宫宴上。
xianlidehuanjiehaiweidao，zhongchenhaizaixianshangweihuangdixiedeshouci，fangshuyuchenzhezheigekongdang，daliangzhouweideqingkuang。
wuyanshizhuanweiwaichensuoshe，wanyancaishiyuneimingfuyitongdejiayan，yincicishizhiyouzhuweidachenheyijingchengniankaifudehuangzicanjia，yincifangshuyuzaicichumeiyoukandao“ziji”。
huangusizhoushi，takanjianlepangbiandezuoxishangzuozheyimingnianqingdenanzi，fengshenjunlang，jianmeixingmu，yuningchenyuyouqibafenxiangsi，cikejiantabamuguangwangguoqu，yehuiwangleguolai。
fangshuyucongduifangdemuguangzhongkanchuleqianzangdeyexinheyinyuedetanjiu。
fangshuyulikezhidaocirenshisheile。
yuanshunanzhu，huaiwangningchenjin。
fangshuyushunshishouhuilemuguang，yimianbeiduifangkanchushenme，cikeyeshidaqishierfenjingshenbanyantaizi。
yankanxianshoulidehuanjiezaiji，fangshuyuhuishouzhaodengguishangqian。
“qilinneibiannitanchadezenmeyangle？”
dengguihenpeihedizhuangchuyouxieyouxindeshenqing，yadileshengyin：“zaidianxiadeyuliaonei，qilinchushile，anzhaodianxiadefenfu，nubianzhongchadaolexiashouderen，zanshimeiyoudacaojingshe。”
fangshuyuyehenpeihedezhanxianchuyanji，meitouweiweizhouqi，luchuyisizhenjing，danbiaomianshanghaishiweichipingjing：“luzhineibianyiqiezhengchangma？”
“doujiuxule，meichushenmewenti。”
fangshuyujiazhuangchensileyihui，caidao：“guzhidaole，nixianxiaquba，jiazhuanglikaiyitang。”
dengguituihuileyuanwei，bujiuqiaoqiaolikaileyixia，caiyouzhanhuiyuanwei。
fangshuyuluchuxiexuxinbuzaiyanlai，fazhengdiwangzhechaochenweihuangdiheshoudehuanjie。
jinwandezhaogejihuijianjianningchenyu。
haiyoudianshenyoudeshihou，hecihuanjiejieshu，budengfuzedianlidetaijiankaikou，huangdidaoshipoyouxingzhidao：“yuer，zhentingshuonideleqilin，yaoxianjizhenzuoweishengchenli？”
fangshuyuzhayitingdaocihua，weiweizhengleyishun，yuanshubingwuzheigehuanjie。
suihoutayishidaozheishiyigeyangmou。
xianshangyanyanyixideqilin，huangdidanu，jiangzuitaizi。
buxianqilin，huangdifawen，wufajieshi，ruogaozhihuangdiqilinyanyanyixi，zhihuibeihuaiyitaizishide。
buguozheiyangyehao，mianderihouhuangdidezhitaizicenghuoqilinbuxiandeshiqing，zaishengbozhe。
budengfangshuyuqishen，diannei，youchenzichushengdao：“tuobixiawanshouhetaizidianxiadefu，chendengfanfusuziyeyouwangkanjianchuanshuozhongderuishouqilin。”
fangshuyudandingdezhanqilai，chaozhehuangdibaidao：“bingfuhuang，erqueshideleliangshou，haishangchengzhiweiqilin。daneryiwei，haishangyoukuadazhixianyi，cishoubingfeishiqilin。”
“dianxiaheburangchendengdoujianjianqilin，yehaorangdajiabianyibian。”
又有声音传来。
fangshuyujiangmuguangfangdaolongyishangdehuangdishang。
“yuer，jiusuanbushiqilin，yesuanxinqi，jidahuoerkaikaiyanyehao。”
huangdikaikoufahuale，fangshuyuyebuhaoshuoshenme，zhuantoudingzhudengguiba“qilin”daiguolai。
xindirenbuzhushengqileyizhongqianqinggongqishishigedongwuyuandecuojue。
