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赵老哥站在下首,面无表情,声音像在汇报一件寻常的军务:&ot;活着!按大人的吩咐,人劫回来当晚,先是让弟兄们好好研究了一下那小子的东西,绑着取了一回精——果然和那日瓷瓶里的一样,又多又浓,喷得满床满地的,三四个壮汉加起来的量都不如他一个。取完精之后,七八个弟兄轮流把他硬生生给肏了,从黄昏弄到子时,屁眼儿被捅得血肉模糊的,稀烂。。。之后的兄弟们实在也都再插不下去了,才算放过他。那小子全程连一声哭喊都没有,牙关咬得咯咯响,一句求饶的话都没说过。完了弟兄们还在他脸上头上尿了一大泡,他也没躲,就那么躺着一动不动。&ot;

梨花睁开眼,目光落在窗外那几朵腊梅上,暗香浮动着,和屋里残余的血腥味混在一起,让人喘不上气来。他从头到尾把陆延定来过后这两个月的事过了一遍——送蜀锦、送珍珠、被拒了就不送了;腊月二十四来衙门找人的时候,赵老哥说陆延定在忙&ot;公务&ot;,可衙门都封印了,哪来的公务?一切都对得上了。陆延定就是要让自己去求他,去低头,去跪着告诉他自己错了、自己认了,然后乖乖地把自己送进他那座宅子里去。

是了,凭什么要把他绑了、送到一个知道梨花住处的人手里?除非那群水匪本来就是被人安排的,专门蹲在那里等春生。

陆延定摆了摆手,示意他坐,自己又端起了茶盏,喝了一口,目光在梨花脸上绕了一圈,然后像是随意提起似的说:&ot;说来惭愧,这两日一直忙着接待京里来的一位大人,兵部左侍郎,奉旨南下巡察海防。明日我在府中设晚宴款待他,本想着请几个吹弹歌舞的名家来助助兴,可这大过年的,城里有名有姓的高人都回老家了,一时竟找不到一个能拿得出手的,唉!&ot;他说着,放下茶盏,面带难色地叹了口气,&ot;官面上的人情往来,实在推不掉。。。&ot;

赵老哥从偏门无声无息地走了进来,脚步轻得像猫。

他站起来,走到门口朝外喊了一声&ot;老赵&ot;,赵老哥从廊下快步过来,陆延定把信递给他,咬着牙说:&ot;马上调一队人,沿着西溪和运河两岸给我搜。找人的、打听的、问路的,都撒出去,务必把春生兄弟活着给我找回来!一定要囫囵个儿的,听见没有!&ot;

梨花站起来,微微欠了欠身:&ot;多谢陆大人。&ot;

&ot;第二日动手切的时候灌了药,倒是没让他遭太大的罪。都是熟手的老师傅了,伤口处理的极好,止了血上了药。人昨儿夜里就醒了,暂时没有性命之忧。&ot;赵老哥这些话的时候脸上还是没有任何表情。

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所以,只有一个可能——陆延定!所以,腊月二十四的绑架,不是临时起意,是早就计算好的!人,是陆延定安排的!

梨花站在窗前想了很久。桂妈进来轻声问了一句&ot;主子,晚饭还热不热&ot;,他没有回头,只是说了一句&ot;热上吧,我等会儿吃&ot;。他首先得活下去,春生才能活下去。哪怕是为了报仇,他也得先忍下这一口气,咬碎了牙,把陆延定要的那个&ot;求&ot;字给出去。

梨花刚坐定便从怀里取出那封勒索信,双手递到陆延定面前,声音平得像一面结了冰的湖:&ot;陆大人,春生被人绑了。前日去西溪庄子送年赏,至今依然未归,今日家里收到这个。我没有五百两银子,也没有门路,只能来寻大人求个主意,给我们一条活路。&ot;

&ot;那小子还活着吧。&ot;

