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出乎盛帝意料之外，祭祀當日，數道黑霧分別自皇宮與瘟疫當地沖入天際，聚攏於祭祀之地，並灌入作為主祭的相憐兒的身子裡。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdWoOqt56h
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與此同時，光華照滿皇宮，為瘟疫所苦的人們自此日後，竟不藥而癒，十分神奇。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sYYwkRFf6
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因此體弱多病的相憐兒立刻被封號「惠慈」，許秋亦一度問鼎妃位，作法驅瘟的術士也受封為國師。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vd6Nat6bi
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但不久後，許秋因天命福薄，不勝如此大喜，猝死。國師前赴戰場，欲除施降巫蠱部族，卻不幸在施法之時遭巫覡後裔詛咒，因此反噬而亡。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWHSRRfJ3J
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盛帝念其功績浩大，以身殉國，於是資建道術觀，厚葬之，並令全國茹素一月，為國師哀恫。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWamrFp9Dg
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當時的相憐兒不過五、六歲，盛帝念其年幼，令后宮女子扶養。唯淑妃不計較相憐兒身體孱弱，自願收養相憐兒，待之如親女。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLn9fDYB04
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當然，這段故事是為金絡人民所知的「四公主」。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8QnG5Are2
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如果沒有什麼內幕，這位「惠慈公主」也不可能在那之後宛如平空消失一般、長居深宮、不再露面，所居之處，還被命為「幽念」。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHLSmjG8Dk
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抬頭望像褐色的木匾，瞳微微瞇了眼。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNHY1byn7q
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「幽念居」如此寂寥的名字在飛絮之中顯得格外朦朧疏冷，外人大多不知是什麼來由，就連宮裡知情的都是少數。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4ZkXT581l
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瞳因為和盛帝合作的緣故，「有幸」成為知情者其中之一。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6hbwiwps3
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原來那場瘟疫的來由就和這居所的命名一樣不單純。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYnqqkCGxh
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瘟在人為，其人卻是平定了瘟疫、受疫民感激的國師大人。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDf9P8cvBB
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許秋死後尚未入殮，有服侍許秋的宮女聲稱發現許秋與國師互通的信件，並上報給帝后。帝后下令徹查，查出國師乃許秋故交。兩人為謀求錢財富貴，暗地串謀，擅下瘟疫，不僅謀害親女與盛帝，更置生靈塗炭於不顧。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdSpWGjNSF
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帝后震怒。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT8DE1tnky
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褫奪兩人曾於宗祠與國史記載之封號，判以車裂之刑，屍骸置於刑場，冠以「咒殺國師之罪」任民眾鞭笞洩憤十日，並棄於荒野，果野獸之腹。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHz6IA3eCw
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至於四公主相憐兒因確為盛帝子嗣，又尚且年幼，對許秋和國師的協議並不知情，在此案中屬被害者，因此對四公主不做罪刑處置。另賜居「幽念」休養病體，非經盛帝允許或出嫁之時，不得擅自出宮。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡartCenAwPf
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「幽念」、「幽念」，幽的是身以外，更禁了這位公主的想念與嚮往。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRppZLZLXm
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正因為如此，在那之後，四公主被更了名字，改作「憐兒」。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOD6nq27Rj
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外界都道，得名如此是因為四公主悲憫受苦百姓，憐愛金絡，願受病咒纏身之故。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG4PHxbqgo
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只有明白實情的人才懂，這「憐兒」憐的不是世人，而是被其母當成祭品犧牲、註定半生圈禁於深宮的她自己。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW4oi1cM39
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相憐兒的養母淑妃收養她，除了為展現自己的雍容大度以外，最大的緣故可能是受到盛帝的脅迫吧？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBVti9f0ey
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被自己的侍女搶走丈夫、妄想以毒害她的丈夫來換取和她一樣高的地位，這已經不單單是「背叛」的範疇了──在這些嬪妃之中，除了皇后以外，最恨許秋的肯定是淑妃了。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnIKzegylo
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在所有人都忌諱著「不忠不義、企圖謀國」等字眼時，和許秋頗有淵源的淑妃定避之唯恐不及。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSxiDWEoyq
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就算怎麼喜歡「雍容大度」的讚賞，只要淑妃的腦子還算正常、淑妃背後的家族沒有搭錯筋，會接納相憐兒的機率根本是奇談！34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eQZuK0dJB
