第八十七章壽宴行刺
沈知鳶吁了口氣,起身準備從祠堂出去。得知貴妃趙雪的死訊后,沈知鳶第一時(shí)間去告訴了自己的母親白氏念柔。當年母親慘死,自己無(wú)能為力,如今回來(lái),就是要為當年的事情討個(gè)說(shuō)法,如今孟氏和趙雪都已經(jīng)死了,沈知鳶終于可以安心的來(lái)和母親說(shuō)說(shuō)話(huà)了····················心情不錯的沈知鳶推開(kāi)門(mén),就看見(jiàn)素琴恭敬的站在祠堂門(mén)口,沈知鳶用眼神詢(xún)問(wèn)柳葉怎么回事,柳葉撇嘴搖頭,表示二小姐什么也沒(méi)和奴婢說(shuō)···················
素琴倒是乖乖的給沈知鳶行禮,然后小心翼翼的問(wèn)道“姐姐,快到爹爹的壽辰了,往年我沒(méi)資格參與,今年的····················我想················”
沈知鳶向自己院子走去,語(yǔ)氣輕快的說(shuō)道“放心吧,你可以出席,你想什么呢,我還能不讓你出席爹爹的壽宴么?”
素琴小步跟在沈知鳶的身后,看柳葉打量的看著(zhù)自己,素琴沒(méi)什么表情,低頭看著(zhù)地面,語(yǔ)氣恭敬的說(shuō)道“我自然知道姐姐會(huì )叫我出席,我是············我是想我最近也沒(méi)什么事情,姐姐和姐夫要是不想太操心的話(huà)可以把一些操辦的瑣事交代給我去做···············”
沈知鳶停住腳步,回頭看了一眼素琴,素琴仰臉對著(zhù)沈知鳶笑了一下,問(wèn)道“可以么?姐姐?”
沈知鳶略一想,點(diǎn)頭說(shuō)道“你要是不怕麻煩的話(huà)那就給你點(diǎn)事情做,正好我有幾個(gè)帖子還沒(méi)送,顧尚書(shū)的還有趙總兵家的,那倆家住在西城,最近鬧心的事情也不斷,總是沒(méi)抽出時(shí)間來(lái),你看··············”
素琴開(kāi)心的點(diǎn)頭說(shuō)道“那就妹妹去送吧·················”
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素琴和香葉看沈知鳶走的遠了,素琴才說(shuō)道“打聽(tīng)出來(lái)沒(méi)有,風(fēng)聽(tīng)鶴怎么回事?”
香葉四下看了看后小聲的說(shuō)道“風(fēng)小姐想要和王爺和離,咱們郡主答應幫忙盡快辦好,而且奴婢聽(tīng)說(shuō)似乎郡主還答應風(fēng)小姐以后助她進(jìn)長(cháng)公主府·····················”
素琴皺眉跺腳,咬牙說(shuō)道“賤人果然不靠譜,枉費我是真心幫她的················不過(guò)倒也好,少了一個(gè)人在王爺面前·················”
香葉看著(zhù)素琴咬牙切齒的樣子,試探的說(shuō)道“二小姐···············郡主對我們··············對您其實(shí)很好了··············您這次犯了錯郡主也沒(méi)追究···············以您的身份,咱們還不是京中的男子隨便挑?你若是喜歡誰(shuí),郡主定會(huì )···············”
“住口!你是誰(shuí)的丫頭?!”素琴生氣喝止了香葉的話(huà)“沒(méi)追究?她讓柳葉那個(gè)賤婢打我的你沒(méi)看到么?!我的臉現在還疼!她對我好?難道我不知道她的心思么,還不是為了裝作她很大方仁德的樣子,她要是真的對我好,皇上封她郡主的時(shí)候至少能給我求個(gè)縣主吧?可是呢,你看看我們的好郡主,哼················她明知道我早就喜歡王爺,可是最后她又做了什么?香葉,我不是要爭什么,我只是要把本應屬于我的拿回來(lái)而已··················”
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寧國公的壽宴,來(lái)的人自然多,沈知鳶和夜無(wú)雙早就忙的不見(jiàn)人影。素琴拉著(zhù)香葉躲到人少的地方小聲的說(shuō)著(zhù)話(huà)“你可看好了那人,要是出了岔子我可是水中撈月了················
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香葉猛點(diǎn)頭,拍著(zhù)胸脯保證“放心吧小姐,華子不錯眼的看著(zhù)呢,到時(shí)候只要那人行刺王爺,您一定要瞅準了時(shí)機過(guò)去擋著(zhù),華子說(shuō)了,那人的小匕首十分的鋒利,他看見(jiàn)那人用那匕首削過(guò)柴火棒呢!”
