書生(sheng)韓琦仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)早年喪父(fu),賴其(qi)父(fu)友戚補臣撫(fu)養,并與補臣之子友先共入塾館(guan)(guan)。戚氏(shi)(shi)(shi)附近有(you)一(yi)詹(zhan)公館(guan)(guan):主(zhu)人詹(zhan)武承,字烈(lie)侯(hou),大夫(fu)人早逝,二夫(fu)人梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)所(suo)生(sheng)長(chang)女(nv)(nv)愛娟貌(mao)(mao)丑(chou),三(san)夫(fu)人柳氏(shi)(shi)(shi)所(suo)生(sheng)次女(nv)(nv)淑(shu)娟貌(mao)(mao)美(mei)。兩(liang)位夫(fu)人不和,烈(lie)侯(hou)去西川(chuan)上任前,將住宅隔(ge)成東西二院,以防生(sheng)事,并將兩(liang)女(nv)(nv)之婚(hun)事托付給補臣。友先拿著有(you)琦仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)題詩(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)風(feng)箏(zheng)在(zai)(zai)外亂(luan)放,掉在(zai)(zai)柳氏(shi)(shi)(shi)院中(zhong)。柳氏(shi)(shi)(shi)讓淑(shu)娟和詩(shi)(shi)一(yi)首(shou)續在(zai)(zai)韓詩(shi)(shi)后。琦仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)看(kan)到后又在(zai)(zai)其(qi)后寫了(le)一(yi)首(shou)求婚(hun)詩(shi)(shi),不巧這次風(feng)箏(zheng)掉在(zai)(zai)梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)院中(zhong),愛娟以為(wei)(wei)是友先之詩(shi)(shi),于(yu)(yu)是假冒(mao)淑(shu)娟之名與之約會。琦仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)又假冒(mao)友先之名前來約會,卻被愛娟的(de)(de)丑(chou)貌(mao)(mao)驚走。補臣為(wei)(wei)友先定了(le)愛娟,新婚(hun)之夜,友先嫌她丑(chou)陋,大吵大鬧,卻無濟于(yu)(yu)事。琦仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)中(zhong)了(le)狀元,榮歸時得知補臣為(wei)(wei)自己定娶淑(shu)娟,他以為(wei)(wei)就(jiu)是原先與他私會的(de)(de)那個丑(chou)小(xiao)姐,便百般推辭(ci);新婚(hun)之夜又獨自而眠,不肯圓(yuan)房。在(zai)(zai)柳氏(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)調(diao)解下,終于(yu)(yu)弄清了(le)事情的(de)(de)真相(xiang),欣然成親。梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)與柳氏(shi)(shi)(shi)也取得和解。烈(lie)侯(hou)回家(jia)后,舉家(jia)共慶團圓(yuan)。
戲曲表現
該劇目有《笠翁十種曲》原(yuan)刊本,及1991年(nian)浙江古籍(ji)出(chu)版社(she)《李(li)漁全集》第四卷排(pai)印本。