阿素下意识退了一步，然而身后的门扉已由外面紧紧阖上。

    笄礼虽毕, 待会她更衣后还要出去会见宾客。她本是忧心李容渊才悄悄来东苑探望, 知道若是长久不出, 恐更惹人生疑。

    察觉到李容渊的目光正落在自己身上, 阿素下默默咬住嘴唇。她向来知道他的性子, 此时若不依他，定然不肯放自己离去, 若惹怒了他，还不知道要如何折腾自己 ;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   。想到此处, 阿素默然垂下长睫，手指按在腰间的系带上，将那些精致的结一点点解开。

    她心里发慌，手也有些不听使唤, 原本一会功夫的事做了好久。李容渊却并不着急，好整以暇地望着她, 眸色深深。直到她缓缓褪去第一重衣, 示意她继续。

    阿素无法, 只得将里面的第二重衣也一点点解下了。直到朱红玄黑的礼服落了一地，她只着中衣, 绞着手指站在中间, 不知如何是好。

    望见她赤|裸双足踩在地上, 不知所措的样子，李容渊叹了口气道：“过来。”

    他声音很低，却不容抗拒, 阿素原本犹豫，但听得他呼吸间似乎带着痛楚，还是小心翼翼走上前去。

    然而刚走到李容渊身前便被扣住手腕拖上榻去。阿素蜷缩在床榻一角，李容渊却直起身，居高临下打量着她。离得近了，阿素才发觉他上身缠的白纱上隐隐透出血迹。她下意识抬起手，然而触碰到他胸膛的一刻纤手却被握住了。

    阿素望着李容渊轻声道：“怎么伤得这么重。”

    李容渊淡淡道：“无妨。”是轻描淡写的语气。阿素此时却发觉，他的伤不仅遍布胸膛，而且悄然蔓延到后背。李容渊握住自己的掌心也比平日温度更高些，恐怕他正在发热。

    那些祆教徒岂是好相与，常人恐怕九死一生，可是对自己所经历的一切，他却丝毫不愿多言。

    阿素忽然想起姜远之的话，心中一顿，却不敢信他全然是为了自己。

    阿素抬眸望着李容渊却见他也在认真回望自己，长长的睫毛翘起，淡色眸子中的情感呼之欲出。

    也许姜远之说的是真的呢，阿素蓦然咬唇，下一瞬又否决这个想法。只是不论如何，此时他好端端在自己面前，生机勃勃，阿素一直以来悬着的心终于落到了实处。

    李容渊捏住她的手腕，将她带进自己怀里。贴在他坚实的胸膛上，听着他沉稳有力的心跳，阿素紧紧环住他的腰，此前的惶急和委屈似乎一股脑消失了，阿素埋在他怀里闷声道：“殿下……为什么要这么做。”

    声音中带着一丝期待，然而究竟期待怎样的答复，阿素自己也说不清楚。只是许久都没有等到答案。阿素不禁抬眸，正见李容渊也望下来，眸色深沉，她紧张地等了一会，直到最后，方见他薄唇微启淡淡道：“没有为什么。”

    阿素十分失望，想从他怀中挣开。李容渊却扣上她的腰，轻轻抚过她的脊背，想给一只猫顺毛，引得阿素一阵战栗。这感觉让她不由想起他们在一起的那夜，顿时耳尖一片发红。李容渊像是想到了同一件事，握着她的肩将她抱起来，仔细打量一番，修长的手伸向她中衣的系带。

    阿素涨红着脸捂着中衣领口，纤手却被李容渊握住，他翘起唇角道：“只看一看，不做什么。”

    阿素茫然了一瞬，浅交领的领口已被他扯开，中衣滑脱下来，露出圆润的肩来。那处曾经有过的火焰莲花印记消失得无影无踪，李容渊似乎十分满意，一下便将她的中衣彻底剥了下来。

    阿素紧紧抱着臂膀，亵衣遮不住身前的春光。李容渊的目光落在她雪白的手臂上，那里此前被钳出的印记消退了一些，腰间被握出的痕迹却依旧凄惨，已由青紫转为青黄，好在虽然看着吓人，却已没有那么疼痛。

    李容渊轻轻抚着她腰间细腻的肌肤，低声道：“好些了吗？”

    他显然是在查看那夜是否弄伤了自己，腰间极其敏感，阿素颤了一下，想要躲闪，却被钳住挣不开，只能抬眸望着他，微微点了点头。

    李容渊此时才放开扣住她腰的手，微微翘起唇角，片刻后道：“那……还疼么。”

    他声音很低，阿素不明所以，见他带着意味深长的笑意打量自己，片刻后阿素终于醒悟，顿时晕生双颊道：“不……不疼了。”

    他指的自然是自己伤的最严重的一处，想来还记得那夜的肆意索取。只是阿素却未料到他竟如此直白。

    阿素的语气支支吾吾，显然十分没有说服力，李容渊缓缓凑到她身前。

    阿素红着脸摇着头撑着着床榻向后退去，下意识并拢双膝盖，却已被他扣住纤细的脚踝。

    “让我……看一看。”

    他低声道，声音虽轻，语气却是前所未有的强势，不容拒绝。