一名軍士飛奔來報，「統領，火勢太大，殿內藏有大量黑火藥，本就不易撲滅，火乘風勢，恐會蔓延到清寧宮及三大殿。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Rpp9gJsMA
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「即刻帶人到軍械庫去取洪武大砲。」朱玹道。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYr4ESF8Pd0
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「慢著！」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqVCTPiOpA
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閃爍的火光，映照萬貴妃扭曲的面容。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZufsN0fUja
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「原來，皇叔也受了這賤婢的蠱惑。」萬貴妃笑得狠戾，「怪不得本宮弄不死她。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WBo16yUWO
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朱玹前行一步，將湖衣擋在身後，「貴妃先於宮中縱火，阻擋禁軍救災在後，違反宮禁，請貴妃回宮，靜待皇上裁示。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsSMEcd00r
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「本宮便是違反宮規，皇叔又待如何？」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UrgHJNNdG
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「速請貴妃回宮。」朱玹大喝。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUsrm51sBE
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhRj3CL7SP
兩名禁軍上前，向萬貴妃行了一禮，作勢要她回宮。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xDDkkipqN
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRMEYvz8K1
萬貴妃昂首大笑，「就憑你們，有甚麼資格命令本宮？」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAgXdyqTSd
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OearS32At
湖衣推離朱玹的懷抱，迎上萬貴妃尖厲的目光， 342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL3mluYdvP
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKqySI2vHI
「本朝自太祖立國，祖宗家法，后妃居宮中，不預一髮之政，太祖以下外戚皆循理謹度，無敢恃寵以病民――」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dzI7hgPdy
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她宛如凝固般僵立在原地，一朵餘燼擦過她的臉龐，不知是誰的骨灰。她的眼淚早已流乾，痛覺也已麻木。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPO4grhGxP
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvREWChHWla
「貴妃身受皇恩，卻迫害后宮嬪妃，滅絕皇嗣，母族權傾朝野，卻振威福之勢，迫害地方，違背祖制。自古福禍相倚，物極必反，福滿禍生，外戚干政，大者夷滅，小者放流，難得善終。史蹟殷鑑不遠。貴妃且好自為之。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk8tQ5BPpJ
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBOouHdZuB
這番話激得萬貴妃殺心再起，神色愈發怨毒，她咬牙切齒地對汪直說：「今日無論如何，本宮都要將她活剮。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTStYLrmpS
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnc2Fuie1E
「是，奴婢明白，」汪直在她身後答道，「娘娘且先回宮，這裡煙大，別嗆著了。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcQlbvXJGt
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV8J2ls88C
萬貴妃惡狠狠地啐了一口，一甩衣袖，轉頭即去。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7mtI9p8rn
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湖衣緊咬嘴脣，看向汪直，萬氏權勢滔天，她有如蚍蜉，即使拚盡全力也無法與之抗衡，但她絕不逃跑，她會正面迎敵，以及可預料的後果。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVYoqZVgP1
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMKy5tiH0J
汪直目不轉睛地回望她，時而露出詭異至極的笑容。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixgtNIw83X
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiLqHbA0pG
一陣步伐聲響起，禁軍運來洪武大砲，六門火砲在朱玹背後依序排開。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJgIMh3jgZ
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「王爺……」見著此景，湖衣心下茫然。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2cP0oi5lb
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafU5mtJCMv
朱玹知道她在想甚麼，「火勢太過猛烈，唯有對宮殿開炮使其陷落，阻斷火源，才不會延燒到太后的清寧宮和三大殿。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwsGCvz2C8
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想到自己居住許久的宮殿將被夷平，湖衣一時無言以對。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWbtR97VVm
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLoAav6Bgm
興許是臨別才覺得不捨，咸若宮沉靜如江南女子，單簷廡殿頂，金色琉璃瓦，悄悄佇立在庭園一隅，不與坤寧宮爭輝，兀自美麗。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqwEtkSMNn
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某處砰然一聲，琉璃瓦片紛紛崩落，像是宮殿在流淚。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDestAm10KH
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpOF0L9An9
「王爺，」汪直躬身一揖，「貴妃統領六宮，此女觸怒貴妃，犯上欺主，還請王爺放人，貴妃還等著小的回去覆命呢。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJyEumKIxj
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汪直生著一張倒三角臉，眼帶桃花，上揚的嘴角看似無時無刻都帶著笑，但他的笑意裡，卻暗藏刀鋒。湖衣從未見過如此令人不寒而慄的笑顏。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOn8Pt0las
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「若本王說不呢？」朱玹厲聲說。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8D1QVIsok
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6PDPuBXf7
朱玹與湖衣一同直視汪直，三人就這麼僵持半晌。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCvwM5OMVQ
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最後，汪直詭魅一笑，看向朱玹身後的宮中禁衛軍與神機營親兵，再躬身作揖，「奴婢自知要從王爺跟前逮人，無異癡心妄想，容我等先行告退。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdbq0iUHU6
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汪直躬身下拜，一干人隨即退去，臨走前汪直還不忘冷笑幾聲。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe6BHRrLa6
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毒蛇。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURkoRV43dv
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予人濕冷黏膩，陰毒入心的感覺，那是毒蛇，有著鮮豔紅黑斑紋的赤煉蛇。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlv1gTSWTn
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyBzVl7RDz
汪直一去，此間再無阻攔，禁衛軍手執火把，其餘人等小心翼翼地推著一桶桶的實心彈和火藥。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQCEgC1cNH
