第四章闹街头媒婆争娶病闺中小姐相思(7/9)

知道天表收了聘礼，连忙走到一问。
                                                                                                                                                                天表道：“这桩事我与你讲起的，待打发他们出门了，我当重重谢你。”
                                                                                                                                                                天表得了那些银子，回来向夫人说：“令夕可遣春梅去。”
                                                                                                                                                                夫人闻知，当夜将春梅打发到吴婆家去上轿。抬到乡宦家去，众人一看，见三分不像人，七分不像鬼，便唤与吴婆同去看的奶娘一认，也说何曾是这嘴脸。
                                                                                                                                                                原来刘天表得了这百金聘礼，四疋彩缎，遂别夫人回南庄去。这乡宦人家待要争讼，见这边也是乡宦，只得忍气把吴婆凌辱一场方休。张秋嫂乐得媒事无与，刘天表乐得赚了银子。
                                                                                                                                                                吴婆欲诉见夫人，又怕夫人着恼，只得忍耐。
                                                                                                                                                                这玉蓉小姐自吴婆设言求亲之后，终日闷闷信以为实，只道就花园中订约的那生。
                                                                                                                                                                过了几日不见影响，心下暗想道：“春梅一侍婢耳，做出事来尚然如此，何况我是千金不换之身，被那负心贼玷了清白之体，这怎使得？”
                                                                                                                                                                每日针线慵拈，茶饭懒吃，不免害了那水边之日，田下之心了。终日容貌憔悴，把一个如花似玉的美态，害得肌庸消瘦。只因音信杳然，无由一面，只得作闺怨四首，以自抒其志云：其一：晓来扶病镜台前，无力梳头任髻偏；消瘦浑如江上柳，东风日日起还眠。
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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