夜幕降臨,玄武殿前,宮燈高掛,百盞有余,樂師齊坐,以一曲偏柔美的小調開場,拉開了王室夜宴的幕簾。354Please respect copyright.PENANAmVEbqpTWUt
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朝臣之宴,皆不攜女眷,除卻以譯臣身份入宮的延齡和頂著國師身份的驪嵐,清一色都是男人。354Please respect copyright.PENANAdjnHWIRoJP
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延齡時不時朝驪嵐那瞥去幾眼。想到那日再一次被其坑害,延齡就認定了此人絕非善類,且是個表裏不一,口蜜腹劍之人。如這般心機城府,她鐵定是玩不過的,也不知自己在何時何地得罪過此人,招來無端禍事。354Please respect copyright.PENANACulfHntGnu
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此間驪嵐未曾回應過延齡冰冷如劍的視線,始終半臥鋪滿皮毛的軟塌上,纖細手指留著削尖的指甲更顯修長,她撚著高腳杯湊到嘴邊一點一滴慢品,雙眼微閡,唇角含笑,慵懶之態比上座的王上還要肆意幾分。354Please respect copyright.PENANAEHp61MkDB7
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延齡入宴前又換了一身淡色絲綢束腰襦裙配以花羅外衫,披帛末端還各掛了數條同色流蘇增加垂感,看得出是讓人精心設計的一身,但延齡素來不喜頭上有負擔,故而遣去了要替她梳頭的婢子,自己搗騰綰了個小髻,無過多珠翠飾物,只一支銀製彎月步搖。354Please respect copyright.PENANAV7yOP21N3H
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夜色清透,好在有令人舒適的月光,延齡才不至於呆不住,不然光是看一群男人交杯換盞滿嘴酒話著實生厭,更何況一個驪嵐就夠她不悅了。354Please respect copyright.PENANAp9aKn5WXDq
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此時正在中庭起舞奏樂的是使臣為了取悅王上,大老遠從西夜帶來的樂師和舞伶,一行六人不嫌多,這又不禁讓延齡失笑,辦正事的譯者不帶,用來消遣的一個不落。354Please respect copyright.PENANAJVhdJHwZhh
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案上是伍逸吩咐宮人特意換來的桂花釀,味不烈且順喉,甚適宜女子飲用,延齡故而多貪了幾杯,開始有些微醺。354Please respect copyright.PENANAtHFNCDhILQ
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伍逸不阻,始終神色柔和地看著她,偶還遞過杯子共飲,但更多是應付其他前來敬酒的官僚,還有那在旁座溫酒的齊安晏。354Please respect copyright.PENANAa1BFURvtqW
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「你到底說不說?」齊安晏再朝伍逸遞杯子。354Please respect copyright.PENANA3lYUqwH27P
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「說什麽?」伍逸名明知故問,不舉杯,也不看他,一晚上的視線都掛在延齡身上。354Please respect copyright.PENANActr0tfMorQ
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齊安晏嗤鼻:果真是有了媳婦忘了朋友。354Please respect copyright.PENANAnEj69im456
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還看到伍逸趁延齡不註意,悄悄把案上的酒壺換成了醒酒茶壺。齊安晏更是仰頭一聲長嘆,不死心繼續問那個萬年不變的問題:「你那時為何要幫我?」354Please respect copyright.PENANAukZifbQaa5
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伍逸半晌才轉過臉來,遲疑片刻,舉杯回酒道:「其實我總共救了你兩次。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAkTRQt5KQrc
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「兩次?還有哪一次?」354Please respect copyright.PENANA29ywtvpFbA
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「你出生時和你知道的那次。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAXGCRAVKVBC
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「噗——」齊安晏一口熱酒噴在了案上,還打翻了杯盞,引來不少目光。候在不遠處的內侍匆匆上來整理擦拭,卻被譴退下了。他拂了拂袖上的水漬,靠向伍逸低聲斥道:「我出生?我出生時你爹娘怕是還沒圓房呢!瞎說什麽!」354Please respect copyright.PENANAyZgWqv6IMd
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「你出生時已無氣息。」354Please respect copyright.PENANA2j96O5Sylq
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「這誰都知道。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAIC0GY99YOZ
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「你所投的凡軀羸弱無法承受炎系神元,你出生時,我予了一些靈力在你身上得以續命,元神未穩不得相沖,故而你畏寒。」伍逸說得極為淡然,好似這樣的話並不足為奇。354Please respect copyright.PENANAzEGpXBXMaf
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「什⋯⋯什麽?什麽力?你再說一遍!?」齊安晏敲了一下自個兒腦袋,懷疑自己喝迷糊聽錯了。354Please respect copyright.PENANAVbzj2Ly0Pu
