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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViZYMXPWSK
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u4YqmDSjq
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「我要去見天子！」芸兒告訴老爹。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dlflYbQBT
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「為甚麼？」老爹吃驚低頭望向矮小的女兒。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jLKdjH3TQ
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tN2WsfSXc
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l6xtFAeiS
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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！」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NC4dKc0Dn
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66TC9qFXR1
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自尊一損，鼻子一酸，眼眶一紅，芸兒答不上話。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVAWL3iMKb
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYn5jn1MAh
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聽在耳裡，芸兒豈會不介懷，但只能一笑置之。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh298ilbrN
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeldqiw9A9D
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI2tROB00w
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哄堂大笑。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXQWIG6c4x
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKxiRJeJbg
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「你想大家如何處理你？」醉客樂極忘形，大開黃腔。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WwRqQbqjx
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkTjy6GxEt
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眾人笑得前仰後翻……614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzJxJz9tym
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhGmmUFiMF
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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。」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTPPHoGQlc
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnhBfQklLe
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「不痛嗎？」老婦言簡意賅，神情淡然。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr684vE9B4l
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「再痛也是要過活呀！」芸兒豪氣萬千，一笑盡泯恩仇。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZj4bFAbv3x
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老婦心領神會，閉目暗忖，從懷中取出一把紙扇。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOkntLHSig
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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。」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVoKdAdkUO
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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……」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmACbZ8FoDY
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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！」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7MBKx5tIL
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此話一出，女伴們旋即目露凶光，殺意畢露。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL2DIy4BVM
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUS8F1StsA
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDofhI46eKQ
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qvxw5WWQ8
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCINlonK5X
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幾日後，查明真相的宰相親臨天牢，釋放芸兒。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG06WMJQxg3
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「你知道當日的老婦是誰？」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbTIj8NZtP
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「不知道。大概是個高官夫人吧。」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjsD3Yunzr
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「你真是有眼不識泰山！」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdRg0rfhlM
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSR9RLrjHQ
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芸兒心如死灰，徹底沉溺在傷痛當中。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu7Xn7vnQe
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因何而痛？痛在失去伯樂、失去知音、失去希望。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQfb0P646h
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCil5wkDJrI
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADAq0JlgJf
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奈何二人身份懸殊……614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2FYAGFRtD
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芸兒獲釋後離開長安，自此杳無音訊。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvwE4jLMVk
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugNENluq6y
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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。614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzujlIqXW3K
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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！」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7E6qvGAM8
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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。」614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSrs4pHH6g
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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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