第十章长安捷报状元郎金陵锦衣归故里(7/8)

                                                                                          彦庵便又烦敬斋作媒。不想敬斋一说，他便应诺。文英要接家眷进京，因无正人可托，止天表是个呆物，只得中止。
                                                                                                                                                                忽一日余五求见，文英邀入书房，亮明道：“前日匆勿造贺，尚有一事未及细谈，不知庞爷要纳如夫人否？”
                                                                                                                                                                文英欣然道：“若荐倾城佳丽，愿求执柯。”
                                                                                                                                                                亮明道：“有一舍亲周生取妻美娘，成亲未久，出外而亡。此女既无所归，应须改嫁若朽，忝在通家。只因此女国色无双，为此造府通知。若庞爷肯纳，不须聘礼，便当送至。”
                                                                                                                                                                文英道：“既承厚爱，怎有不其聘之礼？”
                                                                                                                                                                备下彩缎四端，聘金六十两，遣人随着亮明送到周家。亮明因为趋奉文英，把那礼物一概返璧，反添上尺头四疋，皮箱二对。那夜成亲，文英满心欢喜。自后，两人云雨之情，无暇细述。
                                                                                                                                                                过了两年，文英便要请假还乡葬父。一本捴呈，已蒙爷允。文英遂择好日起程，有此表班，又新收些仆从，共有三四十人，雇了两只座船。文英辞朝，别了同僚各衙门官府，赶着黄道吉日，齐上船去。把钦假牌挂在船头上，不住的吹吹打打，一路上往来舡只望之，无不趋避。
                                                                                                                                                                每到市镇上，三声大炮，地方官府无不出迎。凡是同年故旧一拜留酒，就住下几日。路上捱停了日子，至数月方到金陵。先唤人通报家中，把两套凤冠霞帔，送与母亲、小姐，天表并亲友一齐出郭相迎。正所谓：贫居闹市无人问，贵在深山有远亲。
                                                                                                                                                                次日，文英进城，向府某取了四十名皂快，排列执事，乘着大轿，三班吹打，鸣锣响道，一径抬到门首。但见门闾轮换，鼓乐喧阗。一进中堂

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