蒼穹轉成了深紫色，晨星升起，紫嘯鶇的叫聲劃破了靜謐，森林以悠長的回聲相和。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfktTmY4Daj
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快要天亮了。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZHwqUWTVI
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朱玹漸漸甦醒，從一團迷霧中看見了微光，他深吸了一口氣，濃厚的松針香氣混合了少女髮香，湖衣還枕在他臂上，他本不想吵醒她，但她察覺到他細微的動作，搧了搧眼睫，睜開惺忪睡目，接著縮回他懷裡，兩人依舊十指纏繞，不願放手。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsc49QliEv
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直到浩漫的夜空邊緣亮起微微的魚肚白，最後一刻終於到來，短暫相聚，轉眼又要離別。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLZkPaDXyl
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兩人沉默地坐起身來，尋覓散亂在一旁的衣物，各自穿衣結髮。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NG5FaLbF4
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昨夜，他們逾越了世俗倫理，再無迴旋的餘地。 299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDcAVKAdNx
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今晨他們默然以對，近在咫尺卻無法擁有，無限愛意卻只能禁聲不語。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ys77kjkBw
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「我該回去了。」她垂下頭，不敢看他。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadkK1sjetQ
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他扶她站起身來，兩人對視，目光膠著許久。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBL1f1xbau
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「沿著狹路往前走，遇到小溪往東，不到半里就會看見五海子行宮。妳腳上有傷，記得慢著走，別太勉強……」他想再說些溫情的話語，卻有口難言，只能伸出手，勾起食指娑摩她的臉頰，久久不忍放。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNK4Y2KGnF
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她不發一語，不哭泣，不乞憐，就如兩人初次相遇時那般倔強，咬著牙紅著眼，不向未知的命運屈服，她越是倔強，他越是心疼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWcq0os2t0
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「夜裡風大，別著涼。」他堅持為她披上他的紫貂裘。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqb0ySIx1w
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p5srHJBYr
道別太難，日復一日的相思終成枉然。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekdVMALv1h
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最後，她先放開了手，用盡氣力轉過身去，緩步走上林間小徑。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm38Q79OGw
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「等等！」朱玹喚住她。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6qGw4pI19
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她停下腳步，站在離他有些距離的地方，回眸。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgMy0SkZjv
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「妳再堅持一會兒，我，」他頓了一下，「定不負妳。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEgQfKFO6i
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她輕輕微笑，點了點頭。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB7jUAawln
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他凝望著她離去的背影，良久。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y9K8cWs7G
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一片低厚的烏雲遮蔽星空，起風了，稍晚必然會有雨。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTniofj1LvT
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多年來他守著對先皇的承諾，輔佐皇帝，戍衛江山，卻只換來皇帝的疑心猜忌，早已心生倦意，如今違背皇權和禮教，戀慕後宮妃子，甚至失去自持，作下不可言說之事，他並不後悔。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDlSJ3eicb
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生平第一次，就一次，他想忠於本心，擁抱摯愛的女子。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhRWULfaEy
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3sRXLXU73
朱玹的曾祖和祖父多次隨成祖皇帝遠征，立下赫赫戰功，還曾在戰況危急時護衛天子左右，因而獲得成祖御賜丹書鐵卷。丹書鐵卷以鐵為契，以丹書之，以金為匱，以石為室。鐵卷可世代家傳，多用於護身防家，也可請求賜予官爵及邑地，但他――299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9d9CByUCDA
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要以此交換湖衣的自由之身。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsYUpIBgtp
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眼下她未受冊封，可如尋常宮女一般，屆齡放還。若她能夠遠離皇宮，不再捲入後宮爭鬥當中，人身安危亦不會再受威脅。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0O791hCjt
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他只請求皇上放她安然離宮，至於其他，且戰且走便是，要求更多，不免又引來皇帝猜忌，反而會害了湖衣。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R9nWxRF1h
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若皇上認為丹書鐵卷不足以作此請求，他亦可辭去輔政大臣及禁軍統領之職，遠離宮中權力中心，別讓皇帝侄兒一見著他，就坐立不安，如芒刺在背。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ13NAh5Vxg
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湖衣既以心相許，他必不相負。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HST4PhX1J
