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費了許多周折,才讓父親足夠信任自己的能力,黎絳洵在成為父親助力的同時,也周旋於各方勢力,不求多大的從龍之功,便不會成為明顯的標靶。29Please respect copyright.PENANApzGvAmXJeJ
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雖然並不容易,中間也會出紕漏,不過確實穩定地走向未來天子那方。29Please respect copyright.PENANAiRu1I5Fb7b
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經年累月,也成功說服父親多加思考,要留有轉圜餘地。29Please respect copyright.PENANApkF03IDSKt
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母親先察覺到自己個性上的改變,後來父親也越發倚重黎絳洵,甚至想讓兒子子承父業、走上官途。29Please respect copyright.PENANAuONzg16UIb
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要讓所有人都相信自己無意仕途,那並不容易。29Please respect copyright.PENANASjEAhHN44w
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比起勤讀經典,黎絳洵花更多時間在與母親學習經商之道。29Please respect copyright.PENANAsvqGrv191W
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士農工商,唯有讀書高,商者為末流,黎絳洵的選擇,致使所有人都以為他癡愚不堪,暗地裡沒少被嘲諷。29Please respect copyright.PENANAdMhdyIUktS
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實際上,黎絳洵卻是為了未來早做考量,幾年黨爭,民生凋蔽,新皇固然需要清除舊勢力,以立威信,卻也需要大筆資金支持休生養息,是以最初幾年,即便為官清廉剛正,也難升官,因為操之過急而兵行顯著的人不少,比起權,錢更能穩定掌握在手中。29Please respect copyright.PENANAWyI96Lpo4I
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離塵埃落定尚有距離,倒也差不離多少。29Please respect copyright.PENANA1x4wKdDbue
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也該是時候走下一步了才對。29Please respect copyright.PENANAFd76LZPA3k
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只是在母親喟嘆著兒子長大了時,黎絳洵隨口一提,將話題導向指腹為婚的言府千金時,才經由母親提醒,想起未婚妻小自己數歲,如今還未及笄,提前過府,恐於名聲有礙。29Please respect copyright.PENANAVHwFZiqd2H
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儘管每日回房就寢前,總要清點一次的聘禮,只增不減,黎絳洵終是惆悵。29Please respect copyright.PENANArVm6Pls8lI
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前世日日得見的妻子,如今空有婚約在身,卻難以見上一面。29Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y6lKcna16
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無論如何,現在能為妻子做的,首要就是改善妻子在言府的待遇。29Please respect copyright.PENANAK9ERgrIfbQ
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為了不給人留下把柄,前幾年都未曾探聽過關於妻子的事情,好似他並不在意一般。29Please respect copyright.PENANAaM6z38nFBh
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當黎絳洵開始有意無意和母親聊起未婚妻的事情,母親口中的未婚妻,卻與黎絳洵所知道的,相差甚遠。29Please respect copyright.PENANAXYni5fo844
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黎絳洵面上不顯,只是用杯蓋滑去浮沫的時間長了些。29Please respect copyright.PENANAJajZjK2Ngc
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實際上心中遍生的疑慮完全無從壓抑。29Please respect copyright.PENANAg0d91P88Ii
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結縭多年,黎絳洵也知道,嫁給自己,妻子不曾得到任何好處,反而是辛酸的時候多,前世黎家沒落,也沒有可圖的利益。29Please respect copyright.PENANAptdTDj7rV7
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倘若母親給的訊息和妻子所說的不同,是否可能只是言府太擅長做表面功夫,才讓妻子的身世與待遇傳不到外面?29Please respect copyright.PENANAAIpKI18PAP
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妻子說自己是假嫡女,雖然被認在嫡夫人名下,與嫡夫人卻無血緣關係。29Please respect copyright.PENANAsydqnyqutD
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由於言府的情況特殊,反而妻子的說詞更有說服力。29Please respect copyright.PENANAm4nxxwU4bv
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百般斟酌過後,黎絳洵將這些年培育的親信,少量安插進言府,以便獲得即時資訊,讓妻子能過得好一些,必要的時候,甚至直接帶走妻子也無妨。29Please respect copyright.PENANA80mv9IXxxe
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但……29Please respect copyright.PENANAPhjU3Umhwk
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聽完下屬彙報這段時間得到的資訊,黎絳洵獨自一個人坐在湖心亭的窗框,右手邊的石桌上,貪涼的貓睡得很熟,左手邊的湖水裡,隨手灑下的魚餌已被錦鯉吞吃殆盡。29Please respect copyright.PENANAthVOkU0gTC
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黎絳洵看著手裡的排簫,瀲灩湖光水色時不時晃進眼裡。29Please respect copyright.PENANAREmUBv4wqL
