANAH2ffLYH2xg
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也許這樣做太過魯莽,但她還是想試一下。有許多事情,不一定要那樣發展;有許多事情,她想要相信直覺。401Please respect copyright.PENANAdipAQIKFLR
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世嬅捧著肚子,一直往前走著。突然想起來,那日在大婚典禮時,她也是憑著這樣一股蠻勁,隻身朝太子走去。401Please respect copyright.PENANA4sbUtIJWyg
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就這樣走到了今天。401Please respect copyright.PENANAPFi36B5Gwl
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當世嬅去到青逸閣時,程惜芙還在用膳。401Please respect copyright.PENANAyYt2AztPmm
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她一手托著螓首,另一手懶懶的挾了兩顆米粒到嘴裡,視線似有若無的掃過眼前大腹便便的女子。401Please respect copyright.PENANAb5ThVxbsvO
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世嬅規矩地福下身去行禮:「嬅兒參見娘娘。」401Please respect copyright.PENANA8Zd9XlQF4A
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「太子妃在貴和宮休息完了,還不快回去東宮,來找本宮這個老婆子作甚麼呢?」程惜芙笑著舉起琉璃酒杯,讓相蘇為其斟滿。401Please respect copyright.PENANAznCJYL9cWS
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「娘娘春秋正盛,又怎會是老婆子呢?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAY2ecnK2HIS
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這一次,世嬅沒有待程惜芙叫起,便自顧自握著采風的手站了起來。401Please respect copyright.PENANAFB0ddq0jvM
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程惜芙挑起眉來,卻沒有開口,含笑地看著世嬅走到石桌邊,慢吞吞的坐了下來。401Please respect copyright.PENANAD9Vtj0ASLx
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「但是,娘娘鳳體剛癒,這酒水還是不能過量的。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAVJZv5pbWiY
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程惜芙輕笑了一聲,「敢情太子妃過來是要管本宮飲了幾杯酒嗎?」401Please respect copyright.PENANA4z1UhzuslO
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「嬅兒不敢。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAxUSmcoaBO4
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「那太子妃有甚麼是敢的呢?」她微笑,把酒杯送到嘴邊,淺吮了一口。401Please respect copyright.PENANAfQlwq7DcOi
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「嬅兒敢的,就是跟娘娘說幾句心底話吧?」世嬅認真地看著眼前千嬌百媚的女人,「方才欣兒跟我說了,娘娘讓她提早出嫁。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAODr9RjUuCG
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程惜芙聽了也不意外,還是繼續笑著,「啊?那又怎樣呢?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAqcYElgaQGG
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「這本不算甚麼大事,娘娘為欣兒訂的親事定是好的。」世嬅一字一句清楚地說道:「但讓嬅兒耿耿於懷的,卻是欣兒的一句話。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAUeujX4cDrw
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世嬅目不轉睛的凝視著自家姨母,「欣兒說,敏兒不在,在這宮中除了我,她竟就沒有別個可以說心底話的人了。」401Please respect copyright.PENANAmGHGeA9cTu
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程惜芙把酒杯擱下,笑容漸漸褪色。401Please respect copyright.PENANASF6RUjwjFP
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「然後嬅兒就想,娘娘或者也會有同感吧?沒有敏兒,亦沒有我母親在身邊,娘娘還有可以說話的人嗎?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAiZkiDu0HTH
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程惜芙的臉色一凝,冷喝了一聲:「任世嬅,妳這是在說甚麼混話呢?」401Please respect copyright.PENANAp5KS5vrp1h
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世嬅卻是不驚不懼,語氣更顯強硬:「那娘娘又知自己在做甚麼嗎?」401Please respect copyright.PENANA8LIFZuMZLa
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從前,世嬅只想著要扶助太子,卻沒妄想過自己能在太子妃這個位置上久待。但是,如今因著承一的關係,因著他給予的信心,她逐漸意識到自己怕是沒那麼容易能卸下太子妃的身份與職責了。401Please respect copyright.PENANAbuOW2TREwG
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而既有了這個認知,就不得不正視身為「東宮太子妃」所代表的一切。401Please respect copyright.PENANAw7Pyc1gSRt
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聖上告誡過她的,如果她將來能有幸陪在太子身邊成為國母,她需要知道自己所要負起的究竟是個怎樣的重擔。401Please respect copyright.PENANACLTF7TYP4i
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一國之后,並不只是屬於後宮的。401Please respect copyright.PENANAhvX6UeG9No
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那時候,世嬅還沒意會到聖上此話的重量。只以為,他這樣說是因為思念靜德皇后。401Please respect copyright.PENANAL6BCaBvIGD
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但如今,世嬅總算是想明白了;如同皇后尊位一樣,太子妃亦不僅是屬於東宮的。401Please respect copyright.PENANAXksMm9h0Hi
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她要做的,便是和太子一起肩負起這個國家,讓順天皇朝能夠千秋萬代的傳承下去。401Please respect copyright.PENANAFwj7L98BXG
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「或者,娘娘願意聽嬅兒一言?」401Please respect copyright.PENANA7Vn5m7nu1I
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作者有話說:
見落葉就要知秋,欣弦這日子定下來,當然是有原因的⋯⋯ 所以去吧!進擊的太子妃(笑)。
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