We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 423 A Perfect Match (4000 words)
early morning.

Qin Siyao woke up early at the Qin State Ambassador's residence.

As usual.

After washing up with the help of her maid, Qin Siyao sat in the courtyard and meditated for an hour, then read books for half an hour.

For Qin Siyao, the two things she used to hate the most, cultivation and reading, have become daily habits. She even uses spare moments to cultivate.

It was past 11:30 AM when Qin Siyao put down her book and said to her maid, Mingyue, "Let's go for a walk."

"Is Your Highness heading to the palace?"

Mo Yue asked.

Since arriving in the capital of Zhou, His Majesty has visited the Zhou royal palace whenever he has free time.

Now, there are less than half a month left until the wedding ceremony.

Your Majesty finished learning the Zhou etiquette yesterday, and now you have plenty of free time.

Therefore, in Mingyue's opinion, His Majesty should be frequently visiting the Zhou Kingdom's palace these days.

“No, not at all.” Qin Siyao smiled and shook her head. “Compared to the Zhou Kingdom’s royal palace, there is another place I would like to visit today.”

After speaking, Qin Siyao stood up and walked towards the outside of the envoy's residence.

Mo Yue quickly jogged to catch up.

Half an hour later.
The carriage carrying Qin Siyao stopped in front of a small courtyard.

Moët helped His Majesty down from the carriage.

Mo Yue looked around at the secluded yet ordinary little courtyard, wondering who lived there that could have attracted His Majesty's personal visit.

Qin Siyao stepped forward and knocked on the door twice, once lightly and once firmly.

"Here you are, please wait a moment."

After Qin Siyao knocked on the door three times, Mingyue finally heard a woman's voice coming from the courtyard.

Soon, the door opened, and a woman who looked to be no more than twenty years old stood in front of Qin Siyao and Mingyue.

"Hello, may I ask if Young Master Jinyuan lives here?" Qin Siyao asked with a smile.

"Yes, I am his wife, named Jiyue. May I ask who you are, young lady?"

Ji Yue stared blankly at Qin Siyao.

Ji Yue had never seen such a beautiful woman before. Her skin was as white as paper made from snow, and it looked delicate and fragile under the morning sunlight.

Moreover, this woman has extremely beautiful features and a very good figure.

Every move she made exuded the elegance of a lady from a prominent family.

In Ji Yue's eyes, the woman in front of her seemed to have stepped out of a painting.

She had never seen such a beautiful woman.

"Greetings, Madam. It's like this: my father admires Young Master Jinyuan's calligraphy, so he came to request two calligraphy samples. I wonder if it would be convenient for Young Master Jinyuan?" Qin Siyao said with a smile.

"I see. It is certainly convenient. Please come in, ladies."

Ji Yue quickly led Qin Siyao into the courtyard.

Qin Siyao sat on a stone bench, while Mingyue served her from the side.

Ji Yue took out tea leaves from the room and brewed a pot of tea for the two of them.

"We don't have any good tea at home, so I hope you two ladies won't find it too bad." Ji Yue handed over the teacup.

"Madam, you flatter me." Qin Siyao accepted the teacup with both hands. "This tea is already very good."

Ji Yue smiled slightly, knowing that the other party was being polite: "Please wait a moment, young lady. My husband should be back from the private school soon. Please forgive me."

"We were the ones who disturbed you first; we should be the ones apologizing." Qin Siyao took a sip of tea. "Madam's cooking is truly excellent."

"You flatter me, young lady. Please enjoy your drink." Ji Yue poured Qin Siyao another cup of tea. "By the way, how did your father know about my husband?"

"That's how it is. When my father passed by Baixiang Private School, he went in out of curiosity and happened to see Young Master Jin writing. At that time, my father wanted to ask for a calligraphy copybook."

However, Young Master Jin was teaching at the time, and my father didn't want to disturb him, nor did he have time to wait for Young Master Jin to finish his class.

So today, I've come to visit you."

Qin Siyao recited the prepared explanation to Ji Yue.

"I see." Ji Yue nodded, believing Qin Siyao's explanation.

After that, the two of them started chatting, one sentence at a time.

Mo Yue stood to one side, looking around the courtyard.

The courtyard was very simple, even somewhat dilapidated.

However, the woman who was talking to His Majesty did not seem to be a poor commoner. Judging from her words and actions, she was at least an educated young lady and was also very beautiful.

In Mingyue's opinion, Jiyue's appearance was only three points inferior to that of his own emperor.

