Thenthekingmadeitknowntoalltheland,thatifanypersoncoulddiscoverthesecret,andfindoutwhereitwasthattheprincessesdancedinthenight,heshouldhavetheonehelikedbestforhiswife,andshouldbekingafterhisdeath;butwhoevertriedanddidnotsucceed,afterthreedaysandnights,shouldbeputtodeath.
Aking'ssonsooncame.Hewaswellentertained,andintheeveningwastakentothechambernexttotheonewheretheprincesseslayintheirtwelvebeds.Therehewastositandwatchwheretheywenttodance;and,inorderthatnothingmightpasswithouthishearingit,thedoorofhischamberwasleftopen.Buttheking'ssonsoonfellasleep;andwhenheawokeinthemorninghefoundthattheprincesseshadallbeendancing,forthesolesoftheirshoeswerefullofholes.Thesamethinghappenedthesecondandthirdnight:sothekingorderedhisheadtobecutoff.Afterhimcameseveralothers;buttheyhadallthesameluck,andalllosttheirlivesinthesamemanner.
Nowitchancedthatanoldsoldier,whohadbeenwoundedinbattleandcouldfightnolonger,passedthroughthecountrywherethiskingreigned:andashewastravellingthroughawood,hemetanoldwoman,whoaskedhimwherehewasgoing.'IhardlyknowwhereIamgoing,orwhatIhadbetterdo,'saidthesoldier;'butIthinkIshouldlikeverywelltofindoutwhereitisthattheprincessesdance,andthenintimeImightbeaking.''Well,'saidtheolddame,'thatisnoveryhardtask:onlytakecarenottodrinkanyofthewinewhichoneoftheprincesseswill
ingtoyouintheevening;andassoonassheleavesyoupretendtobefastasleep.'
Thenshegavehimacloak,andsaid,'Assoonasyouputthatonyouwillbecomeinvisible,andyouwillthenbeabletofollowtheprincesseswherevertheygo.'Whenthesoldierheardallthisgoodcounsel,hedeterminedtotryhisluck:sohewenttotheking,andsaidhewaswillingtoundertakethetask.
Hewasaswellreceivedastheothershadbeen,andthekingorderedfineroyalrobestobegivenhim;andwhentheeveningcamehewasledtotheouterchamber.Justashewasgoingtoliedown,theeldestoftheprincesses
oughthimacupofwine;butthesoldierthrewitallawaysecretly,takingcarenottodrinkadrop.Thenhelaidhimselfdownonhisbed,andinalittlewhilebegantosnoreveryloudasifhewasfastasleep.Whenthetwelveprincessesheardthistheylaughedheartily;andtheeldestsaid,'Thisfellowtoomighthavedoneawiserthingthanlosehislifeinthisway!'Thentheyroseupandopenedtheirdrawersandboxes,andtookoutalltheirfineclothes,anddressedthemselvesattheglass,andskippedaboutasiftheywereeagertobegindancing.Buttheyoungestsaid,'Idon'tknowhowitis,whileyouaresohappyIfeelveryuneasy;Iamsuresomemischancewillbefallus.''Yousimpleton,'saidtheeldest,'youarealwaysafraid;haveyouforgottenhowmanykings'sonshavealreadywatchedinvain?Andasforthissoldier,evenifIhadnotgivenhimhissleepingdraught,hewouldhavesleptsoundlyenough.'xǐυmь.℃òm
Whentheywereallready,theywentandlookedatthesoldier;buthesnoredon,anddidnotstirhandorfoot:sotheythoughttheywerequitesafe;andtheeldestwentuptoherownbedandclappedherhands,andthebedsankintothefloorandatrap-doorflewopen.Thesoldiersawthemgoingdownthroughthetrap-dooroneafteranother,theeldestleadingtheway;andthinkinghehadnotimetolose,hejumpedup,putonthecloakwhichtheoldwomanhadgivenhim,andfollowedthem;butinthemiddleofthestairshetrodonthegownoftheyoungestprincess,andshecriedouttohersisters,'Allisnotright;someonetookholdofmygown.''Yousillycreature!'saidtheeldest,'itisnothingbutanailinthewall.'Thendowntheyallwent,andatthebottomtheyfoundthemselvesinamostdelightfulgroveoftrees;andtheleaveswereallofsilver,andglitteredandsparkledbeautifully.Thesoldierwishedtotakeawaysometokenoftheplace;sohe
okeoffalittle
anch,andtherecamealoudnoisefromthetree.Thentheyoungestdaughtersaidagain,'Iamsureallisnotright—didnotyouhearthatnoise?Thatneverhappenedbefore.'Buttheeldestsaid,'Itisonlyourprinces,whoareshoutingforjoyatourapproach.'
