What, when, where and who 

This story is base on the the parts in the very famous Chinese novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdom". The story focuses on one of the kingdom, the Cao family. Ada Choi plays the character Yun Fok, who is a real life historical person. Due to her intelligence and her beauty, everybody wants her, including Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi. Also, because of she is way too perfect, she has a very tragic story... Steven plays Cao Zhi, who is a very intelligence son of Cao Cao, but he is way too kind, so that Cao Cao could not give his power to Steven, instead, he gives his power to the oldest son Cao Pi (played by Moses). Cao Pi is more cruel than the others, that's why Cao Cao wants Ada to marry Cao Pi to help him, and advise him. However, Ada and Steven were deeply in love, but for Steven's protection, Ada had to marry Moses instead... Sonija plays the most evil person you can ever imaging, she gets jealous about everything Ada has. She thought Ada is always on top of her. Sonija plays many tricks and finally got Moses' attention and soon becomes Moses' second wife. Later, Sonija causes many people's death and even tries to get rid of Ada...

I thought this series is pretty close to the history, because I know lots of the characters, and lots of the small stories in here, it reminds me a lots of things related to "The Romance of the Three Kingdom", which is my favorite Chinese classical novel.

THE FACTORS 

- Hate Factor

Let's start with the character you will hate to the bone: Sonija Kwok's Kwok Hsuan 

This is about the worst character you can ever imaging! Kwok Hsuan is not only evil, she is also cruel, ugly, and stupid! First of all, she like Steven, but Steven rejected her because Steven is in love with Ada. Kwok Hsuan gets really jealous and mad, and tries to get the second brother's attention. However, the second brother falling in love with someone else. Later, Kwok Hsan started to get Moses' attention, and uses tricks to marry Moses and becomes his second wife. Kwok Hsuan caused many people's death, such as the prostitute XiXi, Steven's wife, Steven's teacher, and Ada. I think her ending is way too nice, she should suffer a lot more than just illness.

Second, the famous evil guy from the history, Sima Yi 

You might hate this character very much, because he basically changed Moses, and makes him become very cruel. However, Sima Yi himself is not as cruel as Kwok Hsuan, he is just very ambition, he wants to help Moses become the king, so that he can easily take over. I didn't think he was that bad when I read "The Romance of the Three Kingdom", but in this series, you will hate this character because of his ambition. In the real history, his son Sima Zhao is the more evil one.

- Love Factor 

Ada Choi

I think Ada gave her best performances in this series! However, her character is such a tragic (you will know why when you read further). I think Ada is the best at playing tragic characters, because she can cry really well! Have you notice most of her characters are really tragic? And, the people around her character is most likely to turn evil! For example, Louis Koo in ATE II, Nick Cheung in Secret of the Heart and in this series, it is Sonija Kwok. Poor Ada, she has to face all these terrible facts!

Steven Ma 

Steven Ma was really good in this series as well. His character is also very tragic because he is too kind and too smart, just like Ada. I didn't like Steven Ma before, but after this series, I will start to pay more attention to him, because he can act and cry really well.

- Pity Factor 

To all the characters who died in this series, this is the section contributed to you... 
There are lots of pity factors and lots of emotional scenes in this story, especially towards the end, the characters started to die one after another.

Let's begin with the prostitute Xi Xi (played by Kei Kwan Gu) 

At the beginning, Cao Cao's first wife did not like Ada at all, so she bought this very beautiful and talented prostitute named XI XI The first wife plans to use XI XI to get Cao Cao's attention, so that Ada will be ignored. However, XI XI and Ada becomes great friends. XI XI has a very good voice, but she also has an illness that could destroy her voice. So, she tried to protect her voice really well. That's why she often rejected Cao Cao and refuses to sing to him, that makes Cao Cao really mad. Sonija uses this chance to let somebody else to learn from XI XI and tries to replace XI XI So, Cao Cao killed XI Xi's voice because he felt XI XI is not useful anymore! Poor XI XI, her life is depends on her voice, now her voice is gone, so she suicide!

