小喬怔怔望著眼前這位美得不可思議的女子，一時說不出話來。她的腦中閃過許多猜想，卻從未想過江東那位藏身於袁府的內應，竟會是一位年紀只比她大上些許的少婦。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pMQolTBci
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「甄宓……」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYG8DybKr0
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甄宓語氣不變，淡淡接道：「我的夫君是袁紹次子，袁熙。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4LsQWhNfy
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小喬倒抽一口氣。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17Z7Y8Spfq
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「那麼……妳是袁紹的兒媳？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvt3iwCrVm
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甄宓頷首。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuajqzird1
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小喬一時無法平復驚訝的情緒，腦海中過往所知的線索紛紛浮現。那個足以在袁府中穿梭自如、掌握袁軍消息、又能安排外來者入府的人——若不是書吏、也不是婢僕——就只可能是夫人之位。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrF4FX82zI
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而這個人，正是她眼前的甄宓。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfH6EmpqiY
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小喬忍不住問：「妳……既然是袁府的夫人，又怎麼能在這種宅院深牆裡與外界聯絡，卻來去無聲？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAOED5j4xb
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甄宓望著她，終於第一次，眼中浮出一絲幾不可察的波動。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlSYgV1g4m
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「妳知道嗎，原本這府中，確實另有一人，暗通江東。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLN5hKDWg5
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她語氣仍冷靜，但聲線稍低了些，彷彿說的是一段埋葬已久的往事。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VW3BnikKI
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「那人是袁紹府中的一名老僕，原本是袁紹派來照應袁熙的，但實際上卻早已與江東暗中聯繫，在袁家內蒐集情報。後來劉夫人懷疑府中有內鬼，私下審問幾名下人，終於逼出了一絲線索。那位老僕……在一夜之間便『病故』了，屍體焚化，無人敢問。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoWhepRUTC
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甄宓繼續道：「那天夜裡，劉夫人下令查封那人房中遺物。我料定其中必有遺藏未被發現，便假借清點物資之名，先她一步進入那間屋子。最終在書桌底下的暗格中，我找到了一封未能送出的密信與一塊江東的信物。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCa8YMJcOK
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她說著，從袖中取出一塊小巧的木牌，牌面已被磨得光滑，僅能隱約辨出刻痕。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m3v9nUzHA
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「我照著那名老僕留下的線索，一步步摸索與江東聯絡的方式——用特定的火漆、特定的墨香、藏在廚房瓷缸內、又或書架底板下的雙層夾縫……那是一條無比艱險的路，每一次往來都可能送命。但我接手了。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CSzrK8aje
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「為什麼？」小喬喃喃問。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtFMUwt6Ew
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甄宓頓了頓，聲音依舊平緩，卻多了一絲仿若從深井中傳出的沉靜回音：「我身為袁熙的夫人，表面看似風光，實則如履薄冰。劉夫人嫉妒我貌美，日日冷眼以待。她或許不會立刻動我，但她對小妾們下手的方式，我看在眼裡。若我不自保，終究步她們後塵。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4BiOvD3fi
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「與其等死，不如選擇一條活路。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQQx75gfSJ
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她抬眸看向小喬，目光清澈無波，冷得像湖水。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqltSXD7cg
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「而江東，是那時唯一一條尚未腐爛的繩索。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDpclrPq4b
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甄宓起身走到那扇小窗前，指尖輕觸著鐵框上微鏽的痕跡。片刻後，她低聲道：50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHEuG9ql2O
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「我會賭，另一原因是我明白——袁家若得天下，百姓便再無安寧之日。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWjCqaO85z
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小喬怔住。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVkhSBdLpp
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甄宓轉身，神色依舊冷靜，語調緩慢：「袁紹這個人，雄心勃勃，卻剛愎自用。他的兒子們……袁譚、袁熙、袁尚……個個自視甚高，彼此爭權，從來誰不服誰。若袁紹得勢，三子必因繼承之權而起內訌——到時，戰火不知又要牽連多少百姓的性命。袁家得天下，不過是更多屠戮的開端。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMwT8kib0q
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「所以……妳選擇通風報信，幫江東。」小喬低聲道。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV21PBDOfa0
