Chapter 429 - 12.37
Bai Yunyu clipped some stalks by himself in the Garden of Serene Harmony, accompanied by Meilan and a few other maids and eunuch. Meilan was a bit distressed because Master Bai said that he would take care of the garden by himself.
"Master Bai, let us do it for you. You can just sit and relax, enjoy the spring. I will bring tea and some snacks for you," Meilan said. But Yunyu shook his head while he focused on taking care of the garden.
"I can do it myself, don’t worry. You guys can rest a bit. I know taking care of the palace can be very tiring," Yunyu said.
As a traditional culture, Ger men were taught similar to women in the ancient era, as they were trained on how to take care of children, playing guqin, flower arrangement, dress up, et cetera. But there were plenty of ger men that defied this rule, like going straight to the path of becoming a warrior or a scholar instead.
Since they were still a man nonetheless, they had a bit more freedom to choose their path, as they could become both a scholar, warrior or a traditional mistress of a household.
The ever so greedy and talented Yunyu wanted everything, so he learned flower arrangement, playing guqin, chess, but he also studied like a scholar and actually came as the third rank in the annual exam for scholars across the country.
But his true passion was in martial arts. He was well versed in both the art of war and also in fighting. Bai Yunyu was the first one to actually beat Huang Shu in a duel. However, he believed that Huang Shu wasn’t really serious back then.
But Huang Shu admitted defeat, and that was the moment when Huang Shu became smitten by Yunyu’s strength and beauty as a ger.
[Larva: Master Bai is so awesome! You are good in everything in this world!]