The second character who died is Yang Suo 

Yang Sui is a very famous person, his death is really famous, too. He is very intelligence, he can guest what Cao Cao is thinking, and he is always right. However, because of his intelligence, Cao Cao wants him dead, and the excuse Cao Cao used was the chicken ribs, that's why it makes Yang Suo's death really famous. Poor guy, he is too smart, but he died because of the chicken ribs! Ok, here is what happens: there is once, Cao Cao did not want to fight in the war, so he uses "chicken ribs" as his military order. Yang Suo knew Cao Cao will not fight the war, because of his military order. (The chicken ribs' taste is not tat great when you eat it, but if you throw it away, you will feel pity, in this case, Cao Cao was not sure if he wants to fight the war or not, so he uses chicken ribs as his order.) Yang Suo knew about Cao Cao's thinking so he tells others don't have to get ready for the war, that makes Cao Cao really mad, and he uses that excuse to kill him!

The third one is Steven's wife Cui Fok 

You will probably not enjoy this character at the beginning, because she is not that nice. But, after she married to Steven, she changed a little. Cui Fok loves Steven very much, and she wants him to become the king, so her uncle and her started to help Steven by building relationships with the emperor's officers. Because of that, Cao Cao killed her... Poor girl, she completely changed to a better woman after she married to Steven, and she wants to spent the rest of her life with him and support him, but because of that, she died!

The fourth one is Steven's teacher 

He is also a very smart person, also the best friend of Cao Cao. However he got killed by Sima Yi, who do not allow him to exist, because Steven's teacher is very smart, and he always support Steven.
The fifthe one is Cao Cao , in the history, he is evil, but he is also a hero. In this series, the producers tried to make Cao Cao a better man. Cao Cao has a very big ambition as well, and he knew Moses is the only one that can finish his job and be the king, so he had to give the power to Moses even thoughhe likes Steven more. Cao Cao killed so many people because of Moses, because he needs to clear out any difficulties that Moses might encounter in the future. However, Cao Cao did not realized there is a more ambition guy behind Moses, which is Sima Yi. When Cao Cao realized that, he wants Moses to kill Sima Yi, but Moses would not do it, that makes Cao Cao so angry and died... Poor man, hetried so hard to work out a future for Moses, but Moses would not kill the man who is going to destroy everything for Cao family...

Thesixth one is the second brother , Moses poisoned him! I can't believe he killed his own brother just like that! Poor guy, he has a wife and a daughter waiting for him, but he can never come home!

The last one, the most emotional one perhaps, which is the one and only Yun Fok , her entire life is a tragic! (I will mention that more later) Sonija and Sima Yi made up the rumor that Yun Fok's son is Steven's son, and Yun Fok is still in love with Steven, that makes Moses decided to poison Yun Fok to death! Yun Fok knew about it, but she still drink the poison, so that she can protect her son, she wants to use her death to prove her son is Moses' real son...

- How Come Factor 

How can Kwok Husan be so evil all of the sudden? I mean, at the beginning, she was very nice and saved Ada many times, that's why Ada and her becomes sisters. All of the sudden, she is in love with Steven, Steven rejected her, and all of the sudden she changed... I think she changed way so fast.

FAVORITES 

- Cast 

Ada Choi 

As I said above, Ada did really well in this series

- Character 
Ada's Yun Fok 

Okey, Yun Fok is such a tragic character, she is way so perfect, way so smart, and way so kind! Because of that, she has to go through a tragic life. Her story is like the tragic tale of the fairy Lok Sun, who is well known as the fairy in the Lok River. Lok Sun was punished into the mortal world for being the cause of rift between her husband and another god. It is not hard to guess that Yun Fok is the reincarnation of Lok Sun and will have a similar fate. Yun Fok is in love with Steven and even agreed to marry him, however Cao Cao chose Moses to be the king, and Cao Cao wants Ada to marry Moses, because he wants her to help Moses, and to advice him, remind him of kindness, also the main reason is to protect Steven Ada had to accept the marriage and helps Moses, however, Moses did not treat Ada well. After Sonija also becomes Moses' wife, Moses begins to treat Sonija better because Sonija likes to use tricks. Poor Ada, who is slowly lost faith in her husband and her friend Sonija... At the end, she died because of the two, poor girl!