Thentheycametoanothergroveoftrees,wherealltheleaveswereofgold;andafterwardstoathird,wheretheleaveswereallglitteringdiamonds.Andthesoldier
okea
anchfromeach;andeverytimetherewasaloudnoise,whichmadetheyoungestsistertremblewithfear;buttheeldeststillsaid,itwasonlytheprinces,whowerecryingforjoy.Sotheywentontilltheycametoagreatlake;andatthesideofthelaketherelaytwelvelittleboatswithtwelvehandsomeprincesinthem,whoseemedtobewaitingtherefortheprincesses.
Oneoftheprincesseswentintoeachboat,andthesoldiersteppedintothesameboatwiththeyoungest.Astheywererowingoverthelake,theprincewhowasintheboatwiththeyoungestprincessandthesoldiersaid,'Idonotknowwhyitis,butthoughIamrowingwithallmymightwedonotgetonsofastasusual,andIamquitetired:theboatseemsveryheavytoday.''Itisonlytheheatoftheweather,'saidtheprincess:'Ifeelitverywarmtoo.'
Ontheothersideofthelakestoodafineilluminatedcastle,fromwhichcamethemerrymusicofhornsandtrumpets.Theretheyalllanded,andwentintothecastle,andeachprincedancedwithhisprincess;andthesoldier,whowasallthetimeinvisible,dancedwiththemtoo;andwhenanyoftheprincesseshadacupofwinesetbyher,hedrankitallup,sothatwhensheputthecuptohermouthitwasempty.Atthis,too,theyoungestsisterwasterriblyfrightened,buttheeldestalwayssilencedher.Theydancedontillthreeo'clockinthemorning,andthenalltheirshoeswerewornout,sothattheywereobligedtoleaveoff.Theprincesrowedthembackagainoverthelake(butthistimethesoldierplacedhimselfintheboatwiththeeldestprincess);andontheoppositeshoretheytookleaveofeachother,theprincessespromisingtocomeagainthenextnight.
Whentheycametothestairs,thesoldierranonbeforetheprincesses,andlaidhimselfdown;andasthetwelvesistersslowlycameupverymuchtired,theyheardhimsnoringinhisbed;sotheysaid,'Nowallisquitesafe';thentheyundressedthemselves,putawaytheirfineclothes,pulledofftheirshoes,andwenttobed.Inthemorningthesoldiersaidnothingaboutwhathadhappened,butdeterminedtoseemoreofthisstrangeadventure,andwentagainthesecondandthirdnight;andeverythinghappenedjustasbefore;theprincessesdancedeachtimetilltheirshoeswereworntopieces,andthenreturnedhome.However,onthethirdnightthesoldiercarriedawayoneofthegoldencupsasatokenofwherehehadbeen.
