大明洪武十年，秋。
此时的坤宁宫。
zhuyuanzhangmanliandesushabiaoqing，duizheguizaizijijiaoxiadeyizhonggongnvtaijianshuodao：“zheimeyidaqunrenzenmekandehaizi，erhubazheiqunrenlachuqutongtongzhangbi。”
“shibixia”，shilizaiyipangdeshiweitouzijiuyaodongshou。
“bixiaraoming，nubimenzheijiuqujixuzhao，qiubixiaraoming，”yitingshuoyaobatamenzhangbi，guizaidixiadegongnvtaijianfenfenqiurao。
“raolenimen，jiunengzhaodaowodasun”，hengmeilimudezhuyuanzhangnubukeedeshuo。
“zhongba，nixianbuyaoyuantamenle，”
“kunninggongjiuzheimedadedifang，xiongyingzenmenengturanshizong，zanmenhaishijixuzhaohaiziyaojin，”mahuanghousuiranmanliandanyoudebiaoqing，danhaishiquanzulexiangyaodakaishaludezhuyuanzhang。
“huanghouweinimenqiuqingle，haibugankuaijixuzhao”，tingdaomahuanghoudehua，zhuyuanzhangbaguileyididegongnvtaijianhonglechuqu，jixuxunzhaotadedasunzi。
dengsuoyourendouchuquzhihou，mahuanghouturanleiliumanmian：“ke，ke，wodedasunzinizheishiqunale，renzaikunninggongyizhuanshendegongfuzenmejiuturanjiubujianle。”
“meizi，niyezhuyishenti，huanggongzheimedadedifang，xiongyingmeizhunshiduozainagejiaoluofangxindiubule，”zhuyuanzhangkankanzheshangxindemahuanghourangtazhuyishenti。
bijingzheiliangnianmahuanghoudeshentiyizhibutaihao，ruguozhuxiongyingzhaobudaohuanghouzaiyoushenmesanzhangliangduan，neikejiuyaolezhuyuanzhangdelaomingle。
jinnianzhiyousansuidezhuxiongyingpingrilizhuzaitaizidedonggong，youtaizifeichangshizhaogu。
keshiqianyizhenzitaizifeichangshiyinhuaiyunshentibushi，mahuanghouweilejianqingerxidefudan，jiubazhuxiongyingjiedaolekunninggongyoutaqinzizhaogu。
meixiangdaojintianzhuxiongyingjingranzaikunninggongshizongle，yiqungongnvtaijianbakunninggongliliwaiwaifanlegebianyemeiyoufaxianta，zheicaijingdonglezhuyuanzhang。
cishidelanxing，ganggangcizhihuijiademaliang，zhengzaizijizhuangxiubuzulianggeyuedexinfanglishuilanjue，banmengbanxingzhijianganjuedaoyourenzhengzaikanzheta。
ganjinzhengkaiyanjingniutouyikanchuangbian，zhanzheyigesansisuizuoyoushuzhechongtianjiu，shenchuanyishenmingxianbushifanpindegudaifushi。
zhangdefendiaoyuzhuohutouhunaodepangwawa，zhengyongyishuangwuheidedayanjingdedingzheta，batahededunshijiuxingle。
“xiaopengyounishishei，zenmelaiwojiale，nizenmejinlaide？”maliangyixiacongchuangshangfanshenzuoqilai，kanzheyanqiandexiaowawayouxiechijingdewen。
xinliquezaixiangzhesanqingsiyunaweidashenkuailaixianlingbangzijizijijieshiyixia，zheishizenmehuishi。
yinweitajidezijishuijueqianmingmingshibamensuohaolede。
erqiezheilishifumushengqianyongyibeizidejixujizijigangmaidefangzi，zhunbeirangzijiyihouquxifuyong。
haiyoufangzizaibalouyebukenengyourentiaochuangjinlai，kuangqiehaishigexiaowawa，erqiezijiyemeishenmepengyou，yebukenengyourenzhengguziji，nandaoyujianguile，kexianzaishidabaitiana。
“zheilishishenmedifangshinijiama，nizhudefangzihaoxiaoa”，zheigehaizishuohuahenqingchu，xianggexiaodarenyiyangyaotouhuangnaodepingjiafangzi，jiushimeishuozijishishei。
“xiao，”tingzhexiaowawaduifangzidepingjiamaliangyouxiebuaitingle，zheikeshitaonei100pingmidefangzi，duiyutalaishuoyijingxiangdangdebucuole，bijingtadefumushengqianyezhishiputongren。
“jiushihaimeiwoshuijuededifangda”，xiaowawayongzuihanyixiazheshouzhijixupingjiadao。
“neinizhuzainaer，haiyounishishei？”maliangbuxianghetajixutaolunfangzidaxiaodewenti，taxiangxianwenmingbaihaizidelaili。
“wojiaozhuxiongying，congwojialilai”，xiaowawaxianglexiangshuodao。
“neinijiazainaer”，maliangjixuwendao。
“wobuzhidao，”bijingshiyigesansisuidehaidehaizi，mingxianshibujidezijijiatingzhuzhi。
“neinibabamamajiaoshenme，dianhuaduoshaonijidema？”jianbuzhidaozhuchu，maliangzhinengshitanzhewenhaizidefumujiaoshenmehedianhuahaoma。
“babamamashishenmewobuzhidao，haiyoudianhuashishenme”，xiaowawawaizhetouxianglexiangzhihouyaoleyaotou。