Steven Ma's Cao Zhi 

Cao Zhi is just like Ada, really smart, really perfect and really kind. Because of his kindness, Cao Cao could not gives the power to Steven even though Steven is his favorite son. Cao Cao knew if he gave Steven the power, Moses will not able to give up, he will try to destroy everything. For Steven's protection, Cao Cao gave the power to Moses and let Steven's true love Ada also marry to Moses! Poor guy, he had to face his true love as his sister in law! Steven married to Cui Fok, who is truly in love with him, but she was killed by Cao Cao because of the way she is trying to help Steven... Later, he had to face the fact his brother is going to kill him, but he uses his intelligence to produce the very famous "seven-steps" poem, and that poem finally makes Moses regret about his way of pushing away his brothers...

- Couple 

Ada Choi and Steven Ma

These two would be perfect together, however, they can not be together because one of them is the most beautiful girl, the other one is the smartest son of the Cao family... Their destiny meant to separate them apart...

- Scene 

Here comes the list: 
1. When Steven propose to Ada 
2. When all the pity factors (as I listed above) died, emotional scenes! 
3. Everytime you see Ada and Steven together, they are the perfect couple... but they can not be together... so pity for them!

LEAST FAVORITES
 
- Cast 
Sonija Kwok 

Sorry to all the Sonija fans, I really don't think Sonija can act. I hate the way she cries or talk. Her performances skills have disapproved since "A Step Into the Past"... I don't know why the TVB producers decided to let her play in a villain role.. Her acting skills are not that good to be a villain.

- Character 

Sonija's Kwok Husan 

As I said above, you will hate this character to the bone. Usually, I enjoyed the villain, because they made the stories interesting, but this character is just too stupid and too cruel. Plus, her ending is a little better than I thought, she deserves a much worse ending that just illness...

Moses Chan's Chao Pi 

Moses' acting skills are average, he is good at being bad, like the character he played in Armed Reaction III. In this series, his character is not that enjoyable...

- Couple 

Sonija and Moses 
I hate to see these two together! They make me sick!

- Scene 

Everytime you see Moses and Sonija together!

COMMENTS

Overall, I really enjoyed this series, because it is emotional, it is tragic, I like tragic stories ~,~ I think TVB did a good job of producing the series, the outfits are wonderful, especially the girls' outfits. There are characters you will love and hate, there are performances you will love and hate, there are scenes you will / might cry, there are scenes you will hate. It is well balanced...

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

For all the Steven and Ada fans, this is a must see! All the Sonija fans, you might like to skip this one, because it might offend your feelings!

《洛神》（Where The Legend Begins）是2002年香港电视广播有限公司制作的27集古装电视剧，由梅小青监制，蔡少芬、马浚伟、陈豪、郭羡妮主演。该剧讲述了被誉为当世三大美人之一的甄宓，因外貌出众，神采飘逸，而令她不由自主地一生于情海中飘荡，亦悲亦喜 。
蔡少芬在里面是在是太惊艳了，真 ·仙女。她在该剧中很好地理解了角色，演得很有神韵。举止、言辞，乃至她内在的气质，都把中国传统女性的智慧和娴熟表露无遗。最令人印象深刻的一幕是她在曹植作七步诗时的神态，欲哭还笑，欲笑还哭，把乱世中的无奈表现得淋漓尽致。马浚伟和陈豪饰演的曹丕和曹植，也是我最喜欢的一版。兄弟相残，姐妹宫心，就连最后的温情戏也是经过满满的算计，将三国时的尔虞我诈体现的淋漓尽致。

很早以前就写的评论，今天才想起贴上来。



人生若只如初见，多么美丽的诗句。

 

若只如初见，她永远是他心中的那个洛水神仙，为她放花灯，为她写出那些令人动容的诗句。他陪她看日出，在日出瞬间撞响晨钟。他为她用玉纸稹碎片做成玉枕，让她每晚都能安然入睡。她的嫣然一笑，激发出他心中的灵感，写下一篇又一篇千古流传的诗句。

 