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所以能影響淑妃不顧諸多弊病，收養相憐兒的人只有一個──當朝皇帝盛帝。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobDKtwfpxI
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然而，先不論盛帝到底開出了什麼條件，才讓淑妃接受了這個在外名聲極好、后妃間卻聲名狼藉的四公主，光論盛帝的動機，就足夠可疑了。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxpPwD7kEv
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畢竟在這場鬧劇中，備受愚弄的人就是盛帝。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1De0CjdiqD
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就算念在四公主是自己的女兒、而且和自己一樣都被許秋所害，在這「龍生龍、鳳生鳳、老鼠生的兒子會打洞」類似子必肖父、女必似母的世俗意識下尋常人家都不可能心無芥蒂的接納這個「上樑已歪」的孩子。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatVEbn7W4p
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更何況「最是無情帝王家」，要讓她相信盛帝真的是出自「憐憫」才讓她養在淑妃手下這種事，除非她腦子沒被門板夾過！34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw2KiD8OPx
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再者，盛帝會選擇與許秋嫌隙很深的淑妃當作養母人選，這點也非常奇怪──感覺，就像是大費周章地把自己的女兒推入華美的陷阱中。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAutxlknCZv
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為了美名，淑妃不會明目張膽地對相憐兒下毒手，但背地裡呢？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWhOa7nhpc
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宮裡那種折磨人卻不讓死又看不出來的奸險辦法多了去，而且相憐兒還有的「身體孱弱」的藉口好使。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwsWmIWMnM
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折騰到了半死不活，就說是犯病了，讓買通的御醫開副藥，吊著命，相信誰也看不出來……或是說，誰也不會多管。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt8S2qSZuE
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盛帝那裡大概只會睜隻眼閉隻眼吧？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP5mDdwTnq
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日理萬機都累得夠嗆了，還有多餘的興致管這種事？反正許秋「謀逆」一事，就夠制肘淑妃的家族了。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX8u34nvv7
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所以，或許相憐兒是給淑妃的警醒和出氣筒？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl2DMr4trj
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如果真是如此，那她、邱家的五千金，被「賞賜」服侍相憐兒的她呢？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTjRcZZHiH
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盛帝存的，又是怎樣的心思？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA1nFEOK9n
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給帶路的宮女一些打點的銀錢，進了幽念居。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCO71p0lzF
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華美的宮室，一塵不染的漆木，卻讓人感到異常冰冷。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4MvrpaLxn
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除了幽念居外廊上的宮女以外，一路走來，竟連一個人都沒有，更沒聽見宮女宮婢踩著宮步而發出的「咿呀」聲。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAt6TSDN1H
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正如瞳所預想，相憐兒並非表面上那般受寵──但，對比宮廊和宮殿兩處，也顯得太過冷清了。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5PRHtsUog
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瞳依循禮儀，自外堂，進了內室，喊了聲到，等候「尊貴的公主」發話。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89ia87tlCZ
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「進來吧。」34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwCqE83UkS
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等待不久，一道非常虛弱且含糊的聲音傳了出來。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKFrhFPyGs
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但不知為何，總覺得好像在哪聽過？34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzzfUiqSsc
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瞳穿過屏風，正尋思著聲音與何人相似，只瞟見綴花粉紗的床帳掩著，而床尾處坐著十五六歲模樣的嬌俏宮女。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePr9pxthd3
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原來還是有宮女在的嗎？瞳只想了這句後，便對著大床行了拜會的禮儀：「民女邱霧，拜見公主。」34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZnD6PNOmK
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裡頭的公主也不知怎麼，讓瞳等了好些時候才顫著聲音回了免禮。34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjNetUMXYc
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瞳聽了，出於關心，還是決定先開口搭話：「聽聞公主偶感風寒，身子不爽，如今是否還覺得難受？要再喚御醫來否？」34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl1nB35RrO
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