承元十四年。
北凉国，隆冬。
皇宫，长生殿。
夜半子时。
minghuangsedelongchuangzhishang，sutiyueweizhecunlv，shenshangzhiguozheyicengsichoujinbei。
tayidongbudong，buganzouxiachuang，yibuganshui，zhinengzhengzheyantantebuandedengzhe。
denghuangdihuiqindian，ranhoujinxinshifengta。
jinrishisutiyuebeilipinrugongdediyitian，shitadexinhunye，yeshihuangdishubuqingshidijigedexinhunye。
suoweilipin，heputongxuanxiudabuxiangtong。
fanlipinzhe，jieweimingmendazuzhihou，shijiazhinvhuozheguanjianv，shijingchaotingyangeshaixuanzhenzhuohoutiaochulaicaimaoshuangquandenvzi。lipinrugongzhe，yibanzhijiecefeng，huoweifeipin，huoweinvguan。
sutiyuerugongdiyitianbingbeifengweishufei。
renrendoushuo，sutiyueyunqihao，shuotamensujiazushangjide，suoyicaihuiyourucifubao。
doushuoshifubao，keruoshizhenbazheifenfuqijitamen，tamenkendinghuibeihedexindanjulie，baotoushucuanba。
sheirenbuzhidangjinshengshang，huangyinbaonve，lanshawugu。
suitazaoyinianguobanbai，querengfengliuchengxing，hougongjialiwanqianbugoutacanhai，tashenzhibamozhuashenxiangchenqiliangfu……zhiyaotakanshangde，jiumeiyoutadebudaode，fanzhengzheitianxiadoushitade。
benyiwei，rulegong，shiqinhou，sutiyuederenshengbianzhiyouliangzhongkeneng，dechongyihuoshishichong。
suiranzheiliangzhongkenengdoubushisutiyuexiangyaode，danshiyizhici，tayigeruonvziyounengzenmeyangni？
kewanwanmeixiangdaodeshi，zheiye，sutiyuebingmeiyoudenglaihuangdi，dengdaodequeshilingyiren。
suizhe“zhiya”yigebudabuxiaodeshengyin，zhangshengdiandefangmenbeiqingqingtuikai。
sutiyuexinzangbeihedepengpengzhitiao，sichoujinbeidixiadeshenziweiweifadou，taceguotou，touguojinqilongwenpingfeng，zhijianneirenmanmanzoujin。
tajinminhongchun，pingzhuhuxi，yanjingdoubuganzhayixia，zhizhidingzheneigeshenying。
kehaimeidengneirenzoudao，sutiyuejiubeihekule，dakedakejingyingtitoudeleishui，susucongyankuangzhongluoxialai，nonghualelianshangjingzhijuemeidezhuangrong。
jinbeidixianeishuangcongbairuyudeshouzhi，zuanjinlebeiziyijiao。
tazhidaozijibunengku，ketajiushirenbuzhu，tahaipahuangdi，haipazheili，haipazheilideyiqie……“niangniang，nucaisongninhuijinxiugong。”
人未到，声先至。
jinlaideren，juranbushihuangdi？
sutiyuecuzhemei，zheicaikanqinglejinlaideren。
neirenshenliangjigao，mianrongqingjuanlengjun，qingsibanwan，yixiqingyi，yudaishuyao，waimianguozhexuansedachang，hunshenshangxiajinxianliangbojinguizhiqi。
“你是……？”
sutiyueguojinleshenshangdejinbei，xiaoxinyiyidewendao。
“huiniangniang，nucaishisilijian，xiaoheye。”tashuozheijuhuashi，weiweihanshou，zaitaitoushineishuangyoushenyingsunyibandeyanmouzhengduishangsutiyueyingzheleiguangdeyanjing。
司礼监，萧鹤野。
tingdaozheigemingzidesutiyueweiweizhenglezheng，xindidekongjuhebuanyoujiazhonglejifen。
