小喬怔怔望著眼前這位美得不可思議的女子，一時說不出話來。她的腦中閃過許多猜想，卻從未想過江東那位藏身於袁府的內應，竟會是一位年紀只比她大上些許的少婦。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZht53ytOro
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「甄宓……」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYGjx5RnIb
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甄宓語氣不變，淡淡接道：「我的夫君是袁紹次子，袁熙。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX00s0UQgl
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小喬倒抽一口氣。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjVK7j1QtD
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「那麼……妳是袁紹的兒媳？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tKeAw9Mvh
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甄宓頷首。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3AtmLLQHQ
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小喬一時無法平復驚訝的情緒，腦海中過往所知的線索紛紛浮現。那個足以在袁府中穿梭自如、掌握袁軍消息、又能安排外來者入府的人——若不是書吏、也不是婢僕——就只可能是夫人之位。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZftl1QrmDv
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而這個人，正是她眼前的甄宓。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi04GiSLWzH
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小喬忍不住問：「妳……既然是袁府的夫人，又怎麼能在這種宅院深牆裡與外界聯絡，卻來去無聲？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvVgihwDt6
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甄宓望著她，終於第一次，眼中浮出一絲幾不可察的波動。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ACAWf2FZ8
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「妳知道嗎，原本這府中，確實另有一人，暗通江東。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKtywR0wt5
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她語氣仍冷靜，但聲線稍低了些，彷彿說的是一段埋葬已久的往事。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmLCFebrGy
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「那人是袁紹府中的一名老僕，原本是袁紹派來照應袁熙的，但實際上卻早已與江東暗中聯繫，在袁家內蒐集情報。後來劉夫人懷疑府中有內鬼，私下審問幾名下人，終於逼出了一絲線索。那位老僕……在一夜之間便『病故』了，屍體焚化，無人敢問。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOe8fXWtUc
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甄宓繼續道：「那天夜裡，劉夫人下令查封那人房中遺物。我料定其中必有遺藏未被發現，便假借清點物資之名，先她一步進入那間屋子。最終在書桌底下的暗格中，我找到了一封未能送出的密信與一塊江東的信物。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiER5ahdlrC
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她說著，從袖中取出一塊小巧的木牌，牌面已被磨得光滑，僅能隱約辨出刻痕。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7kcyWqOlN
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「我照著那名老僕留下的線索，一步步摸索與江東聯絡的方式——用特定的火漆、特定的墨香、藏在廚房瓷缸內、又或書架底板下的雙層夾縫……那是一條無比艱險的路，每一次往來都可能送命。但我接手了。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYwR41aIWc
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「為什麼？」小喬喃喃問。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSac0AaGFV
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甄宓頓了頓，聲音依舊平緩，卻多了一絲仿若從深井中傳出的沉靜回音：「我身為袁熙的夫人，表面看似風光，實則如履薄冰。劉夫人嫉妒我貌美，日日冷眼以待。她或許不會立刻動我，但她對小妾們下手的方式，我看在眼裡。若我不自保，終究步她們後塵。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcCa4RrctL
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「與其等死，不如選擇一條活路。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyrFD66K5e
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她抬眸看向小喬，目光清澈無波，冷得像湖水。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs6bi6z9oL
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「而江東，是那時唯一一條尚未腐爛的繩索。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8aDVZAoCk
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甄宓起身走到那扇小窗前，指尖輕觸著鐵框上微鏽的痕跡。片刻後，她低聲道：20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdCQcytupN
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「我會賭，另一原因是我明白——袁家若得天下，百姓便再無安寧之日。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2mmllnVux
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小喬怔住。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLhDfeNxza
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甄宓轉身，神色依舊冷靜，語調緩慢：「袁紹這個人，雄心勃勃，卻剛愎自用。他的兒子們……袁譚、袁熙、袁尚……個個自視甚高，彼此爭權，從來誰不服誰。若袁紹得勢，三子必因繼承之權而起內訌——到時，戰火不知又要牽連多少百姓的性命。袁家得天下，不過是更多屠戮的開端。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZG6hWq7lv
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「所以……妳選擇通風報信，幫江東。」小喬低聲道。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PMPbaQfpO
