“——suoyi，shierhuangzizaigouxianneigerongwugongzi。”
fangjiannei，zhoufurentingwangulandehua，bujingyidezhouqimeitou，ruoyousuosidewen。
“zhengshi。”gulandandandeyingsheng。
yuanzhujiujingshizenmeluoshuidebuzhongyao，zhongyaodeshinanzhujueduibukenengtuita，erhuangzixiangjiehoufudedaosharen，kongpayongcuoledifang。
“lanermoyaozheji，muqinhuilijipairentinishuoming，”zhoufurenanfudao，“kanlaishirensuoyanshushi，zheironghengzaigongzhongdequeshenfendiwei，erhuangzinenggourenyiwuxian，huangdiduitayebuwenbuwen，rujinbeiguanjinzhaoyu，pashibunenghaohaodechulai......”
gulanyanmouyisuo，jiangtadehuajizaixinli。
zhoufurenyaoleyaotou：“bale，jiranyuhoufuwuguan，biansuitaquba。”
gulandeyuqisuiyi：“ronghengzenmeyeshixiandidewuhuangzi，huangshangjiuyizhibuguantama？”
zhoufurenhuidao：“dangchupingnanhouhuozuizhishi，ronghengbuguotiaochenzhinian，huangdinianqinianyouliutayiming，weifeishurenyishukaien，nandaohaixiangranghuangdiduitaxiangduiruiwangyiyang，fengwanglingbing，yizhongyoujiama。”
tiaochenzhinianshihaitongqibasuishangxiatuoquruya，huanchenghengyadeshihou，yejiushishuo，ronghengxianzaibuguoshiwuliusui。
haishigexiaohaizima，gulanzaixinlisongleyikouqi。
menwaiyouxiaosizoujinlaitongbao：“furen，gonglidezhanggonggongfenghuangdikouyu，qianlaiweiwenxiaohouye。”
zhoufurengangganghaiwenhedemouselenglexialai，suijikanxianggulan，yanzhongduolejifenrenzhen：
“pashilaiwenniqingkuangde，daoshenglewopairenrugong，zhishilaner，niciqianheerhuangziwandebushihenhaoma，rujinruoxiangshunletadeyi......muqinkeyitiniqushuo。”
zheijuhuadefanyishi：gulanyiqianheerhuangzishihupenggouyou，ruguotaxianzaixiangheerhuangziyiqiwuxianrongheng，zhoufurenyebufandui，juedingquanzaigulanziji。
gulanshuoshironghengtuide，neijiushironghengtuide！
zhenxiangshishenme，zhoufurenbingbuzaihu，tazaihudeshigulanzijidexiangfa。
gulanhewanzhoufurenweizijishengdegeng，zhanqilaidao：“jiranshigonglilairen，haishiwoqinziqushuoba。”
yiyuanzhudexingge，jueduihuizhanzaierhuangzineibianwumierongheng。
zheimezaojiubananzhudezuile，guaibudehoulaibeiyidaokansi。
zhoufurenjingyadewangzhegulandebeiying，yanzhongliuluchuyiyangdeshencai。
lanerta......zhendehecongqianbuyiyangle。
侯府正厅。
gonglilaideshiyimingmoyangzhouzhengdezhongniantaijian，mianbaiwuxu，yishencangseguanpao，toudaiheiseqishafutou，jiandaozhoufurenhegulanyebubeibukang，gongshenxingli：“jianguohoufuren，jianguoxiaohouye。”
zhongniantaijiandeshengyinshipingpingwuqidenanzhongyin，heyingshijulibuyiyang，ranggulanyouxieshiwang。
“chenfubaixietianen。”zhoufurenyeluoluodafangdeqianshenhuili。
zhanggonggongshenhoubailejifanglihe，dao：“bixiaguanxinxiaohouyeshenti，tedisonglaiyiduibainianrencan，weixiaohouyebushenzi。”
tashuozhe，faxiangulansuiranmiansecangbai，danshenqingdanranpingwen，kanqilaiyijingmeiyoudaai，bianwendao：
“zanjiaciciqianlai，shiyaowenxiaohouye，sanriqianyuhuayuanfubitingjiujingfashengleshenme，nin，jiujingshiruheluoshuide？”
zhanggonggongyishuangyanjingxiazhangdula，jindingzhegulan，touchushenshendedaliang。
gulannaolenaozijishuzhezhengqiwufadehounaoshao，shenqingzhongluchujifenshaonianrendejiongpo，hanhanyixiao。
zheiyixiao，mingyanruchunrijiaoyang，rangrenhuangshen。
zhanggonggongbuyougantan，guxiaohouyesuiranbuxuewushumingshenghaicha，dandequeshengleyizhanghaopinang。
“shibengongzijianhehuakaidejihao，yishizhijianxibushengshou，xiangyaozoujinxieshanghe，sheizhijiaoxiayihualuorushuizhong，dangshironghengliwohenyuan，zenmekenengtuiwoluoshuini？ererdianxialiwohenjin，dagaishikancuole。”
jieshihenheli，meidezuierhuangzi，haibangronghengtuolezui。
zhanggonggongdeyanshenyining，yandishenlejifen，fangfomeizhuazhutahuazhongdezhongdian，qingshengxunwen：“xiaohouye，ninxihuanlianhua？”
gulandianlediantou，yaotouhuangnaodekaikou：“ziran，wushenailian，gurenyun：lianchuyunierburan，zhuoqinglianerbuyao，zhongtongwaizhi，bumanbuzhi，xiangyuanyiqing，tingtingjingzhi，keyuanguanerbukexiewanyan。”
zhanggonggongjiantawenzhouzhoudemoyang，weibukechadechoulechouzuijiao，gongweidao：“zheishicizuodeshenmiao，zanjiaquecongweitingguo，ganwenshiherensuozuo？”
“yiweixingzhoudexianren，niyinggaishimeikanguo。”gulandandingdehuida。
“xiaohouyezhenshibogutongjin，shizanjiagulouguawenle。”zhanggonggongweixiaofuhe。
gulanfangfotingbudongtayuqizhongdeneihan，pingjingdediantou：“duoxiekuajiang。”
zhanggonggongxindao，zhenggejingcheng，sheibuzhidaonigulandazibushi，chengtianzhizhidaoheyahuansihun，naijingchengdiyidengdewanku，erxianzai，zheigedayanmichong，juranyibenzhengjingdeshuoduoxiekuajiang？
sheikuajiangtale，tingbuchulaitazaiyinyangguaiqima。
jiaofuwanshangci，youketaolejiju，zhanggonggongcailikai。
bingqizuoyouzhihou，zhoufurenlengxiaoyisheng，yuqibuyu：“lanergangsuxingyigeshichen，gonglijiudedaolexiaoxi，houfulideyanjingzhenshiyuelaiyueduole，zhishimeixiangdaolaideshizhangfengcai......
