第二十三回 出餞惜同心蜘躇顧影　成名欣衣錦邂逅聞聲

詞曰：

牽衣送別意無窮，永難逢，去匆匆。前度聯盟，翻變忽成空。他日蓮房求並

蒂，絲藏在，藕誰同。　　桃花三月浪溶溶，化為雲，回去趁春風。此日成婚舟

下結，吳中夜泊驚聞，音慘切，欣邂逅，免西東。

右調《日江神》

卻說曾夫人聽了愛月所言，便道：「原來如此。小小年紀，便能以節自持，

教人可敬。孰知意外之事如此紛更，良可歎也。」遂命小尼買車，定於三月十五

日，輿至歧路送行。

挨了幾日，乃是三月十五日矣，吳家夫人與小姐約在同日起行。曾夫人與雲

娥小姐亦乘車而來送別。兩下相見，不勝嗚咽，二位夫人遂於路邊握手。綠筠小

姐見了雲娥，乃道：「妹子此行，斷不可免。」停車良久，又口佔截句四首作別

云：

比翼連枝鳥，今分南北飛。

辭家棲兩處，寂寞怨慈幃。

久斷黃郎信，離愁緒轉多。

津亭驛路隔，去住各蹉跎。

別離空悵望，會合聽天然。

姐妹同搔首，情腸兩掛牽。

因怨紅螭閣，鄰人結禍胎。

鴛鴦難作配，受累祇因才。

且說差官見了如此光景，祇管迫上氈車，兩下方纔割別。曾夫人與雲娥回庵，

吳夫人與綠筠同著差官向大路官道而去不題。

卻說黃生在京，自登科以後，專候會試。日與歐陽生、王慕荊相過聚飲，每

於談論之間，偶然觸目，便憶雲娥與綠筠，至於泣下。直至會場期屆，遂收拾赴

闈而去。不挨幾時，而黃生又登進士，欽點探花矣。歐生與慕荊不勝歡喜。生於

日下，即上疏謝恩歸娶，乃得欽賜旋裏畢姻。生因求書翁刑部，以達綠筠，完其

姻事。即時辭了歐陽生，帶著王慕荊並司墨、墨奴，一齊下船向江南而去。

那夜船泊江岸，生在舟中靜坐未睡，正在遙憶二嬌。忽聞江上啼聲，生聞了

亦覺悄然。急向艙外一看，但見那船上掛著燈籠，乃是「奉旨采選」。生遂命慕

荊高聲問道：「那邊是何官船？船內如何有婦女啼哭？」船內差役亦出來一看，

見生船上亦掛著「奉旨歸娶」大牌，亦高聲問道：「汝是何處歸娶官船，在此盤

問？」慕荊應道：「我老爺新試探花，欽授翰林編修，奉旨歸娶。泊舟於此江中，

聽見舟中有婦女啼哭，故相動問。」差役聽了，遂應道：「我本官奉旨采選宮人，

不曉金陵有一女子姓吳，父在亦是翰林。不知何人與他有隙，把他名字開列頭名。

今以被選入京，故此啼哭。」黃生聽了，知是綠筠，不覺爽然，如有所失。又令

慕荊問道：「船上還有何人同來？」隔船又應道：「現有尊堂老夫人同來在此。」

生聞言，急命人提帖，往隔舟請吳夫人相會。旁方司墨，領命過船，將帖遞與吳

夫人。

吳夫人將帖接來一看，祇見上寫「愚婿李之華」，旁書「黃玠」，吃了一驚，

遂把帖付與綠筠。綠筠見了，破涕為歡起來。乃向吳夫人道：「孩兒平日所以守

貞不字，正為此矣。」夫人不知，忙問何故。綠筠至此不得不言。遂將黃西山年

伯、亡父與其子締姻並自己為之守貞待字述了一遍。且道：「想是前因雲娥小姐

事發，改了名姓李之華。幸得聯捷榮歸，母親大人可速見之。」吳夫人聽了，滿

心歡喜起來。即刻同著司墨過船相見。

生便問道：「岳母大人遭此意外之變，婿實料不及此。」吳夫人道：「正直不

知何人結冤而有此事。今得賢婿，獨不能周旋乎？」生道：「此回愚婿於翁刑部

處亦求有書在此，即刻回京，少不得要同歐陽大人並翁年伯上疏，奏了此事。」

遂將翁刑部之書交與吳夫人。正是：

朝起日臨冰化水，春來風動樹開花。

第二十四回 禪室話前盟雙星會合　芳園留勝跡三美團圓

詞曰：

今夜團圓月，幾度經殘缺。苦盡甘來，嚴寒難受霜和雪。上苑重逢，對玉人

兒，把前盟申說。　　舊恨都拋卻，最怕祇傷別。贈詩投帕，信傳金贐，中間波

折，愛憐兼激烈。駐春園演出，許多情節。

右調《灼灼花》

卻說吳夫人聽生所說，喜自天來，又道：「但不知賢婿因甚得以改名換姓？」

生便將前情說知。生亦問及吳夫人起身之後，曾夫人託身於誰，雲娥何在。吳夫