zaozaidengguitidao“qilin”deshihou，fangshuyujiuyinweihaoqiyuanshuzhongdeqilindaodishishenmedongxirenbuzhupaoqukanle（bijingyuanshutayemeizhuzizhujudu），jieguofaxianshizhangjinglu。
feizhoudacaoyuanyizhuayidabadeneizhong。
fangshuyudunshidashisuowang。
buduoshi，dengguibaliangshoudaileshanglai，zhongrenjiandaoliangshoudouyiyanyanyixi，doudaweizhenhan。
“qilinruishou，weihehuiruciyanyanyixi，nandaoshidaxiongzhizhao？”yourenjinghuchusheng。
fangshuyurenbuzhuzaixindifanlegebaiyan。
doushuolebushiqilin，shibushilong，aibadaxiongdemingshengkoudaotaizishenshangshiba。
“ruiyingtujizai，qilinweiyangtoulangti、yuanding、shenyouwucai、gaoyizhangerchi。cishouwenhe，gaishiqilin。”youyouyirenshuo。
shuyuhuaiwangyixideguanyuanzhenduo，ningchenyuzheigetaizidangdeshuyushiyoudiantaicaile，daoxianzailiangetitaizishuohuaderendoumeiyou。
yexushihuaiwangdenanzhuguanghuanzuosui？
buguanzenmeshuo，jinriyesuankanqinglezijitangpingshengyazuidaduishouqianzaideshili。
fangshuyuzhanzaiqianmian，renbuzhuxiang，youjuedemeifahuitoukandaohuaiwangdeshenqing，bumianshiwang。
huangdidelianshangyeshanguoyisibuyuezhise，tawangzhetaizi，yuqihaisuanwenhe：“yuer，nizenmeshuo？”
“fuhuang，erchenyiwei，qilinshishenshou，bishishuitubuqin，dancishouyuanduzhongyangerlai，queyinbushiyingzhongyuandeqihouerbingzhong，qihuishiqilin？”fangshuyubuhuangbumangdao。
“tianxiangzhaoshijixiong，ruishoushentiyikezhaoshihuofu，ciliqiwugongtongzhichu？”
zheiyici，fangshuyuzhongyuzhuazhuleshengyindezhuren，duifangyizhiqianzangzairenqunliduoduobiren，daidongjiezou，fangshuyuyijingbushuanghenjiule。
“shima？neiguyouyigewentixiangqingjiaoni。”
fangshuyuxiaoyinyindikanzheduifang，xiaoyiquebudayandi。
“qilinzhichuanshuo，zuizaochuzinali？“
“《zhiyiji》。”duifangduidaruliu。
fangshuyujiudengtazheijuhuale。
zheijitiantawozaishufanglikebuzhishizaimoyu。
“zhiyijijizai，linzherenshouye。youwangzhezezhi，wuwangzhezebuzhi。kedui？”
“自然。”
fangshuyuluchulexiaorong：“qilinzhe，zhongyuanzhiruishou，buchuzizhongyuan，qibuhuangmiu？”
“zhiyijijizai，qilinbuhengyuzhongyuan，yizaiqilinbuchuzizhongyuan，bingfeihuangmiuzhiyan。”
“guqueyiwei，qilinshenshouye，buhengyuzhongyuan，bingfeibuchuyuzhongyuan，ershiyinyuzhongyuan。”fangshuyubuxubujidao，“qingzhuweiguanshishu，fanjizaiqilinxianshen，jiezhudongchuxianyuzhongyuan。jinzhuweisuoguanzhishou，naizhongyuanqiugouyuyibangerdezhe，jikebeiqiugou，kejiancishouzaiyibangbuzuweiqi，qiweiqilin？nandaoshizhongyuanwushengren，fanershiyibangshengrenbeichuyizhiyuqilinbiandime？”
群臣一时哑口无言。
fangshuyuchengredatie，duizhehuangdidao：“fuhuang，eryiwei，qiangjicishoujiayiqilinzhimingzhiren，juxinpoce。yizaixuanyangqilinziyibanglaizhongyuanzebingzhong，yiciyitufoujuejinchaozhirenzheng。”
longyizhishang，huangdidemuguangweiweiyinchen，saoshizaichangdemeiyigeren：“hao，hao，hao。henhao。zhuweizhenshijizhendeshouchen，songshangleyifendali。“
tangxia，zhenglundezhongchentingchulehuangdidebuyu，jieguilexiaqu：“bixiaxinu。”