第十五章丑儿郎强占家资巧媒婆冤遭吊打(4/7)

                                       员外因和尚传话，道不是骗他，轻轻走到厅前，那粉红大照壁上，早已高贴着报条一幅：捷报贵府老爷赵讳青心在京御前新试特恩钦赐状元京报某人报子见了赵员外先要一千两银子，做路中辛苦之费，其余写赏票。员外问道：“什么赵状元，怕不是我家，你们莫非报错了？”
                                                                                                                                                                报子身边抄出三代籍贯，凿凿可据。
                                                                                                                                                                员外迟疑未决，报子又拿出赵云客的家书，说道：“状元老爷前因有事到京，亏得御史王爷极力扶助他。礼部报了名字，御笔亲题，特拔做状元的，怎么报错了？”
                                                                                                                                                                员外看了家书，才信道：“有这等事？我只道他死了，冤屈钱金两人。他却原不曾死，倒在京中应试。别样虽不可信，那幅手札，明明说出来历，与这印子是真实的。”
                                                                                                                                                                少停一回，家人赵义来报员外道：“不惟我家官人中了状元，街上听得，连钱金两家，俱在京中，中了进士。他两家报子，也报过了。”
                                                                                                                                                                员外一发惊喜，便把些银子，打发京报。方才族内要立嗣的几个人，看见报条，个个吓得面如死灰，连寻赵戍郎推拥归去，含羞忍耻，俱来请罪而散。
                                                                                                                                                                赵员外回进里面，细读儿子家书，对夫人道：“儿子不死，就十分侥幸。况兼中了状元，真是锦上添花。不想前日思量，正是一场痴梦。如今他的书上，别项可缓，只头一件说速往扬州府前王御史家说亲。我儿子在京，已蒙御史许允，这是缓不得的。”
                                                                                                                                                                使着家人往外边唤一个精巧媒婆，星夜到扬州去。因王御史现任在京，家内夫人作主，故此唤个媒婆，好到里头说话。家人承命，就往街上寻一媒婆，姓冯叫六娘。因他姓冯，凡遇喜事，就逢着他，人都绰他叫喜相逢。那冯六娘生性尖巧，言语便捷，一进后堂便有许多好话，员外与夫人大喜。先赏他些银子，又付些盘费，迳到扬州府来说亲。
                                                                                                                                  

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