As Trinket watched, the gleam of reflected light from the stiletto began to jump and waver.The supreme effort being made by the Empress Dowager to stab it home was causing her hand to shake.

• 韦小宝见蛾眉刺上闪出的月光不住晃动，有时直掠到他脸上，足见太后的左手正在不停颤动，白光越闪越快，蛾眉刺却始终戳不到海老公的小腹。