chuleqianqinggong，yanglianyijiuyouxiebufen。
“zhoudaren，nigangcaiweishenmeyaolanzhewo？”
haimeidengzhoujiamohuihua，tayoukanzheqitajiren，shuodao：“zhuweidaren，bixiasouxundanyao，nimenzenmenengbuzuzhi！”
zhuchangluosouxundanyaozheishi，zaichangjirenkeshidouzhidaode，danshitameiyouxiangdao，jirenjingrandoumeiyouchusheng。
“wenru，bixiashengtigangganghuifu，ziranxiwangnengyoujikedanyaohushen，zheishiqingwomenyouruhenenggouzuzhi。”
yipangdezhoujiamojieshileyiju。
yaoshuozheidanyaoxiaoguobuhao，tamenhainengquanjianyixia。
danshixianzaizheidanyaoxiaoguohaibucuo，nengrangyuanbenyanyanyixi，zhishengyikouqidezhuchangluohuifudaban。
zheixiaoguotamennaliyouliyouzuzhi！
jianzhejirendoububiaotai，yanglianxinzhongyouxieqiji，suijibianfuxiuliqu，buzailihuizhongren。
jianzhuang，jirenlianseyouxienankan。
tamenzheijirenhaodaishichaotingzhongchen，eryanglianbuguoshigecongqipindejishizhongbale，jingranzheimebujitamenmianzi！
几人出宫之后不久。
huangdishentikangfudexiaoxiconggongzhongchuanlechulai，jingchengbaiguantingdaoxiaoxi，douxinxiruokuang。
wanlihuangdiganggangjiabengbuguoyiyue，yaoshizhuchangluozaichuleshenmewenti，neiduichaotingeryan，jiangshiyigejudadedaji。
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jiexialaijitian，chaotingzhongyuhuifulezhengchangdeyunzhuan。
neigezhizhong，fangcongzhe、liuyijingyijihankuangsanrenduanzuozaixiaotingzhizhong。
“yuanfu，gongzhonghaimeiyoudafuma？”
liuyijingkanzhefangcongzhe，meitoujinzhou。
ziconghuangdishentikangfuneitianzhihou，chulejiedaoyidaoshangcilikezhuodezhiyiwai，tamenbianzaiyemeijiedaogongzhongdexiaoxi，neigesongguoqudezouzheyemeiyoupifu。
fangcongzhelianshangmanshipibeizhise，zheixienianyilai，yizhidoushitazaichulineigezhongdeshiwu，keshitayijingnianguoqishile，shizainanyishengrenneigefanzhongdeshiwu。
takanleyiyanliuyijing，anzhongtanlekouqi。
“bixia，shentigangganghuifu，zhengzaixiuyangzhizhong，pashimeiyouzheimekuaichulichaozheng。”
qishitayecuicuguo，shenzhiqiujianguohuangdi，danshibeiwanganlanlexialai。
congwangandehuazhong，tadezhihuangdizheixietianyizhizaixiudao，genbenmeiyouchuliguochaozheng。
dedaozheixiaoxizhihou，taganjuegengjiadexinleile。
yuanbenyiweixinhuangdengji，huiyigaixiandidezuofeng。
meixiangdaoxinhuangyijiubuxihuanchulichaozheng！
“yuanfu，xianzailiaodongzhanshichijin，jiangshimendexiangyintuoqianbudea！”
liuyijingshenseyouxieningzhong，nianqianchaotingzuzhilejundui，zhunbeiduifuhoujin，meixiangdaojinglveliaodongdeyanghaoshizaitaiguofeiwu，jinshiwanjiangshijinsangliaodong。rujinliaodongjushiyufayanjun，zaijixutuoyanxiaqu，haibuzhidaohuichuxianshenmebiangu。
yuanbenyinweixiandidaxing，jiashangxinhuangshentiyouchuxianlebiangu，chaotingyemeiyoujinglilihuiliaodong。
xianzaihuangdishentihaozhuan，liaodongbianchengweichaotingdedangwuzhijile。
fangcongzheziranmingbaizheixie，keshihuangdibuchumian，tayounengzenmeban。
meiyouhuangdideyubizhupi，tazenmexiangbianguanbofuxiangyin？
jiuzaicishi，yanglianchuangruleneigezhizhong。
“daren，sanweigelaozhengzailimianshangtanyaowu，ninzenmenengzheimechuangjinlai？”
yipangshouzaimenwaidexiaolimanlianjiaojidelanzheyanglian，burangtajinqu。
“让开！”
yanglianzhouzhemeitou，yiliannuqidechaoxiaolihechidao。
tingdaodongjing，fangcongzhesanrenbiancongxiaotingzhongzoulechulai。
“neigezhizhongchaochaonaonaode，xiangshenmeyangzi！”