tajiushiquanqingchaoye，shouwoshengsha，renrenhandadejianchenxiaoheye；tajiushihuangdizuixinrendehuanguan，silijianzhangyintaijian，dongchangduzhu，xiaoheye……sutiyuezhanglezhangzui，xiangwenweishenmelaiderenshitaerbushihuangdi，danzuizhonghaishimeiyouwenchukou。
xiaoheyehaoxiangkanchuletadeyiwen，chunjiaogoulegou，chaotaxiaolexiao。
tataishoucongshenpangdemujiashangqulejianyueyingqinyifangzaichuangtabianyanshang，yuqiyonglansanman：“niangniang，huangshangzuijiuxianyizaijingrengongxiexia，nucaisongninhuijinxiugong。”
sutiyuelengleleng，ranhoucongchuangshangzuoqishen，xiaoshengdeshuoleju：“neibianyoulaole，xiaozhangyin。”
cishicike，yinggaimeirenbitagengxianglikaizheilile。
zheiyike，wulunbierenyanlidexiaoheyeshiduomebeibi**，xieebukan，danzaisutiyueyanli……tashilaidaizijilikaizhangshengdian，likaizheipiandiyuderen。
sutiyuekanleyanzhanzaichuangbianyidongbudongdingzhezijidexiaoheye，youmomokanleyiyananjingtangzaichuangyanshangdeqinyi。
tayaoleyaochun，kuaisushenchuxianxibaixideshoubeibaqinyinajinbeizili，gezhebeizi，shoujiaomalidejiangqinyichuanhao，ranhouxialechuang。
bishi，zhengzhilongdong，sutiyuelaizhangshengdiandeshihou，shixiganjingbeirenyongbeiziguoqitaijinlaide，xianzaitashenshangzhichuanjianbobodeqinyi，nanbuchengrangtaguozhebeizizouchuqu？
lengshiyihuishi，zheiqinyidanbo，gezheyifubierenyiyanbiannengkanjianqinyidixiashaonvyourendedongti，zaizenmeshuosutiyueyeshihuangdidefeipin，zheiyangchuqu……xiaoheyetaiyanshangxiadalianglesutiyueyifan，zheicaimanyouyoudekaishijieshenshangdexuansedachang，jiekaihou，youqingqingpizaisutiyueshenshang，dizhetourenrenzhenzhenbangtaxihao。
zheiqijian，sutiyuezhishizhengzhengdezhanzaiyuandi，bushuohuabugandong。
xiaoheyehunshensanfadeweishelitaiguoqiangda，kaojinyidian，sutiyuezhoushenbianganjuegenglenglejifen。
sutiyuecongweijianguoyouzheibanliangboqinglengzhiren。
xiaoheyeqianshen，jiangxiaobeidiguolai：“niangniang，qing。”
sutiyuediandiantou，meiyoujujue，shenchushouzhiqingqingzhuazhetadeshoubei，liangrenyitongzouchulezhangshengdian。
chulezhangshengdian，haiyaoyanzhezoulangzouyixiaojielucaidaogongdianmenkou。
xiaoheyeceshou，xienizheta，mantiaosilidewen：“niangniangshiwangma？”
“a？”sutiyuetaimou，liangrenshixianxiangzhuang，tayizhijinjindingzhesutiyuedelian，sihuxiangyaocongtahuangkongbuandebiaoqingzhongdudaoxieshenme。
“nucaideyisishi，huangshangjinrimeinenglaizhangshengdian，niangniangshiwangma？”
sutiyueqianqianyaoleyaotou，meiyouzhangkou。
zheizhonghua，buhaohuida，budui……shitabuganhuida。
tayidianyebushiwang，tahenhuanxi，buyongshiqin，buyongbeihuangyindegouhuangdizaota。
keshizheixiehua，tanengshuoma？tagandangzhexiaoheyedemianshuochulaima？
答案是否定的。
xiaoheyejiantafenchunjinmin，liansecangbai，youqishineishuangganggangbeihekuguodeyanmouruqiushuiyingying，huanhuanliutangyuxinjian。
