第二天。尚书府。
dangsuzuihoudechujinyuzhengkaiyanshi，tianseyijingshidaliang。tachiyizhezuoqishen，likejiuyounvziwenroudeshengyinpumianerlai：“xianggong，nixingle。”
tazheishifangcaikanqingzhanzaichuangbiandenvzi，dianxingzhishudalidedajiaguixiu，meirucuiyu，jirubaixue，rouroudemuguangzhizhongmanshiwenqingyutitie，shouzhongpengzheweitaninghaodeshipa。
“duoxie。”tazhengzhengdejieleguolai，mamudecalebalian。yishijianyouyouyahuanduanleshukoushuijinlai，tasixuyijiuhunluan，zhidaodakaimen，weilengdeyizhenfengchuiguolai，fangcaifanranqingxing。
sanliangbukuachuyuanzi，shenpanzaimeiyouwangrineixiefuqinpaidegensuizhe。tadaxi，yishidabei，congmangganwangshuyinglou，ranergangyijinmen，kandaodebianshiyiqunrenzaineilidasaoshoushi，yuanziliduilehenduojiudedongxi，sihushiyaodiuqi。
zhongrenjianleta，mangxingli：“jianguodaye。”
taxinzhongmoranyijin，meiyoushuohua，tuimenjinleqingchendefangjian，raner，zhengjianfangyishikongle，zhishengqinglengshudandeqixi。
shashijian，taruzhuibingjiao：“meimei……”
tazoule。tanaozhongzhiyuzheisangezi，huanghuanghuhuchulemen，yingmianyufengfurenyushang。
fengfurenyanjiantahunbushoushedemoyang，xintengdezhiyaotou，manglaleta：“jinyu，rujinniyichenglejiashi，nimeimeiyehuidaoningfu，burijiuyaorugongdaixuan，nijiubuyaozaixiangzhetale。”
“rugong……daixuan？”tanaozhongrutonghongleishanguo，shaneijianjinglexin。
五日后。
“guniang，jinriyaorugongle，guniangzaoxieqiba，zixiwuleshichen。”menwai，yahuanxuelandeshengyinxiandejiqixiaoxinyiyi。
qingchenzhidao，zheiningfuzhongsuoyoudeyahuandoupata，sixialidouchuantaxingziqingleng，piqiguguai，buguoshishiqueyeruci，suoyitayebuguai。zhiyaoshizheiningfuzhongdedongxi，tadouhen，piqiyehaobuqilai。haozaininghexuansuoyoudeyiqiedouyita，jiazhongdejigexiongdijiemeizhitaxingzibuhao，yedoushiqudebulaizhaoreta。
zheiyangxiaoyaoshutanderizi，quejiaotacongxindifanqiexin。ningfudemeiyigejiaoluo，tadoujuedezang，jinriyaolikai，duitalaishuoshiyijiantiandadehaoshi，jibianmianduideshilingyigequanranmosheng，weijizhongzhongdehuanjing，tayeganyuanle。
meiyourenhuisongta，zhiyoukumingdeyahuanxuelanbudebusuitajingong。kanzhexuelanneizhanzhanjingjingdemoyang，qingchenlenglengyixiao，tibushanglemache。
macheshidefeikuai，sihuneichefuyexiangzaorijiangtasongdaomudedi，yehaozaozaojietuo。
buzhishileduojiu，zaiyipianxuannaodeshijizhizhong，huranjianmachedingbuchuanlai“peng”deyisheng，xuelanlikehedejingjiaoqilai，ermachewaiyexiangqiyipianjianjiao，suijibianshiyipiandadoudeshengyin。
qingchenbuzhidaodichuleshenmeshi，gangxiangdakaimachekanyikan，chemenqueturancongwaidakaile，yigeheiyimengmianrenshanjinchexiangnei，laleqingchendeshoujiuyaowangwaizou。
“nishishenmeren？”qingchenxinzhongdajing，mianshangqueyijiuzhendingziruo，lishenghewenneiren。
