如此也好                                                                                “姑娘，您能回来真的是……太好了呜呜呜呜……”                                                                                沈鸾叹气：“怎么又哭了呢，太伤眼睛，赶紧擦擦，我这一趟也没受什么苦，还给你带了个姑爷回来，不算亏。”                                                                                “是秦将军吗？可是秦将军早就娶了姑娘。”                                                                                “所以也不在乎再娶一次。”                                                                                沈鸾拍了拍柔软的床榻，忽然有种想要上去滚一滚的冲动。                                                                                一旁紫烟看了一会儿，扁了扁嘴：“姑娘，你想滚一滚就滚吧，这个床你好久没有在上面滚过了呜呜呜呜……”                                                                                沈鸾：“……”                                                                                虽然觉得有些好笑，她还是遵从本心，一下子扑上去抱着软枕来回翻滚，心里某个地方有种踏实的满足感溢出来。                                                                                紫烟在旁边看着默默地流泪，一边哭一边给沈鸾把裙角整理好，又能看到姑娘在床上滚来滚去了，真好呜呜呜。                                                                                ……                                    ．c                                                                                秦戈从沈家离开的时候，府外那些官差一个都没走，见着他出来，立刻有人上前：“将军，皇上还在宫里等您呢。”                                                                                秦戈只要离开沈鸾的视线，脸上的表情就与温和毫无关系，常年在军中浴血厮杀，不怒自威，让人都不敢正眼去看。                                                                                他也没反对，径直往皇城的方向去。                                                                                御书房，外面太监进来通传说定北将军觐见的时候，里面凝滞的气氛总算出现了松动。                                                                                沅凌面无表情地宣他进来，不一会儿，秦戈大步入内，高声参见。                                                                                “爱卿免礼。”                                                                                沅凌的声音有些硬邦邦的，“爱卿终于肯回来见见朕了？朕还以为，要见到你不知要到什么时候。”                                                                                “微臣战后受伤，不欲让皇上担忧，故想寻一个山清水秀的地方自生自灭，免得动摇军心。”                                                                                “那你如今伤又好了？”                                                                                “托皇上洪福，微臣养伤时遇见了仙女转世，将微臣的伤都治好了。”                                                                                他面不改色地信口胡说，沅凌胸口剧烈起伏，后槽牙咬出咯吱咯吱的动静，吓得旁边伺候的太监心都要停了。                                                                                沅凌一挥手，将书房里除秦戈以外的所有人统统赶出去，等门关上，他脸色一变：“沈鸾真的没死？”                                                                                秦戈的目光凝了凝，淡然道：“那不是沈鸾，她叫夏峦，只是与沈鸾长得相似罢了。”                                                                                “你觉得这话朕会相信？”                                                                                “皇上明察，当初被国朝送去祗族和亲的德贤公主，已经在半路病逝，棺椁也已送回晏城，她的死状许多人都亲眼目睹，微臣离开的时候，她分明还是好好的。”                                                                                沅凌默然，半晌长叹一口气：“你还是有怨气的，朕知道，也是人之常情。”                                                                                “所以她不是沈鸾，她是一对老夫妻养大的孩子，微臣已经与她成了亲，沈家名义上将她认作五姑娘，仅此而已。”                                                                                沅凌久久地看了他一会儿，忽而垂眸，“如此，也好。”                                                                                沈文韶十分出类拔萃，卓尔不群，沈家在国朝地位日益稳固，秦戈又是战功赫赫，沈秦两家联姻，难免有人会担心权势集中在他们手里，但如果秦戈娶的只是个养女，似乎就没什么关系。                                                                                “皇上，微臣在回来的路上，听闻皇上要立皇后，此乃国之幸事，那群老臣也该欣慰。”                                                                                沅凌抬起头，有些欲言又止：“关于此事，朕正要与你细说……”                                                                                书房门外，太监细声细气的声音传进来：“皇上，甄皇太妃来了，说想见定北将军。”                                                                                沅凌与秦戈对视了一眼，心里明白她是为何而来，“既然皇太妃要见你，你就先去见一见，至于其他的事情，稍后再说也不迟。”                                                                                沅凌身为皇上去，心里却还是将秦戈当做从前教导自己武学的秦大哥，关于皇后一事，他竟有些逃避，能拖一会儿是一会儿。                                                                                秦戈察觉到他的意思也没多说什么，告退出去去见了甄皇太妃。                                                                                甄皇太妃一如秦戈记忆中绝色美丽，只是看得出比起从前明显要衰老一些，沈鸾病逝的消息让她缠绵病榻，一心求死，靠着无数贵重的药材才救回来。                                                                                她见到秦戈立刻屏退下人，起身冲到秦戈面前，眼睛里闪烁着期待和渴望。                                                                                “秦戈，阿鸾还活着是不是？她还好好的是不是？”                                                                                甄皇太妃急于求证，声音在不停地发抖。                                                                                秦戈能在沅凌面前瞎说八道，但面对甄皇太妃，他的回答还是中规中矩：“她……中了毒，不记得从前过往，不过人还是好好的，与从前一样乐观开朗。”                                                                                甄皇太妃捂着嘴，泪水夺眶而出。                                                                                多少次她想着就这样随阿鸾而去，她是个失败的母亲，从来没为阿鸾做过些什么，沅凌既已登基，她也没什么好顾虑，只是总有人不想她死，不停地告诉她只要活着，也许就能等到奇迹。                                                                                如今，奇迹真的出现，可那些罪阿鸾也没有少受。                                                                                “她如今是沈家认的五姑娘，不再受身份束缚，微臣会好好待她，太妃娘娘放心。”                                                                                甄皇太妃擦干净眼泪，看着面前眼神坚定的男子，他帮阿鸾报了仇，他违抗圣命销声匿迹去找阿鸾，若不是他，阿鸾没那么容易被找到，不知道还要漂泊多久。                                                                                “我很放心，我也……没有资格不放心……”                                                                                甄皇太妃的神情松塌下来，美目低垂，似是全然放下了什么，无欲无求。                                                                                阿鸾还活着，此生她能知道这个消息就已经足够，往后余生，她也不会再有别的念想。                                                                                “你是知晓阿鸾的身世，此事，就只当从未有过，皇家富贵，却也像是一个深渊，她该离得远远的，越远越好……”                                                                                曾经，甄皇太妃心底藏着隐隐的期待，盼着此生是否有机会能认回阿鸾，在她被赐封公主的时候，甄皇太妃焦虑过，却也窃喜过，可公主的头衔给沈鸾带来的，却是灭顶之灾。                                                                                她什么都不再奢求，她不会再向沈鸾靠近半步，能远远的，隐隐约约地听到她过得好，甄皇太妃，便此生无憾。                                                                                见过甄皇太妃之后，秦戈立刻出宫回家。                                                                                广阳侯府大门敞开，下人翘首期盼，看到秦戈之后，风一样窜回去通传：“回来了回来了！”