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这太监手只轻轻捏了一下便满脸堆笑:“嬷嬷尽管放心,我见着您面善哩,少不得将来得功夫了还能坐在一处叙叙旧。”说罢招呼着小太监们将轿子中的少女一一请出来,过宫门时又是好一番盘查,比之前次更耗费时间,真真过了早膳时间才放行,等众女随着太监走进坤宁宫小花园的时候恰是晌午休闲喝茶的时候。

太监们将人引到花园正中,宝钗低了头不敢四处乱看,只安分守己随着大溜自报家门并父兄名讳。因着自家无甚官职,连这一茬也省了,只听四周有嬉笑声传来,仍是不为所动跟着引路的宫女走到位置上跪下行礼。

待众女礼毕,主位上方才有道庄严声音叫起,这才敢小心翼翼起身站立。宝钗站着的位置不前不后刚好在中央,勉强能看到上方一片金光灿烂的明黄色,余者再不知是何景象。皇后说话甚是有威严,只道是为诸公主选侍之事,无论取中亦或未曾取中都不得心怀怨怼。如此申诫一番便挥手唤了个年长宫女上前道:“今日之试皆在眼缘,姑娘们不必太过挂心,只当来赏景玩乐便是。”

说话间皇后便离席而去,左右细碎言语声愈发大了起来。诸位来选侍的女孩儿也大多出了口气抬头四面看,早有家里已经给说好了的呼朋引伴奔着未来要服侍的主子而去。

宝钗原本就未打算要入宫,此时也只安分守己坐在位置上眼观鼻鼻观心的发呆。席间茶水点心是不敢用的,先前苏嬷嬷便交代了,未免出恭不雅亦或是遇上其他情况,宫里食水一概能免则免,少上两顿待晚间回家想吃多少难道没有?没得非要“以身试法”。

此次需选伴读侍从的公主除中宫所出嫡公主外还有一位甄贵妃养在膝下的,一位淑妃娘娘的以及一位贤妃娘娘的,个个都是标梅之龄,算来竟是一两年内接连得的。宝钗约摸着自己做了大概有半个时辰,远处小太监拍着巴掌跑来,众人便知是皇后娘娘回来了,纷纷敛息屏气坐回位置上去等待定夺。果然没一会儿娘娘升舆,诸待选女子再次下跪行礼后方起身还席。

皇后仍是一副倦倦的冷淡嗓子道:“你们自行把取中的伴读报上来,未曾取中的给了赏亦好生送出去。”当下便有四位嬷嬷上前悄声报上姓名,其中果然没有薛家。皇后身边自有掌事宫女记了名字,记完后上去将取中者念了一遍,未曾取中者且附在皇后耳边小声禀报,得了示下方站出来重新公布名单。

从头到尾宝钗俱沉默待之,听了名单亦无喜无悲。自家乃是个商户,哪个公主再不讲究的也不会取中了自己,无非就是寻不出错处黜了人,但也绝不会入选罢了。当下痛痛快快磕了头,接过宫女递来的锦盒行礼道谢后便跟着小太监一路往宫门外间走去了。

她自家心下长出一口气,可算是了结了一件大事,接下来便是等母亲哥哥进京好离了贾府。路过夹道时忽的想起上次打此处进来遇险之事,又忍不住寻思起那锦衣卫头头为何要摸进薛家酒楼做厨子。前番不过自己取笑罢了,还道是锦衣卫饷银发得少了呢,内里实则怕是与那些藏进梨香院的账本子有几分关系。若是能转手甩出去这一坨烫手山芋自是极好,就怕这锦衣卫拿了东西翻脸不认人,届时岂不是要坐蜡?

该怎地想个法子和此人来往呢?

一边寻思着一边跟着小太监往外出走,出宫门又费了一番功夫,抬眼就见苏嬷嬷还在外间等着呢,宝钗急忙抢了两步上前道:“哎呀,嬷嬷竟一直等在这里?可累坏了不曾?”此时小太监们抬了轿子过来,苏嬷嬷一边把他往轿子里引一边道:“姑娘不必挂念老身,回去偷懒歇个两天便是。倒是姑娘这里,总算结果不错。”宝钗则才低头发现自家怀里的锦盒比之别人更显华丽几分,又一回想竟是当日遇险几人中唯一未被取中的,不由失笑道:“总归诸位公主天真烂漫,皇后娘娘也是和善可亲,见了回世面也不枉这一个多月的折腾。”说着便坐进轿子里,小太监们抬起就往荣宁街走。

待进了梨香院,宝钗一叠声儿的喊了莺儿和白鹭道:“莺儿去给老太太、太太回话,就说虽未取中,到底是经历了一回,只是未曾见着大姐姐深以为憾。白鹭带了小丫鬟去大厨房,叫媳妇子下两大碗稀稀的手擀面来,多放些菜蔬,卧个荷包蛋进去。咱们自己整点子实惠的,别弄那些虚头巴脑中看不中用的菜来。”

两个丫鬟都笑着去了,宝钗这才和苏嬷嬷一起一人捡了个秀墩坐下,自有其他儿等的丫头进来服侍。趁着这会子功夫,宝钗开了宫里带出来的锦盒往里看,打头乃是一柄小小巧巧的如意,后头是两串红鹡鸰手串,十二支宫花并些精巧的玉雕小把件。其上并未有内造印鉴,一看就是哄小姑娘高兴的玩意儿。她先把如意摆出来让丫头子寻个博古架高处的格子供上去,又单将红鹡鸰手串取出来放在一旁。小把件那出来且分了分塞进丫鬟们平日缝的荷包里便伸手招来个小丫头子:“这个‘笔锭如意’的送去给宝二爷,这个‘招财进宝’的给环三爷,这个‘岁寒三友’的给兰哥儿,还有这个‘福禄寿喜’的送去给大房的琏二爷。记得说这是皇后娘娘赏赐的玩意儿,散给大家讨个吉利。千万别弄错了,回来让你姐姐们给你抓果子吃。”小丫头听了乐得屁颠颠接过几个花纹不同的荷包抱着一溜烟儿就跑了。宝钗这才回头看看盒子里剩下的十二支四季花卉堆纱宫花。

这宫花做得甚是精巧,各色彩娟将花儿扎得惟妙惟肖,于宝钗看来并无甚高下之分。他原是打算伸手留下那只牡丹的自用,想了想还是算了,不如放在一起待贾府姑娘们聚齐了一齐挑选,也不至于有个先后,免得谁被落在后面了心里又不高兴,于是便起身写了帖子邀几位姑娘明日一早来梨香院“赏花”玩乐。

等她写完几张帖子那边莺儿先回来了,身边跟了鸳鸯和金钏,进来见了宝钗纷纷行礼道:“老太太和太太命我们来向姑娘道喜,少不得过几天要一起吃酒乐一乐,只待这季节打过醮,免得神仙知道了不高兴!”

宝钗自是笑着应下,又说邀请诸位姑娘来挑选宫花回去玩,鸳鸯和金钏都笑道:“凭它好赖,姑娘直把那众人都看不上眼挑剩下的留与我们,少不得戴在头上沾沾皇后娘娘的贵气哩!”一番话说得各个笑得打跌,忙放了她们自去帮着散发帖子。

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