老漢告辭後,嚴懷淵隨後召見了老吳和趙光。15Please respect copyright.PENANATV4a8aoCJz
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老吳是個魁梧的漢子,年輕時是個跑江湖的,可惜後來與人結怨,左手被人砍傷有些不利索,右手還有些力氣,嚴懷淵與他一談,他便裏外倒了個幹淨。15Please respect copyright.PENANArdXG1BREcm
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原來按他的傷,本來不夠格來府中,是因古大人與他認識,這才破例進了衛隊。15Please respect copyright.PENANAH2ITJszAlF
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他當時忐忑,刺史府安全何等重要,他一個半殘之人怕是肩負不了重任,古大人不以為意。15Please respect copyright.PENANARP37LgSWqt
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他惆悵一歎,“全靠古大人恩惠,賞老吳一口飯吃。”15Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y5kDWwrTx
可惜回報不了萬一。15Please respect copyright.PENANAGgkWS7QMKm
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至於仆役趙光那夜正要回房睡覺,碰上衛隊巡夜,這才一起去的書房。15Please respect copyright.PENANAqK5Cutzdsh
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在場的三人所言他俱詳細筆錄,新得到不少線索,他心裏有事走得極慢,想了一程來回踱步。15Please respect copyright.PENANAe5ytdqjGnV
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一身布衣,質樸無華。15Please respect copyright.PENANA7McQPLn0ex
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奉命保護的軍士在廊下稍候,不敢上前打擾。15Please respect copyright.PENANAtQSbNiSg4q
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院裏花木蔥蘢,枝葉茂密,廊下兩隻貓兒正打得不可開交,一隻貓色雪白,一隻一團墨黑,兩隻貓兒靈活穿梭在花木間,互相追逐、撲擊,一會兒又滾到嚴懷淵腳邊。15Please respect copyright.PENANAKXnkvIXlVF
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嚴懷淵沒有心思細看,他踱步片刻,招來軍士悄聲道,“派人看著巡夜衛隊的老吳,還有仆役趙光。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAsTHTUBnF6b
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跟隨他的軍士是個十五歲的孩子,雙眼透著股機靈勁兒,便是昨日引言老漢來之人。15Please respect copyright.PENANAtLPdE1gTTa
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嚴懷淵以目示意,他立刻心領神會,“也派人看著言老漢?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAFqM8L5ZFO6
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“小心些行跡,看看他跟老吳、趙光有沒有其他來往。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAsRxxMQAeM1
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“嚴大人您放心。”他肅立正色應道,又嘿嘿一笑,露出一口白牙,“我就是幹這個的。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAa79Wu0rD1C
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“你小子在將軍麵前有這股機靈就好了。”嚴懷淵忍不住拍他後腦勺。15Please respect copyright.PENANAvEIAMRtMuZ
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明明平時是個機靈鬼,在沈應麵前偏偏結巴說不出一句整話。15Please respect copyright.PENANAjarP87ReLH
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他吃痛躲開,待要嚷嚷又怕沈應突然回來,做賊似的左右看看,才湊前道,“誰敢在將軍麵前造次,您…跟連副將不也一樣?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAl26rlGbQNK
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嚴懷淵聽了失笑,怎麼把將軍當成洪水猛獸一般,作勢踢他,另有一道清亮聲音老遠道,“怎麼好像聽到有人提起我跟將軍?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAGqrZSlSsfS
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那軍士大驚失色,一溜煙小跑從偏門離開。15Please respect copyright.PENANAhwBtPlrKuc
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嚴懷淵搖頭,指著方邁入院裏的連旗笑道,“就知道是你,小連子,好好地又嚇他!”15Please respect copyright.PENANAD7vfpDj3db
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連旗笑著轉入院中,他身穿青色常服,挺拔硬朗,如一棵青鬆,長身玉立。15Please respect copyright.PENANAvZkkkvA81J
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他身後進來一人,卻是沈應,一身玄色寬袖長袍,威儀凜凜,肅穆如霜,翩翩然似清貴公子。15Please respect copyright.PENANAZjj6aXtg0i
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“都回了,元英那邊可順利?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAQbsbzqKi90
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聞言沈應麵容冷寒未見開顏,連旗臉色不好,嚴懷淵收起打趣的調侃,肅然道,“看來走一趟,大家收獲不少。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAiGsjhuBZyv
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“這麼說來你也是?”15Please respect copyright.PENANA5oUNAw903G
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“自然。我們屋內細說。”嚴懷淵抬袖讓過兩人先行,三人一同入內。15Please respect copyright.PENANAZuIokTDgxS
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沈應上首,兩人對坐。15Please respect copyright.PENANA1a7z8Vg80y
