書生(sheng)韓琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)早(zao)年喪父,賴其(qi)父友(you)(you)戚補(bu)(bu)臣(chen)撫養,并與(yu)(yu)補(bu)(bu)臣(chen)之(zhi)(zhi)子友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)共入(ru)塾館(guan)。戚氏(shi)(shi)附近有一(yi)詹(zhan)公館(guan):主人(ren)詹(zhan)武承,字烈侯(hou),大夫(fu)人(ren)早(zao)逝,二(er)夫(fu)人(ren)梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)所生(sheng)長女(nv)(nv)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)貌丑,三夫(fu)人(ren)柳(liu)(liu)氏(shi)(shi)所生(sheng)次女(nv)(nv)淑娟(juan)(juan)貌美(mei)。兩位夫(fu)人(ren)不和,烈侯(hou)去西川上任前,將住宅隔(ge)成(cheng)東西二(er)院,以防生(sheng)事,并將兩女(nv)(nv)之(zhi)(zhi)婚事托付(fu)給補(bu)(bu)臣(chen)。友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)拿著(zhu)有琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)題詩(shi)的風箏(zheng)在(zai)外亂放,掉在(zai)柳(liu)(liu)氏(shi)(shi)院中。柳(liu)(liu)氏(shi)(shi)讓淑娟(juan)(juan)和詩(shi)一(yi)首續在(zai)韓詩(shi)后(hou)。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)看到后(hou)又在(zai)其(qi)后(hou)寫了(le)一(yi)首求婚詩(shi),不巧這次風箏(zheng)掉在(zai)梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)院中,愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)以為(wei)是(shi)(shi)(shi)友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)詩(shi),于是(shi)(shi)(shi)假(jia)(jia)冒(mao)淑娟(juan)(juan)之(zhi)(zhi)名與(yu)(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)約會。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)又假(jia)(jia)冒(mao)友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)名前來約會,卻被(bei)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)的丑貌驚走。補(bu)(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)定(ding)了(le)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan),新(xin)婚之(zhi)(zhi)夜,友(you)(you)先(xian)(xian)(xian)嫌她(ta)丑陋,大吵大鬧,卻無濟于事。琦(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)中了(le)狀元,榮歸時得知補(bu)(bu)臣(chen)為(wei)自(zi)己定(ding)娶(qu)淑娟(juan)(juan),他(ta)以為(wei)就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)(shi)原先(xian)(xian)(xian)與(yu)(yu)他(ta)私會的那個丑小姐,便百般推辭(ci);新(xin)婚之(zhi)(zhi)夜又獨自(zi)而眠,不肯(ken)圓(yuan)房。在(zai)柳(liu)(liu)氏(shi)(shi)的調解(jie)下,終于弄清了(le)事情的真(zhen)相(xiang),欣然成(cheng)親(qin)。梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)與(yu)(yu)柳(liu)(liu)氏(shi)(shi)也取得和解(jie)。烈侯(hou)回家后(hou),舉家共慶團(tuan)圓(yuan)。
戲曲表現
該劇目有《笠翁(weng)十(shi)種曲》原刊本,及1991年浙(zhe)江古籍出版社《李漁全(quan)集》第四卷排印本。