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「不。」甄宓糾正她，「我不是『幫』，我與江東是合作。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOA5RJWEBZ
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「……合作？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtREbXFkrZj
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甄宓點頭，話鋒一轉：「我有個問題要問妳。一個月前，周瑜以信物與我聯繫，只說將送兩名女子進袁府，需我安排進府之法，並儘量掩人耳目。我答應了，卻不曾問他要做什麼。妳們的目的是什麼，現在可告訴我了嗎？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEFoU5uZDq
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小喬這才明白，原來甄宓從未真正知曉她與姊姊的任務。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGA5oEf8MjS
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她深吸一口氣，緩緩道來：50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs9EDbg3j4
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「我與姊姊奉周瑜大人之命潛入袁府，目的是探查袁紹府內動向，尤其是他的後宅與書信往來。我們化名為婢，取信於劉夫人，漸漸接近她……本是想探查她與袁紹的往來是否有重要機密，以及透過劉夫人挑撥袁軍內部，沒想到……」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInL4iwFL1M
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她語氣微頓，腦中閃過石棺與中毒的記憶。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlIB2Fp70u
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「……沒想到會碰上那處地窖。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUZ58rpLPR
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甄宓目光凝住，微不可察地點了點頭。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05kMUn8Ih1
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小喬突然想到什麼，身子微向前傾：「等等，我中了毒後昏迷，那我姊姊大喬呢？她現在在哪裡？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjbP9Hq1hW
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甄宓垂下眼眸。半晌，她輕聲道：「我猜，劉夫人是對妳們姊妹的姿色心生妒忌，所以故意設局——她先是引導妳去發現西廂的秘密，再親自去探查，見妳果然進入地窖，便以妳私闖禁地，懷疑妳與妳姊姊別有所圖的藉口，將妳們分別囚禁起來。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNgYcG77O1
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「什麼？！姊姊她……因為我……」小喬驟然失聲，臉色發白。
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「別急，妳姊姊暫時無礙。我讓她被關進的是劉夫人不常涉足的儲庫，用的理由是『另有用途』，幸好劉夫人沒再深查。」甄宓語氣仍舊平靜，「妳若太過慌亂，反而會惹人懷疑。妳現在需要的是冷靜。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJXAYqAxTG
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小喬努力壓下慌亂的情緒，咬牙問道：「那……妳能幫我救姊姊嗎？或者……妳願不願意繼續幫我們執行計畫？我們需要妳的幫助。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTSwmeKucg
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甄宓微微側身，垂眸片刻，終於搖頭。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneaiGrKiH2
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「我能把妳們救出去，但我不會參與妳們的計畫。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qrQ0rg9Ln
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小喬愕然：「為什麼？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG3abGOldR
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「我的身分太過敏感，一旦暴露，不僅無法自保，連肚中的孩子……也會被捲入危險之中。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyVFQq6ixJ
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她抬手輕撫腹部，那裡尚未顯懷，卻已有了生命的痕跡。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcYOHGDixZ
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「我只是江東的盟友，不是部下。江東若是在官渡戰敗，我還能選擇依附曹操、劉表等軍閥，憑我的才識與手段，保全自己與孩子並非難事。那麼……我為什麼要為了妳們，涉險至此？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS2epBD7TZ
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小喬望著她，欲言又止，不知該如何反駁。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0CcxTu0oN
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「……那妳要怎麼安排我們？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONrF93MsAn
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甄宓轉過身，走向門口。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4eSKks46R
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「我會設法與周瑜聯絡，讓他在數日內派人來接應妳們。我會為妳們製造機會離開袁府，但能否成功，還要靠妳們自己的機警。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsTSb6JW3j
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她站在門邊，回頭看了小喬一眼，語氣仍是淡淡的：50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpyEc77zzA
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「再留在這裡，只會讓妳們白白送死——妳們畢竟沒經驗，不適合當探子。離開這裡吧，至少還能留下性命。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV82oEmGcXd
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說罷，她拉開門，踏步而出。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Af4cOI07
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