tahuiguoletou，wushengdekanzheqingchen。dangqingchenkanjianneishuangzaishuxibuguodeyanjingshi，shashijianshiqulesuoyoudeliqi，renyoutajiangzijidaichulemache。
jiangqingchenhuzaihuaizhong，chujinyuyibianzaihunluanzhongwanghoutui，yibianlengyankanzheyuzijishouxiajiuchanzaiyiqibuzhicongnalilaidelingyiqunren。
qingchenkanzhe，xinzhongyeshidajing，fanshenlazhetadeyijin：“zheishizenmehuishi？”
chujinyujinjinningzhemei，yaoleyaotou，zhishijiangtaladegengjin：“chener，genwozou。”
“nifenglema？”qingchencishicaiqingxingdeyishidaotaxiangyaozuoshenme，weiweibianlelianse。
“wobuguan！”chujinyuyanzhongyoudongxishanshanfaguang，“wobuhuirangnijingong。ruguo，ruguonijinlegong，womenkenengyibeizidoujianbudaole，chener，nirenxinma？”
“keshinichengqinle。”tahuanhuantuchuzheijigezi，“nibuyinggaizheimerenxing。”
taweiweijiangleyixia，queturanpiejianqingchenshenhouyourenchongleguolai！neibushitadailaideren，dangyishidaozheiyidiandeshihou，tahaobuyouyudejiangqingchenlajinhuaizhonghuzhu。
beihouyizhenjutong，tazhidaoshineirendedaokanzailezijishenshang，shenziyiruanjiuwangdishangdaoqu。qingchenhedeyibabaozhuta：“jinyu……”
“chener……”chujinyuyongjinliqijinjinzhuazhetadeshou，keshiquehaishidibuzhushenshangdetengtong，yunleguoqu。
“jinyu！”qingchenyanjianzheneiheiyirenjiuyaolaizhuoziji，quehaishiwufafangkaichujinyudeshou。dangneiheiyirenjiangtakunzhu，chaoshenhoudehuobandayanseshi，qingchenzhongyujuewang。zhishiyifangmiandanxinchujinyu，yifangmianyoubuzhizheixieshishenmeren，buganshandong。
yanjianruciqingxing，chujinyudailaiderengujichujinyuanwei，yedoubuganshanzixingdong，zhinengyanzhengzhengkanzheqingchenbeidaizou，fangcaishangqianjiangchujinyujiuleqilai。youyourencongmangquchujinchuangyao，likejiuweitazhixue。
“si——”yizhenjutongzhong，chujinyuzhengkaiyanlai，quezhishiwangsizhoukan，bujianqingchen，likedanu，zhengzhazhejiuyaoqishenquxun。
yizhongrenmangdoulazhuta，tayezhizijicikedeqingxingwufazhicheng，zhengshijihuogongxinzhiji，hurantingjianyizhenshuxideluanlingshengchuanlai，xunsujizhouweiderenshileyanse：“sankai。”
daizhongrenyinzanghao，tazijiyechexialemianjin，qiangchengzheyingshanglairen：“zimo。”
lairenzhengshidayueguozuinianqingdejiangjun，tongshiyeyuchujinyusulaijiaohaodeanzimo。
anzimojiantadeqingxing，yishidajingshise，fanshenxiama：“nizheishizenmele？”
“zimo，woqiuni……”chujinyujiannandizhichengzhe，“wobiaomeibeirenjiechi，qingni……bangwo……”
“dangzhenshigeguosetianxiangdedameiren，moguaiyezhijianleyimian，bianzheiyangxinxinniannianwangbule。”
heiandemachezhinei，qingchenbeifuyudishang，mengleyandulekou，zhinengtingjianmacheneilianggerendeduihua。
lingyigerenchixiaoleyisheng：“yeweimianyetaixinji，dengtarulegong，yebushimeiyoujihui。daoshihouhaishitangerhuangzhide，yongdezhezheibantoutoumomo……buguocici，yedaozhenshiyouxianjianzhiming，ruobushiwomendongshou，zhipatayehuibeibierenjiezou。”