第四章后花园月下待情郎(2/2)

。”说罢，告辞而出。夫人说：“出门一路向北，看了后门，黄昏早来。”净海应了一声，恰是个女道姑模样。秋芳送出大门，一路竟至后花园，门外上有三个字的一面牌额，写着“四时春”，左右贴着珠红对联。上写：园日涉以成佳趣，门虽设而常关闲。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                他便记在心里，仍回到寺中，脱了衣服，与聚僧道：“你们好好看守寺院，我今晚一去，不知几时才回，且勿与别人泄漏。”说罢，设下酒肴，那些和尚大家痛饮一番。不觉金乌西堕，玉兔东升，约有初更，来至花园门首。将门一推，却是开的，竟进园中，只见露台下，夫人与秋芳迎着前来，秋芳忙去锁门。二人就在月下坐着，秋芳取了酒肴，摆列桌上，夫人着秋芳坐在桌横饮酒，月下花前，十分有趣。从此朝藏夕出，只他三个人知，余外家人皆不知道。这且不表。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                再说这寺中，自净海去后，又属着虚空掌教。素有戒行，开口便阿弥陀佛，闭门只是烧香诵经。那知这都是和尚哄人。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                一日，有个财主，携一艳妓水秀容来寺闲耍，那秀容走出色的名妓，娇姿绝伦。虚空久闻其名，那日走进，虚空不知。劈面一撞，秀容忽然便自一笑。虚空见他一笑，动情起来。且看下回分解。