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林地不遠處傳來腳步聲。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cLzNT3drF
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朱玹回過頭，是司衛劉熙。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjMJPhIu63
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「護衛兵方才回報，那名『宮女』，現已安全回到行宮。」劉熙回報。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuWHb84MvG
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朱玹微微頷首。他原本放心不下，命人不露行跡地跟在湖衣身後，直到她安然抵達行宮。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbQfrcuXrY
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「還有一事，昨日傳聞，在離此不遠的林子裡，有人發現兩名驅獵夫的屍身，皆是遭到刺殺。」劉熙逕自續道，「再加上來宣旨的中官私下透露，黑熊皮後腿上留有幾道不明鞭痕，處理起來十分麻煩。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF90tcy96RJ
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「所以黑熊是被人趕過來的。」朱玹皺眉思忖，「那兩名驅獵夫可能是看見了甚麼，所以遭到滅口。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx206Rt8nrs
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是誰欲與他和神機營為敵？299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11rQ8Ys8IM
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不，神機營火力強大，無論甚麼樣的猛獸都討不了好去。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjf05P0JMw
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目標是湖衣。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Atj3lohMF
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有人要置她於死，偽造成獵場中遭受黑熊攻擊的假象。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTZWndwY7k
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是貴妃。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPINsAxyqs1
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多年來他時有耳聞，萬貴妃謀害後宮嬪妃，但他沒想到貴妃的勢力已從後宮延伸到宮外及朝堂。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfeRYTskxX
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如今連掌管獵場的上林苑監都聽從貴妃授命，這其中必然有他未曾察覺的權力和利益收受。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRr2MpSOsj
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無論居中穿針引線者是誰，此人暗中勾結內外主事官員，手握權勢，心懷叵測，不僅是對湖衣，她身邊所有人――包括皇帝，都可能會有性命之危。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS61vvPAagN
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「為防有變，全營即刻整裝，前往行宮護駕。」朱玹下令。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6yoCywmoY
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「是！」劉熙領命。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaF0pnBpWdw
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湖衣不記得自己是如何走回行宮的，只知腳步越來越沉重，像是被灌了鉛。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAHZrYAvoI
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昨夜，她給了心儀男人唯一能給的事物――她自己。選擇所愛，卻悖離禮法，背叛了皇上，負罪感一點一滴地侵蝕她的心口，最後，胸腔成了一個荒蕪的空洞。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXfdo3hBYu
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她自然明白此事世間難容，世俗倫理如銅牆鐵壁，一女不事二夫。別說在宮中是唯一死罪，就是在民間，女子與夫君的叔父相戀，為家族蒙羞，若是被人察覺，下場必然是死路一條，要不被逼自縊，要不被拖去遊街、浸豬籠，絕無他途。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntA28xdDzm
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既走到這一步，後方已是萬丈懸崖，縱使遭到萬夫所指，最後粉身碎骨而亡，又何嘗不是自己所求的結果。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxzDKGTANc
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湖衣沿著小徑向前走去，晨風微涼，微潤的溼氣像是隱藏在空氣中的無聲訊息。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmMydlHux9
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晚點兒會下雨。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvr6oiWkCu5
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黑羽白喙的貓頭鷹被她的腳步聲驚起，振翅盤旋。原來前方不遠處就是五海子行宮，主殿盛光殿的琉璃牌坊和灰瓦捲棚頂已映入眼簾，再往後是皇帝寢殿，這裡伺候起居的宮人不多，規矩也較為鬆散，連站哨的侍衛都因酒醉而靠在宮門邊打盹。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiRU2B0qCf
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她想回暫居的偏殿，躲進被褥，在沒人看到的地方獨自悲傷。不料，御道盡頭有個頭髮花白的嬤嬤，一瞥見湖衣便急急朝她跑過來。湖衣沒見過這個嬤嬤，猜想應是在行宮裡當差的。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3KmtyK5Hz
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「妳們這些裝死發懶的丫頭，不戳妳們幾下子，不知道幹活，」嬤嬤抓著湖衣的手腕，又戳了一下她的太陽穴，「天一黑全跑去吃酒玩樂，皇上寢宮要人值夜，妳們可全死絕了。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLteOB99IAf
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湖衣被嬤嬤用力拖向皇帝寢宮，她受傷的右腳刺痛著。她想解釋，嬤嬤卻一路又拖又拉，根本不給她機會開口，一直到了宮門前，嬤嬤推她進門後，才放手離開。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDExfySV06z