xiaoheyeturanlaixingzhi，xiangdoudouta，yushituozhesangziguyiyinyangguaiqideshuodao：“yedui，shufeiniangnianghainianqing，yihouduodeshijihuikeyihaohaoshifenghuangshang。”
tahaishuo：“rihouniangniangdelerongchong，haiwangniangniangzaihuangshangmianqiantinucaimeiyanjiju。”
shuodaozheili，xiaoheyezhijuedeshoubeishangneizhixianxideshouzhijinlejin，yinggaishibeihehuaile。
ze，zheisujiadi**jiaoshengguanyang，rourouruoruode，zhenshibujindouni。
xiaoheyechelechezuijiao，yandizangqilemomingxiaoyi。
sutiyueshouzuwucuo，zheizhonghunhuatatinglezhijuehaipaheexin，yixiangdaolaohuangdidafubianbian，manlianyinxiaodemoyang，sutiyuejiufanwei。
dantabuganbiaoxianchulai，suizhinengwunaiyouruanruandehuileju：“duoxiexiaozhangyinjiyan。”
xiaoheyedixiatou，ananxiaolexiao，bianmeiyouzaikaikoudouta。
zhangshengdiandezoulangbingbusuanzhang，zoulangjintoujiushigongmen，kezheiyiduanlusutiyuequezoudehenjiannan。
tayixinzhixianglikaizheili，yexianglixiaoheyeyuanyixie。
yinwei，duitalaishuo，zheigonglizuikepadelianggerenjiushihuangdihexiaoheye。
kuaiyaozoudaomenkoushi，sutiyueyuanyuankanjiantingzaimenkouderuanjiao，zheicaimomosongleyikouqi。
tapieleyiyanxiaoheye，daoleyisheng“xiexiexiaozhangyin”zhihou，taopaosideshangleruanjiao，congconglikaile。
xiaoheyezhanzaiyuandi，zhidaojiaozizouyuan，xiaoshi，tacaiyiyouweijindezhuanguoshen，wangyelangefangxiangzouqu。
tadenaohaili，beisutiyuejingkonghuangzhangqueyouguzuozhendingdebiaoqingzhanjuzhe。
tadeerbian，yezaifanfanfufuhuidangzhesutiyueruanmianmiandeshengyin。
ketamingmingmeiyoushuojijuhua，tazhishuole：youlaole；duoxiexiaozhangyin；haiyouxiexiexiaozhangyin……ze。guanjia**，jinzhiyuye，guoranyoudianyisi。
meizoujibu，faxiantiankongzhongfenfenyangyangde，kaishiluoxuele。
xiaoheyeshenchushouzhang，henkuaijiuyoujipianchunbaijingyingdexuehualuorutazhangxinzhizhong，tahuanhuanheshanglezhang，lianshangluchulejiaoxiayinzhidexiaorong。
zheichangxue，jingrangtaxiangqileshinianqiandeneichangxue。
huilejinxiugongdesutiyueturanjiubingle，taiyiquqiaolehaojiciyeqiaobuchuyuanyin，zhishuoshiyinweitashentirouruoranshangfenghan，chichiweiyu。
一个月后。
皇宫，南苑。
hanfenglinlin，feixuemantian。
xiaoheyehelixunyiqianyihou，congtingyulouzoulechulai。
“duzhu，jinrihuangshangzaiguangmingdiandabaiyanxi，haiteyiconggongwaiqingleyonganchengzuiyoumingdexibanzi，zhiweibomeirenyixiao……zheijiguifeicongrugongdaoxianzai，shendedixin，shengchongbushuai，guoranmeirangduzhushiwang。”taijianlixunwanzheshenzi，genzaitashenbianxiaoxinyiyideshuodao。
xiaoheyelengpieletayiyan，bochunjinminchengxian，meiyoukaikou。
lixunzuilejieta，tashengxinglengqing，sulaibuxirenao。jiantamianseyinchen，lixunpashuocuohuaredetabugaoxing，yushishanshandibilezui。
yanzhepumanxuedejijingxiaolu，zoulemeijibu，hueryizhenbudabuxiaodeshengyincongyuanchuchuanruerbian。
“轰！咣当——”
