「蘇宵，既然你選擇與外人聯手，那妳一輩子都別想回蘇家！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuRb12q3ZX
他轉身大步離去，身後宮人與南衛殘兵跟隨撤出宗廟。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nrEuPbl6C
那一刻，大殿之上，無人敢動。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgt5Ql3I4Hg
直到他身影消失在光影盡頭，東曜才輕聲一語：「讓他退了，反而更難看守了。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AqbwFhfkW
蘇宵垂眸，眼神卻冷得像湖心冰霜：「我知道。他從來不是會服輸的人，這次是被嚇退，不是認敗。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHudlwOodS
魏辰此刻走上前一步，望著她的側臉：「我們贏了。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaUI9n6yrU
蘇宵卻沒笑，只緩緩吐出一句話：「這不算贏，只是讓狼退一步。牠，會繞道來咬你咬我，咬整個天下。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCPRlRhnCp
宗廟外殿，人影散盡，只剩她與他。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpXkBl1DYn
蘇宵站在石階上，背對著他，指尖還留著剛才緊握玉符的微微顫動。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ShBcgdtoQ
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魏辰走上前一步，聲音低沉：「妳早就算好他會出兵，早就備好皇命，連東曜也……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzAt6irNAC
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蘇宵沒有轉身，只道：「你以為我想親手將他推下台？他是我哥哥。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtvpVlehcf
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魏辰喉頭一滯，垂眼避開她的背影。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNKmbLgYS0
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「可妳還是做了。」他輕聲。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJzcKPQWrh
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「我不做，他便會殺你。」她緩緩說出來，每一個字像從心口剜出來似的，「我無法眼睜睜看著他，把你再送進地牢一次，或更遠。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFXaHCXO7N
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魏辰靜默良久。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡholAzllmva
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「所以你選擇東曜。」他說得很慢，像是在壓抑什麼。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6qKI4oBNA
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蘇宵終於轉身，眼神裡沒有辯解，只有一種沉靜的悲涼：「我選的是活下去的方法。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfaKBTd0pT
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「可他不是你想嫁的那個人。」魏辰迎上她的眼神，一字一句：「他不是我。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E08tTtM9Z
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宮燈下，她的神情動了動，像是心湖泛起的漣漪，卻瞬間收斂，歸於平靜。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V7gIHTXwa
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「你以為我還有得選嗎？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2XFbDQgVl
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魏辰苦笑，半跪下來，低聲道：「那就讓我，成為你可以選的那一個人。不是仰望、不是拖累，而是能與你並肩……甚至，在你之前，替你擋下風雨。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGWLZIGCtQ
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蘇宵望著他，眼神複雜。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOko9wy9W0B
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「魏辰，我不是當年的那個三師姐了……」她說，「現在的我，不會再因情字誤事，也不會再把一切希望寄託在任何一人身上。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIoqJdRJc8
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「我不是希望，而是劍。」魏辰抬頭，聲音堅定如初，「我想陪妳走下去，即便妳不伸手，我也會一直走在你側邊，直到你願意回頭。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIAzrYJgmq
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宮燈微動，蘇宵低頭凝視著他，好一會兒才輕聲說：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO92nHQcen
「那你可得走得快些。前路……還會更險。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pOMr0MdNA
她沒有伸手，也沒有推開，只是轉身，裙角劃過他的肩際，留下一句：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnXaWox2h7
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「走吧，我還有一場棋，要與東曜下完。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQwURmiSG6
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魏辰緊抿唇，望著她離去的背影，終究低聲自語：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABLtnTOubH
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「我不會讓你一個人落子。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OC0S69lEc
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蘇赫斜倚在榻上，額間傷痕尚未癒合，身上仍是白日被削兵權後所賜的朝服，卻毫無敗將之態。他手中撚著一枚黑子，輕輕落入棋盤最角一隅。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8p0GWkhhi
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「……他們以為，我會這麼認輸？」他低聲笑了，聲音卻冷得像霜雪。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyFpC2XMR3
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房中無人應聲，只有角落裡傳來衣袍摩挲聲，一名身著青衣的暗衛悄聲跪下。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaUdMfaLI1
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「回主上，咱們在北境留下的人，仍在。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORqFTigCSU
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蘇赫點頭，將棋盒合起：「東曜削我兵符，封我門下，卻忘了蘇家世代為將，兵符只是表面，真正的刀劍，在人心。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhkpgUidV9
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他轉身望向窗外深夜的雨色，目光森冷：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaDUCK6TJP
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「去吩咐蘇家舊部，靜候調令。叫『凌雲』的人動起來——朔州、泠山、還有……東氏書院。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUvQV1tUv8
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「……東氏書院？」暗衛一怔。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73Blaee1yW
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蘇赫微笑，那笑容藏著深意：「蘇宵曾經去過的地方，也該讓她嘗一嘗，棋子失控是什麼滋味。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yXmey0c3B
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他走下榻，衣袂翻飛，將窗推開一角，任夜風吹入。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86tw0neHMq
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「她以為自己能掌棋局，卻不知，她早已是我布子中的一枚——只是換了個名字叫『棄子』。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgkeIcnrKu
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「是。」暗衛退下。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesR4SNakOm
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蘇赫凝望著夜色，低聲呢喃：「蘇宵，我的好妹妹……妳以為我會殺你嗎？不，我會讓你親手看著，你保的人，一個個因你而亡。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi21vVzfym
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棋盤上，最後一枚黑子落定，無聲卻殺意瀰漫。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqhFliCR8i
【東府】
蘇赫被削兵權後，京中風聲鶴唳，蘇宵為了安全與謀劃，暫住東府。
東府靜謐，不若蘇家夜夜風雨。
蘇宵初來時還有些不安，但東曜親自命人清掃一處偏院，沒有終日來往的門客，沒有此起彼伏的爭吵，只有松影搖曳的庭院和沉穩如水的時光。
蘇宵常常在清晨醒來時恍惚——沒有了提防暗算的緊繃，她竟能一夜安眠到天明。