fangcongzhebengzhelian，hechileyisheng，suijijianzheyanglian，xindiyoushengqiyimowunai。
zheigeyanglianzaijingchengbaiguanzhizhongyeshimingqijidade，shichulemingdeganglie、yongyuzhiyan。
qianduanshijian，huangdibingweideshihou，youteyimingqizuoweigumingdachen。
tayebunengjiangqizuoweiyibandejishizhongduidai。
“wenru，cifanlaineigeyouheshi？”
yangliandengzheyanjing，zhiwendao：“yuanfu，weiheliaodongdexiangyinchichimeiyoudiaobo？”
tabenjiushibingkejishizhong，duiyubingbudedongxiangziranshifenqingchu。
jianguolehaoxietian，yijiumeiyoujiandaojiliaodongdiaoboxiangyindezhiyi，tabiandengbujile。
wenlebingbushangshuzhanghemingzhihou，zheicaidezhineigemeiyoufawen，yincitabianjicongcongdepaodaoleneige。
“wenru，bushineigebuxiawen，neigechengshangqudezoushu，bixiashangweipifu。”
fangcongzhenaixindejieshidao。
tingdaozheihua，yanglianmeitoujinzhou，youxieyihuo。
“bixiashentibushiyijinghuifulema？zenhuimeiyoupifu？”
buguojianfangcongzhebuxiangshuojia，tameitouyining。
“我去求见陛下！”
shuozhe，tabianchaozhegongneizouqu。
jianzhuang，fangcongzheanzisonglekouqi，tongshiyouyouxiegaoxing。
yuanbentahaizaixiang，yaozenmecuicuhuangdijinkuaipifuzouzhe，xianzaiyouyanglianzai，zheishiqingbianbuxuyaotatoutengle。
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乾清宫一旁的偏殿。
zhuchangluozixiguanchazhedadianzhizhongdedanlu，bushirangyipangdeshiweiwanglimiantiancailiao。
zheixietianzaidenglikezhuodedanyaoshi，tabianzheshourangrenzhunbeiliandandeqijule。
taxiangzhe，jiranlikezhuonenggouzhaodaoneikerangtarudaodelingdan，zheishuomingzheigeshijieshangyourenlianzhichuledanyao。
yourennenggoulianchudanyao，meidaolitabukeyia！
taduiliandanzhishuyeshiyousuoyanjiu，yuanbenzaixiandaideshihou，youyumeiyouzhaodaorudaodedanyao，tabianshitulianzhiguodanyao。
jinguanchangshiguohenduoci，tadoumeiyouchenggong，danshitadeliandanjingyanquebushao。
ertaxiangyaolianzhidebianshifuzhuxiushixinalingqidedanyao：baoyuanjindan。
zheibaoyuanjindanshitacongyichudianjizhizhongzhaodaode，jushuoyaoxiaojijia。
lianzhibaoyuanjindansuoxudedongxi，bingbuchangjian，gebieliandandecailiaohaijiweihanjian，haozaitaxianzaishihuangdi，yishenglingxia，xiamianderenbiandaochusouluo，henkuaibianjiangcailiaoshoujiqile。
zhunbeituodang，tabianjibukenaidekaishileliandan。
kanzhemaozhehuoyandedanlu，zhuchangluolianshangmanshiqidaizhise。
ercishi，yanglianyelaidaolegongmenxia。
kanzhezhengchaogongneizouqudewangan，yanglianlianmanggenleshangqu。
“王公公！”
wanganjianzheyanglian，lianshangluchuleyimoxiaoyi。
“yangdarenyaojianbixia？”
yangliandianlediantou，keqideshuodao：“woyouyaoshixuyaoqiujianbixia，youlaogonggongyinlu。”
“yangdarengenzanjialai。”
shuozhe，bianlingzheyanglianchaozhegongneizouqu。
piankezhihou，yanglianmeitouweizhou，tafaxianzheiluxiangenwangchangjingongdebutaiyiyang。
“wanggonggong，zheibushiquqianqinggongdeluba？”
wanganxiaozhejieshidao：“bixiacikebingbuzaiqianqinggongzhong。”
不在乾清宫？
yanglianweiweiyileng，jinjiezhetabianwendaoyiguyaoxiangcongyuanchupiaoleguolai。
tashunzheyaoxiangdefangxiangwangqu，bianjianzhebuyuanchudepiandianshangkongpiaozheyigudandandeyanwu。
jiandaozheiyimu，yanglianxinzhongbianshanguoyigeniantou。
皇帝在炼丹！
huangdiliandan，zheishiqingdaoyebushimeiyoufashengguo。
damingshizonghuangdi，jiajing，tabianchenmiliandan。
xiangdaozhei，taxinzhongyichen。
shenweihuangdi，bulichaozheng，quechenmiliandan！
陛下怎会如此昏庸！