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那丫头跪在屋子当中,先是小声呜咽,生怕主子听了不快急忙自己用帕子捂住嘴直摇头。旁边有别的婆子就劝她:“趁太太姑娘还没厌烦了你,有甚话赶紧的说,求上一求你这辈子就算出了火坑。没听先前二管家的话?那就是个无赖浪荡子,你还真要跟了他不成?”

薛太太看了宝钗一眼,心想当家的托梦也要我将来听凭女儿分辨家事,不如就拿这一件试下深浅。闺女毕竟年幼,万一有个没顾到的也好与她描补描补。想到这里,便对宝钗道:“论理,家中人口裁度都是主持中馈者决定,但这是你的丫头,就交由你做主了。”

宝钗诧异的顿了一顿,少时母亲只会教导她温顺听话,管事这些都是后来眼看哥哥不成器才带着她学一学,也是存着把她加入贾家做宗妇提携娘家的心。这里面的门道有多少说不清道不明的,只单长幼有序一点便能驳回去,也不知母亲和姨妈是中了甚么魔风——更有后面荒唐滑稽的“掉包计”,真真让她差点臊得没脸见人委屈死。今见薛太太好好儿的竟是将中馈之权放了些许,当下也不和亲妈客气,只抿了口茶“喀嚓”一声将茶盏撂在嵌了螺钿的紫檀木桌上。

“画眉姐姐,我往日待你如何?”宝钗只不咸不淡的说了这一句,下头跪着的画眉便掌不住哭道:“回姑娘,奴婢几辈子再也遇不见姑娘这般好性儿又宽宏的主子。”宝钗便道:“既如此,你为何还要害我?贴身大丫鬟私定终身,我这个主子有甚脸面?别说清白,竟是连命也别要了!”

画眉叫她唬得一哆嗦:“奴婢本不知这事儿,当日感了风寒,因怕过了病气给姑娘就告病还家。刚到家第二日奴婢姨妈便上门来过一趟,奴婢心下还奇怪,谁知再过几天老娘竟把门一锁不许奴婢再出门。说是已经做主将奴婢许了人。”说到这里外间画眉娘长嚎了一声,立刻有婆子上来堵了嘴压在外间。画眉竟是理也不理继续道:“奴婢说这不明不白的亲事,连回都不曾回主子一声,哪有这样的道理?可奴婢娘铁了心要奴婢出门子,说是奴婢进了姨妈家的门才好央人说合哥哥在外面欠的赌债,甚至威胁要引了表哥来生米煮做熟饭……若不是太太的人及时赶到,奴婢便是不嫁也只能一头撞死得个清净了!”

外头压着画眉娘的婆子听了都忍不住啐了一口小声骂道:“杀千刀的,画眉难道就不是你肠子里爬出来的?为那一味好赌没心肝的毁了女孩儿,你也不怕祖宗八代半夜来找你!”画眉娘被堵了嘴只能呜呜,她老子在旁边跪着长一声短一声的叹气:“那小子连个后都没留,总不能就这么眼看着断了根儿,哪里是真的不疼女儿了?只没奈何罢了。”

里面宝钗只当没听见他们一句接一句,对画眉道:“按你说的,这事儿从头到尾一个来月,你先是一概不知,后来也没寻着机会递句话出来?这话说出来你自己信吗?”画眉跪着磕了个头:“说实话回姑娘,奴婢为难着,乃是父母之命怎敢不听,虽说是家生子,一概生死婚配理应都听主子调遣,可这也毕竟是生身的爹妈,万一把他们气出个好歹来,岂不是既不忠又不孝了!故此,只在家中与奴婢母亲分说,未敢将这件丑事回与姑娘。”

别说宝钗,就薛太太也叫她这番话气了个仰倒:“既如此,我只放话,今天在这儿打死了你,你爹妈兄长便不再追究,你且看你是个什么下场!只怕没人给你求情哩,枉费了宝姐儿待你的心!”说罢对管家道:“去名册上记她一家盗窃,着落在这画眉身上,拖去庭中先打五十板子,打死为止,你自去官府报备!私自婚配,和盗窃有什么区别!”