陆延定眼中闪过一丝极快的光,快得几乎看不见。他把茶盏放下,连声说:&ot;不嫌弃、不嫌弃!你愿意来,那是给我天大的面子。你只管挑你拿手的演便是,琴也好、箫也好,那位侍郎大人也是个风雅人,不挑剔的。&ot;

他没有提那团肉,一个字都没有提。

&ot;陆大人若不嫌弃在下年老色衰,技艺荒疏了,小人愿意献丑,替大人撑一撑场面,以感谢大人出手相助之情。只是不知那位侍郎大人,平日里喜欢看什么、听什么?&ot;

梨花听了,没有立刻接话。他站起身,灯影把他的脸照得半明半暗,垂着眼沉默了片刻,再抬起眼来的时候,眼底那层冷冷的光已经收了,换上了一副恭顺的、恰到好处的笑容:

梨花不会去报官,陆延定就是官,浙江最大的武官。

赵老哥垂着头,没有应声。陆延定靠在椅背上,闭了眼,灯影把他的脸照得一半暖一半冷,那道眉尾的刀疤在明暗交界处微微地抽了一下,像一条正在慢慢醒过来的蛇。

陆延定接过信,展开来看了。目光扫过那歪歪扭扭的字迹,越看眉头拧得越紧,看完猛地将信拍在桌上,震得茶盏都跳了一下:&ot;混账东西!光天化日之下绑人勒索,还说什么不许报官——这些水匪贼人,欺人太甚!&ot;

匆匆吃过饭,梨花洗了把脸,换身干净衣裳,没有带任何人,独自出了门。

当务之急的是先让春生活着!五百两银子倒不是大问题,可他也不会相信给了银子对方就会放人,毕竟陆延定图的根本就不是银子。

到了都指挥使府门前,他报了姓名,门房进去通报。这一次没有等多久,门便开了,一个小厮引着他穿过两重院落,到了会客厅。陆延定坐在堂上,穿着一身石青色的家常袍子,手里端着一盏茶,见梨花进来,忙放下茶盏站起身来,脸上是恰到好处的意外和关切:&ot;这么晚了,你怎么亲自来了?快请坐。&ot;

梨花坐在那里,两手交握着搭在膝盖上,指节攥得发白。他又往下想了一层——又或者是那些人没抢到钱生气了,对他动了刑,逼迫着让他吐出了这些?可春生是硬骨头,必能扛得住,绝对不会把自己的下落和人交代出去的。

陆延定听了,没有笑,也没有满意,只是端起茶盏又喝了一口,仿佛那不过是今日桌上的一道寻常菜色。脸上的表情淡淡的。一想到如果不是把这小子劫来,只怕那顶三四个壮汉的又多又浓的玩意儿当晚直接又进了梨花的嘴里,原本深埋的良心里面挤出来的一丝丝怜悯和愧疚,瞬即就被击到无形。他原本以为,用强权和暴力彻底碾碎那个小花匠的自尊与尊严,便能抵消心里那团被妒忌烧出来的黑洞,可如今不杀人却诛心的手段使了,自己心中那团妒忌非但没有熄灭,反而像被热油浇过一般猛地又蹿高了几寸。

陆延定把茶盏搁回桌上,手指在杯沿上慢慢转了一圈,片刻之后从鼻腔里冷冷地哼了一声:&ot;活着就好。&ot;他顿了一下,&ot;我要让他活受罪,一辈子受活罪!&ot;

赵老哥应了一声&ot;是&ot;,拿着信快步走了。陆延定回到座前,长长地吁了一口气,神色缓和了些,对梨花歉意地笑了笑:&ot;你先别急,我手下这些人都是打过仗的,找人搜人的本事不比寻常衙役差。快则两三日,慢则四五日,一定给你个交代。&ot;

梨花点了点头,说了一声&ot;好&ot;,便告辞了。陆延定亲自送到二门口,望着梨花的背影消失在夜色里,脸上那副殷切的笑容慢慢收了起来,像潮水退去后露出的礁石。他回到堂上坐了,重新端起那盏茶,不紧不慢地喝了一口,然后叫了一声&ot;老赵&ot;。

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