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恐怕不能再逃避下去了。29Please respect copyright.PENANAfbgKzPPUoR
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必須親自確認。29Please respect copyright.PENANAOCHWH1ghTO
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排簫表面光滑,是他長年使用的。29Please respect copyright.PENANAxK8OaNl7Mp
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前世黎絳洵只是三天打魚、兩天曬網那樣學著,遑論練習,後來家道中落,更沒時間與機會,妻子聽信自己隨口提到的「會一點排簫」,特意替他準備了樂器,滿臉期待地等他,他拿妻子沒辦法,湊近吹嘴,奏出的聲響甚至比不過葉笛。29Please respect copyright.PENANAcyIncPchZR
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不曉得妻子是真沒聽過正常的演奏,或者只是在安慰他,妻子拉住了黎絳洵自覺尷尬而放下的手肘,問他什麼時候再吹。29Please respect copyright.PENANAAZ8yLh7dGY
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真想讓妻子聽見自己的練習成果。29Please respect copyright.PENANAhZXGoLfTxl
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明明手中掌控了足以保護妻子的力量,能溫暖那雙冰冷的手,卻感到空虛。29Please respect copyright.PENANAOj3YfaoKdG
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探問出言府千金收了拜帖的宴席,這並不難。29Please respect copyright.PENANAVGbyo0svLQ
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難的是,早在情感能淹過理智前,黎絳洵已經安排好出席事宜。29Please respect copyright.PENANAOFaEulUPMG
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當日的天氣,天朗氣清,沒有停辦的可能,也和與妻子的初見完全不同,陽光明豔,彷彿已經預言了顯而易見的結果。29Please respect copyright.PENANA7l5hjPLUwe
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無意中拖延著各種瑣事,黎絳洵姍姍來遲的時候,門前只剩下一輛馬車還沒離開,黎絳洵原要直接走入朱門裡,仍是收回腳步,緩緩回頭,有個瘦弱的孩子跪在地上撿被車輪輾過的糕餅,吃得津津有味,如果不是綁在軛上的繩子、另一端栓綁著孩子的脖子,孩子應當只是個乞兒。29Please respect copyright.PENANATPTGCVV9QN
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蓬頭垢面的孩子,手上也不可能多乾淨,米白的糕餅碎屑被他蹭得灰撲撲的。29Please respect copyright.PENANAzQpayV9d20
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如果只是一般乞兒,反而好處理,可看這狀況,恐怕是高門子弟的惡劣遊戲。29Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ21MD8Bw0
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湊巧也不湊巧,黎絳洵雖不願多生事端,但是今天──黎絳洵瞥了眼車輿上的家徽,那是言府專屬的家徽。29Please respect copyright.PENANARL6fRFHAo4
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遣了小廝去與休息的車夫探問,小廝還沒結束與馬伕的對話,幾個剛走出門的年輕侍女已經討論了起來,伴隨時不時瞅向男孩身上的目光。29Please respect copyright.PENANAWQapAhkDVm
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「天啊,真的是……不都說言府是勳貴嗎?」29Please respect copyright.PENANAWhY0f42LZr
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「你也看見了,他是真的在吃。」29Please respect copyright.PENANA2d8Xfe3tGa
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「明明是長子,言府都不怕人說話的嗎?」29Please respect copyright.PENANAEn81se64aH
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「誰敢啊?怪只怪他偏偏是庶子。」29Please respect copyright.PENANAFKhX3M0UjS
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「唉,管家娘子還騙我說做通房多好呢,瞧瞧,都是謊話!」29Please respect copyright.PENANAAwgAfbestR
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言府的庶長子嗎?29Please respect copyright.PENANAoFK2gMYtob
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不能貿然出面,尤其不能是由自己出面。29Please respect copyright.PENANAgf1FxY2O4Q
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小廝回來後給的資訊,和適才侍女的話一樣,這孩子是言府嫡夫人未過門之前、由通房誕下的庶長子,言曇岫。29Please respect copyright.PENANASAo2Xd7XO9
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言曇岫的事情,因為黎絳洵沒有交代過,因此也不曾傳入他耳中。29Please respect copyright.PENANAV90XUg9zaS
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入席未久,黎絳洵已然得到了關於言曇岫的所有訊息。29Please respect copyright.PENANArltT6g8Qie
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那是個命運乖舛的孩子,言府狀況較為複雜,且親戚關係涉及大多數喊得上名字的世家,因此黎絳洵沒有意願插手,他不是什麼正人君子,救不下那麼多人。29Please respect copyright.PENANAekcsyuKBU7