Assoonasthetimecamewhenhewastodeclarethesecret,hewastakenbeforethekingwiththethree
anchesandthegoldencup;andthetwelveprincessesstoodlisteningbehindthedoortohearwhathewouldsay.Andwhenthekingaskedhim.'Wheredomytwelvedaughtersdanceatnight?'heanswered,'Withtwelveprincesinacastleunderground.'Andthenhetoldthekingallthathadhappened,andshowedhimthethree
anchesandthegoldencupwhichhehad
oughtwithhim.Thenthekingcalledfortheprincesses,andaskedthemwhetherwhatthesoldiersaidwastrue:andwhentheysawthattheywerediscovered,andthatitwasofnousetodenywhathadhappened,theyconfesseditall.Andthekingaskedthesoldierwhichofthemhewouldchooseforhiswife;andheanswered,'Iamnotveryyoung,soIwillhavetheeldest.'—Andtheyweremarriedthatveryday,andthesoldierwaschosentobetheking'sheir. 蓝星，夏国。
肿瘤科病房，弥漫着医院独有的消毒水味道。病房是单人间，设施俱全，温馨舒适。
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可对于孑然一身的路遥来讲，却是无人问津的等死之地。
他是癌症晚期，靠着意志力撑到现在，但也只是多受几天罪罢了。
此刻，路遥躺在病床上，怔怔望着床头柜上的水杯，想喝口水。
可他拼尽全力却无法让身体离开病床。剧痛和衰弱，让这原本无比简单的事情成了奢望。
这时，一道幸灾乐祸的声音响起：“表哥~你真是狼狈呢。连喝口水都得指望别人施舍。”
一位英俊的年轻男子悠闲坐在病床前，翘着二郎腿，眼睛笑成一道缝。
“你求求我，我给你喝口水如何？”
路遥面无表情，一言不发。自从失去了自理能力，一帮亲戚的嘴脸已经见多了，不差这一个。
男子起身，将水杯拿在手里递过来，“表哥别生气，我开玩笑的，你对我这么好，喂你口水还是能办到的。”
说完话，他将水杯里的水，缓缓倒在路遥苍白消瘦的脸上。
被呛到，路遥无力的咳嗽几声，好在少量的水流过嗓子，让他有了几丝说话的力气：
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“张鑫，为什么？我从未得罪过你。你去星盟国留学，还是我资助的！”
张鑫将水杯放下，不紧不慢的说：“谁让你这么古板呢，只是运点感冒药罢了，又不犯法，你非得千方百计的拦着。”
路遥脸上闪过一丝了然之色，道：“张鑫你这垃圾，狗改不了吃屎。将感冒药运到国外提炼毒品……咳咳……”
张鑫理了下领带，笑道：“你别血口喷人啊，我可是国际知名企业家。这次回国，‘省招商引资局’还打电话欢迎我呢~”
路遥叹了口气，现在的自己什么都做不了，索性闭上眼睛不再说话，安静等待死亡的到来。
但张鑫却不想让眼前饱受病痛折磨、即将离世的表兄走好。他附身靠近，悄悄说道：琇書蛧
“表哥啊~其实呢，我这次回国主要就是见你一面，告诉你一声——你的癌，是我弄出来的~”
路遥陡然挣开眼，“你说什么！”
张鑫笑眯眯的掏出个铅盒打开，里面是件古怪的三角形饰物，仅有巴掌大小，中间是只眼睛似的图案，一看就很有年代感。
“眼熟吧？这是我亲手送你的，货真价实的古董。我在里面掺了点放射性物质，长期接触就会变成你现在这副鬼样子。”
路遥马上认出来，这是自己很喜欢的一件古物，天天摆在书桌上，时不时的把玩，没想到却是要人命的东西！
他伸出枯枝似的手臂，死死的抓住眼前人的胳膊！“你……”
“别激动~表哥，我西装很贵的。”张鑫轻松拿掉路遥的手，小心的捏起铅盒，将放射性饰物塞进他怀里。
“我赶飞机，得先走一步。你好好留着这个当做纪念吧，有机会再去你的坟头蹦迪~”
说完话，张鑫从容起身离开。临走前，还回头俏皮的眨眨眼。他原本就男生女相，此时的神态动作居然有些娇媚。
保镖很有眼力劲，赶紧打开病房门。同时用无线耳麦联络同事，提前发动汽车。
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路遥只能无力的瘫在床上，浑身皆是钻心剜骨般的剧痛，还有无穷悔恨、不甘。
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但很快，剧痛渐渐消失，只剩麻木，路遥隐约听到过世的双亲在喊他。
就在路遥的身体越来越飘，即将失去意识时，胸口突然阵阵发烫，将他惊醒。
从怀中摸出那三角形饰物，发现这玩意变得滚烫无比，还在缓缓发光！
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