第608章 点化
这时，书房门被轻轻推开。
林远山走了进来。
他本想看看劝说的结果如何，却见王耀正站在书案前，孙女捧著一幅画，脸上带著难得一见的笑容。
那笑容轻鬆自然，是他许久未曾见过的。
面色虽然仍旧苍白，但眉眼间的鬱气散了大半。
“曾叔祖。”
“祖父。”
两人同时开口叫人。
林远山点点头，走近几步，目光落在那幅画上。
他眉头微挑，眼中闪过惊讶。
画技虽还稚嫩，但笔法稳健，构图灵动。
不止形准，还有几分神韵在其中。
“这是……耀儿画的？”
王耀点头道：“曾叔祖，我给姑姑画的，还行吧？”
“岂止还行。”
林远山由衷讚嘆：“笔意已见气象，假以时日，定是要青出於蓝啊。”
他说著，目光又落回画上，看著画中恬淡寧静的孙女，再想起方才她脸上那抹难得的笑意，心中某处软了下来。
原本想再劝劝的话，忽然就咽了回去。
算了，孩子开心就好。
不想嫁人……就再等一年吧。
今年刚及笄，也不是那么著急。逼得太紧，反倒伤身。
老人脸上露出温和的笑，皱纹舒展开来：“你们玩吧，我去前头看看。”
门又被轻轻带上。
林溪小心地將画纸移开，寻来一块乾净的木板垫著，放在窗边通风处晾乾。
动作轻柔，像在安置什么珍宝。
阳光照在未乾的墨跡上，泛著润润的光。
……
日子一天天过去，转眼又过了几个月。
秋意渐浓，桂香散尽，寒露降，霜叶红。
林溪的身子仍是有些虚弱。郎中看了好几回，换了好几副方子，效果都不大，只说需静养，莫要忧思。
这段时间，林家也不再提她的亲事了。
……
这日晌午，王家画铺来了位特殊的客人。
是个游方女冠，三十许年纪，身著青色道袍，头戴逍遥巾，面容清癯，眼神却澄澈通透。
她进店並非买画，而是化缘。
王夫人心善，给了些米粮。
女冠道谢后没急著走，目光在店內扫过，落在墙上一幅山水小品上，驻足端详。
那是王耀的写生之作，画的是白河镇外的远山暮色。
端详片刻，女冠眼中闪过一丝讶异：“这画可是贵府小公子所作？”
王守业正在柜檯后理帐，闻言抬起头，有些惊讶：“道长如何得知？”
“笔意虽稚嫩，气韵却已初成。”
女冠微笑，手指虚点：“尤其是这山石的皴法，颇有几分以形写神的意思。”
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“不过这船这水这小雀，不似成人刻意雕琢，倒像是童子天真烂漫，自然流露。”
“小小年纪对画道有如此造诣，如此追求，想来日后，必成大家。”
这时里屋传来一个孩子的声音：“我是一个画画的天才。”
“这孩子，专心临摹！”
王守业朝里屋嚷了一嗓子，转头对女冠笑。
听了对方这番话，他也是心中欢喜，便又与她多聊了几句。
女冠告辞时，忽然想起什么，问道：“贫道今日在镇东头一户人家门外，见一少女，眉宇间清气凝聚，却又带著一丝病气。不知可否告知，那是谁家姑娘？”
王守业想了想：“镇东头……可是林家？”
“似是姓林。”
“那应该是林先生的孙女，林溪。”
王守业嘆道：“那孩子確实自小爱读道经，近来身子也不大好。”
女冠点点头，若有所思。
她没再多说，施了一礼，便转身离开了。
正在里屋临摹的王耀，將这些对话听了个大概，倒也没太在意。
直到三天后。
王耀如往常一般去林家找林溪，在院门外撞见了那位女冠。
她正与林远山在门前说话，林文德和林溪也在一旁静静站著。
“明珠映月，独照清浊，心湖澄澈，奈何无波。”
“如此尘缘浅薄，强困闺阁，恐生坎坷。”
女冠的声音平静，看向林溪时，目光中带著几分怜惜。
“贫道观令孙女眉目清气，命理特殊，向道之心天成，红尘姻缘於她非福乃枷。”
她顿了顿，声音清晰：“若强行婚嫁，非但不会幸福，反至灵华枯萎，鬱鬱而终，恐寿不过双十。”
“这话虽重，却是实情。”
林远山听见这话，心头大震。
这云游女冠道號清玄，近日在镇东头的土地庙暂住，她每日替人看相解签，分文不取，只取些米粮，街坊都说她看得神准。
见多识广的林远山也听过其名號，据说其是曾为宫廷贵胄批命的高人。