可是，总会有后来的，人生，却不止于初见。同是嫣然一笑，第一次，他们以为未来很美好，她的笑发自内心，而他，在那笑容中吟出“愿为比翼，展翅高翔”。可是，当他再见到她的笑时，吟出的却是“煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急！”……一步一句，他满脸惆怅，她热泪盈眶……

 

若只如初见，他永远是他的大哥。他们一起玩射箭攻城的游戏，那是能工巧匠做出的精致棋盘，连我都惊叹。他们虽同为一人动心，却约定了不管结果如何，都不能影响他们的兄弟之情。他为他的醉酒误事设计掩盖，以免他受责罚。他陪他在雨中一起接受军法处置，跑完一圈又一圈，在他支撑不下去时扶着他继续支撑。

 

可是，人生却不仅仅如此。美人，江山，权势……终有一天，他们对立。他夺走了原本属于他的美妻与地位。他关上城门，引得他们差点兵刃相见。棋盘倒塌的瞬间，我听到自己心中也如棋盘般倒塌的声音。他们，从此，不如初见……

 

若只如初见，他永远是那个在见她第一眼起就为她深深动容的人。他从自己父亲房里救出差点被父亲凌辱的她，说出愿意为她做任何事的动人誓言。他在夜色的山林里救出迷路的她，呵护她如同呵护自己的至宝。他与她促膝长谈，她陪他一起面对他害怕面对的事。

 

可是呢，人生却往往不如初见。他开始误会她，猜疑她，掌斥她。她曾是他的至宝，可终到了那一天，他亲手把剑架到她脖子上。终到了那一天，他下旨赐予她一杯毒酒。终到了那一天，她含泪倒在他怀里，永远沉睡……

 

人生往往是不如初见的，慢慢地我们也都了解了。世事，永远没有之前想的那么完美和简单。初时大家对未来都充满希翼，谁会想到后来等待我们的是什么？是不是真的一切都是宿命？是不是真的所有的事都是上天早就安排好的，我们不过是按照那个既定的轨道一步步走而已？到底是命由天定，还是我命由我不由天？

 

很早就知道《七步诗》，对那段历史却只有从电视上和游戏上了解到的被歪曲过的浅薄记忆。从来不了解，原来七步诗是在那样的境地下作成。一步一句，那样的形势，那样的处境，那样的经历。听他一字一字作出七步诗。我也动容。虽然这或许也是被歪曲的历史。

 

更之前，他被冤入狱，押入刑场斩首。我更为之动容，心中悲戚，泪水盈眶。

 

许久没有的这种情境，因为一部电视剧而引得自己为之唏嘘，仿佛一切感同身受。但是那只是历史，早被尘封在时间的荒原里的一段历史，众多历史中埋葬于时间长河中的一段。那么远，远得我嗟叹人类的力量实在太渺小。第二次，第二次为了一部电视剧而开始尽自己的一切努力去搜寻一切关于那段历史的记载。这时的我才感受到如今的这个我和曾经的那个我某些相似的地方。某些东西是不会随着时间流逝而改变的。就如七年前我为了一部电视剧翻遍了所有关于那段历史的一切资料，在结局的刹那哭得一塌糊涂泪湿了一张又一张纸巾。后来的我曾嘲笑自己那时的幼稚，却没想到，如今的我，却为另一部电视剧，翻开另一段历史，为他们叹息，为他们写下这篇文章……

 

历史终究是历史，他们曾经那样地争夺，甚至为了达到目的不惜付出一切代价。可是结果呢？结果就是他们都被滚滚黄土所掩埋，淹没在一个又一个历史人物中。那么，我们如今做的一切又有何意义？终究，只是璀璨星河中微不足道的一点而已……

 

还是很难受，此时已凌晨两点，我却睡意全无。越写到后面越文不对题，却越觉得心中的感触越来越多。争那么多又有何用呢？就像他，最初只是想跟她在一起，最后得到了整个天下，却失去了她。那么，这个天下又有何意义？他的天下已没有了她，那么这个天下还有什么意义？

 

最初的时候多美好，可是后来都变质了。也许掺入其中的是许许多多的无奈，也许是其他的什么。为什么人生不能永远都如初见那般呢？永远，都如初见，永远，都没有后来掺和进来的无奈，与丑恶……