yigejudadeshengxiangchuanruliangrenerduoli。
“……”
“哗啦啦——”
jinjiezhe，caozacierdezhuangjishenghedadoushengduanduanxuxu，haoxiangyourenzainaoshi。
nanyuanweizhipianpi，rujinruledong，yelijijingwusheng，suoyiyidianxiweideshengyindouhuixiandehentuwu，genghekuangzheidongjingbusuanxiao。
“duzhu，haoxiangshiduimianxiangtang。”lixunshuqierduotingleting，zhilezhiduimianneijianliangzheguangdexiangtang。
“哦？去看看……”
xiaoheyeculecumei，lianshangshenqingfenbuqingxinu。
xianrujinjuranyourenganzaizijiyanpizidixianaoshi？
dailiangrenzoujinxiangtangdeshihou，limianmeilebandianshengxiang，dadoushengyirantingzhile。
lixunlvxianzoushangqian，zheshouzhengyaokaimen，meicengxiangneishanmen‘shua’yixiaconglimianbeirendakai，jiezhetajiubeilimianlianggehuangbuzeludenvzizhuangdaozaidi。
“aiyo，nagebuzhangyandedongxi……？”
lixunwuzhezijide**jianshengjianqidehanchulesheng。zhengyukaikoudama，kexiayike，dangtakanqinglechongzhuangzijide‘zuikuihuoshou’，limabianlelianse。
talianmangcongdishangpaqilai，guiguijujudexinglegeli：
“jianguoshufeiniangniang，nucaishili，nucaishili。”
sutiyueshentiyizheng，yeshimanlianjinghuangshicuo。
menglepiankehou，sutiyuexunsujiangranlexuedeshouzhizangjinehuangsededoupengli，huanhuanhoutuilebanbu，xinxudao：
“yuanlaishiligonggong？mian……mianli……”
tataiyanwanglixunshenhouqiaoleqiao，kandaoheianzhongneigegaodatingbadeshenying，shunjiandengdaleshuangyan，yourukanjianleshenyuanzhongdeemo，tashuangtuiruanleruan，xianxiemeizhanwen。
doushuobuzuokuixinshibupaguiqiaomen，tadaoshihao……zheikuixinshigangzuowan，yingmianjiupengshangzheimeyigeegui？
sutiyueguzuozhendingdechelechezuijiao，shengyinqueweiweizhandouqilai：“xiaozhangyinyezai……”
“ng。”zheigezixiangshicongtabiqianglihengchulaide，lenglengde，meiyourenhewendu。
xiaoheyetaimou，neishuangyingsunyibandemuguangshangxiadaliangzheyanqianren。
yingruyanliandeshiyizhangwenwanruyudelian，shuangmoumingliangrufanxingdiandian，yingchunhaochi，meiyanqingxiu，meidebukefangwu。
jiantaliansecangbai，shenqinghuangluan，jiashanggangcaitamentingdaodedongjing，xiaoheyezhoulezhoumeijilixunshilegeyanse，rangtajinxiangtangchatan。
sutiyueniutoujianlixunjinlexiangtang，huanghuzhongzhijuexinzangkuangtiao，tachuimoujinjinyaozhexiazuichunbuganhangsheng。shenbiandegongnvliuwanjinjinchanzhetadegebo，tongyangbeixiaoheyezheilinranlinglideweishelihedeliansecangbai，shuangtuibushoukongzhizaikongqizhongdazhezhan。
lixungangjinmenjiuxiudaolekongqizhongyizhennongnongdexuexingwei，chajuedaobuduijing，jiakuaibufawanglizouqu。
guoran，meizoujibujiukandaoleyigedaozaixuebozhongdenanzi，jiantalianchaodimian，yidongbudong。buyongxiang，zheizhongzishiduobanshiliangle。
lixunzhuanguotouruoyousuosidekanlekansutiyueheliuwan，zhuanguoshenshenshoubalingyishanmenyedakaile。
