Gu Yun thought about Chang Geng's words, and something in his heart suddenly broke.

He used to think that when facing something strong, he would become stronger, and that was why he had never feared his father. But as it turned out, at a place where his deepest memory had been blurred, there stood a Wind Slasher without a core, withstanding heaven and earth to protect him.

"Tch." Gu Yun jumped down from the ladder rather gloomily. "I know. This year's Qingming Festival, I'll personally burn paper money for him."

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Outsiders would think that ‌since Marshal Gu was born in the army, he always ate sand and drank the north wind, and with his wacky temperament, he must be very casual. In contrast, His Majesty had been gracious since he was a boy. His manner was incomparably elegant, even concealing his foreign Barbarian blood.

So on the surface, everything in their private life should be arranged by His Majesty, while Gu Yun was the casual one.

But in fact, Chang Geng, a country-born “Local Emperor”*, was not as particular as he looked. All day long, he had no other interests but to work and exercise. As soon as Gu Yun would go on a business trip, he would live like a monk, going to bed early and getting up on time every day, fighting with iron puppets, then going to court to take care of work. (the bodyguards were too intimidated to chase after the emperor with a sword).

*local tyrant: refers to the influential people who occupy a territory and has a derogatory meaning

At mealtime, he would eat whatever the kitchen prepared, never complain about dishes he did not like, or be greedy for delicious food. He would not have the bad habit of drinking a cup of wine after the meal, either. Because he used to not have a good sleep in his early years, he did not even drink tea, let alone wine; he lived solely on plain boiled water…….Waiting until Gu Yun returned to drag him out to live a colorful life once again.

Gu Yun, on the contrary, couldn't stay idle. Whenever he was free, he had to come up with things to do. Moreover, according to Chang Geng's observation over the years, it was not that the man was fussy, but it was his joy.

After the site selection for the Gu garden was decided, it was natural to renovate it. In the beginning, Chang Geng wanted to do it himself, because he felt it was a big job. He did not know how much effort would have to go into such a sizable garden and was unwilling to let Gu Yun exhaust himself, he could only see to it personally.