深夜，顾府后院。
“guixia！”gaozuozaishangweidegulaofuren，qidezhengzhangliandouzaizhandou，tashouliwozhedequanzhangqiaojizhedimian，fachulingrenxinjideshengyin。
guyanchouleyangulaofuren，xinxiangzheiweigujialaotaitaiguoranheshushangshuodeyiyang，renlaoyanxiaxinmang。shulimiankeshijiangzheiweilaofurendeyuchunxiedegewailinlijinzhi，qiebushuobeinvpeihenvpeimuqinhuyoudetuantuanzhuan，gengzhongyaodeshihoulaigujiameiluo，shenzhizheiweilaofurendiuleming，doushibailaofurenzijisuoci。
buguoyinweitadechuxianjiangnvzhudejingligaibianle，zheiweigulaofurenhuishuoxieshenmehua，tadaoshiyishicaibutou。buguotazuoweiyigeshouwojubendenvzhu，zenmekenengdoubuguoyigelaotaitai？
“nainai！”guyanweiqudikanzhegulaotaitai，tagengyanchusheng，“jiuwangyexinshangrennaishiamanmeimei，ayanbuguoshixiangchengquantamenerreneryi。erqie……”
gumanyijingcongjiuwangfuhuilai，tazhanzaiyipang，tingwanguyanshuodehuazhihou，tadunshixiunaodao，“jiejie，nibukehushuode！jinrizaijiuwangfufashengdeshiqing，mingmingshini，shinizijiyaoyujiuwangyeduanjueguanxi，haishuoxiulejiuwangye！”
“shia，shiwoshuodeya。ruruowobushuo，zenmecainengjinihejiuwangyejihuini？bijinghaomeimeinikeshixiangfangshefayaojiangwonongsi，wobuguoshichengrenzhimeieryi！”guyanzoujinguman，muguangzhishizheguman，shuochukoudehuachongmanleyapogan。
“dadan！”gulaofurenhoudao，“guyan，shidaorujin，nijingranhaiyaoyuanwangamanshima？wokannishibuzhihuigai！congjinriqi，nijiujiwojinzucitang，chaoxiejiaguiyiqianjuan，shenmeshihouchaoxiewanbi，shenmeshihoucainengtachucitang！”gulaofurenxianedao，“zaonie，womengujiajingranchulenizheiyangyigeguniang，haizhenshijiangwomengujiadeliandiujinle！”
ehou？guyanzangzaixiuzhongdeshouzhi，mosuozhe，tadichuizheyanmou，xinzhongqueshixiangqileyuanshuzhongdeqingjie。yuanshuzhongdenvzhuyecengbeiguanjincitangchaoxiejingshu，zhiyuweihe，doushibeinvpeigumanxianhaide。suiranyanxiazheibeichengfadeyuanyinbutong，danshiguyanyiranzhixiaojiexialaihuifashengshenme。
dangtatajincitangdeneiyike，nvpeigumanbianhuizhunbeiyong**jiangtamiyun，jinjiezhehuipairenfanghuo，daoshihoujiushundaizhejitaanpaiyigeweizuizishadezuiming！
“jiejie，nijiuhenainaichengrencuowuba！rujinjiuwangyeyijingjiangnijixiuqile，mingriruodadeyouzhouchengdouhuikaishichuanwomengujiadeyaoyan。”gumanzoudaoguyandeshenbian，yifuhaoxindeyangzi，kaikouquandao。
gulaofurenzishitingjianle，taneixinduigumangengweixihuan，duiyuguyanzeshiyanejiashen。
“guyan，nikankanmaner，doudaoxianzaizheigedibu，haiweiniqiuqing！nizaikankanniziji，xiangshiwomengujiadedaxiaojiema？jianzhimanhengwuli，wokandangchujiubuyinggaijiangnicongmanhuangzhidijidaihuilai！”yanbi，gulaofurenxianqidizhanqishen，chizhequanzhanglikai。
erguyanzeshibeiguanjinlecitang。
chengrantakeyiqingsongjiangcitangdemenjidakai，danshitadexiananzhaojuqingzou，cainenggougenghaodishoushigumanzheixishilvcha！
ruodadecitang，chulegaoweishangbaizhedelingpaineiyouzhuhuozhiwai，qitadifangjieshiheiqiqide，yinweifengchuifuliandaizheheiyinghuangdong，kanzhedequeshiherendehen。
guyanduanzuozaianjiqian，renzhendichaoxiejiagui。