 

我很久没有写过这么长的文章，原来灵感真的是要激发才会喷涌而出。原来有些能力我还没有丢失。可是，有些人，不管之前怎么样，哪怕曾经情同手足，曾经谈笑风生，曾经对酒当歌，如今，我已失去。或许以后还有机会见面，或许以后又会发展成不同的样子。可是，或许我怀念的，只是最初的那时而已。最初的你，最初的我。可惜，后来多半……沧海桑田……

 

人生若只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇。

等闲变却故人心，却道故人心易变……

 

感谢容若，留下这能如此准确表达出我心境的千古诗篇。

也感谢自己，让我明白原来我还可以那么容易被感动……

 

人如花飞云如短歌
谁曾爱我
时而风光时而坎坷
谁僯惜一个我镜花岁月没法断绝
我心媲美是明月
情如孤舟愁如深秋
尘如初春雪
寒如深深雪对酒当歌人生几何
花虽美
也在期待你留下结果

 

 

                                    2008年4月13日 凌晨 02：57

If I should stay,
I would only be in the way.
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of you every step of the way.

今天把下了很久的洛神看完了，看到最后很有泪点。也才有些时刻真正懂了 上面的这一段歌词。

她不想淹没他一生的才华，所以不和他在一起。即使深深的伤心欲绝，仍然选择了不在一起。曹操说：你要择的是夫君，我要择的是良君。而世上女子只有你能母仪天下，所以要她嫁给那个明君。她不是因为曹操的话，而是因为深知不顾一切的出走对他的一生对他的才华所造成泯灭。胸怀仁义却不能够普及苍生，所以她放手了，然后告诉他，这辈子我只能是你的大嫂。

他成婚，取了一个到最后都用命爱着他，虽然做着很多不经头脑的事但最后一心一意爱着他的人。她成婚，嫁给了一个爱着她，但是在岁月里却没有实现诺言，被权利欲望，被甜言蜜语所左右，最后负了她一生，要了她命的人。

他永远都爱着她，她最爱的也是他。只是她选择了不和他厮守的时候，爱情成了彼此的仰望。每次繁华之后，她和他在花园偶遇，称呼着大嫂，三弟，说着当下的事情。他失去了她的妻子，在他要开始真正地去爱这个妻子，爱这个家的时候。然后他们就开始了长久的分离，每次相见，礼数之下，却是永远不能言说的爱恋和等待。他看她成了皇后，却再没有当初那一份开心。

她嫁给了那个曾经信誓旦旦说不怕你容颜老去的人，不是因为多爱他。因为她的心中早已经做出了抉择。然而她是这样一个恪守的女子，他也是。所以不再迈出一步。她难产，只是每每相聚，难有这样的知己述说心愁。每每分离，眼中无限的伤痛依恋无人可说。他丧妻，带着孤子远赴他处，再回来，却是父亲亡忌，她做说客阻拦兄弟相残生灵涂炭。于是再分离，在最后，他终于失去了她。还有那个负了她一生的她的夫。

一误误终生。她不知道有没有后悔后。她只知道嫁了人，相夫，教子。却一次次被夫所伤，当说出夫妻情分已尽的话时，就只剩了保全儿子这最后的心愿。

直到最后天人相隔。他带着一生的眷恋，带着玉枕走了。不知是否回想起当初爱慕而生而千里追寻，不知是否回想起她当初答应求婚的那一抹笑和羞涩。她鼓励他关心儿子，重整信心那心痛。只是到了最后，年华已逝，垂垂老矣，去见了她的儿子，然后再悄然落幕。

