xiaotuanzichaozhetashenshenyili，langshenghuida，“erchendanmingyigenianzi！shifuhuangsuoqu。”
“huonian？nifuqinzenmejiniquleyigenverjiademingzini。”
changzaisixiaozhenielenietadexiaolian。
huoniancongweigenrenherenyouguozheiyangdejiechu，gengbietishitaxinxinniannian，xiangkandao，queyoupakandaodemuqinle。
“muqinhaiweihuidanianerdewentini。”tabanzhexiaoliantixingdeyangzi，genhuobuchijianzhitaixiangle。
changzaisizhiyan，“zheishishangmeiyourenheyigemuqinbuaizijidehaizi，nifuqinhuyan，muqindenghuijiuqushoushita！”
huonianxiaoxiaodelianshangluchuyishundejingxi，buguozhuanshunyouhuifudaoleneibolanbujingdemoyang。
suicaiwusui，kehuobuchiyijingkaishirangtaxuexidiwangcele，tazishizhidao，weijunzhe，wulunheshiheshi，douyaotaishanbengyuqianermianbugaise。
“dianxia……dianxia……zheigeshichenninzendechulaile，taifuruoshizhidao，dingyaofade！”
shenhoujiaobucongcongpaoguolaidemama，kandaochangzaisi，xianshiyileng，ranhouganjinguidiketou。
“huanghouniangniangwanfujinan！zheigeshichentaizidianxiagaiquwenhuadianle，ruoshiwanletaifupashiyaofade。”
shuowan，taganjinlazhehuoniancongconglikai。
changzaisimangrandelengzaiyuandi，tawunianqianlikaide，neihuihuobuchihaishitaizi，zheigemamabieshuoyagenjiumeijianguotale，jiusuanshijianguo，yebuyinggaihuantahuanghou。
“bihe，taweihehuanwohuanghou，nianerrujinshitaizilema？”
bihediantou，muguangzhongliuluchuxintengzhise。
“niangniang，bixiazhiyouyizi，dangniannin……likaizhihou，bixiahenkuaijiudengjile，tazhijiefenglehuonianweitaizi，ninweihuanghou，zheigongzhong、moshuozheigongzhongle，zheitianxiajiezhi，dangjinbixiashiduizheqinshousuohuidedanqingxinglecefengli，jianghuanghoufengyinfangyudanqingzhixia，wulunninheshihuilai，yihuoshihuibuhuihuilai，ninyongyuandoushihuanghouniangniang。”
changzaisizhenjingzhiyu，jihukeyiqueding，huobuchiduitahaishiyouaide，ruguotameizou，jiejukenengshibuyiyangde，kedangnianzhishi，tameiyoubanfayuanliang，zheici，zhiyaorenwuwancheng，tahaishihuizou。
“bihe，zheigeshichenhuobuchizainali？”
changzaisiquleliangciyushufang，doubeihuangdizaimianjianchaochenweiyoujijuzhimenwaile。
御书房内，
huobuchiyishouwozhezouzhe，buduanzaidishanglaihuizhuanquan，jinzhangdeetoudoushenchuleyicengbohan。
“tayijingditoule，zhenbugaizaiduanzhejiaziduibudui？”
yipangdeweidonggongshouhuida，“bixiashuodedui。”
“douhuilaile，shenmedounengguoqude，wunianeryi……zhenbucenghenguota……dangchupaoqizhen，dingshiwunaizhiju，tayeshebudewo、jiejieshuoguode，zhiyaowoguai，tayongyuanaiwo，xushi……wobuguaile，bushitadecuo。”nanrenziyanziyu，shensuidemouzizhanranyicengweiqudewuqi。
dangnian，fashengletaiduodeshiqing，houlaitazhuangzhuangjianjiandezixixiangguo，kehaishiwufaqueding，changzaisijiujingshiyinweishenmelikaide。
weidongjixu，“bixiashuodedui！”
“tuiyiwanbujiang，woshinanzi，yaodaoqian，yeshiwodaoqiana……”
