一七五、心事
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淑宁不怒反笑:“这位小公爷,往日也是常来的,他画的画,我这里有好几张,哥哥那里也有,多一张少一张的,也不打紧。只是您不是在我家里长住的,若是要替我收东西,又打算什么时候交还呢?”
崔嬷嬷顿了顿,有些严厉地望了淑宁一眼。淑宁却仍是微笑着:“不过嬷嬷也是一番好意,自从您来了,我学会了许多东西,心下实在感激。只可惜您是外祖母地人,不能在亲戚家里久住,不然我把所有东西都交给您,心里也放心哪。对了,我屋里还有几幅古画,都是男子画的,也值几个钱,嬷嬷是不是也一并收了去?”
崔嬷嬷沉默了一会儿,才道:“却是老身逾越了。往日也听说过这位小公爷的画好,今儿却是头一回见。只可惜老身不懂这些,还是请姑娘自己收好吧。”
淑宁笑笑,望了边上的冬青一眼,她忙走过去小心接下,退下去了。
院中一时冷了场,淑宁微笑着对崔嬷嬷说:“嬷嬷,离晚饭还有些时间呢,我该练些什么?”
崔嬷嬷木无表情地道:“今儿姑娘可晚了不只半刻钟,怎的送人送了这许久?”
淑宁眯眯眼,笑道:“方才送客出二门时,正好见到五阿哥进来,我就避了一避。嬷嬷,我这么做对不对?”
崔嬷嬷略皱了一下眉,道:“自然是对的,只是府上怎么总有男客进二门?也未免太不讲究了。”
淑宁没理会,又继续道:“后来人走了,我见二门上的人少了几个,问了才知那里的管事不知何故走开了,但他是大房里地人,我也不好过问,便回来了。只是这一耽搁,就晚了些。”
崔嬷嬷轻轻颌首,道:“这倒罢了,姑娘原是个玲珑心肝地人。”
淑宁笑笑,转了话题道:“太阳都要落山了呢,嬷嬷,我该练什么?”
崔嬷嬷轻咳了声,才道:“请练练坐下的动作吧。”
淑宁应了声“是”,便大大方方地走进屋里,练起了坐姿。
晚上过了饭时,端宁才回来,早饿得不行。淑宁忙忙张罗了他的晚饭,他匆匆塞了几个饽饽下去,又喝了碗热汤,方才放慢了手上地动作。等吃饱喝足,端宁捧着一碗热茶在书房坐下,才对妹妹道:“今儿可忙死我了。忽然来了一堆要翻译的公文,都是急件,我们五六个人做得天昏地暗,才做了七成去,明儿一早还要继续,午前就要上交的。听前辈说,年前少说还得这么来上两三趟。”
淑宁道:“既然这样,我就叫厨房多做些点心,专挑容易存放、味道好又能充饥的几种,哥哥每日出门都带上一包,就算回来晚了,也可以先填填肚子。”端宁忙说:“这法子好,多做些,我也可分给别人吃。”淑宁笑着点点头。
接下来端宁就象平常那样,问起妹妹今日做了些什么。当听到桐英特意过来找他,却没等到人只好先走的事时,他脸色有些古怪,又仔细问了妹妹当时的细节,听完后,忍不住笑骂:“臭小子!”
淑宁奇怪地问是怎么了,端宁笑道:“那些公文来时,他就在兵部,另一位笔贴式还跟他说过今日要晚归。他根本就知道我不会那么早回来,装什么糊涂啊?”他顿了顿,似笑非笑地望着妹妹:“莫非,他跟你说了什么话,我是听不得的?”
淑宁脸上有些发红,嘴硬地说:“怎么会?他就是来聊了些家常小事,看了看你的新院子,画了幅梅花,然后就走了。”她见兄长一脸“我才不信呢”的神色,脸更红了,忙起身道:“不信我这就把画拿给你看。”说罢果真转身回房,将那幅画取来给端宁看。
端宁光看画当然看不出什么不对来,便把它随意放到一边,见妹妹神色有些紧张,似乎挺宝贝那画,心中有数,便道:“这画画的是我院里的梅花,不如挂我那儿吧?”
淑宁一时紧张,脱口而出:“可这是桐英哥送我的……”她看到端宁眼中的戏谑之色,耳朵都红了,忙住了嘴,低头不语。不一会儿,却听得端宁轻叹一声,摸了摸她的头,道:“傻丫头,在哥哥面前有什么好隐瞒的?我不会贪了你的东西去。”
她很是不好意思,忙拿过画回房去了。端宁一脸笑意地望着她远去的身影,心中隐隐有些发酸,但又很快平复了下去。
晚上,淑宁又睡不着了。她翻来覆去地,索性爬起床来,就着月光翻开了那幅红梅图,回想起今日与桐英的对话。
桐英看来果然对她有些意思,不但暗示会去求指婚,还为增添自己说话的份量而做出许多努力。她不知道对方是几时开始对自己有了这种心思,也不知道自己是否真的喜欢这个人。但想到自己面对桐英时,心底冒起的那种古怪感觉,似乎也不是完全的无动于衷。
桐英是宗室,若要求指婚,也是在皇帝、皇子、亲王郡王挑完秀女之后的事了,若他果然立下大功,或许可以再提前一点,但无论如何,也比自己指望落选更有把握。对于目前的她而言,桐英的确是很理想的对象,又是相识已久的,彼此都比较了解。
但她对桐英的家庭情况也多少知道一些,那是个比伯爵府更复杂的大家庭,充满了女性间的斗争。她真的愿意嫁入这种家庭,却经历那种可怕的斗争么?更何况,当中似乎还夹杂了兄弟间的权利纠纷。
打住打住!她到底在想什么啊?桐英付出了这么多,她首先想到的居然是那么现实的问题吗?太对不起他了!
淑宁打了自己一巴掌,虽然不算重,却也在深夜里发出一声轻响。外间的素馨模模糊糊地问了声:“姑娘怎么了?”她忙道:“没什么,打蚊子而已。”素馨嘟囔几声,便没了声响。
淑宁松了口气,望着那图,心中暗叹:两辈子活了近四十年却从未碰触过男女感情的自己,面对桐英的付出,是否真的能付出同样的感情,回报对方?
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