洛怀川见她面露质疑,遂言道:
“夫人,你愿意看着墨狼一辈<span>子</span><span>披</span><span>着</span><span>狼</span><span>皮</span><span>苦</span><span>度</span><span>余</span>生么?”
这一问,直接触动钩吻夫人心内那根最脆弱的神经,望着卧在地上<span>的</span>儿子,不<span>免</span>眼含热泪道:
“纵然不愿,如今我又有何法可想?”
“夫人,玄阳真人<span>乃</span>方外高人,有通天彻<span>地</span>之功,提挈天地之能,自然也有法<span>子</span>为墨狼<span>脱</span>去这身狼皮,令其再世为人。
依我之意,何不将墨狼送至其前,善加教导。<span>有</span><span>了</span><span>这</span><span>层</span><span>关</span><span>系</span>,也可护佑南宫道长门人安全不是?
夫人若是<span>同</span>意,洛某愿亲<span>自</span>将它送往<span>终</span>南山。”
钩吻夫人闻言,不由得动了心思。蹲下身子,将墨狼的头搂在胸前,用一种旁人不懂的语言与他交流着什么。
但见那死<span>狼</span>忽然<span>从</span>空洞的眼眶中<span>流</span>出泪来,嘴里呜呜咽咽的说着什么。钩吻夫人站起<span>身</span>,朝洛怀川深施一礼道:
“我儿已然答应了,如此便有劳洛掌柜的费心了。你<span>对</span><span>我</span><span>母</span><span>子</span><span>的</span><span>大</span><span>恩</span><span>大</span>德没齿难忘,请受我一拜。”
言罢,也不顾洛怀川阻拦,硬生生跪倒在地,连磕三个响头。
张<span>士</span><span>逊</span><span>见</span><span>状</span>,<span>与</span><span>仁</span><span>宗</span>耳语道:
“官家,洛掌柜的此举实在是妙。利用钩吻夫人对南宫翌之感情,将墨狼做了担保。有了这层关系,还怕这她日后反水不成?”
仁宗闻言,也深有同感,遂悄悄朝洛怀川竖了一个大拇指。随即问道:
“但不知开封府有谁人愿护送钩吻夫人返回贺兰山?”
话音刚落,左逸尘便近前一步道:“官家,小臣愿领<span>此</span><span>命</span>。”
“哦,你便是三次潜入深井之中捞出六部官印的左<span>捕</span>头?胥大人与<span>朕</span>讲过,言说此番擒获墨狼,左<span>捕</span>头功不可没。
如今又主动请缨<span>远</span><span>赴</span><span>西</span><span>夏</span>,<span>朕</span><span>焉</span><span>有</span>不允之理?便擢你为开封府总捕头。带领属下护送钩吻夫人平安返回家园。”
左逸<span>尘</span><span>欣</span><span>然</span>领命,心中暗道:“真乃天助我<span>也</span>,终可不负欧阳老弟保荐之恩了。”
心里这样想着,表面上还是谢过仁宗,与钩吻夫人结伴<span>离</span><span>去</span><span>了</span>。
仁宗回了皇宫,胥偃则打道回府。至此,帽妖案真相大白于天下。