如今一语道破孙女的病根，与郎中所言鬱结於心不谋而合。
而且这些话，林远山也隱隱有感觉。
孙女一直心向方外，对姻缘抗拒，对道经痴迷。
每次逼她相看亲事，她便病得更重。
他总还存著一丝侥倖，想著等她身子好了，慢慢劝，总能想开。
可若真如女冠所言……
老人声音有些乾涩：“道长此言……难道溪儿命就如此？再无转圜余地了？”
“这可如何是好？”
“难道真要让她出家，去那深山老林里受苦吗？”
女冠微微一笑：“倒也不必绝望，贫道可收她为寄名弟子，不必去深山老林，只定期前往城郊白云观，带发修习。”
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她顿了顿，声音温和：“如此，既可全其向道之心，亦可暂避婚嫁之扰，好生调养身子。”
“待她年满二十，心性定下，看清所想，再行抉择不迟。”
“届时若是道缘了却，愿归於红尘，亦是一桩善事。”
林远山怔怔听著。
这確是个折中的法子，既能顺著孙女的心意，又不至於让她彻底离家。
况且……还有五年时间。
一旁的林文德听完，心中也开始动摇。
他看向父亲，艰难开口：“爹……要不……就让溪儿试试？总不能看著她这样下去……”
林远山看著一旁静立不语，眼中却隱隱透出期盼的孙女，沉默了许久，最终缓缓点头。
“那……便有劳道长了。”
女冠含笑合十。
王耀蹲在不远处的石阶上，听到这些话，心里琢磨著。
寄名弟子？好像也不错。
至少，姑姑能开心了。
……
三日后，林溪第一次去了城郊的白云观。
她去时穿的是寻常衣裙，只是发间別了一支女冠赠的木簪，素净无纹。
回来时，已是午后。
王耀和苏玄衣坐在画铺门口，刚子趴在他脚边打盹，圆圆蜷在他膝上，尾巴一甩一甩。
听见脚步声，他抬起头，林溪正从巷口走来，眉眼间的沉鬱散了许多，眸子清亮亮的。
王耀站起身，笑著迎了上去：“姑姑，看来那道观不错？”
林溪看著他，也笑了：“嗯，挺好的。”
苏玄衣静静的看著林溪，眼神莫名。
……
林远山走了进来。
他本想看看劝说的结果如何，却见王耀正站在书案前，孙女捧著一幅画，脸上带著难得一见的笑容。
那笑容轻鬆自然，是他许久未曾见过的。
面色虽然仍旧苍白，但眉眼间的鬱气散了大半。
“曾叔祖。”
“祖父。”
两人同时开口叫人。
林远山点点头，走近几步，目光落在那幅画上。
他眉头微挑，眼中闪过惊讶。
画技虽还稚嫩，但笔法稳健，构图灵动。
不止形准，还有几分神韵在其中。
“这是……耀儿画的？”
王耀点头道：“曾叔祖，我给姑姑画的，还行吧？”
“岂止还行。”
林远山由衷讚嘆：“笔意已见气象，假以时日，定是要青出於蓝啊。”
他说著，目光又落回画上，看著画中恬淡寧静的孙女，再想起方才她脸上那抹难得的笑意，心中某处软了下来。
原本想再劝劝的话，忽然就咽了回去。
算了，孩子开心就好。
不想嫁人……就再等一年吧。
今年刚及笄，也不是那么著急。逼得太紧，反倒伤身。
老人脸上露出温和的笑，皱纹舒展开来：“你们玩吧，我去前头看看。”
门又被轻轻带上。
林溪小心地將画纸移开，寻来一块乾净的木板垫著，放在窗边通风处晾乾。
动作轻柔，像在安置什么珍宝。
阳光照在未乾的墨跡上，泛著润润的光。
……
日子一天天过去，转眼又过了几个月。
秋意渐浓，桂香散尽，寒露降，霜叶红。
林溪的身子仍是有些虚弱。郎中看了好几回，换了好几副方子，效果都不大，只说需静养，莫要忧思。
这段时间，林家也不再提她的亲事了。
……
这日晌午，王家画铺来了位特殊的客人。
是个游方女冠，三十许年纪，身著青色道袍，头戴逍遥巾，面容清癯，眼神却澄澈通透。
她进店並非买画，而是化缘。
王夫人心善，给了些米粮。
女冠道谢后没急著走，目光在店內扫过，落在墙上一幅山水小品上，驻足端详。
那是王耀的写生之作，画的是白河镇外的远山暮色。
端详片刻，女冠眼中闪过一丝讶异：“这画可是贵府小公子所作？”
王守业正在柜檯后理帐，闻言抬起头，有些惊讶：“道长如何得知？”
“笔意虽稚嫩，气韵却已初成。”