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坐定後他才歎氣緩緩道,“問過發現古大人遇害的三人,還讓你說中了。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAtTcokaVer0
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沈應目中寒光驟閃,“真火化了?”15Please respect copyright.PENANA3qC1xhkEb9
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“啊?”連旗一頭霧水,不知他們在打什麼啞謎,聽到這裏總算明白過來,放下茶盞道,“古大人的屍體?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAPEmbXYzgo0
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“是。官府以天熱為由,下令火化。如今隻有仵作的勘驗記錄,我已令人去取。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAEKRilHpWmL
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“已火化不能重新勘驗,記錄肯定有問題,還看它作甚?”連旗倒是不以為意。15Please respect copyright.PENANA5XtWjsxbQk
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“懷淵你的意思呢?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAdxHSi1izMA
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“不能全信,也不能不信。”嚴懷淵比連旗想得深遠,凝重道,“當晚有好幾雙眼睛看著,有些明麵上的東西亂寫不得,隻能試著在裏麵撈撈,看有多少真的了。”15Please respect copyright.PENANA0D6fIGOPmk
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沈應靜默,嚴懷淵知道他同意了,另從袖中取過一遝紙。15Please respect copyright.PENANANezSzgltrE
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“這是言老漢、衛隊老吳和仆役趙光的口述,你們看看。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAzdf99eRkys
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約有八九頁,寫滿密密麻麻的小楷,連旗一看頓時頭大,一目十行掃過一頁紙,餘光裏沈應深深擰眉,隻好硬著頭皮繼續往下看。15Please respect copyright.PENANAftx9cU6Tkr
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嚴懷淵慢條斯理喝茶,抬眸看他愁眉苦臉的樣子就樂,“英勇殺敵的連副將有何高見?”15Please respect copyright.PENANATcwYs4IY3M
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連旗看得頭昏腦脹,按著眉心擱下嘟囔道,“我看著…沒什麼特別之處,三人所言差不了多少,你各自問過好幾回,作假的機會不大。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAATBj56OUjY
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“知早你呢?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAvwAAzq7Swr
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沈應以手抵額,半響才道,“你仔細看看口述上言老漢如何說的。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAs3sJTlRbLc
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口述上說他們在屋外發現的伴讀和文書蕭賀,彼時心窩尚有餘溫,而入屋後發現古大人已死,血流了一地。15Please respect copyright.PENANA1026XKydQQ
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連旗看了沈應所提之處,出了一會神,拍腿叫道,“不對!照這口述,古大人遇害在前,兩人遇襲在後,凶手已經得手,回頭殺他們兩人做什麼?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAPyCBxHuYau
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“這正是奇怪之處。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAFqISfh1MLX
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“按說辭,兩人頭朝內分明是從外入內之時遇害,血手印當是此時而留,這豈不是在說凶手得手後又翻窗殺入內的兩人?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAuhXTJ33wqU
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連旗嘿嘿一笑,“我若是凶手,才不會那麼蠢!得手便趕緊跑。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAvCaqow16ZO
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殺兩人留在門口,這不明擺著告訴刺史府裏的人:古大人出事!15Please respect copyright.PENANAElIDMyYz2Q
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“此事確實蹊蹺,我已派人暗中跟著三人,看是否有串供之嫌。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAYq75LrVcd4
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“還有書房大亂,我以為其中另有文章。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAIVGlOce6TV
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連旗目光銳利,“大亂,難道凶手在翻找某樣東西?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAMFCylv8FSz
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既是翻找,那樣東西找著了不曾?15Please respect copyright.PENANA46kVoVPtJt
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“府中有衛隊把守,閑雜人等不能靠近,或許…凶手想找的東西還在。”15Please respect copyright.PENANA2YUmANNxf9
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連旗將那遝紙翻了又翻,“等等,你剛才說的蕭文書,他口述筆錄怎麼不在?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAEBZAeT4VAw
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嚴懷淵立即道,“這個正要與你們細說。當晚除了古大人,還有兩人受傷,其中伴讀身死,另一個就是蕭大人。他如今重傷未醒,夫人將他接回府中休養。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAUhpXzk0mOG
