出自《西厢记》第一本第二折。张生自打在普救寺佛殿旁撞见了莺莺之后，回到客店便坐卧不宁，害上了相思，脑海里尽是莺莺的俏模样。他随即做了一个决定：不急于上路，要设法在普救寺借住下来，以便找机会接近莺莺。第二天，张生又来到普救寺，专门拜访寺里的主持法本长老，商量借居之事。
After Zhang glimpsed Yinying outside the Buddha Hall in the Monastery of Universal Salvation, he went back to his rooms lovestruck. He was unable to think about anything else. Immediately he decided to prolong his stay and try to see her again. The next day he went back inside the monastery to pay a formal visit to the head abbot Faben.
This scene is not commonly featured in printed book versions of the Romance. However, it is frequently depicted on porcelain of the late Ming and early Qing, such as on the Kangxi famille vert lamp. The abbot is on the right in front of the table, and Scholar Zhang is on the left. The rectangular waisted table with a double bar between its legs holds a censer and a stack of books as before, but the painting on the screen is of misty mountains. While Scholar Zhang is holding a golden fan, this time it is the abbot who has his hands clasped. Through the open window on the wall, a monk is on his way to serve tea.
