第21章 小惩大诫(1 / 2)

回首阑珊处 苏如栩 1564 字 2023-04-16

送走了顾相这尊大神,聂少卿擦了擦额角的冷汗,惊魂甫定。难得见顾相这么生气,实在是给他吓得不轻。他转头望向自家夫人,问道:“究竟发生什么事了?”

聂夫人嗫嚅了片刻,终于还是将前因后果一一吐露。她蹙眉嘱咐,面有隐忧:“此事姜姑娘已应允帮忙隐瞒,妾身告知了老爷,老爷可千万莫要再让旁人知晓,以免传至顾相耳中。”

到底是见识短浅的后宅妇人,实在是糊涂啊。聂少卿长叹一声:“顾相与芷瑰公主斗法,我们若是袖手旁观,只会被夹在中间,两边受气。破局之法,便是择一方从之。顾相临走前留下那话,已是敲打之意;以他的手腕,查明真相并非难事。不仅不能再隐瞒,我还得抢在顾相清算此事以前,率先上书参芷瑰公主一本,以求得顾相宽恕。”

聂夫人闻言,却是忧虑重重:“陛下素来纵容溺爱芷瑰公主,此法果真可行吗?”

“若芷瑰公主只是得罪了我聂家,兴许陛下还会回护于她。但此事牵涉到了顾相,朝中手握大权的重臣与宫内略有薄宠的庶出公主,二者孰轻孰重,陛下可不会不清楚。”

聂少卿字斟句酌地写了封折子,陈述芷瑰公主的恶行:

“昨日芷瑰公主莅临微臣府上,对微臣家眷施以惩戒。贱内向来谨慎守礼,百思不解何处冒犯了公主尊驾。许是贱内愚昧蠢笨,有了不敬之处尚不自知。然姜氏女知书达理,温良淑惠,素与顾相有青梅之谊,却被公主无故作践,损伤身体。还请陛下明鉴,为无辜之人做主!”

这封奏折递进了宫里,皇帝阅完,黑着脸让人把王贵妃和芷瑰公主叫来。

“藐视宫规私自出宫,跑到臣子家作威作福,肆意作践平民。”皇帝将折子往案上一拍,声响虽不大,却惊得王贵妃心头一跳,“爱妃,这就是你教养的好女儿。”

王贵妃跪在地上,一双美目中登时盈满了泪光,美人垂泪,我见犹怜:“都是臣妾的错。芷瑰这孩子是陛下与臣妾的骨肉,臣妾一见着她,只觉得对陛下的深情都要满溢了出来,素来对这孩子宠溺得过分,不想她竟闯下如此祸事。陛下如何惩处,臣妾都认罚。哪怕陛下褫夺了臣妾的贵妃之位,将臣妾贬为宫婢,臣妾也毫无怨言。只求陛下还能留臣妾在旁伺候,以慰臣妾相思之苦。”

说到这里,她的眼睫挂上了泪珠,桃花眼微泛着红,单薄的身躯轻轻颤抖,望向皇帝的目光中满是爱慕。

“说的什么胡话,事情没有这样严重。”皇帝见她这番楚楚可怜,不免心软,皱眉道,“罚你禁足三月,端午宫宴就不必参加了。至于芷瑰,早朝前跪在上朝的甬道旁诵读女德女戒,散朝时方可回到宫中,同你母妃一起禁足。”

芷瑰干过的荒唐事不少,却还是第一次受这样的重罚。不仅日日罚跪,还要让往来的朝臣看着,这让她女儿家的颜面往哪儿搁?思及往日里父皇的偏宠疼爱,她委屈得直掉眼泪。

母妃竟也没有替她求情的意思,伏地叩首道:“谢陛下开恩,臣妾携芷瑰领罚。”

芷瑰缀在王贵妃身后出了御书房,一路低垂着脑袋,抬脚将路旁的小石子踢得老远。王贵妃察觉到她的小动作,停下脚步叹了口气,俯身拭去她脸上泪痕:“芷瑰,不是母妃心狠,若是母妃出面替你求情,只怕你父皇会罚你罚得更重。我们身为女子,在家时依靠父亲,出嫁后依附夫君,最紧要的便是学会示弱,男人都是垂怜弱者的。你回头在罚跪的时候装晕几次,你父皇一心软,兴许就免除了你的惩罚。”

翌日卯时,朝臣们上朝前,远远地便瞅见了跪在路旁诵书的芷瑰。众人议论纷纷,猜测这位公主究竟是犯下了怎样的过错。顾景曈却似乎并不惊讶,连眼帘也未曾掀动,脚步未顿,径直从芷瑰身旁走过。

芷瑰自小娇养着长大,哪里真能吃得了这样的苦头?她早已命婢女连夜缝制好了软垫,偷偷绑在膝上。待朝臣们鱼贯入殿,蕊黄、黛浅急忙一左一右地搀她起来,躲在暗处的婢女也搬出了椅子、茶点。过了一个时辰,日头出来了,婢女们又替她撑伞扇凉。芷瑰仍皱眉埋怨:“究竟什么时候才散朝啊?这也太难捱了。”

终于,守在殿外的小太监小跑着来禀报,说是早朝已散了。婢女们急忙将一应用品通通撤走,芷瑰重新跪了回去。

朝臣们出来时,便看见素来娇生惯养的小公主仍直挺挺地跪着,鬓角沁出了点点汗珠,脸色苍白,身形晃动,似乎快要支撑不住。谁家中还没个女儿或者妹妹,见此情境,难免心下不忍。

在顾景曈路过时,芷瑰终于双目一闭晕厥,柔若无骨地朝他身上倒去。顾景曈退开半步,以手臂托住她,抬眸瞥了蕊黄、黛浅一眼,嗓音清冽如泉:“愣着干什么,过来扶住你们殿下,再去请个太医过来。”

芷瑰心下一喜,暗道母妃果真没骗她,男人都喜欢这类柔弱可怜的。任他顾景曈如何疏离冷淡,现下不也对她关怀备至?

芷瑰闭着眼继续装晕,终于在太医抵达时,颤动着眼睫悠悠醒转。她挣扎着起身,却又险些栽倒,一副弱不禁风的模样:“不用劳烦太医了。我没事,只是一向身子弱,跪得太久竟晕了过去,让顾大人忧心了。”

“殿下金枝玉叶,还是让太医看看的好。”

芷瑰见他这样担心自己,含笑挽起衣袖,露出一小截皓腕,让太医诊脉。目光却牢牢地黏在顾景曈身上,眼波流转间尽是小女儿的羞怯情意。

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