書生韓(han)琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)早年(nian)喪父,賴其父友戚(qi)補臣(chen)(chen)撫(fu)養,并(bing)(bing)與補臣(chen)(chen)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)子友先(xian)(xian)共入塾館。戚(qi)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)附近有(you)一(yi)詹(zhan)公館:主人詹(zhan)武承,字烈侯,大夫(fu)人早逝,二夫(fu)人梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)所生長女(nv)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)貌(mao)丑,三夫(fu)人柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)所生次(ci)女(nv)淑(shu)(shu)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)貌(mao)美。兩位夫(fu)人不(bu)(bu)和,烈侯去西(xi)川上任前(qian),將住宅隔成東西(xi)二院(yuan),以防生事,并(bing)(bing)將兩女(nv)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)婚事托(tuo)付給補臣(chen)(chen)。友先(xian)(xian)拿著有(you)琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)題詩(shi)(shi)的(de)風箏在(zai)(zai)外亂放,掉(diao)在(zai)(zai)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中(zhong)。柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)讓淑(shu)(shu)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)和詩(shi)(shi)一(yi)首續在(zai)(zai)韓(han)詩(shi)(shi)后(hou)。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)看到后(hou)又(you)在(zai)(zai)其后(hou)寫了(le)一(yi)首求婚詩(shi)(shi),不(bu)(bu)巧(qiao)這次(ci)風箏掉(diao)在(zai)(zai)梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)院(yuan)中(zhong),愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)以為(wei)(wei)是友先(xian)(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)詩(shi)(shi),于是假冒淑(shu)(shu)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)名與之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)約(yue)會(hui)。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)又(you)假冒友先(xian)(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)名前(qian)來約(yue)會(hui),卻被(bei)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan)的(de)丑貌(mao)驚走。補臣(chen)(chen)為(wei)(wei)友先(xian)(xian)定了(le)愛(ai)(ai)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan),新婚之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜,友先(xian)(xian)嫌她丑陋(lou),大吵大鬧,卻無(wu)濟于事。琦(qi)(qi)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)中(zhong)了(le)狀元(yuan),榮歸時(shi)得知補臣(chen)(chen)為(wei)(wei)自己定娶(qu)淑(shu)(shu)娟(juan)(juan)(juan)(juan),他以為(wei)(wei)就是原先(xian)(xian)與他私會(hui)的(de)那個(ge)丑小姐,便(bian)百般推辭(ci);新婚之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜又(you)獨自而眠,不(bu)(bu)肯圓(yuan)房。在(zai)(zai)柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)調(diao)解下,終(zhong)于弄(nong)清了(le)事情的(de)真相,欣然成親。梅(mei)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)與柳(liu)氏(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)也(ye)取得和解。烈侯回家后(hou),舉家共慶團圓(yuan)。
戲曲表現
該劇目有《笠翁(weng)十(shi)種(zhong)曲》原刊本,及1991年浙江古(gu)籍出版社《李漁全集》第(di)四(si)卷排印本。