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「不。」甄宓糾正她，「我不是『幫』，我與江東是合作。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINlrwlOOuX
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「……合作？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rAbJfxSLk
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甄宓點頭，話鋒一轉：「我有個問題要問妳。一個月前，周瑜以信物與我聯繫，只說將送兩名女子進袁府，需我安排進府之法，並儘量掩人耳目。我答應了，卻不曾問他要做什麼。妳們的目的是什麼，現在可告訴我了嗎？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfb8J1n5Bg
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小喬這才明白，原來甄宓從未真正知曉她與姊姊的任務。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEeHqtsTBc
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她深吸一口氣，緩緩道來：20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJqdIhbqZj
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「我與姊姊奉周瑜大人之命潛入袁府，目的是探查袁紹府內動向，尤其是他的後宅與書信往來。我們化名為婢，取信於劉夫人，漸漸接近她……本是想探查她與袁紹的往來是否有重要機密，以及透過劉夫人挑撥袁軍內部，沒想到……」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9JSY9FP2g
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她語氣微頓，腦中閃過石棺與中毒的記憶。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ3V9L1sSw
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「……沒想到會碰上那處地窖。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUpVM7sGp6
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甄宓目光凝住，微不可察地點了點頭。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxUn5Ex6U0
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小喬突然想到什麼，身子微向前傾：「等等，我中了毒後昏迷，那我姊姊大喬呢？她現在在哪裡？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZFrbfe733
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甄宓垂下眼眸。半晌，她輕聲道：「我猜，劉夫人是對妳們姊妹的姿色心生妒忌，所以故意設局——她先是引導妳去發現西廂的秘密，再親自去探查，見妳果然進入地窖，便以妳私闖禁地，懷疑妳與妳姊姊別有所圖的藉口，將妳們分別囚禁起來。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCmuVTJ2TF
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「什麼？！姊姊她……因為我……」小喬驟然失聲，臉色發白。
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「別急，妳姊姊暫時無礙。我讓她被關進的是劉夫人不常涉足的儲庫，用的理由是『另有用途』，幸好劉夫人沒再深查。」甄宓語氣仍舊平靜，「妳若太過慌亂，反而會惹人懷疑。妳現在需要的是冷靜。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblpwRn3xAh
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小喬努力壓下慌亂的情緒，咬牙問道：「那……妳能幫我救姊姊嗎？或者……妳願不願意繼續幫我們執行計畫？我們需要妳的幫助。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp41eivDPf
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甄宓微微側身，垂眸片刻，終於搖頭。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgBBKaCOG7
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「我能把妳們救出去，但我不會參與妳們的計畫。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt9iTrMWft
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小喬愕然：「為什麼？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDKNPoco0T
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「我的身分太過敏感，一旦暴露，不僅無法自保，連肚中的孩子……也會被捲入危險之中。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKylhjSzylE
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她抬手輕撫腹部，那裡尚未顯懷，卻已有了生命的痕跡。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYEMixgYcU
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「我只是江東的盟友，不是部下。江東若是在官渡戰敗，我還能選擇依附曹操、劉表等軍閥，憑我的才識與手段，保全自己與孩子並非難事。那麼……我為什麼要為了妳們，涉險至此？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F6fCDZhZj
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小喬望著她，欲言又止，不知該如何反駁。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX0yfkEIha
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「……那妳要怎麼安排我們？」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡII2JemmOM3
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甄宓轉過身，走向門口。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02ipkzkUng
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「我會設法與周瑜聯絡，讓他在數日內派人來接應妳們。我會為妳們製造機會離開袁府，但能否成功，還要靠妳們自己的機警。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jeVIG9zIv
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她站在門邊，回頭看了小喬一眼，語氣仍是淡淡的：20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJMkFDJggc
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「再留在這裡，只會讓妳們白白送死——妳們畢竟沒經驗，不適合當探子。離開這裡吧，至少還能留下性命。」20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDs2KGbRfR
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說罷，她拉開門，踏步而出。20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rvrOW1Tci
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