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那人还等着接下来的话呢,见她就收了音不满道:“那画本子里的小姐们不都是说甚‘救命之恩无以回报,只能以身相许’么?怎地到了你这丫头这里就没下文了!”

宝钗也不知自己哪来的胆子竟就接着往下道:“那只能劳您等等了,不是还有说‘大恩大德无以回报,只能来生当牛做马还债’的么?”那人叫噎了这一下,眼角眉梢的冰碴子哗啦一下就碎了,嘴边抿起个笑模样道:“好个伶牙俐齿的姑娘,进了宫岂不是可惜?”

宝钗自知失言不与他再多说一句,低了头站到引教嬷嬷身后再不出声。那人见状便知行动言语间有些出格儿,握拳轻咳一声道:“是本官失礼了,即已核查清楚且拿了刺客,请嬷嬷带着这些姑娘自去吧。”

引教嬷嬷也不多话,当下带了剩下的六个人往里走。走过夹道便是验看的地方,因是小选并没有大选时那般劳师动众,几个太监并嬷嬷们来回两趟便算是验过。除有个姑娘腰间带了块形状似蛇的胎记被黜了送出去,余下五人继续朝里走。又到一处偏殿,一个走路已经有些拐的姑娘也叫太监领下去了,还有四个人在殿门处略整了整衣服便被带进去安排位置坐下。

里面已经坐了十来个女孩儿,矮几上安排着笔墨纸砚并丝线绣针布料,一位有品级的女官站在上首,宝钗抬头一看竟就是先前小选进宫做了皇后宫中女官的元春。那元春捧着一卷纸且发且温声道:“诸位都是来应选公主侍读的大家小姐,既是侍读少不得考教学识。咱们也不打算考出位女状元,只请各位姑娘默一篇字来,不拘什么内容,一炷香后统一收上来便是。”

语毕便有小宫女上来点了一支线香插进香炉,下面一阵纸张轻翻声后只剩笔墨刷刷的动静。刚刚和宝钗一路行来的几人大多手还抖着,勉强握了笔写出的字迹也远逊平时。只她一个人气定神闲坐在角落认真默了篇孝经出来,恰好可着线香烧尽才落笔吹了吹放在桌边。

时间已到,小宫女将字都收了上去,元春又道:“接下来还是一炷香为限,请各位姑娘不拘材料作件针线上来,只吉祥花样儿便好。”

宝钗摆弄了一下桌子上的东西,发现有几样并不合适做在一处,当下便弃了只捡着丝线拿起来打了套“攒心梅花”的扇坠儿结子,香还没燃尽就成了。小宫女又下来把各人针线收上去,元春道:“今日事出有因,有几位姑娘受了些惊吓,因此不留各位在宫里久候,待主子们有了决断再请中选者入宫一叙。请吧?”

选侍的女孩儿们纷纷起身行礼,然后随着带路的小宫女慢慢朝外走去,这一路通畅无比,再未遇上什么惊险,安安稳稳到了宫门。早上接人来的轿子等在这里,又一个个将姑娘们送回各自府上。

苏嬷嬷亲自在梨香院大门处守着,见轿子来了忙上前把人接出来,后面跟着的小厮急忙散了银子谢那些抬轿子的小太监,送其出了宁荣街方才回来。苏嬷嬷扶了宝钗一路回到后院正房的西厢,莺儿和白鹭早就准备了热茶点心并洗漱的热水,服侍着宝钗洗漱一番换了衣服这才安生坐下喝了口茶。

莺儿心细,看见宝钗袖子里有些不对,忙上前捧着腕子一看,竟是已经肿起老高。“我的姑娘啊!您这是遭了什么罪了?”宝钗看了她一眼:“少大惊小怪的,不过是回来上轿子的时候不小心扭了一下,小声点去箱子里寻一丸咱们带来的跌打损伤药化开了敷上便是,大呼小叫的没得让人笑话!”

苏嬷嬷人老成精,一看便知这是在宫里遇上什么不方便往外说的事儿了,当下不动声色一叠声儿催了莺儿去寻东西,自己开了妆匣替宝钗寻出一副珍珠串的宽宽的钏子。等药丸敷上裹好后往外一扣,只要这只手行动间注意着别用力,再看不出是受了伤的。

打点好后宝钗看了看起身道:“咱们出去了一整天,还不知道姨妈那边怎么焦心呢,嬷嬷您跟我一起去一趟,莺儿并白鹭守着房子。哥哥也正这几天府试,说不得有甚么信件往来,你们千万记得替我收好。”

安排妥当,这边宝钗便带了苏嬷嬷动身去了王夫人的正院,刚坐下不待说话,那边贾母身边的丫鬟鸳鸯便进来请人:“老祖宗知道今天宝姑娘去宫里选侍,提心吊胆等了一天,一听说人回来了连忙就催我来请人过去。还好走在半道儿遇着洒扫婆子说姑娘往二太太这里来了,不然岂不是扑了个空?”

宝钗笑着答道:“因看着天色不大早了便想着明天再去看老祖宗,是以就先来姨妈这里。”鸳鸯就道“这可巧了,老祖宗还说让姑娘顺便在她那里用了晚膳再回,只当是接个风呢。”宝钗便跟着王夫人站起身:“可了不得,老祖宗那里饭好吃,正天天惦记着呢。不曾想去宫里凑个热闹回来还有这等子好事,岂不是天天都盼着多多去上几趟了?”

鸳鸯乐的不行:“都道宝姑娘是个敦厚话少的,没想到张了嘴竟和琏二奶奶一样样,怪道是亲戚呢。快跟我来吧,就怕桌上菜等凉了不好吃了,宝姑娘又要埋怨进宫麻烦,说我们连口好吃菜都不给!”说完脆笑几声伸手替宝钗打起帘子,并王夫人等诸人一齐去了贾母所住之正院。

比及进了花厅,只见宝玉、黛玉,迎春、探春、惜春,连着大房邢夫人并凤姐都在席上坐着闲聊,见了宝钗进来忙团团围着问东问西。

宝钗只捡着风景宫殿之物描述一番,又说了说选侍的几关都有些甚么,锦衣卫拿人及遇险之事一字不提。热闹了一会儿琥珀进来回说晚膳备好了,众人这才纷纷移至饭厅就坐。寂然饭毕,贾母也慰问一番,见她精神振奋不似受了贬黜的模样便就斜靠着美人榻歪着,宝钗见状忙推说天色晚了辞出来和王夫人一起往回走。

“你这次进去可曾遇着你大姐姐元春?”王夫人手搭在金钏肩上走在前面,宝钗并苏嬷嬷落后一步跟在后面。听她如此问宝钗方道:“方才用饭未曾来得及说,考教学识和女红的时候竟见大姐姐做了考官,岂不是位女学政了?姨妈只管宽心,凭着大姐姐兰心蕙质,总有熬出头的时候。”

王夫人听了心下稍安道:“我的儿,还是你会说话。说得我这心气儿都顺了,若是得了你长长久久留在我们家可有多好,姨妈早就想有个乖巧伶俐的女孩儿伴在身边了。”宝钗只做听不懂笑着回道:“那可要问我妈哩,把我匀给您,家里岂不是就少了个贴心女孩儿?只怕不能同意!”王夫人当她年幼且听不出弦外之音,心下打算着等外甥真能拿个秀才出身也好同老太太说起这事儿,一个活的读书人兄弟,怎么着也比个快进棺材的御史老爹强上百倍吧?

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