他走在河岸，看着她划船而至，说，你来接我了。然后走去。

一直想抒文表情都打住，前人们的评论已经趋于完美，我已倍感词穷。只今重读《淮南子》撩起花神翩若惊鸿，遗情想像，顾望怀愁。不禁，情不禁浮想翩翩……

一、初见：出水芙蓉 翩若惊鸿

“江南有二乔，河北甄宓俏。”曹家三公子曹植对媲美二乔的“俏甄宓”心仪已久，而大公子曹丕却嗤之以鼻，皆因红颜祸水。窈窕淑女，君子好求。曹植这位优游宴乐的贵公子，冒乱世之危，从许都特地来到邺城只为一睹芳容。他透过风筝向她传达倾慕之情，聪明如她读到诗歌即猜出写诗之人乃曹植这位名满天下的才子。爱情之美，即在于彼此心有灵犀一点通。
在风雨飘摇的邺城，甄宓惊鸿一瞥，翩然离去。曹植在《洛神赋》中写道“翩若惊鸿，婉若游龙。荣曜秋菊，华茂春松。仿佛兮若轻云之蔽月，飘兮若流风之回雪。远而望之，皎若太阳升朝霞；迫而察之，灼若芙蓉出渌波。”一个绝世美女在他笔下如一朵出水芙蓉从碧波中升起，随着波涛，轻悠悠、飘忽忽地来到岸边。美人离去，怅然若失的曹植回到了许都，却未料从此魂索梦牵一生……

二、再见：乱世水仙 绝世独立

别梦依依，再见时甄宓已凭卓越才华和过人胆识被接入曹府并被曹操尊为上宾。蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。众里寻她千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。
曹植手执初见甄宓时赠给她的风筝怅惘，这是甄宓在绝境之中，她所救之待女郭儇冒险持此信物来求曹植搭救甄宓一家。而他还未来得及施救，她却已被不忍对她下杀手的曹丕带入曹家。这是不是命运一开始的铺排呢？他在她命悬一线最关键的时刻没有赶到现场，没有机会上演英雄救美的绝佳剧情，所以在最后他也来迟一步，没有及时阻止她喝下那杯毒酒。
近水楼台先得月，曹植积极地为甄宓张罗一切。而此时甄宓虽在曹家为客，却对自己的局势有着清晰的认识。她小心翼翼地教导家人牢记“寄人蓠下”因有分寸，克已奉礼从不逾越半分。尽管如此还是避免不了纷争，然这正是人生，人生在世，岂无是非？一个拥有绝世容颜的女人如果只有华丽的外表那么只是花瓶，岂能赢得历史上著名“三曹”（曹操、曹丕、曹植）的垂青与怜爱？
甄宓之所以是甄宓，就在于她不仅明眸若雪，而且知书达礼，更重要是内心豁达，品德高尚。有才有貌已属难得，更何况有德乎？她让“文韬武略，乱世英雄”的曹操与她惺惺相惜，让“自命清高，不近女色”的曹丕为她朝思暮想，更让“骨气奇高，词采华茂”的曹植为她费尽心思。

三、初恋：彩蝶恋花 金风玉露

父子三人皆为卿狂，她为难而亦步亦趋。思量再思量，她最终选定心中佳偶——那一位只关心她身体安康而多于关心她容貌的曹植。触摸着曹植赠给她的玉镂金带枕，触手生温。芳心暗许的她深信文武全才而心地仁厚的曹植是与她举案齐眉的“梁鸿”。
他们也确实心心相印，度过了一段琴瑟和谐的浪漫时光。曹植在《洛神赋》深情地写道“体迅飞凫，飘忽若神，凌波微步，罗袜生尘。动无常则，若危若安，进止难期，若往若还。转眄流精，光润玉颜，含辞未吐，气若幽兰。华容婀娜，令我忘餐。”他从画卷之首翩然转身，手执折扇潇洒落于她面前，在众人注目之下向她求婚。她持手巾羞涩地半掩面，却又对他嫣然一笑，那几乎是她一生中最美的一次笑容……
倾城一笑倾倒了曹植，他才思如涌吟出了“和乐琴瑟，永赋衷情；愿为比翼，展翅高翔！”当他执起甄宓的手深情地说，“宓儿，你这一生一世，就交给子建来照顾你，好吗？”甄宓终于不再矜持含羞地点了点头。那是《洛神》最美的一刻。


四、离合：如花美眷 似水流年
美丽总是短暂的，青春爱情总不遂人意。在世子之争中，性情中人的曹植终敌不过矫情造作的曹丕。而他失去的不仅仅是世子之位，更失去了甄宓。因为曹操认为甄宓的品行最适合许配给世子，强硬拆散了两情相悦的曹植和甄宓。问世间，情是何物，直教生死相许？曹植与甄宓抛下所有私奔。情义两难全，曹植与曹丕终兵刃相见。


