書生韓琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)早年喪父(fu),賴其父(fu)友戚(qi)(qi)補(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)臣(chen)撫養,并與(yu)補(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)臣(chen)之子友先(xian)(xian)共入塾館。戚(qi)(qi)氏(shi)(shi)附近有(you)一詹(zhan)公(gong)館:主(zhu)人(ren)詹(zhan)武承,字烈侯(hou),大夫人(ren)早逝,二(er)夫人(ren)梅氏(shi)(shi)所(suo)生長女(nv)愛娟(juan)(juan)貌丑(chou)(chou),三夫人(ren)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)所(suo)生次女(nv)淑娟(juan)(juan)貌美。兩位夫人(ren)不(bu)和,烈侯(hou)去西川上任前(qian),將住宅隔成(cheng)東(dong)西二(er)院(yuan),以(yi)防生事(shi),并將兩女(nv)之婚(hun)事(shi)托付給補(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)臣(chen)。友先(xian)(xian)拿著有(you)琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)題(ti)詩的(de)(de)(de)風(feng)箏(zheng)在(zai)(zai)(zai)外(wai)亂放,掉在(zai)(zai)(zai)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中。柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)讓淑娟(juan)(juan)和詩一首續在(zai)(zai)(zai)韓詩后(hou)(hou)。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)看到后(hou)(hou)又在(zai)(zai)(zai)其后(hou)(hou)寫了(le)(le)一首求婚(hun)詩,不(bu)巧這次風(feng)箏(zheng)掉在(zai)(zai)(zai)梅氏(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中,愛娟(juan)(juan)以(yi)為(wei)(wei)是友先(xian)(xian)之詩,于是假冒淑娟(juan)(juan)之名與(yu)之約會(hui)。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)又假冒友先(xian)(xian)之名前(qian)來(lai)約會(hui),卻(que)被愛娟(juan)(juan)的(de)(de)(de)丑(chou)(chou)貌驚走。補(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)(wei)友先(xian)(xian)定(ding)(ding)了(le)(le)愛娟(juan)(juan),新婚(hun)之夜,友先(xian)(xian)嫌她(ta)丑(chou)(chou)陋,大吵(chao)大鬧,卻(que)無濟于事(shi)。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)中了(le)(le)狀元,榮歸時(shi)得知(zhi)補(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)(wei)自己定(ding)(ding)娶淑娟(juan)(juan),他以(yi)為(wei)(wei)就是原(yuan)先(xian)(xian)與(yu)他私會(hui)的(de)(de)(de)那個丑(chou)(chou)小(xiao)姐(jie),便(bian)百般推辭(ci);新婚(hun)之夜又獨(du)自而眠,不(bu)肯圓(yuan)房。在(zai)(zai)(zai)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)調解(jie)下(xia),終于弄清了(le)(le)事(shi)情的(de)(de)(de)真相(xiang),欣然成(cheng)親。梅氏(shi)(shi)與(yu)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)也取得和解(jie)。烈侯(hou)回家(jia)后(hou)(hou),舉家(jia)共慶團圓(yuan)。
戲曲表現
該劇目有(you)《笠翁十種曲》原刊本,及1991年浙江古籍出版社《李(li)漁全(quan)集》第四卷(juan)排印本。