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“凶手如果得知他未死,會不會…?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAbRgSFuS4W1
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嚴懷淵點頭,“我問過了,也親自去過蕭大人府上。他是古大人舊部,刺史府看重派人貼身保護,母蚊子都不能飛進一隻。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAXRva6W4r0J
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他是個認真仔細的人,不防他會開玩笑,連旗一時笑得合不攏嘴。15Please respect copyright.PENANAXXic91LoAN
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“當晚情形須等他醒來再行查問。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAIfH9hDBp7C
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沈應擰眉,長指輕敲桌麵,“如此,我們分頭行事。書房務要裏裏外外探查一番,看能不能找出線索,此事我親自來。15Please respect copyright.PENANAWYp8e3JTIO
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“懷淵見過眾人,熟悉三人所言,爭取盡早拿到仵作勘驗記錄,核對眾人之言,看能否從眾人口中所言找到破綻。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAKCIZCXfXeN
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嚴懷淵起身領命,“是。”15Please respect copyright.PENANASnzNNeBjZm
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連旗眼巴巴等著沈應下達命令,“知早,那我呢?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAnBqOy6D8vJ
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至於連旗…他沉吟片刻道,“你與元英,看能否從那女子身上得到什麼線索。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAJI5IKRyg1G
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連旗慢慢哦了一聲,麵露難色,就派他幹這個?15Please respect copyright.PENANAH27kKctIgz
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沈應抬頜,冷肅道,“你不是說那女子男子不及,佩服得緊?派你去正合適。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAM2dVwHNR7y
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“我又不是大夫,去了沒多大用處…”他垂頭喪氣,那女子指不定還沒醒呢,他去了也沒用。15Please respect copyright.PENANAHH7jP3YsBo
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“出了什麼事,誰受傷要尋大夫?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAdcT7geN9Vf
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嚴懷淵不知牢房後來的一番對峙,連旗打起精神,眉飛色舞,加油添醋地說了一回,他口才好聲情並茂,讓人身臨其境,尤其那女子挨刑的堅忍,連嚴懷淵忍不住動容,歎道,“此女…可惜了…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAU2Tmm0aQXq
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“莫要同情過早,是敵是友還未可知。”沈應提醒道。15Please respect copyright.PENANAG6kCBZAg6Y
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“此女…言老漢口中提過,古大人欣賞她才學,讓她教小公子讀書,案發當晚,府中隻有她一位客人。”15Please respect copyright.PENANANRY8vQINZT
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“這麼說來,端州軍疑心她也正常。”連旗突然道,見兩人看來忙擺手,“看著我做甚!你們想想,府中隻有一位客人,她經常出入,想必摸清古大人和府中作息,不懷疑她懷疑誰?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAMnWLBvhqww
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“若是懷疑倒罷了,生擒即可,城門口和牢房裏,明擺著要她性命,這又作何解釋?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAVUYRWTjFoR
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連旗頓時噤聲,摸摸鼻子,這麼說也是。15Please respect copyright.PENANAyKg5nEj0Qg
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“對了,言老漢提及小公子失蹤,他平日與那女子接觸最多,要弄清楚事情原委,此女是不是奸細,小公子也須找到。”15Please respect copyright.PENANA4lP7xjxzPb
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“路阻且長啊!”嚴懷淵細數,忍不住輕歎。15Please respect copyright.PENANAYj4KbXljoF
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誰想到端州圍城一戰,居然牽涉刺史命案!眼下除了重建端州城一事,還添了這許多,要忙活的事真多。15Please respect copyright.PENANAiNxnQBrJTe
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這幾日有得忙活了。15Please respect copyright.PENANAv6MEGqGOMs
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“一切事在人為。”沈應臉色不變,“此案馬虎不得,戰事方歇城裏百廢待興,也不能落下,若有進展晚間再細說。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAK4CcYPg2dg
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“是。”15Please respect copyright.PENANAz7TpcTRX1g
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與兩人道別,沈應身子往後倚去,額角抽疼不已。15Please respect copyright.PENANA572S3qFnHv
派軍馳援,城外血戰,麵見端州軍,牢房抓人,事情一樁樁一件件全然不能讓人放鬆。15Please respect copyright.PENANAPymOcwNiW0
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院外暖陽高照,他眯眼想起牢中女子雙眸,如水一樣的目光。15Please respect copyright.PENANAtggzXebp4r
