「你有淚傷斷情,我豈無心續前愛,奈何天上月,冷落照人間。」楚將唐狡與玉姬青梅竹馬,定親之前卻被楚王捷足,玉姬只得拒絕唐狡情意,任他誤會自己貪慕虛榮。楚王大宴群臣,一陣狂風吹滅燈火,黑暗中,失去摯愛的唐狡欲刺殺玉姬,卻被身旁的向妃摘下冠纓,一旦點燈,行刺之事便敗露人前,唐狡不禁冷汗涔涔……
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