It is already extremely rare for someone to have seven-tenths of His Majesty's good looks!
Aside from the woman's speech and appearance.

What Moët & Chan was most curious about was His Majesty's attitude toward this woman.

how to say.

It felt like His Majesty had known the other person for a very long time.

His Majesty spoke as if he were talking to a long-lost relative, with a natural sense of closeness.

Later, after listening to His Majesty's conversation with the woman, Mingyue learned that they were not natives of the Zhou capital, but rather from the Jiangnan region.

Ji Yue was indeed a lady from a prominent family, and of high status. She was not from an ordinary wealthy merchant family, but was born into an official family.

However, by a twist of fate, Ji Yue fell in love with a poor scholar, who is now her husband, Jin Yuan.

Ji Yue was determined to marry this poor scholar.

But her parents disagreed.

Although Ji Yue appears delicate, she is indeed a woman of strong character.

She took her savings and jewelry box and eloped with the man named Jinyuan.

The two people, with heaven and earth as their matchmaker and the stars and moon as their witnesses, held a wedding ceremony.

Afterwards, Jin Yuan passed the provincial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination). He then went to the capital to take the imperial examination and lived in this courtyard, waiting for the spring examination to begin.

Because the two of them had very little money left, Ji Yue would do needlework to supplement their income while taking care of the housework.

The man named Jinyuan, in addition to preparing for the exam, would teach at a private school and also sell calligraphy copybooks.

Although their lives were quite difficult, there was no sign of complaint in Ji Yue's eyes; instead, there was a quiet happiness.

"Madam, I'm back."

About fifteen minutes later, just as Qin Siyao and Ji Yue were having a lively conversation, a man's voice came from outside the courtyard gate.

Ji Yue quickly stood up, opened the courtyard gate, and happily greeted her husband: "My husband is back."

"I'm back."

The man named Jinyuan nodded, then his gaze fell on the two women in the courtyard.

Judging from their clothing, especially the woman sitting down, their status is definitely not ordinary; she is at least a wealthy woman.

"Madam, who are these two?" Jin Yuan asked. "Husband, this is the daughter of a Mr. Qin from the city. Mr. Qin once saw your calligraphy and thought it was very good, so he specially asked Miss Qin to ask for a copybook," Ji Yue explained.

"I see." After understanding, Jin Yuan quickly stepped forward and bowed. "I am Jin Yuan, and I greet you both young ladies."

"Greetings, Young Master Jin." Qin Siyao and Mingyue bowed slightly.

"I'm so sorry to have kept you two ladies waiting. I'll go get some writing materials right away," Jin Yuan said.

"I'll go get it for my husband." Without waiting for her husband to ask for help, Ji Yue hurriedly went into the room and took out the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

In the courtyard, Ji Yue carefully ground ink for her husband.

When it was almost time, Jin Yuan picked up his pen and asked Qin Si Yao, "I wonder what words your father wants to write?"

"Just write it."

Qin Siyao thought for a moment, glanced at Jin Yuan and Ji Yue again, and smiled.

"Just write the eight characters 'Peace and Joy' and 'A Happy Marriage for a Hundred Years'."

"Okay, please wait a moment, young lady."

Jin Yuan rolled up his sleeves, dipped his brush in ink, and carefully wrote each stroke on the calligraphy template.

After writing the eight characters, Jin Yuan carefully put down the brush.

Looking at the characters he had written, Jin Yuan felt quite satisfied.

"What do you think, young lady? If you don't like it, I can rewrite it," Jin Yuan asked the woman beside him.

It's not enough for you to be satisfied; the customer has to be happy with it.

Looking at the eight characters above, Qin Siyao nodded and said with satisfaction, "Thank you for your hard work, Young Master Jin. These eight characters are written very well, without any problems. As expected, Young Master Jin is truly talented."

As she finished speaking, Qin Siyao took out a small box from her sleeve and handed it to Ji Yue: "This is the fee for your writing. Please accept it."

Ji Yue took the box, opened it, and found eight small gold ingots inside.

"This..." Ji Yue was startled and quickly closed the box, handing it back to her. "Miss Qin, you've given us too much. We can't accept it."

“Yes, Miss Qin, I am not a calligrapher. I am already honored that my calligraphy has been appreciated by your father. How could I dare to accept so much payment?” Jin Yuan quickly added, “Twenty coins will be fine, Miss.”

Qin Siyao shook her head and insisted, "It should be whatever price it is. I think Young Master Jin's calligraphy is worth this much money, so it should be worth this much money."