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彼時她滿身傷痛,正是性命攸關之時,眼中所見,心中所思又是什麼?15Please respect copyright.PENANAs9J9hD69Q1
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凶狠的,不甘的,孤決的眼神,戰場上刀山血海他俱見過,唯有她坦然清湛,如一捧清泉。15Please respect copyright.PENANAhOmifW0KYJ
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她竟一點不怕嗎?15Please respect copyright.PENANAcxWVvjRx05
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她後來盯著他,又是為了什麼?15Please respect copyright.PENANACgIqF1UnCo
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沈應唇角緊抿,扔下手中之筆,大步出門。15Please respect copyright.PENANAt6tiFBsfT5
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書房自古大人遇害後,院落便有衛隊把守,沈應向府中仆役問過書房方向,獨自前往。15Please respect copyright.PENANAnlfo4LRgFw
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男子生得薄唇挺鼻,一身風姿清凜,靜池淵深,問路時卻姿態謙和,沒有倨傲之色。15Please respect copyright.PENANADEwZU3e1ve
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府中仆役不免竊竊私語,“好生年輕…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAgTkTMmHYrP
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“聽說已掌軍數年…”15Please respect copyright.PENANARkTdC9han4
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“老太太也說他禮數周到…”15Please respect copyright.PENANA8ipaRIRxvC
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書房門口衛隊見是他來,盡責攔下,盤查後放行,他大步上階向屋內走去。15Please respect copyright.PENANAwhF8XkHX3d
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推開終於見得嚴懷淵說的大亂是什麼光景。15Please respect copyright.PENANAXJbs5WozMY
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門口處書稿淩亂,沈應稍退開反手重重關上。15Please respect copyright.PENANAygrR1ScIZG
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門外豔陽高照,關上門後不至於太暗,他蹲下身撿起一冊,才發現是古大人修訂的詩集。15Please respect copyright.PENANAqTbvq7aAzE
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地上淩亂無序,有的是與朝中大人往來的書信,或所編寫之遊記,詳實生動,頗有意趣。15Please respect copyright.PENANAFP44GUxtWV
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沈應靜默著一頁頁翻看,仍舊放回原處。15Please respect copyright.PENANAprcQOvRNfb
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古大人雖掌一州,卻是文官出身,文章出眾,他有時想起一項利民的政策,也會隨手寫下,這等好官,不該是這般結局。15Please respect copyright.PENANA1lRyZlWWNr
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散落的書冊無可疑之物,沈應目光移向書架。15Please respect copyright.PENANAPSGjG9E8FC
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古大人的藏書。15Please respect copyright.PENANAD3WKTAI4n5
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言老漢的口述提道,古大人似乎在找什麼東西。15Please respect copyright.PENANAfiaYVdRNTn
他要尋的,會在這書房裏嗎?15Please respect copyright.PENANAsyz7hTwPIT
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地上雖然淩亂,架上還算整齊,他起身想抽出一本本細看,靜深眸光在架上散落的灰塵上一頓。15Please respect copyright.PENANA8BMeTLQPsT
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側身挨近細看,果然有幾本書被動過,不似其他蒙著細塵。15Please respect copyright.PENANA37J57uDGE2
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他一麵將幾本書拿了下來,卻是《杏林新語》《詩選》上冊《觀亭集》《楚辭》。15Please respect copyright.PENANAJm90e2FtS5
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這幾本書沈應在書院俱讀過。15Please respect copyright.PENANAoLCCjRbJDo
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《杏林新語》是醫家著作,《詩選》上冊集書院幾位先生得意之作編成,《觀亭集》則是遊記,前朝士人陸星陽棄官而去,遊曆壯闊山河之後詳盡紀實的巨作,可惜後半散佚隻有半冊。15Please respect copyright.PENANAWgBd0Ha78k
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《楚辭》他從前讀過,古大人這冊並無不同。15Please respect copyright.PENANAbVZvlFzkl5
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他翻看過待要將書本放回,日照透窗而入,隱隱照在書架上。15Please respect copyright.PENANAccyAbjKwcZ
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腳邊一側的書架,似也有動過書本的痕跡。15Please respect copyright.PENANA91gt6koBp1
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若是燭火明暗不定,不一定能發現,這個位置須得陽光透窗而入。15Please respect copyright.PENANATKwjczoMTa
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他心中一動,輕輕抽出那冊。15Please respect copyright.PENANAwKgIc3QZ2C
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“哢擦”一聲書架後有機關輕動。15Please respect copyright.PENANA4NaCMJwoX1