女冠微笑，手指虚点：“尤其是这山石的皴法，颇有几分以形写神的意思。”
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“不过这船这水这小雀，不似成人刻意雕琢，倒像是童子天真烂漫，自然流露。”
“小小年纪对画道有如此造诣，如此追求，想来日后，必成大家。”
这时里屋传来一个孩子的声音：“我是一个画画的天才。”
“这孩子，专心临摹！”
王守业朝里屋嚷了一嗓子，转头对女冠笑。
听了对方这番话，他也是心中欢喜，便又与她多聊了几句。
女冠告辞时，忽然想起什么，问道：“贫道今日在镇东头一户人家门外，见一少女，眉宇间清气凝聚，却又带著一丝病气。不知可否告知，那是谁家姑娘？”
王守业想了想：“镇东头……可是林家？”
“似是姓林。”
“那应该是林先生的孙女，林溪。”
王守业嘆道：“那孩子確实自小爱读道经，近来身子也不大好。”
女冠点点头，若有所思。
她没再多说，施了一礼，便转身离开了。
正在里屋临摹的王耀，將这些对话听了个大概，倒也没太在意。
直到三天后。
王耀如往常一般去林家找林溪，在院门外撞见了那位女冠。
她正与林远山在门前说话，林文德和林溪也在一旁静静站著。
“明珠映月，独照清浊，心湖澄澈，奈何无波。”
“如此尘缘浅薄，强困闺阁，恐生坎坷。”
女冠的声音平静，看向林溪时，目光中带著几分怜惜。
“贫道观令孙女眉目清气，命理特殊，向道之心天成，红尘姻缘於她非福乃枷。”
她顿了顿，声音清晰：“若强行婚嫁，非但不会幸福，反至灵华枯萎，鬱鬱而终，恐寿不过双十。”
“这话虽重，却是实情。”
林远山听见这话，心头大震。
这云游女冠道號清玄，近日在镇东头的土地庙暂住，她每日替人看相解签，分文不取，只取些米粮，街坊都说她看得神准。
见多识广的林远山也听过其名號，据说其是曾为宫廷贵胄批命的高人。
如今一语道破孙女的病根，与郎中所言鬱结於心不谋而合。
而且这些话，林远山也隱隱有感觉。
孙女一直心向方外，对姻缘抗拒，对道经痴迷。
每次逼她相看亲事，她便病得更重。
他总还存著一丝侥倖，想著等她身子好了，慢慢劝，总能想开。
可若真如女冠所言……
老人声音有些乾涩：“道长此言……难道溪儿命就如此？再无转圜余地了？”
“这可如何是好？”
“难道真要让她出家，去那深山老林里受苦吗？”
女冠微微一笑：“倒也不必绝望，贫道可收她为寄名弟子，不必去深山老林，只定期前往城郊白云观，带发修习。”
“观里清静，正適宜养心。”
“平日仍可住在家中，读书理家皆不耽误。”
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她顿了顿，声音温和：“如此，既可全其向道之心，亦可暂避婚嫁之扰，好生调养身子。”
“待她年满二十，心性定下，看清所想，再行抉择不迟。”
“届时若是道缘了却，愿归於红尘，亦是一桩善事。”
林远山怔怔听著。
这確是个折中的法子，既能顺著孙女的心意，又不至於让她彻底离家。
况且……还有五年时间。
一旁的林文德听完，心中也开始动摇。
他看向父亲，艰难开口：“爹……要不……就让溪儿试试？总不能看著她这样下去……”
林远山看著一旁静立不语，眼中却隱隱透出期盼的孙女，沉默了许久，最终缓缓点头。
“那……便有劳道长了。”
女冠含笑合十。
王耀蹲在不远处的石阶上，听到这些话，心里琢磨著。
寄名弟子？好像也不错。
至少，姑姑能开心了。
……
三日后，林溪第一次去了城郊的白云观。
她去时穿的是寻常衣裙，只是发间別了一支女冠赠的木簪，素净无纹。
回来时，已是午后。
王耀和苏玄衣坐在画铺门口，刚子趴在他脚边打盹，圆圆蜷在他膝上，尾巴一甩一甩。
听见脚步声，他抬起头，林溪正从巷口走来，眉眼间的沉鬱散了许多，眸子清亮亮的。
王耀站起身，笑著迎了上去：“姑姑，看来那道观不错？”
林溪看著他，也笑了：“嗯，挺好的。”
苏玄衣静静的看著林溪，眼神莫名。
……