kanlai，ruiwangcifandajiezhihou，huangdidaoshigengzhongshizanmenhoufule。”
“zhangfengcai？jiushiganggangdezhanggonggong？”gulanwendao，juedezheimingyouxieershu。
zhoufurenshenchuyizhishou，sihuxiangmoyimogulandetou，danyouyingshengshengzhizhulezheigedongzuo，nverxinggeguaili，ziyoujiuhetabuqin，shiconglaiburangzijilvde......
tanaixinhuida：“niruoshiruzongxue，zaowanhuirenshizheixiegongren，ganggangdezhangfengcaishiqianyuandianshoulingtaijian，gensuihuangdiduonian，shenshouhuangdixinren。”
gulanxiangleqilai，zhangfengcaidequeshiyuanshuzhongyiweifuzesichuchuanzhidehuanguan，mingzichuxiandepinlvbizijidougao。
renjiameitiansichu“fengtianchengyunhuangdizhaoyue”bagezi，taicijiaqilaidoubiyuanzhuduo。
“zhishi，nvziluoshuishouhan，duishenziweihaihenda，laner，niruozhendebuxiangzuoruiwangshizibandu，womenbuzuobianshi，jiuyiniluoshuihoushentibujiazuoyoutou，laofurentengaini，yebuhuishuoshenme。”
zhoufurenxiangdaoneiribeirenconggongzhongsongchulaidegulan，liansecangbai，xiaoxiaodeshenzilengdexiangyijushiti，buyouhoupadeshuo。
gulanmeimaoyitiao，yuanlaizhoufurenyezhixiaoyuanzhunvzishenfen，erdingyuanhoufu，haiyouyiweilaofuren。
“weilezheibandudeshi，woshuidouluole，qiyoubuqudedaoli。”gulanpingjingdeshuo。
yuanshuzhongmeiyoutiguogulanshishenmeshizibandu，xiangbijiushiyongzhoufurenganggangshuodeliyoujujuele。
danshita，zenmehuizouyuanzhudelaoluni。
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huanggong，gongdianshenshen，yueyinggongqiang。
“——bixia，guxiaohouyeshuotashenailianhua，shizuluoshuiheerdianxiawuguan，hewu......gongziyewuguan。”
zhangfengcaijiangdingyuanhoufuneidejiaotanyizibuchaxianghuangdixushu，mole，hanshoulizaiyipang。
“shenaihehua......”
dichenchunhoudeshengyinxiangqi，huangdihuanhuanzhongfuzheisigezi。
dangjinshengshangminghuanrongjing，dengjiqizaiyouyu，rujinbuguosanshiyouyi，rongmaoshengdejunmeiyichang，yanzhonghaidaizhejifenxiaoyi。
“xiaowu，nitingjianfengcaishuodelema，zheixiaohouyejuranmeizhanzaiqijunneibian，fanertinituolezui。”
zigongdianjiaoluodeyinyingchu，yimingshenxingshouxuedanbodeshaonianzhengguizaibinglengdedimianshang。
shaonianganggangcongzhaoyuzhongtichu，hunshenshangxiaxuejibanban，luchulaidejifulengbai，manshishanghen。
tingdao“hehua”erzideshihou，taqingqingtaiqitou，shuangmouqingyouerliangbo，shengyinsihantan：
“neiyouruhe，chendicishengzuiyanelianhua，yezuiyanexihuanlianhuazhiren。”
ronghengshuowan，yicuncundixialetou，yandideyaneheliqibaoluzaihuangdishixianzhong。
“ai，kexile。”huangdimiqimouzi，shuodao。
cishi，tanzaihoufuneiyuan，daxiatianbaozheshoulunuanduzidegulanhuranhenhendidalegepenti，yushifenfendehanqilai：
“zijin，woyaohebingzhenxiguazhi！”