If Young Master Jin still feels guilty, then please do your best in the imperial examination.

"After high school, even the calligraphy written by Young Master Jin will be worth a fortune, let alone today, where each character is a small gold ingot!"

Jin Yuan still felt uneasy about this.

That's way too many.

"If Young Master Jin is too polite, that would be impolite," Qin Siyao said with a smile.

Jin Yuan glanced at the other person, then at the gold in his hand, and finally at the calligraphy he had written.

How could he not know that the other party was not wrong to ask for calligraphy, but also had the intention of helping him with his exams?

It's likely that the other party is using the pretext of a writing fee to subsidize my daily living and reading expenses.

After hesitating for a while, Jin Yuan stopped being coy and bowed deeply: "May I ask where your father's residence is? If I pass the imperial examination with flying colors, I will surely repay your kindness in the future!"

"The calligraphy is what you deserve, young master. There's no question of repayment," Qin Siyao said with a gentle smile, as she personally put away the ink-dried scroll. "Now that you've obtained the calligraphy, I won't disturb you any longer. I'll take my leave now."

"This"

Ji Yue glanced at her husband.

She shared the same thought as her husband; they both wanted to know where the other lived.

It's not about trying to curry favor; it's genuinely about wanting to thank and repay the other party if there's an opportunity in the future.

"I understand." Since the other party didn't say anything, Jin Yuan didn't press the matter. "My wife and I will escort the young lady out."

"Mmm." Qin Siyao didn't refuse.

Jin Yuan and his wife escorted Qin Siyao out of the courtyard.

"We'll leave now, you two, just drop us off at the door." Qin Siyao and Mingyue boarded the carriage.

"Please take your time, young lady." Jin Yuan and Ji Yue bowed to each other.

Qin Siyao nodded and lowered the carriage curtain.

"shelf!"

As the whip lashed the horse, the carriage sped away and soon disappeared at the end of the street.

"Husband, who is this young lady? Do you really not know any Qin family in the capital?"

Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, Ji Yue asked her husband.

“I really don’t know him.” Jin Yuan shook his head with a wry smile. “We’ve only been in the capital for a month and a half. I’ve been teaching at the private school all day, and there’s no one with the surname Qin there. I really can’t think of who he is.”

“However,” Jin Yuan frowned, looking towards the end of the carriage, “I don’t know why, but I feel like I’ve seen this young lady somewhere before, and there’s a strange sense of familiarity about her. It’s like…like a sister I haven’t seen in a long time. It’s really strange.”

"Does my husband feel the same way?" Ji Yue blinked. "When I met this Miss Qin, I felt like I had seen her before. I felt very close to her, as if we had known each other for a long time. So we talked about a lot of things, and I even told her about our elopement."

As they talked, Ji Yue's eyes lit up: "Could it be because this young lady knows we are struggling financially, so she gave us more money for the writing fee?"

"Maybe it really is that simple."

Jin Yuan took his wife's small hand beside him.

"Forget it, forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore."

The other party was so generous; even in the capital, they were no small family.

With a little inquiry, you should be able to find out.

If it is the imperial examination in spring and your husband and I pass with flying colors, then we will pay you a visit to express our gratitude for today's favor.

"And if I get into high school, then Yue'er, you won't have to suffer with me anymore."

Ji Yue shook her head and said softly, "I have never felt that I have been living a hard life with my husband. As long as I am with my husband, everything is worth it."

Jin Yuan was gently touched by his wife's words.

He reached out and pulled his wife into his arms, gently stroking her hair: "Yue'er, thank you for your peace of mind. This time, your husband will definitely help you get the top score in the exam and take you home in glory!"

Inside the carriage, Qin Siyao unfolded the calligraphy copybook and looked at the eight characters written on it.

Mo Yue also sat beside her master, watching.

"Your Majesty, is the scholar's calligraphy really that good?"

The scholar's calligraphy was indeed quite good, but no matter how Mingyue looked at it, he didn't think it was worth a fortune per character.
"Of course it's good, and it will only get better in the future."

After speaking, Qin Siyao rolled up the two calligraphy scrolls and gently tossed them out of the car window.

The two calligraphy scrolls flew towards the dilapidated courtyard like autumn leaves.

The calligraphy scroll floated in the air above the courtyard. The character "八" (eight) on the scroll detached from the paper and imprinted itself, one character at a time, on the left and right sides of the courtyard gate.

Wishing my second brother and sister-in-law a happy marriage!

"Peace and joy."

May you have a long and happy marriage.

(End of this chapter)