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双钗缘 鲜肉豆沙粽 1658 字 2023-04-10

碧儿垂着头,恭顺道:“是我打发人鼓弄刘妈妈偷吃鹿筋的,也是我与绿娆姑娘报信的。今儿这一出官司,起因都在我。”

“那你为何这么做?”虽是问句,却没有疑问的意思。

碧儿继续答:“因我私自揣度了姑娘的心思。”

“刘妈妈是太太的人,又是那群刁妇之首,资历甚高,倚老卖老,不好打发。故而姑娘需纵得她出错,再揪出个引绳,一次择干净。底下婆子不成气候,有了怕味,也不敢再泼皮。故而……我便为姑娘添上一把柴,好让火烧起来,有个由头发作。”

清懿轻扫她一眼,眼底神情淡淡,“继续。”

“姑娘一早便笼络了几个老实的婆子,暗地里命翠烟姐姐搜罗刘妈妈的错处,我都看在眼里。有几次,也是我隔着人递了话给姐姐的。我早便揣摩了姑娘的行事,说句不妥当的,您是软刀子磨人,最是滴水不漏。把人教训了自个儿却能撇干净的。我正是瞧准这一点,想暗中卖姑娘的好,只是……”碧儿深吸一口气,“只是没料到姑娘今日是这般强硬的作派,我一时没了章法,只好顺着姑娘的意思做个出头的椽子。”

碧儿说到这里,羞愧地低下头,“是我轻狂,还想耍聪明叫姑娘高看我。姑娘行事缜密,碧儿万不敢再班门弄斧。只是……我怕姑娘年纪小,一时急了,少不得多两句嘴。”

“原本……原本姑娘可以拿了把柄,交与太太处置,堵她的口。可姑娘却一径把刘妈妈赶出去,即便理在咱们这,却是下了太太的颜面。倘或太太来兴师问罪,姑娘可想好如何应对?”

话一出口,碧儿自觉失言,这不该是她问的。她犹自懊悔,却见清懿撑着额角看向她,虽嘴角含笑,却不答她的话,只淡声道:“碧儿姑娘玲珑心肝,同你说话最不必费劲的,我也有话要问问你。”

“以你这般性情手段,人品才貌,去哪里都是吃香的。即便是背时,来了流风院,你也能想法子去别的院里,可你没有。你不但没有,反而处处做的都是维护我的事,这可是吃力不讨好的买卖。”

“须知,我们姐儿俩不是太太亲生的嫡女,你若下注到我这,远比不上去伺候三姐儿。你这般聪明,定然料得到这一点。”清懿目光凝在她身上,神情带着思索,“故而,我想问你为何帮我?”

碧儿垂着眸,睫毛颤了颤,一时心底转了好几种说辞。可她一抬头,对上清懿的眼睛,那些完美却虚假的托词通通消失不见,只余沉默。

她神情有些挣扎,终于,轻叹了一口气,苦笑道:“因为……姑娘是大少爷的嫡亲妹妹。少爷不在府中,若我眼看着旁人搓磨你们,却没有尽力相帮,那我是没脸再见他的。”

她许是想到甚么,又慌忙道:“姑娘放心,我知道自个儿是甚么身份,断断不敢对少爷有妄想。他那样的人,合该娶个极好的贵女,富荣一世的。”

“我只是……”碧儿攥紧了衣角,“只是感念少爷当初的施饭之恩,若不是他救了我这小乞儿,我哪里活得到今日。”

后头这番辩白多么蹩脚,碧儿羞愧不已,生怕那位极聪明的姑娘一眼看穿她的心事。

可她一抬头,却撞进一道温和的目光里。

这会子,清懿脸上挂着比方才要真心许多的笑,“起来罢,再跪着,腿要疼了。”

见碧儿还愣着,翠烟含笑上前搀扶她,“行了,旁的事没有了,碧儿妹妹以后到姑娘跟前儿伺候罢。晚上来领腰牌,以后统管院里的小库账目。”

碧儿诧异地望向清懿,“管账?姑娘这般抬举我,我深恐辜负姑娘的托付。”

清懿摇摇头,坦言道:“不完全是抬举,我也有私心。一则,我要借你作势,好叫她们知道,忠心我的自然有好处。二则……”

她顿了顿,直视着碧儿道:“我须得探探你那位好姐妹红菱的底细。若她识时务,效仿你来投靠我,我自然也不会慢怠她。可是,她若有了歪心思,想必你也知道该怎么做?”

碧儿心下一凛,立刻道:“我明白。”

她告了退,一路出了正房,路过垂花门走小路回下人房。

直到远去半盏茶的功夫,她还沉浸在方才的威慑里。

原想着,一个尚未及笄的姑娘,能利害到哪里去,还以为能把人家的心思吃透了。

谁知她竟是个恩威并施,宽严相济,手腕十分老辣的主儿。一番连敲带打,属实令她心服口服。

晚间,下人们齐聚在院里,等着翠烟一个个报名字,领差使腰牌。平日里打牌赌钱的,俱备发配到外头做粗活累活。经此一役,老油子们便是有怨言,也不敢发作,顶多嘟囔两句,领着腰牌去了。

轮到碧儿,却见翠烟递上一个乌木腰牌,念道:“碧儿,升一等女使,领库房账目等一应事务,每半旬来姑娘跟前儿汇总。”

“谢翠烟姐姐,谢姑娘。”碧儿在一众妒羡的目光里,平静地接过牌子,站定后再不理旁人。

斜刺里,却有道半讥讽半愠怒的声音传来。

“刚攀上好差事,便拿鼻孔瞧人了。我原先若知道你是这等小人,便只看着你被那姓刘的老货搓磨,再不肯管你的!”

听到熟悉的声音,碧儿这才回头,无奈道:“红菱妹妹,你要我说多少次才能明白这个理儿。大姑娘与四姑娘是少爷的亲妹妹,照顾她们便是照顾少爷……还有,你别再存那出格的心思了。”

红菱定定瞧着她,冷笑了一声,“疏远这么多年的妹妹,能有甚么情谊! 倒是你,你敢说你没对少爷存过心思?现下反倒教训起我来!你自己软骨头便休要拖着我一起,甭管用甚么法子,我是定要回少爷身边的!”

说罢,她转身便走。

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