書生(sheng)韓琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)早(zao)年喪(sang)父,賴(lai)其父友(you)(you)戚補(bu)臣(chen)撫養,并與(yu)補(bu)臣(chen)之(zhi)(zhi)子友(you)(you)先(xian)共入塾館。戚氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)附近有一(yi)詹公館:主人(ren)詹武承,字烈侯,大(da)夫人(ren)早(zao)逝,二夫人(ren)梅氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)所生(sheng)長女愛(ai)娟貌丑(chou),三(san)夫人(ren)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)所生(sheng)次(ci)女淑娟貌美。兩(liang)(liang)位夫人(ren)不和,烈侯去西(xi)川上任(ren)前,將住宅隔成東西(xi)二院(yuan),以防生(sheng)事(shi),并將兩(liang)(liang)女之(zhi)(zhi)婚(hun)(hun)(hun)事(shi)托付給補(bu)臣(chen)。友(you)(you)先(xian)拿(na)著有琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)題詩(shi)的(de)(de)風箏在外亂(luan)放,掉在柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中。柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)讓淑娟和詩(shi)一(yi)首(shou)續在韓詩(shi)后(hou)。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)看(kan)到后(hou)又(you)(you)在其后(hou)寫了(le)一(yi)首(shou)求婚(hun)(hun)(hun)詩(shi),不巧這次(ci)風箏掉在梅氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中,愛(ai)娟以為(wei)是(shi)(shi)友(you)(you)先(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)詩(shi),于是(shi)(shi)假冒淑娟之(zhi)(zhi)名與(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)約(yue)會(hui)。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)又(you)(you)假冒友(you)(you)先(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)名前來約(yue)會(hui),卻被愛(ai)娟的(de)(de)丑(chou)貌驚(jing)走。補(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)友(you)(you)先(xian)定(ding)了(le)愛(ai)娟,新婚(hun)(hun)(hun)之(zhi)(zhi)夜,友(you)(you)先(xian)嫌(xian)她丑(chou)陋,大(da)吵大(da)鬧,卻無濟于事(shi)。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)中了(le)狀元,榮歸時得知補(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)自(zi)己(ji)定(ding)娶淑娟,他以為(wei)就是(shi)(shi)原(yuan)先(xian)與(yu)他私(si)會(hui)的(de)(de)那個丑(chou)小姐(jie),便百般推(tui)辭;新婚(hun)(hun)(hun)之(zhi)(zhi)夜又(you)(you)獨自(zi)而眠,不肯圓(yuan)房(fang)。在柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)調解下,終于弄清(qing)了(le)事(shi)情的(de)(de)真(zhen)相,欣然(ran)成親。梅氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)與(yu)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)也取(qu)得和解。烈侯回(hui)家后(hou),舉家共慶團圓(yuan)。
戲曲表現
該劇目有《笠翁(weng)十種曲》原(yuan)刊本,及1991年浙江古籍出版社《李(li)漁(yu)全(quan)集》第四卷排(pai)印(yin)本。