gushijiagui，zhengzhengsibaiduotiao，guyanbuguoshicongcongpieleyiyan，bianyiranshixianqizhiji，yebuzhidaojiujingshigujiadenagelaozuzongxiangchulaide，jingrankeyiruciwuliao，jingxiangzhezheixieguaizhaolaiyueshuhouren。
buguoyedui，gujiadejiyekebushiyuanbenjiuyoude，ershiyizhangzheyuanzhu，budui，yanxiashitale。wanquanyizhangzhetadewaizufuyijiacaifajide，jiulianzheiruodadegufudoushitaniangqindedongxi。zhishikexi，taniangxihuanshangleguyemingzheigelangxingoufeidejiahuo，jiezhuzhetawaizufudequanli，yibubuchengweilezhongchen，kezuihoutaniangquecansi！ertawaizufu，cengjingshengwangjigaodetaifu，yichaobeiyuanwangchengtongdipanguozhiren，yizhiyumanmenbeimie。
suiranbushitaqinshengjingli，dantayaobangnvzhuwanchengsuming，naohaizhongfuxianqishuzhongduiyuyuanzhuwaizufuyijiademiaoshuchangjing，guyanyenanmianxixu。
susudejiaobushenghuranxiangqi。
guyanxingguoshenlai，tadishengdao：【xitongjun，jiwobidudan。】
gangshuowan，guyanbianfaxianzijideshouxinliduoleyimeidanyao，taerhuabushuo，zhijieyanlexiaqu，haozaizheidanyaobutaida，buranguyanhaizhendanxinzijihuibuhuibeiyesi。
chiwanyaozhihou，guyanshanshenqulelingwaiyice，neishangduanyouyishanchuanghu。
chuanghulidamenhaiyouxiejuli，suoyiwaiduanderenyingdangbuhuiqiaojianzheibiandedongjing。
guyanfeishenershang，dunzaichuangziqian，tashenshouqingqingyitui，chuanghudangzhenbeituikaile，tagoulegouchun，bianzhijiecongchuangzitiaoxia。
erdamennei，zhanzhelianggeren。
guyanrenchulaileshiheren，naishiguyanshenbiandetieshenyahuanlvwuheyigezhangmama。
qingbuzoudaoerrendeshenhou，guyanhuranshenshoupaileyahuandejianbangyixia。
benjiuqiheideyuanzi，yahuanyeshigewaijinzhang，sheizhizheituranjianbangshangduochulaileyizhishou，tahedelenghanzhimao，jianjiaochusheng，“guia！”
guyanxianqidao，“wokannimenshizuoduolekuixinshi，suoyicaihuizheimedepaba？zeze，zenme？zhunbeijiwoyongshangmiyan？ranhouni？haizhunbeileshenme？xiangyibahuobawoliandaizhezheigujiadelaozuzongmenyiqishaolebucheng？”
mamayiting，buyouyileng，tameiyouliaodaoguyanjingrannenggoucaizhongzijiaerxiaojiejiaodaideshiqing。
talianmangjiehuadao，“daxiaojiewuhuile，womenzhishixianglaikankandaxiaojieshibushileng？”
guyanhuranxiaochusheng，zhishiyishunjiandegongfu，tadeyanshenbianbiandegewaileng。talenglengdidingzhebinvlvwuhezhangmama，budengtamenerrenfanyingguolai，tayangshoubianhenhendizhijieshanleerrenyigebazhang。
“e，buhaoyisi，woshouhuale！”yinweiyonglehenli，lvwuchitong，bujinshenshouqumozijidelian，zheishouyitaiqi，yuanbenzangzaixiuzilideneigenmixiangbiandiaozailedishang。
lvwuzuoshibianyaoqujian，quegenbenmeiyouguyandedongzuokuai。
guyanjiangmixiangchizaishouzhong，hexiaoyisheng，“zheilaikanwolengbuleng，haishundaizhedaigenmixianglai。jiulianhuoxiazidouzhunbeihaole。”
yanbi，budenglvwukaikou，guyanzhijiejiangmixiangdianran，yibazhuaizhulvwudetoufa，jiangmiyanwanglvwudebiduanshenqu，lvwuzhengzhabuting，kehaishibuxiaoxinxijinleyanwu，zhitingtingdidaozailedishang。
zhangmamajianzhuang，haipajile，tazhandouzhechusheng，“daxiaojie，raoming！”
guyanjiangmixiangfangzaidishangnianmie，tahendandingdikaikou，“raoleni？keyi！jiangzheigerenyiqituojincitang，bangwozaitianliangqianchaowanneiyiqianbianjiagui，wojiukeyifanglenimen。”