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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA8QaalCRDAx
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「即刻帶人到軍械庫去取洪武大砲。」朱玹道。149Please respect copyright.PENANA7oprCxLioq
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「慢著!」149Please respect copyright.PENANAV1O3a3JHBt
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閃爍的火光,映照萬貴妃扭曲的面容。149Please respect copyright.PENANAG5u4HLRpq7
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAncZG9MVMNJ
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAz6yFhDZw1V
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「本宮便是違反宮規,皇叔又待如何?」149Please respect copyright.PENANAjD5vhqX5qu
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「速請貴妃回宮。」朱玹大喝。149Please respect copyright.PENANAnP7mxcPVXv
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兩名禁軍上前,向萬貴妃行了一禮,作勢要她回宮。149Please respect copyright.PENANAotWTFcSaDU
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萬貴妃昂首大笑,「就憑你們,有甚麼資格命令本宮?」149Please respect copyright.PENANAyzwQwMVW6I
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湖衣推離朱玹的懷抱,迎上萬貴妃尖厲的目光, 149Please respect copyright.PENANAyaGIq6ZMhO
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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――」149Please respect copyright.PENANAYy0xZjUYtZ
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAzwyKQCeuYy
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA9qMPludjSE
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA0XFqYU7WkG
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAHbKvFxjjH7
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萬貴妃惡狠狠地啐了一口,一甩衣袖,轉頭即去。149Please respect copyright.PENANA8fle52jRMn
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAh0eIqMpJ7W
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAnqOutbqBuJ
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANA3eP9oYlzuq
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「王爺……」見著此景,湖衣心下茫然。149Please respect copyright.PENANAXfzSOLSloA
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAOFn8t0hbrH
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAmANz69ProU
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAhswZhViYKb
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAHqeR5SFQMc
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA4YYLgx26yE
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAEr35lTNnbA
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「若本王說不呢?」朱玹厲聲說。149Please respect copyright.PENANALGIy2Z3KZK
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朱玹與湖衣一同直視汪直,三人就這麼僵持半晌。149Please respect copyright.PENANAlAoo1C9mhh
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA1L9eqMo2Ll
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAo7nmyUiAcc
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毒蛇。149Please respect copyright.PENANA3484SEz8n9
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAsuYsB6vgkT
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAtIAvP873bO
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熱風的利刃攪動火焰。149Please respect copyright.PENANASKDCoUtnkR
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANA8RkIqXMy4a
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAL2bFVaTami
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAyBLqys3fOS
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「好!」砲手高舉右手。149Please respect copyright.PENANAfq2oVzJrcs
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「放!」朱玹咆哮。149Please respect copyright.PENANAbySD6DAZwj
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAYe00W0BssY
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAkPbtSRqZIX
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砲手再度清理炮口,準備下一次擊發。149Please respect copyright.PENANAb1pxfNeq7g
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAtTNmwfvMtw
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朱玹瞬間側過目光,他也發現到林中有人。149Please respect copyright.PENANAYSX8no35Zt
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAW6ES3aEmrL
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「許逵何在?」朱玹高聲喚道。149Please respect copyright.PENANACBWzxQr5sc
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「是,統領。」一名司軍出列。149Please respect copyright.PENANAM8pdjFKna2
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAk4OyupUJzY
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「是。」許逵領命後,退至後方一一指名親衛。149Please respect copyright.PENANArjUg9ZzV6g
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「王爺要我走?」湖衣不敢置信地望著朱玹。149Please respect copyright.PENANAzxxKwcnU8g
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA7PwCVHSSwU
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「我不走,我要留下背負應得之罪,償還欠下的血債。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAMIEZLrlmfq
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這麼多人在她面前枉死,她怎能苟且偷生?149Please respect copyright.PENANAEk0jnKqWlh
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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。」149Please respect copyright.PENANAU72I7EhMDu
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANA5S2bHud2iJ
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAR70MY0CfqR
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砲兵舉起手,等待開火的命令。149Please respect copyright.PENANAZirxE3nEs2
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一切都像是靜止了。149Please respect copyright.PENANAgL6b5IWM9B
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朱玹伸手將湖衣用力一推,「走!再不走就走不了。」149Please respect copyright.PENANA9HdAlw1Q4l
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在她身後的親衛,半推著她向前走。149Please respect copyright.PENANATvahEvQGle
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她一步一回首,望著火光中的朱玹――她深愛的男人。149Please respect copyright.PENANAnwtkyHdxxI
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAD7jvPFBAxU
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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。149Please respect copyright.PENANAwIw6zxosD7
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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……149Please respect copyright.PENANApbfn8QoysM
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「放!」朱玹號令。149Please respect copyright.PENANA7rmDsSxICr
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震耳欲聾的巨響後,一陣煙牆襲來。149Please respect copyright.PENANA540JRotBPd
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她朝後望去,最後的一眼。149Please respect copyright.PENANA6tBSLTujED
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咸若宮轟然倒塌。149Please respect copyright.PENANAW0lffzgsAF
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