tabushibukenditou，wunianqian，tayijingditoule，qiuyeqiule，fayefale，kechangzaisijiushishuoshenmedoubukenyuanliangta，rujinzhishiguolewunian，yiqiedouweicenggaibianguo，tayouruhenengqingyiyuanliang。
“wobugaipengta……wohenzang，tahuiyanqi，ketashuotananshou，zheishengongzhizhong，woqunalizhaoyigeganjingdenanzi……”
“bixiashuodeduia！”weidongjiezhediantou。
huobuchifanzaodejitayijiao，zhongxinzuohuiqufadai。
深夜——
weiruodezhuhuozaiheianzhongtiaodongleliangxia，xiangshishengmingzuihoudechuanxi，meiyixiadousushuozhewujindezhizheyubugan。
nvrenyishenboshayuyi，jifushengxue，lvexianboqingdexingmoujinbi，hongchunqingqi，tuchuyigezilai。
“水……”
jieguochabeiheleliangkou，weiliangdechashuirufu，tamengdezhengkaiyanjing。
nanrengujiefenmingdeshouzhinazhechabeidediduan，xiaoxinyiyideweizhetahe。
“manxie，ganggangxinglai，bieqiangzhele。”
tashuohuashi，shifenpingjing，xiangshichangzaisicongweilikaiguo，xiangshimeigeyewandoushizheiyangguodeyiban。
shuihewan，changzaisizuoqilai，zheicaikandao，huobuchishiguizaidishangde，tabushimeiyoujizijiguiguo，cengjingtayeguizheqiuguozijibiepaoqita，ketayebeiqiletamenzhijiandechengnuo，dongyaoleaitadexin。
“nirujinshihuangdile，zenkeguiwo？”
huobuchiniezhetayongguodechabei，jibeiweiwan，tabuzhiruhehuida，zhinengfangxiashoulidedongxi，huanhuandetuodiaoyishang。
“wo……yebuxiangruci，ke、wunianle，wohaoburongyirangnihuilaile，ruoshimeiyoujieshibianfangnizou，wohuibugan。”
xuansedeqinyishunzhejiantouhualuo，luchunanrenjingshoudeshenti。
cengjing，huobuchishichichengshachangdejiangjun，shentiqiangzhuangruniu，xiongjifujipiaoliangderangrenyibukaiyan，duanduanwunianeryi，tajingranshouchenglezheiyang。
changzaisimanmandekaojinta，zheicaikanqingchu，tashenshangjingranyouhaoduoxinjiujiaodiedeshangba，qizhongjichushifanzhedanhongsede，yikanjiushixinzhangchulaidepirou。
“zheishi……zenmenongde？”
taxiayishishenshouquchupengsuogushangdeneiyichu，nanrensuolesuoshenzi，shengpazijiangzangdeshentihuizangletadeshou。
tataishou，zhijianshunzhemeiyichushangbayouzou，yanweicanhongyipian，pianzhiyoufengkuangdegaosuta。
“jiejie……wozhidaozijibuganjingle，niyanewo，suoyi……wobabuganjingdedifanggediao，zhiyaotazhangchulai，wojiubatagediao，jiejie……nikankan，zheixiedoushixinde，xinde……huibuhuiganjingyidiandian……”
changzaisixiangdaotafeng，quemeixiangdao，tajingrannengfengdaozheizhongchengdu，zheimeiyichubahen，doushitacengjingzaihuobuchishenshangliuxiawenhendedifang。
huobuchiwozhetadeshou，jiangyipangfangzhedebishousaidaotashouli，daojianduizhezijidexinkou，haiweikaikou，leishuiyijingbushoukongdeshunzheyinhongdeyanweigunluo。
“jiejie……achinalizangle，womenyiqibatagediao，gediaolejiuganjingle，nijiuyuanliangachihaobuhao，buyuanliangyehao……nishadiaowoba，jiejie……qiuqiunishadiaowoba，wuniana，wunian……wohaotonga……jiejieachizheilihaotong，nitiachikankan，zheilishizenmele。”
taxiangshifengmole，yonglizhuazhechangzaisideshou，daojiancipopirou，xianhongdexueyeyichu，cimuyoufengkuang。