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「不說第二遍。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAzVzocB3x94
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齊安晏又伸手去摸伍逸的額頭,「嗯,有些燙,讓你不拒一直喝,醉了開始說胡話了。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAK1Ooovs4ae
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伍逸躲開額上的手爪,不再多言,今日過後,說與不說,該來的始終會來。354Please respect copyright.PENANABlHCCN6Wev
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不經意間瞥見西夜的使臣持杯而來,身後還跟著那位譯者侍從。伍逸默不作聲給自己的杯裏倒了半滿,掐準放酒壺時,使臣就能到案前。354Please respect copyright.PENANANsNAgsr7ax
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怎知……354Please respect copyright.PENANA6MavZpckFr
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卻不是到他的案前。354Please respect copyright.PENANA7ldskGPs4X
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齊安晏估摸著今晚怎的也還有十來杯吧,所以是誰來都不意外。本還擔心溝通不便,卻見使臣只是面帶笑意,鞠身相敬,飲畢後偏過頭對一旁的侍從說了幾句耳語,就又行禮退下了。354Please respect copyright.PENANAMNMXvQw8bS
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然那侍從不離去。354Please respect copyright.PENANAFB1ZC2fkkY
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「奴名喚續壁。」侍從跪坐下來,自行提起溫熱的酒壺給齊安晏的空杯裏倒酒,提壺之時頓了一頓的動作,讓伍逸眼角溜了一絲余光過去。354Please respect copyright.PENANA1WTxaGc1gO
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「續壁……嗯,頗有特色的名,本王知曉了,你退下吧,本王這不需人伺候。」齊安晏不耐地揮手,他今夜喝了不少,腦袋早已昏沈,懶得去想這使臣帶來的外奴為何要侍在他的案前。354Please respect copyright.PENANAoBJTkTN5FH
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「這是大人送給您的禮物。」續壁未聽命離去,而是從袖中拿出一木盒,雙手呈上。354Please respect copyright.PENANAQTHf8jXVAh
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倒是新鮮事,齊安晏未有疑慮,起了興致伸手接過,舉至眼前細細端詳:「這是何物?」354Please respect copyright.PENANAMmvQtH5OB5
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「西夜冰蛇之鱗,此物甚為稀有且奇異,夏日放於衣內可消暑,放入食物可速涼至冰寒。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAyxZMK752uo
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齊安晏一聽冰寒二字,全身一激靈,猛地將手中木盒拋去老遠,大怒:「大膽奴人!你竟敢……」354Please respect copyright.PENANA8IwftCNjAM
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「如此歡愉的場合,王兄怎的滿臉怒意還砸東西呢?」齊容與提著酒壺搖搖晃晃走到盒子邊彎腰拾了起來,眉尾挑起,懂了。354Please respect copyright.PENANArQLDv61tBH
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兜了一大圈子,原來近在眼前,那沒用的辛瀾整天在街上瞎蹦噠,怎就不往宮裏竄竄,到頭來還是他自己尋著了,下月的靈晶石得扣辛瀾一半!354Please respect copyright.PENANA3BZsgtyjFz
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續壁絲毫不慌,甚至浮出笑意。354Please respect copyright.PENANAtauXeD0rz1
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炎系神元虛弱,凡軀體態畏寒,木盒乃術法所化,如若是普通凡人,無法得見其形,而承王竟能手持,想來炎土境眼除了他再無別人。354Please respect copyright.PENANAiKipEprArD
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半臥的驪嵐陡然睜眼,亦朝齊安晏斜眼看過去,勾起嘴角。354Please respect copyright.PENANAbDf6d8QA8n
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齊容與故作端詳盒子,走近了又道:「此物做工十分精致,王兄若是不喜歡,那贈予我罷,所謂不知者無罪,王兄大人大量,就不要與這奴人計較了。」354Please respect copyright.PENANA7OFADWqVyH
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此時鄰桌的伍逸冷不丁插了一句話進來:「都到齊了,何不開門見山。」354Please respect copyright.PENANAFbjXTnXHbZ
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不知是誰輕輕打一響指,卻在鏗鏘樂聲和嘈雜酒語中顯得格外清脆,也因這清脆的一聲,樂音戛然而止,舞者僵如雕塑,眾人皆停在最後的肢體動作和神態上,只有月色和微風如常,以及某些不受此術法影響的人。