除夕夜。
金陵。
lianhuazaijinlingshizhujianfangsongxialai，buxiangganglaizheigedifangshizongshichuandaizhedoumaopifeng。
jintianshichuxi，zhengqiaoxuetinglexialai。
lianhuabianzhanzaixuedishangyibianshejianyibiantingzhebaizhilaojiachang。
shuodaoyouquzhichushi，errenfenfenxiaoqilai。
zheishi，yuanmendakai，shishangguanzipeilaile。
tazheiejianhongmanao，yaopeibaiyuliusu，yizhehongbaixihuafu，yanranshigezhangyangdeguigongzi。
shangguanzipeijijimangmangdeganlaiyulianhuaguochuxi，jinmenjianlianhuaanhao，tabiananxiaxinlaile。
lianhuajiantalai，shenshixinxi，xianglaijinniandechuxiyetazhishaonengyoupengyouzaishenbian。
baizhiyexiaopaoguolai，yilianjingxi：“gongzijinnianbuzaigongzhongguochuxima？”
shangguanzipeiqingsongdexiaodao：“gumuxinci，tongyiwolaijinlingle。”
suihoutayoulaidaolianhuamianqian，dijilianhuayifengjiashu。
“lianqushuotachuxihouzhunbeiquwangsaiwai，nifuqinhuiyouwomenshangguanjiazhaogu。”
lianhuadiandiantou，tazhidaoxiongzhangrujinyuanlijingchengcaishianquande。
zhishi，fuyunzhangdagaibuhuitongyiba。
翊坤宫。
ningzhidegongdianyizhidoushizuishehuade，chuxizhishi，taduigongzhonglenglengqingqingdemoyanggandaoyane，yincitedirangxiarenmenjiangyikungonghaohaozhuangshiyifan。
tateyiconghuashifangxunlailezhongduohongmei，xingzhizhenghaodezuozaichuangqianchahua。
taxiangzhechuxiye，huangshangzonggailaiyikungongleba。
meixiangdaoyizaopaiguoquqinghuangshangdegongnvcikezhengzhanzhanweiweidijindianlai。
gongnvkoutouguidi，leishuimohushuangyan，shifenweijudekelianyang。
“niangniangshuzui，huangshangbuzaigongzhongle。”
ningzhikanletayiyang，yebunao，bijingzhongyaodeshiwanshang。
tajinrinandemeiyouzebeishouxianucai：“wushi，huangshangwanshangyehuihuilaicanjianianyejiayande，daoshihouzaiqingjiuhaole。”
gongnvtingwansuolesuoshenzi，xujiudoubucengqishen，suihoutadeshengyinzhongdaizheyisikuqiang。
“niangniangshuzui，huangshangwanshangyelaibule。tingyangxindiandetaijianshuo，huangshangbujiuqianqulejinling，weigonggongyebuzaigongzhong。”
ningzhihudifushoujiangganggangchahaodehuadafanzaidi。
suijitanubukeedezhuaqiyipanghaiweichahuademeihuazhitiao，henhenchoudazaigongnvdeshenshang。
“feiwu！rucidashi，xianzaicaizhixiao。”
gongrenmenquanbubeihedezhanzhanjingjingkoutouguidi。
dainingzhilengjinghou，tayouyijiaochuaidaomianqiandegongnv，baonudeshengyinzaicichuanlai：“ranggongwaidejiapudingzhujinlingdedongxiang，buguanshibushilianhua，geshawulun！”
“shi。”gongrenlianmangguipazhelikai。
zaiyuanchu，fuyunzhangzhengzaiqianwangjinlingdemachezhong。
yilujianfengxue，taxinliyizhiyinyindanxinzhe，ruoneinvzizhenshilianhuadehua，tagairuhekaikouni？
xiangdaozheili，tashenshentanleyikouqi。
macheyipangdeweigonggongqimashi，huranhuitoukanleyiyanyuanchuxuepohejichufeiqidehanya，yanmouweimi。
zheitianyewan，zhengshiwanjiadenghuo。
baizhideshouyishenhao，xiachuzuoleyizhuozicai。
reqitengtengzhong，lianhuazhenghezheyibeibeirejiu。
shangguanzipeikanzhetadeyangzi，yepoyouxingzhi，zhunbeiyedaoyibeishi，quebeilianhuaqiangguojiuhu。
“nibukeyinjiu。”lianhuataidujianjue。
baizhiqueyongshoutuozhelian，yilianxiaoyi：“gongziyinggaizhidaozijijiuliangxiao。”
shangguanzipeixieleqiyiban，yibianguzuoshiwangdejiacaiyibianmenmenshuodao：“haobahaoba。”
lianhuazhijuetazheiyangzhenshihaoxiao，bianjitadaoleyibeicha：“jiranbunenghejiu，neizipeijiuhewozhudechaba。”
“好。”
zaizheiwennuandexiaowuzhong，lianshiguangdoufangfoshimande。
zhengdangsanrenliaodeqixingshi，yuanneidamenbianchuanlaijishengcaozadematisheng。
buyihuier，bianyourenkaimenerru。
jiandaolairen，lianhuabianbeihedaizaiyuandi，zhengzhengdekanzheta，nannandao。
“傅……阿璋？！”