人便將曾夫人寄寓白梅庵說了一遍。生聞言，悲喜交集。便道：「詣闕懇恩，即

刻兼程上疏，或能解免，重得團圓。」說完，命司墨扶吳夫人登舟而回。

生於次日，開船進京，一途而至。連忙見了歐陽生與翁刑部，說知此事。遂

一同上疏奏聞：前與吳綠筠聯姻，後以播遷未娶。聖上見有翁刑部作證，且有內

翰歐陽生同奏，遂下令免吳綠筠進京，即放歸家，與李之華擇吉合巹。後究圖害

綠筠，係前工部尚書周謙，即時命下，擬以欺君之罪，姑念老臣，罰以遣戍。生

同二人謝恩而去。

恰好吳夫人亦到，聞知此事，好似雲開見日，死裏得生，不勝歡喜。生遂命

管家即刻送吳夫人、綠筠小姐到嘉興，順路迎接曾夫人並雲娥小姐與愛月同回，

不可更住金陵，恐有仇人，別生枝節。遂命墨奴、司墨同慕荊先送吳夫人起身，

即日別去。生仍在京師，復與歐陽盤桓數日，乃別翁刑部而去。一路不勝赫奕，

幾日即回至浙江不題。

卻說雲娥，自別綠筠之後，日覺無聊。一日在亭中看花，忽見小尼自外而入，

向曾夫人道：「吳夫人與綠筠小姐已到庵外，車馬耀人。」曾夫人與小姐聽說，

忙出相迎。見油車奕奕，前面有欽賜完姻大牌兩面，清道嚴肅。須臾，果夫人郭

氏、小姐綠筠下車，直進庵中，大家相見。曾夫人與雲娥小姐因說道：「今日之

來，似從天降。」

少頃，乃坐下喫茶。忽見墨奴領著一班管家對曾夫人、雲娥小姐磕頭說道：

「太夫人喜，夫人恭喜。」曾夫人與雲娥小姐心中不解。須臾，王慕荊亦進來，

對曾夫人道：「老夫人、嫂嫂在上，容王慕荊見禮。」曾夫人與雲娥小姐連忙答

禮，禮華出去。雲娥與愛月細認，似是紫墨嶼舟人，何以同來？大家皆不知此中

曲折。吳夫人與綠筠小姐未肯說明，曾夫人乃潛遣小尼到庵外一查，說是李翰林

大人欽賜畢姻，遣搬家眷。曾夫人與雲娥小姐尚是不解。直到是夜，吳夫人與綠

筠小姐歸了僧房宿了，纔將與生相遇及改名李之華、後乃得官說了一遍，大家喜

不自勝，互相慶賀。

是夜，慕荊與各管家亦在庵中歇宿。到了次早，忙備了大轎二乘，請曾夫人

及雲娥小姐動身。曾夫人不舍前婢惜花，與老尼姑說明，帶之同去。老尼祇得領

命。吳夫人捨銀二百兩，整理尼庵。辭別尼姑，共向嘉興而去。

不數日到了嘉興，共入生家居住。墨奴乃與舊時管家重新閥閱。雲娥小姐與

愛月邀同綠筠小姐到了駐春園觀玩。但見花草依然，不改舊時眼界。雲娥因對綠

筠道：「祇為此園迫近所居而成好事，受了多磨。今日得返故園，真成望外。」

須臾，二位夫人亦來園裏。曾夫人因對吳夫人道：「當日舍弟之家與此園相

附，老身昔日寄居府內，一帶高樓，景致頗好。今日府第已墟，亭榭灰燼，令人

憶故，頓覺傷心。」吳夫人道：「即今世態難於意料，老身倘非借庇，安得生還

完聚？且喜黃郎及第，雙娶而歸，使我二老得所依棲，可以無憾矣。」綠筠小姐

亦道：「倘非今舅高樓俯此，我姐妹焉有今日！」大家歡喜起來。

不數日，生亦抵家。恰好過了三日，便值吉期，三人雙雙合巹，向北謝恩，

而完好事，兩兩和諧。自是生與二位夫人，日夕以作賦聯詩為事。因感愛月前情，

收為側室。又感王慕荊負俠相救多年，以還俗尼師一水，即惜花，贈之為室，即

在黃生府上合巹交歡，住居不去。司墨、墨奴亦相繼畢姻。

未幾，而葉總制亦以奉赦回朝，旨以蘇廷策誣諂罪，亦發戍邊。葉總制回朝，

遂乞假歸家。即於舊居，重新府第，與生第宅俱見輝煌相映。而雲娥小姐亦往慶

賀，不勝歡喜。

生後官歷禮部，乞疏復姓，欽賜歸宗。曾小姐封為淑慧夫人，吳小姐封為淑

貞夫人。子孫相繼登第，至今相傳有五代尚書推李黃族云。

後人有詩贊曰：

於今歡合歷千磨，情種心苗惹事多。

鉤隱巧從閑裏下，珠遺急向錯中搓。

癡來豈惜為廝卒，幫村還須仗素娥。

留與詞人加藻繪，氍毹氈上洽笙歌。

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