“neizheijirinibianhaohaojiangyangshenzi，nimuqinyijingbudahaole，shuobudingjiuzheijitiandeshier，zheijiriweifuzhaorenkangerizi，nibianganjinguomenba，fouzeruoshinimuqin——”
fangcongzhixiangshuo‘ruoshinimuqinyisi，nijiudeshouxiaosannian，dangelehunqijiushidangelequanjiadexingming，zheishieryejiutanbuchengle——’
kehuadaozuibian，tahaishiyanlexiaqu。
tadanxinzheihuaruoshishuochulai，fanglinghuishengtadeqiyisixiangbibukenjiaguoqule。
kefangcongzhimeiyoushuochukoudehua，fanglingyijingcaidaole。
wufangle——zijichuleshunshierweihainengzuoxieshenmeni？
danaoyichang？jiusuannaoleyebuhuiyoushenmejieguo。
“shi，nverzunming。”tayoujiangtouchuilexiaqu，daizhengderoucuozheshouzhongdepazi。
taduletaiduodeshu，yehenzijiduletaiduodeshu，yushangzheishier，jingyemeiyouqilitongzijidefuqinfankangyifan。
fanglingshibeiruanjiaotaihuizijiyuanlide。
dongmeihesiyunyizuoyiyoudejiangtacongruanjiaolichanchulaideshihou，xigailidegutouxiangshisuichenglezha，ciderouteng。
jiaojianmeimeizhedi，neitongganbianshandianbanchuanbianquanshen，tengdetahunshendouzhezhandouzhanbuwen，yigeliejuchadianerpazaidishang。
raoshiruci，talengshiyishengmeihang，yaozheyarenzheteng，yiqueyiguaijinletangwu。
jiangrenwangtashangyifang，siyunkanzhetajingjiaochusheng，“guniang——nintuxuele——”
fanglingzheicaiganjuedao，fangcaizhiguzherenteng，jingbujuejianbazijidechunyaopole。
“zheikezenmecheng，ludouzoubule，ruheguomen？neiweijunwangyebudexianqisi？”
siyuntingbude，beiguoshenqu，taishoumolei。
dongmeixiaoxinyiyijiangfanglingdefengweiqunliaoqi，xuejiyijingyindaolefenchoudechenkuwaitou。
taxinji，naqijianzijiuliluojiangchenkujiaole，xiangdengdaofuyilailezhijieshangyaobianke。
kejiaokaiyikan，xigaineiyikuaidezhongkuyijingbeixuejisisizhanzaipiroushang。
taburenqulache，ganmangjiaosiyunqudapenreshuilai，kehuayingangluo，fanglingbianliangzhichezheneizhanzaishangkouchudezhongkuhenxinyiche。
yishijian，liangdaoxianxuelinlideshangkoufanzhehongrouluoluzaiwaitou，chumujingxin。
“guniang——”siyunhedongmeidoudaizhule，tamenguniangtouyiciduizijizheimehen。
fanglingyijingtengdeetoumaohan，kanzheneiliangdaoshangkou，qiruoyousidao：“zhipayuwanghoudeguangjingbiqilai，zheiliangdaoshanggenbensuanbudeshenme——”
“woruolianzheidiantongdourenbule——hairuhe——zaineijunwangfulihuoxialai——”
“fangxin，meishangzhegutou，tangshanggeliangrijiunengzoulule，shenmedoudangebule。”
fuyichuliwanshangkou，liuxiajitieyaozoule。
ciriyizao，tianhaiweidaliang，fanglingbianbeiyuanwaicaozadedongjingchaoxingle。
tataishou，jiangzhangmanliaokaileyixie，tingzhewaitoudedongjing。
“womengunianghaimeixingni，zuoerguiledabantian，jiubuneng——”
“——laoyedeyisi——ganjin——”
shidongmeizaitongsheishuohua，tingbudaqing，ketingdao‘laoye’erzi，fanglingbianzaiyeshuibuzhele。
“siyun——siyun——”
tajiaoleliangci，waitoucaichuanlaicongjidejiaobusheng。
“guniang，ninzenmexingdezheimezao——”siyunzoudaotaqianjiangzhangmanwangliangbianyanqi。
“谁在外头？”
“e，shizhengyiniangneibiandezhangmama，wenninqilemei，shuoshijinerwangfuneibiandejiaoximamayaolaijiaoninguiju，nindeqidezaodianer。”
tingba，fanglingxinxiayichen，dandanyixiao，“zheigezhengyiniang，zheishishengpawoguomenwanleneijunwangyegaizhuyijiangtadenveryaoguoqu。”
“sheishuobushini——”siyuncumei，“zenmeyelunbuzhetacharenlaicui，zanmendafurenhaijianzaini！”
hualuo，siyunmangtaishouduzhulezui，fanglingdangmeitingjian，“badongmeijiaojinlai，qudashuilai，sihouwoshuxi。”
“guniang——”siyunmianlulianse，bunuojiao，“keshinindetui——”
“burannengzenmeban？wangfudejiaoximamayilai，zongbunengrangrenjialaiyitangjianbudaoworen，meifaerhuiqufuming。”fanglingyimianshuozheyimianzhengzhazheqishen。
“nengbunengxuede，zongguideyougetaidu，fouzewochizuibuyaojin，lianleilefuqinhegegemenshierjiudale，dabulewojiuzuozaiyizishangkanneimamayanshiyifanbianbale。”
桂香堂。