zheiyangyilai，jiusuanzhanzaiwaimianyenengjiangxiangtangneidechangjingyimuleran。
xiaoheyepianzhetoushixianlveguoliangrendetouding，milemiyanjingwanglimiansuiyipieleyiyan，juedezheishishenshiyouqu，juranyourenganzainanyuansharen？
gengyouqudeshi，zheishijuranhemianqianzheiweiruobujinfengdeshufeiniangniangyouguan……zaikantaneizhangbeihedecanbaicanbaidexiaolian，xiaoheyexinqingturanmeineimezaole。
xiaoheyezhanzaiyuandi，wangleyansutiyuedoupengshangbuxiaoxinjianshangyinhongdexueji，ananlengxiaoleyisheng，shuo：“niangniang，ninzheishi……tourenhaishisharena？”
shuozheijuhuadexiaoheye，lianshangdaixiao，huayujianquedaizhejifenhanqi，rangsutiyuebujindalegehanzhan。
“xiaozhangyin，zhei、zheishiyiwai。”
“e？yiwai？”xiaoheyexiaolexiao，genzhetazhongfuleneilianggezi。
“niangniangquedingzheishiyiwai？”
zheicaiganggangguoquleyigeyue，xiaoheyeyouxiebuganxiangxinzijideyanjing，yanqianzheiweihaishineiwanrourouruoruo，jiaoqiwenruandeshufeiniangniangma？
tashuangshouhuanbaozaixiongqian，youshendemouzisisidingzheneizhangjiaoxiaoxiuqidelian，yandijinshiwanweixixuedeyisi。
sutiyuedianlediantou，youzaicikendingdedianlediantou。qiheideyanlifanzhediandianguangliang，xiaoheyekandechu，tayanlidejupahekonghuang。
kanlaitajinyebuquguangmingdiankanxishiduide，zijimenkoudezheichuhaoxi……nandaobubineixiexibanziyandegengyouquma？
“renshinubishade，nubirenzui，yuniangniangwuguan。yaoshayaoguanubidourenle，qiuxiaozhangyinfangguowomenniangniang……”
liuwanyankanshiqingbailu，yushangdehaishizheiweishafaguoduandexiaozhangyin，tazhidaocishikendinghouhuanwuqiong。suiliangtuiyiruan，guizaidishanglianlianketourenzui。
tabuxiangrangzhuziqiansheqizhong，suoyihenxiaxin，shitubasuoyoudezuizewangzijishenshanglan。
fanzhengtazhishigegongnv，yongtademingbaozijizhuziyiming，zenmesuandoushizhidede。
“daoshigezhongxingenggengdenucai……”xiaoheyedandanpieleyanguizaidishangderen。
“liuwan，niyouhebibangwodingzui？”sutiyueshenxiyikouqi，meitoujinsuo，tataitouzhishitadeyanjingdao：“xiaozhangyin，cishiyutawuguan。”
xiaoheyetingzhedaoshibuyiweiran，tahuanhuanzoudaotashencefuxiashenzi，coudaotaerbian，tuozhemanyouyoudeyudiaotuchuyiju：“shiqingmeichaqingchuyuanweizhiqian，niliangsheidoutuobulezui。niangniang，bieguainucaitiemianwusi，renmingguantiana……”
taba‘renmingguantian’zheisigeziyaodehenzhong，kandechulai，xiaoheyeshixiangyaozaizheishangmianhaohaozuoyizuowenzhangle。
sutiyuehunshenyizheng，xinchechedidiliangtoule，tadizhetoushitujiangdoupengdixiadeneishuangzhanmanxianxuedeshoucaganjing，kewulunzenmecayecabuganjing，yinwei……neixueshizaishitaiduole。taxilexibizi，yanleibadabadawangxiadiao。
tazhidao，xiaoheyemeiyoushuocuo。renmingguantian，genghekuangneirenshi……sutiyuejinminzhechun，yanlibiezheweiquhewunai，queyijuhuayeshuobuchulai。