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客棧位於沙漠邊陲，由一對夫婦和五名兒女經營，客人大多是經由沙漠進出中土的商旅。十歲的芸兒排行第三，負責為投棧商旅送餐和添置日用品，偶爾會充當嚮導，帶他們到鎮內市集採購物資。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IPDT4NQjK
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商旅們很喜歡這機靈乖巧的女生，會給她講述家鄉的風土人情、大唐天子的仁政、中土與西域在文化上的異同……頃刻間，整個世界濃縮在芸兒耳邊。遼闊無垠的，多姿多彩的。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNtWxbvRoN
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「我要去見天子！」芸兒告訴老爹。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFzIuC90Dd
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「為甚麼？」老爹吃驚低頭望向矮小的女兒。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilgxry9UZK
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「我想知道他的宅子為何能容納三千個妻子！不會很擠擁嗎？」芸兒畢竟是個孩子，動機十分單純。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobL9YtRLzG
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「他的宅子很大、很大，所以能夠容納多人。」老爹假笑一聲，敷衍回應。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC0dS3Nt5m
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「我也要當他的妻！」芸兒立下宏願。「然後帶著大家入住他的宅子！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhh1rfDihd
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「女啊！木門要對木門，竹門也要對竹門，更何況是天子的龍門！那不是我等尋常百姓家能夠對得上！」老爹當即笑得彎了腰，笑她不自量力。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoRRfDstC4
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自尊一損，鼻子一酸，眼眶一紅，芸兒答不上話。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlx8O9HXta
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匆匆廿載，兄弟姐妹早已嫁娶遷出，兒孫滿堂。只有芸兒一人雲英未嫁，伴在爹娘身邊打理生意。鄰里經常取笑她，笑她一口歪理，說甚麼木門可以對龍門。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlHKC8qCUA
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聽在耳裡，芸兒豈會不介懷，但只能一笑置之。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWzWQthoRT
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近年天氣變幻莫測，沙塵暴肆虐，少有商旅橫越沙漠，客棧生意銳減。為了糊口，芸兒心生一計，乾脆以自己的伶牙俐齒作招徠，為客棧招生意。在多少個天氣惡劣的夜晚，她粉墨登場，以一根巧舌力敵無數賤嘴。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3xt14LpiJ
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「說甚麼木門對龍門？你連茅房的破布簾也不如！」酒客無情直擊芸兒心房。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfvE8SeZgL
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哄堂大笑。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELKVLhWKQP
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「我不知道自己是否破布簾，只知一塊布可有百種用途，視乎大家如何處理。」芸兒幾經風霜，早已變得圓滑世故。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4b1Ut6W5e
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「你想大家如何處理你？」醉客樂極忘形，大開黃腔。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDzIMMRLve
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「想大家無條件給老娘數百元寶買個好夫君！」芸兒將自己的痛處當笑料，給客人佐酒。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYJ2nRli0J
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眾人笑得前仰後翻……457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0TssLgnrV
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夜深，曲終人散。酒客要不或爬或躝歸家去，要不醉得不省人事，被芸兒一家抬上客房。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGPHXrN7DW
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「一石二鳥。」說話的是一名老婦。整個晚上，她與四名年輕女伴獨佔一枱，要了滿桌清淡的小吃伴白粥，邊吃邊默默觀看芸兒的鬧劇。「既能大賣酒水，又能名正言順向醉客索房租。很不錯的頭腦。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJVN8AucsJ
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「過獎！」芸兒得意上前答話。由她們踏入店面一刻，芸兒已倍加留意。舉止得體，談吐有禮。衣著說不上光鮮，但也穿戴整齊，不染塵垢。想必是低調行事的大戶人家。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10D8kX86X5
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「不痛嗎？」老婦言簡意賅，神情淡然。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXj1AZmYxD
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「再痛也是要過活呀！」芸兒豪氣萬千，一笑盡泯恩仇。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1T5QnateL
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老婦心領神會，閉目暗忖，從懷中取出一把紙扇。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39EEYDYJ35
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「三個選擇。一，攜紙扇，親到長安，然後得官位；二，棄紙扇，立取萬金；三，棄紙扇，棄萬金，立當清官夫人。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k7V455kgx
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爹娘聞言，驚覺老婦乃官場中人。二人馬上勸芸兒立取萬金，不要涉足官場：「我們只是尋常百姓，沒有本事……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhiQKjzMYn
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芸兒打斷父母的話，執意取過紙扇：「我才不是對木門的木門，也不是對竹門的竹門，更不是對龍門的龍門！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwfEJCShjz
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此話一出，女伴們旋即目露凶光，殺意畢露。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClz7lCXmO8
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「好一個女漢子！」老婦樂極，仰首大笑，及時阻止女伴發難。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwIBK6Vezw
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「你等我！我會讓你見識我有何本事成為龍門的龍！」芸兒未有察覺異樣，眼中只有對未來的無限憧憬。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5lYGcTu2d
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懶理父母勸阻，芸兒孤身前往長安。風塵僕僕，路途遙遠，她花上一年才到達目的地。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9e6o6y8RQ
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根據女伴們當日的指示，芸兒去到城內宰相府，拿出紙扇予宰相過目。宰相接過紙扇，面色一變，命家丁將芸兒速速拿下，打入天牢，酷刑審問。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI4NZBSPBm
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幾日後，查明真相的宰相親臨天牢，釋放芸兒。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm5xC7smKq
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「你知道當日的老婦是誰？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBUs9H6vVl
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「不知道。大概是個高官夫人吧。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUO7yin6yh
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「你真是有眼不識泰山！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGZl9aZPip
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原來老婦是武后武則天。當年，她帶著四位武功高強的女侍衛微服出巡，暗中考察與西域通商的必經之路，偶遇芸兒一家……武后回宮後遭遇政變，被逼襌位予兒子李顯（唐中宗），幽禁深宮，至今已無實權。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCePWY1807M
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芸兒心如死灰，徹底沉溺在傷痛當中。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMTfufgtrM
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因何而痛？痛在失去伯樂、失去知音、失去希望。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaVi9S4QqX
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那夜的每個眼神、每句豪言，都是兩個孤獨靈魂的深切交流。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqd4Jn7SnM
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彼此就是對方的一面鏡。武后從芸兒身上看見自己的勇氣與機智，芸兒從武后身上看見自己的堅忍與沉著。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTknTX3mCP
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奈何二人身份懸殊……457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFpnJKgAk9
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芸兒獲釋後離開長安，自此杳無音訊。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjer4vbIPr
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半個月後，被幽禁的武則天身邊多了一個不知由來的大齡婢女。婢女一直侍奉左右，直至武則天離世。該婢女聰慧機敏、忠心不二，武則天親信上官婉兒遂將其留於身邊。及後，唐中宗駕崩，韋后權傾朝野。上官婉兒助太平公主（武則天之女）及臨淄王李隆基（武則天之孫）發動政變，殺韋后及其黨羽。至此，該名不經傳的婢女下落不明。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp0zOSjj2Q
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同年年底，失蹤五年的芸兒突然重踏故土，與親人共聚天倫。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK12qzWBeGT
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鄰里見芸兒仍是孑然一身，不忘予以嘲弄：「說甚麼木門對龍門？你連茅房的破布簾也不如！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfFjaO06E6
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芸兒聽罷，嫣然一笑：「是木是龍我作主，我命由我不由天。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHmHvGr9Cm
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註：女主角十歲的時候，武則天尚未稱帝，當朝天子還是李系男兒。所以她的童言是合乎邏輯的。
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