清晨的陽光尚未灑滿庭院，袁府的婢女們早已開始了一天的忙碌。霧氣繚繞，竹林間泛著微濕的清涼氣息，遠處幾聲鵲鳴輕響，彷彿在為這座深宅大院的靜謐點綴一些熱鬧。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKSHoZVyjC
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大喬與小喬早早起身，整理儀容，穿著一襲素婢衣裝，行動沉靜而俐落。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OstCzxDRn
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「蓮兒啊，過來幫我梳個妝罷，總覺得鬢角亂了些。」劉夫人坐在妝臺前，聲音溫柔，嘴角仍舊帶著親切的笑意。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bSEOUM2CN
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「是，夫人。」大喬謹慎地應聲，上前輕手拿起木梳，將那一頭青絲細細理順。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuLBTbbIFp
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「唉，年紀增長，總覺得臉色有些發黃。容兒啊，妳是不是也這麼覺得？我昨兒照鏡子，還嚇了自己一跳呢。」她語氣半真半玩笑，斜眼望著銅鏡中的自己。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKTQ43Dr1l
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小喬掩嘴輕笑，俯身行禮：「夫人日日都好氣色，是鏡子老了，不會照人。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQydBJAYHd
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劉夫人笑聲清脆：「哎喲，妳這小嘴兒真會說話。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt07JY1Pwq
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隨即她語氣一轉，柔聲道：「容兒，府裡西側那幾間空房許久沒人住，府裡人手又忙得很，不妨妳去替我看看，簡單打點一下。那近牆邊的地方最容易落灰積塵，也容易招蚊蟲。往後若能讓賓客安心歇息也好。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J3nicg2DE
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「奴婢知道了，這就過去。」小喬應聲，輕一欠身後退下，轉身時偷偷與大喬交換一個眼神。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhTMV7dX79
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這正是她們計劃中的一步：盡忠職守，換取信任，順勢探索袁府佈局與動靜。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJln6CWQQR
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踏出房門，小喬沿著青石鋪就的小徑往西廂而去。此刻晨霧漸退，露珠在葉片上閃動，陽光從竹林間篩落，將她的身影拖得細長。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBcT7b1Tn0
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袁府西廂地勢稍高，距主屋稍遠，院牆邊緣幾間偏廂久未有人居，屋門緊閉，四周有些枯葉與蛛網，看來確已數日無人清理。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9YLrp4ICt
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小喬推開其中一間房門，灰塵撲面而來，她掩口咳了兩聲，快步走入屋內，打開窗戶讓光透進來，隨即動手收拾。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxslcxFYJW
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她的動作輕巧，不一會便打掃得井然有序。可當她正在床榻邊鋪平被褥時，忽見一根銀白色的髮簪半陷在床下，閃著微光。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzctZWG895
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「這麼精緻……是誰落的？」她低聲自語，蹲下身去伸手想將髮簪撿出，卻發現簪子掉得極深，幾乎靠近床底最裡面。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9HOuowB6z
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她更深入地探手，指尖卻忽然觸到一個金屬質感的突起——像是某種拉環。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefQvYfjgHt
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「咦？」小喬心中微警，退後一步，起身將床榻微往旁邊推動。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6kS58T9Nz
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待床榻移開後，微微的日光照在地上，露出一塊連著拉環的木板。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkierva7Kc
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小喬心中一震，在確定四下無人，便伸手拉起那拉環。隨著一聲細響，木板緩緩掀起，一道幽深的通道赫然出現，幽暗中似有寒風自地下吹來，帶著一絲陰涼與潮濕。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZFtgdKwGD
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她屏住呼吸，猶豫片刻後仍壓抑不住好奇，點燃了一旁案上燭台的殘燭，小心翼翼地踏入那密道。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvpFvu4iWr
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階梯向下蜿蜒，通道狹窄，空氣潮濕，牆上斑駁石痕間散發著微弱冷光。她每一步都帶著警戒，壓抑的呼吸聲在空間中低低迴盪。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxwK8lpk2d
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終於來到底部，一個低矮的地下空間展現在眼前，牆上嵌著青石燈盞，早已熄滅。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXwd7HClD0
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小喬抬起燭火照明，瞳孔微縮——五塊約一人高的長方形石體，並排而列，靜靜臥於地窖中央。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGFLfJcCgY
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「這是……石棺？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAlucSO8l4
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她的心跳急促起來，喉間泛起一絲寒意。她遲疑著向其中一具石棺靠近，試探性地伸手輕輕碰了碰。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunWI2QJy8F
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可就在指尖觸到冰冷的石面的剎那，一股細微的刺痛從掌心傳來，像被什麼尖刺刺破，隨即是一陣惡寒自體內湧起。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUxAl0VB6v
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「這石棺上……有毒！」她心裡大驚，但還未能仔細思考，眼前便是一陣模糊，四周景象搖晃，地面彷彿在旋轉。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQihrbVRGGm
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小喬強撐著往後退了一步，卻站立不穩，身形晃了晃，終究支撐不住，倒在冰冷的石地之上。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzTaYIniO2
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燭火在地上翻滾，火光映照著那五具石棺的輪廓，也映照著她蒼白的臉色與緊閉的雙眼。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYtRwmT9m6
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這時，密道中突然響起一陣腳步聲。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVIavUdIeW
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「唉呀……我就知道，這麼個冰雪聰明的姑娘，一定會發現這個地窖。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ReSJaNu18
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劉夫人緩步走下階梯，手中燭台搖曳，火光將她的笑容映得忽明忽暗。她那聲音依舊柔和，甚至帶著幾分惋惜，但在這空曠陰濕的地窖裡，聽起來卻比風還冷。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtCktyEmQc
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「果然啊，生得太美就是會犯錯——跟袁公那些愚蠢的妾室一樣。」8964 copyright protection127ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x9bXcrGjL 維尼

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