“zhenjiaoyiniangjishuozhongle！neierguniangdedayahuanahaizhenjiubalaonujidinglehuilai，shuotamenguniangtuishangweiyu，jinerduanranxuebucheng！”
zhengyiniangconghunhuangdetongjingliduizheshenhoudezhangmamaxiao，“zuoertaheneiweijiangjunfurenzaicitangduiwoxieryidunyizhiqishi，jinerwobianrangtazaishoufayici！daihuierjiaoximamalailejianbudaotaren，kanlaoyezenmeshoushita！”
“xiaoniangzhenshihaozhuyi！”fangxicongmenwaizoujin，“xiaoniang，zanmenganjindaoqiantingquba，shuohuaneijiaoximamajiuyaodaole，nveryijingpobujidaikandaoneijianrenshouzefale！”
zhengyiniangqishen，duizhetongjinglileliyijin，zhuanshenhuanbuduodaolefangxidegenqian，roushengdao：“xier，xiaoniangpingsudoushizenmetongnishuode？zheixiebuhaotingdecierqiebukefangdaozuibian！fouze，nifuqinbuhuixihuan，nijianglaidefujunyebuhuixihuan。”
“jiusuanzaihenyigerenyeyaojiangneihenfangzaixindi，zuiyaotian，xinqueyaohen！zheiyangyilai，jibianneigerenshinihaiside，pangrenyeshibuhuixinde！niyaozuopangrenyanlidexiaobaitu，donglema？”
fangxiyangzhelian，xiaodecanlanjile，“xierdongle！henyaohenzaixinli，buyaohenzaizuishang！”
zhengyiniangtaishougualefangxidebiliangyixia，chongniyixiao，“womenzou。”
shuoba，errendaizheyizhongpoziyahuanwangqianyuanzouqu。
西花厅。
“erguniangzhenshiyifuxiandexinxing，shenzidourucibubianlehaiqilaijiannubi，junwangyenengdeninzheiyangyiweicefujin，womenlaofujinyidinghuihengaoxingde！”
zhuleqin，wangfushilaidejiaoximama，yeshiwangfulaofujindetieshennubi。
fanglingduanzuozaiquanyili，zhengweizijibubianqishenergandaobuzizai，kezhumamadezheimeyifanhuaquelikerangtaxindisongleyikouqi。
“mamaguojiangle，zhenshilaofanninlaiyitang，yuhouhuashi，xiaonvbushendiedao，shanglexigai，kongpadexiuyanggesanliangricainengxiadi，zhenshibuqiaojile——”fangcongzhizhanzaiyipangduizhezhuleqinshanshanxiaozhe。
“bufangshi！bufangshi！”zhuleqinxiaozhelianlianbaishou，“fangdarenbubidanxin，jiruci，zheiliangrirangerguniangzuozaineilikanwoyanshibianshile，yiyangde。”
shuoba，duizhefanglingxiaodao：“neierguniang，nubizheijiukaishile。”
fanglingqianxiaozhediantou，“youlaomamale。”
dengdaozhengyiniangyixingrendaolexihuatingdeshihou，zhuleqinyijingyanshileyidabanle。
haiweishangdetaijie，fangxibiantingdaoletinglitoudeshuohuasheng。
zixiyikan，tachayidezhulejiao，jiaozhengyiniangwangliqiao。
“ta——tadedayahuanmingmingshuotaxiabuledi，jinerxuebuchengdea！”zhangmamagenzaizhengyiniangshence，yedazhangzhezuikanxiangtingnei。
“yourangtadechengle！”fangxichenbuzhuqi，henhenduoleyijiao，yizhangtaohualianmianmuniuqu。
zhengyiniangdexintoubuyuejile，ketahenshiqingchu，zijiduanbunengzaimianshangluchuxieshenme。
tachuilechuiyanlian，roushengdao：“zheiyoushenme，lairifangzhang，tadouyaodaoneijunwangfuzuomenggulirendenucaile，haipameirizichikuma。”
hualuo，tazhuanguoshenwangyuanlufanqu。
“xiaoniang，zanmenbujinqulema？”fangxigenzaishenhouyihuodao。
“meihaoxikanle，zanmenhaiquzuoshenme？renjiashizaineierxueguiju，zanmenhaishibietaoraodehao。”
zheihuarangfangxiyouxiebugaoxingle。
“xiaoniang，haolaitashidelecefujindeweizile，nverni？nverdefuxuzainali？”
zhengyiniangdunzhulejiao，gengzhebozihuitounifangxiyiyan，“nixiangjiaren？”
rangweichugedenvzishuoshenmexiangbuxiangjiarendehua，zongguishiyouxienanweiqing，fangxichuixiatoumeiyanyu。
zhengyiniangqingxiaoyisheng，“fangxinba，wodinghuirangnifuqinjinixunyimenhaoqinshide，bidaguniangheerguniangdouhao！”
“zhende？”fangxidazhengzheyanjingkanzhezhengyiniang，“keshipingnandajiangjunhekeqinjunwangyijingsuandeshangshidinghaodele！ruoshibitamenhaihao，qibushidewanggonglitou——”
zhengyiniangtaijiaojixuwangqianzou，“nifuqinlonggongsangenver，xianzailianggenveryijingjiale，xianzaishengxiani，zanmenfangfuzongdechuyiweigonglitoudeniangniangba！”
“zhendea！”fangxixiaodehebulongzuile。
“baozhen！nifuqinyijingzaiweinimouhuale！”zhengyiniangxizizidekanzhezijidenver，“xierzheiyangtianxianbanderongmao，budaogonglitouquzuogeniangniangjiukexile！”