甄宓为了保全曹植终下嫁曹丕，而曹植也不得不遵从父命娶了崔氏。面对现实，曹植和甄宓都落泪了，我们说男人哭了，是因为他真的爱了；女人哭了，是因为她真的放弃了。
天意弄人，本已决心与妻子崔氏长相厮守的曹植却遭遇崔氏因“衣绣违制”而被曹操赐死。多情不似无情苦，多情才子曹植哭自己愧为人夫，满腹经纶却写不出对妻子的悼词。
罗衣著破前香在，在这个时候，甄宓来到了他的身边，此时她已是他的大嫂。相顾无言，惟有泪千行。她为他代笔抒写崔氏的悼文，他悲苦交集而泪流满面。不多时他便要离开许都启程到封地，古时不似今日交通发达，别时容易见时难。


儿行千里母担忧，曹植辞行那一天，他的母亲卞夫人哭得肝肠寸断。离别苦，就中更有痴儿女。甄宓心乱如麻，与曹植两相回望，禁不住泪眼哽咽。黯然销魂者，唯别而已矣。曹植离开了从小成长的许都，带走了甄宓对他的深情和曹丕对他的怨恨。多情自古伤离别，更那堪，冷落清秋节。

五、决别：人如花飞 镜花水月

转眼过了半生，岁月更换人间。曹操逝世，曹丕继魏王位，不久称帝，甄宓成了母仪天下的皇后。旧恨常在，除之为快，曹丕借母之令迫甄宓写信骗得曹植来许都。昔日出言为论，下笔成章的曹植，意志消沉而才思受阻，未见甄宓信中示警而欣然来朝，步入了曹丕的陷井。
曹丕命曹植在七步之内以“兄弟”为题作诗一首，并不准出现“兄弟”二字，否则处死。眼见曹植苦思不得，甄宓忆起了青春年少曹植向她求婚时，曾因她嫣然一笑而即兴赋得好诗。殿堂之上，已近中年的她颤抖地执起手中的水仙手巾，对着曹植含泪的嫣然一笑，这一笑是甄宓一生中最苦的一笑。这一笑将她推上了绝路，但这一笑却唤回了曹植无穷的才思，他如诉如泣念道“煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急？”七步成诗，文采独步天下，情深意切，辛酸之情溢于言表。闻者叹息，听者掩泪，曹丕忆起昔日“兄友弟恭”动了侧隐之心满脸泪痕……


断烟离绪，多年未见千言万语未道尽却天人永隔。甄宓殿堂上对曹植嫣然一笑，终成了她的催命符。她平静地接受了曹丕赐的毒酒，沉思往事立残阳。面对将失去的至爱，悲痛欲绝的曹植对曹丕叫道：“既然你这么不珍惜她，为什么当初还要娶她？”爱一个人不一定要拥有，但拥有一个人就一定要好好的去爱她。美人泪断人肠，甄宓最后深深地看了一眼曹植，带着无限的哀怨死在了曹丕怀中……

六、追思：所谓伊人 在水一方

最后，曹植抱着自他送甄宓那日起便没有离开过甄宓的玉镂金带枕告别许都。蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。所谓伊人，在水一方！当他泛舟洛水，忽见甄宓幻化成洛水神仙，白衣飘飘、笑靥如花、眼波柔情流动在水中央为他翩翩起舞……思绵绵而增慕，夜耿耿而不寐，他写下了千古传诵的《感鄄赋》（即《洛神赋》）后随她投入了洛水……
——流水落花春去也，天上人间。

后记：洛神转世，宓妃留枕，河伯强娶，后羿夺爱的神话流传于世，而甄宓与曹植的爱情故事众说纷纭，至今无结论。淮南子、太平广记还在诉说着多情的陈思王曹植，李商隐也在《东阿王》感曹植“君王不得为天子，半为当时赋洛神。” 千年以后，他和她已在历史的云烟中飘远。留给我们的是无限的追思，可望而不可即，盈盈一水间，脉脉不得语。