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但言曇岫的身世,卻和妻子自述的一模一樣。29Please respect copyright.PENANA2137p8XnzE
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妻子對黎絳洵說過,作為通房的生母都喊她「綉綉」,因此在兩人關係稍微拉近後,妻子便提出讓黎絳洵不要叫她「曇橋」的希望。29Please respect copyright.PENANAHT7bIO2YnD
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黎絳洵對言談岫所知不多,可能性很多,況且他和妻子相知的時間並不長,沒來得及說盡身邊的所有事情,也屬正常,要是關係不親密,倒也沒有一一介紹所有手足的必要。29Please respect copyright.PENANAbJTrfuCVbM
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只是「岫」和「綉」同音,也許不是巧合,所謂愛屋及烏,妻子未曾多提的這位庶弟,在能力範圍內相幫,也算是讓妻子娘家多留一分支持妻子的人脈。29Please respect copyright.PENANA1k3LX7jPsU
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這次舉辦宴席的主人家面子很大,貴賓眾多,少不得要在歌舞昇平中應酬一番。29Please respect copyright.PENANAOFAaRQx4DZ
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雖然並非黎絳洵本性,前世和今生加起來的歷練也不是虛的,即便在勢如水火的賓客之間,黎絳洵也能在客客氣氣的情況下,兩不得罪;弄僵的氣氛在黎絳洵這邊,總是三言兩語就被帶開。29Please respect copyright.PENANAVEAuv4hL0Q
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由於黎絳洵此前並未出席類似宴飲,認得他的人不多,很快就成為眾人的閒談焦點,即便得知黎絳洵就是他們當初訕笑過的那位,仍是有不少夫人小姐藉男性親戚之口、有意無意問起黎絳洵是否已有家室。29Please respect copyright.PENANAiHz4XhOlSv
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畢竟誰說如今從商,未來就不可能考官?29Please respect copyright.PENANAcMkFoIoSkZ
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尤其在場的人精不少,要真的看不出來黎絳洵的潛力,那是沒可能的。29Please respect copyright.PENANA51guZv3RhC
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觥籌交錯、絲竹雅樂,席上歡聲笑語未輟,黎家與言府指腹為婚的事情,很快傳入了有心人耳裡,面對時不時被帶偏、導向言府的話題,黎絳洵佯裝沒有察覺、且對言府一無所知。29Please respect copyright.PENANA9eAS9jmD5Y
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果然關於言府的所有負面傳聞,很快都集中到了他這裡。29Please respect copyright.PENANAuAyOYaCFzr
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言家千金、他的未婚妻言曇橋,無論是所作所為或是個性,都與他認識的妻子沒有半點相似之處。29Please respect copyright.PENANA7C319ZcxcD
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言曇橋絕非什麼飽受欺凌的苦命女子,家中帶她甚是縱容,而驕矜大小姐的作派,通常在並無大事發生的情況下,不可能忽然就小家碧玉起來;若是傳言屬實,言曇橋根本不可能放下言府的金銀財帛,拋棄錦衣玉食的生活,身無長物地嫁入落敗的黎家。29Please respect copyright.PENANAzKK7QUtK7a
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更何況當時是妻子主動求他履行婚約的。29Please respect copyright.PENANAfGvmMsl7gP
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那天陰暗的天色彷彿不曾有過陽光,滂沱大雨將站在門前的妻子全身打溼,狼狽不堪的模樣,黎絳洵沒有遺忘過。29Please respect copyright.PENANAVjX6Cl6jjG
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黎絳洵知道他必須面對現實。29Please respect copyright.PENANAIxdaT8LSO5
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言曇橋不是他心裡想的人。29Please respect copyright.PENANARnlrtVjoPx
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雖然早有預感,也要等到事實擺在眼前,無法推翻,他才能徹底放棄。29Please respect copyright.PENANAg7n31jGgIg
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黎絳洵原不是什麼固執的人,幾乎沒有堅持過幾件事,要放手更難。29Please respect copyright.PENANA2j8xRLK1wO
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如果妻子的事情,確實只是他的夢境,至今他所作的一切,究竟有什麼意義?29Please respect copyright.PENANAAk0TxnRue8
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沒有人能回答他。29Please respect copyright.PENANAdcFZICwAiL
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要是關於未來的事情也是假的,那他這幾年的努力,根本無法讓黎家倖免於難。29Please respect copyright.PENANAzbqrftIIor
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黎絳洵裝作不勝酒力,藉口離席,說是要藉由走路,散去酒氣。29Please respect copyright.PENANArQGP2z8DlG
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主人家庭園雅致,花匠精心養護的繽紛花木,與假山假水相映成趣,只是黎絳洵無心欣賞,他漫步其間,實則在思考如何得知女席狀況,甚至是親眼見上言曇橋一面。29Please respect copyright.PENANAXgNZpvySxw
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打斷這一切的是撞入懷中的衣香鬢影。29Please respect copyright.PENANASWnVAfMMKS
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