maliangzhenbeizheihaizijidabaile，jingranbuzhidaobabamamashishenme。
buguotadezhuajinshijianwenqingchuhaizidelaili，keshixiaowawabuzhidaobabamamadezhuchuyebuzhidaodianhuahaoma，tazenmebahaizijisonghuiqunandaobaojing，maliangxianzaiyouxietouteng。
erqietadaoxianzaiyebumingbaihaizishizenmechuxianzaizheide，zaishuohaizishizonglefumugaizhejilemeizhuneryijingbaojing。
ruguowobaojingshuohaiziwuyuanwuguchuxianzaizijijia，gujijingchatayebuxina，zaibazijidangchengguaimairenkoude。
“neinizhudedifangyoumingzima，huozheyoushenmetezheng，nihaohaoxiangyixiang，xiangdaoleshushuwohaosongnihuiqu”，maliangzhinengjixuxunwenyanqianzheigeshifenkeaidepangwawa。
“wozhudedifangjiaokunninggong，yigehaodahaodadefangzi”，xiaowawayaozheshouzhixianglexiangzhihou，yongqingcheeryouwugudeyanguangkanzhemalianghuidadao。
“kunninggong，zheibushihuanghouzhudedifangma，erqiexianzaidegugongyebukenengrangrenjuzhua”，maliangbeixiaowawadehuidanongdeyouxiemengbi。
“dengdeng，niganggangshuonijiaoshenme？”turanlingguangyishandemaliangyouwenzheyanqiandexiaowawa。
“wojiaozhuxiongyinga，zheishishenmedifangwoyaohuijia，zhaowohuangnainai”，bijinghaishigehaizibeimaliangxunwenlejijuzhihoupieqilezui，kanyangzimashangjiuyaokuchulai。
“haole，buyaoku，shushuzhengzaixiangbanfasongnihuiqu，”kanzheyouxieyaokuchulaidexiaowawamaliangdunshiyouxiemazhuale，tayigedanshen20duoniandedanshengoukebuhuihonghaizi。
buguotayecongganggangjiaotandezhiyanpianyuzhongyouleyixiecaixiang。
xiaohaijiaozhuxiongyingzhuzaikunninggong，haiyaozhaotadehuangnainai，erqiechuanzheyishenguzhuang，qiaowushengxidechuxianzaizijijia。
bazheixiexinxiguizongdaoyiqi，tazheimeduoniandexiaoshuoyebushibaikande，likejiuyouleyigedadandecaixiang。
zaitayinxiangzhongfuhecaixiangdezhiyouyigeren，damingtaizizhubiaodezhangzi，zhuyuanzhanghemahuanghoudexintourou，daminghuangtaisunzhuxiongying。
“daminghuangtaisunchuanyuedaowojia”，maliangbeizijizheigejieguozhenjingleyixia，kezheigejieguorangtabuxiangxin。
bijingchuanyuezheidongxizhizaixiaoshuolichuxianguo，xianzaijingranbianchenglexianshi，keruguobuzheiyangjieshi，neimezhuxiongyingyigewawayouzenmehuichuxianzaizijidefangjianli。
“xiongyingniyeyeshibushijiaozhuyuanzhang，ninainaijiaomaxiuying”，malianglikegenzhuxiongyingqueren。
“wobuzhidaoya，buguonainaiguanwoyeyejiaozhongba，erwoyeyeguanwonainaijiaomeizi”，zuozaimalianghuailidezhuxiongying，waizhetouxianglexiang。
tingdaozhuxiongyingxingrongtamenliangrendechenghu，maliangquerenleyanqianzheigehaizijiushidaminghuangtaisun。
“xiongyingninenggaosuwonidaowojialaizhiqianzuoguoshenmema？”malianglijixiachuangdaoketing，nalezuotiangangmaidesuannaidakaiqizhongyihebaozhuang，ranhouyoubazhuxiongyingbaozailehuaili，kaishixuezhehonghaiziheqilesuannai。
tazhunbeiconghaizidexingweizhongzhaodaoyixiechuanyuedexiansuo，bijingchuanyueyedeyouyixieliyoua。
“zheishishenme，”zhuxiongyingjuzheshoulidesuannaiwen。
“zheijiaosuannai，suansuantiantiandehenhaohede”，maliangkanzhezheige**nendehaizijuedetafeichangkeai，renbuzhuyongshounielenietadexiaoliandan。
“wojiushizaikunninggongwan，buxiaoxindiedaole，qilaishiyouyongshoumoleyixiazijideqingtongfengniaojiudaolenijia”，zhuxiongyingkankanshoulidesuannaianmaliangdezhidaokaishihe。
buguotaduizijilaizhiqiandeqingkuanghaitingqingchu，yibianshuohaiyongshouzhilezhizijibozishangguadeqingtongfengniaojimaliangkanleyixia。
“ai，wokankan，”maliangkanzhezhuxiongyingbozishangdeqingtongfengniaojingyaleyixia。
yinweitadebozishangyeguazheyigehezhuxiongyingyimoyiyangdeqingtongfengniao，erqieshiqunanjinglvyoudeshihouzaixiaolingjiandaode，dangshitakanzhezheiwanyiertinghaokan，huijiazhihouzhaolegenshengtadangzuoxianglianguazailebozishang。