第6章
zouzaitingyuanxiaolushang，yemuxikanzheshuxiermoshengdejingzhi，weitan。cishijulidiediehuilaihaiyouyinian，tasuiranzhidaodiehaihuozhe，queyewufalianluota，gengqingchucishicikedeyejiasanfang，niangqinhedidi，baokuotaziji，douzhiyoukaozijibaohu。
tajinnianshiwuyijiji，suishidouyoukenengbeizhaogerenjiadafachuqu，qianshitajiuchadianjiajiyigejurenlaoyedangxuxian，xingkuidiediejishihuilaicaideyixingmian。
rujinbixuxianchengguozheiyinian，erxiangyaozaiyejiazheigedazhaiyuanlihuoxiaqu，weiyideyizhangzhiyoulaotaijun。
suoyizheiyicijihui，yemuxiyidingyaohaohaozhuazhu。tayidingyaoranglaotaijunjuedetayoujiazhi，caibuhuiqingyibatasheqi，caihuizaimouxieshihouweihuta，buranzhipahaibudengdaodiediehuilai，jiuhuizhongdaoqianshidefuzhe。
zaibaochouzhiqianxianrangzijihuoxialai，erqieyaohuodejinxiufanghua。
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叶宅正厅，明礼堂。
yemuxigenzheguigugandaodeshihouyijingchile，tangneichuanlaiyizhenzhenhuanshengxiaoyu。menkouhouzhedemamabuyuedekanleyemuxiyiyanjinqubingbao，buyihuierjiuchuanlelaotaijundemingling，xuantajinqu。
yemuxichenxiaxinzoulejinqu。zhijianzhengtangzhuweizuozheyigeqibashisuimantouyinfadelaotaitai，zhengshiyejialaotaijun。zaitadezuocezuozheyigeyongronghuaguidefuren，yejiadafangdezhengshifurenzhaomenglan。
zhaomenglanshencezhanzhesangegeyouqianqiudemiaolingnvzi。weishouyigejiushiyewanrou，yejiadaxiaojie，nianjinshiliusuidetatingtingyuli，qizhirulan，wanyuewenrou，dianxingdedajiaguixiu，caimingchuzhong，jiangzhougongrendediyimeiren。
qianshiyemuxibatadangchengzhiqinjiemei，zaidiediechenglehouyezhihou，hairangtaguojidaozijidiediemingxia，rangtachenglehoufuqianjin，zuihoujiajiyigejunwang。danshitaqueshihaisizijiniangqinhedididexiongshou。
yemuxiyanzangzaixiupaolidequantouniedegezhixiang，sisikezhizhuzijifantengdehenyi。taqianshiyouduoxinta，jinshengbianyouduohenta。
aizhetahoumiandeshiyejiasanxiaojieyewanfu，youruyiduoshengkaidefurong，maomeiruhuaquehaowutounao，xiaozhangbahu，yixiangxihuanqifuyemuxi。yiqiandeyemuxinatadanghaojiemei，congbujijiaojiemeijiandeneidianqifu，danqishirenjiazhishiyiqifutaweileeryi，bingwujiemeiqingyi。
zheiliangrendoushidafangfurenzhaomenglandenver。
zaitamenduimianyigenvzichuanzheyishenchunbaisedezhangqun，furuoningzhi，meimuruhua，youruyiduoshengkaidebailian，zhengshiyewanxue。yejiaerfangdedixiaojie，zaiyejiapaixingdier，caiyishuangxin，heyewanrouzhenfengxiangdui，henshijihenyewanrou“jiangzhoudiyimeiren”detouxian。
datangzhizhongchulezheisanweidixiaojie，haiyouyiweiqingcuilvqundenvzizhanzailaotaijunshence，rouruoercongmin，ruzhuruliu，shiyejiasifangdeqixiaojieyeqingyao。yeqingyaodeqinshengfumuyejiushiyemuxidesishusishenshijinianqianluyuqiangdaobuxingqushi，zhiliuxiayigeyounv，laotaijunzuitengaiyaoer，xintongzhijiqinzifuyanglexiaoerziweiyidenver，jiushizheiweiqixiaojie。
yejiahaiyouliangweishuxiaojie，queshimeiyouzigejianguike，suoyibuzaici。
yejiazheiyidaiqueshichutiao，bubijingchengneixieguizuqianjincha。nanguailaotaijunhuixiangjinbanfaqingleneiyangdedarenwuzuoke，zhishiweileliugehaoyinxiang。
“sunnvjizumuqingan，jianguodaniang，jianguozhuweijiemei。”yemuxiduizhelaotaijunyingyingyibai。
laotaijunlengdanshuodao，“qilaiba，pangbianhouzhe。”
“shi。”yemuxigongjingdadao，zhanzaileyibian。
zhaomenglanquebuhuizheimeqingyishanbaganxiu，buyuezewen，“muxi，nizenmelaidezheimechi，pingrilibujiannilaizumushenbiansihou，jinrihaiyaolaotaijundengni，nikebalaotaijunfangzaixinshang？nixinlikehaiyouxiaodao？”