小妾下落不明，后被人发现溺死井中，端阳节日烛火烬灭，天边不留一丝痕迹。

    然则世事难预料，一波未平，一波又起。

    户部礼部联合推介和亲人选一事，还未得促成，温如初就接到另一则让他坐不住椅子的消息。

    苏家出事了，苏尽欢被下狱。

    对于这样的结果，他并不为奇。被宠坏的公子哥，打杀家养的奴婢，再寻常不过。按以往惯例，县衙走一遭，直言该奴犯了盗窃□□一类死罪，主人自行惩罚之。衙门断不会难为，销籍即可，不过是一笔勾销的事。

    然而苏尽欢，却是被刑部直接拿去，未曾经过县衙乃至顺天府审查。

    听说是被太医院的隋太医告了，小小太医院竟然敢动苏郎中的嫡子，殷潜的外甥。

    更不可思议的是，一件平常不过的案子，竟招来大理寺过问，全程监理。

    种种迹象表明，这不是一件简单的案件，隐藏在背后的，是各方面力量角逐。很明显，有人要办苏家。

    究竟会是谁？

    不，不对，不是苏家。

    苏家只不过是幌子，扳倒苏郎中这样官途黯淡的小吏，没有任何意义。倘若冲着殷潜而来，对方大可直接拿政绩把柄说事，何必不痛不痒地对付苏家。

    显然，对方是冲他而来。

    苏郎中包庇罪，苏尽欢杀人罪，这些罪名一旦定罪，苏家将身败名裂。而温家与苏家的联姻，也会面临被取消的后果。毕竟罪臣之女，又怎能娶进门呢？

    道理上可通，尽管有些弯弯绕绕。

    如果婚约取消，受益者又会是谁呢？

    侍从远舟敬上一盏“碧螺春”，茶烟淼淼，轻如薄纱。温如初端着茶盏，睇着前方出神。恰时一缕斜阳映入书房，投射一道明亮的光剑，不偏不倚，正照在案上摆放的一枚墨玉上——

    之前在苏府，苏夫人交给他这枚墨玉，说是从奸夫身上扯下来的。彼时他还不能完全确定，纳征之日所发生的骚乱，到底是苏沅芷自导自演的阴谋，还是真的确有其事。

    温如初得到墨玉之后，摩挲摆弄良久，未曾发现半点异常，索性丢在一边再未管它。不过是市面上常见的货品，西市的首饰铺子里多的是，一枚也就几两银子的事。

    然而此刻，经过阳光沐浴和茶烟洗礼，玉石却散发出异样的青绿色透明光彩，微光粼粼，穿透袅袅茶烟。

    温如初放下茶盏，摸过来那枚墨玉，摊在手心里揉了揉，好似捏着一颗碧绿的水晶。可一旦离开阳光照射，立即恢复普通黑色墨玉。

    此物乃稀世宝玉，绝非中原所有。

    桃花眼眸倒映一片青芒，亦如他头顶晦暗的绿云，是怒，是嗔，是咽不下去的苦涩。他狠狠地攥起手心，指甲嵌进肉里，肆意发泄满腔的怒火。

    那个女人，终究是负了他。

    他恨不得立刻冲到苏家，去将她掳了来，好好盘问审讯一番，问问她究竟有没有良心，怎敢背弃佛前誓言。又或者敲碎她的牙齿，从她嘴里撬出来，奸夫到底是谁。

    可他有他的教养和分寸，也有不肯认输的傲娇。敌人挑衅的剑锋，已然指到他鼻子跟前，他没有退后的选择，唯有迎头一棒，与对方针锋相对。

    跟他斗，活的不耐烦了。

    敌人的这步棋，无非在探究他的底线，看他能忍到何时。那他就摆出自己真正的底气，跟对方硬碰硬。

    温如初召来侍从远舟，嘱咐他送一封书信，至东阁大学士章任梁府邸。

    时光春华可惜，一转眼又过了七八日。

    自从苏尽欢被刑部拿去以后，苏家再没有封锁门户的必要，索性敞开大门。期间人来人往，三法司接连不断派人访查，搜集证据，苏家不得不一一尽心接待。

    苏绾同芸娘、无霜等人，连同宝哥儿和乳娘，亦已回归紫竹苑住所。苏绾担心案子进展，时不时让芸娘去撬苏老爷的口风。得到的消息有好有坏，她一时也没有头绪，整日闷着，恹恹不乐。

    苏绾欲派人去时枫那里打探情况，可据她对时枫的了解，必定打探不到任何消息线索，还会反过来拿住她的短处，又要强迫她“下单付账”。

    “小姐，此人不可靠，莫上他的当。”

    精细绣花针左右穿引，无霜正努力缝补苏绾那件翡翠烟罗绮云裙。任务十分艰巨，仅对襟被扯烂好几处，无消说裙裾和袖边。

    本来早就该缝了，只是苏家出了一场大乱，无霜根本没机会做绣活。如今总算有些空暇，赶紧捣腾针线。

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