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站在寢宮外值夜的太監是張敏。張敏認得湖衣，一看到她來，隨即從廊下走來見禮，神情緊繃著。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvN7HdrWMuB
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湖衣不禁心生好奇。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpCrmhtZGU
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皇帝只在有嬪妃侍寢時，才需要一名太監和一名宮女在寢殿外當值，否則，便只由兩個太監值夜。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqxL1P5anN
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那麼，為皇上侍寢的是誰？299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHPZ3ZOyqX
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「娘娘，這……」張敏走到湖衣面前，試圖擋下她。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaQbo7cSO5
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhJ3f9rFuq
湖衣以自認最凶狠的眼神瞪了他一眼，「你敢攔我。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0docH9P43
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「老奴不敢。」張敏低頭作揖。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1bakcFd40
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湖衣不理會張敏，逕自走上階梯。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTWN7d2VNB
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張敏見攔阻不成，也不再多言，悶著頭退到殿門一側。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Kw8sg11px
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湖衣將耳朵貼近殿門，聽著殿內傳來陣陣濃重的喘息聲和呻吟聲，現在她知道那是男女燕好的聲音。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOrgQsPatR
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「喔，慢點，對，就是這樣，喔，使勁……」女人毫不掩飾自己的呻吟聲。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcImnlOwuy
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f1GntjZvB
湖衣被好奇心驅使，轉過牆角，到了寢宮的另一端，蹲低身子，透過花窗向裡看。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhH1z2mo5O0
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房裡的男女扭成一團，兩人全身赤裸，男人背對著湖衣，不斷地向女人的胸口擠壓，女人的頭向後仰，看不到臉，隱約看的出來，她有對碩大的乳房。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHbw9rzUL0
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雖然只得見背影，但她猜到那男人是朱見深，他在女人的身軀上起伏擺動，發出規律而濡濕的聲音。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eXYyYTJMu
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzgQluLtcM
「來啊，真好……」女人握住一隻鼓脹的乳房，乳頭又黑又大。男人如飢餓的嬰兒般一把抓住那隻乳房，將頭埋進胸口，渴切地吸吮著，下身更加劇烈地晃動起來。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBck5QERsZ1
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湖衣這才看見女人的半邊臉，她的臉潮紅臃腫，緊閉的雙唇周圍有著明顯的皺紋，她依然認得出那是萬貴妃。她喊叫呻吟，腫脹的乳房上浮出一條條糾結的青筋，另一隻乳頭還不斷溢出稀薄的白色汁液，皇帝鬆開口中黝黑潮濕的乳頭，轉向另一邊吸吮。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8a2mDj35h
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那是……299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0MrNKT1JL
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乳汁？皇上在吸吮萬貴妃的乳汁！299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Tn5dyespm
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湖衣驚呆了半晌，直到聽見高亢的吟叫，她才踉蹌地往後退。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTZ5qTV6X5
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「娘娘……」張敏必然是看見她驚恐萬狀的神情，走過來想攙扶她，臉上還帶著「早叫妳別看了」的無奈。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VyEIiS0OY
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湖衣如遭五雷轟頂，耳邊嗡嗡作響，她努力回想要如何返還她的偏殿，腦中卻一片空白。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSC8NX3sqC
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她轉身就走，心中直想和皇帝寢宮離得越遠越好，淚水迷濛，她看不見前面的路，什麼都看不到，她只能一直跑，一直跑。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZeXa1dwfV
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下雨了，一開始是霏霏的細雨，不久後變成了滂沱大雨。她不敢停下腳步，只要她一回頭，她就會憶起剛才看到的那一幕，皇上和萬貴妃，他們是夫妻，也是母子。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJKqBnIx6E
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她拚命奔跑，受傷的右腳承受不了她身體的重量，就這樣癱倒在泥濘裡，她胃裡翻攪，用盡剩餘的力氣乾嘔，直至喉嚨灼痛，再也發不出任何聲音來。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjPSofbFmZ
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大雨兀自落下。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpkBnZ9KvF
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馮瑛在行宮外的樹叢中找著她的時候，她倒在泥地裡，意識不清，全身溼透。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY9wduT9zl
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她只記得天色好灰沉，然後就在馮瑛懷中失去意識。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngQ7407WC0
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