素琴有些不耐煩的說(shuō)道“你們只管看好那人別做別的事,別下毒什么就行,我護心鏡都戴著(zhù)了,到時(shí)候我比他先動(dòng),傷不到多少的··············”
原來(lái),寧國公府要辦壽宴,缺人手,臨時(shí)找了不少短工來(lái),香葉有一天無(wú)意間聽(tīng)見(jiàn)一個(gè)打雜的短工說(shuō)要行刺夜無(wú)雙,香葉不敢耽誤,趕緊告訴了素琴,素琴卻在思量了一會(huì )之后決定不上報這件事,素琴想的是借著(zhù)行刺的時(shí)機,在夜無(wú)雙面前立一個(gè)大功,素琴先是叫人看著(zhù)短工,確定了短工是要在上菜的時(shí)候接近夜無(wú)雙,從盤(pán)子底部抽出匕首行刺,因著(zhù)當日每人都有安排好的位置,那短工就是在正廳接菜的,根本沒(méi)有時(shí)間下毒,所以想出這么個(gè)笨招················素琴一邊感嘆這個(gè)刺客實(shí)在笨的要死,一邊心里感謝這個(gè)刺客笨的要死,自己正好可以幫著(zhù)夜無(wú)雙擋了這一刀,這救命之恩···············素琴想想就開(kāi)心···············
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話(huà)說(shuō)壽宴開(kāi)始,大家都已經(jīng)陸續就坐,菜也開(kāi)始一盤(pán)盤(pán)的往桌上端,素琴本來(lái)坐在離夜無(wú)雙有些遠的位置,眼看著(zhù)那刺客面露兇光,估摸這是要行動(dòng)了,素琴急得不行,看夜無(wú)雙起身要去敬酒,素琴端著(zhù)酒杯三步并作兩步的快步到了夜無(wú)雙面前,對著(zhù)夜無(wú)雙舉杯說(shuō)道“姐夫,今天雖然是爹爹的壽宴,但是妹妹想敬姐夫一杯酒··············”素琴邊說(shuō)邊用眼神瞄那個(gè)刺客,又用另一只手摸了摸衣服里的護心鏡,感覺(jué)問(wèn)題不大,繼續說(shuō)道“我和姐姐一樣,童年都不幸福,但是我感謝姐夫給了姐姐現在的幸福生活,看著(zhù)姐姐開(kāi)心的樣子,妹妹打心里想要謝謝姐·························姐夫?。?!”素琴雖然說(shuō)著(zhù)話(huà),但是眼睛一時(shí)刻也沒(méi)離開(kāi)過(guò)那個(gè)刺客,眼看著(zhù)刺客端著(zhù)菜馬上走到夜無(wú)雙的身邊,刺客的眼睛盯著(zhù)夜無(wú)雙的背影,一只手拖著(zhù)菜盤(pán),另一只手摸向了拖著(zhù)菜盤(pán)的手的手腕處,素琴知道,那把匕首就藏在那里,眼看著(zhù)匕首的把已經(jīng)露出一些,素琴緊張的話(huà)都說(shuō)不出來(lái)了,好在那人也沒(méi)有猶豫,迅速的抽出匕首向夜無(wú)雙刺去,素琴大喊一聲推開(kāi)夜無(wú)雙,用手臂擋了一下·················夜無(wú)雙反應也極快,在素琴推開(kāi)他的時(shí)候就已經(jīng)順勢轉身,伸手去擒那人了·················
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刺客被當場(chǎng)抓住,但是現在要緊的是查看寧國公府因為刺客事件而受的傷,賓客自然早就散了,素琴躺在床上等著(zhù)郎中診治,透過(guò)人群,素琴用眼神詢(xún)問(wèn)香葉,香葉輕輕地點(diǎn)頭,意思是放心吧,都辦好了·····················
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夜無(wú)雙長(cháng)吁一口氣,對著(zhù)拉著(zhù)沈知鳶說(shuō)道“好在素琴傷的不重,要不啊,可就是我們的罪過(guò)了···············”
沈知鳶點(diǎn)頭,說(shuō)道“我在這在守素琴一會(huì ),你去看看那個(gè)刺客吧,估計又是姜城來(lái)的熱血少年·············”
夜無(wú)雙搖頭苦笑“每年都會(huì )有幾個(gè)自認為替天行道的姜城少年來(lái)我這折騰一番,這個(gè)算是陣仗大的了,要不是我想陪他玩玩,也不至于傷到素琴·················”
沈知鳶笑了一下說(shuō)道“你呀,去吧,嚇唬嚇唬得了,我們就不供飯了················”
夜無(wú)雙故意板著(zhù)臉說(shuō)道“你這夫人好不賢惠,我家鄉來(lái)人了,都不留人吃頓飯哦············”
說(shuō)完在沈知鳶的白眼中笑呵呵的向關(guān)著(zhù)刺客的柴房走去·····················
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夜無(wú)雙還沒(méi)走到柴房門(mén)口,只見(jiàn)白虎叔一臉憂(yōu)色的快步走了過(guò)來(lái),到了夜無(wú)雙近前,白虎叔低聲說(shuō)道“王爺,那人死了!”