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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0cr651mVu
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「即刻帶人到軍械庫去取洪武大砲。」朱玹道。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2lMcuDPnM
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「慢著！」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8huVs5QPpT
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閃爍的火光，映照萬貴妃扭曲的面容。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYziDkMVp3
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZsHrrsqAj
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRqruwi0um
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「本宮便是違反宮規，皇叔又待如何？」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoHJIFrwg8
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「速請貴妃回宮。」朱玹大喝。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFJSNP2ihX
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兩名禁軍上前，向萬貴妃行了一禮，作勢要她回宮。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW9b4aAcOM
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萬貴妃昂首大笑，「就憑你們，有甚麼資格命令本宮？」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SiWvmkEek
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湖衣推離朱玹的懷抱，迎上萬貴妃尖厲的目光， 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxNB0lGE89
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「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――」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwIt5M4kKZ
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGA0pnxI1P
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「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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6Vq0O7vOn
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAf3sXB0H1
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「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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIwSHswb0x
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萬貴妃惡狠狠地啐了一口，一甩衣袖，轉頭即去。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWVAQsRgo9
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Co7mRJoTf
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汪直目不轉睛地回望她，時而露出詭異至極的笑容。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8mSdguwHf
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnjLWPd8ym
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「王爺……」見著此景，湖衣心下茫然。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlWW60hLJo
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO0TOZZVS6
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrIIOG7nAy
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrsSwbxRi3
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA6ObkBWJJ
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「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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNudl1Qrnw
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5L7lkBO3A
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「若本王說不呢？」朱玹厲聲說。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjOardtCIl
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朱玹與湖衣一同直視汪直，三人就這麼僵持半晌。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVXOrd9Hyv
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvgbc1d4ck
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzNYL64PUe
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毒蛇。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrTTIOtiyh
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIdUmz9xTL
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFwL6ziyse
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熱風的利刃攪動火焰。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbtJJSTify
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo4jkiIc6C
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「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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrsdOZauUq
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6mw1OelaX
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「好！」砲手高舉右手。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszakfCaGs7
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「放！」朱玹咆哮。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo8XMTpGaC
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66YWoPCnu2
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMhXXroRLZ
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砲手再度清理炮口，準備下一次擊發。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBmc22Na5r
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFgtpaNwdS
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朱玹瞬間側過目光，他也發現到林中有人。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75cMAq6vi0
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EQJQF7yS5
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「許逵何在？」朱玹高聲喚道。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbeWVajnuZ
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「是，統領。」一名司軍出列。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCbTt7YMxn
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「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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsVQhDQ7GW
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「是。」許逵領命後，退至後方一一指名親衛。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMD08ALcWD
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「王爺要我走？」湖衣不敢置信地望著朱玹。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡediddMnsE9
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「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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsfn4z5REs
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「我不走，我要留下背負應得之罪，償還欠下的血債。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA5H6JsWQ9
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這麼多人在她面前枉死，她怎能苟且偷生？348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrxOFDr2IL
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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。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFv378Jxvf
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvPPGfxw57
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許逵在前方引路，其餘二十人圍在她周邊，迫著她移步。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrJWLdIK2A
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砲兵舉起手，等待開火的命令。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmDzKQmhYI
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一切都像是靜止了。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvBI9vysAa
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朱玹伸手將湖衣用力一推，「走！再不走就走不了。」348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtBuxMRznC
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在她身後的親衛，半推著她向前走。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw63yusA7CZ
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她一步一回首，望著火光中的朱玹――她深愛的男人。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5IjftZwxN
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMojPC1nTFP
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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。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfwowPnoMC
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她告訴自己要勇敢，眼前只是暫時作別，等待日後相聚……348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhW4ojnnvy
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「放！」朱玹號令。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4blV5oVSl2
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震耳欲聾的巨響後，一陣煙牆襲來。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUjFGDbhIE
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她朝後望去，最後的一眼。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTHKv1z3GA
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咸若宮轟然倒塌。348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKCE5a16cj
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