话音一落,二管家并婆子们喊帮手的喊帮手,拖人的拖人,画眉已是瘫倒在地如同一滩烂泥,怔怔的看向爹妈。画眉老子娘先是见喊人牙子来要卖了他一家,吓得慌了神儿,后又听只拿女儿是问,便连问都不问一句,跪在一处哭的哭唉声叹气的唉声叹气,竟是认下要推画眉去死。

趁着婆子还没把人拖出门槛,宝钗忽的出声道:“这下你可知这愚孝的苦楚了罢。非是不许你孝顺爹妈,然而事事都有个度,过了度反而不美。譬如此事,你既知老子娘有错,不但不想着劝阻,反而袖手旁观,竟好似与你无关似的,事儿倒是推脱的干净!眼下又如何?便是饶了你这一遭也用不得了。”

画眉这才缓过劲儿伏地大哭,深恨自己蛤蜊肉糊了眼,不识好歹。待她哭了一会子,众婆子都等着主子示下,宝钗看看薛太太,见其无甚非要打死画眉不可的意思才道:“罢了,你虽是糊涂,可毕竟也有我教导无方之故。现饶你一命,但贴身丫头不会再用你,只下去做个二等丫鬟以儆效尤。至于你老子娘,还了身契发出去自谋生路,我薛家不养赌徒无赖。往后叫我知道家下人谁有涉赌的,一概统统打出去!还有画眉娘的姐姐家,若是还在家生子名录上一并发还了身契赶出去。过了名帖派中人去把名帖要回来,婚事作罢,若是不还便拿他一家去官府报他偷携人口之罪,这画眉就只说是我寄在家里的替身,待过上几年事情淡了再放她出去自行婚嫁。”

这里有个缘故。当日荣国府大观园内,便是当值婆子一味好赌好酒疏忽大意以致出了多少见不得人的恶事,最后竟连累到主家数罪并罚,可见家风严谨不严谨便是家门兴不兴旺的要紧之处。但凡身有恶习之人必是律己不严,见主子大事不妙就想趁机揩油逃跑者比比皆是,更有甚者,及至引来盗贼强人之流,竟是破家之源。故此宝钗对这类或赌或饮的尤其厌恶,必不令其攀附己家。

婆子们听了她的话,复又去看薛太太,见主子无甚话说,便松了画眉让她磕头去谢姑娘恩典,只出门拖了画眉老子娘出去,并去她家连带着将其兄长一并赶出薛家。薛太太命身边仆妇取来这一家四口的身契,单把画眉的交给宝钗,其他三人着二管家带上五两安家银子送出去发落。

待此间事了,薛姨妈这才叫画眉下去,转身对女儿道:“轻重有度,好歹是有些样子了。自你父亲去后这段时间,我也懒怠和这些下人叽咕,竟是出了这么大的纰漏。既然你能替我分担,那感情好,明日起先把家里的大厨房交予你管着。别看尽是些锅碗瓢盆的事儿,想要管得爽爽利利还不落人埋怨可是门学问,多少积年的媳妇都要在这上面吃大亏哩。趁着姑娘在家里尊贵的时候练练手,往后才不至于被下人蒙蔽了。”宝钗起身应喏,又和薛太太说了会子话才带着人回了院子。

此时画眉已经跪在房里等着呢,莺儿乍着手一脸尴尬站在门边,见主子来了急忙轻轻说了句:“画眉姐姐,姑娘来了。”画眉这才急忙往门边挪挪让出路,待宝钗在上首坐下才重重磕头道谢:“谢姑娘!”

“谢我何来?不过是见你可怜罢了。往后当差做事仔细点,不要辜负了我今日的心。至于你老子娘并你哥哥,我只今后再不允你假,也再不允他们登薛家的门。但凡让我知道你还和他们牵扯不清,你便家去算了,我也没耐性一次又一次去求太太给你们脸面。”

画眉磕了个头,赌咒发誓今后再不敢糊涂,宝钗便喊了个粗使丫头带她下去安置,将原本那四个二等的小丫头并八个粗使丫头里挑了一遍,扭头问莺儿道:“这里面有谁是会些技艺的?针凿女红便罢了,有你一个尽够使。”

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