長山王進士㞳生為令時，每聽訟，按律之輕重，罰令納蝶自贖；堂上千百齊放，如風飄碎錦，王乃拍案大笑。一夜，夢一女子，衣裳華好，從容而入，曰：「遭君虐政，姊妹多物故。當使君先受風流之小譴耳。」言已，化為蝶，迴翔而去。明日，方獨酌署中，忽報直指使至，皇遽而出，閨中戲以素花簪冠上，忘除之。直指見之，以為不恭，大受詬罵而返。由是罰蝶之令遂止。
長山進士王㞳生做縣令時，每次審理訴訟，都按罪責輕重，罰人交納蝴蝶來贖罪。堂上成百上千只蝴蝶同時放飛，彷彿風中飄著碎錦，王㞳生便拍著桌子大笑。一天夜裡，他夢見一個衣裳華麗的女子從容走進來，說：「遭受你的暴政，我的姐妹已經死了很多。先讓你受一點風流雅緻的小懲罰吧。」說完，她變成蝴蝶，盤旋著飛走了。第二天，王㞳生正在官署裡獨自飲酒，忽然有人報告直指使到了。他慌忙出來，卻忘了摘下先前在內室被人開玩笑插在帽上的白花。直指使見了，以為他不恭敬，狠狠罵了他一頓，他才回來。從此，罰人交納蝴蝶的命令便停止了。
长山王进士㞳生为令时，每听讼，按律之轻重，罚令纳蝶自赎；堂上千百齐放，如风飘碎锦，王乃拍案大笑。一夜，梦一女子，衣裳华好，从容而入，曰：「遭君虐政，姊妹多物故。当使君先受风流之小谴耳。」言已，化为蝶，回翔而去。明日，方独酌署中，忽报直指使至，皇遽而出，闺中戏以素花簪冠上，忘除之。直指见之，以为不恭，大受诟骂而返。由是罚蝶之令遂止。
长山进士王㞳生做县令时，每次审理诉讼，都按罪责轻重，罚人交纳蝴蝶来赎罪。堂上成百上千只蝴蝶同时放飞，仿佛风中飘着碎锦，王㞳生便拍着桌子大笑。一天夜里，他梦见一个衣裳华丽的女子从容走进来，说：“遭受你的暴政，我的姐妹已经死了很多。先让你受一点风流雅致的小惩罚吧。”说完，她变成蝴蝶，盘旋着飞走了。第二天，王㞳生正在官署里独自饮酒，忽然有人报告直指使到了。他慌忙出来，却忘了摘下先前在内室被人开玩笑插在帽上的白花。直指使见了，以为他不恭敬，狠狠骂了他一顿，他才回来。从此，罚人交纳蝴蝶的命令便停止了。
When Wang Shisheng of Changshan, a jinshi, was serving as a county magistrate, whenever he heard a lawsuit he would order the guilty party to pay a fine of butterflies to redeem the sentence, so many according to how heavy the offence was under the law. Hundreds and thousands would be set loose in the courtroom at once, like scraps of brocade blown on the wind, and Wang would slap the table and roar with laughter. One night he dreamed that a young woman in fine, lovely clothes walked calmly in and said, “Under your cruel rule, many of my sisters have perished. For a start, you shall have a small reproof, a frivolous one.” With that she turned into a butterfly and fluttered away. The next day he was drinking alone in his office when word suddenly came that the imperial inspector had arrived. He rushed out in a fluster. In the women’s quarters someone had stuck a white flower in his cap as a joke, and he had forgotten to take it off. The inspector saw it, took it for disrespect, and Wang came away after a thorough tongue-lashing. After that there were no more fines of butterflies.