第311章 偶遇(2 / 2)

闺门秀 loeva 1914 字 2022-09-09

她等了至少有一盏茶的功夫,那门才开了,霍家母子在一名中年妇人的护送下走了出来。那名妇人还拉着霍太太的手说:“亲家放心。等孩子出了孝,我一定托人把她送去。你们能从此离了这地儿,也是件好事。”说着就哽咽起来了。

霍太太也红了眼圈:“别这样,等两个孩子成了亲,我们就是一家人了。到时候我跟我妹夫说一声。也一并把你们接去,大家住在一起,相互也有个照应。到了外地,无人知道我们的底细,我们行事也不必处处小心了。等你几个孩子长大了,你就能享福了。好日子还在后头呢。你可千万要打起精神来。”

那妇人含泪点头。

霍太太让那中年妇人回去,可那妇人一再坚持要送他母子离开,霍太太只得转身上车。

赵湘等得心急,来不及细想这两名妇人是什么亲家,眼见着霍太太要上车了。连忙从树后走了出来,装作埋头向前走,经过马车时“啊”了一声,仿佛刚刚认出他们的样子,道:“霍伯母?您怎么会在这里?”

霍太太正低头垂泪,闻声望去,见是她,面色变了变。脸立刻就拉长下来。

霍知良也认出了赵湘,他低头不理,只对霍太太说:“母亲上车吧?”

霍太太上了车就把车帘放下。似乎完全没有理会赵湘的意思。赵湘咬咬唇,偷偷看了霍知良一眼,发现他似乎比先前见面时长高了些,换了一身青布直裰,瘦高挺直,确实有几分清俊。她把心一横。迅速低声道:“我知道霍伯母心里必定还在怨我,可是……婚姻大事。自是长辈做主,我实在没有办法……”

霍知良皱起了眉头。马车里的霍太太冷声道:“赵姑娘多虑了。你与小儿没有缘份,说来也是我们家的造化。如今我们母子正准备开春就去投奔我做知州的妹夫,妹妹已经答应了,让我儿拜妹夫的幕友为师,日后为幕,虽然比不得做官富贵,却也十分体面。我儿日后前程似锦,若是当日与你订下亲事,以你如今的声名狼藉,我儿还不知要被人如何笑话呢。可见这世上的事,都是福祸相依的。当日瞧着是件坏事,如今看来,倒是我们家的福气了。赵姑娘也不必再提起什么婚事,我儿已经跟王家长女订了亲,只等出孝就要成亲了。你若真是个知廉耻的姑娘,就别纠缠不休,回去侍候你祖母吧。她虽然不是好人,对你这个孙女也算是用心良苦。”

赵湘羞得几乎无地自容,什么话都说不出口了,只能眼睁睁看着霍知良驾马车载着母亲离开。等他们消失在胡同口外,她回过头,正对上方才被霍太太称为亲家的那名妇人,才发现对方有些眼熟。仔细一想,却也是个犯官的家眷,丈夫是姓王的,从前也曾官至五品吏部郎中,是颖王的追随者中一个小人物。他家长女自己也见过,比霍知良要足足大上三岁,容貌中等,倒是有些贤良名声。赵湘一向是不把对方放在眼里的,难不成霍知良竟是与此女订了亲事?!

还有,王家人居然也住在绵花胡同,她祖孙二人搬过来这么多天了,怎不见这家人上门拜访?

赵湘正要上前说话,那王太太却一脸不屑地朝她啐了一口:“你这不知廉耻的小丫头,你家里的破事早就传遍了,你怎么还有脸出门?给我赶紧离开,少玷污了我们王家的门!”说罢就往后退了两步,大力将门关上。

赵湘又羞又气,背后又传来了两个婆子的耻笑声:“只怕是听说那清秀小哥来了,特地过来等着的吧?藏在树后面是想装偶遇么?”“她家丫头还争辩说传闻中不好的事都是她家老太婆做的,她家小姐是个正经人。我呸!祖孙俩一路货色,都是见了男人就走不动路的小淫妇!装什么正经人?!”“王家寡-妇倒是个正经人,养的几个孩子也好,自然是看不上这种小淫妇的。”“别说人家是读书人,我们粗人也看不上,什么阿儿物!”

赵湘捂了脸拔腿就跑了,哭着跑回了家。牛氏正在房里大骂:“滚哪里去了?你上前门大街打油呢?去了这半日,难不成是会情郎去了?到底是哪家的混账?说出来,看我不打死他!”

赵湘跑回房间往床上一扑,大声哭了起来。若不是牛氏拦着,她早已跟霍知良订了亲,可以名正言顺地离开这里了。就算做不成官太太,做个师爷太太也好呀。如今却只能屈居胡同深处的陈旧小院,不但要忍受外人的流言蜚语,还要遭受亲祖母的误会与辱骂。这日子还怎么过下去?!

她在心里责怪祖母的时候,倒是忘了,自己当初也是看不上霍家的,甚至还为祖母吊着霍太太,让后者误以为她即将会成为自己的媳妇,态度变得格外亲切而羞恼不已。如今她需要的,只是一个推卸责任的对象罢了。

哭着哭着,她无意中侧过头,却瞥见了窗台上摆放的一纸包东西,顿时停下了哭声。

那包东西不是她们带来的,是前任租客留下。当日她刚搬进来时,曾经想要把屋里所有的破烂都扔出去,被邻居的老太太骂了,指着那包药说,那是毒药,前任租客买来毒死老鼠的,让她别乱扔,害了路过的猫猫狗狗。她就随手放在了窗台上。

赵湘抽泣着坐起了身,盯着那包药,陷入了沉思。(未完待续。。。)

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