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熱風的利刃攪動火焰。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCyxb83CgS
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禁軍沿著咸若宮散開，六門洪武大砲皆已蓄勢待發。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK3NnCAAMv
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS5nOD2mak
「分六處，瞄準殿內外金柱，務必使主殿崩塌，阻止火勢蔓延。」朱玹下令。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJOiHKRGWF
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0cVUusYEK
眾人熟練地取出通條清理砲管，充填實心彈和火藥，打開火門並放入火捻，再倒上少許火藥。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7UF7N6acI
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「好！」砲手高舉右手。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5cuZjj47Y
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「放！」朱玹咆哮。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kPKmbB08m
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砲手舉起火炬，點燃引信，風勢的助長下，微弱紅光迅速燃燒，砲管噴發。一聲巨響，殿前的兩根金柱從中斷裂，殿頂崩塌，熊熊烈焰從裂口竄出。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsh7VAR0g6
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那是咸若宮的正殿，她讀書寫字的地方，也是眾人的魂魄安息的地方。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSDBziQbRP
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砲手再度清理炮口，準備下一次擊發。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQp01gACHb
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熱風盤旋，湖衣退後了幾步，卻瞥見林間黑影飄動，有人在暗處窺視。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8pDQfVud5
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朱玹瞬間側過目光，他也發現到林中有人。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YUDblRI3B
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湖衣隱隱覺著不安，她曾在獵場見過禿鷹於垂死動物上方盤旋。暗處之人就像禿鷹，等著她與朱玹一步步地，踏入預設好的死亡陷阱。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRlxU53d6S
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgR7pHSZofq
「許逵何在？」朱玹高聲喚道。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8vGi4yWOH
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「是，統領。」一名司軍出列。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYnu8wJtpn
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wTXOAo3pB
「率領二十名親衛，策馬夜行，護送她到金陵知府邸。」朱玹輕推湖衣，「由安定門出城，先向五城兵馬司提督出示軍令，言明在宮中失火，縱火首謀可能已逃往城外，爾等奉命連夜追蹤。出城後，避開官道和驛站，每三十里換裝換馬，若發現有人跟蹤，則設法甩開，避免正面衝突。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUPzykLvPO
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「是。」許逵領命後，退至後方一一指名親衛。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM1wLoLstw
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「王爺要我走？」湖衣不敢置信地望著朱玹。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJz2jkHDv9
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcncYdutriU
「馬上走。火一滅，禁軍必須退出清寧宮，有人正在等妳落單，屆時連我也護不住妳。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc9UhmKHhB
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlGnlsHghN
「我不走，我要留下背負應得之罪，償還欠下的血債。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHtcBLeng5
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這麼多人在她面前枉死，她怎能苟且偷生？342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZuIzWR4za
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「正因眾人為妳而死，妳更應該好好的活下去，否則他們的犧牲都成枉死，」朱玹按住她的雙肩，「看著我，想想妳的家人，妳的父母都在金陵等著妳回去，況且唯有妳活著，才可能為死去的宮人平冤昭雪。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWgbIDMoXf
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wf6jUbufw
湖衣不肯動，當她一見著他，就忘了徹夜哭泣的疼，只記得他的溫柔，她真的不願與他分離。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdNo9yUu0w
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkAZQOo5HN
許逵在前方引路，其餘二十人圍在她周邊，迫著她移步。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGDDNC6Ue7
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砲兵舉起手，等待開火的命令。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvwU0VP8EW
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一切都像是靜止了。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l2tGZPdsr
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朱玹伸手將湖衣用力一推，「走！再不走就走不了。」342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDeqbuIfPF
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CUdmQK7Nf
在她身後的親衛，半推著她向前走。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTRZtJuoTS
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2ikZLvPjS
她一步一回首，望著火光中的朱玹――她深愛的男人。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XPf7kQMh9
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73S09LnEbW
燃燒的咸若宮被直衝天際的火幕壟罩，看不出原有的形貌，灰燼似落雪，點點焰火隨風飛舞，像夜空中的星子，自深闇如黑絲的芎蒼，墜落。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UBJE86DSk
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湖衣覺得胸口空蕩蕩的，彷彿有人掏出她的心肺。不知是因為黑煙，或是熱氣，五臟六腑疼如火燒，一呼一吸之間劇痛無已。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGhD3MbGyf
342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQVxEQWlhZ
她告訴自己要勇敢，眼前只是暫時作別，等待日後相聚……342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ49fFrAROD
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「放！」朱玹號令。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3TfFn6quC
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震耳欲聾的巨響後，一陣煙牆襲來。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE7WSKOL4J
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她朝後望去，最後的一眼。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cfYzshvIG
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咸若宮轟然倒塌。342Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEJRcyIu0l
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